Daniel Moskos, lhp, Pirates

June 7, 2007
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2007 MLB Draft B-T: R-L.
Ht: 6-1. Wt.: 200.
Birthdate: 4/28/1986.
School: Clemson.
Class: Jr.
Previously Drafted: N/A


THROUGH THE YEARS IN BASEBALL AMERICA
2007
• Clemson moved Moskos from the bullpen to the rotation.
• Moskos was one of the elite college closers in the nation.
• One of the top five lefthanders in the draft, Premium Moskos could head to Orioles.
• In our midseason top 30 Premium, Moskos was the No. 8 prospect on the board.
• Moskos ranked No. 5 in our midseason update of the top 50 college prospects. Premium
• In our February list of the top 50 college junior draft prospects Premium, Moskos ranked No. 4 overall.
• In January, Moskos was our No. 4 college prospect on our College Top 100 Prospects list Premium.
• Moskos made our preseason All-America second team Premium.
2006
•  After pitching for Team USA, we named Moskos the team's No. 3 prospect Premium.
2004
•  As a high school senior Moskos ranked 99th on our list Premium of California draft prospects.

SCOUTING REPORT
Daniel Moskos
A Greenville, S.C., native, Moskos moved to California with his family, but returned to his roots to attend Clemson. He posted a 5.40 ERA in 21 relief appearances as a freshman, then inherited the Tigers' closer role as a sophomore and showed potential. He ranked as the No. 3 prospect for USA Baseball's college national team last summer, when he amassed 35 strikeouts and a stingy 0.86 ERA in 21 innings. With feel for three potentially plus pitched, he moved into Clemson's rotation near midseason and profiles as middle of the rotation starter in the big leagues. Stocky and compact, Moskos pounds the zone with a 91-95 mph fastball that bumped 97 out of the bullpen. He has a wipeout slider that has been up to 87 and also shows a more conventional curveball that he tends to use earlier in the count, just to keep hitters off balance. His changeup has fade, and he mixed all four of his pitches extremely well. Moskos has solid-average command of all of his stuff. He lacks projection and doesn't hold runners well. He joins Ross Detwiler and David Price as the cream of an especially strong crop of lefthanders in this year's draft.

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