4-15 from: http://www.neworleans.com/sports/lsu/372782-report-delino-deshields-jr-plans-to-sign-with-lsu.html - Paul Mainieri's LSU baseball program has reeled in a big fish - or, to be exact, the son of a big fish - in the recruiting wars. According to Rivals, Delino Deshields, Jr. has stated that he plans to sign with the Tigers and play for them if he doesn't like the signing bonus offered by whatever team selects him in the MLB Draft this June. Similar to his father who played 13 years in the big leagues for 5 teams, the 5-foot-9, 183-pound center fielder has speed to burn as a leadoff hitter. He has also displayed plenty of pop in his bat while playing prep ball for Woodward Academy in Georgia
4-15 from link - Zack Cox, Sophomore, Univ. of Arkansas entered the season as the top rated bat on the PnR Top 300 and has put together a nice first half of the season, doing nothing to lose that ranking. Perhaps most impressive thus far has been how well Cox is hitting good pitching. Courtesy of www.collegesplits.com, through April 9th Cox is doing the bulk of his damage on Fridays and Saturdays, slashing .517/.571/.690 and .483/.571/.724, respectively. He experienced no fall-off as he entered SEC play (through 37 AB, .459/.565/.757) and has shown an ability to control the strikezone and avoid the strikeouts that concerned many entering and through the summer (1.83 BB/SO and a walk every 6.5 PA). The new question for evaluators will be, "Can Cox hit for the power you would expect coming out of the hot corner?" The Razorback third baseman could make their jobs easier by showing some more pop over the next six weeks. You may also start to read rumors of teams thinking about shifting him to second base where power wouldn't be a huge issue.Either way he has solidified himself as a 1st Round talent.
4-15 from: - http://pnrscouting.com/rankings_2010_midseason_outfield.html - The biggest fall comes from Jarrett Parker, Junior, Univ. of Virginia. Parker's struggles started on the Cape last summer, where he posted a disappointing .188/.361/.313 over 96 AB, striking out around once every 3 PA. The start of the 2010 has seen a continuation of his struggles, with the Virginia center fielder posting a pedestrian .313/.403/.477. The strikeouts have curtailed (sitting at a strikeout every 6 PA), but at this point his stock is tied more to his raw tools than his performance
4-15 from: - http://pnrscouting.com/rankings_2010_midseason_shortstop.html - One of the disappointments this year has been Rick Hague, Junior, Rice University, who started off inconsistent and went through an excruciating stretch in March after the Houston College Classic (an event during which he was inconsistent and clearly taking his offensive struggles with him into the field). There is a lot to like in his skillset, and still potential for a solid bat to emerge attached to a capable pro shortstop. Over the first two weeks of April, Hague has looked very strong, slashing .355/.429/.677, going 11-31 with 2 HR, 4 2B, 4 BB and 5 SO. Perhaps more importantly, he has yet to make an error in 39 chances after committing 14 E in his first 153 opportunities this year. He drops four slots on this updated list and it would not be a shock to see him climb, fall or hold between now and the next update. Each player's preseason ranking on this list is in parenthesis, green indicating upward movement, red downward and blue neutral:
4-15 from: - http://thecollegebaseballblog.com/2010/04/15/deck-mcguire-possible-1-overall-pick-by-the-nationals - Deck McGuire has been gaining more and more attention after going undrafted in 2007 out of high school. In addition to last year’s achievements of winning the ACC Pitcher of the Year and being named to multiple All-American teams, McGuire is now being profiled as a possible alternative for the Nationals in the #1 draft position. Bryce Harper has been slated in that position since the moment he entered Junior College, making him eligible a year early, but Zach Berman of the Washington Post lists McGuire as an alternative. Berman compares McGuire to John Lackey, and gets the opinion of many from University of Virginia, including Brian O’Connor.
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