Early Draft Preview: High School Top 100

Jameson Taillon is our preseason high school No. 1

By Conor Glassey and Nathan Rode
February 25, 2010
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Rank Player Pos B-T Ht. Wt. High School Commitment
1 Jameson Taillon RHP R-R 6-7 230 The Woodlands (Texas) HS Rice
2 A.J. Cole RHP R-R 6-5 185 Oviedo (Fla.) HS Miami
3 Karsten Whitson RHP R-R 6-3 195 Chipley (Fla.) HS Florida
4 Dylan Covey RHP R-R 6-2 200 Maranatha HS, Pasadena, Calif. San Diego
5 Manny Machado SS R-R 6-2 180 Brito HS, Miami Florida International
6 Josh Sale OF L-R 6-0 205 Bishop Blanchet HS, Seattle Gonzaga
7 Kevin Gausman RHP L-R 6-4 180 Grandview HS, Aurora, Colo. Louisiana State
8 Nick Castellanos 3B R-R 6-3 190 Archbishop McCarthy HS, Southwest Ranches, Fla. Miami
9 Yordy Cabrera SS R-R 6-2 200 Lakeland (Fla.) HS Miami
10 Stefan Sabol OF/
C		 R-R 6-2 205 Aliso Niquel HS, Aliso Viejo, Calif. Oregon
11 Stetson Allie RHP/
3B		 R-R 6-2 215 St. Edward HS, Cleveland North Carolina
12 Austin Wilson OF R-R 6-4 200 Harvard-Westlake HS, Los Angeles Stanford
13 Kaleb Cowart 3B/
RHP		 B-R 6-3 190 Cook HS, Adel, Ga. Florida State
14 Garin Cecchini SS L-R 6-2 200 Barbe HS, Lake Charles, La. Louisiana State
15 Cam Bedrosian RHP R-R 6-0 205 East Coweta HS, Sharpsburg, Ga. Louisiana State
16 Drew Cisco RHP L-R 6-1 190 Wando HS, Mount Pleasant, S.C. Georgia
17 DeAndre Smelter RHP R-R 6-2 220 Tattnall Square Academy, Macon, Ga. Georgia Tech
18 Chevez Clarke OF B-R 5-11 185 Marietta (Ga.) HS Georgia Tech
19 Drew Vettleson OF/
RHP/
LHP		 L-B 6-1 185 Central Kitsap HS, Silverdale, Wash. Oregon State
20 Robbie Aviles RHP L-R 6-4 195 Suffern (N.Y.) HS Florida
21 Michael Lorenzen OF/
RHP		 R-R 6-2 175 Union HS, Fullerton, Calif. Cal State Fullerton
22 Tony Wolters SS L-R 5-10 165 Rancho Buena Vista HS, Vista, Calif. San Diego
23 Reggie Golden OF R-R 5-10 200 Wetumpka (Ala.) HS Alabama
24 Marcus Littlewood SS B-R 6-3 190 Pine View HS, St. George, Utah San Diego
25 Aaron Sanchez RHP R-R 6-3 170 Barstow (Calif.) HS Oregon
26 A.J. Vanegas RHP R-R 6-3 205 Redwood Christian HS, San Lorenzo, Calif. Stanford
27 Kevin Ziomek LHP R-L 6-2 180 Amherst (Mass.) Regional HS Vanderbilt
28 Peter Tago RHP R-R 6-1 160 Dana Hills HS, Dana Point, Calif. UCLA
29 Justin O'Conner SS/
C/
RHP		 R-R 6-0 180 Cowan HS, Muncie, Ind. Arkansas
30 Brian Ragira OF R-R 6-2 175 Martin HS, Arlington, Texas Stanford
31 Jesse Biddle LHP L-L 6-4 225 Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia Oregon
32 Kevin Jordan OF L-R 6-0 190 Northside HS, Columbus, Ga. Wake Forest
33 John Barbato RHP R-R 6-2 185 Varela HS, Miami Florida
34 Chad Lewis 3B R-R 6-3 195 Marina HS, Huntington Beach, Calif. San Diego State
35 Ty Linton OF R-R 6-2 195 Charlotte Christian School North Carolina
36 Zach Alvord SS R-R 5-10 175 South Forsyth HS, Cumming, Ga. Auburn
37 Taijuan Walker RHP B-R 6-4 190 Yucaipa (Calif.) HS Uncommitted
38 Cody Buckel RHP R-R 6-2 180 Royal HS, Simi Valley, Calif. Pepperdine
39 Jacoby Jones SS R-R 6-3 190 Richton (Miss.) HS Louisiana State
40 Kris Bryant 3B R-R 6-5 205 Bonanza HS, Las Vegas San Diego
41 Jordan Shipers LHP R-L 5-11 170 South Harrison HS, Bethany, Mo. Missouri State
42 Robby Rowland RHP R-R 6-6 205 Cloverdale (Calif.) HS Oregon
43 Ryan Bolden OF R-L 6-2 195 Central HS, Madison, Miss. Mississippi
44 Sean Coyle SS R-R 5-9 175 Germantown Academy, Fort Washington, Pa. North Carolina
45 Mike Antonio SS R-R 6-1 170 Washington HS, New York City St. John's
46 Angelo Gumbs OF R-R 5-11 185 Torrance (Calif.) HS Southern California
47 Robbie Ray LHP L-L 6-2 170 Brentwood (Tenn.) HS Vanderbilt
48 Krey Bratsen OF R-R 6-0 160 Bryan (Texas) HS Texas A&M
49 Dominic Ficociello SS B-R 6-3 155 Union HS, Fullerton, Calif. Arkansas
50 Christian Yelich OF/
1B		 L-R 6-4 190 Westlake HS, Thousand Oaks, Calif. Miami
51 Zach Lee RHP R-R 6-3 190 McKinney (Texas) HS Louisiana State (FB)
52 Delino DeShields 2B/
OF		 R-R 5-9 180 Norcross (Ga.) HS Uncommitted
53 John Simms RHP R-R 6-3 190 College Park HS, The Woodlands, Texas Rice
54 Joc Pederson OF L-L 6-1 185 Palo Alto (Calif.) HS Southern California
55 Matt Lipka SS R-R 6-1 192 McKinney (Texas) HS Alabama
56 Alex Lavisky C R-R 6-0 195 St. Edward HS, Cleveland Georgia Tech
57 Will Swanner C R-R 6-2 185 La Costa Canyon HS, Carlsbad, Calif. Pepperdine
58 Kendrick Perkins OF L-L 6-3 225 LaPorte(Texas) HS Texas A&M
59 Keenan Kish RHP L-R 6-2 170 Germantown Academy, Fort Washington, Pa. Florida
60 Tyler Shreve RHP R-R 6-4 215 East Valley HS, Redlands, Calif. Utah (FB)
61 Griffin Murphy LHP R-L 6-3 195 East Valley HS, Redlands, Calif. San Diego
62 Gabriel Encinas RHP R-R 6-4 200 St. Paul HS, Santa Fe Springs, Calif. Loyola Marymount
63 Mike Foltynewicz RHP R-R 6-4 190 Minooka (Ill.) HS Texas
64 Adam Plutko RHP R-R 6-3 180 Glendora (Calif.) HS UCLA
65 Jesus Valdez RHP R-R 6-3 185 Hueneme HS, Oxnard, Calif. Arizona
66 Kellin Deglan C L-R 6-2 200 Langley (B.C.) HS Florida International
67 Connor Mason RHP R-R 6-1 185 Home schooled, Suwanee, Ga. Rice
68 Bobby Wahl RHP R-R 6-2 185 West Springfield HS, Springfield, Va. Mississippi
69 Justin Nicolino LHP L-L 6-3 160 University HS, Orlando Virginia
70 Tyler Austin C R-R 6-2 200 Heritage HS, Conyers, Ga. Kennesaw State
71 Ben Gamel OF L-L 5-11 170 Bishop Kenny HS, Jacksonville, Fla. Florida State
72 Cory Hahn OF L-L 5-10 160 Mater Dei HS, Santa Ana, Calif. Arizona State
73 Luke Jackson RHP R-R 6-2 180 Calvary Christian Academy, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Miami
74 Kellen Sweeney SS/
OF		 L-R 6-0 180 Jefferson HS, Cedar Rapids, Iowa San Diego
75 Evan Grills LHP L-L 6-4 183 Sinclair SS, Whitby, Ont. Uncommitted
76 Connor Narron SS B-R 6-3 190 Aycock HS, Pikeville, N.C. North Carolina
77 Jake Hernandez C R-R 6-2 195 Los Osos HS, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Southern California
78 Eric Arce C/
1B		 L-R 5-9 205 Lakeland (Fla.) HS
 Florida State
79 Deshun Dixon LHP/
OF		 R-L 5-10 175 Terry (Miss.) HS Uncommitted
80 Taylor Morton RHP R-R 6-2 195 Bartlett (Tenn.) HS Tennessee
81 Tyrell Jenkins RHP R-R 6-4 180 Henderson (Texas) HS Baylor (FB)
82 Tyler Skulina RHP R-R 6-5 250 Walsh Jesuit HS, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Virginia
83 Mark Podlas OF L-L 6-2 190 Westhampton Beach HS, Remsenburg, N.Y. Virginia
84 Shane Rowland C L-R 5-9 170 Tampa Catholic HS Miami
85 Daryl Norris RHP R-R 6-1 210 Fairhope (Ala.) HS Mississippi State
86 Eric Jaffe 1B/
RHP		 R-R 6-3 225 Bishop O'Dowd HS, Oakland California
87 Adam Duke RHP R-R 6-2 180 Spanish Fork (Utah) HS Oregon State
88 Jacob Felts C R-R 6-1 195 Orangefield HS, Orange, Texas Texas
89 Andrew Smith RHP R-R 6-2 190 Roswell (Ga.) HS North Carolina
90 Cito Culver SS B-R 6-1 175 Irondequoit HS, Rochester, N.Y. Uncommitted
91 Austin Southall 1B L-R 6-1 215 University HS, Baton Rouge Louisiana State
92 Matt Roberts C R-R 6-1 195 Graham (N.C.) HS North Carolina
93 Case Nixon C/
RHP		 R-R 6-2 185 Hillcrest HS, Tuscaloosa, Ala. Alabama
94 Dickie Joe Thon SS R-R 6-1 175 Academia Perpetio Socorro, San Juan, P.R. Rice
95 Daniel Gibson LHP L-L 6-2 220 Jesuit HS, Tampa Florida
96 Austin Kubitza RHP L-R 6-5 185 Heritage HS, Colleyville, Texas Rice
97 Mason Williams OF L-R 6-1 150 West Orange (Fla.) HS South Carolina
98 Scott Frazier RHP R-R 6-6 205 Upland (Calif.) HS Pepperdine
99 Evan Rutckyj LHP L-L 6-5 190 St. Joseph's HS, St. Thomas, Ont. Uncommitted
100 Jordan Haseltine LHP L-L 6-5 215 Wood HS, Vacaville, Calif. San Francisco

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