- Astros - Mark Appel, RHP (Stanford): He’s both projectable, and could end up with a decently high floor. A safe choice at #1, but it’s not hard to argue he should continue to be in the running all the way until June barring a complete loss of command or injury troubles.
- Twins - Mike Zunino, C (Florida): For all he did in 2011, there still seem to be questions about his overall ceiling. Offensively, he should be a talent, it’s really a question of how valuable he can be as a catcher. If the answer is not that much, then he may take a Jeff Clement-like slide in value.
- Mariners - Byron Buxton, OF (Georgia HS): He has to have one of the highest ceilings in this class. Raw, but plenty of tools, and could at turn out to be a big value on defense and the bases, not to say that his bat is anything to ignore.
- Orioles – Luc Giolito, RHP (California HS): Another easy candidate to possibly go #1, even as a HS arm, he projects to have a much higher floor than most prep arms. His frame and his stuff is far beyond even the best of pitchers his age.
- Royals - Kevin Gausman, RHP (LSU): The sophomore-eligible arm could catapult himself past Appel as the best college pitcher with improved secondary stuff. He looks to be ahead of where Appel was at the same age.
12. Mets - Walker Weikel, RHP (Florida HS): One of the faster rising names in the high school ranks, Weikel is very projectable, while already showing great pure stuff. He could quickly become the #2 high school arm selected in June.
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2 comments:
Walker Weickel would be a solid addition the system, although I think some patience would certainly be required. He certainly would fit in nicely behind Harvey and Wheeler.
the exciting thing about his outing this past week was the 4-5 mph he added to his curve
that, with his 95 fastball, changes everything
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