Thursday, June 20, 2013

Baltimore Orioles 2013 MLB Draft Signings



Bold = Signed


1st Round: RHP Hunter Harvey, Bandys HS (NC) - $1,947,600
1st Supp. Round: OF Josh Hart, Parkview HS (GA) - $1,450,000
2nd Round: C Chance Sisco, Temescal-Canyon HS (CA) - $785,000
3rd Round: LHP Stephen Tarpley, Scottsdale CC (AZ) - $525,000
4th Round: C Jonah Heim, Amherst HS (NY) - $389,700
5th Round: LHP Travis Seabrooke, Crestwood SS (ON) - $291,800
6th Round: C Alex Murphy, Calvert Hall College HS (MD) - $275,000
7th Round: 3B Drew Dosch, Youngstown State - $218,500
8th Round: 1B Trey Mancini, Notre Dame - $151,900
9th Round: LHP Mitch Horacek, Dartmouth - $900,000
10th Round: C Austin Wynns, Fresno State
11th Round: LHP Steven Brault, Regis (CO)
12th Round: RHP Jake Bray, Feather River JC (CA) - $200,000
13th Round: RHP Jimmy Yacabonis, St. Joseph's (PA)
14th Round: OF Mike Yastrzemski, Vanderbilt
15th Round: SS Tyler Walsh, Mater-Dei HS (IN)
16th Round: 1B Randolph Gassaway, Riverwood HS (GA) - $100,000
17th Round: RHP Caleb Kellogg, Tampa
18th Round: RHP Reed Reilly, Cal Poly
19th Round: RHP Dylan Rheault, Central Michigan
20th Round: RHP Nick Cunningham, Arizona
21st Round: 1B Levi Scott, Howard JC (TX)
22nd Round: RHP Jon Keller, Tampa - $100,000
23rd Round: RHP Stefan Chrichton, Texas Christian
24th Round: SS Jared Breen, Belmont
25th Round: LHP Danny Ayers, Columbus North HS (IN) - $200,000
26th Round: LHP Layne Bruner, Montesano HS (WA)
27th Round: LHP Donnie Hart, Texas State
28th Round: RHP Robert Tyler, Crisp County HS (CA)
29th Round: OF Conor Bierfeldt, Western Connecticut State
30th Round: SS Federico Castagnini, Creighton
31st Round: RHP Dustin Hagy, Trinity Christian Academy (FL)
32nd Round: LHP Max Homick, San Diego
33rd Round: SS Jeff Kemp, Radford
34th Round: RHP Parker Bugg, Rancho Bernardo HS (CA)
35th Round: OF D.J. McKnight, Madison County HS (FL)
36th Round: LHP Eric Green, Embry-Riddle (FL)
37th Round: SS Justin Viele, Santa Clara
38th Round: OF Conor Harber, Western Nevada JC 
39th Round: LHP Augey Bill, Arizona
40th Round: RHP Garrett Cortright, Canisius

Atlanta Braves 2013 MLB Draft Signings


Bold = Signed


1st Round: RHP Jason Hursh, Oklahoma State - $1,704,200
2nd Round: C Victor Caratini, Miami-Dade JC - $800,000
3rd Round: RHP Carlos Salazar, Kerman HS (CA) - $625,000
4th Round: C Tanner Murphy, Malden HS (MO) - $250,000
5th Round: SS Mikey Reynolds, Texas A&M - $140,000
6th Round: RHP Stephen Janas, Kennesaw State - $210,200
7th Round: RHP Ian Stiffler, Somerset HS (PA) - $210,000
8th Round: OF Kyle Wren, Georgia Tech - $150,500
9th Round: 3B Dylan Manwaring, Horseheads HS (NY) - $140,600
10th Round: 3B Ian Hagenmiller, Palm Beach Central HS (FL) - $200,000
11th Round: RHP Alec Grosser, Williams HS (VA) - $400,000
12th Round: RHP Ryan Gunther, Charleston Southern
13th Round: C Joseph Odom, Huntington (AL)
14th Round: 1B Tyler Kuresa, UC Santa Barbara
15th Round: LHP Matt Marksberry, Campbell
16th Round: LHP Michael Swanner, Pepperdine
17th Round: LHP Jared Dettman, Century (MN)
18th Round: LHP Chuck Buchanan, Cal State Bakersfield
19th Round: LHP Jordan Sechler, Cal State Los Angeles
20th Round: RHP Jordan Vail, Temple JC (TX)
21st Round: RHP Tyler Brosius, Walters State CC (TN)
22nd Round: RHP Andrew Waszak, Michigan State
23rd Round: OF Connor Oliver, Manatee JC (FL)
24th Round: C Orrin Sears, Arizona Christian
25th Round: SS Reed Harper, Austin Peay State
26th Round: RHP Dakota Dill, Sul Ross State (TX)
27th Round: 1B Jacob Schrader, Tampa
28th Round: OF Stephen Wrenn, Walton HS (GA)
29th Round: SS Tim Hergert, Heritage HS (WA)
30th Round: RHP Sterling Sharp, North Farmington HS (MI)
31st Round: OF Johnny Slater, Southfield-Lathrup HS (MI)
32nd Round: OF Jack Klein, St. Ignatius HS (CA)
33rd Round: 2B Trevor Sprawl, Shelton State CC (AL)
34th Round: 2B Mac Seibert, Meridian CC (MS)
35th Round: SS Angel Perez, Collegio San Felipe (PR)
36th Round: LHP Tyler Stubblefield, Lufkin HS (TX)
37th Round: RHP Geoffrey Bramblett, Hoover HS (AL)
38th Round: OF Jacob Heyward, Eagles Christian Academy (GA)
39th Round: OF Francisco Cruz, PR Baseball Academy (PR)
40th Round: RHP Connor Brogdon, Brentwood HS (CA)

Arizona Diamondbacks 2013 MLB Draft Signings

Bold = Signed


1st Round: RHP Braden Shipley, Nevada - $2,250,000
1st Supp. Round: RHP Aaron Blair, Marshall - $1,435,000
2nd Round: SS Justin Williams, Terrebonne HS (LA) - $1,050,000
3rd Round: 1B Daniel Palka, Georgia Tech - $550,000
4th Round: OF Matt McPhearson, Riverdale Baptist HS - $500,000
5th Round: SS Jamie Westbrook, Basha HS (AZ) - $450,000
6th Round: OF Colin Bray, Faulkner State JC (AL) - $238,000
7th Round: LHP Daniel Gibson, Florida - $178,600
8th Round: RHP Brad Keller, Flowery Branch HS (GA) - $125,000
9th Round: C Grant Nelson, Saint Louis - $10,000
10th Round: RHP Jimmy Sherfy, Oregon - $100,000
11th Round: SS Jacob Cordero, PR Baseball Academy (PR) - $135,000
12th Round: OF Dane McFarland, Junipero Serra HS (CA) - $300,000
13th Round: OF Taylor Ratliff, Florida
14th Round: LHP Steven Hathaway, Franklin Pierce
15th Round: 3B Jordan Parr, Illinois
16th Round: C Elvin Soto, Pittsburgh - $100,000
17th Round: SS Ryan Gebhardt, Louisiana Tech
18th Round: 1B Ryan Kinsella, Elon
19th Round: 3B Jacob Mayers, Richmond
20th Round: RHP Adam Miller, Brigham Young
21st Round: RHP Andy Ravel, Wilson HS (PA)
22nd Round: SS Antonio Alvarez, Elon
23rd Round: SS Randy McCurry, Oklahoma State
24th Round: OF Zach Esquera, California Baptist
25th Round: RHP Bud Jeter, Presbyterian (SC)
26th Round: 1B George Roberts, Kent State
27th Round: SS Jake Miller, Baylor
28th Round: RHP Johnny Shuttlesworth, Faulkner (AL)
29th Round: RHP Matt Foster, Valley HS (AL)
30th Round: 2B Denver Chavez, Cal Poly
31st Round: C Joel Thys, Arizona Christian
32nd Round: RHP Dallas Newton, Pitt CC (NC)
33rd Round: RHP Alex Byo, Tulane
34th Round: OF Corey Hahn, Arizona State
35th Round: RHP Tyler Toyfair, Massachusetts-Lowell
36th Round: RHP Matt Vogel, Patchogue-Medford HS (NY)
37th Round: OF Matt Vinson, Arkansas
38th Round: RHP Kurtis Kostuk, Yale SS (BC)
39th Round: SS Mark Karaviotis, Maui HS (HI)
40th Round: SS Frankie Ratcliff, Houston

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Boston Red Sox 2013 Top Prospects

Bogaerts

1. Xander Bogaerts, SS: 20-year old stud has established himself as one of the top prospects in baseball. Plus tools at the plate while showing progress with his approach, his bat will play at SS or 3B. 

2. Jackie Bradley, Jr., OF: Polished all-around player with above-average tools and excellent approach at the plate, showed Boston execs he deserved to start on Opening Day.

3. Matt Barnes, RHP: With a plus fastball and secondary pitches that project at least above-average Barnes faded down the stretch after a blistering start. Should develop into a good No. 2 starter.

4. Allen Webster, RHP: A ground-ball pitcher with a plus sinking fastball, he needs to develop his command but the Sox believe he has what it takes to be a solid innings-eater in the Majors.

5. Garin Cecchini, 3B: A popular breakthrough candidate, has the tools to be a solid hitter at the next level. Probably won't steal 50 bases again but has 20/20 potential with above-average defense at 3B.

6. Blake Swihart, C: A personal favorite from the 2011 draft, has struggled so far at the plate in his pro career but scouting reports remain high. Projects to be above-average to plus defensively.

7. Bryce Brentz, OF: Tough player to project at the ML level. Will have his struggles initially but has the potential to hit 30 HR's for the Sox while playing a solid RF with a plus arm. 

8. Henry Owens, LHP: 6'7" lefty with deceptive delivery will need time to develop in minors, but has the potential to be a frontline starter with a fastball that he can run up to 94 MPH.

9. Deven Marrero, SS: Plus defender at short with the ability to steal bases should be good enough at the plate to be a solid regular. 

10. Ty Buttrey, RHP: Big 6'6" righty has plus fastball that tops at 96 MPH and a knuckle-curve that gives him another potential plus pitch. Development of change and command are going to decide his future.

Sleeper - Sean Coyle, 2B: Small compact player has a solid power/speed combo with an above-average glove. Needs to improve his plate discipline and approach but he has gotten off to a great start in 2013. 

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Baltimore Orioles 2013 Top Prospects



Bundy

1. Dylan Bundy, RHP: The best pitching prospect in the game hands down at just 20 years old. Projects to be back in Baltimore by the end of the year and there's no looking back from there.

2. Kevin Gausman, RHP: Fourth overall pick in 2012, has a plus fastball/change combo. Has ace potential if he can refine his breaking ball.

3. Jonathan Schoop, 2B/3B: 21 year old shows a lot of promise at the plate with plus power. Has to refine his approach at the plate and improve defense, but is the most talented position player in system.

4. Eduardo Rodriguez, LHP: Young lefty has great command of above-average stuff and profiles as a solid No. 3 starter at the Major League level.

5. Nicky Delmonico, 1B: I doubt he will ever be a superstar, but he should give the O's solid offensive production from a corner infield position.

6. L.J. Hoes, OF: Possesses an outstanding approach at the plate with solid tools but will need to hit for more power to be anything more than a 4th outfielder.

7. Mike Wright, RHP: Underrated big righty has a solid four pitch mix that includes an above-average sinker/slider combo. Profiles as an innings-eating back-of-the-rotation type.

8. Branden Kline, RHP: Former UVA standout profiles as great bullpen arm with power fastball/curve combo, but will be developed as a starter for the time being.

9. Glynn Davis, OF: Plus-plus speed gives him value defensively and on basepaths, has potential to be a solid ML regular if he can refine his swing and add strength to wiry 6'3" frame.

10. Christian Walker, 1B: Advanced bat with outstanding on-base skills, only questions are if he will hit for enough power to profile at 1B. Gut feeling tells me he is going to be a solid middle-of-the-order hitter for several years.

Sleeper - Michael Ohlman, C: Once highly regarded high school prospect struggled mightily with bat and 50-game suspension in pro career. Came back from suspension and showed signs of why he was once so highly touted. Needs to show in 2013 that it wasn't a fluke to regain prospect status.

Monday, March 25, 2013

Atlanta Braves 2013 Top 10 Prospects


Teheran
1. Julio Teheran, RHP: Still top prospect in the system despite down year, still has frontline ceiling but needs serious work on curveball among other things.

2. J.R. Graham, RHP: Polished 23-year old shows great K/BB and GO/AO ratios and has a better chance of reaching No. 2/3 starter ceiling than Teheran.

3. Lucas Sims, RHP: 2012 1st-round pick has good polish for a prep pitcher to go along with power fastball.

4. Sean Gilmartin, LHP:
Consistent lefty has ceiling of No. 3/4 innings-eater with plus-changeup. Has a chance to reach majors in 2013.

5. Alex Wood, LHP: 2012 2nd-round pick put up sensational numbers in Low-A last year with a funky delivery and just an average breaking ball. Could develop into mid-rotation starter or bullpen guy. 

6. Jose Peraza, SS:
 Raw toolsy athlete with potential to provide elite defense at SS with solid leadoff skills. Still a long ways from a finished product and is doubtful to develop much power.

7. Mauricio Cabrera, RHP:
 19-year old has perhaps the highest upside in the system with mid-90's fastball and developing secondary pitches but has serious work to do on command and control.

8. Christian Bethancourt, C:
 One of the best defensive catchers in the minors has serious issues with the bat that could hold him from being anything more than a backup in the majors.

9. Tommy La Stella, 2B:
 Outstanding bat for 2B with an incredible eye (40:25 BB:K in 2012), has to show he can continue to hit consistently at higher levels.

10. Evan Gattis, C/OF:
 26-year old has resurrected career after a number of years away from game. Will never be MLB-caliber catcher but has the power and athleticism to make it in the outfield.

Sleeper - Josh Elander, C:
 Above-average bat with plus power for a catcher, has the athleticism and arm strength to make it behind the plate but has a ton of work to do due to inexperience at the position. A move to the outfield would significantly lessen the impact of his offensive game.

Monday, February 11, 2013

Arizona Diamondbacks 2013 Top 10 Prospects


1. Tyler Skaggs, LHP: One of the best curves in the minors, should be in the majors at some point in 2013.

2. Archie Bradley, RHP: Elite stuff, should reach ace ceiling if he can improve control.

3. Adam Eaton, OF: Scrappy outfielder plays above his tools, could be starting CF on Opening Day.

4. Stryker Trahan, C: Powerful, athletic catcher impressed in pro debut. Would excel in OF if catching doesn't work out.

5. Matt Davidson, 3B: Power-hitting 3B is making strides with plate discipline troubles. 

6. Andrew Chafin, LHP: Lefty has some of the best stuff in system, needs to improve control of strike-zone.

7. Didi Gregorius, SS: Slick fielding SS acquired in Trevor Bauer trade, hitting remains a big question mark.

8. David Holmberg, LHP: Big, crafty lefty projects as a solid No. 4 innings-eating type.

9. Chris Owings, SS: Toolsy SS needs to improve plate discipline issues to make it to the majors.

10. Anthony Meo, RHP: Put up great strikeout numbers in 2012, could move to the pen due to command troubles and high-effort delivery.

Sleeper - Jake Lamb, 3B: Well-rounded prospect has all the tools to start in the majors.