7/6/13

Draft 14 – Derek Fisher, Scott Squier, Michael Conforto, Indiana


6-13-13  -  17. San Francisco Giants — Derek Fisher, OF, Virginia - A great athlete, the 6’-3”, 210 pound left-hander greatly improved his approach this season cutting down his strikeouts from 61 to 38 over roughly the same number of plate appearances while upping his walks from 22 to 28. Over 53 games, he hit .306 with 12 doubles, seven home runs, stole eight bases and had a .420 OBP/.505 SLG. His size suggests more power will come and, if it does, he will be one of the better all-around college bats available in the 2014 MLB draft. http://beforeitsnews.com/sports/2013/06/2014-mlb-mock-draft-1-0-no-time-like-the-present-2513748.html?currentSplittedPage=2

6-22-13  -  Player:  Scott Squier   Position:  LHP   School:  Hawaii   Date of Birth:  9/17/1992   Height/Weight:  6’6   Bats/Throws:  R/L   2014 Class:  College Junior   Previously Drafted:  2011, 21st rd, Tigers Scouting Report:  from Don Olsen on 6/18/2013 - Tall and narrow frame, little touch of overall development, comes across in the Chris Sale mold. Fastball 89- 92 (93) mph works with natural tail in the arm slot, shows some sink in the offering.  Slider with more horizontal tilt than vertical and shows the bite that can induce swing/miss offering, grade at above average with some room to grow.  Change up flashes, but needs to grow in order to round out into a solid three pitch mix.  He throws mainly from a natural ¾ slot, but the arm leaks a fair amount of times into a sidearm slot angle might place into bullpen role, some teams do not see this as an issue into role.  The FB/SL combo can ride hard on both sides that logical to fit into a back of the bullpen role, if the change up fails to develop. http://bigleaguefutures.net/1/2013/06/20/2014-mlb-draft-profile-scott-squier/


6-9-13 - 21. Arizona Diamondbacks — Michael Conforto, OF, Oregon State - After an incredible freshman season in which he hit .349 over 58 games with 14 doubles, 13 home runs, 76 RBI and a .438 OBP/.601 SLG, the 6’-1”, 215 pound left-hander has regressed a bit his sophomore year. Over 58 games, he is hitting .326 with nine home runs, 42 RBI and a .450 OBP/.501 SLG. While he has improved his walk rate and approach, the power numbers are down. A great talent, he should be among the better college bats available in the 2014 MLB draft. He has been a little inconsistent in the outfield this season but shows enough to hold down a corner outfield spot. http://beforeitsnews.com/sports/2013/06/2014-mlb-mock-draft-1-0-no-time-like-the-present-2513748.html?currentSplittedPage=2   

6-27-13  -  INDIANA - Head coach Tracy Smith and his staff are doing a terrific job, but must adequately find a way to replace outstanding assistant coach Ty Neal, who's now the head coach at Cincinnati. With that said, the Hoosiers, who were the first team since Michigan in 1984 to reach the College World Series out of the Big Ten, should have yet another fantastic club in 2014. Though starting pitcher Aaron Slegers is fully expected to sign with the Twins as a fifth-round pick, as well as third baseman Dustin DeMuth, IU could very well welcome back reliever Ryan Halstead, who was a 26th-round selection of the Twins. From a pitching standpoint, the Hoosiers welcome back several talented arms, including starting pitchers Joey DeNato, who starred in Omaha, Kyle Hart, who had a 3.01 ERA in 83 2/3 innings of work this past season, and plenty of others, such as Will Coursen-Carr, Scott Effross, Luke Harrison, Brian Korte and Evan Bell, among others. Indiana also will be loaded again at the plate with the return of PG First Team All-American catcher Kyle Schwarber, designated hitter Scott Donley, first baseman Sam Travis and plenty of others. From a newcomer standpoint, freshman catcher Brent Gibbs could be an early contributor from an offensive standpoint. As good as this Hoosiers team will be next season, it also is interesting to see how they perform with a massive target on their back. http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=8705

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