Austin Wood, Jay Anderson, Hawtin Buchanan, Jordan Pries, Tyler Goeddel

Austin Wood - Wood started out shaky over the first few innings. He was his own worst enemy, struggling to consistently find the strike zone, walking a few batters early, and eventually he was forced to get a few ‘get me over’ fastballs that were very hittable. After the first few innings, he started to find sync with everything, from his delivery and release point to the command on his fastball. Once that occurred, he started to throw more curveballs, and the more he threw the better of a job he did dropping them into the strike zone. The announcers mentioned that he was up to 94 on the day, although I always take such reports with a grain of salt (although not surprising based on past reports). He did give up one big bomb to Rendon in the third after walking him in the first. In their next matchup, Wood froze Rendon on a changeup. After that he cruised to the seventh. http://www.5tooltalk.com/2011-notes-2-26-11.html  







Jay Anderson, OF, Bishop Amat HS, La Puente, Calif. - Skinny: Anderson ripped off a 6.57 60 to begin the day. He bobbled a ball in the glaring sun Saturday, but actually is a fine defensive outfielder. Anderson does not throw well, but he does have a quick left-handed bat, which permits him to turn on and drive inside pitches. Like Henry and Martin, this spring Anderson must convince scouts he can hit in order to be selected in a single-digit round. Committed to: None http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/highschool/02/21/top.prospects.mlb.showcase/index.html#ixzz1FAb22OhT  


Hawtin Buchanan, rhp, Biloxi (Miss.) HS. I see another Anthony Ranaudo (former LSU pitcher drafted in the supplemental first round in 2010) when I look at Buchanan, an Ole Miss recruit. The fact that Buchanan (even at 6-foot-7!) is a top-level quarterback who could play Division I football if he chose to, speaks to his overall athleticism, a very key ingredient in projecting any pitcher. Remember that Ranaudo, a New Jersey product selected in the 12th round, wasn’t a top draft guy out of high school. Patience is required when dealing with taller pitchers. http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=5302  


Jordan Pries looked very solid in both of his starts this week (Tuesday against Cal and Sunday vs. Vanderbilt) – add them up and you have two wins, 11.0 innings pitched, 4 hits, and 2 earned runs. He varied his stuff well, and he will definitely be a stalwart this season who the Cardinal can count on all year long. Pries’ fastball reaches into the low 90s at times, but the impressive stuff is his off-speed pitches. He has t a slider that looks the same as his fastball coming out of his hand, but dives hard across the plate and ends up for a lot of called strikes. http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/03/01/college-baseball-notes-on-vandy-stanford-fullerton-tcu  






(Tyler) Goeddel is already getting big scout and crosschecker heat (well over two dozen scouts on hand the other day to see him). One NL East club had three guys there. I think Blandino and Williams will certainly play pro ball out of college and then Reed, as a lefty, and Nelson, as a good hitting catcher, certainly will be in the mix. Saba is the most physically strong of the group and his bat certainly could give him a chance after his junior or senior year. Bishop is going to be one of the most scouted players in Northern CA in the spring of 2012 - http://www.prospectwire.com/pw/article.php?id=201