2010 Draft - The Early List

Okay, I know this is a little early to be talking the 2010 baseball draft; however, a lot of the players and parents out there who followed what I did for the 2009 draft have expressed the desire for me to start ranking next year's crop early.

This is way before early. All I've done is rank some of the top players coming out of the northwest, and a couple of South Carolina regional players I know of.

But, it's a start.

Mack

RHP

1. Justin Grimm – Georgia… drafted in 13 round by Red Sox in 2007… excellent velocity

2. Drew Pomeranz – Ole Miss – drafted 12th round 2007 by Rangers… fastball 90-94, curve 78-80


3. Anthony Ranaudo – LSU – drafted in 11th round 2007 draft… superb command… fastball only touches 93… quality curve

4. Kevin Rhoderick, Oregon State

5. Taylor Starr, Oregon State

6. James Nygren, Oregon State

7. Tyler Waldren, Oregon State

8. Tyler Knigge, Lewis and Clark State

9. Cody Martin, Gonzaga Univ.

10. Caleb Smith – Abundant Life (SC) – 2009: 5-1, 1.08, 60K in 32.2 IP… .490/.581/1.037, 7 HRs, 41 RBIs in 51 at bats – won State Championship in 2009

11. Luke Taylor, Woodinville HS

12. Sam Lindquist, Eastside Catholic HS

13. Cam Thomas – Abundant Life (SC) – won State Championship in 2009 – 6-4, 190 – 5-0, 1.47, 33K, 19.0 IP – SP2 and 1st string catcher: .449/.542/.939.



LHP:


1. Cam Booser, LHP, Fife HS

2. Scotty Burris, LHP, Univ. of Portland

3. Drew Vettleson, OF/LHP, Central Kitsap HS

4. Josh Osich, LHP, Oregon State


C:

1. Bryce Harper – Las Vegas High School –

From Rob Nyer, in 2008, as a 15-yr. old: Harper has a power bat and a plus throwing arm that "already grades out to 70 on the 20 to 80 scouting scale," according to Dave Perkin of Baseball America. During infield prior to the game, Harper, in full gear, rifled the ball out of a crouch to second and third base with precision. Upon seeing him in action, I marked down "+ + arm" next to his name in my program. Although the rap on him is that he's not all that fast, I thought he ran very well from home to third on that triple, especially considering his age, size, and power. The kid is nothing if not impressive.

As a 16-year old, Harper hit .626 in 2009, with 14 home runs and 55 RBIs in 115 at-bats for the Wildcats this season. He hit 22 doubles, nine triples and stole 36 bases. He only struck out five times. He also scored nine times on wild pitches… from 2nd base.

5/09: played a three-game travel schedule… hit 11-12, with 10 HRs and one double

2. Mitch Karraker, C, Univ. of Oregon


1B:

1. Troy Scott, 1B, Univ. of Washington


IF:

1. Shea Vucinch, Washington State

2. Stefan Romero, Oregon State

3. Trace Tam Sing, Newport HS

4. Taylor Brennan, Meadowdale HS


3B:

1. Jake Lamb – Bishop Blanchet HS (WA.) –



OF:

1. Josh Sale, OF, Bishop Blanchet HS (WA) – 6-1, 195, L/L -