11-11-10 from: - http://xmlbscout.angelfire.com/ - 1 - LHP Matt Purke TCU 6'4 190 - smooth lefty who has progressed each year that I've had the pleasure to see since 2008 at the TOS in Cary, NC when he was 16 yrs old. He's gone from throwing 86-89 mph as a soph in HS to presently up to 95-96 tops, mostly 91-93 with run and sink down in the zone and he's aggressive. Matt has good depth to a vastly improved cb that he throws confidently for strikes and gets hitters out in front with a straight change as well. Year to year his progression is one that warrants first player drafted type scenarios as he'll be a solid fixture in any ML rotation. He's yet to physically mature which is scary considering he's improved each year.
Tyler Anderson:
11-8-10 from: - http://diamondscapescouting.com/rankings_usacnttop15_09082010.html -
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Oregon (Jr.) - Anderson ended the 2010 spring season as one of the top lefties in the Pac 10 and utilized a solid summer to solidify his place on the short list of top college lefties in the 2011 draft class. At a sturdily built 6-foot-4, 215 pounds, Anderson profiles as a potential mid-rotation innings eater, showing an ability to work deep into ballgames already as evidenced by his averaging over six innings pitched per start in the spring. His arsenal is headed by an 88-90 mph fastball that can touch 91/92 and shows armside action. He can struggle to throw it inside to lefties, but worked it away with confidence, drawing weak contact and empty swings. His best breaker is an upper-70s curve with average depth but good angle and potential as a freeze offering. His slider is low-80s with tilt and, along with his curve, can be above-average with more consistency. The off-speed is raw, but his overall feel for pitching and arm action make it likely he will figure it out sooner than later, giving him a fourth Major League offering down the line.
Kevin Tokarski:
11-10-10 from: - http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2010/11/10/kevin-tokarski-illinois-state-top-100-countdown/#more-31157 - We continue the countdown today at number 68 with Illinois State redshirt junior Second Baseman Kevin Tokarski. The Downers Grove, Illinois, native had himself an impressive senior season hitting .441 with 8 triples and 20 stolen bases, being named to the All-State team by the Chicago Tribune. He helped his team to a regional title during his senior season. Tokarski is the son of Gary Tokarski, who played football for the Miami Hurricanes. Tokarski showed he was a good contact hitter during his freshman season, going .302 with 16 RBI’s and a Illinois State record 32 steals, which was good enough to earn him Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year Honors. Even with the accolades, Tokarski had pain in his left wrist caused by a football injury from his youth. After multiple consultations, Tokarski was forced to have reconstructive wrist surgery, putting his baseball career in jeopardy. He was put on the Brooks Wallace Award Watch List for 2009, yet missed all but four games before being shelved and was granted a medical hardship. Three surgeries later, Tokarski came into the 2010 season ready to prove something, and came out of the gate firing and never looked back. The speedster added power and patience to his game, increasing his walks from 29 in 2008 to 53 in 2010, while hitting 8 homeruns after not hitting even one long ball in 2008. His OPS jumped from .753 to 1.217, while hitting for a .412 batting average and 53 RBI. He even broke his own steals record with 33 in 2010. If the 2010 Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year can put on an encore performance in 2011, he could be a high draft pick like Kolbrin Vitek was this past June.
Richard White:
11-5-10: - http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=5095 – WWBA stars - RHP Richard White (FTB Mizuno): White is a loose 6-2, 175 lb right hander with a fastball that was up to 91 mph. The interesting thing about him is that he’s from St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. With 2010 Aflac All-American Deshorn Lake also a Virgin Islands native, it’s worth wondering how much more talent is there to be discovered. I’m sure that’s a trip that most scouts wouldn’t mind taking.
Julius Gaines:
http://www.diamondscapescouting.com/blog.html - Day Four – WWBA - Julius Gaines (Luella HS, Locust Grove, Ga.) is slowly creeping into early-round discussions, backing up a lights-out Area Code Games showing with more stellar defense and productive at-bats in Jupiter. Gaines has plus arm strength to go with good range and smooth actions at shortstop. At the plate, he stays short to the ball, and he boasts plus speed out of the box.
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