
9-21-13 – Alex Gironda took the ball for the SoCal Marlins and immediately showed off a lively fastball. The righthander hit 86 mph with his fastball and lived consistently at 83-85. He has good life through the zone and threw a lot of strikes with his fastball. Gironda also mixed in a sharp 71-73 mph curveball with 11-to-5 break. This was a pitch he was clearly confident in and went to in almost any situation he needed a big pitch. He gets good extension out front, finishing his curveball consistently and throwing strikes with it. The 6-foot-1, 180-pound righty also projects to add strength and velocity. . http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=9017
9-30-13 – TTF Mock 2.0 - 1. Houston Astros — Carlos Rodon, LHP, North Carolina State - The “Lastros” have now secured the first-overall pick a record three years in a row. Barring an injury or signability issues, their prize this year will be Rodon, a 6’-3”, 240 pound southpaw with exceptional stuff. As a sophomore for the Wolfpack, he posted a 2.99 ERA, 1.05 WHIP with 184 K/45 BB over 132.1 innings. He then went out and dominated for the Collegiate National Team, going 3-0 with 21 K/4 BB over 17 shutout innings, allowing just five hits. He has a five-pitch arsenal that includes a mid-90s heater, a power slider, a lethal cutter, an above-average curveball and a change-up with nice fade. He commands all of them well and is comfortable throwing any of them in any situation. After taking Mark Appel with the first-overall pick in this year’s draft, he and Rodon could form a devastating 1-2 punch at the top of the rotation for an organization loaded with talent. http://throughthefencebaseball.com/2014-mlb-mock-draft-2-0-draft-order-set/38280#5E3F5j1jWOgE69bJ.99
9-4-13 – Mack’s Mock Draft v1.0 – 15 – SS Jacob Gatewood – Clovis (CA) HS – This is a big guy (6-5) for a shortstop and also generates Tulo comparisons. He generated a ton of power through excellent bat speed, plus has excellent speed, soft hands, and plays a great defensive game. This is definitely the year of some great shortstops
9-11-13 - Sully’s 2014 Top 100 MLB HS Draft Prospects – 29.Brandon Murray – RHP, Hobart (IN) HS http://www.ninebaseball.org/Wordpress/sullys-2014-top-100-mlb-hs-draft-prospects/
3 comments:
A few months ago I had Rodon as #1. I changed my mind. If I were the Astros and I were picking today, I would no doubt pick Beede. I really like Beedes delivery. It looks similar to Syndergaard. Rodon kind of looks like a left handed Harvey in the sense that he looks like he is putting 100% effort into every pitch to get his velocity. They both have short deacceleration points after their releases.
Beede is your typical power college pitcher a la Harvey.
Actually, right now, Hoffman is #1 on many lists
Well I missed big time in 2013. I would have picked AJ Puk first if I were drafting for the Mets. Actually I would have waited until about the third round because I knew he wouldn't go before that.
He didn't go until the about the 15th round. Some of that was likely do to his signability. I will be watching him and I will like to see were he goes in 2016.
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