2-21-14 – Project Insider - Jeff Hoffman, RHP — East Carolina - Hoffman, who was solid yet
unspectacular last Friday, will be tested versus a strong Virginia lineup that
includes potential first-round pick Derek Fisher, as well as Day 2 and 3
prospects Mike Papi, Nick Howard, Branden Cogswell and Brandon Downes. Let’s
see how well Fisher, a left-handed bat, can handle Hoffman, whose changeup
needs work and is an offering he hasn’t used a lot just yet. Hoffman will use
the fastball up in the zone to get swings and misses, however, so Fisher will need
to lay off and force Hoffman to throw him strikes. This is a terrific test for
Fisher, who is adept at using the left-center field gap. http://prospectinsider.com/draft-prospect-watch-hoffman-vs-fisher
3-25-14 – 5. Aramis Garcia, Florida International Height
6'2", Weight: 200 DOB: 1/12/1993 R/R - Big time riser, here is his bio,
here is a riser article and here is BA raving.
He has plus arm strength, decent speed for a catcher, great intangible
sixth tool, can communicate well with pitchers.
He might go pretty well. The
Cardinals drafted him before, and those guys are never wrong about
anything. And as the guy has great pop
times that would stick in pro ball right now, they might just be right. http://www.yougottalikethesekids.com/2014/03/ten-catchers-in-2014-mlb-draft.html
2-27-14 – TTF - 10 college players on the rise - Skyler Ewing, 1B/C, Rice (NR) - The
6’-1”, 220 pound right-hander hit just .226/.347/.342 over 57 games as a
sophomore. He did show a good approach at the plate, however, drawing 23 walks
to 30 strikeouts. After making some adjustments to his swing, he was impressive
at the Cape Cod League, hitting .287/.374/.496 over 34 games for Hyannis with
14 extra-base hits. He then led the team in nearly every offensive category
this fall and was set for a big year. Through his first eight games, he has
been a monster for the Owls. He has gone 16-for-33 (.485) with two doubles,
three home runs and 17 RBI. He has drawn four walks to three strikeouts,
showing a continued progression in his approach while being more aggressive at
the plate. He is most likely relegated to first base, putting a lot of pressure
on his bat to produce, although he can fill in at catcher if needed. http://throughthefencebaseball.com/2014-mlb-draft-10-college-players-rise-2/41299#ldBBF8hRKzmaiy5H.99
2-11-14 – PG/Florida HS Dream Team – P – Sean Reid-Foley, Sr. Sandalwood -
Reid-Foley had a strong summer, throwing well at most of the major events this
year. Of the six events he threw at this summer, he touched at least 93 mph at
five of them, topping at 95 at the East Coast Pro. On top of the big velocity,
the fastball shows heavy arm-side run action, and it is his off-speed that sets
him apart from some of the other power arms in this year's class. He works his
slider into the mid-80s, a true slider with late bite, and he also owns a
fading changeup which he can bring in on righthanded hitters, a devastating
pitch against hitters at this level. When everything is working, Reid-Foley
dominates the opposition and gets many empty swings. http://perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=9372
3-2-14 - I saw [Alex]
Jackson in person twice this summer and way more than that on TV/video.
With the everlasting caveat that I’m not a scout, I walked away each time
surprised — well, surprised the first time and more confused thereafter — that
everybody had hyped up his bat while downplaying his glove. Not doing the
Charlie Contrarian shtick, but I was more impressed with his glove than I
thought and not really wowed by the bat. It’s still a really impressive, first
round quality stick, especially since I think he could stick at catcher, but
not the Bryce Harper (not a comparison, just mentioning him as the most recent
high profile catcher to outfielder conversion) kind of hit/power/approach
combination that makes you want to rush him to the big leagues as a right
fielder. I’d draft him with high confidence as a mid-first round pick — could
rise to top ten, easily — as a catcher, obviously a little bit lower as an
outfielder (where there’s way more competition in this draft class, both prep
and college). Lots of rumblings that he wants to move to the outfield ASAP to
speed up his developmental timeline. That’s a fun twist on the usual team-first
approach to that kind of thing. http://baseballdraftreport.com/2014/02/27/emails/
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