December 14, 2009
By PnR Scouting Staff
Regardless of what you may have read towards the end of the summer, Bryce Harper is likely still sitting comfortably atop most draft boards. Accordingly, he finds himself ranked as PnR Scouting's top catcher in our pre-season positional rankings. Justin O'Conner didn't log innings as a backstop during the summer circuit, but he's been working-out at the position and has the athleticism, arm strength and offensive tools to rate as our second best catcher in the entire class -- an indication of how highly we view the Indiana prepster. One final note before going to the rankings -- Robert Brantly's monster summer in the Northwoods League brought him close to earning our "Best Hitter" label, but Harper's ceiling is too high for us to knock him down without a seeing a little more from Brantly. Justin O'Conner also received consideration:
Bryce Harper, Freshman, CC of Southern Nevada
Justin O'Conner, Senior, Cowan HS (Ind.)
Stefan Sabol, Senior, Aliso Niguel HS (Calif.)
Tyler Austin, Senior, Heritage HS (Ga.)
Jacob Felts, Senior, Orangefield HS (Texas)
Yasmani Grandal, Junior, Univ. of Miami (Fla.)
Micah Gibbs, Junior, Louisiana St. Univ. (La.)
Robert Brantly, Sophomore, Univ. of California - Riverside
Cameron Rupp, Junior, Univ. of Texas
Cody Stanley, Junior, Univ. of North Carolina - Wilmington
Miles Hamblin, Junior, Univ. of Mississippi
Will Swanner, Senior, La Costa Canyon HS (Calif.)
Blake Forsythe, Junior, Univ. of Tennessee
Case Nixon, Senior, Hillcrest HS (Ala.)
Matt Roberts, Senior, Graham HS (N.C.)
Best Hitter: Bryce Harper
Best Power: Bryce Harper
Best Defense: Shane Rowland, Senior, Tampa Catholic HS (Fla.)
Best Arm: Bryce Harper
Best Speed: Stefan Sabol
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