3-16 from: http://baseballdraftreport.com/: - JR C Yasmani Grandal (Miami): 2-4, 2B - Sunday: JR C Yasmani Grandal (Miami): 4-4, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R - Grandal’s impressive weekend aside, something just doesn’t sit right with the combination of “Yasmani Grandal” and “first round” in my head. I know I shouldn’t put as much stock in little instinctual hunches like that, but I just can’t help myself sometimes. Or maybe I just like hiding behind the illusion of an unexplained hunch when I don’t really feel like explaining the rock solid logic behind the conclusion. Either way.
3-16 from: - http://perfectgame.atinfopop.com/4/OpenTopic?q=Y&a=tpc&s=114295945&f=6174069131&m=4361060202&p=2 - Catcher, Matt Roberts, put on a show for a couple handfuls of scouts on Monday at Orange HS, in Hillsborough NC. I witnessed two solid HRs by Matt to left and deep left center in the 6th and 7th innings, just as I was about to leave as the pitching was not very good on the day, many walks, wild pitches and passed balls by the Orange HS catcher. Graham HS has a solid club with #92 pre-season rated, Matt Roberts, stealing the show and living up to his billing as one of the top HS catchers in the nation for 2010 MLB Draft. He's signed to attend UNC-CH and he's a good student. Arm strength he displayed in warmups was solid average with 2.0 and slightly below pop times to 2b, he's a sturdy, 6' and 185/195, R/R, runs decent for a catcher, 4.55 on a turn on a hard hit foul ball down the line before walking in the first inning.
On the day I graded Matt out as a 30/50 hitter, 40/50 power & frequency, 45/40 runner, 50 arm w/quick release, 50 glove & range, similarities to Brad Ausmus who's played a lifetime in the bigs with several clubs, most notably with the Astros. This young man is a definite top 3 rounder for 2010 based on what I've seen this early season and it's not officially spring just yet. Since last summer he's improved on upper body strength and slightly on arm strength, one scout clocked him at 84 to 2b and I consider 80 as being solid ML average on pure velocity out of the hand to 2b for a catcher, Bill Clark formerly of the Reds used that measure for years and is someone I feel is a true "baseball scout" in the definition of what a scout is/does!!!
3-17 from: - http://www.collegebaseball360.com/ : - Brett Bochy – who has a year of eligibility remaining after this season – saved both of KU’s wins at top-ranked LSU (11-9, 8-4), in front of a raucous and expansive crowd at Alex Box Stadium. The son of San Diego Padres manager Bruce Bochy logged a total of 3.2 shutout innings and retired 11-of-13 batters he faced, with five strikeouts and no hits allowed (2 BB). His season numbers include a 0.87 ERA in 10.1 innings, with 19 Ks, four walks and only two hits allowed.
3-16 from: - http://www.prospectjunkies.com/: - Austin Maddox - 1B - FLA 2-4 2R. Hitting cleanup as a freshman on a 10-2 team. Interested to find out why he's not catching though.
3-17 from: - http://thecollegebaseballblog.com/2010/03/17/sec-recap-for-march-16th: - Taylor Hashman scored a school record six runs, going 3-for-4 at the plate with six RBI as he helped lead No. 19 Ole Miss (13-4) to a 17-1 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3-8) on Tuesday night at O-U Stadium/Swayze Field. The six runs scored broke the previous record of five set by Bobby Wilson in 1948 and matched six other times. The record was most recently matched by Chris Coghlan in the 2006 season before Hashman set the new mark Tuesday night.
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