1/20/14

Draft 14 – Michael Gettys, Luke Weaver, Joseph Gatto, Kodi Medeiros, Trenton Kemp



   11-27-13 – Big League Futures Top 25 Poll –  5 Michael Gettys    OF Gainesville (GA) http://bigleaguefutures.net/1/2013/11/26/mlb-draft-top-25-prospects-poll/

B/R – 11-21-13 - 24. Cleveland Indians: Luke Weaver, RHP, Florida State - Although Luke Weaver lacks physical projection at 6’2”, 175 pounds, he’s one of the younger college players in the 2014 draft class and won’t turn 21 until next August. Pitching for Team USA this past summer, the right-hander’s fastball sat 91-95 mph and registered as high as 97 toward the end of the year. Weaver’s above-average changeup in the low-80s currently represents his best secondary offering and could develop into a plus with experience. His inconsistent and slurvey breaking ball leaves something to be desired, though it’ll presumably be cleaned up as a professional and likely converted into more of a true slider. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1860341-2014-mlb-mock-draft-early-first-round-projections-for-all-30-teams/page/10

11-21-13 – BA Top 100 High School Players - 29 Joseph Gatto RHP R/R 6-3 209 St. Augustine Prep, Hammonton, N.J. North Carolina http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/2014-high-school-top-100-with-commitments/

12-8-13 – Kodi Medeiros is a short, lean lefty at around 6' and 185 LBS. The first time I saw I him I thought he had a nice swing and could be a decent OF prospect if he could run and he had an athletic frame that looked like it could be a reasonable expectation. His actions at the plate reminded me a bit of Johnny Damon. Worth watching more of, for sure but then I saw him pitch. That resolved any thought of me seeing more of him at the plate. He could get out big leaguers right now and I'm not exaggerating. His fastball is 90-93 touching 94 but that's just the appetizer. It has run in on lefties like a screwball. It fades away from righties. You can see lefties bail as it attacks them making it impossible to hit well with any frequency. http://www.minorleagueball.com/2013/12/8/5181602/2014-mlb-draft-profile-kodi-medeiros-lhp-hilo-hi-high-school

9-11-13 - Sully’s 2014 Top 100 MLB HS Draft Prospects – 53.Trenton Kemp – OF, Buchanan (CA) HS  http://www.ninebaseball.org/Wordpress/sullys-2014-top-100-mlb-hs-draft-prospects/

2 comments:

ReneNYM1 said...

Any news about Getty being able to hit a changeup this year ,I heard he has trouble with the curve and the off speed stuff?

Mack Ade said...

I think you are referring to the recent article on him by John Sickles and Company.

Yes, he has work to do with the changeup but you and I should have these problems