11/24/10

The Mack Draft Report - Nov. 24, 2010



Team USA vs. Cape Cod Baseball: - 11-23 from: - http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2010/11/23/team-usa-vs-cape-cod-baseball-league/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29&utm_content=Twitter  - Both Team USA and the Cape Cod Baseball League have always had a tedious relationship. Some of the Cape League teams felt this past summer that Team USA waited on the Cape rosters to be released before releasing their invites. I think this past season was more of a consequence of the USA Baseball trials being so late in the summer thus making potential players show up in the Cape for a month then take off for a week to play in the trials. The players that didn’t make the team returned back to the Cape or shut it down for the summer.

Trevor Oakes: - 11-23-10 from: - http://xmlbscout.angelfire.com/  - RHP, "TJ" Trevor Oakes, U of Minnesota, 6'4 1/2 210, classic build and delivery, TJ will turn 21 right after the draft in 2011 and is a draft eligible sophomore. TJ has good bloodlines as his father Todd pitched several years in the minors and I happened to pitch against Todd in College when he attended the U of Nebraska. TJ has a fb that will touch 91-92, most are upper 80's with late tailing in action vs RHH and a hard curveball, TJ is not overpowering but has good leverage and command of his pitches. He throws nice and easy downhill from H 3/4 arm slot with little effort. TJ attended Tartan HS. I will hopefully get to see him pitch in Winston Salem, NC next spring, along with seeing Puhl play, who's projected to play SS in 2011 and is a better 2b candidate and at 6'4 plus, not many as tall as that in the majors but he could be a first.

 
Top 3B Prospects - http://www.deepleagues.com/?p=2165

1. Mike Moustakas—Royals

2. Lonnie Chisenhall—Indians
3. Miguel Sano—Twins
4. Zach Cox—Cardinals
5. Nick Castellanos—Tigers
6. Nolan Arenado—Rockies
7. Matt Dominguez—Marlins
8. Juan Francisco—Reds
9. Brent Morel—White Sox
10. Kaleb Cowart—Angels
11. Josh Vitters—Cubs
12. Jed Gyorko—Padres
13. Alex Liddi—Mariners
14. Kolbrin Vitek—Red Sox
15. Matt Carpenter—Cardinals
16. Brandon Laird—Yankees
17. Yordy Cabrera—Athletics
18. Bobby Borchering—Diamondbacks
19. Matt Davidson—Diamondbacks
20. Aderlin Rodriguez—Mets
21. James Darnell—Padres
22. Will Middlebrooks—Red Sox
23. Francisco Martinez—Tigers
24. Mike Olt—Rangers
25. Ramon Morla—Mariners

Top College Catchers: - 11-23-10 from: - http://baseballdraftreport.com/  
1. Zach Komentani (San Diego)
2. Andrew Susac (Oregon State)
3. Pratt Maynard (North Carolina State)
4. Jeremy Schaffer (Tulane)
5. Jett Bandy (Arizona)
6. CJ Cron (Utah)

Jonathan Griffin: 11-23-10 from: - http://www.collegesummerbaseball.net/2010/11/top-performers-from-2010-jonathan.html  - Jonathan was one of the best power-hitters in the Valley Baseball League this past summer. He hit .333 and hit 13 homers to help power the Wranglers to a VBL title. He led the league with a .619 slugging percentage and he was first in the league with 117 total bases. He had 63 hits, drove in a league-leading 44 runners and he scored 31 times this summer. He also had a bb/k ratio of 15/53 this year and stole one base for the Wranglers. Jonathan was selected to participate in the VBL Home Run Derby, and he eventually prevailed over Pete Greskoff. He was also selected to participate in the All-Star game, in which he went 0 for 2.

Drew Martinez: 11-23-10 from: - http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2010/11/23/drew-martinez-memphis-top-100-countdown/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29&utm_content=Twitter  - As a sophomore in 2010, Martinez continued his strong career by finishing second on the team with a .377 batting average while scoring a team high 62 runs while driving in 41. He was very good on the basepaths as he finished second on the team with 19 stolen bases in 29 attempts. He spent the summer of 2010 in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Brewster Whitecaps. Martinez ended up having a terrific summer finishing second in the league with a .359 batting average while hitting a homer and driving in 18 runs. He also scored 25 runs as he stole 22 bases in 29 attempts. He was named a Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star as he went 0-4 in the game

Baseball America released their Top 100 High School Prospects, in regards to the early college signing period. You can see the full list: - http://usafuturewatch.com/?p=675  -

1 Bubba Starling OF/RHP R/R 6-4 180 Gardner-Edgerton HS, Gardner, Kan. Nebraska
2 Daniel Norris LHP L/L 6-3 180 Science Hill HS, Johnson City, Tenn. Clemson
3 Archie Bradley RHP R/R 6-4 210 Broken Arrow (Okla.) HS Oklahoma
4 Dillon Howard RHP R/R 6-2 200 Searcy (Ark.) HS Arkansas
5 Dylan Bundy RHP B/R 6-1 200 Owasso (Okla.) HS Texas
6 Josh Bell OF B/R 6-3 205 Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas Texas
7 Francisco Lindor SS S/R 5-11 175 Montverde (Fla.) Academy Florida State
8 Blake Swihart C S/R 6-0 175 Cleveland HS, Rio Rancho, N.M. Texas
9 Derek Fisher OF L/R 6-3 210 Cedar Crest HS, Lebanon, Pa. Virginia
10 Brandon Nimmo OF L/R 6-3 185 East HS, Cheyenne, Wyo. Arkansas

Top 100 Cape Cod League prospects – #71-80 - 11-16-10 from: - http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=5114  -
71. DEVIN JONES, rhp, Bourne Braves (Mississippi State/JR in 2011)Continues to struggle putting it altogether, throw quality strikes (2-2, 5.60, 27 IP, 43 base runners), but no mistaking ++ raw stuff
72. SCOTT SNODGRESS, lhp, Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox (Stanford/JR in 2011) Results (0-2, 3.97, 23 IP/15 SO) point to inconsistency, but 6-5 lefty flashes three + pitches (mid-90s FB, CU with depth/tilt, + CU)
73. MARK POPE, rhp, Falmouth Commodores (Georgia Tech/JR in 2011) Used in a variety of roles at G-Tech, hit stride as starter in summer (2-2, 3.22, 45 IP/42 SO); flashed 3 + pitches, including 91-92 FB
74. AUSTIN NOLA, ss, Harwich Mariners (Louisiana State/JR in 2011) Outstanding defender with exceptional hands, capable of making highlight plays; solid approach to game, but key is bat (.221-0-4)
75. TYLER PILL, of, Harwich Mariners (Cal State Fullerton/JR in 2011) Higher upside on mound, but shut down on Cape with tired arm; has sweet LH swing, needs experience to develop power/approach
76. JORDAN RIBERA, 1b, Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox (Fresno State/SR in 2011) Mystery why not drafted after 25-HR college season; tied for league lead in HR (7), hit .345-3-13 in 7 playoff games; solid defender
77. PETE O’BRIEN, c, Bourne Braves (Bethune-Cookman/JR in 2011) Overmatched at plate in brief Cape stint (.300-0-2, 0 BB/11 SO), but impressive raw power, arm strength led to spot with Team USA
78. ZACK JONES, rhp, Chatham Anglers (San Jose State/SO in 2011) Consistently hardest thrower on Anglers staff (92-94); SL/CH have promise; used in mid-relief to facilitate closer-to-starter move
79. JOHNNY RUETTIGER, of, Hyannis Harbor Hawks (Arizona State/JR in 2011) League batting champ (.360-0-5) on last-place club; athletic, puts ball in play, runs well, solid CF defender; limited power, LF arm
80. DEREK DENNIS, ss, Wareham Gatemen (Michigan/SO in 2011) Outstanding defender; excellent range at SS, gets rid of ball quickly; held own at plate, before hurt shoulder and BA tumbled to .176

http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=5111Top 100 JUCO players in 2011 draft - #81-90:
81 Nathan Burns OF So. L-R 6-4 205 Howard (Texas) (FB) North Richland Hills TX Never drafted Florida International
82 Drew Ghelfi RHP So. R-R 6-3 190 Iowa Central La Crosse WI Never drafted Minnesota
83 D'Andre Toney OF Fr. R-R 5-10 170 Gulf Coast (Fla.) Columbus GA Marlins '10 (33) 1/24/1992
84 Alan Walden RHP So. R-R 6-2 165 Chattanooga State (Tenn.) Chattanooga TN Braves '09 (43) Memphis 9/1/1990
85 Michael Revell OF/1B So. L-R 6-2 200 Chipola (Fla.) Havana FL Rangers '09 (16) 9/6/1989
86 Damek Tomscha SS Fr. R-R 6-3 200 Iowa Western Sioux City IA Phillies '10 (50) 8/27/1991
87 Steven Okert LHP So. L-L 6-3 220 Grayson County (Texas) Rowlett TX Brewers '10 (43) Oklahoma 7/9/1991
88 Jake Eliopoulos LHP So. L-L 6-4 185 St. Petersburg (Fla.) Newmarket ON Dodgers '10 (15) 5/21/1991
89 Dae Yang Kim RHP Fr. R-R 6-5 180 Feather River (Calif.) Honolulu HI Never drafted Washington
90 Korey Hall OF Fr. R-R 6-1 200 Wabash Valley (Ill.) Orchard Lake MI Never drafted 9/26/1991

Tony Zych: - 11-11-10 from: - http://xmlbscout.angelfire.com/  - #18 - RHP Tony Zych Louisville 6'2 185 R/R - lanky build with a power arm, fb mostly true, was 88-92 out of HS in Chicago, but has added strength naturally and still getting stronger. Had a great summer in the Cape and was up to 98 on a few pitches according to reports. I've seen up to 94 many times with not a lot of effort, fb will need to be pitched down in zone using L zone for a hitter, work corners and in on hitters, has hard cb from 11/6, high 3/4 slot and change is a working in progress still but demeanor set up to be a closer in pro ball with more upside than former Georgia flash, Fields who's with the Mariners farm system at present.

Jack Armstrong: - 11-11-10 from: - http://xmlbscout.angelfire.com/  - #19 - RHP Jack Armstrong Vanderbilt 6'7 220 - after a poor second season for the 'dores, Jack Jr is showing plus fb velocity with some arm side run, he's more effective down in the zone where he can get heavy action on his fb that produces grounders and k's, velocity up to 94, most are 89-91 with sink when down, middle up fb is still very hittable, so command and consistency in his delivery are going to be key issues. This young man grew a lot from the time he turned 15 until last spring and he's just starting to come into his own. Hard H3/4 cb that is up to 81, with downward action, late break which will improve and also shows effective straight change on occ.

 
Ryan Wright: - 11-11-10 from: - http://xmlbscout.angelfire.com/  - #20 - 2B-SS-3B, Utility - Ryan Wright Louisville 6'1 195 R/R - had a great summer showing off his ML arm, aggressiveness and compact swing that will drive in runs as a 3 hole or 5-6 hole guy in the lineup. Where is he going to play? Preferably at 2B once he signs. He runs well underway, not a burner, more instinctive runner. Has quickness with his bat to generate 10-15 type HR power. Redbird program will be watched closely!

 
11-8-10 from: -   http://diamondscapescouting.com/rankings_usacnttop15_09082010.html -
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Louisville (Jr.) - Wright is a versatile defender, logging time across the infield, but probably profiles best at either second or third base at the next level. His bat fits best at second, where he could provide average pop and an above-average hit tool with solid on-base skills. He works well up-the-middle and handles the barrel well enough to drive the ball to both lines. Wright stays compact to contact and put together strong at bats throughout trials week against top USA arms and carrying his strong performance through the remainder of the summer. He was the most consistent bat on the squad of all the regulars, finishing third in slugging and on-base percentage and second in hitting.


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