Draft Notes – Top MFers, Raph Rhymes,

ESPN's Top 2013 Middle Fielders

1. Oscar Mercado, SS, Gaither High School (Tampa, Fla.)

2. Tim Richards, SS, Wilson High School (Long Beach, Calif.)

3. Sheldon Neuse, SS, Keller Fossil Ridge High School (Fort Worth, Texas)

4. Elliott Barzilli, SS/2B, Palisades Charter (Calif.)

5. Kramer Robertson, 2B/SS, Midway High School (Waco, Texas)

Others to Watch

Brock Hartley, SS, Pinnacle (Phoenix)

Wesley Jones, SS, Redan (Stone Mountain, Ga.)

Andrew Rosa, SS, Owasso (Okla.)

Jamie Westbrook, 2B, Basha (Chandler, Ariz.)

Brandon Whiteford, 2B, Chapel Hill (Douglasville, Ga.)

Jim Callis‏ tweeted that he felt that LSU’s Raph Rhymes will go in the 4-6^th round range… Rymes is a pure hitter and leads the universe in hitting:  .500/.534/.628. This is not a home run hitter. He is someone you simply can’t get out.  ESPN said  Rhymes hitting 15-15 w/ man on 3rd & <2outs. Do you have any idea how big that stat is? He’s 6-0, 180 from Monroe, Louisiana. The Pirates had drafted Rymes in the 40^th round of the 2011 draft, but he would no part of it. He is now leading the nation in hitting. Good decision, Raph.