Before I go on, as always, thanks for reading and commenting. I’ll assume that Mr. Frogoza is me, so I’ll just go ahead and do my best to respond under that assumption.

I actually think of the three players I highlighted, Vern is the most underwhelming prospect. Curry’s power potential and strong junior college pedigree will get him a shot – your mileage might vary with the Matt Stairs comp, but I like it. Carpenter’s senior status, strong defense at third, and advanced plate discipline will get him a shot. Vern’s bat may be slightly better than Carpenter’s, but Carpenter’s positional advantage makes him a more attractive prospect.

In the end, of course, you could be right. Vern has hit like crazy so far, no small feat in a conference with less of a reliance on the fastball (a very good point you noted). His positional versatility, another strength of his game you noted, is an advantage. If he can play a passable emergency third base, his stock would go up as a potential four corners (1B, 3B, LF, RF) utility player…and emergency catcher. And, though I disagreed before about the importance of chemistry and “the little things,” they are nice perks that could inch him ever so slightly up a draft board.

All that said, none of the three players rank among TCU’s best pro prospects. Their pitching staff is pretty loaded (led by my favorite prospect on the team, 2011′s Kyle Winkler) and they are strong up the middle, especially with the impressive play of another 2011 prospect, Taylor Featherston.

This KID (Vern) does not have alot of SACS to protect his average…he actually trys to put the ball in play to advance runners not just thinking of his personal statistics…to win games for TCU…

TCU runs so much that hit and run guys will make more outs with positive batting average indicators…these type of guys win championships…

Obviously 21 can hit, he can run for a big man (6.4 60 yd., throw…he was a catcher before coming to TCU, so i know you understand he throw…strike-outs are something that happen with hit and run plays, trying to protect the runner…you just deal with it…I guess you need to understand the game in order to make evaluations without seeing…

Defense is something that can be taught when you finally find one position and settle-in…Vern is probrably one of the most versatile players in the MWC conference…

When drafted, I expect some team will find out how valuable his leadership is and how much he will contribute to their organization on the field and in the clubhouse…There is something about the chemistry of a player that is not always scorable by ratings…