9-17-10 from: - link - Thoughts on Bubba Starling? Specifically where he projects as a player and what his projected draft slot would be right now? Any concerns about him signing with Nebraska (where he's already commited) and playing football and baseball with the Big Red? Conor Glassey: He's an incredibly gifted athlete. He's a legit five-tool prospect in baseball that, if everything breaks right, could hit in the middle of the order and play center field. He could pitch if he wants to, although I like him much, much better as a position player. I'm sure he'd be a great option-style quarterback, if he wound up at Nebraska and he could also play D-I basketball if he were so inclined. He's just a freakishly good athlete. Google him and read about what he does on a football field. It's incredible. As a QB, he AVERAGED 11 yards per carry last year. Subscribers, of course, can also read a great feature about him that we just posted yesterday. And if you want a glimpse of him, check out Baseball America's video of him from Tournament of Stars this summer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvPULXKU2k8
9-17-10 from: - link - Is Clemson two-way guy, Will Lamb, a better prospect as a pitcher or hitter? How high do you see him getting drafted? Aaron Fitt: I like him better as a pitcher, because I'm just not sure he'll ever hit enough in pro ball. He's a great athlete with premium speed, but athleticism plays well on the mound, too. He's a tall, projectable lefty, and I could see him taking off as a pitcher after a year or two in pro ball. I bet he gets drafted in the top 4 rounds, and maybe higher if his secondary stuff takes a jump this spring.
9-17-10 from: - link - Is Travis Harrison anything more than a power bat? What other tools of his grade well? Conor Glassey: Yeah, a team that's going to draft Harrison is going to be doing it for the bat only. He ran a 7.09 60 at Area Codes, so he's a 40 runner. He'll probably start out at 3B, but is likely to wind up in LF or 1B. But he's big and strong and has some of the best raw power in this year's high school class.
9-17-10 from: - link - Will B.A. Vollmuth be a high draft pick? Can he stay at SS despite making error after error this year? Thanks guys! Aaron Fitt: Even after a brutal summer in the Cape League, I suspect Vollmuth will go in the top two or three rounds. His bat is his best tool—he's got some easy power potential, but he needs to be more selective, and his swing has some mechanical issues he needs to address. He's always been a work in progress at shortstop—he has the arm strength for it and he's a good athlete, but he remains very inconsistent defensively, and the consensus is that his future is at third base as he matures physically.
9-17-10 from: - link - Joe LeCates (Easton, MD): What type of future power grade would you put on Francisco Lindor? The ball certainly jumps off his bat, and he won the AFLAC HR Derby, but is essentially more of a gap guy given his stature? Conor Glassey: Aflac HR Derby aside, I don't think Lindor profiles as a big power guy. He's just not that big and doesn't have that kind of swing. He does have bat speed and can certainly put a charge into the ball, but I'd guess he'd be more in the 8-12 HR range as a pro. 9-17-10 from: - http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/draft/chat/2010/2610683.html
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