2/21/14

Draft 14 - A Quick Look - RHP - Lukas Shiraldi - Texas


      Lukas Schiraldi

10-15-13 – Baseball America - 47. Lukas Schiraldi, rhp, Texas: Son of former big leaguer Calvin, he shined this summer while flashing a plus fastball and solid secondary repertoire. http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/2014-draft-top-50-october-2013-carlos-rodon/

10-29-13 - College Baseball Daily kicks off our countdown to the start of the 2014 College Baseball season by checking in on the top 100 players in the country. We will be providing one player per day until we reach number 1.  We continue the list today at number 82 with University of Texas RHP Lukas Schiraldi. Before fully committing to the Longhorns staff, Schiraldi pitched at Navarro College where he dominated the Region XIV Athletic Conference in the NJCAA. Son of former Longhorn ace Calvin Schiraldi, Lukas has followed in his father’s footsteps and looks forward to potentially playing as a career. During his sophomore season with the Bulldogs, Schiraldi went 9-2 with a 2.84 ERA. In 76 IP the righty was able to strikeout 67 and quickly became a player to watch. http://ht.ly/2BaiSA

11-19-13 - Lukas Schiraldi (RHP) - College: University of Texas - After pitching his first two post-high school seasons at the JUCO level, Schiraldi is now a member of the Texas Longhorns. Because he was at the JUCO level, he flew under the radar a little bit. This, however, is no longer the case due to his 2013 Cape Cod League performance. He was given the BFC Whitehouse Outstanding Pitcher Award after he led the league with a 1.20 ERA. He had 27 strikeouts in 37.2 regular-season innings. Also, in his one playoff start in Cape Cod, he threw six shutout innings. At 6’4″, 197 pounds, he could add a little bulk to his frame, but his height is what is desired in a pitching prospect. Baseball America has him ranked 47th–noting his “plus fastball and solid secondary repertoire.” His fastball touches 95 MPH, and his changeup is already big-league ready. As he develops his breaking ball at UT, he will be one of the top pitching prospects out there. One of my favorite parts about him is his laid-back, goofy personality which can be seen in this 2.5 minute interview after his first start at Cape Cod. Give him time, and he could be the next Adam Wainwright–both on the mound and in the dugout/clubhouse. Based on his spring performance with Texas, he very well could be available for the Cardinals late in the first round, and I would be ecstatic if they were to pick him up. However, now that he plays for a perennial baseball powerhouse, Texas, scouts won’t be able to overlook him. I could see him flying up the draft board as the season rolls along. http://stlcupofjoe.com/2013/11/19/2014-mlb-draft-five-prospects-to-keep-an-eye-on-part-2/


 12-9-13 – Pine Tar Press  -  37- RHP Lukas Schiraldi Texas- He pitched at Navarro College before moving onto the University of Texas. He is another pitcher who generated a lot of buzz on the Cape. He is the son of former UT star Calvin, and like his dad he is a pitcher who developed more “wow” stuff after high school. He works with a heavy fastball and has solid secondary offerings to work off of his fastball. (Out of first round-Royals selection around #35) http://pinetarpress.com/early-look-2014-mlb-draft/

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