Teammate pitchers could be first-round picks in baseball draft A year after UCLA pitchers Gerrit Cole and Trevor Bauer were selected first and third overall, two pitchers from the same Southland high school team could be first-round picks Monday in Major League Baseball's first-year player draft. Left-hander Max Fried of Harvard-Westlake High in Studio City is considered a lock to be selected early in the first round. Right-hander Lucas Giolito, at one time regarded as the possible No. 1 overall pick, is a wild card after sitting out most of the season because of an elbow injury. Both have signed letters of intent with UCLA. Fried transferred to Harvard-Westlake for his senior season after Van Nuys Montclair Prep dropped its athletic program. He finished 8-2 with a 2.02 earned-run average and 105 strikeouts in 66 innings. An American League scout, who requested anonymity because he is not authorized to speak publicly about prospects, said he considered the 6-foot-4, 185-pound Fried as perhaps the best left-handed pitching prospect to come out of Southern California in the last 10 years. The 6-6, 240-pound Giolito suffered a sprained ulnar collateral nerve in his right elbow Feb. 28, a week after scouts clocked his fastball at 100 miles per hour. He has played long toss in front of scouts the last two weeks, but he will not throw off a mound until after the draft. Signability also could influence teams' decisions about whether to draft Giolito, especially with new rules that slot bonuses for every pick in the first 10 rounds. The bonus for the No. 1 overall pick is $7.2 million, according to Baseball America magazine. This could mark the third time in six years that Southland teammates are first-round picks. In 2007, the Kansas City Royals selected Chatsworth High shortstop Mike Moustakas with the No. 2 overall pick and the Florida Marlins chose third baseman Matt Dominguez with the 12th pick. Last year, Cole and Bauer became the first college teammates to be selected first and third overall since Arizona State's Bob Horner and Hubie Brooks earned that distinction in 1978. This is regarded as one of the thinnest classes of Southland college players in recent history, said Jim Callis, executive editor of Baseball America. UCLA outfielder Jeff Gelalich, at No. 94, is the only local player listed among the magazine's top 100 national prospects. Pitcher Shane Watson of Lakewood High, infielder Tanner Rahier, who attended Palm Desert High, and infielder Daniel Robertson of Upland High are regarded as possible early-round picks. Left-handers Hunter Virant of Camarillo High and Kyle Twomey of Placentia El Dorado and right-handers James Kaprielian of Irvine Beckman and Chase DeJong of Long Beach Wilson are other pitchers listed among the top 100, along with Torrance High outfielder Tyrone Taylor and La Puente Bishop Amat infielder Rio Ruiz.