ASU, RHP - 4-4 from: http://www.baseballrumormill.com/2010/04/mlb-draft-notes-dixon-anderson-and-other-updated-scouting-report/#more - Facing off against Dixon, Borup gave up one run over seven innings and punched out 13 of the 26 men he faced. He worked primarily with a fringe-average fastball at 87-91 and an 80-82 mph slider that he throws very often, locating well both in and out of the strike zone. He's built like a starter at 6-foot-5, 203 pounds, but only threw eight innings last spring, so it's not clear what kind of workload he can handle and whether his velocity will increase as he builds up strength to work in a rotation, but figures at least as a two-pitch reliever in pro ball.
4-1 from: - http://baseballdraftreport.com/ - UCLA JR SS Niko Gallego - Height, Weight: 5-11, 180 - Birth Date: 12/29/88 (Age-21 season) - FR – .317/.378/.415 (2 BB/7 K; 1-2 SB) - SO – .273/.361/.326 (16 BB/34 K; 6-10 SB) - JR – .305/.411/.542 (8 BB/8 K; 5-5 SB) - Gallego didn’t do much to impress in his first two years with the Bruins, but experience in two quality wood bat summer leagues (Northwoods League and Cape Cod League) and pro baseball bloodlines (father Mike had almost 3,000 big league at bats) make him a good bet to hear his name called on draft day. The quality start in 2010 certainly doesn’t hurt his prospect stock, but, again, his pro future maxes out at utility player. He doesn’t quite have dear old dad’s glove, but may have more upside in his bat than the .239/.320/.328 career line put up by his father.
4-2 from: - http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/?p=2050 - Cody Hawn, 1b, Tennessee - "Hawn can hit. That's what he does. He hurt his shoulder early on in the year, but it hasn't really hurt him at the plate at all. The tough thing is, he really just has no position. It's kind of painful watching him because he's a great kid. From seeing him at Walters State (JC) a few years ago to last year and this year, he's probably the most consistent guy I've ever seen with run times—he's always giving a good effort—but it's 4.65 to 4.7. He's really a guy that's going to be tough for a National League team to take. He's got good feel for hitting, he has bat speed, he makes adjustments within at-bats—it's tough to get him on the same pitch two times in a row and if you do, you know he's going to make that adjustment for the next at-bat. But he's a tough one because, athletically, there's nothing that really goes with the bat. I think he's DH'd every game I've seen for him this year and over at first base, it was below average. He can make some plays on ground balls hit right at him. He's marginal around the bag but, range-wise, it's real short and his arm's below average as well. I don't think there's any chance he can play left field, and third base was a real challenge for him when he was over at Walters State."
Manny Machado:
- http://www.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?topic_id=8080130&content_id=7243401
Desert Mountain High School, AZ, SS - 4-4 from: - http://www.baseballrumormill.com/ - The best prep player in Arizona this year, although the crop in the state is unusually weak. His upper half works very well, as he has quick hands and good loft in his swing. But he has a pretty soft front side and doesn't utilize his lower half much at all to generate power. He plays shortstop now but won't remain there in pro ball - his most likely destination is second base. A possibility at catcher he has a plus arm and a pretty good body for a catcher and he's worked out back there for at least one team. Even as a second or third baseman, he's a Top-100 guy in this draft at worst, but if he demonstrates that he can catch he would almost certainly be a Top-50 pick.
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