1st Pick - 14th Pick Overall - Milwaukee Brewers - RHP - Dylan Covey

6. Dylan Covey – Maranatha High (CA) – excellent power pitcher… competition was weak… low to mid 90’s fastball, mid-70 curve, low-80 slider…


7-21: Fr. http://baseballdraftreport.com: - potential first round pick

8-17 from www.baseballamerica.com re: AFLAC games - Dylan Covey (Maranatha HS, Pasadena, Calif.) hails from a tiny private school and has big-time stuff. He mixes a 91-94 mph fastball, 83 mph slurve, 81 mph change and 77 mph curve effectively.

9-7: From www.perfectgame.com on the AFLAC games: - 6'4 righty, came to pitch, loosey goosey with some arm side run and sinks it down in the k-zone. Breaking ball has the proper bite and spin now and will only get better. Very projectible. For only 1 inning I saw, he's definitely put down as a MUST SEE early rounder for 2010.

9-16: From www.baseballamerica.com : - High School Top 25 draft prospects: 14. Dylan Covey, rhp Maranatha HS, Pasadena, Calif.

10-5 from http://mlbbonusbaby.com: 23. Florida Marlins – Dylan Covey, RHP, Maranatha HS (CA) – (10th RHP picked in draft) - The Marlins have a long history with preps in California, and Covey’s the best pitcher out there in the 2010 class. There’s a pretty clear line between Covey and the top arms like Taillon, Cole, Whitson, and Allie, but don’t be surprised if Covey has a big jump similar to fellow California prep Matt Hobgood had in the 2009 class. He’s got a plus fastball and curveball, but like most preps, he lacks a good current changeup, and he’ll need that to thrive in the pros. He’s a mid- to late-first rounder now, but there’s room for more.

10-5 from http://baseballdraftreport.com: - top 50 prospects in 2010 draft – #19 – Dylan Covey (12th RHP on list)

10-13 from www.mymlbdraft.com: 2010 MLB Mock Draft - #28 – (12th RHP picked) – Dylan Covey

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: -23- RHP Dylan Covey (9th RHP on list)

11-9-9 from www.examiner.com: - Top 15 High School Draft Prospects - 15. Dylan Covey, rhp
Maranatha HS, Pasadena, Calif.
College Commitment: San Diego - Covey did not pitch this summer due to injury, but he features a mid-90s fastball and the makings of a plus curveball when healthy. (6th RHP on list)

11-17 from www.mlbdraft.blogspot.com: - 29.Boston Red Sox-Dylan Covey, RHP, Marantha HS(CA) - Covey had a great summer. Some like Covey up with Cole, as the 2-3 behind Taillon. He's in that next level down for me, with Whitson, Smelter, Allie and Bedrosian. The Sox would love to add an arm like this into the lower levels. (12th RHP picked)

11-20 from www.draftamerica.com: - 30. Los Angeles (A) -- Dylan Covey, Maranatha HS (CA). The Angels began restocking the system last year with a plethora of early picks, and Covey would fit nicely as a potential future workhorse with a true power arsenal. (14th RHP on list)

11-23 from www.deepleagues.com: #24 - San Fransisco Giants Dylan Covey (P, Pasadena, CA) (12th RHP on list)



12-10 from www.baseballdraftreport.com: - check out my initial ranking of 2010’s top righthanded high school pitching prospects. - 4.Dylan Covey

12-15 from www.5tooltalk.com: Mock Draft – 1st round: - 31 Rays Dylan Covey RHP High School

1-7-9: Morisato's 2010 MLB Mock Draft - Version 1.0 - 23rd Overall – The Florida Marlins

Dylan Covey (RHP), California High School - The Marlins have taken quite a few high school arms in recent years, and this year figures to be no exception. Covey is a prep arm from California that shows solid potential. He throws a fastball in the mid 90’s with good movement. He also has a solid curveball that gives him a second good offering. Like most prep pitchers, he lacks a changeup, which he’ll need to remain a starter. Still, he has the potential to be a solid middle of the rotation guy, with a chance to become a Number Two Starter if everything works out.



2010 MLB DRAFT MOCK DRAFT- 12/31/09 – www.jjscouting.com - 29. Toronto Blue Jays-Dylan Covey, RHP, Marantha HS(CA) - Covey had a great summer. Some like Covey up with Cole and Whitson, as the top of the board behind Taillon. He's in that next level down for me, with Smelter and Allie. The Jays would love to add an arm like this into the lower levels.



1-1-9 update: - -One name that I keep hearing is that of Dylan Covey. When I did my first 2010 mock, Covey was clearly behind the triumvirate of Taillon, Cole, and Whitson, but many scouts I’ve talked to now prefer Covey to Whitson, and Covey offers a little less projection, but a tad more polish than Cole, leading some to wonder if Covey if this year’s Matt Hobgood. I don’t have a big enough handle on it yet, but I get the feeling that Covey could explode with a big spring, and his upside is better than Hobgood’s.

1-1-9 from www.draftsite.com: - mock draft: - #31 Tampa Bay (Compensation for failure to sign LeVon Washington) Dylan Covey RHP Maranatha HS, Ca. 6'2" 200 R,R

1-15-0 from http://mlbbonusbaby.com: - 7. New York Mets – Dylan Covey, RHP, Maranatha HS (CA) – As explained in my bits and pieces entry, Covey’s stock has been on the upswing. After missing time this summer with a minor injury, Covey came back strong in the fall, and he’s in the conversation with Taillon and Cole for best prep arm in the 2010 class. The Mets have gone with some prep arms in the past, and their top pick from a year ago was prep lefty Steven Matz. If Covey’s spring is as good as his fall, he’s definitely a top ten pick if signable. Previously: #23.



1-15-9 from http://baseballdraftreport.com: - #13 Chicago White Sox: RHSP Dylan Covey – Maranatha HS (CA) - Remember how my angle for the Cincinnati pick was going to be about the way they are suddenly a team getting a ton of positive buzz? I really can’t tell you how many different places have come out and said the Reds are the Central’s second best team heading into 2010, as well as the team best positioned to take over St Louis when the Cardinals realize spending 98% of your payroll (figure may not be exact) on two players. I’m not necessarily disputing either idea, just pointing out that it has been interesting to see so many sources from all across the baseball landscape (from analytical types to scouty types) all hyping up the Reds lately. Well…Covey is a little bit like the Reds. He’s the prospect that has gotten a huge groundswell of support over the past few weeks from just about everybody with a keyboard and an opinion on amateur baseball. Just wait, they said. Watch him pitch, they said. His stock will soar, they said. Good call, internet. Covey could have very easily been swapped with Cowart at the number four spot in this draft. If we accept that all pitching prospects come with major questions, maybe we should work towards finding the prospect with the easiest questions to answer. This isn’t a great strategy in general as I tend to be more of a “focus on what a player can do rather than what he can’t do” kind of fellow, but it does serve a useful purpose when comparing so many similarly talented players like the ones featured in this year’s prep righthanded pitching crop. Covey’s questions include inconsistent in-game mechanics, inconsistent command start to start, and a body type that doesn’t inspire much projection going forward. Mechanics can always be tweaked, his command has looked sharper every time I’ve seen him, and the body isn’t anywhere close to Sir Sidney Ponson levels of bad.

1-30-10: - named to the Louisville Slugger 2010 Pre-Season High School All-America Team

4-17 from: - http://www.minorleagueball.com/2010/4/17/1426860/interesting-high-school-pitchers-a - Dylan Covey, RHP, Maranatha HS (California) - Good athlete, not huge at 6-2, 195, but has more than enough arm strength with a 91-94 MPH fastball and a nasty curve. Well-known to scouts on the amateur circuit, like Cole he is relatively polished for his age and has done well against good quality competition. A University of San Diego signee, he's been rated a Top 20 talent for some time, has done nothing to change that this spring, and could get into the Top 10 under the right circumstances. I doubt he would get past the Angels at 18 and could go as high as the Mets at 7.

4-27 from: - http://www.baseballrumormill.com/2010/04/mlb-draft-notes-high-school-review-419-426/#more - Dylan Covey continues to dominate for Maranatha HS. He recently struck out eleven while giving up just one hit in a complete game shutout. So far Covey has yielded just one earned run over 45.1 IP while striking out 90 against eleven walks.

4-28 from: - http://projectprospect.com/article/2010/04/28/lincolns-2010-draft-board - Several astute members of our forums questioned my leaving Dylan Covey off my first board. They were right. I overlooked Covey. The Marantha High School (CA) righthander has a well-above-average fastball with plus potential, running into the mid-90s in short stints with good movement. Covey throws a power curveball in the low-80s that may be the best in the entire draft. He is exceptionally smooth mechanically and looks the part of a future workhorse. Covey may be a slightly better version of Matt Hobgood, who went fifth overall to the Orioles last year, and could certainly figure in the top 10 this June.

5-1 from: - http://projectprospect.com/article/2010/04/28/lincolns-2010-draft-board - Several astute members of our forums questioned my leaving Dylan Covey off my first board. They were right. I overlooked Covey. The Marantha High School (CA) righthander has a well-above-average fastball with plus potential, running into the mid-90s in short stints with good movement. Covey throws a power curveball in the low-80s that may be the best in the entire draft. He is exceptionally smooth mechanically and looks the part of a future workhorse. Covey may be a slightly better version of Matt Hobgood, who went fifth overall to the Orioles last year, and could certainly figure in the top 10 this June.

5-3 from: - http://baseballbeginnings.com/2010/05/03/dylan-covey-update/#more-5904 - After two or three consecutive starts in which many scouts expressed concern that Dylan Covey’s stuff and velocity were slipping, Covey’s start Wednesday night drew nearly as many scouts as did his season-opening start in March. Covey responded immediately. His first two fastballs in the first inning hit 93, the next two hit 94. His curveball was 78-82 in the first inning and his change-up was 80-81. For a high draft pick in this situation at this time of the year, the question always comes to down to power more than pitch-ability. Teams want to see exactly what is in the gas tank before they take the ride home.

5-17 from: http://baseballbeginnings.com/2010/05/17/dylan-covey-update-3 When you project Covey with more upper body strength and power, as an adult in his late 20s and early 30s, you’re talking about a guy with the potential to have the best breaking ball in the big leagues. That said, I’m willing to bet that there are some scouting directors in the game who are going to make mistakes and deem Covey as too inconsistent or too much of a gamble. Perhaps they saw him on a bad day. They have their jobs and I have mine. If you’re going to take a high school arm, you better be sure. If I’m the area guy, I’m sure. As the great Gene Handley once said, “Sometimes we make this job a lot harder than it really is.”

5-31 from: - http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/?p=2215 - Covey was dreadful. The senior was rocked for eight runs in five innings in a game won by Campbell Hall 9-3. Covey’s fastball sat at 91-92 and did not peak above that. His four-seamer was up in the zone, straight and hittable all day. In the first inning, Covey threw an inordinate amount of breaking balls and surrendered a walk and three hits, including a home run. Nowhere in evidence was the sharpness seen in Covey’s March slider or curve. His curve Friday registered 75-76 and stayed up in the zone, and Covey’s slider exhibited scant sideways break and was clocked in the 79-81 range.