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Draft Links 2/22/2012; Mock, All-Americans, Dahl, & More

By
Matt Grabusky
– February 23, 2012Posted in: Draft Links

Here are some draft related links for today.

  • A new mock draft was posted by Nicholas Pugliese at Bleacher Report.  Guess who goes number one?  -LINK
  • Baseball America announced their High School All-American Teams.  Players honored include Carlos Correa, Jesse Winker, and Mitchell Traver.  -LINK
  • Minor League Rundown compared top prep outfielders Byron Buxton and David Dahl.  -LINK
  • Scouting Video of Pope righthander Duane Underwood was posted at Baseball Prospect Report.  -LINK
  • Ten names to know for the 2012 MLB Draft were posted at Friar Forecast.  Max Fried, Chris Beck, and Kevin Gausman are three of the players discussed.  -LINK
  • Some of the top college series this weekend were previewed at MLB Draft Insider.  -LINK
  • First round draft trends were posted at Fan Graphs.  -LINK
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Draft Prospect Q&A with Joey Bennie

By
Matt Grabusky
– February 23, 2012Posted in: Prospect Q&A's

LaSalle shortstop Joey Bennie agreed to answer some questions for the site recently.  Bennie gained attention with his All-Star performance in the Valley League over the 2011 summer.  On the season, he hit .331 with 6 home runs.

Matt Grabusky:  At what age did you begin playing baseball?

Joey Bennie:  4 years old.

MG:  When did you realize that a future in the sport was a real possibility?

JB:  My sophomore year of high school, when I was starting to get recruited by division 1 colleges and universities.

MG:  What aspects of your game do you feel are your strengths?

JB:  Bat speed (hands), arm strength, speed, knowledge/instincts

MG:  What parts of your game do you feel need the most work?

JB:  Footwork in the field

MG:  Is there a Major league player who you would compare your game with?

JB:  Evan Longoria

MG:  Who has had the most influence on your baseball career?

JB:  My Dad, Joe Bennie Sr.

MG:  What has been the highlight of your baseball career at this point?

JB:  Winning of a Conference Championship my senior year of high school with my little brother Robert.

MG:  What are your goals in baseball going forward?

JB:  Long successful Major League career, World Series Championship(s)

MG:  Who are the best players you have shared the field with?

JB:  My brother Robert Bennie, who will be attending the University of Virginia next year to continue his baseball career.  Brad Zebedis (Presbyterian College), Steve Nikorak (Temple), Marcus Stroman (Duke)

MG:  If baseball ended tomorrow, you would?

JB:  Obtain my masters degree in Finance, and go to law school to further my education and become a Lawyer

MG:  What is something that baseball fans would be surprised to learn about you?

JB:  I’m a very big Michael Jackson fan and I have every CD of his even when he was with the Jackson 5.  I also used “Thriller” as one of my two walk-ups last season.

I would like to thank Joey for answering these questions for MLB Draft Guide and our readers.

 

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Draft Links 2/21/2012; Bregman, Renda, Cimber, & More

By
Matt Grabusky
– February 22, 2012Posted in: Draft Links

Here are some draft related links for the day.

  • Albequerque Academy’s Alex Bregman is featured in a post by Christopher Crawford at ESPN.  -LINK
  • Rob Ozga, at The Baseball Draft Report, posted his 2012 MLB Draft ACC All-Prospect Team last week.  It took me a few days to catch it, but, as with everything at the site, it is well worth the read.  -LINK
  • There is a piece on Cal second baseman Tony Renda at Sports Card Radio.  -LINK
  • I was sent a link to YouTube video of 2011 highlights for Washington reliever Adam Cimber.  I love to watch sidearm/submarine pitchers, so I thought I would pass it along.  -LINK
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Prospect Roundup 2/21/2012; Zunino, Twomey, & More

By
Matt Grabusky
– February 22, 2012Posted in: Prospects

Isn’t it great that baseball has started?  Here are some notes from today’s games and the beginning of the season.

  • Mike Zunino went 2-3 with 2 home runs and 2 walks tonight against Bethune-Cookman.
  • Texas A&M’s Tyler Naquin continued his hot start, going 2-4 with a double.
  • Florida State 1st baseman Jayce Boyd went 4-5 with a double tonight against Jacksonville. 
  • El Dorado lefthander Kyle Twomey pitched in a scrimmage Saturday.  He pitched 4 hitless innings, walking 3 and striking out 7 with his fastball at 88-90.
  • Royal Palm Beach outfielder Christopher Barr is off to a fast start, batting .545 with 4 steals in 4 games.
  • Righthander Alec Asher was a 23rd round selection of the Giants in 2010 and is now at Polk State College.  He is off to a fast start this season at 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA.  In 25 innings, he has allowed 10 hits and 5 walks while striking out 29.  His fastball has been up to 95.
  • According to a tweet from Kendall Rogers, Texas State righthander Kyle Finnegan (draft-eligible 2013) hit 97 over the weekend.
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Quick College Notes; UC Irvine-Southern

By
Matt Grabusky
– February 21, 2012Posted in: Prospects

I took in as many college games as possible over the weekend.  Alot of my notes will find their way into profiles, but here are some impressions on a few pitchers from Saturday’s UC Irvine-Southern game.

Matt Whitehouse, LHP, UC Irvine-  Whitehouse lacks great stuff, but he knows how to pitch.  His fastball came in from 85-89.  His curve (79-80) was his best pitch on the day and he used it as a strikeout pitch.  He also threw a cutter at 82 with late movement.  He changed speeds well and did a good job of mixing his pitches.

Kyle Hooper, RHP, UC Irvine-  A big righthander, Hooper has a prototypical pitcher’s frame at 6’5/220.  His fastball on the day (according to TV) was 89-90, but there is a little more there and he did a good job of pitching downhill.  He has a big curve that was from 76 -80.  He attacked hitters and showed good control of all his pitches.

Jose De Leon, RHP, Southern-  A sophomore and eligible in 2013, De Leon’s fastball was reported to be mid 90′s, but it was 90-92 on the day.  He relied very heavily on his fastball and had problems with his control, hitting 3 batters on the day and walking 2 in 3.2 innings.

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Draft Links 2/20/2012; College Notes, Rankings, Dahl, & More

By
Matt Grabusky
– February 21, 2012Posted in: Draft Links

With the first weekend of college baseball in the books, there is planety of information to sort through.  Here are some links for the day.

  • Jeff Reese, at Bullpen Banter, posted notes on some players over the weekend, including Scott Firth, Connor Harrell, and Richie Shaffer.  Jeff’s college notes are absolute must read material for anyone trying to keep up with draft-eligible college players.  -LINK
  • College notes were also posted at Minor League Ball, with the weekend performances of Stephen Piscotty, Marcus Stroman, and Deven Marrero included.  -LINK
  • Chris Crawford, at MLB Draft Insider, posted volume 2 of his big board, with Mark Appel remaining at the top.  -LINK
  • The Examiner posted an article on UC Irvine righthander Kyle Hooper.  -LINK
  • Stephen Guilbert, at Mack’s Mets, posted a piece on both-handed pitcher Ryan Perez.  -LINK
  • Al.com has an article on top outfield prospect David Dahl of Oak Mountain.  -LINK
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College Prospect Box Score 2/19/2012

By
Matt Grabusky
– February 20, 2012Posted in: Prospects

Here’s how some of the top draft-eligible college players did on Sunday.  Since it was brought to my attention that tables are not rendering correctly in some browsers, I just listed them out.  I will work on that problem.  Outfield rankings will be posted as soon as I get another table plugin that works correctly, hopefully sometime tomorrow.

Batters

Preston Tucker:  3-4, 2B, HR(2), BB

Mike Zunino:  2-5

Connor Harrell:  1-2, 2B

Jake Stewart:  3-5, 2 2B

Stephen Piscotty:  2-5, 2B, HR

Matt Reynolds:  3-4, 2B, BB, SB

James Ramsey:  3-4, 2 BB, 2B, SB

Jayce Boyd:  1-4, BB, 2B

Tyler Naquin:  1-4, BB, 2B

Jeremy Baltz:  1-3, HR

Matt Wessinger:  2-4, 2 SB

Victor Roache:  2-3, HR (2)

Dan Gulbransen:  2-4, BB, 2B, 3B

Adam Brett Walker:  1-4, SB

Pitchers

Brian Johnson:  4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K

Sam Selman:  5 IP, 8 H, 12 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 2 K

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College Prospect Box Score 2/18/2012

By
Matt Grabusky
– February 19, 2012Posted in: Prospects

Here are the performances of some of the top draft eligible players on Saturday.

Batters

 Player  AB  H  2B  3B  HR  BB  SO   SB  CS
 Nolan Fontana  4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
 Preston Tucker  4  2  0  0  0  0  1  0  0
 Mike Zunino  3  2  0  0  0  1  0  1  0
 Andrew Aplin  2  2  1  0  1  0  0  0  0
 Deven Marrero  2  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0
 Joey Dimichele  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
 Matt Reynolds  3  2  0  0  0  2  1  0  0
 Kenny Diekrogeger  4  2  0  0  0  1  0  0  0
 Connor Harrell  4  2  0  0  2  0  1  0  0
 Joey Rickard  2  0  0  0  0  2  1  1  0
 Player  AB  H  2B  3B  HR  BB  SO  SB  CS
 Robert Refsnyder  4  2  0  0  0  0  0  3  0
 Tommy Coyle  5  3  0  1  0  1  0  1  0
 Cody Stubbs  4  2  1  0  0  1  1  0  0
 Jacob Stallings  4  2  1  0  0  2  1  0  0
 Evan Marzilli  4  1  0  0  0  -  -  1  0
 Evan Marzilli  4  2  0  0  0  -  -  0  0
 Christian Walker  3  2  0  0  0  -  -  0  0
 Christian Walker  4  2  0  0  0  -  -  0  0
 Adam Matthews  3  0  0  0  0  -  -  0  0
 Adam Matthews  3  2  1  0  0  -  -  0  0
 Player  AB  H  2B  3B  HR  BB  SO  SB  CS
 James Ramsey  1  1  0  0  0  3  0  0  0
 Jayce Boyd  5  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0
 Justin Gonzalez  3  2  0  0  0  1  0  0  0
 Victor Roache  3  1  0  0  1  2  0  0  0
 Richie Shaffer  3  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0
 Richie Shaffer  4  2  1  0  1  0  1  0  0
 Spencer Kieboom  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
 Spencer Kieboom  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
 Tyler Naquin  3  3  0  0  0  1  0  2  0
 Jacob House  4  3  0  0  1  0  0  0  0
 Adam Brett Walker  4  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0
 Jeremy Baltz  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
 Matt Wessinger  3  2  0  0  0  1  0  1  0

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER  BB SO   WP HBP   NP
 Brett Mooneyham  6  5  3  3  4  8  0  0  94
 Matt Price  5  0  2  2  3  7  0  3  89
 Colby Holmes  5  1  0  0  0  6  0  1  62
 Marcus Stroman  5  4  3  3  6  3  0  1  96
 Hoby Milner  5  4  3  2  2  3  2  1  77
 Ross Stripling  7  6  2  2  0  8  2  0  94
 Sean Hagan  6  1  0  0  1  5  0  1  -
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College Prospect Box Score 2/17/2012

By
Matt Grabusky
– February 18, 2012Posted in: Prospects

Baseball!  Since I’ve been checking every box score I can find,  I thought I would post the performances of some of the top draft-eligible college players.  I would like make this a regular feature, but finding the time will probably be difficult. 

The game between Texas A&M and Illinois-Chicago was suspended with two outs in the sixth inning.  Michael Wacha pitched 5.1 scoreless innings, striking out 8 and allowing 1 hit.  Jacob House and Brandon Wood homered for the Aggies.

Pitchers

Player IP H  R  ER  BB  SO  WP   NP
 Hudson Randall  5.2  5  3  3  0  1  1  72
 Dylan Floro  6  5  3  3  1  4  0  86
 Michael Roth  6  4  1  1  0  6  0  89
 Mark Appel  7  2  1  1  2  5  0  103
 Chris Beck  6  3  1  1  1  8  1  79
 Kevin Gausman  6  4  1  1  2  7  2  68
 Nick Goody  1  0  0  0  0   3  0  12
 Damien Magnifico  1  1  0  0  1  1  0  -
 Jon Moscot  5.2  9  4  4  0  6  0  -
 Andrew Heaney  7  4  2  1  3  10  0  106
 Player  IP  H  R  ER  BB  SO  WP  NP
 Kyle Zimmer  4  1  0  0  0  3  -  -
 Eric Erickson  6  4  0  0  0  7  0  83
 Branden Kline  4  7  5  1  2  3  -  -
 Kevin Brady  5  4  1  1  2  4  -  -
 Buck Farmer  6  7  3  2  1  9  -  -
 Kurt Heyer  7  5  1  1  2  7  0  -
 Brady Rodgers  6  4  0  0  0  7  0  67

Batters

 Player AB  H 2B  3B  HR  BB SO SB  CS
 Carlos Lopez  4  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0
 Nolan Fontana  2  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0
 Preston Tucker  3  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  0
 Mike Zunino  4  1  0  0  0  0  2  0  0
 Evan Marzilli  4  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  1
 Christian Walker  4 0   0  0  0  0  0  0  0
 Connor Harrell  3  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  0
 Jake Stewart  4  2  0  0  0  0  1  0  1
 Tyler Gaffney  3  1  1  0  0  2  2  0  0
 Stephen Piscotty  4  1  0 0   1  0  0  0  0
 Player  AB  H  2B  3B  HR  BB  SO  SB  CS
 Kenny Diekroeger 3   2  0  0  0  1  0  0  0
 Victor Roache  4  1  0  0  0  1  1  0  0
 James Ramsey  3  1  0  0  1  1  1  0  0
 Jayce Boyd  2  1  0  0  0 2   0  0  0
 Tommy Coyle  6  2  0  1  0  0  0  1  0
 Tommy Coyle  2  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 0 
 Cody Stubbs  4  2  1  0  0  0  1  0  0
 Cody Stubbs  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 
 Jacob Stallings  4  2  0  0  0  1  1  1  0
 Jacob Stallings  4 1   1  0  0  0  1  0  0
 Player  AB  H  2B  3B  HR  BB  SO  SB  CS
 Peter O’Brien  5 1   0  0  0  0  2  0  0
 Alex Yarbrough 5   2  0  0  1  0  1  0  0
 Josh Elander  4  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
 Jason Coats  3  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0
 Andrew Mistone  2  1  0  0  1 0   0  0  0
 Richie Shaffer  3  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0
 Spencer Kieboom  3  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0
 Kyle Wren  4  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0
 Kyle Wren  4  1  0  0  0  0  1 0   0
 Player  AB  H  2B  3B  HR  BB  SO  SB  CS
 Jakes Davies  3  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0
 Jake Davies  5  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
 Brandon Thomas  4  0  0  0  0  1 2   0  0
 Brandon Thomas  3  0  0  0  0  1  1  0   0
 Jeremy Baltz  4  1  0  1  0  0  1  0  0
 Matt Wessinger  4  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  0
 Joey Rickard  3  1  0  0  0  1  1  0  0
 Robert Refsnyder  4  1  0  0  0  0  1  1  0
 Deven Marrero  3  1  0  0  0  1  0  1  0
 Joey DiMichele  3  2  1  0  0  1  1  1  0
 Player  AB  H  2B  3B  HR  BB  SO  SB  CS
 Andrew Aplin  4  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0
 Torsten Boss  5  3  0  0  1  0  2  0  0
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Draft Links 2/16/2012; Mock, Golden Spikes, Conyers, & More

By
Matt Grabusky
– February 17, 2012Posted in: Draft Links

Here are some draft links for the day.

  • The 2012 Preseason Golden Spikes Award Watch List has been released by USA Baseball.  Mark Appel, Tyler Naquin, and Christian Walker are three of the players on the list.  -LINK
  • John Klima, at Baseball Prospect Report, took a really good look at Kyle Zimmer.  -LINK
  • A new mock draft was posted at St. Lucie To Flushing.  Mark Appel and Byron Buxton start things off.  -LINK
  • Teammates Lucas Giolito and Max Fried were featured in an article at MLB.com.  -LINK
  • This is a bit late, but I just caught it.  Righthander Mitchell Traver got off to a strong start to the season, striking out 7 in 4 no-hit innings while sitting in the mid 90′s.  -LINK
  • I was tweeted this link to video of Mike Zunino hitting a home run in a recent preseason scrimmage.  -LINK
  • Bullpen Banter posted some videos on YouTube from the recent MLSB Showcase, including Troy Conyers (linked) and Connor Baits.  -LINK
  • The LA Times posted a list of players to watch in 2012, including Kyle Twomey, Hunter Virant, and Justin Garza.  -LINK
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