Brett Wallace, 1B/3B, Arizona State
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Brett Wallace can hit – fastballs, curveballs, changeups, oranges, grapefruit, pinatas…you get the idea.
So, the obvious question is: why don’t most of the projection lists have him as a top 10 talent? I wondered the same thing – more specifically, why is there a feeling that Smoak, Hosmer, and Alonso are [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Top Prospect – Brett Wallace
Posted in Prospects on March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Reese Havens
Posted in Prospects on March 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Reese Havens, SS, South Carolina
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Havens, a Charleston SC product has gotten off to a blistering start for USC this season: .379 with 4 bombs and 24 RBI out of the leadoff spot for the Gamecocks through 15 games.
Great start? Yes. Surprising? No.
Background:
Havens was ranked 6th on Baseball America’s top 50 freshman list. Then dropped to [...]
Under Rated Prospect – Lance Lynn (updated March 15)
Posted in Prospects on March 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Lance Lynn, RHP, Ole Miss
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Say it with me in a Donald Trump impression – “he’s huuuuuge”
To the tune of 6′5 – 260 as listed on the Ole Miss web stite. I don’t know that he is 6′5, but 260 does not surprise me.
I say Lynn is under rated based on where I see him on [...]
Top Prospect – Aaron Hicks
Posted in Prospects on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Aaron Hicks, OF/SP, Long Beach Cali
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The only real 5 tool OF talent in the draft (Galloway has not hit for avg. or power really – Dennis Raben does not have the speed, and Jonathan Danks has not hit for power). Hicks is as safe as any high school pick can get – if he doesn’t [...]
Top Prospect – Eric Hosmer
Posted in Prospects on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Eric Hosmer, 1B, Plantation FLA
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Hosmer has legit power – no doubt. He has a tremendous load (not hitch) where he lowers his hands allowing his a lighting quick bat a short path to the ball.
I have heard Hosmer has a substantial “hitch”. This is not correct, he has a load – which is different. [...]
Top Prospect – Kyle Skipworth
Posted in Prospects on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Kyle Skipworth, C, Riverside California
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I think Skipworth is a better HS position prospect than Aaron Hicks and Eric Hosmer due to the fact that he is a Catcher with plus power.
As with every catcher the question is – can he stick at Catcher?
Skipworth impressed Baseball America’s Matt Blood and other scouts with his catching ability [...]
Top Prospect – Aaron Crow (Updated March 15)
Posted in Prospects on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Aaron Crow, RHP, Missouri
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Opened eyes hitting 98 MPH in the Cap Cod League as he was named the player of the year. ERA at the Cape – 0.67
He has gotten off to a quick start in 2008, striking out 10 v. Californi, striking out 7 in 5 innings v. UCONN, and easily dismantling Indiana [...]
