1-3-14 – TTF Baseball - 19. Washington Nationals — Michael Cederoth, RHP, San Diego State
- The Nationals love tall, power arms and Cederoth definitely fit’s the bill.
At 6’-6” and 210 pounds, the right-hander can sling it up to 99 mph and sits in
the mid 90s. He also adds a mid-80s slider, as well as a mid-80s change-up that
is more of an out pitch. His command can be shaky at times as he is still
learning how to be a pitcher instead of just running his overpowering fastball.
Over 15 starts this year, he had a 4.25 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 109 K/48 BB over
95.1 innings. If he works on his command the way Jonathan Gray did last year,
as well as refine his off-speed stuff, he should be one of the first college
pitchers off the board. http://throughthefencebaseball.com/2014-mlb-draft-2/40753#ppGUqI6CbWFvzsPf.99
12-9-13 – Pine Tar Press
- 1- LHP Carlos Rodon NC State 12/10/92: Clear-cut #1 player in the 2014 MLB
draft. The lefty has dominated college baseball with a plus fastball and
slider. (Astros @ 1) http://pinetarpress.com/early-look-2014-mlb-draft/
11-21-13 – BA Top 100 High School Players - 100 Devin Smeltzer LHP R/L 6-1 171 Bishop
Eustace Prep, Voorhees, N.J. Florida Gulf Coast http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/2014-high-school-top-100-with-commitments/
12-10-13 – TTF – Top 50 HS Players - 36. Zach Shannon, 3B/RHP, Moeller HS (OH) -
A two-way prospect who may have more upside as a hitter, the 6’-3”, 220-pound
right-hander has a canon arm (95 mph) and his power bat would play well at the
hot corner. He has shown the ability to hit to all fields and has good bat
speed. On the mound, he also has an upper-70s curveball that shows plus
potential to go along with his plus fastball that hit 95 mph at the PG Classic.
He hails from the same school that produced Ken Griffey Jr., Barry Larkin and
Buddy Bell. Committed to Ohio State. http://throughthefencebaseball.com/2014-mlb-draft-top-50/40532#zz88YJZTOG8iEa1Z.99
