Draft Notes – Ty Hensley, Byron Buxton, Mark Johnson

Scouts are talking up RHSP Ty Hensley. Clocked last week at 93-96 into the 8^th inning and 77-79-CV.

One warning about drafting OF Byron Buxton. Buxton lives in rural Georgia and hits against inferior pitching in small high schools that are dominated by African-American players that have never been taught the fundamentals. I live in neighboring rural South Carolina and have scouted kids and schools like this. Most of the white kids go to “religious” schools, which is a parent’s excuse to not allow their sons to mix racially. This isn’t a racist statement; it’s just true. Moreover, baseball isn’t the sport of choice inside the African-American home and it is rare to see a father playing catch in the yard with their son. I have written about and followed kids that hit like this that were swinging at 75-mph straight fastballs. Just a warning.

Matt Grabusky/ MLB Draft Guide   and I both agreed on his site that Florida’s Mark Johnson just isn’t a first round pick in this draft. Matt felt that he should be an every day player instead, while my thoughts were based on scout chatter. The truth is others have simply passed Johnson by and there are only 31 slots in the first round. IMO, he is not one of the top 31 players in this draft.