Draft 2012 - Matt Price, Nick Travieso, Victor Roache, Walker Weickel, Cohl Walla

RP Matt Price School: South Carolina  Cl.: Junior, Ht.: 6-2, Wt.: 215  Hometown.: Sumter, S.C.  High school: Sumter  The Gamecocks are slated to start Price to begin the 2012 campaign, but the hard-throwing right-hander could evolve back to the bullpen should things not work out with a new closer. Price has a fastball in the mid 90s and was great last season, collecting 20 saves with a 1.83 ERA in 59 innings. http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=6498

 9. Nick Travieso, Archbishop McCarthy (Lakewood Ranches, Fla.)  Built like a prototypical MLB starting pitcher, Travieso has touched 95 mph with his fastball and impressed over the summer with a strong assortment of pitches. There is some effort in his delivery, but the Miami commit shows a good feel for pitching and a willingness to throw his changeup. http://espn.go.com/blog/high-school/baseball/post/_/id/1051/top-10-class-of-2012-right-handed-pitchers

14. Victor Roache — 6’-1”, OF/1B, Georgia Southern  Roache led the nation in home runs last year with 30. One of the best power hitters in the draft, he can hit the ball out to all fields with his superb bat speed. Not going to steal many bases, but the bat is what scouts and GM’s will fall in love with. Has a strong enough arm and footwork to hold down a corner outfield position. His approach at the plate is getting better and more refined every year, so he should be a good average hitter to go along with all of the home runs he is going to hit. Hit .316 with six home runs and 28 RBIs over 42 games at the Cape Cod League, leading the league with a 1.004 OPS as well. He struck out 44 times, but also had 30 walks, showing improvement at the plate. http://www.throughthefencebaseball.com/top-50-draft-prospects-for-2012-25-thru-1/15694/

3. Walker Weickel, Olympia (Orlando, Fla.)  Weickel, like Giolito, is a projectable arm at 6-foot-6. He creates good plane on the fastball, which sits in the low-90s, and has a curveball with good depth. He's committed to Miami but figures to warrant a first-round look. http://espn.go.com/blog/high-school/baseball/post/_/id/1051/top-10-class-of-2012-right-handed-pitchers

  Texas junior outfielder Cohl Walla suffered a torn ACL today at practice according to CBD sources close to the situation. Walla appeared in 50 games last season while starting 37 games and hitting .229 in 144 at bats. He will likely be replaced by freshmen Collin Shaw or Taylor Stell while Orange Coast College transfer Matt Moynihan could also see action. http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2012/02/03/texas-of-cohl-walla-out-for-the-season/