Draft 14 – A.J. Reed, Kyle Schwarber, Tyler Beede, Carlos Rodon

Kentucky sophomore A.J. Reed (LHP-1B)was named All-SEC first team as the designated hitter and utility player.  http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052813aaa.html Reed is the first UK player to earn first-team All-SEC honors since Thomas McCarthy in 2011. He is the first UK player to earn first-team honors as the designated hitter since Brad Hindersman in 1993.

I haven't scouted Kyle Schwarber yet, but the people that have can't stop raving about his bat. The squatty lefty hitter catches now but won't stick there and is a right field or first base fit long-term but the above average bat and power stand out, while his sophomore year numbers aren't bad either: .381/.469/.670, 33 BB, 25 K, 13 HR LINK

Tyler Beede, RHP, Vanderbilt - The only other player who has a chance to challenge Rodon for the top pick in next year’s MLB draft is Beede, who would be one hell of a consolation prize. The 6’-4” right-hander has three plus pitches of his own in a mid-90s fastball with great movement, a power curveball and a deceptive change-up. He doesn’t have quite the command that Rodon does, but he is just as unhittable. On the year, he is 3-0 with a 1.45 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 20 K/9 BB over 18.2 innings, allowing just 12 hits for third-ranked Vandy. LINK

College Baseball 360‏ @CB360updates - NC State so. LHP ace Carlos Rodon faced only 36 (3 over min.) while allowing an unearned run & only one hit in 10 innings vs. UNC (14 Ks)