Mack Draft: - Mitchell Lambson, Eric Jaffe, Brett Mooneyham, Dan Vogelbach, and George Springer

Coming in at number 19 on the list is Arizona State junior LHP Mitchell Lambson. The Tualatin, Oregon native attended Tualatin High School where he was a four year letter winner in baseball. As a senior, he went 8-1 with a 1.40 ERA and 92 strikeouts on his way to setting school records for career strikeouts and career pitching victories. Lambson had an outstanding freshman season in 2009 which saw him work out of the bullpen in his 31 out of 32 appearances. He finished the season with a 9-5 record including five saves while accumulating a 3.01 ERA in 83.2 innings pitched. He had an outstanding strikeout to walk ratio with 99 strikeouts and walking only 25 batters. He picked up several awards including being named First Team All-Pac 10 in addition to being a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball and the NCBWA. - http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2011/01/06/mitchell-lambson-arizona-state-top-100-countdown/#more-32549



We reported back in November that Cal freshman Eric Jaffe was looking into transferring to UCLA if he could get a waiver to be eligible for the 2011 season. According to Baseball America’s Aaron Fitt, he has been able to secure the waiver and will join the Bruins this spring. Jaffe decided to look into transferring to the Bruins at semester break after Cal announced it was dropping baseball at the end of the 2011 season. - http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2011/01/05/eric-jaffe-ruled-eligible-at-ucla



Coming in at number 20 on our list is junior LHP Brett Mooneyham from Stanford University. The Atwater, California, native earned four varsity letters at Buhach High School while helping his team to four straight league titles. He was named first team All-League in his senior season of 2008, leading the team to a Division I Championship on both the mound and at the plate. He went 9-2 with a 0.97 ERA including 103 strikeouts in 58 innings and holding opponents to a .116 batting average. At the plate, he hit .379 with 5 HR and 35 RBI. Mooneyham’s father was a 4-time first round pick, finally signing with the Angels as the 10th pick in the 1980 June Draft. He played 9 professional seasons, seeing time in the big leagues with the Oakland A’s in 1986. - http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2011/01/05/top-100-countdown-20-brett-mooneyham-stanford



Power is an asset for Dan Vogelbach and he presented it last week at Chase Field in Arizona at the 5th Annual Power Showcase. You may have heard of a kid named Bryce Harper who hit a 502 FT home run in the 2009 power showcase at Tropicana Field. Well, Vogelbach hit a ball 508' at Chase Field to set a new Power Showcase record. He hit 30 in total. His power does come pretty easily, or so it looks, with a well balanced powerful swing from the left side. He has lightning fast wrists to generate enormous power. He's not a one trick pony though. When I saw him run a 60 yard dash, I was shocked. He has average speed, plus for his size, and is a better athlete than you would expect. His defense at 1B is adequate and could get better with some work. His arm is average. - http://www.mlbbonusbaby.com/2011/1/3/1908539/draft-prospect-to-watch-dan-vogelbach#storyjump



Connecticut JR OF George Springer brings the best present power/speed combination in the entire 2011 draft class. For a supposed tools gamble with too many holes in his swing, his 2010 production (.366/.514/.704 – 61 BB/69 K – 33/35 SB) was nothing short of amazing. He’s got an ideal pro body (6-3, 200), above-average arm, great athleticism, and electric bat speed, all in addition to the aforementioned above-average raw power and speed. You know you’re a potential top five pick when two of the bigger negatives to your game really aren’t so bad at all. Springer’s biggest issue has been his tendency to get too aggressiveness at the plate. That’s one, but it’s one with a large caveat. Without to numbers to actually back this up I feel silly sharing it, but the reports on Springer as the year went on all indicate a heightened awareness on the necessity of working deeper counts and not giving away quick at bats - http://baseballdraftreport.com/2011/01/05/2011-mlb-draft-fearless-prediction-2/#more-1605