Matt Skole: - 11-20-10 from: - http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2010/11/20/top-100-countdown-59-matt-skole-georgia-tech/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29&utm_content=Twitter - Skole made an immediate impression with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in 2009 as he appeared in all 58 games hitting .302 with 17 homers and driving in 58 runs. He was named a First Team Freshman All-America in 2009 by Collegiate Baseball. In 2010, Skole ended up playing in 62 games while hitting .335 with 20 homers and 63 RBI. He held a .682 slugging percentage which was the third highest in the conference. Matt was honored as First Team All-ACC for his great season. He spent the summer of 2010 in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Falmouth Commodores. He finished the summer with a .245 batting average with three homers and 21 RBI. Frankie Pilere rated him the 28th best prospect available in the draft. (Link). In the middle of the Cape Cod Baseball League season, he was invited to take part in the TD Ameritrade Homerun Derby at Rosenblatt Stadium. He ended up finishing with third. You can check out some video of his swing below
UCLA: - 11-20 from: - http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/?p=3983 - The first two spots in UCLA's weekend rotation are occupied by All-Americans Gerrit Cole and Trevor Bauer, of course, but there is plenty of competition for the Sunday spot and the Tuesday starter job. The front-runner for the Sunday job is touted freshman righty Adam Plutko, who has not shown as much velocity this fall as he did in the spring but has impressed with his polish. On Wednesday, he worked in the 88-90 range and flashed a nice, tight slider at 82 mph, a good changeup around 79, and a slow, loopy curveball in the 71-74 range. The Bruins have also been impressed with fellow freshmen Zach Weiss and Nick Vander Tuig; don't be surprised if they occupy the Tuesday starter and closer roles, respectively.
Barret Loux: - 11-19-10 from: - http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/news/story?id=5827302&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines - Right-hander Barret Loux, selected by Arizona with the sixth overall pick in the draft, has agreed to a contract with the Texas Rangers. Loux became a free agent on Sept. 1 as part of an agreement approved by commissioner Bud Selig, instead of having to re-enter the draft next summer. The Diamondbacks didn't sign Loux due to concerns the team had about the pitcher's health. With the signing of Loux, the AL champion Rangers have five of the first 49 picks of June's draft under contract.
Top 100 Cape Cod League prospects – #31-40 - 11-16-10 from: - http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=5114 -
41. MATT JENSEN, 2b/3b, Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox (Cal Poly/JR in 2011) Ex-Mariners 10th-rounder showed flashes of his pro potential (+ arm, raw power), but struggled with wood (.216-1-14), range at 2B
42. TYLER BREAM, 3b, Wareham Gatemen (Liberty/JR in 2011) Son of Sid quietly led league in RBIs (26), put together solid summer at plate/in field; soft hands at 3B, + arm, excels on slow rollers
43. D.J. BAXENDALE, rhp, Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox (Arkansas/SO in 2011) Positioned himself for breakout 2011 with solid summer (2-3, 2.61); gets good run on low 90s FB, SL/CH are potential plus pitches
44. PRATT MAYNARD, c, Harwich Mariners (North Carolina State/JR in 2011) Offensive catcher with + bat speed/power potential, ++ plate discipline (32 BB/21 SO); big arm, but needs to polish catching skills
45. COLTON MURRAY, rhp, Brewster White Caps (Kansas/JR in 2011) Dominated as closer (0.47, 8 SV) with ++ sharp 82-83 SL, FB in 90-93 range; profiles short role because of max effort in delivery
46. NICK MARTINI, of, Falmouth Commodores (Kansas State/JR in 2011) Struggled to build on big SO season at K-State; pure hitter, batted .257-2-21, numbers misleading as hit in tough luck; profiles as LF
47. TAYLOR FEATHERSTON, ss, Brewster White Caps (Texas Christian/JR in 2011) CWS appearance, Team USA trials limited time, but shows gap power (.267-0-3), good hands/feet in field, arm action may be issue
48. AARON WESTLAKE, 1b/of, Chatham Anglers (Vanderbilt/JR in 2011) Jays draft has advanced approach to hitting with sweet swing, serious juice in LH bat; hit .292, 5 HR in 106 AB; solid 1B, OK in LF
49. JOHN HINSON, 3b/2b, Cotuit Kettleers (Clemson/JR in 2011) Hit just .246-1-8, but has excellent rhythm in short, compact swing, ball explodes off bat; needs to settle on position, use his speed
50. NICK AHMED, ss/rhp, Bourne Braves (Connecticut/JR in 2011) Has higher upside on mound with 90-92 FB, but spent summer in field only; arm/speed (17 SB) are superior tools, hit only .212-0-10
http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=5111 – Top 100 JUCO players in 2011 draft - #41-50:
51 Ryan Wilkins RHP So. R-R 6-2 210 Palomar (Calif.) San Diego CA Never drafted North Carolina State 12/26/1990
52 Alan Garcia RHP So. R-R 6-4 210 Eastern Arizona Hermosillo MX Never drafted
53 Matthew Heckroth RHP Fr. R-R 6-5 220 Tallahassee (Fla.) Tallahassee FL Never drafted 6/17/1991
54 Zach Taylor OF So. L-L 6-3 220 St. Petersburg (Fla.) Statesboro GA Pirates '09 (31) 5/3/1991
55 Mason Justice RHP Fr. R-R 6-4 180 Eastern Oklahoma Tulsa OK Red Sox '10 (21) 10/21/1990
56 Chris Constantino 3B/RHP Fr. R-R 6-2 230 Walters State (Tenn.) Lincoln RI Red Sox '09 (49) 10/8/1991
57 Cameron Giannini RHP So. R-R 6-4 210 San Jacinto (Texas) Danville VA Tigers '09 (49) 8/23/1991
58 Karsten Strieby 1B So. R-R 6-7 225 Arizona Western Brier WA Cubs '10 (30) 2/21/1991
59 Clay Cedarquist 1B/OF So. L-L 6-3 175 Fresno (Calif.) Fresno CA Mariners '09 (46) Santa Clara 2/4/1990
60 Devon Conley OF Fr. R-R 6-0 170 New Mexico Albuquerque NM Never drafted
Austin Wood: - 11-11-10 from: - http://xmlbscout.angelfire.com/ - #4 - RHP Austin Wood U.S.C. 6'4 220 - power arm who went unsigned in 2010 after transfering to St Pete JC from Florida St. Will run fb up there to 98 mph most are 93-94 with occ run when in on RHH and sink when down, hard slider gets too big at times with break easy to read out of hand, other times very dominant, just needs to get it all together and stay within himself, ala Bobby Jenks/Jeff Farnsworth types. Some max effort and will get pitches up, but gets away with it due to velocity.
Brian Martin: - 11-8-10 from: - http://www.collegesummerbaseball.net/2010/11/top-performers-from-2010-brian-martin.html - My next Top Performer from the 2010 summer season is Brian Martin of the Hays Larks. Brian is a 5-11/180 pound Senior outfielder from Bradley University. He hails from Glen Ellyn, IL and he went to high school at Lombard Montini Catholic. He started his collegiate career at the College of DuPage. This past Spring, he turned in a great first season at Bradley. He hit .364, with 3 home runs and 39 rbi's in 206 at-bats. He was named to the the 2nd Team All-MVC List. Brian spent this summer playing for the Hays Larks of the Jayhawk League. He hit .386 in 127 at-bats this summer. He hit 11 doubles, 2 triples and smacked 2 home runs for the Larks. He also scored 31 runs and knocked in 25 on the year. He had a great bb/k ratio of 17/19 this summer. Brian is said to have "deceptive" speed, and his 16 stolen bases are proof of that. For his outstanding play, Brian was named to the First Team All-Jayhawk League list. The fine folks over at Perfect Game recently ranked Brian as the 16th best prospect in the league, while Baseball America has him ranked as the 18 best prospect in the league. The following is from the Baseball America scouting report: Martin was primarily a wrestler in high school who had a scholarship to Fresno State that fell through when the program dropped wrestling. He took a year off from school to reacquaint himself with baseball, which he played as a prep freshman and senior, and has done nothing but hit and run since then. He stands just 5-foot-9 and bats righthanded; his profile would work better if he batted lefty, and he could move to second base for Bradley next season. He's a solid runner with a quick, strong swing, and he made consistent solid contact all summer, batting .386 with 11 doubles, ranking second in the former category. Martin draws walks and steals bases with aplomb and has a track record for hitting with wood, having hit .302 in the Prospect League last summer. He's more grinder than toolshed and already is 22 years old.
Josh Delph: - 11-5-10: - http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=5095 – WWBA stars - CF Josh Delph (Chet Lemon’s Juice): I saw Delph play over the summer and the best thing the 6-2, 180 lb left-handed hitter did was square up the ball consistently. That was the same thing Delph did in this event, square it up consistently, only he appears stronger than he was a few months ago and the ball was coming off his bat harder. Give Delph a couple of years and proportionately more strength and he’s going to be an outstanding hitting prospect.
10-27-10 from: - http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/?p=3012 - Outfielder Josh Delph has a sweet lefthanded swing and consistently hit the ball hard, including roping a triple in the championship game.
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