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There might not be a more gifted player than Kyle Drabek in this draft, but he also comes with more makeup concerns. On the mound, he shows better stuff than his father, former Cy Young Award winner Doug.

Though he's 5-foot-11, he has the arm speed to deliver 94-95 mph fastballs and top out at 97. His best pitch might be his 78-82 mph spike curveball, which is all but unhittable. He commands the curve well, and the lone knock on the pitch is that he relies on it too much.

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"He has as good an arm as anyone," an American League scouting director said. "When his fastball and curve are on, he has the best two-pitch combination in the draft."

Drabek has a decent slider and feel for a changeup, though he rarely needs to use either at this point. He finishes a bit upright in his delivery, but his mechanics are otherwise sound and the ball comes out of his hand easily.

He could also make a case for being the best high school position player in the draft, as he's a comparable hitter to New Jersey's Billy Rowell and would have a better shot at playing shortstop as a pro.

Yet some teams are backing away from Drabek. He's high-strung on the field, and there are off-field issues as well.

"If not for his makeup, he'd be one of the top three or four picks as a 5-foot-11 right-hander, and maybe No. 1," a National League scouting director said. More likely, he'll go toward the middle of the first round.