In WWBA action… OF Jake Cave isn’t a bad pitcher either. Threw 3.0-IP, 3-H, 2-BB, 2-K with a repetuoire of a fastball ( 90-91), and changeup (74-75). The6-1,,180 lb outfield prospect also went 1-3, 2-R, 1-BB, and 1-SB on Friday.
I’ve got Cave as the 16th best outfielder in the draft. There is 5-tool potential here with excellent bat and foot speed and a pro-ready arm. A very consistent gap hitter.
My guess… a 4th to 5th rounder.
High school junior and projected number one pick in the 2012 draft, P Lance McCullers, is now wowing them at the WWBA. MuCullers hit 96 and served up his unhittable curve in a 1-0 win by the Indians Scout team Friday night at Roger Dean Stadium.
He does need to work on his change-up, which is close to non-existent, and, like most kids his age, his command needs to be… err.. commanded, but this is the real deal for next year’s worst team.
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Toss It Around continued their marathon, one prospect named per day, top 70 baseball prospects of 2010. Of cource, that means it takes 70 days to name all 70, which then means, the whole mock is out of date the day it began.
Anyway, #14 was released on Friday and it went to infielder Josh Tobias, a high school senior from Southeast Guilford High School in North Carolina. Most people have him listed as a second baseman, though “Toss” points out that his speed alone could make him a good candidate for centerfield. Members of the scouting community have told me that he simply doesn’t have the arm to make it as a shortstop, which is no big deal.
Fanhouse said early on that he is very raw, which seems to be the consensus opinion. The team that drafts him is going to have to give him some time in the minors to mature.
In my book, I’ve got him as the first second baseman to be drafted, somewhere in the late first round.
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Some recent movement in the rankings:
OF – George Springer – Most mock drafts already have Springer as a top 20 pick; however, we anticipate a higher bump after Jim Callis over at www.baseballamerica.com said that Springer, a center fielder from Connecticut, is the best college athlete in next year's draft. Callis goes on to say that 3B Anthony Rendon is the best player, but being the best athlete has to be worth something, right?
RHP - John Curtis – You will probably start to see the name John Curtis more often on upcoming mock drafts, especially after the superb job he did during the Perfect Game National this past summer. Curtuss throws 89-92, a 68-72 curve and a sharp 77-78 slider/sluve. So far, he’s only been mentioned once, coming in at 168th in the Draft Site mock. Keep a look out.
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CBB continues their ranking of the top 100 players in baseball and number 83 comes in with the 6-4, 210 infielder, Cameron Seitzer, out of Oklahoma.
I really don’t have anything on Seitzer other than what CBB said about him and the fact that he was ranked in one mock draft, 160th by Draft Site.
He’s 6-4, 210 and attends Blue Valley West High School, in Overland Park, Kansas. Played in the Cape Cod league, hitting only .253, with one home run.
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Great quote from high schoo coach Greg Larson at Toss It Around ; - Baseball is a game that rewards people for doing the little things. Today the difference between a millionaire baseball player and a washed up minor leaguer is only 1 hit per 20 at bats. The players that are able to focus on every at bat and give everything that they have are usually the ones that get that one extra hit. They are the ones that spend extra time practicing until they feel so comfortable in the batter’s box that their success is almost an afterthought to their preparation. They study game film and the tendencies of the pitchers that they are going to face. Some of the great batters even claim that they knew what pitch was coming…what an advantage!
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