2-5-14 - Bradley
Zimmer, OF, San Francisco - The 6’-5”, 210 pound left-hander oozes
potential and shows every tool except power right now. With his size, however,
most think he can hit around 20-25 home runs a year down the line. He has a
plus arm, much like his older brother, and Royals top prospect Kyle Zimmer, and
mixed with his speed and instincts, should remain a legit center fielder. Over
58 games as a sophomore, he hit .320/.437/.512 with 12 doubles, seven home runs
and 19 stolen bases. He also shows a great approach at the plate as he drew 29
walks to 31 strikeouts and was hit by a pitch a whopping 16 times, proving
he’ll do whatever it takes to get on base. He showed off his wheels for the
Collegiate National Team, swiping 11 of 12 bases over 21 games while also
hitting an even .300. He hit .270 over 22 games with Cotuit of the Cape Cod
League with eight extra-base hits and six stolen bases. He drew just three
walks to 22 strikeouts but this was after a long season of baseball and fatigue
may have been setting in. He’s a big, athletic left-hander who can play a
premium position and there is still upside left. http://throughthefencebaseball.com/2014-mlb-draft-dark-horse-candidates-chicago-cubs-first-pick/41075#UeYBipV5rOuYd7xE.99
3-25-14 – MLB Draft Insider Mock – 10 Luis
Ortiz RHP Sanger HS (Calif.) - Many scouts that I’ve talked to believe
that Ortiz is as good — if not better — than every prep pitcher in the class,
with two 60 pitches and a prototypical pitcher’s body. http://mlbdraftinsider.com/2014/03/the-board-2014-volume-ii/
2-11-14 – PG/Florida HS Dream Team – Best Fastball: Touki Toussaint, Sr. Coral Spring
Academy - As impressive as the reading on the radar gun is when Toussaint’s
fastball crosses the plate, there are other factors that put him to the front
of this group. With such an easy and loose arm action, it is easy to envision a
few more ticks being added to his fastball that already tops out at 97 mph. The
pitch is very clean out of his hand and shows explosive life in the zone. http://perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=9372
1-3-14 – TTF Baseball - 49. Toronto Blue Jays — Taylor Sparks, 3B/1B, UC Irvine - The
Big West Conference Player of the Year as a sophomore, the 6’-4”, 210 pound
right-hander hit .360/.388/.581 over 55 games with 10 home runs and 50 RBI. He
only drew six walks to 40 strikeouts, showing needed work on his approach.
Defensively, he has the arm and actions to stick at the hot corner where his
plus power would play well. He led Collegiate Team USA with a .396 average over
19 games and was 7-for-7 in stolen bases, showing good speed on the base paths.
http://throughthefencebaseball.com/2014-mlb-draft-2/40753#ppGUqI6CbWFvzsPf.99
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