College baseball lacked an individual performance for the ages in 2012—the kind of seasons Stephen Strasburg, Buster Posey and Trevor Bauer had as juniors. Considering the demands of his defensive position, his leadership value and his power production, Florida catcher Mike Zunino had the best all-around season, earning him our College Player of the Year award.
College Player of the Year Mike Zunino headlines Baseball America's 2012 College All-America team.
Our midseason picks for college baseball's best players
The 2011 college class was the type that comes around maybe once a decade. It was loaded with quality pitchers, starting with the first three picks in the draft (Gerrit Cole, Danny Hultzen, Trevor Bauer) and a total of 11 first-rounders. Far from one-sided, it had a number of gifted position players, including an elite hitter (Anthony Rendon) and an exceptional athlete (George Springer). That group was the exception that proves the rule: Big league teams usually weaken the college crops by persuading high school players to turn pro rather than continue their educations. The 2012 college draft pool pales in comparison to last year's.
Scouting directors helped picked our preseason All-America Team.
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We present our 2011 College All-America teams.
Our picks for the best in college baseball at the halfway point.
The consensus among scouting directors is that this year's draft talent pool is the best since 2005. Driving that optimism is an outstanding group of college pitchers.
The 2011 Baseball America Preseason All-America Team as selected by a vote of MLB scouting directors.
Stats for all three of the 2010 College All-America teams.
Our 2010 College All-America first team.
For the second straight year following a 2008 bumper crop of hitters that included Pedro Alvarez, Buster Posey, Gordon Beckham and Justin Smoak, the college pitching talent significantly dwarfs the position players available in the draft. The disparity is even more glaring on our preseason All-America team selected by major league scouting directors, which includes only NCAA Division I players and thus excludes CC of Southern Nevada catcher Bryce Harper, the top overall prospect and best power hitter in the 2010 draft. Furthermore, the top D-I position player is Rice sophomore third baseman Anthony Rendon, who won't be draft-eligible until 2011.
Our preseason 2010 College All-American team as picked by MLB scouting directors.
Our first team of 2009 College All-Americans.
Stats for Baseball America's first, second and third-team All-Americans.
This year's hitting talent can't compare to the 2008 crop, but it looks to be a great year for college arms.
The top college players as picked by scouting directors.
A chart with statistics for the 2008 Baseball America College All-America Teams
Capsules on the 2008 All-American first-team, which is led by Florida State catcher Buster Posey.
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