3/19/10

DRAFT: - Carter Jurica, Andrew Collazo, Adam Bailey, Brandon Workman... and Bobby Doran

Carter Jurica

3-17 from: - http://baseballdraftreport.com/  - JR SS Carter Jurica (Kansas State): 5-9, HR, 2B, 2 BB, SB, 4 RBI, 3 R in doubleheader - In a weak college shortstop class, Carter Jurica should see his stock soar this spring. He has always had the right tools to succeed (plus speed, enough pop, good athlete), but has put everything together in a big way so far this season.










Andrew Collazo

3-17 from: - http://baseballdraftreport.com/  - JR 2B Andrew Collazo (Texas A&M): 4-5, SB, RBI - Collazo gets a mention here because he was a key member of last year’s ridiculous Howard College team that went 63-1. He’s also a plus defender at second with just enough offensive value to get himself drafted late, contingent on his 2010 performance.

Adam Bailey:

3-17 from: - http://baseballdraftreport.com/  - Saturday: SR OF Adam Bailey (Nebraska): 5-8, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R in doubleheader… Sunday: SR OF Adam Bailey (Nebraska): 2-5, 2B, BB, 2 RBI, 3 R… Adam Bailey has the arm and raw tools with the bat to play right field professionally, but he’ll have to maintain the gains he has made in plate discipline if he wants to reach his ceiling





Brandon Workman

3-17 from: - link  - Workman ended-up the hard luck loser, in spite of a masterful performance wherein he matched Goodnight inning for inning and then some, posting a final line 8 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 7 SO and 1 ER. The sturdily built righty was primarily 91-93 with his fastball, touching 94 mph a couple of times. His big 12-6 to 11-5 curve was a second strong offering, clocking around 77-78 and showing consistent shape and bite. He also mixed in a change-up with some drop and a slider flashing late bite. Workman throws out of a true 3/4 slot, though his change-up tends to come out higher and his slider a tad lower. He shields the ball well and did a particularly good job today pitching down in the zone and moving in and out against the Houston batters. With an ability to pump-up to mid-90s velocity, a strong build and four workable offerings, Workman is a good candidate to get 1st-round attention come June, perhaps top ten overall if he continues to put forth similar efforts in his remaining starts. He looked every bit the part of a front-end to mid-rotation starter.

Bobby Doran

3-17 from: - houstoncollegeclassic  - Bobby Doran (2010) (pictured) put together an impressive start in his own right, sitting in the low-90s with a lively fastball, touching 93 several times. His breaking ball was a two-plane 77-78 mph curve with which he showed a good deal of comfort in various counts. A third interesting offering was what looked like a splitter or split-change, which sat 82-83 and touched 84. He worked the pitch well enough down in the zone (though he threw it out of the zone more often than not). Doran’s final line was a strong 7 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB and 5 SO, and he handled a talented Rice line-up admirably

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