DRAFT: Brett Eibner, Reggie Williams, Leon Landry, Garrett Buechele... and Andrew Smith

Brett Eibner:

3-10 from: - http://projectprospect.com/article/2010/03/10/ranking-the-razorbacks-10-draft-prospects

RHP/CF (12/2/88) - Entering the weekend, I knew Eibner was a two-way player, but I figured he'd have more potential as a hitter. I was wrong. While Eibner is an outstanding athlete who plays a fine center field, he didn't impress me much as the plate. Yes, he does have outstanding bat speed and some raw power, but there's more to hitting than that.
Eibner seemed happy to offer at any pitch in the strike zone. He'd take a hack at the first strike he saw, rarely in a good position to drive the ball. He didn't chase many pitches outside of the zone, but he also didn't much make loud contact.

On the mound, Eibner was a different story. With a balanced and easy delivery, he was able to touch 94 MPH regularly with his fastball and sit 91-93 -- you can see him fanning a batter with his fastball in the clip to the right. The offering was pretty straight overall and he missed with it up in the zone a lot. Eibner also showed a slider that could become above-average.

Lincoln Hamilton analyzed Eibner's mechanics for me. The first thing that he pointed out was that Eibner hooks the ball behind his back, which creates a timing problem. He also doesn't get the ball into the driveline at footplant, leaving his arm in a position where it has to rush and play catch-up with his body. Eibner has a bit of recoil after follow-through, but overall he's pretty smooth. If he can iron things out on the mound, Eibner could pitch his way into the first round. At the very least, his velocity should put him in the mix for strong top 75 pick consideration.

Reggie Williams:

3-10 from XMLBScout/perfectgame.com :  -  Following up on Reggie Williams. He's stronger and filled out a bit since last spring for sure and he still runs very well. Lots of swings and misses vs breaking stuff, but played flawless in the OF and stole a base vs Lincoln Trail on Sunday. More projection left in him, more than LeVon in my opinion. Definitely bat speed here with solid pop, ability to hit 8-15 HR in pro ball if he can get more plate discipline which will come down the road. Arm is playable for Center and/or Left and ran a 4.0 from the left side.

Leon Landry:

3-10-10 from http://baseballdraftreport.com/ : - JR OF Leon Landry (LSU) is now hitting .415/.490/.634 through Sunday. Nice line, right? Get this – Landry actually has the worst numbers of any of LSU’s starting outfielders. Crazy. His Sunday numbers: 3-4, 2 3B, 2 RBI, R

Garrett Buechele:

3-10-10 from http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/baseball/news?slug=kr-powerrankings031010&prov=yhoo&type=lgns  - Power Rankings  –  At third base, Oklahoma’s Garrett Buechele rose to the top spot after compiling amazing numbers the first few weeks of the season. Rice’s Anthony Rendon, meanwhile, dropped a few spots as he is off to a slow start at the plate. Kansas’ Tony Thompson, who continues to rehab an injury, and Alabama’s Jake Smith dropped out of the rankings. UCLA’s Dean Espy and Louisville’s Phil Wunderlich are the new entrants.

Andrew Smith:

3-10-10 from http://mlbbonusbaby.com: - Instead of a true game report, I’ll focus in on Andrew Smith, a right-handed pitcher from Roswell High School, making this a player game report. Smith is a 6’3’’ righty with solid-average stuff that entered the game for Roswell in the fourth inning. His catcher, Zane Evans, a Georgia Tech signee, started the game off with fringy stuff and lack of command. Evans sat 85-87 with his fastball, along with a 70-72 curve and 78 changeup, all below-average in command and in pitch grading. Evans noticeably slowed his arm for the changeup, and I’d say he’s easily just a catching prospect. After three innings that lasted over an hour and a half, Smith was a breath of fresh air, moving the game along at a better pace. Whereas there were only three scouts there at the beginning of the game, by the fourth inning there were closer to 15, most having come directly from an outing by Woodstock High School pitcher Kent Immanuel, a North Carolina signee like Smith. We all took up our positions behind home plate, ready to take in what Smith had to offer on the evening.