2011 DRAFT: - Dillon Howard, Andrew Gagnon, Aaron Westlake, Cody Kukuk:... and Connor Castellano

Dillon Howard:



8-27 from: - link  - RHP Dillon Howard Searcy HS, Arkansas 6'2 1/2 195 - quality power arm with fb up to 95, most are 91-92 with sink when down and lively when up and out of zone, hard 12/6 downer cb with proper bite to get hitters looking, control is good but can get better as he learns to stay balanced through delivery process, tends to rush on occ and sometimes too often early in the game.


Andrew Gagnon:


8-27 from: - link  - RHP Andrew Gagnon Long Beach State 6'2 1/2 195 - quality arm who was quietly heard of going into summer ball and has type of stuff to be solid ML starter, fb ranges 88-94, mostly 89-91 with live sink when down and hard slider 80-83 with proper bite, control and command will be assets to help him move quickly in a pro system.


Aaron Westlake:


8-27 from: - link  - 1B-OF Aaron Westlake Vanderbilt 6'3 240 L/R - Commodore program will be watched closer than a foxy model on a runway! Plus power with short compact swing from left side, also quality arm strength, solid enough fielder to be competent at 1b ala Mark Texeira, runs just ok, not a clogger however, will tend to reach for slow stuff out of zone, discipline however has improved and had a decent summer, but really needs to work with zone awareness and discipline as a hitter more this fall and next spring.



Connor Castellano:


8-12-10 from: - link  - IF - Evangel Christian Academy, Shreveport, La. Castellano has a smooth lefthanded stroke with a knack for finding the barrel and getting clutch hits. He drives the ball to all fields and has an advanced knowledge of hitting and a mature approach. Castellano plays multiple positions, though projects best at second base.



Cody Kukuk:


8-31-10 from: - link  - Cody Kukuk - LHP, 6'4" 198, Lawrence Free State HS (KS) - Kukuk is a classic left-handed pitching prospect. He has the body type, the arm action, the delivery and the stuff to project him well beyond where he is now. As for where he is now, Kukuk was 87-91 mph and he fearlessly and effectively went inside with the fastball. His 73-78 mph curveball is a big, deep breaking ball with at times late action. The harder curveballs are almost slider-like, with more down angle. Kukuk did a nice job of keeping the breaking ball down.