Brett Mooneyham and Mark Appel appear to be headed in opposite directions on draft boards.
Mooneyham- 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 13 K's. ERA= 1.71.
Appel- 8 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 3 BB, 11 K's. ERA= 3.68. Appel's K numbers look good though.
Kyle Zimmer, RHP, USF: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 7 K's. ERA= 0.00!
Marcus Stroman, RHP, Duke: 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 17 K's. ERA= 2.37. Talk about serious helium!
Austin Maddox, RHP, Florida: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K's. Save(3). Does he get drafted as a pitcher or hitter?
Buck Farmer, RHP, Georgia Tech: 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 9 K's. ERA= 3.32.
Kevin Gausman, RHP, LSU: 6.1 IP, 10 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K's. ERA= 1.86. Sickels and Garrioch had him #1 overall in their mock draft.
Michael Wacha, RHP, Texas A&M: 7 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 7 K's. ERA= 0.92.
Hitters:
Barrett Barnes, OF, Texas Tech: 3 for 12, 2 SB(8). BA= .386.
Mike Yastrzemski, OF, Vandy: 4 for 11, HR(3), SB(1). BA= .351.
Tyler Naquin, OF, Texas A&M: 4 for 12, 2B, 3B, SB. BA= .500.
Travis Jankowski, OF, Stony Brook: 4 for 12, 2 2B. BA= .370.
Kenny Diekroger, SS, Stanford: 4 for 12, 3 2B. BA= 356.
Jake Stewart, OF, Stanford: 4 for 13, 2B, HR(3). BA= .383.
Stephen Piscotty, 3B, Stanford: 7 for 13, 2B, 3B. BA= .340.
Kevin Plawecki, C, Purdue: 5 for 12, 2 HR(2). BA= .382.
Peter O'Brien, C, Miami: 2 for 11, HR(4). BA= .415.
Austin Nola, SS, LSU: 8 for 12, 3 2B. BA= .359.
Brandon Thomas, OF, Georgia Tech: 7 for 14, 3 2B, 2 SB(4). BA= .327.
James Ramsey, OF, Florida State: 5 for 10, 2B, 3B, HR(4). BA= .552.
Mike Zunino, C, Florida: 6 for 15, 3 2B, HR(3). BA= .425.
Richie Shaffer, 1B, Clemson: 6 for 9, 2 2B, 2 HR(4). BA= .452.
Tony Renda, 2B, Cal: 5 for 12, 2 2B, 2 SB(6). BA= .400.
Mitch Haniger, OF, Cal Poly: 5 for 18, 2B, 2 HR(3), SB(2). BA= .319.
Joey DeMichelle, 3B, Arizona State: 9 for 15, 4 2B, 3B, SB. BA= 553.
Devin Marerro, SS, Arizona State: 3 for 6, HR(1). BA= .387.
Jamodrick Magruder, 2B, Texas Tech: 3 for 10, 4 BB, 3 SB(11). BA= .353.
Texas State has now run up 5 consecutive shutouts. Overall, they have allowed just 16 runs in 11 games this season. 2 of their starters are draft eligible:
Colton Turner, LHP: 1-0, 0.44, 20.1 IP, 9 BB, 23 K's.
Travis Ballew, RHP: 3-0, 1.33, 20.1 IP, 8 BB, 23 K'S.
Jeffrey Gibbs, RHP, Maine, has a 20.86 ERA in 2 starts.
Anyone else we should be watching?
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I just posted a Right handed pitcher draft preview at MCC if you are interested. 55 pitchers. Its pretty dense.
ReplyDeleteI would say keep an eye on Kurt Heyer from Arizona for sure. I think he might be better than Appel, and he's a horse.
For some reason I have Heyer categorized as a pitchability guy. I'll have to do some more reading. I saw your post and read parts of it. I'll go back and read the whole thing.
DeleteWhat are your thoughts on Zimmer? I'm not sure where he is projected to go in the draft, but he seems to be off to one of hottest starts in college ball this year. A local product, I'm sure the Giants have some interest in him, but if he continues his solid start, I highly doubt he'll be available come draft day.
ReplyDeleteI think Zimmer has a high risk delivery. Very sudden acceleration and deceleration with recoil.
DeleteLooking at the cumulative stats so far, Magruder is really holding his own. Slash line of .353/.569/.471 aided by 16 BBs. 11/14 SBs.
ReplyDeleteFlorida State is playing Duke 3/9-3/11, at Duke. James Ramsey has been going off so far 552/.729/1.103, with 4 HRs and 16 BBs. Should be a big test for Stroman
The other Wildcat besides Heyer is Robert Refsnyder: 41 AB, 17 H, 3 2B, 2 3B, 4 BB, 4 K, 7 SB, .415/.478/.585
This may have been discussed elsewhere and it has nothing to do with the college pool of players...but a potential top 10 pick just got injured and may be out for the year. Assuming he drops do you think the Giants take a chance on him?
ReplyDeleteThe 2012 draft class was shallow and mediocre with which to begin, and now right-hander Lucas Giolito may miss the rest of the season with what is being called a UCL sprain in his right elbow. The UCL -- ulnar collateral ligament -- is the one replaced during Tommy Surgery when a tear is present. Giolito is reportedly expected to miss 6-10 weeks, but there is good chance there is more to this than a sprain.
As is, Giolito's draft stock took a hit with such news, and it could hinder his status in the Top 5 enough to reward UCLA, where Giolito has committed to college. Whether or not a sprained UCL knocks Giolito out for the entire season or he comes back near the end of the schedule -- and at the early edge of the 6-10 week prognosis -- remains to be seen, but there's no chance he'l be the No. 1 talent on the board come draft day -- not with such an injury so fresh.
If this develops into a situation where a tear is found and replacement surgery is necessary, Giolito will likely fall at least as far, or farther, than Anthony Ranaudo did two years ago. Ranaudo did not have surgery, and ended going in the compensation round to the Boston Red Sox. The difference is, Ranaudo pitched down the stretch for LSU. Giolito isn't likely to be able to do that.
What this does to the Top 5 is interesting, albeit with negative impact. The Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins, Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals each have a slightly smaller crop from which to pick. Those expected to be considered in that range are prep outfielder Byron Buxton, Stanford right-hander Mark Appel, Arizona State shortstop Deven Marrero, San Francisco right-hander Kyle Zimmer, Florida catcher Mike Zunino and potentially Puerto Rico Baseball Academy shortstop Carlos Correa.
Others such as Olympia High School (Fla.) right-hander Walker Weickel, Ohio's top talent and left-hander Matt Smoral, and Giolito's teammate, lefty Max Fried, could be candidates to jump into the top 5 as the season progresses.
We'll cover more of this in Draft Weekly this coming Monday.
http://prospectinsider.com/view/what-giolito-injury-means/
I saw that about Giolito. I had him at the top of my draft board! I could see him dropping to the 2'nd round and I could see the Giants taking a chance there. On the other hand, it would probably be smarter for him to go to college and try to rebuild his stock.
DeleteI'm always a bit skeptical of HS guys who hit triple digits. That's a awful lot of stress to put on a young arm. You also have to wonder what they are doing to produce those kinds of velocities. Klima once implied that there are specific things pitchers can to to up their velocity, but the devil to pay is the surgeon's knife. He seemed to really like Giolito a lot though.