4-7 from: http://www.baseballrumormill.com/2010/04/2010-draft-preview-matt-harvey-rising-kyle-blair-falling/#more - Stetson Allie, St. Edwards HS, RHP: Although some still contend that Allie's future is as a positional player, he's touched triple digits on the radar as a pitcher and that will be hard to pass up. Even if his velocity dips to 92-95 with improved command, he'll be in the discussion as one of the top prep pitchers taken in the draft.
4-7 from: - http://mlbbonusbaby.com/ - Christian Yelich, 1B, Westlake HS (CA): I featured Yelich’s name on the list of the players I left off my third mock draft, and I feel comfortable calling him the best prep first baseman in this class. Yelich is blessed with good natural size for a first baseman, and as I mentioned in my writeup for him in the aforementioned player list, he has solid-average speed and a fringe-average arm, two traits that could make him a plus fielder at first base. I also mentioned that some teams are entertaining the idea of having him play left field, but I still see his long-term position as first base, which would take advantage of his defensive tools. He does have the bat for the position, too, though there’s more projection involved in saying that than with some elite prep first basemen of the past, such as Eric Hosmer. Yelich has an above-average to plus hit tool, and the easy comparison for him is Lyle Overbay, a doubles hitter more than a home run hitter. However, Yelich has more power projection in him, so listing Overbay as his ceiling is unfair. He’s starting to tap into that power now, and scouts like how he’s approach his at-bats this spring. He could be a strong 2nd round candidate now, though Jeff Malm also seemed to be that high as a prep first baseman before slipping to the 5th round last year. Regardless, Yelich has gone from a 7th-10th round prospect to a 2nd round candidate in just two months.
4-12 from: - http://thecollegebaseballblog.com/2010/04/12/big-ten-players-of-the-week-9 - PITCHER OF THE WEEK - Alex Wimmers, Ohio State - Jr., RHP, Cincinnati, Ohio/Archbishop Moeller - Wimmers tossed a complete game in Ohio State’s 7-1 win over Indiana on Friday, allowing just one run on six hits and no walks. The right-hander also struck out 14 batters, which ties for the most by a Big Ten pitcher this season and is the highest total by a Big Ten pitcher in a conference game this year. The strikeout total was one shy of his career high and marked the ninth time in 23 career starts that he has fanned 10 or more batters. With the victory, Wimmers improved his season record to 7-0, which is the best mark in the Big Ten and among the best in NCAA Division I. The weekly honor is the sixth of his career and his second this season.
4-7 from: http://www.baseballrumormill.com/2010/04/2010-draft-preview-matt-harvey-rising-kyle-blair-falling/#more - Matt Harvey, UNC, RHP: The North Carolina product has improved his deliver which has resulted in high velocity in his fastball, up to 97 so far this season. Although he continues to struggle with his command, he continues to induce almost 80% of balls put in play on the ground. He seems likely to be a first round draft pick.
4-8 from: - http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/draft/draft-tracker/2010/269779.html - Three Up - Derek Dietrich, ss, Georgia Tech - Dietrich has been red hot lately. Over his last eight games, he's gone 14-for-37 with two doubles, a triple and five home runs. On the season, he's hitting .360/.474/.721 for Georgia Tech, the No. 2 team in the country. "Dietrich has really been about the same guy for the past two years, but this year he's really started to play well here of late," a National League area scout said. "His tools are now showing, where before you sat and thought, 'Man, I know it's in there, is he ever going to show it?' Well, now he's showing it."
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