Comments on: Ranking The High School Arms

By: drew

drew — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:08:17 +0000

Tyrell Jenkins will be better then all of them!!!

By: ac

ac — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:33:54 +0000

Mid West Michigan HS kid 2012 Joesph Caraccio wears a protective mask may hit the radar screen throwing in the mid 80's as a sophomore and I expect we will hear more about him

By: Blackie

Blackie — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:10:20 +0000

That makes sense on Cowart and what I foudn interesting was that someone not only sees him as a pitcher, but also as their top guy behind Taillon. In this class that's saying something. And yes, the Gulliver Prep outing was widely reported on re Gausman. I agree that one outing isn't going to knock a pitcher down too badly, but most reports noted vastly diminished velo from Gausman, which means that subsequent viewings will likely hone in on that. Obviously the hope was that it was just a bad day, but in a class this tight, when scouting directors are looking for daylight between tightly bunched players, it can play a part.

By: Dillon

Dillon — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:18:05 +0000

Conor,
Well it's been a month and a half since BA's HS draft preview and I'm the impatient sort so I was looking for names of guys who have crept up into the "9 behind Taillon" for these evaluators. For instance, what arms do guys maybe like ahead of Bedrosian, Smelter, Cisco? Not necessarily the next nine on BA's preview list, but just off the top of your head.

By: Conor Glassey

Conor Glassey — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:04:33 +0000

Thanks, Joe. We probably won't do something like this for every position, though.

Blackie - The 9th-place votes for Cowart are because teams are split on whether he's a pitcher or a third baseman. It is interesting, though. As for Gausman, (I assume you're talking about the Gulliver Prep game?) the voting was done right around that time - most of the votes came in before that game, but one bad outing isn't going to change things a whole lot.

I'm sorry, Dillon, I'm not sure what you mean. I think you're asking, 'If you asked teams to rank their next nine guys instead of ranking your next nine guys, who else would be in the discussion?' Is that right? The next group of HS pitchers includes guys like: John Barbato, Aaron Sanchez, Peter Tago, A.J. Vanegas, Jordan Shipers, Kevin Ziomek & Jesse Biddle

By: Dillon

Dillon — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:57:33 +0000

What names would guys have mentioned if you asked about top 9 of all hs pitchers?

By: Blackie

Blackie — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:17:49 +0000

The top three here seem to play according to slowly forming consensus this spring. Fascinating spread on Cowart. Talk about divided opinion. I'd love to know who liked him best after Taillon. Was this poll conducted before or after Gausman's recent tough outing, Conor?

By: Joe LeCates

Joe LeCates — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:38:23 +0000

Very cool, Conor! I like the listings of the results – would definitely be interesting to see other positions as well.