DRAFT: - Derek Dietrich:, Reggie Golden, Chance Ruffin, Yordy Cabrera ... and Chris Sale

Derek Dietrich:

6-4 from: - http://baseballbeginnings.com/2010/06/04/derek-dietrich-report  - SS 6-1, 196 Bats: L, Throws: R Georgia Tech Games PHYSICAL DESCRITION: Lean and athletic, muscular. Pays close attention to his body. STRENGTHS: Rangy body, left-handed hitter who puts ball in play and should have some power potential in coming years. Showed ability to use opposite field when I saw him. Knows his own strike zone. Good defender with soft hands and above-average arm strength. Likes to be seen and noticed. Average runner. Good athlete. WEAKENNESSES: Sometimes tended to try to pull when I saw him and didn’t let all pitches get to him. Quick hands, still learning to trust them. Doesn’t have his power yet; needs to be patient. SUMMARY: Grinder with offensive ability, baseball aptitude. Not sure if he fits in at 2B, SS or 3B. Would have arm and range for each, would lack power at this stage for corner. Former HS pitcher, good baseball athlete. Good luck, pro side. GRADES (Present/Future): Hit 40/65 Power 30/55 Arm 60/60 Field 40/50 Run 50/50 Overall Future Potential: 56

Reggie Golden:

6-4 from: - http://www.deepleagues.com/?p=1791  - OF, Wetumpka, Alabama - Sports Weekly published an interesting feature on Golden this week discussing “five tool” players. But at 5’11 and 205 pounds, Golden does not possess the dimensions of a prototypical five tool prospect. Nevertheless, this video (while limited) is encouraging because I like how easily Golden seems to move around the outfield. The combination of Golden’s size and missing part of this season with an injury could lead to Golden being an undervalued selection. The Astros have scouted Golden, and while he is lesser known, he could be an excellent pick in the supplemental round.

Chance Ruffin:

http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=4812  - A quick scouting summary on some of those “late bloomers:” -Chance Ruffin, rhp, Texas. Draft history in recent years says that a pitcher like Ruffin (a virtual clone of ex-Longhorns closer Huston Street) gets to the big leagues quickly, and is effective immediately. That sounds like a sound formula for a good, conservative draft. Is Ruffin any different, functionally, than Street, Chad Cordero or Drew Storen?

Yordy Cabrera

6-2 from: - http://www.sbnation.com/2010/6/2/1497708/2010-mlb-draft-preview-manny-machado-shortstops  - Cabrera's an above-average runner, and while he handles shortstop now, he looks like a third baseman or right fielder in the future. He has great hands, and he could play a plus third base, and he has the plus-arm for right field, too. Either way, he'll be an impact hitter. On the mound, Cabrera also flashes big potential, using a 91-93 mph fastball and low-70s curve to fool experienced hitters. On the whole, though, scouts prefer him with the bat by a long shot, and he profiles as a middle of the order hitter. A rough spring on the mound confirmed the feeling he's better off hitting. He should be drafted somewhere from the back third of the first round into the early second round, and signability shouldn't be a problem in that range, as he's already almost 20, meaning he needs to get his career started.



Chris Sale:

6-2 from: - http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=4760 - 5. CHRIS SALE, lhp, Florida Gulf Coast - UPDATE (5/15): While other top college pitchers have faltered a bit late in the spring, Sale has continued to pitch well, including an 8-inning, 10-strikeout effort at Clemson on May 1, when he allowed just a pair of runs and beat a strong ACC team on its own field. This impressive outing came despite a short fight with food poisoning that caused weight loss and fatigue. His numbers (through mid-May) sit at 9-0, 2.00 with 128 strikeouts in 90 innings, and he should get a chance to pitch in the postseason as he has led his team to a 34-17 record overall (22-5 in the Atlantic Sun Conference).—ANDY SEILER