The Mack Draft Report - Dec. 8, 2010

The Mack Draft Report - Dec. 8, 2010



Blake Geiger: - 12-7-10 from: - http://www.collegesummerbaseball.net/2010/12/top-performers-from-2010-blake-geiger.html - My next top performer from the 2010 summer season is Blake Geiger of the Youse's Orioles. Blake is a 6-0/170 pound rhp formally of the University of Richmond. He is from Baltimore, MD and he attended high school at Calvert Hall College H.S. Blake found himself in legal trouble earlier this year, and I'm not 100% sure if he is still a student at Richmond. Blake spent this past summer pitching for the #22 ranked Youse's Orioles of the Cal Ripken Collegiate League. He was one of the most dominant pitchers in the league. He was incredibly consistent, and he helped to lead the Orioles to the regular season title. He went 4-1, and had a league-low 0.63 era in 43 innings of work. He allowed just 24 hits, and had a great bb/k ratio of 12/42. Blake's 42 strikeouts translates into a k/9 of 9.0 this summer. He appeared in 8 games, started 7 of those games and completed a remarkable 3 games. He also held opponents to a .162 batting average. In the playoffs for the Orioles, he was hit pretty hard and picked up the loss.


Harold Martinez: - http://baseballdraftreport.com - Ignoring the advice of wizened baseball men all over the planet, I just can’t seem to quit player comps. Love two recent JR 3B Harold Martinez comps I’ve heard/completely pulled out of thin air over the past few weeks. First, I’ve heard Martinez’s upside compared to former Pirate Al Martin’s. Like that one if only for a reason to have Al Martin back in my life once again. The one I’ve come up with is a better, slightly more patient Jose Lopez. If we remix the two comps, we could be looking a player capable of putting up a line of .250/.335/.450 with league average defense at third base. A quick look of the state of third basemen around MLB shows that a player like that would be a pretty darn valuable asset. I’ve also heard — very quietly, I might add — some that believe Martinez has what it takes to catch at the next level. An OPS of .800ish as a catcher would work.


Austin Wood – USC 6'4", 220 R/R - Wood was drafted by the Rays in the fourth round of last year’s draft, but went unsigned and has since transferred to USC. He has a big, strong body and one of the more lively arms in the nation. He throws easily in the mid-90s and has approached triple digits on occasion. At times he has shown some late movement on his fastball, but at this point in time he’s at his best blowing batters away and can be effectively wild. Despite an easy arm and velocity, there is a little effort to his overall delivery. His changeup, while improving, remains inconsistent as are both the command and break on his breaking ball, which causes some concern about his future role. His size and raw stuff make him one of the more interesting prospects to watch next spring, and transferring to USC will allow him to face tough opponents week after week. That combination makes him one of the most notable, potential helium prospects to follow next spring. - http://www.5tooltalk.com/topprospects.html