1st Pick - 11th Overall - Toronto Blue Jays - RHP - Deck McGuire

2. Deck McGuire – Georgia Tech – junior… 6-6, 223, R/R… four quality pitchers… 2008 1st team All-American from Collegiate Baseball… excellent command… 2008: 8-1, 13 starts, four relief appearances




8-1: from http://perfectgame.atinfopop.com: power fb when down in the zone, range velo 90-95, mostly 91-92 early, breaking ball easy to read on occasion, projects well if he can keep his delivery balance in synch.



9-16: From www.baseballamrica.com : - College Top 25 draft prospects: 3. Deck McGuire, rhp Georgia Tech



9-28: From http://mlbresource.blogspot.com: - Mock Draft Version 2 - #21 pick overall - Deck McGuire, RHP - Georgia Tech - If the Giants do draft a pitcher you can count on them going onto have success. Tim Lincecum, Madison Bumgarner, Aaron Poreda are all examples and could McGuire be the next? Scouts love McGuire and he has big game experience against quality hitters in the ACC.



10-5 from http://mlbbonusbaby.com: 5. Cleveland Indians – Deck McGuire, RHP, Georgia Tech –(3rd RHP picked in draft) - McGuire’s a polarizing figure, but no one doubts his pure size and stuff. Like Ranaudo, some say that McGuire’s prospect package relies too much on size and projectability and not enough on actual pitching ability. However, McGuire’s got an above-average fastball with a pair of breaking pitches and a good changeup, so I don’t see anything that isn’t Major League-caliber in terms of future grades. He’s got to firm up his command, but he’s definitely right up at the top of the pack for the 2010 college pitching class.



10-5 from http://baseballdraftreport.com: - top 50 prospects in 2010 draft – #12 - Deck McGuire (7th RHP on list)



10-13 from www.mymlbdraft.com: 2010 MLB Mock Draft - #4 – (3rd RHP picked) - Deck McGuire



10-24 from www.baseballrumormll.com: - top 10 prospects: - 4. Deck McGuire, RHP, Georgia Tech: McGuire was the 2009 ACC Pitcher of the Year and figures to be on everyone's Top Ten lists. While his fastball currently tops out in the low 90s, he throws his slider, changeup and curveball all at an above average level.



11-2 from www.perfectgame.com: - Future Scout Sully said: Here is my list of the Top 50 in the class. I have seen almost every one of these players. Went out to AFLAC for the week, saw team usa play, and went to many cape games: -26- RHP Derek McGuire (10th RHP on list)



11-3 from www.mlbresource.com: 3rd Mock draft – #10 - Deck McGuire, RHP - Georgia Tech - Scouting Director Eric Kubota is one of the best in the business. He doesn't really have any trends or patterns in his drafts besides that he likes to take players out of college with his top pick. He has loaded the farm system and McGuire would simply add to his stock. (5th RHP on list)



11-17 from www.mlbdraft.blogspot.com: - 15. Texas Rangers- Deck McGuire, RHP, Georgia Tech - McGuire is a guy with an impressive repetoire. He throws all his pitches well, and at 6'6, he is a very intriguing pick. This pick is the compensation pick for not signing Matthew Purke, so the Rangers have to make sure they pick a player that they know is signable. Look for McGuire to have a big spring in the ACC. (8th RHP picked)

11-18 from www.macksmets.blogspot.com: - 20. RHP Deck McGuire – 2009’s ACC Pitcher of the Year should get lots of press and attention this season. (11th RHP on list)

11-20 from www.draftamerica.com: - 5. Cleveland -- Deck McGuire, RHP, Georgia Tech. The last five CLE first round selections have come from the college ranks -- McGuire's stuff compares favorably with last year's number one, Alex White (UNC, RHP). (3rd RHP on list)

11-23 from www.deepleagues.com: - #10 - Oakland A’s Deck MaGuire (P, Georgia Tech) (6th RHP on list)

12-15 from www.5tooltalk.com: Mock Draft – 1st round: - 26 Rockies Deck McGuire RHP NCAA 1-7-9: Morisato's 2010 MLB Mock Draft - Version 1.0 - 9th Overall – The San Diego Padres - Deck McGuire (RHP), Georgia Tech - I’m not sure how the Padres will draft, with the new regime and all. However, I’ll base it off of the typical age old addage: draft the best player available. McGuire emerged as the ace of the Yellow Jackets’ rotation this past year. McGuire has a fastball that clocks in the low 90’s, but has heavy sink. He compliments it with a hard slider that is a plus pitch. McGuire also has a changeup, but while it is a solid pitch, it’s not anywhere near the slider. Still, McGuire has all the physical tools to be a quality pitcher, with only some improvement in his command holding him back from being a solid Number Two/Three in the majors.

2010 MLB DRAFT MOCK DRAFT- 12/31/09 – www.jjscouting.com - 15. Texas Rangers- Deck McGuire, RHP, Georgia Tech - McGuire is a guy with an impressive repetoire. He throws all his pitches well, and at 6'6, he is a very intriguing pick. This pick is the compensation pick for not signing Matthew Purke, so the Rangers have to make sure they pick a player that they know is signable. Look for McGuire to have a big spring in the ACC.



1-7-9 from http://baseballdraftreport.com : - 1.8 Houston Astros: RHSP Deck McGuire – Georgia Tech - Possessing truly one of the great baseball names of the 2010 MLB Draft, Deck McGuire’s scouting profile reads a lot like the man picked two spots ahead of him. His fastball sits 88-91 MPH (peaks at 93) with enough great sink that makes it an above-average pitch despite the less than thrilling velocity. His out pitch is a hard high-70s CB that is in the running for best curve in the college class. His impressive change makes for a fantastic third option, especially when stacked against the typical so-so third pitches you see from amateur prospects at his level. McGuire’s biggest flaws are his off-and-on control and his iffy mechanics, two issues that are very commonly seen in tandem. If a team sees a way to clean up his arm action and help him gain a more consistent release point, he’ll hear his name called in the top fifteen picks on draft day.

1-1-9 from www.draftsite.com: - mock draft: - #4. Cleveland Deck McGuire RHP Georgia Tech 6'6" 223 R,R

1-15-0 from http://mlbbonusbaby.com: - 10. Oakland Athletics – Deck McGuire, RHP, Georgia Tech – No matter who I slot here, if it’s a college player, I always get the complaints that the A’s don’t pick “safe” college guys anymore. However, McGuire has way more upside than your typical college righty, and with a great spring, he won’t fall this far. This is no James Simmons pick. I see the A’s pouncing on another high-ceiling college player that falls this year, similar to Grant Green from 2009. Previously: #5.

2-23: - Deck McGuire out performed both Ranaudo and Wimmers, with a 7IP, 5H, 0BB 0ER, 10K performance. Though he gave up more baserunners than Ranaudo and Wimmers, the control he demonstrated with no walks was impressive.

3/7 from: http://mlbbonusbaby.com - Stock Up - Deck McGuire, RHP, Georgia Tech: Even though McGuire didn’t have his best stuff on Friday, and it wasn’t as good as I saw him two weeks ago, he showed something that has been a question mark in his game. He showed tenacity. He worked through his command problems, found his money pitch for the day, and then he efficiently shut down the Rutgers offense. That’s hard to do when you’re having trouble commanding your fastball, but he did it. I know a few scouts were concerned by his lack of zip on his fastball, and it was moving less than when I saw it a couple weeks ago, but his slider was much better than a couple weeks ago, when his curveball seemed like the more reliable pitch. He also threw less changeups, but they were still solid pitches, and he’ll likely incorporate it more against more advanced hitters than the cold-weather Rutgers lineup. All in all, after a tough first inning in which he had to work hard to get out of a jam, he was incredibly efficient, working with what he had for the day and still managing to throw 8 shutout innings, striking out 9 and walking only 1 without his best command.

3-16 from: http://baseballdraftreport.com: - Friday: JR RHP Deck McGuire (Georgia Tech): 9 IP 3 H 1 ER 2 BB 8 K - McGuire ups his gem to start ration to an even 4:4 so far on the season with his complete game on Friday. Anthony Ranaudo left the door open and Deck McGuire has waltzed right through. If he’s not the top college righthanded pitcher on the board, who is? The only competition I see for him right now (and this can all change in a week, mind you) also pitches in the conference; he’ll get his turn further down the page. Meanwhile, Matt Skole continues to hit his way into 2011 first day pick consideration, Tony Plagman begins to make noise as a decent college first base alternative in a very weak year for the position, and Thomas Nichols comes out of nowhere (sort of) to emerge as a legit 2010 draft middle infield draft candidate.

3-21 from: - http://www.federalbaseball.com/2010/3/20/1381983/washington-nationals-saturday?ref=yahoo - My favorite "If Not Harper" candidate, Deck McGuire, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets' 6'6'', 218lb right-handed starter gave up his 1st HR of the year last night in a game played at College Park, Maryland's Shipley Field. McGuire (L, 3-1) suffered only his 4th L in 3 years as a Yellow Jacket in Georgia Tech's 5-2 loss to the Terps, throwing 97 pitches, 66 for strikes in 8.0 IP over which he surrendered 7 hits, 5 R, 2 ER and 3 walks while collecting 5 K's and having his ERA raised to 1.15 after 5 twenty-ten starts and 39.0 IP, in which McGuire's walked 8 and K'd 39.



4-3 from: - http://www.baseballrumormill.com: - A match up between two of the premiere pitchers in college baseball, Georgia Tech's Deck McGurie and UNC's Matt Harvey, lived up to pre-game expectations. Although both pitchers left with the game tied at 1-1, Georgia Tech ultimately prevailed, 2-1. Here are the pitching lines of the two first-round prospects: McGuire: 7.0IP, 110 pitches, 6H, 3BB, 1ER, 10K - Harvey: 7.0IP, 135 pitches, 3H, 6BB, 2R, 1ER, 11K - Although the WHIP and ERA for the game are the same for both pitchers and strikeouts is almost identical, scouts watching the game felt that McGuire was the sharper pitcher, something supported by his fewer walks and pitches.

4-6 from Jason Churchill/ http://www.baseballrumormill.com/2010/04/a-preliminary-top-5-mock-draft/#more – mock draft picks 1-5: - 2) Pittsburgh Pirates - Deck McGuire, Georgia Tech, RHP: Drew Pomeranz from Ole Miss and Anthony Ranaudo from LSU are also possibilities here as the Pirates do not figure to take a high school pitcher such as...

4-15 from: - http://thecollegebaseballblog.com/2010/04/15/deck-mcguire-possible-1-overall-pick-by-the-nationals - Deck McGuire has been gaining more and more attention after going undrafted in 2007 out of high school. In addition to last year’s achievements of winning the ACC Pitcher of the Year and being named to multiple All-American teams, McGuire is now being profiled as a possible alternative for the Nationals in the #1 draft position. Bryce Harper has been slated in that position since the moment he entered Junior College, making him eligible a year early, but Zach Berman of the Washington Post lists McGuire as an alternative. Berman compares McGuire to John Lackey, and gets the opinion of many from University of Virginia, including Brian O’Connor.



4-16 from: - http://www.mlbbonusbaby.com - McGuire's command was definitely not on tonight, and his fastball was really all over the place. He never got a handle on it, and concerns are creeping into the scouting community about how good his command really is. I was already hearing whispers, and I'm sad to say that he's confirming them on the mound right now. He could easily turn it around, though, and he has time to do so. He sat 90-92 in the first, followed by mostly 90-93 the rest of the game. He dipped into the 88-91 range in the 6th inning and stayed there in the 7th, his final inning. The highest reading total was 93, and that was when he put some real strength behind it. He's more comfortable in the 90-91 range. I know that's concerning to most of you, and most of the questions I get about McGuire involve his fastball. However, when he does command it, he has enough quality zip, movement, and plane on it that he rarely gets hit hard.



4-20 from: - http://www.minorleagueball.com/2010/4/20/1433135/interesting-college-pitchers-for - RHP, Georgia Tech - Standing tall at 6-6, 220 pounds, McGuire doesn't throw as hard as some of the other collegians, hitting 94 on his best days but usually working at 90-92 MPH. His fastball has good movement, and he mixes it with an excellent breaking ball and a strong changeup, giving him three major league pitches. He's very polished, and statistically there is a lot to like with a 2.84 ERA, plus a 68/17 K/BB in 67 innings, with 53 hits allowed. He shouldn't need a lot of minor league time, and represents one of the safest investments in the draft class. He's expected to go somewhere in the Top Ten, perhaps as early as the Indians at fifth overall.

5-10 from: - http://www.baseballrumormill.com - McGuire has not been terrible recently, but he hasn't been good either and continued that stretch of mediocrity this weekend. His pitching line was ok, 6IP, 7H, BB, 3ER, 6K against Illinois-Chicago. A line that will work in the majors, but not when you're supposed to be a top pitching prospect.

5-16 from: - http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/MLB_Draft - Georgia Tech right-hander Deck McGuire will by one of the Top 10 picks of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft. That is a given. But if there has been one criticism of McGuire, it is that he has above-average stuff, but has not dominated. I think he stated his case against Miami last night. McGuire threw seven innings last night and gave up only one run on four hits and three walks, striking out nine en route to a 14-3 shellacking of Miami. McGuire improved his record to 6-3, with a 2.91 ERA. He has struck out 99 in 92.2 innings pitched, giving up just 78 hits.

5-27 from: - http://baseballbeginnings.com/2010/05/27/deck-mcguire-report - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Big rangy body, sloped shoulders, high hips and thick waist. Body reminds of Aaron Harang, RHP, Reds. STRENGTHS: Fastball 89-94, throws both 2-seam and 4-seam. 2-seam has small run, creates plane with both. 6/6 command on 2-seam, 5/5 command on 4-seam. Slider 82-86, has good arm and hand speed, is late and hard with depth. 6/6 go-to pitch. Shows confidence in slider. Change-up at 82, shows feel with good arm speed, 4/5. WEAKNESSES: Arm action is a little deep and cuts off some in back and out in front. A little shoulder showing. Backside is a little late and causes some inconsistency in getting to preferred release points. Appears to lack some confidence to pitch with his fastball. Fair athlete. SUMMARY: Great landing and front side to throw against. Can create plane and depth to stuff. Mechanics a bit of a concern for longevity. Some will think he’s a front-end rotation guy and a high draft. Some concern that arm action and fair athleticism may cause some health risk. GRADES (Present/Future): Fastball 60/60 Slider 60/60 Change-up 40/50 Command 40/50 Control 40/50 Overall Future Potential: 54

5-31 from: - http://metsmerizedonline.com/2010/05/mlb-draft-preview-righties.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MetsMerizedOnline-GetMetsmerized-NewYorkMets+%28Mets+Merized+Online%29&utm_content=Twitter - Deck McGuire: McGuire does not have a high ceiling, and will likely top out as a #3 starter, but he’s arguably the safest pick, and the quickest to the majors. McGuire has done nothing but win during his three years at Georgia Tech, amassing a 27-6 record. He will give up hits, but he will also record a healthy amount of K’s. He throws a slider, a 90-93 MPH fastball, and a change, with strong command of all three. My judgment is that he could have a long career as a great 4, good 3. His upside is not what you look for as a 7th overall pick, but he’s the safest pick, and could make the team in 2012.