Draft 2012: - Ryan McNeil, Taylore Cherry, Mark Appel, Tyler Gaffney

7-19-11: - http://www.mlbbonusbaby.com/2011/6/29/2250656/early-look-at-2012#comments - Ryan McNeil, Nipomo HS, Calif, 6’3 205, strong bodied righty from High 3/4, some effort to delivery, shows fb up to 93, most are 89-90, tailing life in on RHH, breaking ball has proper rotation and downward tilt to be an ave ML pitch, command is fair currently, should improve with keeping head still and leveling off shoulders with hips during follow thru.

9-8-11: - http://www.gacksports.com/65590/2012-mlb-mock-draft-update - 15. New York Mets Taylore Cherry Pitcher Vandalia Butler High School Ohio Cherry is 6 foot 9 260 pounds and throws a mid 90′s fastball that can clock up to 98 miles per hour.  Cherry is rising up draft boards as a potential sleeper.  I am beginning to ask myself if this is too high to place Cherry.

9-21-11: - http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=6253 – Comment From Biff Pocoroba - What flaw do you find in Mark Appel? I don't see it, but then again, I'm just a lowly utility guy.  - A guy with Mark's stuff should be dominating opponents on a weekly basis, or at least a bi-weekly basis. He doesn't do that .... yet. Appel throws in the mid to upper 90s. I know he was working hard last season to refine/work on his changeup. We'll see how that work progresses as the spring begins.  - Appel needs more consistency pretty much across the board. His command in particular needs to be brushed up, as does the ability to throw his secondary stuff for strikes consistently. I was happy to see him add some late diving life to his fastball this summer, as he seemed to add a 2-seam fastball to his repertoire, as for as good as his stuff is, he's far from unhittable as Kendall noted. Many people seem to think he may not even be a top-10 overall pick in a strong year.

9-23-11: - http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_18966525 - When Stanford's baseball team lost to North Carolina in the NCAA super regionals this summer, (Tyler) Gaffney was riding a 22-game hitting streak—the program's fifth-longest since 1988—and it will carry into the 2012 season. The left fielder batted .327 with three home runs and 35 RBIs, and was second on the team with 42 runs scored. He drew a team-leading 29 walks and hit 10 doubles and five triples. As soon as Stanford was eliminated, it immediately became time to switch gears to football.