5/14/10

DRAFT: - Scott Alexander, Tommy Medica:, Robbie Price, Anthony Ranaudo... and Brandon Workman

Scott Alexander:

5-9 from: - http://www.mlbbonusbaby.com/2010/5/9/1464253/more-seiler-ratings#storyjump  - Scott Alexander, LHP, Sonoma State, 2C2: Former Pepperdine pitcher, transferred to Sonoma after losing his starting spot due to injuries last summer. Good natural stuff, minus command and command potential. Above-average fastball (90-92, touches 94), solid-average curveball, average changeup.

Tommy Medica:

5-10 from: http://baseballdraftreport.com/  – top 30 college catchers - 13. Santa Clara SR C Tommy Medica - He’s healthy this year and producing at about the level expected of his tools. The outfield experiment hasn’t gone quite as well as it has in the past, but the positional versatility still helps his stock. Teams that were in on him last year before the injury should probably be after him in the mid-rounds once again in 2010.









Robbie Price:

5-11 from: - link  - Robby Price (Kansas) has been tabbed the Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Player of the Week. - PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Robby Price, Kansas, 2B, Sr., 5-11, 185, Lawrence, Kan./Free State - Senior Robby Price hit .583 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and eight RBI to help the Jayhawks sweep Missouri in the Border Showdown. It was the first three-game sweep of the Tigers since 1994. Price hit a pair of home runs in Sunday’s finale, marking the first multi-homer game of his career. He collected three hits and three RBI in the second game of the series while driving in two in KU’s six-run fourth inning, erasing a five-run deficit. The Lawrence, Kan.-infielder recorded two hits, a double and a triple, along with three runs scored in the series opener. Overall, Price went 7-for-12 against the Tigers with five of his hits going for extra bases. He also drew three walks and a hit by pitch to reach base at a .688 clip.

Anthony Ranaudo:

5-10 from: - http://www.baseballrumormill.com/  - Ranaudo wishes he could "struggle" as well as McGuire has. Speculation continues to rise about Ranaudo's health as he was horrible yet again against Vanderbilt. Ranaudo lasted just 2.2IP giving up six earned runs on five hits and four walks with just one strikeout.

Brandon Workman:

5-11 from: - http://pnrscouting.com/scoutingreports_2010_workmanbr.html  - Workman has been a steady force in 2010, following a statistically pedestrian summer in the Cape. Through twelve starts this year, Workman has done everything you could ask for, missing bats, limiting walks and homeruns, and going deep into games while maintaining his velocity and effectiveness. As is often the case with advanced college arms, the quality of Workman's pure stuff can sometimes shield an area of concern, which at this point is primarily his command -- an extension of his inability to consistently repeat his mechanics and find the "sweat spot" in his release. His low-90s fastball and power curve may flummox hitters at this level, but he'll need to be more precise with each in order to find the same level of success at the high-Minor and Major League level. Workman will also need to rely less on his curve, which should come naturally once he focuses on working-in his change-up and slider with more regularity. His body control is not elite, and it's unlikely Workman is ever a surgeon on the hill. But if he can improve the repeatability of his motion even moderately, he should be able to find mid-rotation success at the highest levels, with an outside shot at #2 production. He has the build and approach to eat innings at an above-average rate, which will not go unnoticed when teams line him up on their boards come June.

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