4. Carson
Kelly, 3B, Westview (Portland, Ore.)
Kelly is a prospect at the plate and on the mound, sitting in the upper
80s and topping out at 92 mph with the fastball. The majority of area scouts
appear to prefer him as a bat, where his swing is easy, consistent and should
produce natural power. He can handle third base and could end up a candidate
for left or right field if necessary. He's known to carry himself as a leader
and brings plus makeup to the table. He'll head to the University of Oregon if
the price isn't right on the professional front, but he could go in the top
100. http://espn.go.com/blog/high-school/baseball/post/_/id/1108/joey-gallo-is-nation%e2%80%99s-top-corner-infielder
1. Carlos
Correa, SS, Bats Right/Throws Right, Puerto Rico Baseball Academy - Correa
dazzled scouts at summer and fall showcases in 2011. He is a slick defender
with smooth fielding actions and a powerful arm. He shows signs of becoming a
unique hitter. During an October showcase, Correa, using a wood bat, drilled an
opposite field home run directly down the right field line which, to quote a
long ago Joe Garagiola description, "didn't get up, didn't get down...it
just got out."
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/highschool/02/13/baseball.top.10.prospects/index.html#ixzz1mJYi8Rky
1. Mark Appel,
RHP, Stanford - I get everyone is all about velocity and that he gets out. But
how he gets outs is mildly worrisome. He doesn’t miss enough bats for his
“supposed” stuff that I’ve seen a few people make comparisons to both Gerrit
Cole and Justin Verlander. I don’t buy it. You can look at a lot of guys that
have been drafted over the last few years and while it’s easy to pull for the
guys that have statistical backing the thing is guys that don’t have that
backing burn out more often than the ones with it. I’ll watch him with a
special eye but at this point I’m not a fan of his. http://sodomojo.com/2012/02/13/more-mlb-draft-talk-and-a-quick-little-top-5/
Sammy
Ayala impressed scouts last June at a showcase event at
San Diego State, but many scouts had to wait until this weekend to get another
look at him. Ayala is not a darling of showcases or scout ball because he
played defensive end for La Jolla Country Day's football team.
Ayala, a UC Santa Barbara recruit, burst back onto
the baseball prospect landscape in a big way at Saturday's Southern California
Invitational at the Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy. In his first
at-bat, the lefthanded-hitting Ayala ripped a hard line drive to center field
against lefthander Max Fried—a potential first-round pick. The ball got by the
center fielder and reached the wall, allowing Ayala to motor around the bases
for an inside-the-park home run. http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/2012/02/southern-california-prep-talent-shines-in-compton/
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