Tuesday, May 13, 2008

First five rounds college pitchers

Top 5-10 grade:
Aaron Crow, RHP, Missouri
Brian Matusz, LHP, San Diego

First Round Grade:
Tanner Scheppers, RHP, Fresno State
Shooter Hunt, RHP, Tulane (93 mph fastball. good slider. walks too many. gets many of his Ks by getting guys to chase slider in dirt. good frame)
Christian Friedrich, LHP, Eastern Kentucky (88-92 fastball. Great curve. needs to throw more strikes)
Josh Fields, RHP, UGA (Reliever) (big fastball. good curve. athletic. unhittable. walks too many.)
???Andrew Cashner, RHP, Texas Christian (fast riser. Hard throwing closer. Tons of Ks. I know less about him than others)

Supplemental
Lance Lynn, LHP, Ole Miss
Wade Miley, LHP, SE Louisiana (despite small school standing has been on scouting rader since HS. Good fastball and slider. Athletic)

Second round
Jacob Thompson, RHP, UVA (6-6, 200 frame. Showed solid 90-93 fastball with great command and good breaker last year. Velo dropped to 88-91 this year and walks went up sharply. An off Jr. year after a dominant Soph and very good freshman year.
Tyson Ross, RHP. Cal (health?)
Ryan Perry, RHP, Arizona
Brett Hunter, RHP, Pepperdine (future reliever?) Health?
Tim Brewer, LHP, UCLA (Live armed, ex-OFer. Low 90s fb. Good breaker. Fb velo down recently)

Third round
Zach Putnam, RHP, Michigan (Probable Reliever)
Steven Hensley, RHP, Elon (91-93 fastball. Can touch 95. Great slider. can throw cutter and change. Inconsistant. Intense. Hardheaded. Needs to throw more strikes and fastball can flatten out and hit hard when he is off)
Andrew Lieber, RHP, Long Beach
Scott Greene, RHP, Kentucky (big arm and frame. injuries. needs to show results)
Cris Carpenter, RHP, Kent State (big arm and frame. injuries. needs to show results)
Josh Lindblom, RHP, Purdue (RELIEVER) (HS 3rd rounder. power stuff. thrived since move to closer's role. 95-98 mph)

Fourth round
Luke Burnett, RHP, Louisiana Tech (showed mid-90s velo as ace closer as a soph and on Cape. Only low-90s velo and no command in a poor starting stint as jr. 6-8)
Preston Guilmet, RHP, Arizona (one of best pitchers in NCAA past 2 years. Average stuff. Odd, directly over-the-top delivery)
Cody Satterwhite, RHP, Ole Miss (Has hit 97 in past. was 92-93 this spring in an effort to throw strikes. tall frame, can sink the ball. poor command and feel for pitching. might be a reliever)
Clayton Shunick, RHP, NC State (great arm. sits 89-92 with sink. Great splitter)
Andrew Carraway, RHP, Virginia
Scott Gorgen, RHP, UC-Irvine (88-90 fastball. best change in draft?)
Dan Hudson, RHP, Old Dominion (pro body, pro stuff, needs to reduce the walks and homers a little)
Justin Bristow, RHP, ECU
Chris Bittle, RHP, Ole Miss (average fastball. Gets tons of Ks on a sinking cutter kind of thing)
Aaron Pribanic, RHP, Nebraska (92-95 velo. recovered from injury to be a big surprise this year)
Aaron Shafer, RHP, Wichita State
Anthony Shawler, RHP, Old Dominion
Cody Adams, RHP, Southern Illinois (Good athlete. Very good fastball. Throw strikes)
Chris Rusin, LHP, Kentucky (Nice slider. Solid velo)

Fifth round grade
Vance Worley, RHP, Long Beach
David Duncan, LHP, Georgia Tech
Trevor Holder, RHP, UGA (good athlete. Solid velo. Throws strikes)
Miers Quigley, LHP, Alabama
Jeremy Bleich, LHP, Stanford
Adam Warren, RHP, UNC (Groundball guy with solid, but not great, stuff)
Anthony Capra, LHP, Wichita State (88-90. Good command and change)
Pat McAnaney, lhp, Virginia

Sixth Round
Stephen Dodson, RHP, UGA (average stuff but throws strikes and get groundballs)
Josh Copeland, RHP, Alabama (Reliever)
Reyes Dorado, RHP, Arizona State (inconsistant. Can get hit despite good fastball and plus slider)
Chris Fetter, RHP, Michigan (6-8 frame. Has been a great #2 starter for top 25 team. Throws strikes)
Brett Jacobsen, RHP, Vanderbilt (Enigma. blue chip prospect out of HS was up and down for first two years at Vandy. Expected to be rotation anchor this year but collapsed. Has shown some resurgance in pen. Still has a great frame, good arm, good stuff and throws strikes but gets hit)
Ryan Chaffee, RHP, Florida JUCO
Colby Shreve, RHP, Nevada JUCO ..... INJURY??...
Jared Bradford, RHP, LSU
Cole St Clair, LHP, Rice
Danny Farquhar, RHP, Louisiana-Lafayette
Daniel Schleteth, LHP, Arizona (RELIEVER)
Rob Musgrave, RHP, Wichita State
Johnny Dorn, RHP, Nebraksa
Kenn Kasparek, RHP, Texas (6-8. coming off TJ. Was a big HS prospect and very good college pitcher before injuries)
Ben Jeffers, RHP, Chipola (FL) JUCO (big fastball, 16 months removed from TJ)
Justin LaTempa, RHP, (CA) JUCO INJURY? (big fastball)
Aaron King, lhp, Surry (N.C.)
Kyle Farrell, rhp, Western Nevada JUCO
Craig Kimbrel, rhp, Wallace-Hanceville (Ala.) JUCO
Taylor Cole, rhp, Southern Nevada JUCO
Brett Moorhouse, rhp, Indian River (Fla.) JUCO
Mickey Storey, rhp, Florida Atlantic (good frame. Once a college ace before injuries last year and this year)

Eighth rounders..
Eddie Burns, RHP, Georgia Tech (6-8 frame. Gets good sink when he is on. Can throw 90-93)
Evan Frederickson, LHP, San Fran
DJ Mitchell, rhp, Clemson (ex-CF is a plus athlete. Live arm. 87-91 right now. Good sink)
Matt Fairel, Lhp, FSU (Soph eligible. Signability?)
Alan DeRatt, RHP, UNC-Asheville
Pat Venditte, RHP/LHP, Creighton
Tyler Conn, LHP, Southern Miss
Jordan Ellis, RHP, Villanova
Mike Colla Arizona
Ian whathisname Arizona
Bobby LaFromboise, LHP, New Mexico
Josh Satow, LHP, Arizona State (SENIOR)
Eryk McConnell, RHP, NC State (SENIOR)
Eric Surkamp, LHP, NC State
Nick Fuller, RHP, Walters State (TN) JUCO .... CHARACTER????
Matt Daly, RHP, Hawaii

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