Draft 13 – Thomas Milone, Hunter Harvey, Joey Martarano, JP Crawford, Bret Morales

Thomas Milone, OF, Masuk HS (CT) - Like Cody Thomas, Milone is a two-sport star and is committed to play both baseball and football for UConn. Not the elite prospect Thomas is in football, he may not be as difficult to sign as baseball seems to be his future. The 6’-1”, 185 pound left-hander is a plus runner (4.3/40) and has a strong enough arm to remain at centerfield where his glove plays well. Offensively, he is still considered raw at the plate but has shown a good approach this year drawing 10 walks to just two strikeouts over 12 games for a .553 OBP. He has also gone 13-for-13 in stolen base attempts, showing great instincts on the base paths to go with the speed. He doesn’t hit for much power now, but projects to at least decent power as he matures. Playing in the Northeast, he hasn’t had a lot of opportunities to showcase himself to scouts, but he has been getting a lot of attention lately and his stock is rising. He has an outside chance of being available when the Cubs pick at 77. Committed to Connecticut. link

Hunter Harvey, RHP, Bandys HS (NC) - The 6’-3” right-hander tossed a five-inning no-hitter on Friday, striking out nine to two walks. For the season, he is now 8-0 over 10 starts with a 0.58 ERA, 0.84 WHIP and 99 K/17 BB over 46.2 innings. His 19.2 K/9 ratio shows how overpowering he is with his mid-90s fastball and he also adds a solid curveball. He is the son of former big-league closer Bryan Harvey and has an arm just like his dad. link

There are not a lot of high school baseball players you will find who are 6'3", 230 pounds, though you wouldn't know that to be the case after we just talked about Cody Thomas, which is why Joey Martarano is committed to play football at Boise State.

That is where things get dicey when you try to project his baseball future, because Boise State University doesn't have a baseball program after cutting it in 1980. link

Dan Kirby - ‏@DanMKirby

JP Crawford went 3-for-3 yesterday w/ 2 SB. Now hitting a silly .605 (23-for-38) over last 13 w/ 10 SB, 9 BB/0 K, .688 OBP.

King HS (FL) RHP Brett Morales  struck out a school record 17 batters in a 4-1 win. Now has 0.58 ERA, 117 K/21 BB, 78 IP.