6-20-11: - http://bleacherreport.com/articles/740905-omaha-eye-openers-2012-mlb-draft-prospects-at-the-2011-college-world-series#/articles/740905-omaha-eye-openers-2012-mlb-draft-prospects-at-the-2011-college-world-series/page/4 - Sophomore RHP Josh Urban is another solid bet to end up getting drafted, most likely earlier than his 19th-round selection by Pittsburgh back in 2009. He only made 13 appearances this season but was solid, striking out 23 batters in 17 innings, while posting a 2.65 ERA. He too figures to get some more time on the mound as a good chunk of the Longhorns bullpen was drafted this season. Urban has more prototypical size at 6'4" and 215 pounds and seems like a better bet to make the jump to starting.
Devin Harrison:
6-30-11: - http://www.prospectwire.com/pw/article.php?id=268 - Devin Harrison, OF, 2013, Tucson, AZ - 520 Elite (West Team) - The 6'0/170 pound Harrison can do a little bit of everything. While none of his tools are "plus" at this time, he was one of the more well-rounded players at the 2011 PW West Coast Finals in Scottsdale. Harrison combines a 7.0 60 with solid arm strength and some good hitting tools that allowed him to swing an impact bat during the Memorial Weekend tournament.
Mark Appel:
7-9-11: - http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=6002 - Mark Appel, RHP, Stanford - Appel is currently one of the top projected prospects for the 2012 draft, and is an early candidate to go first overall. It isn't a huge surprise that Appel's velocity, which sat in the upper-90s against the New England Collegiate League All-Stars at Fenway Park, has climbed as it has since throwing in the low-90s at the 2008 National Showcase. His athleticism and projectability were evident then, and he now serves as the Friday ace for a Stanford team that advanced to the Super Regionals. He wasn't as electric in Omaha as he was at Fenway two weeks ago, but threw roughly a half-dozen mid-90s fastballs down in the zone to quickly record three straight 4-3 groundouts.
Marcus Stroman:
7-11-11: - http://baseballdraftreport.com/ - Stroman is a high level relief prospect follow who has done nothing but produce on the biggest of stages. His timeline since entering school – excellent freshman season, perfect (literally) summer on the Cape (35 K – 3 BB – 0.00 ERA – 27 IP), another great season as a sophomore, and now a breakout summer pitching for the Collegiate National Team – shows his track record of dominance is on par with any pitcher in the 2012 college class. The present stuff is enough to warrant early round consideration, and the possibility of a third pitch — he’s shown a change, but He is also a tremendous all-around athlete who plays a mean defensive shortstop on days he doesn’t pitch. In what may or may not be considered ironic (Alanis Morissette has me forever confused on the word’s definition; I’m almost positive coincidental would be the better word choice, but it was two syllables too long), I’ve heard a Dee Gordon, Tom’s son, comp on Stroman as a fielder at short. That’s what we call coming full circle.
Taylor Rogers:
7-11-11: - http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/07/11/cape-cod-baseball-playerpitcher-awards-july-11 - Taylor Rogers (Kentucky) has earned this week’s Coca Cola Pitcher of the Week honor for leading his team to a 1-0 victory over Orleans on Saturday. Rodgers threw seven innings of two-hit ball, striking out two and walking none. The shutout performance lowered Rogers’ earned run average to a paltry 2.14. He is 2-2 on the season, but has pitched two shutouts and not given up more than three runs in a start this season. Rogers is a sophomore at Kentucky. He is a promising prospect, and quickly established himself as a force to be reckoned with in the SEC, leading the Wildcats in innings pitched in his freshman year. Rogers was selected by the Orioles in the 37th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft.
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