Players are obviously grouped according to school, but there is no rhyme or reason to the actual order. Potential top-five round selections in bold. Any player on the list that absolutely shouldn’t be there? Any clear misses? Any players on my own list of near-misses (below) that deserve to be promoted to the first list? Any recommendations for next conference breakdown? Seen any good movies lately? So many questions, precious few answers…
2010 Draftable ACC Talent
- Duke JR SS Jake Lemmerman
- Duke SR LHP Chris Manno
- Duke SR RHP Mike Ness
- Duke JR RHP Michael Seander
- Virginia JR RHP Cody Winiarski
- Virginia JR 2B Phil Gosselin
- Virginia JR OF Jarrett Parker
- Virginia JR RHP Tyler Wilson
- Virginia JR RHP Robert Morey
- Virginia JR OF Dan Grovatt
- Virginia JR C/1B/OF Kenny Swab
- Virginia SR SS Tyler Cannon
- Virginia JR RHP Kevin Arico
- North Carolina JR RHP Matt Harvey
- North Carolina JR RHP Colin Bates
- North Carolina JR RHP Patrick Johnson
- North Carolina JR RHP Bryant Gaines
- North Carolina JR 1B Dillon Hazlett
- North Carolina JR C Jesse Wierzbicki
- North Carolina SR SS Ryan Graepel
- Georgia Tech JR RHP Deck McGuire
- Georgia Tech JR RHP Kevin Jacob
- Georgia Tech JR 3B Derek Dietrich
- Georgia Tech JR RHP Brandon Cumpton
- Georgia Tech JR C Cole Leonida
- Georgia Tech SR 1B Tony Plagman
- Georgia Tech JR OF Jeff Rowland
- Georgia Tech JR OF Chase Burnette
- Georgia Tech JR 2B Tony Nichols
- Georgia Tech JR LHP Zach Brewster
- Virginia Tech JR RHP Jesse Hahn
- Virginia Tech JR OF Austin Wates
- Virginia Tech SR C Steve Domecus
- Virginia Tech SO RHP Mathew Price
- Virginia Tech JR SS Tim Smalling
- Virginia Tech SR C Anthony Sosnoskie
- North Carolina State SR 2B Dallas Poulk
- North Carolina State SR OF Kyle Wilson
- North Carolina State JR LHP Grant Sasser
- North Carolina State JR 2B Russell Wilson
- North Carolina State JR RHP Jake Buchanan
- North Carolina State JR RHP Rey Cotilla
- Miami JR C Yasmani Grandal
- Miami JR LHP Eric Erickson
- Miami JR LHP Chris Hernandez
- Miami SR RHP David Gutierrrez
- Miami SR 2B Scott Lawson
- Miami SR RHP Jason Santana
- Florida State JR OF Tyler Holt
- Florida State JR OF Mike McGee
- Florida State SR SS Stephen Cardullo
- Florida State JR RHP Geoff Parker
- Florida State JR LHP John Gast
- Wake Forest JR OF Steven Brooks
- Boston College SR OF Robbie Anston
- Boston College JR RHP Kevin Moran
- Boston College JR 1B Mickey Wiswall
- Boston College JR LHP Pat Dean
- Maryland SR LHP John Dischert
- Maryland JR RHP Brett Harman
- Maryland JR LHP Adam Kolarek
- Clemson JR OF Jeff Schaus
- Clemson JR OF Kyle Parker
- Clemson SR 2B Mike Freeman
- Clemson JR LHP Casey Harman
- Clemson SR OF Wilson Boyd
- Clemson JR RHP Josh Thrailkill
The Near-Misses
…or prospects capable of playing their way into draft consideration this June or next…
- (Virginia JR OF John Barr)
- (North Carolina JR OF Ben Bunting)
- (North Carolina JR RHP Greg Holt)
- (North Carolina JR RHP Nate Striz)
- (Georgia Tech SR RHP Andrew Robinson)
- (Georgia Tech SR OF Jay Dantzler)
- (Virginia Tech JR LHP Justin Wright)
- (Virginia Tech SR RHP Ben Rowen)
- (North Carolina State SR LHP Alex Sogard)
- (North Carolina State JR RHP Rob Chamra)
- (North Carolina State JR C Chris Schaeffer)
- (North Carolina State JR LHP John Lambert)
- (North Carolina State JR LHP Nick Rice)
- (North Carolina State JR OF Ryan Mathews)
- (North Carolina State SO RHP Gary Gillheeney)
- (Miami SR RHP Taylor Wulf)
- (Miami JR OF Chris Pelaez)
- (Miami JR LHP Iden Nazario)
- (Miami SR OF Ryan Perry)
- (Florida State JR RHP Daniel Bennett)
- (Florida State SO OF Taiwan Easterling)
- (Florida State JR RHP Tyler Everett)
- (Florida State JR 3B Stuart Tapley)
- (Wake Forest JR LHP Mark Adzick)
- (Wake Forest SR C Mike Murray)
- (Boston College JR 2B Matt Hamlet)
- (Maryland SR RHP Ian Schwalenberg)
- (Clemson SO 3B John Hinson)
- (Clemson JR OF Chris Epps)
- (Clemson JR C John Nester)
- (Clemson JR OF Addison Johnson)
The Baseball Draft Report 
Pat Dean is one of the elite pitchers in the ACC and he is probably one of the top 10 left handed pitchers available in the draft. He is currently 5-0 with a 2.93 ERA and 30 strikeouts on the season..he is also 3-0 against ACC schools with a shutout at #13 Miami, a complete game home vs. Duke, and a win on the road at #10 Clemson. I believe that Mr. Dean will be going in the top five rounds and should be updated to bold on your list.
Not really sure what to add here, except to say you’re right on the money. Dean probably deserved the top five bold, especially considering he’s recent bump in velocity and quickly emerging change. I do have questions about his best secondary pitch, however. There are conflicting reports as to whether his mid-70s curve or his low-80s slider will be the better professional pitch. I think the curve is the better long-term bet, but others like that slider. Either way, solid lefthanded fastball + above-average breaking pitch (either CB/SL) + rapidly improving changeup + potentially average fourth pitch (whichever of the CB/SL you believe in less) + plus command = very likely top five round pick. Good call.
NC STATE- Chamra and Schaeffer should be bumped up. Chamra has pitched well all year 89-93 with movement, their late inning guy low era and more k’s than ip, Schaeffer has hit great and is good behind the dish, i think he has 8 homers now.
MIAMI- Pelaez should be bumped up too. hitting well and very fast on the basepaths.
Schaeffer and Pelaez were two of the closest misses for me, but I had a difficult time declaring with absolute certainty that they’d be drafted at this point. I tried to be cautious with my list, but I may have gone a bit overboard in that regard. Schaeffer is up to a near definite now (for me), with Pelaez and Chamra really close. Speaking of Wolfpack catchers, is it too early to start touting Pratt Maynard as a potential first rounder in 2011? Also, thanks for the update on Chamra’s velocity…love hearing stuff like that.
http://www.gopack.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9200&ATCLID=204925146
Chamra has been up to 95. Check out the link. I saw him at 94 vs wake but his name is flying around draft talks.
Looking at John Hinson’s (Clemson) season – average, power, stolen bases – defense OK playing out of position at third base (Probably a natural second baseman), I would consider him a top five round prospect.
Dean is an expected top 3 round pick. I have read this anywhere that has his name. He pitched against me as a kid and we all saw this coming
Dallas Poulk has to be in the top five rounds. Was 1st team ACC and 3rd team All-American. Wouldn’t doubt if Jake Buchanan or Kyle Wilson went near the top five rounds either.