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5/6/13

Draft 13 – Stuart Turner, Sam Moll, Dominic Smith, Marcus Doi, SEC




Stuart Turner, Ole Miss - A JUCO transfer from LSU-Eunice, the 6’-2”, 220-pound right-hander won the Rawlings Gold Glove and was an Academic All American. He has huge power potential due to his size and has a good approach at the plate. Over 45 games this season, he is hitting .376 with 13 doubles, five home runs, 43 RBI and a .439 OBP/.567 SLG. Solid on both sides of the plate, he could be a nice pick in the third or fourth rounds of the 2013 MLB draft. - link



Sam Moll, LHP (Memphis): The Tigers saw right-hander Dan Langfield go in the 3rd round of last year’s draft, and Moll could easily go that high in 2013. The lefty’s peripheral statistics have gone up and down the past two years with some time spent in the rotation, and some in the bullpen. In 2011, Moll tossed 40.1 IP of 2.68 ERA ball, striking out 48 and walking 16, allowing 33 hits. In 2012, Moll pitched 95.2 IP of 3.48 ERA ball, striking out 59 and walking 44, allowing 91 hits. During his only time in summer league ball (last year, in Cape Cod), Moll threw 32 IP of 2.76 ERA ball with 43 K and 3 bb. While I’m not quite sure why his strikeout rate fell so much last year, it’s jumped up a lot in 2013. So far through 48 innings, he’s struck out 67 and walked 16, allowing 36 hits and 18 runs en route to a 2.77 ERA (2.51 FIP). The lefty has some of the best peripheral stats in Division I ball, with excellent command and whiff rates. link


 Player:  Dominic Smith  Position:  1B  School:  Serra (CA)  Date of Birth:  2/6/1995  Height/Weight:  6’1/200  Bats/Throws:  L/L 2013 Class:  HS Senior  Committed To:  Southern Cal  Scouting Report:  Solid build  Advanced hitter  Hits to all fields  Plus bat speed  Solid power potential  Average runner  Plus defense at first  Can handle a corner outfield spot  Strong arm link


PROSPECT ON THE RISE: MARCUS DOI, of, Mid-Pacific Institute, Honolulu. While he wasn't as well known on the national level at this time a year ago as middle infielder Kean Wong, Doi's breakout showing at the Area Code Games shot him up draft boards, and with an injury to the top college prospect (University of Hawaii left handed pitcher Jarrett Arakawa), Doi now finds himself as the state's top draft prospect. He may have wound up being just that even if Arakawa had remained healthy, but now there is little doubt that the slugging outfielder is tops in the state's 2013 draft class. link


The Southeastern Conference and ESPN have signed a 20-year agreement through 2034 to create and operate a multiplatform network, which will launch in August 2014, it was announced today by SEC Commissioner Mike Slive and ESPN President John Skipper. The new network and its accompanying digital platform will air SEC content 24/7 including more than 1,000 events in its first year. link

1 comment:

  1. "Can handle a corner outfield spot  Strong arm"

    That's all I was concerned with with Smith, was whether he could play of it not. Although at this point, there may very well be a need for a 1b now since Ike clearly can't hit lefties for his life. Smith is my #1 and Wilson is my #2, assuming none of the bigger prospects don't fall to us at #11.

    Even if they do, I'm sure that means they fell due to price tag, which means they will def not pick one of those players anyway, so definitely Smith & Wilson would be the two players I would target at #11.

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