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Summary |
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The 2006 Amateur draft is an above average draft as far as depth
goes. Although strongly skewed
towards pitchers, the draft holds enough talent to ensure every team grabs
one or two players that can contribute over the long haul. Balancing out the depth of the draft is
development of several of the key targets.
Most of the more highly touted players are either high school
graduates or udnerclassmen. In either
case, it could be a long haul before any can make a significant impact in the
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most aptly be described as below average as a whole, but do have a few
headlining stars. The most notable
being centerfielder Gregory Golson. But,
like most of the big names, Goldson is a recent graduate of Connally High
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probably the deepest in 20 years. The makeup of the pool is strong and
diverse as it features depth at both starting workhorses and bullpen help of
all types. It has a pair of dynamic duos,
as a pair of Rice starters and Fresno State relievers lead what could be a
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General idea of what to expect from
a player. |
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Ratings |
What impact a label will have on
ratings and expected ratings. |
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An example of a player who fits
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as a player being drafted, not how
they turned out. |
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Franchise |
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Impact player who will raise the bar
and carry a team. |
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If he's a bust, he turns out to be
only a good player. Closest thing to
a sure thing |
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there is. |
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Example |
Mark Prior and Alex Rodriguez are
the only two since Griffey Jr. |
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Description |
All-Star potential. The type of player that will at least be a
starter or can develop all |
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the way into a someone to build a
franchise around. |
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Pretty much always turn out be good
players, just may not be .330 hitters or 30/30 |
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Example |
Joe Mauer, JD Drew, BJ Upton |
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Description |
A Red Chip is the same as a Blue
Chip except that they either aren't as fully |
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major questions still to answer. |
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Ratings |
This
is where most of the "busts" come from. A player with a high ceiling on talent |
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that can never get past being able
to hit a breaking ball or control problems. |
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Example |
Nomar Garciaparra, Bobby Brownlie,
Todd Helton |
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Starter |
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Description |
Someone who projects as a starter,
but maybe not with the All-Star potential as a |
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Blue or Red chip might have. |
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Ratings |
Usually has one or two exemplary
ratings to account for the high scouting report. |
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Example |
Bobby Crosby, Jeff D'Amico |
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Average |
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Description |
Basically
hit or miss. Drafting an average
player is basically drafting rounds 8-20 in |
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real life for MLB teams. Players with some potential but a whole
lot of performance |
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questions. |
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Ratings |
Really no impact. They could be Roger Clemens or could be a
career minor leaguer. |
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Example |
Randy Choate, Joe Girardi, Ron
Belliard |
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Development |
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Description |
A nice way of saying the rest. |
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Ratings |
No impact, although there might be
a sleeper or two in the bunch somewhere. |
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Too numerous |
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Montana |
Tony |
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Scouting |
Tony
Montana is an offensive threat behind the plate. Although a below average catcher defensively, he has superior
strength and belted 22 homeruns his senior season at Washington High. Montana has a distinct uppercut and body
twist to his swing, forcing an inordinate amount of fly balls. He is also referred to as a clutch hitter,
as 21 of his 22 homeruns came with men on base. |
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Pohlman |
Daniel |
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Scouting |
Daniel
Pohlman is a 5th year senior out of Northwestern University. His grasp of the what a pitcher needs from
their catcher is excellent. Pohlman
consistenly presents an extra-wide, open target and has quick feet. Offensively, Daniel has excellent bat
speed through the strike zone, but still needs to work on overall upper body
motion and development. |
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DeLaney |
James |
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Scouting |
James
Delaney is an example of a natural athlete playing the catcher position. A former 3B, Delaney switched to the
catcher position his junior season so the team could get all the best bats in
the line-up at the same time. His
defensive skills still need a lot of work, and hasn't been a consistent
weight-room visitor. DeLaney has
presented a good hand-eye coordination and excelled at sacrifice bunting,
making him an ideal #2 man at Clemson. |
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1B |
Mesconia |
Larry |
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Scouting |
Larry
Mesconia is a tall, fluid First Baseman.
Offensively, he uses a more open stance and horizontal bat position in
an effort to make better contact, which also translated into a decrease in
power. Still has not fully adjusted
to using his lanky 6'5" frame to his defensive advantage. |
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1B |
Thompson |
William |
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Scouting |
William
Thompson was a four year starter at Santa Clara. Tremendously popular with his team mates and coaches, became a
natural leader in the clubhouse.
Defensively very smooth, though his range could use some work. Offensively there are some small
mechanical problems that have caused periods of slumps. But when he's on, he's capable of a
serious hot streak. |
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1B |
Growe |
Peter |
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61 |
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Wisconsin |
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Scouting |
Peter Growe
is probably one of the more mature candidates at 1B, as his parents didn't
move to the United States until he was 9, causing some educational
administrative issues. Offensively,
he uses more of a Gary Sheffield "chopping" motion which has caused
his strikeout total to be a lot higher than it should be. Defensively, he's about average and could
use some better coaching on the fundamentals. |
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1B |
Miller |
Chad |
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5/17/1982 |
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82 |
51 |
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L/L |
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Scouting |
Chad Miller
is a defensive first baseman, with excellent range. He is not the largest of first baseman at a height of only 5'
8", and could really use some extended time in the weight room. Chad is also a dead red fastball hitter,
and is questionable whether or not he'll be able to hit a big league breaking
ball. |
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2B |
Matthew |
Paul |
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AS |
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PH |
SP |
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57 |
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Scouting |
Paul
Matthew is a good 2B with a lot of flash and go. The speedster averaged over 20 stolen bases a season at
Southern, as well as an impressive .400 OBP.
In the field, he made the spectacular play if not always the ordinary
one. Scouts aren't sure exactly where
his potential is as Matthew tends to be extremely streaky. |
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2B |
Long |
Greg |
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AS |
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PH |
SP |
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13 |
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44 |
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R/R |
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Scouting |
Greg Long
was a highly touted prospect as a freshman at Oregon State, where he batted
.417. There is still a lot of
question about his recovery from a total reconstruction of his right shoulder
due to an offseason skiing accident his sophomore year. A natural athlete, Greg might be a
long-term project. Before he was
injured, he was a subpar defensive player and a young Tony Gwynn at the
plate. |
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2B |
Schindewolf |
Donald |
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Scouting |
Donald
Schindewolf is a baseball player. He
has good baseball instincts, plays hard, and genuinely likes to play the game
every time out. Offensively, he is at
a disadvantage with his small frame and lean build. Combine that with a very flat bat and you get a line drive
hitter all the way. In the field,
Donald has soft hands and will make the routine play, but not much else. |
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3B |
Jacobo |
Edwin |
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Scouting |
Edwin
Jacobo is very much like having Bernie Williams at third base. At the plate, Edwin uses a perfectly
balanced, upright stance. He has a
quick bat through the strike zone with gap and some occassional pull
power. In the field, Jacoby is a
solid defender with a rocket arm. Was
a pitcher with the team until late in his junior season. |
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3B |
Rosen |
Barry |
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11/27/1980 |
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72 |
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R/R |
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Scouting |
"Dead
Red" Rosen is that guy that makes a career off of fastballs. Barry has been a little disappointing in
his development because of his stubbornness in changing his plate approach. Scouts aren't sure whether or not some big
league direction will ever change that.
Defensively, he's a liability wherever you put him. |
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3B |
Sosa |
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R/R |
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Scouting |
Alejandro
Sosa is a young Dominican who has entered the draft. Scouts aren't real sure about his
abilities yet, as he is so young at age 16.
In any case, he is as raw as
they come. This is the prime example
of a big star or bust candidate. The
only consistent scouting information is that Alejandro is a natural athlete
with a slap swing. |
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Turner |
Bobby |
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3/30/1982 |
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Bobby
Turner is a solid third baseman out of the great state of Georgia, and a very
popular player. Scouts aren't real
high on his ability to ever make it to the majors as an every day starter,
but might be a good bench player.
Offensively, he has a good eye and average power. Defensively is sound, and goes to his
right extremely well. |
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Greene |
Patrick |
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Patrick
Greene is a solid high school prospect who thinks he is better than he
acutally is. There's no doubt that
there is a level of talent here, but would serve himself better if he would
take the college route and develop instead of insisting on heading to the
minors at this point in time. Great
speed, good pop with the bat and quick hands are already earmarks of Patrick
at the plate. His defensive is
suspect, but expected to improve under some good tutalage. |
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Kelly |
Dustin |
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Dustin
Kelly is a small school work in progress.
A natural athlete, Kelly fits into a Derek Jeter mold easily. He's got good speed, a smooth stroke, and
is patient at the plate. In the
field, Dustin is above average with the potential of getting a lot better. |
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Dalton |
Eric |
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PH |
SP |
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15 |
60 |
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80 |
16 |
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Eric Dalton
is the enigma to scouts. He hit four
home runs in college that measured 500 feet or more, one a golf shot off a
curve he was completely fooled on.
Other times, it's almost like he changes his swing and tops the ball a
lot, breaking Cal's single season GDP record, with 14 being started by the
opposing pitcher! With a very stocky
frame, Dalton is a liability in the field.
The Bears tried him at first, but with poor flexibilty, couldn't get
to any balls that were thrown low. |
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Hammond |
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53 |
58 |
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64 |
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A 5th year
senior out of Clemson, Tom Hammond is a natural club house leader. At the plate Tom shows solid power, but
tends to struggle with the offspeed stuff.
Scouts tend to be believe he tries to pul lthe ball too often. With only average skills in the field, Tom
has a reputation of having a solid technique and never missing his cut-off
man. |
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LF |
Kemp |
Joseph |
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2/22/1982 |
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67 |
49 |
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74 |
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Scouting |
Joseph Kemp
was Indiana's lead-off hitter for three years. Very adept at bunting with a nice eye, Kemp managed a carrer
OBP of over .400. Scouts question how
well his abilities will transfer to the big leagues, but no one can argue
with his college success. |
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Golson |
Gregory |
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Gregory
Goulson is raw, raw, raw. A 5-tool
player with a sweet, powerful stroke and speed to burn, he is definitely a
work in progress. Watching him bat is
like watching Rickey Henderson bat like Jeff Bagwell, a tightly wound
explosion. Greg has speed but still
needs to work on his stealing insticts.
In the field, he currently is a below average defender with a right
fielder's arm. |
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54 |
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Christopher
Kolkhorst is the third Rice player in this year's draft. Kolkhorst is a lean, muscular, physically
mature hitter on a small frame. He
has a good, solid hitting approach with a balanced stance and a slight
crouch. His lack of power makes
Chrsitopher more of a spray hitter than a gap one. In the field he's solid, if not spectacular. Kolkhorst's best feature is his Paul
O'Neill type of thinking, a fierce competitor. |
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Lewis |
Teddy |
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67 |
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Teddy Lewis
is a tall, lean, athletically framed centerfielder. Teddy attacks the ball at the plate with fully extended arms
and a slight uppercut. He has a very
quick stroke through the zone, though he has a tendency to strike out too
much. In the outfield, Teddy tracks
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Marrero |
Christian |
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Christian
Marrero is another High Schooler that could probably use the college
experience to his advantage, but thinks the minor leagues will help him
more. He's a gap to gap hitter that
generates all his power through his hands.
In the field, Christian is a very good right fielder with very good
arm strength. |
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Badger |
Evan |
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Evan Badger
is a fundamentally sound player and a four year starter out of the University
if Wisconsin. Offensively, Evan shows
promise with 30+ extra base hits every season for the Badgers. The problem has always been with the
strikeouts and his lack of walks, collecting a 4.5-1 K/BB ratio. Defensively Evan is an average right
fielder with a left fielder's arm. |
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Thompson |
Doug |
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Doug
Thompson is a high end prospect with low end character. Most of his young life has been spent in
one type of trouble or another.
There's no doubting his physical prowess, but scouts just aren't sure
his head is in the game. Although the
fact that he stayed with it and graduated high school, albeit two years after
he should have, might be a sign to a rededication to his life. Offensively he has raw power and a
Griffey-like swing. Defensively he
can make the difficult play look easy. |
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Wilstolle |
Cy |
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82 |
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Cy
Wilstolle is a defensive specialist and might be able to make a team as a
defensive specialist. He doesn't
possess much power, his collegiate high was 7 home runs in a season, but he
is patient at the plate. Defensively,
Cy is noted for his Jim Edmonds like catches and a terriffic arm. |
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Bailey |
David |
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Nolan Ryan,
Roger Clemens, and Kerry Wood are all great power pitchers from Texas that
are about to have a 4th join them, David "Homer" Bailey. With a long frame and a loose, effortless
arm, Homer is as natural looking a pitcher as one will find. With an already developed arm, scouts
think that he should be able to consistently pitch at the 93-95 mph range,
and get close to the 100 mph mark.
His ball has a natural late movement and scouts rave about the return
to "old-school" with an 11-5 curveball with a tight rotation that's
second only to his fastball. |
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Humber |
Phillip |
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Phillip
Humber is the first, and most polished of Rice's dynamic pitching duo. Large frame, broad shoulders, and a
durable frame describe this power house of a pitcher. Works exclusively from the stretch,
Phillip has a 3/4 arm delivery and excellent arm strength. Humber will consistently hit the low 90's
with good sink on his fastball. His
out pitch is his curve as it's a big 11-5 sweeper that he locates well. Definitely a season 1 ready-to-go
candidate. |
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Niemann |
Jeff |
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The
second half to Rice's dynamic duo is Jeff Niemann. Although not as polished, Niemann has a slightly higher ceiling
than Humber. A Roger Clemens type
powerful lower body and an extreme downhill pitching plane mark the future of
this prized prospect. Jeff's fastball
is his marquis pitch, but his other three are all major league caliber. Can completely dominate a game at
times. |
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Burnett |
Sean |
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CU |
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Sean
Burnett may be the next Tom Glavine.
He's very unimposing on the mound and relies on hitting the corners to
get batters out. Not to mention that
Burnett's out pitch is a major-league ready change-up. Inconsistency with Sean's velocity is
probably the scouts major concern. Burnett plays for the real MLB Pittsburgh
Pirates. |
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Sowers |
Jeremy |
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Jeremy
Sowers is a young, developing frontline starter, very mature mentally for his
age. With a high windup and a 3/4 arm
delivery, Sowers can hide the ball well.
His delivery has a little jerkiness that leads to a little
inconsistency around the plate.
Jeremy does not miss with his fastball, and projects a quiet
confidence on the mound. Sowers will
not give in to hitters believing that he can best anyone. Uses a fastball, slurve, and changeup. |
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Hernandez |
Gabriel |
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SL |
CU |
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5/21/1986 |
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58 |
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67 |
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Another
long-term project, Gabriel Hernandez is a solid finesse pitcher. Hernandez uses his fastball to set up his
curve, slider, and changeup which is his out pitch. Scouts love his fluid motion, which is deceptively smooth and
should help in preventing injuries.
The one glaring weakness was Gabriels ineffectiveness against lefties,
who batted .382 against him his senior year. |
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Ridener |
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CU |
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80 |
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At
6'5" and 230 pounds, Eric Ridener is already as imposing on the mound as
Randy Johnson. Eric's wind-up and
subsequent pitch has been described by some as to pitching what Bagwell's
swing is to hitting, an explosion.
Until he develops more, Eric uses the classic power fastball and then
other pitches just to break up the monotany.
Scouts love his physique and strength, but think Ridener may have too
many bad habits to develop fully. |
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Newby |
Kyle |
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CU |
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73 |
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Kyle Newby
is one of those rare prospects that fall through the cracks, completely
unnoticed. Kyle was not offered a
scholarship to a Div I schhol, so he decided to attend Mesa Community College
to prove his stuff. It's paid off, as
scouts now rave about his solid pitching repatoire of fasball, slider,
change-up, and sinker. Although still
obviously raw, Kyle shows above average arm strength and a natural ability of
knowing what to throw when. |
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Jackman |
Jordan |
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76 |
80 |
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Jordan
Jackman was the ace of a Hawkeye pitching staff, posting a 2.89 ERA his
senior season. Although not naturally
blessed with physical talents, Jordan makes up for it with great baseball
knowledge. He throws strikes with
pitches that all have downward motion.
Scouts feel that Jackman's arm strength may be too little for the
majors, but few can argue with a 64% ground ball ratio over his career. |
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Smith |
Danny |
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71 |
77 |
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For those
owners that will try anything, there's Danny Smith. Danny is a knuckleballer out of Washington State who has had 2
elbow surgeries and taught himself the knuckler to continue playing. Danny's knuckler is pretty good, but his
lack of arm strength and history of injury might be too much to overcome. |
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Doolittle |
Sean |
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CU |
P#4 |
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9/26/1986 |
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75 |
58 |
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59 |
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68 |
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Shawnee High |
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Sean
Doolittle might be one of those cases where a player gets overrated due to
his being a lefty. A tall, thin
pitcher, Sean has a peculiar arm motion that results in his hiding the ball
well. He has a live fastball that has
a lot of motion on it. Doolittle also
is cat like off of the mound, and can field a bunt in just about any
direction. His largest problem might
be an erratic control problem that had Sean actually walking 86 while
striking out 82 in 77 innings his senior season. |
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Gatsby |
Cliff |
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94 |
19 |
38 |
42 |
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70 |
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Fresno State |
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Cliff is a
fireballer that set the PAC-10's single season save mark this past
season. Although not as mature as his
set-up man, Drysden, he seems to have all the tools to be an elite closer. The big question is his erratic approach
at times, he could wind up being the next Ankiel. |
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Drysden |
Don |
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34 |
86 |
54 |
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82 |
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Don is a
one half of the dynamic duo of relievers that led Fresno State to a World
Series birth this season. Drysden
didn't receive as much notoriety as his counter part, closer phenom Cliff
Gatsby, but actually had better stats in the set-up role. Drysden isn't overpowering, but keeps
inherited runners from scoring with a great sinking fastball and consistent
control. |
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Takatsu |
Shingo |
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EN |
CO |
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SC |
CB |
P#4 |
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74 |
38 |
89 |
68 |
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90 |
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84 |
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Koshien U., Japan |
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Shingo
Takatsu is the latest in a line of Japanese imports who look to translate
their Far East success into American cash. His sling-arm, sidewinding
delivery keeps hitters off balance, as does his "frisbee" pitch, a
slow moving screwball-ish pitch that has hitters swinging twice. The question
is always "can a closer without a dominating fastball succeed?"
Scouts think it's worth the gamble to try. Shingo plays for the MLB's Chicago
White Sox. |
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Eureley |
Craig |
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SI |
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55 |
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Craig
Eureley is the best pitcher at a school not known for pitching. His 2.57 ERA,
29 save senior season may be a bit misleading, as he wasn't exactly facing
the Miami's and USC's of the country. He has a decent arm and above average
change up, but some scouts see him as no more than a middle reliever at the
majors. He should fare pretty well in the minors, but needs to really improve
his stuff to get a shot at the bigs. |
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Lare |
Trenton |
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CO |
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40 |
45 |
88 |
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80 |
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70 |
59 |
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Trenton
Lare is the dictionary definition of a "LOOGY". What's a Loogy?
It's the Lefty One Out Guy. A lefty specialist as it were. If used correctly,
Lare can be that guy who gets you out of those tough situations late in games
when a lefty power guy is ready to put it to you. He doesn't throw hard yet,
so some time in the weight room might be a good idea. |
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Trink |
Matthew |
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AS |
EN |
CO |
HR |
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SL |
CB |
P#4 |
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vsL |
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8/19/1984 |
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79 |
45 |
66 |
40 |
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69 |
70 |
55 |
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48 |
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Not many
kids strive to be a big league middle reliever, but somehow scouts have found
one. An underachiever? Maybe, but anyone who has posters of Ray King and Kent
Mercker all over their walls has to be given credit for sticking to a goal.
Good for a few innings, but no particular pitch is overpowering |
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DeLancey |
James |
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AS |
EN |
CO |
HR |
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FB |
CU |
CB |
P#4 |
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vsL |
GF |
HM |
SC |
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5/10/1989 |
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64 |
19 |
55 |
48 |
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50 |
66 |
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Sharpton High |
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DeLancey's
dad is a sports agent. That's all the reason you really need to understand
why this kid is in the draft instead of going to college. His stuff is raw,
his arm strength subpar, and his endurance questionable. The kid is 6'2"
tall, but weighs only 158 lbs. With the right pitching coach and trainer, he
could develop into a decent enough pitcher, but it will take time. Not
projected for the majors any time soon. |
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RP |
Werth |
Ray |
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AS |
EN |
CO |
HR |
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CB |
P#3 |
P#4 |
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vsL |
GF |
HM |
SC |
CL |
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4/13/1988 |
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ACT |
68 |
35 |
90 |
35 |
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58 |
79 |
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44 |
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Roosevelt Jr. High |
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R/R |
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Scouting |
Danny Smith
is a high school drop out who shunned education for the semi-pro dart
throwing tour. His specialty was long distance darts, a somewhat new game
where the target is 50 feet away. His pinpoint accuracy has given some
baseball scouts interest, but his baseball skills are below average. His dart
throwing mechanics will likely translate into a good curveball, but Smith has
a lot to learn about the game of baseball. |
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