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- Community College of Southern Nevada FR C Bryce Harper
- The Woodlands HS (TX) RHP Jameson Taillon
- Oviedo HS (FL) RHP AJ Cole
- Chipley HS RHP Karsten Whitson
- Harvard Westlake HS (CA) OF Austin Wilson
- Archbishop McCarthy HS (FL) 3B Nick Castellanos
- St. Edward HS (OH) RHP Stetson Allie
- North Carolina JR RHP Matt Harvey
- Texas JR RHP Brandon Workman
- Georgia Tech JR RHP Deck McGuire
- Cowan HS (IN) C Justin O’Conner
- Brito Private HS (FL) SS Manny Machado
- Bishop Blanchet HS (WA) OF Josh Sale
- San Diego JR RHP Kyle Blair
- LHP James Paxton
- Ohio State JR RHP Alex Wimmers
- San Diego SO LHP Sammy Solis
- Mississippi JR LHP Drew Pomeranz
- Maranatha HS (CA) RHP Dylan Covey
- Texas Arlington JR OF Michael Choice
- Arkansas JR RHP/OF Brett Eibner
- Louisiana State JR RHP Anthony Ranaudo
- Ball State JR 2B Kolbrin Vitek
- Miami JR C Yasmani Grandal
- The Citadel JR RHP Asher Wojchiechowski
- Cook County HS (GA) 3B Kaleb Cowart
- Aliso Niguel HS (CA) C Stefan Sabol
- Torrance HS (CA) OF Angelo Gumbs
- Barbe HS (LA) 3B Garin Cecchini
- East Coweta HS (GA) RHP Cameron Bedrosian
- Dana Hills HS (CA) RHP Peter Tago
- Tattnall Square HS (GA) RHP DeAndre Smelter
- Germantown Friends HS (PA) LHP Jesse Biddle
- Henderson HS (TX) RHP Tyrell Jenkins
- Tulane JR 3B Rob Segedin
- Arkansas SO 3B Zack Cox
- Florida State JR OF Tyler Holt
- Bonanza HS (NV) 3B Kris Bryant
- Pineview HS (UT) 3B Marcus Littlewood
- Marietta HS (GA) OF Chevez Clarke
- Martin HS (TX) OF Brian Ragira
- Westlake HS (CA) 1B Christian Yelich
- Georgia Tech JR 3B Derek Dietrich
- Virginia Tech JR OF Austin Wates
- Cal State Fullerton JR SS Christian Colon
- Wabash Valley JC FR OF Mel Rojas
- Lakeland HS (FL) 3B Yordy Cabrera
- Fullerton Union HS (CA) 3B Dominic Ficociello
- Yucaipa HS (CA) RHP Taijuan Walker
- McKinney HS (TX) RHP Zach Lee
2010 MLB Draft: Top 201 College Prospects
I have no idea how I decided to stop at 200, but I figured at some point lists like this get unwieldy. Check the post right below for the matching list for prep players and be sure to read later on to see the complete board…
- Community College of Southern Nevada FR C Bryce Harper
- North Carolina JR RHP Matt Harvey
- Texas JR RHP Brandon Workman
- Georgia Tech JR RHP Deck McGuire
- San Diego JR RHP Kyle Blair
- LHP James Paxton
- Ohio State JR RHP Alex Wimmers
- San Diego SO LHP Sammy Solis
- Mississippi JR LHP Drew Pomeranz
- Texas Arlington JR OF Michael Choice
- Arkansas JR RHP/OF Brett Eibner
- Louisiana State JR RHP Anthony Ranaudo
- Ball State JR 2B Kolbrin Vitek
- Miami JR C Yasmani Grandal
- The Citadel JR RHP Asher Wojchiechowski
- Tulane JR 3B Rob Segedin
- Arkansas SO 3B Zack Cox
- Florida State JR OF Tyler Holt
- Georgia Tech JR 3B Derek Dietrich
- Virginia Tech JR OF Austin Wates
- Cal State Fullerton JR SS Christian Colon
- Wabash Valley JC FR OF Mel Rojas
- San Diego State JR RHP Addison Reed
- Auburn JR OF Trent Mummey
- Louisville SO OF Stewart Ijames
- Middle Tennessee State JR OF Bryce Brentz
- UCLA JR LHP Rob Rasmussen
- Community College of Southern Nevada RHP Donnie Roach
- Virginia Tech JR RHP Jesse Hahn
- Indiana State JR RHP Jake Petricka
- Texas A&M JR RHP Barret Loux
- Ohio JR OF Gauntlett Eldemire
- West Virginia JR 2B Jedd Gyorko
- Portland JR RHP Zach Varce
- Texas Tech JR RHP Chad Bettis
- Clemson JR OF Kyle Parker
- Minnesota JR C Mike Kvasnicka
- Arizona State SO RHP/C Jordan Swagerty
- Oregon State JR LHP Josh Osich
- Kansas State JR SS Carter Jurica
- Arkansas JR 1B Andy Wilkins
- Louisiana State JR C Micah Gibbs
- UCLA SO RHP Dan Klein
- Charleston Southern JR RHP/OF Tyler Thornburg
- Villanova SO C Matt Szczur
- West Oklahoma State JC SO OF Randolph Oduber
- South Carolina JR RHP Sam Dyson
- Chipola JC FR 2B LeVon Washington
- UC Riverside SO C Rob Brantly
- Auburn JR 1B Hunter Morris
- Pittsburgh JR 3B Joe Leonard
- Virginia JR OF Jarrett Parker
- Louisiana State JR OF Leon Landry
- Jacksonville State JR OF Todd Cunningham
- St. Petersburg CC SO RHP Austin Wood
- Howard JC RHP Burch Smith
- Georgia JR RHP Justin Grimm
- Arizona State JR RHP Seth Blair
- Pepperdine SO RHP Cole Cook
- Oklahoma City JR 3B Matt Presley
- Stanford JR 2B Colin Walsh
- Duke JR SS Jake Lemmerman
- Louisville SO 3B Phil Wunderlich
- UNC Wilmington JR C Cody Stanley
- Arkansas SO LHP Drew Smyly
- Louisville SR 1B Andrew Clark
- Texas JR C Cameron Rupp
- Kansas JR 3B Tony Thompson
- San Diego JR 3B Victor Sanchez
- Connecticut JR 3B Mike Olt
- Vanderbilt JR C Curt Casali
- Tennessee JR C Blake Forsythe
- Long Beach State JR SS Devin Lohman
- Wake Forest JR OF Steven Brooks
- Louisville SR 2B Adam Duvall
- Virginia JR 2B Phil Gosselin
- San Jacinton JC FR LHP Miguel Pena
- Oregon State JR 3B Stefen Romero
- Fresno City College FR 3B David Rohm
- Coastal Carolina JR OF Rico Noel
- Cal State Fullerton JR OF Gary Brown
- Michigan JR OF Ryan LaMarre
- Miami JR LHP Chris Hernandez
- Florida JR LHP Kevin Chapman
- Alabama JR 2B Ross Wilson
- Alabama JR SS Josh Rutledge
- Mississippi State SR 1B Connor Powers
- Virginia Tech JR SS Tim Smalling
- Wichita State FR 3B Johnny Coy
- Texas State JR 3B Jason Martinson
- North Carolina State JR 3B Russell Wilson
- James Madison JR RHP Kevin Munson
- Oregon State JR OF Adalberto Santos
- Coastal Carolina JR 3B Scott Woodward
- Rice JR SS Rick Hague
- Tennessee JR LHP Bryan Morgado
- Tennessee Tech JR 1B AJ Kirby-Jones
- Cerritos CC SO 2B Joe Terry
- Catawba SR OF Wade Moore
- Catawba SR OF Craige Lyerly
- Yavapai JC SO DeMarcus Tidwell
- James Madison JR SS David Herbek
- San Jacinto SO OF Randall Thorpe
- Miami-Dade SO OF Jabari Blash
- Virginia JR OF Dan Grovatt
- Oregon State JR LHP Tanner Robles
- North Carolina State JR RHP Jake Buchanan
- Virginia SR SS Tyler Cannon
- Azusa Pacific SR 3B Ryan Delgado
- Florida Southern JR 2B Wade Kirkland
- California JR 2B BJ Guinn
- Georgia Tech JR RHP Kevin Jacob
- Ball State SO RHP Perci Garner
- Northeast Texas CC SO RHP Zach Cates
- SUNY Oneonta JR RHP Dave Filak
- Lower Columbia FR RHP Jeff Ames
- Michigan JR RHP Tyler Burgoon
- Coastal Carolina SR C Jose Iglesias
- Santa Clara SR C Tommy Medica
- East Carolina SR 1B Kyle Roller
- Oxnard FR OF Harper White
- Rutgers JR 2B Brandon Boykin
- Tennessee JR 3B Matt Duffy
- Kansas SR 2B Robby Price
- Kentucky JR 2B Chris Bisson
- Texas Tech JR RHP Bobby Doran
- Houston SO RHP Michael Goodnight
- Virginia Tech SO RHP Mathew Price
- Texas Christian SR C Bryan Holaday
- Clemson JR OF Jeff Schaus
- Bowling Green JR RHP Brennan Smith
- Wichita State SO RHP Jordan Cooper
- Georgia State JR RHP David Buchanan
- Rutgers JR OF Pat Biserta
- California JR OF Mark Canha
- Florida Southern JR RHP Daniel Tillman
- Texas Christian SR 1B Matt Curry
- Georgia Tech SR 1B Tony Plagman
- Louisiana State SR 1B Blake Dean
- Clemson JR RHP Josh Thrailkill
- Alabama SR 1B Clay Jones
- Washington JR 1B Troy Scott
- Clemson SO 3B John Hinson
- Missouri SR OF Aaron Senne
- Arizona State SO SS Drew Maggi
- Southern JR 2B Curtis Wilson
- East Carolina JR OF Devin Harris
- Texas JR OF Kevin Keyes
- Auburn JR OF Kevin Patterson
- Pacific JR OF Nick Longmire
- Florida State JR LHP John Gast
- Rutgers JR OF Jaren Matthews
- Auburn JR OF Brian Fletcher
- Ohio JR OF Robert Maddox
- Nebraska JR RHP Michael Mariot
- Sam Houston State JR RHP Dallas Gallant
- Texas-Arlington JR RHP Rett Varner
- San Jacinto JC RHP Clay Schrader
- Virginia JR RHP Tyler Wilson
- Louisville JR RHP Thomas Royse
- South Florida JR RHP Randy Fontanez
- Fresno State JR SS Danny Muno
- Cal State Fullerton JR 2B Corey Jones
- North Carolina JR C Jesse Wierzbicki
- Boston College JR 1B Mickey Wiswall
- Canisius JR 2B Steve McQuail
- Clemson SR 2B Mike Freeman
- Miami SR 2B Scott Lawson
- Mt. Hood CC SO 1B Taylor Ard
- Tampa JR OF Jared Simon
- Sonoma State JR OF Kyle Jones
- Florida Southern SR OF Trae Gore
- North Carolina JR RHP Colin Bates
- Eastern Illinois JR RHP Josh Mueller
- Minnesota JR RHP Seth Rosin
- East Carolina JR SS Dustin Harrington
- Alabama SR 3B Jake Smith
- Georgia Southern SR 2B AJ Wirnsberger
- College of Charleston SR 2B Joey Bergman
- Florida JR 2B Josh Adams
- San Diego SR RHP AJ Griffin
- Mississippi SR RHP Aaron Barrett
- Vanderbilt JR RHP Taylor Hill
- Oregon SR RHP Justin LaTempa
- Oregon State JR RHP Greg Peavey
- Georgia SO RHP Michael Palazzone
- Central Florida SR OF Chris Duffy
- Furman JR 3B Brian Harrison
- San Francisco JR 3B Stephen Yarrow
- James Madison JR RHP Turner Phelps
- Missouri JR RHP Nick Tepesch
- Long Beach State JR RHP Jake Thompson
- Loyola Marymount SO RHP Martin Viramontes
- California SO RHP Dixon Anderson
- Boston College JR LHP Pat Dean
- Bucknell SR OF Andrew Brouse
- North Carolina State JR C Chris Schaeffer
- Nebraska-Omaha JR OF Ryan Hook
- Oklahoma SO 3B Garrett Buechele
- Lewis-Clark State JR C Kawika Emsley-Pai
- Community College of Southern Nevada SO RHP Tyler Hanks
2010 MLB Draft: Top 200 High School Prospects
- The Woodlands HS (TX) RHP Jameson Taillon
- Oviedo HS (FL) RHP AJ Cole
- Chipley HS RHP Karsten Whitson
- Harvard Westlake HS (CA) OF Austin Wilson
- Archbishop McCarthy HS (FL) 3B Nick Castellanos
- St. Edward HS (OH) RHP Stetson Allie
- Cowan HS (IN) C Justin O’Conner
- Brito Private HS (FL) SS Manny Machado
- Bishop Blanchet HS (WA) OF Josh Sale
- Maranatha HS (CA) RHP Dylan Covey
- Cook County HS (GA) 3B Kaleb Cowart
- Aliso Niguel HS (CA) C Stefan Sabol
- Torrance HS (CA) OF Angelo Gumbs
- Barbe HS (LA) 3B Garin Cecchini
- East Coweta HS (GA) RHP Cameron Bedrosian
- Dana Hills HS (CA) RHP Peter Tago
- Tattnall Square HS (GA) RHP DeAndre Smelter
- Germantown Friends HS (PA) LHP Jesse Biddle
- Henderson HS (TX) RHP Tyrell Jenkins
- Bonanza HS (NV) 3B Kris Bryant
- Pineview HS (UT) 3B Marcus Littlewood
- Marietta HS (GA) OF Chevez Clarke
- Martin HS (TX) OF Brian Ragira
- Westlake HS (CA) Christian Yelich
- Lakeland HS (FL) 3B Yordy Cabrera
- Fullerton Union HS (CA) 3B Dominic Ficociello
- Yucaipa HS (CA) RHP Taijuan Walker
- McKinney HS (TX) RHP Zach Lee
- Palo Alto HS (CA) OF Joc Pederson
- Rafael Lopez Landron HS (PR) OF Eddie Rosario
- Rancho Buena Vista HS (CA) 2B Tony Wolters
- Calvary Christian HS (FL) RHP Luke Jackson
- Spanish Fork HS (UT) RHP Adam Duke
- Barstow HS (CA) RHP Aaron Sanchez
- Redwood Christian HS (CA) RHP AJ Vanegas
- Sierra Vista HS (NV) RHP Nick Kingham
- Upland HS (CA) RHP Scott Frazier
- Heritage HS (GA) C Tyler Austin
- Charlotte Christian HS (NC) Ty Linton
- Fullerton Union HS (CA) OF Michael Lorenzen
- Germantown Academy (PA) 2B Sean Coyle
- Wando HS (SC) RHP Drew Cisco
- Grants Pass HS (OR) 3B Brandon Drury
- Langley, British Columbia C Kellin Deglan
- La Porte HS (TX) OF Kendrick Perkins
- Woodward Academy (GA) 2B Delino DeShields
- Mater Dei HS (CA) OF Cory Hahn
- Wetumpka HS (AL) OF Reggie Golden
- St. Edward HS (OH) C Alex Lavisky
- La Costa Canyon HS (CA) C Will Swanner
- Cloverdale HS (CA) RHP Robby Rowland
- Hanahan HS (SC) RHP Bryce Hines
- Glendora HS (CA) RHP Adam Plutko
- Minooka Community HS (IL) RHP Mike Foltynewicz
- Capistrano Valley HS (CA) RHP Brandon Brennan
- St. Paul HS (CA) RHP Gabriel Encinas
- Don Bosco Prep (NJ) RHP Eric Stevens
- Royal HS (CA) RHP Cody Buckel
- Heritage HS (TX) RHP Austin Kubitza
- Marina HS (CA) 3B Chad Lewis
- South Forsythe HS (GA) 2B Zach Alvord
- McKinney HS (TX) 2B Matt Lipka
- Lakeland HS (FL) 1B Eric Arce
- West Orange HS (FL) SS Mason Williams
- Archbishop Mitty HS (CA) SS James Roberts
- Richton HS (MS) SS Jacoby Jones
- Perpetuo Socorro HS (PR) SS Dickie Thon
- Flower Mound HS (TX) LHP Zak Adams
- Ashland HS (OR) RHP Ian Kendall
- Roswell HS (GA) RHP Andrew Smith
- Felix Varela HS (FL) RHP John Barbato
- Bishop O’Dowd HS (CA) RHP Eric Jaffe
- Bullard HS (TX) RHP Nick Rumbelow
- Brazoswood HS (TX) RHP Tyler Green
- College Park HS (TX) RHP John Simms
- Blue Valley HS (KS) RHP Ryne Stanek
- Nitro HS (WV) RHP JR Bradley
- West Springfield HS (VA) RHP Bobby Wahl
- Suffern HS (NY) RHP Robbie Aviles
- Garey HS (CA) Vincent Velasquez
- Jefferson HS (IA) 2B Kellen Sweeney
- Carl Albert HS (OK) C JT Realmuto
- Barron Collier HS (FL) C Tyler Ross
- Bishop Eustace HS (NJ) C Greg Brodzinski
- University HS (LA) 1B Austin Southall
- Elk Grove HS (CA) C Jake Rodriguez
- St. Mary’s Prep (MI) OF Korey Hall
- Carmel HS (IN) OF Conrad Gregor
- Carroll HS (IN) OF Justin Glass
- Key West HS (FL) OF Michael Arencibia
- Los Osos HS (CA) C Jake Hernandez
- San Clemente HS (CA) C Aaron Jones
- Monterey HS (TX) C Tyler Pearson
- Bishop Moore HS (FL) LHP Jimmy Hodgskin
- Chandler HS (OK) RHP Jonathan Gray
- Bartlett HS (TN) RHP Taylor Morton
- Northwood HS (CA) RHP Zach Weiss
- Blue Valley Northwest HS (KS) RHP Jason Adam
- Pequannock Township HS (NJ) RHP Jordan Tabakman
- Jesuit HS (CA) RHP Dan Child
- TC Robertson HS (NC) SS Joel McKeithan
- Santana HS (CA) RHP Kyle Hayes
- Covington HS (LA) RHP Randy LeBlanc
- Grandview HS (CO) RHP Kevin Gausman
- Clearwater HS (FL) SS Sean O’Brien
- Brentwood HS (TN) LHP Robbie Ray
- Defiance HS (OH) RHP Dace Kime
- Centennial HS (NV) RHP Michael Wagner
- Northwood HS (NC) RHP Austin Brice
- Germantown Academy (PA) RHP Keenan Kish
- Granite City (IN) C Jake Depew
- Tampa Catholic HS (FL) C Shane Rowland
- Orangefield HS (TX) C Jacob Felts
- Riverdale HS (FL) OF Kyle Waldrop
- Martin Luther King HS (GA) OF Trey Griffin
- Fayette County HS (GA) Niko Goodrum
- North Gwinnett HS (GA) OF Chris Hawkins
- Madison Central HS (MS) OF Ryan Bolden
- Blessed Trinity HS (GA) OF Jake Skole
- Union Grove HS (GA) OF Jordan Akins
- Northside HS (GA) OF Kevin Jordan
- The Lakes HS (IN) LHP DJ Snelten
- Farragut HS (TN) RHP Nick Williams
- Dowling Catholic HS (IA) RHP Jonathan Musser
- Legacy HS (CO) RHP Kevin Walter
- Effingham HS (IN) RHP Chad Green
- Linden HS (CA) RHP Aaron Judge
- Poway HS (CA) RHP Evan Thomas
- Terry HS (MS) OF Deshun Dixon
- University HS (FL) LHP Justin Nicolino
- South Harrison HS (MO) LHP Jordan Shipers
- South Doyle HS (TN) 3B Matt Kirkland
- Pope HS (GA) 2B Steve Wilkerson
- Whitewaster HS (GA) 2B D’Monte Grissom
- Brooks-DeBartolo HS (FL) 2B JD Williams
- Great Oak HS (CA) 2B Brad Salgado
- Burbank HS (CA) 2B Lonnie Kauppila
- Floyd Central HS (IN) RHP Jeff Thompson
- Mount Zion HS (IN) RHP Ryan Hartman
- Weathernford HS (OK) LHP Dillon Overton
- Tampa Jesuit HS (FL) LHP Daniel Gibson
- Redlands East Valley HS (CA) LHP Griffin Murphy
- Amherst Regional HS (MA) LHP Kevin Ziomek
- South City North HS (IA) 3B Damek Tomscha
- Kent Denver HS (CO) C Paul Donahue
- Scripps Ranch HS (CA) C Wynston Sawyer
- Lassiter HS (GA) C Brandon Stephens
- Chaparral HS (AZ) SS James McDonald
- Severna Park HS (MD) SS Kyle Convissar
- Wayne County HS (MS) SS DeMarcus Henderson
- Wheeler HS (GA) 2B DK Carey
- Desert Mountain HS (AZ) OF Taylor Lindsey
- Mahwah HS (NJ) OF Anthony D’Alessandro
- Silverado HS (NV) OF Drew Robinson
- Boonville HS (MO) OF Chuckie Jones
- West Irondequoit HS (NY) SS Cito Culver
- Portsmouth HS (NH) 1B Mike Montville
- Gahr HS (CA) OF Brenton Allen
- Copiah Academy (MS) C Hunter Renfroe
- Joliet Township HS (IN) C Mike Hollenbeck
- Eastside Catholic HS (WA) RHP Sam Lindquist
- Kempner HS (TX) RHP Trevor Teykl
- Hopkinsville HS (KY) RHP Justin Hageman
- Mill Creek HS (GA) RHP Matt Grimes
- Xavier HS (IA) RHP Jon Keller
- Hueneme HS (CA) RHP Jesus Valdez
- Eloisa Pascual HS (PR) C Roberto Pena
- George Washington HS (NY) SS Mike Antonio
- North Hunterdon HS (NJ) OF Tom Zengel
- Eldorado HS (NM) OF Sam Wilson
- Galena HS (NV) OF Brian Pointer
- Red Bank Regional HS (NJ) OF Jake Kalish
- Highline HS (UT) OF Ryan Brett
- Graham HS (NC) C Matt Roberts
- Nebraska City HS (NE) LHP Logan Ehlers
- Santa Margarita HS (CA) LHP Kyle Richter
- Rancho Cucamonga HS (CA) RHP Austin Reed
- Rocky Mountain HS (CO) Marco Gonzales
- Pennsauken HS (NJ) LHP Rolando Gautier
- Oak Hills HS (OH) LHP Joel Bender
- Sinclair HS (Ontario) LHP Evan Grills
- Hillcrest HS (AL) C Case Nixon
- Charlotte Christian HS (NC) 3B Jake Watson
- Pinnacle HS (AZ) 1B TC Mark
- Poquoson HS (VA) SS Chad Pinder
- Turner Ashley HS (VA) 2B Ty McFarland
- Murrieta Valley HS (CA) RHP Sebastian Santos
- Sahuaro HS (AZ) RHP Jake Cole
- Forrest City HS (AR) RHP Barrett Astin
- Will C. Wood HS (CA) LHP Jordan Haseltine
- Osseo HS (MN) LHP Thomas Windle
- Jay HS (OK) LHP Cayle Shambaugh
- Harpeth HS (TN) LHP Nate Foriest
- Gilbert HS (AZ) 3B DJ Peterson
- Brooks County HS (GA) OF Aaron Shipman
- Fairhope HS (AL) RHP Daryl Norris
- Van Buren HS (AR) RHP Brandon Moore
- St. Joseph’s HS (Ontario) LHP Evan Rutckyj
- St. Mary’s Catholic HS (Ontario) LHP Brian Smith
- Bryant HS (AR) RHP Ben Wells
2010 MLB Draft: Top 250 College Position Player Prospects
The list doesn’t follow exactly along with earlier position-by-position rankings (check the links on the left side of the page for more info) because I’ve done some tweaking over the past few weeks. College RHPs (I think I’m going 250 deep on that list…) and combined college pitcher rankings should be up either later today or tomorrow. High school rankings will be pumped out pretty consistently over the course of the weekend, so check back over the next 48 hours for that. In the meantime, here are some college guys. Oh yeah, one last thing – the recommendations on guys I missed left in the comments section or via email were all excellent. I’ve always been slow to make decisions, so give me another day or two to mull everything over before I’m ready to begin inserting a few of the players into the position-by-position rankings and, in the case of a few players, into the list below…
6/5/2010 EDIT: With apologies to Southern Mississippi SR C Travis Graves (bumped from the list) and previously jilted Rutgers fans (I kid) alike, Pat Biserta cracks the list at number 85. Thanks to all who left comments alerting me to his omission. This may sound really corny, but I’m sort of proud to know there are so many knowledgeable readers willing to go to bat for their guy out there. I’m lucky that instead of having one person who edits my stuff for me, I have any number of the X amount of viewers who stop by here on a daily basis who do the job for free. Thanks, again.
- Community College of Southern Nevada FR C Bryce Harper
- Texas Arlington JR OF Michael Choice
- Ball State JR 2B Kolbrin Vitek
- Miami JR C Yasmani Grandal
- Tulane JR 3B Rob Segedin
- Arkansas SO 3B Zack Cox
- Florida State JR OF Tyler Holt
- Georgia Tech JR 3B Derek Dietrich
- Virginia Tech JR OF Austin Wates
- Cal State Fullerton JR SS Christian Colon
- Wabash Valley JC FR OF Mel Rojas
- Auburn JR OF Trent Mummey
- Louisville SO OF Stewart Ijames
- Middle Tennessee State JR OF Bryce Brentz
- Ohio JR OF Gauntlett Eldemire
- West Virginia JR 2B Jedd Gyorko
- Clemson JR OF Kyle Parker
- Minnesota JR C Mike Kvasnicka
- Kansas State JR SS Carter Jurica
- Arkansas JR 1B Andy Wilkins
- Louisiana State JR C Micah Gibbs
- Villanova SO C Matt Szczur
- West Oklahoma State JC SO OF Randolph Oduber
- Chipola JC FR 2B LeVon Washington
- UC Riverside SO C Rob Brantly
- Auburn JR 1B Hunter Morris
- Pittsburgh JR 3B Joe Leonard
- Virginia JR OF Jarrett Parker
- Louisiana State JR OF Leon Landry
- Jacksonville State JR OF Todd Cunningham
- Oklahoma City JR 3B Matt Presley
- Stanford JR 2B Colin Walsh
- Duke JR SS Jake Lemmerman
- Louisville SO 3B Phil Wunderlich
- UNC Wilmington JR C Cody Stanley
- Louisville SR 1B Andrew Clark
- Texas JR C Cameron Rupp
- Kansas JR 3B Tony Thompson
- San Diego JR 3B Victor Sanchez
- Connecticut JR 3B Mike Olt
- Vanderbilt JR C Curt Casali
- Tennessee JR C Blake Forsythe
- Long Beach State JR SS Devin Lohman
- Wake Forest JR OF Steven Brooks
- Louisville SR 2B Adam Duvall
- Virginia JR 2B Phil Gosselin
- Oregon State JR 3B Stefen Romero
- Fresno City College FR 3B David Rohm
- Coastal Carolina JR OF Rico Noel
- Cal State Fullerton JR OF Gary Brown
- Michigan JR OF Ryan LaMarre
- Alabama JR 2B Ross Wilson
- Alabama JR SS Josh Rutledge
- Mississippi State SR 1B Connor Powers
- Virginia Tech JR SS Tim Smalling
- Wichita State FR 3B Johnny Coy
- Texas State JR 3B Jason Martinson
- North Carolina State JR 3B Russell Wilson
- Oregon State JR OF Adalberto Santos
- Coastal Carolina JR 3B Scott Woodward
- Rice JR SS Rick Hague
- Tennessee Tech JR 1B AJ Kirby-Jones
- Cerritos CC SO 2B Joe Terry
- Catawba SR OF Wade Moore
- Catawba SR OF Craige Lyerly
- Yavapai JC SO DeMarcus Tidwell
- James Madison JR SS David Herbek
- San Jacinto SO OF Randall Thorpe
- Miami-Dade SO OF Jabari Blash
- Virginia JR OF Dan Grovatt
- Virginia SR SS Tyler Cannon
- Azusa Pacific SR 3B Ryan Delgado
- Florida Southern JR 2B Wade Kirkland
- California JR 2B BJ Guinn
- Coastal Carolina SR C Jose Iglesias
- Santa Clara SR C Tommy Medica
- East Carolina SR 1B Kyle Roller
- Oxnard FR OF Harper White
- Rutgers JR 2B Brandon Boykin
- Tennessee JR 3B Matt Duffy
- Kansas SR 2B Robby Price
- Kentucky JR 2B Chris Bisson
- Texas Christian SR C Bryan Holaday
- Clemson JR OF Jeff Schaus
- Rutgers JR OF Pat Biserta
- California JR OF Mark Canha
- Texas Christian SR 1B Matt Curry
- Georgia Tech SR 1B Tony Plagman
- Louisiana State SR 1B Blake Dean
- Alabama SR 1B Clay Jones
- Washington JR 1B Troy Scott
- Clemson SO 3B John Hinson
- Missouri SR OF Aaron Senne
- Arizona State SO SS Drew Maggi
- Southern JR 2B Curtis Wilson
- East Carolina JR OF Devin Harris
- Texas JR OF Kevin Keyes
- Auburn JR OF Kevin Patterson
- Pacific JR OF Nick Longmire
- Rutgers JR OF Jaren Matthews
- Auburn JR OF Brian Fletcher
- Ohio JR OF Robert Maddox
- Fresno State JR SS Danny Muno
- Cal State Fullerton JR 2B Corey Jones
- North Carolina JR C Jesse Wierzbicki
- Boston College JR 1B Mickey Wiswall
- Canisius JR 2B Steve McQuail
- Clemson SR 2B Mike Freeman
- Miami SR 2B Scott Lawson
- Mt. Hood CC SO 1B Taylor Ard
- Tampa JR OF Jared Simon
- Sonoma State JR OF Kyle Jones
- Florida Southern SR OF Trae Gore
- East Carolina JR SS Dustin Harrington
- Alabama SR 3B Jake Smith
- Georgia Southern SR 2B AJ Wirnsberger
- College of Charleston SR 2B Joey Bergman
- Florida JR 2B Josh Adams
- Central Florida SR OF Chris Duffy
- Furman JR 3B Brian Harrison
- San Francisco JR 3B Stephen Yarrow
- Bucknell SR OF Andrew Brouse
- North Carolina State JR C Chris Schaeffer
- Nebraska-Omaha JR OF Ryan Hook
- Oklahoma SO 3B Garrett Buechele
- Lewis-Clark State JR C Kawika Emsley-Pai
- Rutgers JR OF Michael Lang
- Dallas Baptist SR OF Ryan Enos
- Old Dominion SR SS Jake McAloose
- Lake Sumter CC FR 1B Bryan Hill
- Arizona State JR C Xorge Carrillo
- Missouri JR C Brett Nicholas
- Virginia JR C Kenny Swab
- Georgia Tech JR C Cole Leonida
- Truett-McConnell SO OF Terrell Jones
- Gonzaga SR OF Drew Heid
- Murray State SR OF Wes Cunningham
- Vanderbilt JR OF Aaron Westlake
- Eastern Kentucky JR 3B Jayson Langfels
- Hawaii SR 1B Kevin Macdonald
- Cal State Northridge JR 1B Dominic D’Anna
- Central Arizona FR SS Sam Lind
- Holy Cross SR 3B Matt Perry
- South Carolina JR OF Whit Merrifield
- Central Florida JR 2B Derek Luciano
- St. John’s JR 2B Greg Hopkins
- Francis Marion SR SS Barrett Kleinknecht
- Virginia Military Institute JR SS Sam Roberts
- CC of Southern Nevada SO OF Trevor Kirk
- UC Irvine JR 3B Brian Hernandez
- Florida JR 3B Bryson Smith
- Fort Hays State JR OF Jordan Payne
- Chipola JC SO OF Joey Rapp
- Iowa JR OF Kurtis Muller
- Georgia Tech SR OF Jay Dantzler
- Carson-Newman SR 1B Jeff Lockwood
- Arizona JR 2B Rafael Valenzuela
- Western Kentucky JR C Matt Rice
- Southern Illinois SR C Tyler Bullock
- Embry-Riddle SR C Austin Goolsby
- Oklahoma State JR C Kevin David
- Rice SR C Diego Seastrunk
- Ohio State JR C Dan Burkhart
- Chipola JC SO 1B Cody Martin
- Tennessee JR 1B Cody Hawn
- Central Florida SR OF Shane Brown
- Michigan State SR OF Eli Boike
- Texas Tech JR C Jeremy Mayo
- New Mexico JR C Rafael Neda
- Louisville SR C Jeff Arnold
- Mississippi JR 1B Matt Smith
- Pittsburgh JR OF John Schultz
- North Carolina SR 2B Dallas Poulk
- South Carolina SR 1B Nick Ebert
- Oklahoma State JR 1B Dean Green
- Connecticut JR 2B Pierre LePage
- Pittsburgh JR C Kevan Smith
- Manhattan JR OF Mike McCann
- James Madison SR OF Matt Browning
- Florida State JR OF Mike McGee
- Florida State JR 3B Stuart Tapley
- San Francisco SR Derek Poppert
- Middle Tennessee State SR 1B Blake McDade
- Kent State JR 2B Jared Humphreys
- Nebraska SR OF Adam Bailey
- Texas SR OF Russell Moldenhauer
- Creighton JR SS Elliot Soto
- North Carolina State SR OF Kyle Wilson
- Florida SR OF Matt Den Dekker
- Louisville JR OF Josh Richmond
- Washington SO OF Caleb Brown
- Indiana State SR OF Ryan Strausborger
- San Diego State JR OF Cory Vaughn
- Bowling Green SR 3B Derek Spencer
- Arizona State SR 1B Kole Calhoun
- Sam Houston State JR 2B Braden Riley
- Pacific JR 2B JB Brown
- Howard JC SO 2B Marcellous Biggins
- Georgia State SO OF Joey Wood
- Stanford JR OF Kellen Kiilsgaard
- Sonoma State JR OF Tillman Pugh
- Samford SR OF David Schulze
- Dallas Baptist JR OF Jason Krizan
- Cal Poly SR OF Luke Yoder
- Georgia Tech JR OF Chase Burnette
- Texas JR OF Tant Shepherd
- Wright State SR OF Casey McGrew
- Virginia Tech SR OF Steve Domecus
- Texas A&M SR OF Brodie Greene
- Ohio State SR OF Zach Hurley
- Sam Houston State JR OF Mark Hudson
- Rice SR 1B Jimmy Comerota
- Long Beach State SO 1B Joey Terdoslavich
- Auburn SR C Ryan Jenkins
- Mississippi JR C Miles Hamblin
- Western Michigan SR OF Chris Lewis
- Georgia Tech JR OF Jeff Rowland
- Rice JR OF Michael Fuda
- Virginia JR OF John Barr
- Florida Gulf Coast JR OF Josh Chester
- Richmond SR 3B Cameron Brown
- Mississippi State JR C Wes Thigpen
- Chipola FR 3B Michael Revell
- East Carolina JR OF Trent Whitehead
- UCLA JR OF Brett Krill
- Clemson JR OF Addison Johnson
- Clemson SR OF Wilson Boyd
- Siena SR OF Anthony Giansanti
- Auburn JR OF Justin Fradejas
- Kentucky SO OF Navarro Hall
- Xavier JR OF John McCambridge
- Mississippi JR OF Tim Ferguson
- Louisiana Lafayette SR OF Kyle Olasin
- Rice JR OF Chad Mozingo
- San Diego JR OF Kevin Muno
- Boston College JR OF Robbie Anston
- Ohio State SR OF Michael Stephens
- Kennesaw State SR SS Tyler Stubblefield
- Central Florida JR 1B Jonathan Griffin
- New Orleans JR OF Michael Petello
- Rutgers SR C Jayson Hernandez
- Minnesota SR C Kyle Knudson
- Florida Atlantic JR SS Nick DelGuidice
- Delaware SR 1B Ryan Cuneo
- Community College of Southern Nevada SO 1B Trent Cook
- Houston SR C Chris Wallace
- Fresno Pacific SR C Wes Dorrell
- North Carolina SR SS Ryan Graepel
- Cal State Fullerton SR C Billy Marcoe
- Vanderbilt SR C Andrew Giobbi
2010 NFL Draft Big Board
Holiday weekend, spring break, warm weather, Opening Day quickly approaching…feels like as good a time as any to do something totally different around these parts. I finalized my 2010 NFL Draft for something elsewhere on the internet last night, so why not open up the list to public ridicule here as well as there?
Not included, unfortunately, are OF/LHP/S Chad Jones, OF/HB Toby Gerhardt, OF/WR Eric Decker, OF/WR Riley Cooper, and, the likely crown jewel of the 2011 NFL Draft and my favorite pro baseball prospect of the bunch, OF/QB Jake Locker. Between you and me, the top 24ish prospects ranked or so are where I feel most confident; once I get to the spot where my favorite team picks in the first round, my already meager knowledge base tends to dissipate. Keep that in mind as you check out the big board at the end.
As much as I love the NFL Draft now, I REALLY loved it back in the day. REALLY loved it. If it’s in ALL CAPS, bold, and italics, then you know I’m serious. We’re talking taping and then re-watching games on my sister’s 14″ 2-in-1 TV/VCR combo. Ah, life before the internet boom. If I had high speed internet back then, perhaps we’d all be reading the fantastic insight from the super successful website Football Draft Report right now. If that was the case, you would have been able to read gems like the ones I recently recovered from my 2002 NFL Draft notes whilst cleaning out my office…
1. No prospect reminds me more of a young Troy Aikman than David Carr. (Good call!)
2. No prospect reminds me more of a young Warren Sapp than Wendell Bryant. (Well, in my defense, they were both large men who played football!)
3. No prospect reminds me more of a young Derek Brooks than Napoleon Harris. (Maybe I just wanted a guy named Napoleon to succeed for a change…)
4. Julius Peppers is a classic boom or bust prospect. Smart money is on the latter. (Terrible, terrible, terrible. I think the 16-year old me was just happy to use “latter” correctly here…)
5. Quentin Jammer = best player in class (Not the stupidest thing I’ve ever said, but still not too bright…)
6. Ryan Sims = most ready to play right away in class (Still not sure why he was as bad as he was, but, boy, what a nondescript playing career he’s in the midst of…)
7. Jabar Gaffney should have a long, undistinguished career as a journeyman WR (Alright, that wasn’t a bad prediction actually…)
8. Antonio Bryant will have a better career than any other receiver in his class (Considering Donte Stallworth, Ashley Lelie, and Gaffney were all seen as better bets at the time, I like this call…)
9. Kalimba Edwards > Dwight Freeney (Arguably as bad as the Aikman to Carr comp…)
10. Josh Reed = Troy Brown with more speed (This may not have worked out, but I’ll defend Josh Reed’s value to the death…)
11. TJ Duckett = Eddie George (In a parallel universe where the toilets actually flush counter clockwise, maybe…)
12. DeShaun Foster will go down as the best runner in the draft while Clinton Portis will be a steady starter, but never a star (First and last time I’ve ever doubted a Hurricane…)
13. Lamont Thompson = four time All Pro safety (What an oddly specific, and truly terrible, prediction…)
With my reputation as a brilliant football draft prognosticator now a matter of public record, please do enjoy yet another faceless hack’s list of most promising 2010 NFL Draft prospects.
2010 NFL DRAFT FIRST ROUND BIG BOARD
1. Suh
2. Clausen
3. Berry
4. Bradford
5. McCoy
6. McClain
7. Thomas
8. Haden
9. Spiller
10. Okung
11. Bulaga
12. Iupati
13. Morgan
14. Pierre-Paul
15. Price
16. Wilson
17. Graham
18. Campbell
19. Davis
20. T. Williams
21. Bryant
22. Mays
23. Bowman
24. Kindle
25. Hughes
26. Gresham
27. Best
28. Brown
29. Pouncey
30. D. Williams
31. Tate
32. Odrick
Updated Top Fifty 2010 MLB Prospect Big Board
1. Bryce Harper – C – College of Southern Nevada
2. Jameson Taillon – RHSP – The Woodlands HS (TX)
3. AJ Cole – RHSP – Oviedo HS (FL)
It would take something pretty funny to happen this spring to knock either Harper or Taillon off of their comfortable 1-2 perch in my rankings. Harper’s numbers (.362/.426/.681 at CSN through 47 at bats) don’t even begin to tell the whole story of how damn impressive he has looked so far. I mean, come on, have you seen the triple yet? Kid can move a little bit for a big guy, right? All of the backlash against Harper so far has been founded entirely on one of two premises – 1) no 17 year-old should be getting this kind of ridiculous hype, and/or 2) in a given year there are close to 1500 prospects drafted, so why is that the only player I ever read about on the websites for ESPN/SI/MAJOR SPORTS MEDIA GIANT OF YOUR CHOOSING is this Bryce Harper kid? Overexposed is not a synonym for overrated. That’ll be my non-stop mantra until June, especially so long as Harper throws up a .350/.425/.600+ line, so better get used to it now.
Hey, remember the last time we had pre-draft scouting reports on a high school pitcher with the last name Cole? Plus fastball, plus potential breaking ball, average change, projectable frame? All of that applies to AJ Cole as well, I think. Harper and Taillon get the majority of the attention at the top of the draft (and rightfully so), but Cole’s upside makes him the third best prospect in the draft by a good measure.
4. Nick Castellanos – 3B – Archbishop McCarthy HS (FL)
5. Austin Wilson – OF – Harvard Westlake HS (CA)
I’m unabashedly in love with the potential Castellanos has shown at the plate. With the way he has dropped down the experts’ boards this winter, I’m starting to feel all alone in my adoration. Wouldn’t be the first time. Reservations about his defense keep me from fawning incessantly about his pro potential — obviously his stock takes a dip if he is a 1B and not a 3B, a judgment that I’m not really qualified to make at this point in time — but I’m otherwise blinded by the beauty of his swing. I feel similarly about Wilson’s five-tool upside. As I said in the January Mock, Wilson could be this year’s Donovan Tate or Wilson could be this year’s Brian Goodwin. Too early to tell at this point, though my aggressive ranking tips my hand a bit.
6. Deck McGuire – RHSP – Georgia Tech
7. Brandon Workman – RHSP – Texas
8. James Paxton – LHSP – Kentucky?
Three college arms (or “college,” in Paxton’s case) above Anthony Ranaudo? What’s up with that? McGuire has the best three-pitch mix of any 2010 pitcher, Workman has an elite fastball and curve combination with room to grow, and Paxton possesses the best lefthanded stuff in the class.
9. Zack Cox – 3B – Arkansas
10. Chris Sale – LHSP – Florida Gulf Coast
11. Kyle Blair – RHSP – San Diego
Sale and Blair ranked over Ranaudo is a little harder to understand than McGuire, Workman, and Paxton, but let me try to explain the rationale. Sale’s another pitcher with a quality three-pitch mix and plus fastball command. Blair is similar to Workman in that both pitchers have already flashed special stuff, but still have huge amounts of untapped potential. As for Ranaudo, well, here is a quick breakdown on his stuff, based on what I’ve seen: fastball – good velocity, very good command, too straight at times; changeup – good velocity separation, good sink, underutilized; curveball – very good pitch when it is good, very hittable pitch when it isn’t, inconsistent velocity, shape, and command, but definite plus potential. Here’s something on Ranaudo I’ve been meaning to publish in the College Team Profile: LSU. It still needs some editing, but here goes nothing:
Everybody saw him when he was at his relative worst, completely worn down and exhibiting diminished velocity during the College World Series. His heater was sitting only in the upper-80s and the sharpness on his 12-6 curveball, the secondary offering generally considered his finest, was noticeably absent. I caught Ranaudo for the first time during the middle of conference play last season and came away impressed. His fastball was 91-93 MPH consistently, hitting as 94 at its peak. Many outlets regard his curve as a superior pitch to his change, but Ranaudo’s 82-84 MPH sinking changeup impressed as much as his high-70s curve, a pitch that flattened out too often and stayed consistently up in the zone.
In fact, the one thing I’d love to see first addressed with Ranaudo as a professional is his tendency to leave balls up. Darn near everything he threw, especially his fastballs and curves, were left up. Ranaudo is 6-7, 220 pounds and should be able to us e his frame to his advantage when attempting to generate a more favorable downward plane on his pitches. In fact, don’t be shocked to hear many of the experts assume that the big righty gets that great downward movement and the ensuing groundball outs that come with it. It’s a fine theory and one that will be correct more often than not, but in this instance it’s wrong. My quick 2009 GO/AO ratio using the publicly available data for Ranaudo is 0.71. That number would be best compared against all pitchers that make up the college ball landscape, but, alas, we’re stuck making an assumption of our own in lieu of spending far too much time and energy ginning up all that data. The assumption here is that 0.71, a number that more or less says Ranaudo induced 100 air outs for every 71 groundball out, makes the big LSU righty a pretty clear flyball pitcher.
All of the “non-skill” stuff with Ranaudo grades out as excellent. He gets high praise for his competitive makeup, he is an above-average athlete who prides himself on staying in tremendous baseball shape, and the LSU coaching staff has widely acknowledged his receptiveness to learning as much as possible about what it takes to be a big game pitcher. He had a healthy sophomore year, but it is still possible questions linger in the minds of clubs worried about the two missed months his freshman year due to tendinitis in his right elbow. Another season of healthy, dominant baseball in the SEC should put a lot of the haters’ (like me) doubts to bed.
It isn’t that I don’t like Ranaudo as a prospect, it’s just that I like a few of the other prospects in his class a little bit better.
12. Anthony Ranaudo – RHSP – LSU
13. Jesse Hahn – RHSP – Virginia Tech
14. Drew Pomeranz – LHSP – Mississippi
Hahn is only this high up based on the assumption/belief that he’ll continue to pitch well as a starter this spring. His performance as a starter on the Cape probably shouldn’t overshadow two iffy seasons out of the bullpen collegiately, but I’m a sucker for big fastballs, projectable frames, and high-K guys. Pomeranz isn’t particularly similar to Andy Oliver from last year, but I could see the lefthander having a draft day drop reminiscent to Oliver’s fall to the second round in 2009.
15. Cam Bedrosian – RHSP – East Coweta HS (GA)
16. Bryce Brentz – RF – Middle Tennessee State
17. Dylan Covey – RHSP – Maranatha HS (CA)
18. Kaleb Cowart – RHSP/3B – Cook County HS (GA)
19. Stetson Allie – RHSP – St. Edward HS (OH)
20. Karsten Whitson – RHSP – Chipley HS (FL)
The Top 20 is rounded out by a grouping that includes five of the best young righthanded amateur arms in the country. I love Bedrosian, ranking him higher than just about anybody and happy to have him as my third highest ranked prep righty after Taillon and Cole. His power stuff and potential for a decent change make me a believer. As for the other pitchers, here’s something grom my look at the Top 10 High School Righthanded Pitching Prospects back in December. Not a whole lot has changed my mind about them one way or another at this point, except for maybe beginning to wonder if Cowart’s future is not on the mound. I still think he has more upside as a pitcher than as a third baseman, but that’ll be worked out in the spring.
Covey, Cowart, Allie, and Whitson form a pretty logical quartet of high school arms. All four are big fellas (Covey is the shrimp of the group at a round, but athletic 6-2, 200 pounds), with big fastballs (all four have hit at least 95 on the gun at one point or another), and big questions that could define them come draft day. Covey, my current favorite of the four, has the easiest questions (inconsistent mechanics and command, plus a less than idea young pitcher body type) to answer going forward, especially when you consider how far he has come to answer one of those questions (his command has looked sharper every time I’ve seen him) already. Whitson, currently ranked fourth in this little subgroup, has a potential dynamite 1-2 punch with his fastball (sitting 91-93, hitting 95-96) and slider (works best in the mid-80s, but has shown up as a less effective slurvy high-70s CB at times), but I think his mechanics will need something pretty close to a complete overhaul as a professional. Cowart has grown on me just as much as a hitter than as a pitcher lately, but his potential on the mound is still vast. Cowart is as likely as anybody on the list to shoot up to the top of the subgroup and could, I stress could, actually challenge the more established top two if everything breaks right. Everything Cowart throws moves downward, from his sharp high-80s slider to his low-80s split-fingered changeup. Allie has the most electric arm of the foursome, but has been plagued by up and down command and control throughout his career on the high school showcase circuit. He also doesn’t have quite the secondary stuff as some of his contemporaries.
21. Matt Harvey – RHSP – North Carolina
I was stubborn with both Sean Black and Robert Stock last year, keeping their rankings higher than most had them because I couldn’t let go of the upside they had once shown as high schoolers. If I swing and miss with my equally stubborn Harvey ranking this year, I think it’ll be time to rethink my stance on prep stars turned disappointing college players. For now, however, I’ll remain blockheaded enough to keep Harvey up near the Top 20. I need college prospects to show three average or better big league pitches to convince me that they can start professionally. Harvey has shown, at various points in his development, that he has an above-average to plus fastball, an above-average to plus curve, and an average to above-average sinking changeup. Of course, he has also shown below-average fastball velocity, inconsistent curves, and a babied change. I said this during the January Mock and it holds up pretty well now – “If the right scouting director sees him on the right day, he’ll go high. If not, he’ll be lumped in with the rest of the college guys who project as relievers hoping to get a spot in the first five rounds.” I’ve been lucky to personally see him throw on the right days, but I’m not about to turn a blind eye toward his inconsistency.
22. Tony Wolters – SS – Rancho Buena Vista HS (CA)
23. Stefan Sabol – C – Aliso Niguel HS (CA)
Two prep players currently at the top of their respective position lists. Many downgrade the pair because they don’t think either will last in their spots defensively, but not me.
24. Sammy Solis – LHSP – San Diego
25. Alex Wimmers – RHSP – Ohio State
The strength of the draft really comes through when you see players of this quality falling this far down the list. It’s not hard to envision a slew of high school players performing well enough this spring to push some of the quality college talent out of the back of the first round. What a coup that would be for the teams drafting in the supplemental first and/or early second round.
26. LeVon Washington – CF – Chipola College
27. Christian Colon – SS – Cal State Fullerton
Wolters and Sabol are a pair that I have higher than most; Washington and Colon represent the opposite end of that spectrum. I love Washington’s tools (plus speed, plus arm, plus range in CF), but still question the long-term prognosis with the stick. Colon is more good than great across the board, and I’d prefer a higher upside prospect if I was drafting high in the first round. Again, I should point out that I’m probably underrating how valuable a potentially league average (or even better, according to those higher on his tools than I) shortstop really is.
28. Justin O’Conner – SS/C – Cowan HS (IN)
29. Manny Machado – SS – Brito Private HS (FL)
Of all the players here in the bottom half of the Top 30, O’Conner has the best chance of any prospect to rise up into the top half. Even now I’m wondering why it is I had Wolters above him in the first place. I’m really late to taking a liking to Machado because, quite honestly, I view him as being pretty close to a high school version of Colon. High probability of sticking at short, but no ridiculous tools that make you stand up and take notice. Steady, not spectacular. I’m beginning to come around and see the value in steady, but I’ll never totally stop lusting after spectacular.
30. Jarrett Parker – CF – Virginia
31. Rob Brantly – C – UC Riverside
Two college guys with legit production against high-level competition, in addition to impressive toolsets. Toolsy + Productive = First Round Grade. I also like my comps on each player, but that shouldn’t come as a surprise coming from an egomaniac such as myself. Jarrett Parker = Lastings Milledge. Rob Brantly = Derek Norris. Genius!
32. AJ Vanegas – RHSP – Redwood Christian HS (CA)
33. DeAndre Smelter – RHSP – Tatnall Square Academy (GA)
34. Brian Ragira – OF – James Martin HS (TX)
Ragira is a volatile prospect with loads of upside who should have enough defensive value to remain worthwhile even if the bat doesn’t develop as expected. He also has the best full name in the entire draft – Brian Aosa Mogaka Ragira. Vanegas can throw four pitches for strikes, a rare and beautiful thing for a high schooler. The Smelter = Kevin Brown comp is beginning to gain steam, based largely on Smelter’s outstanding power arsenal highlighted by Brown’s signature pitch, a deadly 82-84 MPH splitter.
35. Justin Grimm – RHSP – Georgia
36. Sam Dyson – RHSP – South Carolina
37. Gary Brown – CF – Cal State Fullerton
I’m almost done a brief writeup on Gary Brown for the Top 2010 Draft-Eligible Big West Outfielder piece, but I’ll throw out some of my unedited notes to fill the void until I polish everything up. Here’s the basic idea, in wonderful comp form. As you can see, I’m pretty high on the guy…
Watching Brown play reminds me of watching any number of successful big league players. He resembles Shane Victorino for his defensive range in center, plus speed, and intriguing power/speed combo; I see some Chone Figgins (pre-2009 breakout, mostly) in the way he’ll be an incredibly valuable player due to defensive versatility despite having only an average arm; at his very best, I see some young Johnny Damon, especially if his power potential comes around the way I expect.
I had Dyson 19th on my personal Big Board heading into the 2009 draft, by the way.
38. Drew Cisco – RHSP – Wando HS (FL)
39. Leon Landry – CF – LSU
40. Rick Hague – SS – Rice
41. Aaron Sanchez – RHSP – Barstow HS (CA)
Love Hague’s defense, but still see too many holes in his bat to envision him putting up consistently acceptable contact rates professionally. Landry could be 2009 first round pick Jared Mitchell with more power. Cisco’s bloodlines give him a huge leg up on the mental side of pitching, a nice advantage to have when many of the high school righthanders are so tightly bunched. Cisco’s cerebral approach, plus command, and, you guessed it, above-average potential with three different pitches make him a prospect worth watching. Many scoff at his underwhelming present fastball velocity, however. We’ll see.
42. Kevin Jacob – RHRP – Georgia Tech
43. Derek Dietrich – 3B – Georgia Tech
A pair of Yellow Jackets with solid upsides and reasonably high floors; Jacob is the top ranked pure reliever on the list, and Dietrich is a good bet to be a steady everyday third baseman professionally. Natural comparisons between Dietrich and former Georgia Tech third baseman Wes Hodges make sense, but, despite very similar production, I think Dietrich has superior tools.
44. Kris Bryant – 3B – Bonanza HS (NV)
45. Kolbrin Vitek – 3B/2B – Ball State
46. Josh Sale – OF – Bishop Blanchet HS (WA)
47. Rob Segedin – 3B – Tulane
Including Dietrich, this now makes 4 of the last 5 players on the list third basemen. Weird. Bryant gets compared often to Troy Glaus, a really good comp based on body type, raw power potential, and defensive skillset. Offensively, however, I think the player his absolute ceiling professionally matches up closest with is Arizona’s Mark Reynolds. That’s some serious upside, but the gap between where Bryant currently is and where he needs to be is gigantic. Vitek reminds me of Bryce Brentz without a publicist, but another big college season will finally get the kid his proper due. Segedin will get his fair share of digital ink this spring, beginning with a nice little writeup on this very site in Friday’s Draft Notebook.
48. Blake Forsythe – C – Tennessee
49. Yordy Cabrera – SS – Lakeland HS (FL)
50. Victor Sanchez – 3B – San Diego
Forsythe is my kind of player – patience and power combined with more power and a little extra patience. Anecdotally it seems that teams tend to reach on third basemen on draft day (no idea if this is true or not, I need to check recent draft history one of these days), so Sanchez could hear his name called a round or two earlier than many currently project. I like him as a draft prospect more than most, but that goes back to my undying love of highly skilled prep players with disappointing college resumes. I actually got some really positive news on Yordy Cabrera this very morning, so now I’m already regretting dropping him this far down. If there is one high school player in the draft I’d love to see play in person, it would be Yordy.
Top 50 2010 MLB Draft Prospects – Expanded Version
C Bryce Harper
The Harper backlash has already begun in some corners of the internet, but I’m going to be oh so bold and stick with him as the top draft prospect heading into 2010. Keep in mind this is coming from the same guy who totally called Stephen Strasburg as the top pick last year. Amazing prediction, am I right? Now you see why I have to disappear for months at a time during the draft offseason – I’m working hard coming up with such bold, innovative predictions that allow me to stand out amongst the crowd of all the other amateur draft prognosticators. I should really start charging for my brilliant insight…
RHP Jameson Taillon
3B Nick Castellanos
RHP AJ Cole
OF Austin Wilson
Picking Harper for the top spot was a piece of cake. Picking Taillon right behind him is almost as easy. A piece of pie, if you will. Taillon’s extensive arsenal of quality pitches (heavy FB, nasty low-80s SL, near-plus high-70s CB, occasional splitters and CUs) and high level of high school competition put him above the rest of this year’s impressive crop of teenage righthanded pitching. After last year’s lackluster prep position player class, I’m admittedly a little bit desperate for some exciting high school bats to emerge this spring. To that end, I throw my full support behind both Castellanos and Wilson as legit high first round caliber talents. By the way, I hate pie. I don’t mean I hate Taillon – I’m through with that lame metaphor. I mean actual pie. Apple is alright, I guess. Lemon meringue is probably my favorite. The rest? No, thank you. Makes Thanksgiving dessert a bit of a downer for me, but, on the bright side, it allows me more freedom to eat as much of the dinner portion of the meal as I can possibly stuff down my throat.
RHP Anthony Ranaudo
RHP Karsten Whitson
LHP Drew Pomeranz
RHP Brandon Workman
RHP Stetson Allie
Ranaudo is lower here than even I expected, but the upside of the five names in front of him partially explains his low standing. I also have personal reservations about big guys that don’t throw nearly as hard as expected. There is plenty of tape on him floating around, so I’ll need to take a closer look and break him down in the near future. Workman has been a fascination of mine since the Phillies failed to sign him coming out of high school, so I feel confident in his placement based on his outstanding raw stuff and physical build. Allie is ahead of Whitson on talent alone at this point, but the up and down results that Allie puts up make him a very difficult player to accurately access.
INF/OF/RHP Yordy Cabrera
RHP Deck McGuire
3B Zack Cox
Something about those draft eligible sophomores always intrigues me. I haven’t talked to many people who think Cabrera will stick at shortstop professionally, but he’s so darn talented across the board that I’d be willing to gamble on him being productive wherever he winds up on the diamond.
RHP Jesse Hahn
LHP Chris Sale
The two big names from the Cape are still a mystery to me as far as their prospect standing goes. They are both very good prospects, of course, but the question of how good remains to be answered. Yes, I realize I could write that exact same blurb about every player on this list, especially the college guys. I may have worked too hard to cover up my high school blindspots. Time to get back to studying the college game for a bit, starting with the high upside, high flameout possibilities listed above.
RHP Cameron Bedrosian
RHP Kyle Blair
RHP Matt Harvey
Undersized righthander with a hot fastball and an excellent curve with big league bloodlines? If it hasn’t been made before, I’m happy to be the first to throw out the Kyle Drabek/Cameron Bedrosian comparison. Blair and Harvey have seen their respective stocks drop a ton in the past calendar year. I’m a believer in the rule that once you show a skill, you own that skill. Neither Blair nor Harvey has been seriously injured. Neither Blair nor Harvey has forgotten how to throw a baseball with nasty stuff.
RHP Dylan Covey
RHP Kaleb Cowart
MIF Anthony Wolters
C/OF Stefan Sabol
OF Bryce Brentz
LHP James Paxton
Wolters and Sabol could both be impact players at up the middle defensive positions as professionals, with Wolters having a chance to be a truly special defender at second base in time. Brentz and Paxton might have cases as having the highest upsides of any position player and pitcher in the collegiate ranks, respectively.
RHP Zach Lee
RHP Peter Tago
RHP Jesus Valdez
RHP AJ Vanegas
RHP Justin Grimm
OF Angelo Gumbs
OF Brian Ragira
C Rob Brantly
Valdez doesn’t have quite the velocity of some pitchers in his class, but the movement he gets on his fastball makes it a legit plus pitch going forward. Vanegas may be a quick riser as a professional; prep pitchers that can throw four pitches for consistent strikes tend to move fast. I think I have Ragira too low in this spot. He is a legit CF prospect with an above-average big league quality arm, in addition to a mature beyond his years approach at the plate. Brantly is another draft-eligible sophomore with tremendous upside; in a pretty good year for college catching, he’s the top four-year college backstop on my board.
OF Levon Washington
SS Rick Hague
SS Christian Colon
Let’s talk Christian Colon for a minute, shall we? I guess my lack of love for his game comes from me severely underrating the value of a league average big league shortstop (a rookie mistake on my part, I admit) and also being less than impressed when seemingly every scouting report about Colon begins and ends with talk about his personality, leadership, and the way he makes the most of his average at best tools. No doubt Colon’s makeup is totally off the charts and his defensive chops make him a slam dunk to stick at short professionally, but I tend to focus more on the “average at best tools” part of that discussion than the “personality” and “leadership.” I’m both ready and willing to convinced I’m totally wrong on Colon, but that’s where things stand now. For what it’s worth, I’ve only seen Colon play once since watching him in person in high school, so maybe I’m judging him unfairly based on my limited and outdated memory of his skills. Also, for what it’s worth, I have a scouting buddy who has seen Colon play a ton from his junior year of high school until this past summer and he absolutely loves everything about Colon’s game.
RHP Kevin Gausman
RHP DeAndre Smelter
RHP Tyrell Jenkins
OF Leon Landry
3B Victor Sanchez
Keyvius Sampson was my guy from day one last year. This year’s version might be Tyrell Jenkins. Jenkins has a lot of nice things going for him on paper – good velocity, sharp breaking ball (slider), very athletic, and a great amount of projection going forward. Sanchez seems like he is getting lost in the shuffle as another formerly highly touted high school prospect who has battled injuries and inconsistency at the college level. Since I love making unfounding comparisons, let’s call Sanchez the hitting equivalent of the previously mentioned Matt Harvey and Kyle Blair combo platter. Landry is a total upside play here, but I trust the LSU coaching staff like few others.
1B Christian Yelich
SS Sean O’Brien
1B/3B Kris Bryant
RHP Aaron Sanchez
RHP Nick Tepesch
INF Zach Alvord
If I had to pick one guy on my list to drop off over the course of the season, I’d probably go with Yelich. That naturally begs the question of why he is on the list in the first place. Yelich is like the hitting version of Stetson Allie, an up and down prospect that can look like a late first rounder one day and a fifth round lottery ticket on the next. It gets repeated every year, but it’s important: prep players limited to first base need to be able to hit, hit, and hit some more to be taken seriously as a draft prospect. I realize I have O’Brien lower than Colon on this list, but I’m not quite sure why. I’m a man who loves upside, and O’Brien’s ceiling is higher than just about any other shortstop in this year’s class. Of course, I’m also a realistic enough fellow who can readily admit that Colon is a much more certain bet to reach his upside than O’Brien. In one of the most spot-on comps of the year, scouts have compared Kris Bryant to a young Troy Glaus on more than one occasion. It’s only been 24 hours since I posted this list, but I think I’m already ready to knock Alvord off…
RHP Robbie Aviles
C Micah Gibbs
SS/RHP Justin O’Conner
LHP Jessie Biddle
I think Justin O’Conner could wind up as this year’s Casey Kelly, a ridiculously talented two-way player picked late in the first round by a team willing to pony up the big bucks for his services. In the end, however, I think O’Conner will deviate from the Kelly plan by proving himself to be a better hitter than pitcher. Biddle is the token prep lefthanded pitcher on the list. I felt bad about not including any young lefties on the 2010 list after the totally stacked 2009 class, so I threw lefties everywhere a bone with Biddle’s inclusion.
Big Board 1.0: Top 50 2010 MLB Draft Prospects
- C Bryce Harper
- RHP Jameson Taillon
- 3B Nick Castellanos
- RHP AJ Cole
- OF Austin Wilson
- RHP Anthony Ranaudo
- RHP Karsten Whitson
- LHP Drew Pomeranz
- RHP Brandon Workman
- RHP Stetson Allie
- INF/OF/RHP Yordy Cabrera
- RHP Deck McGuire
- 3B Zack Cox
- RHP Jesse Hahn
- LHP Chris Hale
- RHP Cameron Bedrosian
- RHP Kyle Blair
- RHP Matt Harvey
- RHP Dylan Covey
- RHP Kaleb Cowart
- MIF Anthony Wolters
- C/OF Stefan Sabol
- OF Bryce Brentz
- LHP James Paxton
- RHP Zach Lee
- RHP Peter Tago
- RHP Jesus Valdez
- RHP AJ Vanegas
- RHP Justin Grimm
- OF Angelo Gumbs
- OF Brian Ragira
- C Rob Brantly
- OF Levon Washington
- SS Rick Hague
- SS Christian Colon
- RHP Kevin Gausman
- RHP DeAndre Smelter
- RHP Tyrell Jenkins
- OF Leon Landry
- 3B Victor Sanchez
- 1B Christian Yelich
- SS Sean O’Brien
- 1B/3B Kris Bryant
- RHP Aaron Sanchez
- RHP Nick Tepesch
- INF Zach Alvord
- RHP Robbie Aviles
- C Micah Gibbs
- SS/RHP Justin O’Conner
- LHP Jessie Biddle
Day Two 2009 MLB Draft Top 33 Big Board
- RHSP Sam Dyson
- C Luke Bailey
- RHSP Brody Colvin
- RHSP Madison Younginer
- C Max Stassi
- RHSP Keyvius Sampson
- SS Scooter Gennett
- LHSP Chris Dwyer
- 1B Jeff Malm
- SS Daniel Fields
- SS David Nick
- RHSP Zack Von Rosenberg
- C Mike Ohlman
- C Tucker Barnhart
- C Josh Leyland
- 2B Derek McCallum
- OF Cohl Walla
- C Austin Maddox
- C Miles Hamblin
- OF Todd Glaesmann
- RHSP Mike Nesseth
- RHSP Andrew Doyle
- RHSP Ryan Buch
- RHSP Michael Heller
- RHSP Scott Griggs
- LHSP Brooks Raley
- RHRP Jason Stoffel
- OF Kent Matthes
- OF Angelo Songco
- OF Brian Goodwin
- RHSP Sean Black
- RHSP AJ Morris
- 1B Jonathan Singleton
2009 MLB Draft Top 100 Big Board
- RHSP Stephen Strasburg
- CF Dustin Ackley
- LHSP Tyler Matzek
- RHSP Mike Leake
- RHSP Tanner Scheppers
- RHSP Alex White
- 3B Bobby Borchering
- SS Grant Green
- RHSP Jacob Turner
- RHSP Shelby Miller
- RHSP Aaron Crow
- RHSP Kyle Gibson
- CF Donavan Tate
- LHSP Matt Purke
- RHSP Zack Wheeler
- OF Everett Williams
- LHSP Tyler Skaggs
- LHSP Mike Minor
- RHSP Sam Dyson
- LHSP Chad James
- RHSP Garrett Gould
- OF Jared Mitchell
- C Wil Myers
- C Luke Bailey
- RHSP Brody Colvin
- RHSP Madison Younginer
- RHSP David Hale
- C Max Stassi
- 1B Rich Poythress
- LHSP James Paxton
- 3B Matt Davidson
- RHSP Keyvius Sampson
- LHSP Rex Brothers
- RHSP Eric Arnett
- SS Scooter Gennett
- LHSP Chris Dwyer
- LHSP Aaron Miller
- 1B Jeff Malm
- SS David Renfroe
- OF Slade Heathcott
- 3B Chris Dominguez
- SS Daniel Fields
- SS David Nick
- RHSP Jake Barrett
- SS Jiovanni Mier
- RHSP Zack Von Rosenberg
- RHSP Kyle Heckathorn
- RHSP Chad Jenkins
- LHSP Andy Oliver
- RHSP Matt Hobgood
- RHRP Drew Storen
- C Josh Phegley
- OF Tim Wheeler
- C Tony Sanchez
- OF Randal Grichuk
- OF Jason Kipnis
- RHSP Robert Stock
- C Mike Ohlman
- C Tucker Barnhart
- C Josh Leyland
- OF Max Walla
- 3B Tommy Mendonca
- 2B Derek McCallum
- OF Cohl Walla
- 2B Kyle Seager
- LHSP Justin Marks
- SS Nick Franklin
- C Austin Maddox
- OF AJ Pollock
- OF Brett Jackson
- C Miles Hamblin
- OF Todd Glaesmann
- OF Kentrail Davis
- OF Mike Trout
- RHSP Garrett Richards
- RHSP Mike Nesseth
- RHSP Andrew Doyle
- RHSP Ryan Buch
- RHSP Michael Heller
- SS Billy Hamilton
- RHSP Scott Griggs
- LHSP Brooks Raley
- 2B Robbie Shields
- RHRP Jason Stoffel
- OF Kent Matthes
- OF Angelo Songco
- OF Brian Goodwin
- RHSP Alex Wilson
- OF Marc Krauss
- RHSP Victor Black
- RHSP Eric Smith
- RHRP Joe Kelly
- RHSP Sean Black
- RHSP Billy Bullock
- RHSP AJ Morris
- LHSP Matt Bashore
- OF Reymond Fuentes
- SS Mychal Givens
- 1B Jonathan Singleton
- LHSP Josh Spence
