Mack Draft: - Jason Esposito, Jack Armstrong, Zach Cone, John Stilson, and Tyler Marlette,

We continue the list today with number 11 in our countdown with Vanderbilt junior third baseman Jason Esposito. He is from Bethel, Connecticut, and attended Amity High School. He was a four year letterwinner in baseball while being named the 2008 All-State MVP, All-Area MVP, New Haven Register MVP, Connecticut Post MVP, Hartford Courant MVP, Gatorade Player of the Year, Connecticut Coca-Cola Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, 2007 Gold Glove and Louisville Slugger All-American. The Kansas CIty Royals selected him in the seventh round but he decided to continue his baseball career at Vanderbilt. Esposito stepped right into the starting lineup as a freshman in 2009 starting all 64 games at third base. He finished the campaign with a .287 batting average while scoring 39 runs and driving in 42. He also led the Commodores in stolen bases with 20. He played the summer in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Falmouth Commodores hitting .198 with two doubles, six stolen bases and eight RBI in 32 games. - http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2011/01/15/jason-esposito-vanderbilt-top-100-countdown/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29&utm_content=Twitter



Jack Armstrong - Armstrong is Gray's teammate at Vanderbilt, part of a very talented recruiting class that also includes fellow potential first-round pick Jason Esposito. The son of the former big-leaguer of the same name, the younger Armstrong is built the exact opposite as Gray, with a tall, proportionate build. He's also quite the athlete, with other YouTube clips available of him doing backflips. Given his height, he had some promise as a basketball player coming out of high school, and wasn't throwing quite as hard then as he is now. - http://www.5tooltalk.com/2011-feature-youtubeclips.html  



Zach Cone – Georgia - Few can match Cone’s tool-set, as a legitimate five-tool player. His foot speed, bat speed and throwing arm highlight his talents, giving him a rare power/speed package with the ability to hit the ball over the fence, stretch extra-base hits and be a threat on the basepaths. He also shows good instincts in centerfield with a right-fielder’s arm. There are some concerns about his ability to hit for average at the next level, despite the fact that he hit .363 as a sophomore. - http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=5155  

John Stilson, Texas A&M - The Aggies stumbled on a jewel when they enticed Stilson to leave junior college early for a chance to play Division I baseball. Stilson made immediate contributions as a reliever last season, but he likely will move to the Aggies’ weekend rotation this season. Stilson cemented himself among the elite last season by notching 10 saves and compiling a 0.80 ERA in 79 innings and 33 appearances. He also struck out 114 and walked 23 and limited teams to a .181 average. http://www.tossitaround.com/baseball-news/college/14402.html



http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=5164  - - The recently completed Perfect Game World Showcase in Fort Myers featured one of the most talented groups of players ever to play in this long running event, which dates back to 1997 and was the original Perfect Game showcase. Players are 2011 prospects: - 3. C Tyler Marlette (Oviedo, PR): A little bit of rest has done Marlette’s body wonders, as the all out gamer looked loose, strong and quick behind the plate and in the batter’s box.