1. Washington Nationals - C Bryce Harper – there’s no way Harper isn’t the first pick of the draft, and, as the season rolls along, there’s no way it won’t be another Nationals’ pick. At what point does Washington run out of money?
2. Kansas City Royals - SP Anthony Ranaudo – Beyond Harper, Ranaudo is the clear top pick and easily the most talented RHP in the draft.
3. Baltimore Orioles - SS Christian Colon – Yes, Colon broke his leg in two places in a recent USA Baseball game, but he should be fine my the early part of the 2010 season. I can’t see the inury affecting his top draft status.
4. San Diego Padres - SP Matt Harvey – turned down a $1mil offer from the Angels when he came out of high school. He won’t turn it down again.
5. Cincinnati Reds - C Yasmani Grandal – Grandal would have easily been the top catcher in this draft if Harper would have stayed in high school. Lots of pop.
6. Pittsburgh Pirates - SP A.J. Cole – Cole will be your first high school arm drafted this year. Fastball tops out at 97, sits at 94-95.
7. Arizona Cardinals - OF Bryce Bentz - Bentz is probably the best pure bat in this year’s draft. Plays both corner positions, but could easily be converted to a first baseman. Trust me, if this guy is around when the Mets pick, he’s go to Port St. Lucie the next day.
8. Cleveland Indians - 2B/OF Levon Washington – Washington is the first of a few good players that decided not to sign with the team that drafted him this year. Very few second baseman make the first round, but this should be the exection.
9. Oakland Athletics - RHP Brandon Workman – Workman is a 6-5 sophomore-elligible Texas boy that currently is rated only the third top pitcher in the Longhorn rotation. Fastball sits 94-95.
10. New York Mets - RHP Jamison Taillon – Here’s what I have so far on him:
Jameson Taillon – (TY-on) - The Woodlands HS, Spring, Texas – 6-5, 220 - already hitting mid-90s with his fastball… nice curve… great size and athleticism…
Fr. http://www.espn.com/: Jameson Taillon, a 6-foot-6, 225-pound righty from The Woodlands High School in Texas, was 90-94 mph with good life on his fastball and a very sharp, almost spike-like slider at 83-86. He also showed a curveball with depth and a decent changeup. He's got a quick arm and still has projection left in his body.
Fr. http://www.espn.com/: Jameson Taillon, a 6-foot-6, 225-pound righty from The Woodlands High School in Texas, was 90-94 mph with good life on his fastball and a very sharp, almost spike-like slider at 83-86. He also showed a curveball with depth and a decent changeup. He's got a quick arm and still has projection left in his body.
7-21: Fr. http://baseballdraftreport.com/: potential first round pick
8-1: from http://perfectgame.atinfopop.com/: appeared to be the same guy I saw last year, velocity topped out at 93, command was ok, for a big kid, breaking ball still needs help and has the makeup to get better with more instruction.
8-6: From http://www.baseballamerica.com/: - Taillon's big frame is likely maxed out, but he has established himself as one of the top pitchers in the upcoming draft class. His fastball sits in the 92-93 mph range and Taillon also throws a harder slider at 84-85 and a sharp curveball that registers at 82-83 mph.
8-9: from http://www.baseballamerica.com/: - Taillon, a big, strong righty from The Woodlands (Texas) HS, sat 94-95 in his one inning of work with a filthy breaking ball that was in the mid-80s.
8-11 from http://www.espn.com/: Jameson Taillon from Woodlands HS, TX, was the most dominant pitcher with a fastball going 95-93 and a 84-83 splitter.
8-15: from XMLBScout on http://www.perfectgame.com/: showed a much better CB with downward bite and occasional late tail on his heater. TV scouts had his FB at 96 on a couple pitches.
8-17 from http://www.baseballamerica.com/ re: AFLAC games - Righthander Jameson Taillon is a near perfect pitching prospect. Taillon (The Woodlands, Texas, HS) is an ideal prep pitching prospect, appearing to be formed out of a scout's dream. Solidly constructed at 6-foot-7 and 230 pounds, he comfortably draws comparisons to Stephen Strasburg. Taillon easily fires a blistering 93 to 95 mph fastball that peaks at 96. He adds a wicked 82 mph curve, a vicious breaking ball that is already a plus big league pitch. After registering one strikeout in a quick first inning, Taillon breezed through the second frame, striking out the side while barely breaking a sweat. "Nooooo contest," a scout said behind home plate.
8-19: Jeff Sullivan from the AFLAC Games: - This big right hander dominated in the game, striking out four, including striking out the side in the second. He is in a class by himself as far as pitchers go this year. He ran his fastball up to 97, and his breaking ball was also very sharp. In the second, he struck out Reggie Golden and Stetson Allie with the fastball, then got Connor Narron looking on his sharp breaking ball. For me, he is a definite top 5 pick in the draft at this point.
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