Early 2012 College Top 100

Compiled by Aaron Fitt
December 7, 2011



Here is an early look at the top 100 college players eligible for the 2012 draft. The list is based on future pro potential and was put together with the input of scouts and college coaches.

Rank	Player	POS	B-T	Ht.	Wt.	College	Last Drafted
1.	Mark Appel	RHP	R-R	6-5	190	Stanford	Tigers '09 (15)
2.	Deven Marrero	SS	R-R	6-1	194	Arizona State	Reds '09 (17)
3.	Mike Zunino	C	R-R	6-2	215	Florida	Athletics '09 (29)
4.	Chris Beck	RHP	R-R	6-3	220	Georgia Southern	Indians '09 (35)
5.	Kevin Gausman	RHP	L-R	6-4	185	Louisiana State	Dodgers '10 (6)
6.	Brian Johnson	LHP/1B	L-L	6-3	225	Florida	Dodgers '09 (27)
7.	Victor Roache	OF	R-R	6-1	225	Georgia Southern	Tigers '09 (25)
8.	Marcus Stroman	RHP	R-R	5-9	185	Duke	Nationals '09 (18)
9.	Michael Wacha	RHP	R-R	6-6	200	Texas A&M	Never
10.	Travis Jankowski	OF	L-R	6-3	190	Stony Brook	Never
11.	Nolan Sanburn	RHP	R-R	6-0	185	Arkansas	Tigers '10 (34)
12.	Josh Elander	C	R-R	6-1	215	Texas Christian	National '09 (37)
13.	Richie Shaffer	1B	R-R	6-3	205	Clemson	Dodgers '09 (25)
14.	Stephen Piscotty	3B	R-R	6-3	195	Stanford	Dodgers '09 (45)
15.	Kyle Zimmer	RHP	R-R	6-3	210	San Francisco	Never
16.	Jake Barrett	RHP	R-R	6-3	220	Arizona State	Blue Jays '09 (3)
17.	Kenny Diekroeger	SS	R-R	6-2	200	Stanford	Rays '09 (2)
18.	Tyler Naquin	OF	L-R	6-2	170	Texas A&M	Orioles '09 (33)
19.	Lex Rutledge	LHP	L-L	6-2	205	Samford	Brewers '09 (26)
20.	Brady Rodgers	RHP	R-R	6-2	175	Arizona State	Brewers '09 (39)
21.	J.T. Chargois	RHP	B-R	6-3	200	Rice	Never
22.	Andrew Heaney	LHP	L-L	6-2	174	Oklahoma State	Rays '09 (24)
23.	Josh Conway	RHP	R-R	6-1	175	Coastal Carolina	Braves '09 (42)
24.	Adam Brett Walker	OF/1B	R-R	6-5	225	Jacksonville	Never
25.	Pat Light	RHP	R-R	6-6	200	Monmouth	Twins '09 (28)
26.	Stephen Johnson	RHP	R-R	6-4	190	St. Edward's (Texas)	Never
27.	Matt Koch	RHP	L-R	6-3	205	Louisville	Red Sox '09 (37)
28.	Nolan Fontana	SS	L-R	5-11	190	Florida	Never
29.	Tom Murphy	C	R-R	6-1	200	Buffalo	Never
30.	Branden Kline	RHP	R-R	6-3	190	Virginia	Red Sox '09 (6)
31.	Brett Mooneyham	LHP	L-L	6-5	235	Stanford	Nationals '11 (38)
32.	Brandon Thomas	OF	B-R	6-3	202	Georgia Tech	Rockies '09 (37)
33.	James Ramsey	OF	L-R	6-0	190	Florida State	Twins '11 (22)
34.	Martin Agosto	RHP	R-R	6-1	160	St. Mary's	Never
35.	Chris Taylor	SS	R-R	6-0	170	Virginia	Never
36.	Tony Renda	2B	R-R	5-8	173	California	Dodgers '09 (42)
37.	Matt Reynolds	3B/SS	R-R	6-1	200	Arkansas	Never
38.	Hoby Milner	LHP	L-L	6-2	165	Texas	Nationals '09 (44)
39.	Alex Wood	LHP	R-L	6-4	216	Georgia	Never
40.	D.J. Baxendale	RHP	R-R	6-2	190	Arkansas	Never
41.	Kevin Brady	RHP	L-R	6-3	220	Clemson	Indians '11 (17)
42.	Hudson Randall	RHP	R-R	6-3	185	Florida	Royals '09 (46)
43.	Sam Stafford	LHP	L-L	6-4	190	Texas	Yankees '11 (2)
44.	Peter O'Brien	C	R-R	6-5	225	Miami	Rockies '11 (3)
45.	Buck Farmer	RHP	L-R	6-3	220	Georgia Tech	Braves '09 (46)
46.	Kevin Plawecki	C	R-R	6-1	215	Purdue	Never
47.	Patrick Wisdom	3B	R-R	6-2	210	St. Mary's	Never
48.	Kyle Hansen	RHP	R-R	6-8	215	St. John's	Brewers '09 (40)
49.	Mitch Haniger	OF	R-R	6-2	215	Cal Poly	Mets '09 (31)
50.	Austin Maddox	RHP/1B	R-R	6-3	225	Florida	Rays '09 (37)
51.	Matt Price	RHP	R-R	6-2	215	South Carolina	Diamondbacks '11 (6)
52.	Ian Gardeck	RHP	R-R	6-2	225	Alabama	White Sox '11 (8)
53.	Preston Tucker	OF	L-L	6-0	215	Florida	Rockies '11 (16)
54.	Tyler Gaffney	OF	R-R	6-1	216	Stanford	Never
55.	Justin Jones	LHP	L-L	6-2	188	California	White Sox '09 (7)
56.	Jerad Grundy	LHP	L-L	6-0	180	Kentucky	Marlins '11 (42)
57.	Michael Ratterree	OF	R-R	6-1	200	Rice	Nationals '09 (45)
58.	Jeremy Baltz	OF	R-R	6-3	205	St. John's	Yankees '09 (45)
59.	Jason Coats	OF	R-R	6-2	200	Texas Christian	Orioles '11 (12)
60.	Jacob Lamb	3B	L-R	6-3	210	Washington	Pirates '09 (38)
61.	Tim Cooney	LHP	L-L	6-3	195	Wake Forest	Never
62.	Dylan Floro	RHP	L-R	6-2	180	Cal State Fullerton	Rays '09 (20)
63.	Joey DeMichele	3B	L-R	5-11	185	Arizona State	Never
64.	Dane Phillips	C	L-R	6-1	192	Oklahoma City	Mariners '09 (49)
65.	Matt Carasiti	RHP	R-R	6-3	200	St. John's	Rangers '09 (36)
66.	Mason Melotakis	LHP	R-L	6-3	205	Northwestern State	Never
67.	Christian Walker	1B	R-R	6-0	220	South Carolina	Dodgers '09 (49)
68.	Luke Bard	RHP	R-R	6-2	191	Georgia Tech	Red Sox '09 (16)
69.	Sam Selman	LHP	R-L	6-3	185	Vanderbilt	Angels '09 (14)
70.	Dan Langfield	RHP	R-R	6-2	196	Memphis	Never
71.	Barrett Barnes	OF/1B	R-R	6-1	210	Texas Tech	Never
72.	Justin Amlung	RHP	R-R	6-0	174	Louisville	Reds '11 (39)
73.	Scott Firth	RHP	R-R	6-0	165	Clemson	Orioles '09 (36)
74.	Carlos Escobar	C	R-R	6-3	200	Nevada	Astros '09 (41)
75.	Ronnie Freeman	C	R-R	6-1	190	Kennesaw State	Never
76.	Cody Stubbs	1B	L-R	6-4	225	North Carolina	Nationals '11 (14)
77.	Pat Stover	OF	R-R	6-4	215	Santa Clara	Athletics '09 (7)
78.	Zack Jones	RHP	R-R	6-1	180	San Jose State	Never
79.	Anthony Bazzani	RHP	R-R	6-4	210	Eastern Kentucky	Never
80.	Pierce Johnson	RHP	R-R	6-3	180	Missouri State	Rays '09 (15)
81.	Kris Hall	RHP	R-R	6-3	215	Lee (Tenn.)	Never
82.	Cameron Perkins	3B	R-R	6-5	200	Purdue	Mariners '09 (43)
83.	R.J. Alvarez	RHP	R-R	6-1	180	Florida Atlantic	Never
84.	Spencer Kieboom	C	R-R	6-0	220	Clemson	Never
85.	Eddie Butler	RHP	R-R	6-2	165	Radford	Never
86.	Jake Stewart	OF	R-R	6-2	190	Stanford	Phillies '09 (14)
87.	Kyle Wren	OF	L-L	5-9	158	Georgia Tech	Never
88.	Justin Gonzalez	SS	R-R	6-2	200	Florida State	Astros '09 (46)
89.	Kyle Farmer	SS	R-R	6-0	191	Georgia	Never
90.	Daniel Ponce de Leon	RHP	R-R	6-4	182	Cypress (Calif.) JC	Rays '10 (24)
91.	Matt Duffy	SS	R-R	6-2	170	Long Beach State	Never
92.	Micah Johnson	2B	L-R	5-11	190	Indiana	Never
93.	Ronnie Richardson	OF	B-R	5-7	175	Central Florida	Cubs '11 (31)
94.	Trey Lang	RHP	R-R	6-3	205	Gateway (Ariz.) JC	Never
95.	Adrian Sampson	RHP	R-R	6-3	195	Bellevue (Wash.) JC	Marlins '11 (16)
96.	Stephen Perez	SS	B-R	5-11	184	Miami	Reds '09 (18)
97.	Andrew Aplin	OF	L-L	5-11	187	Arizona State	Yankees '09 (33)
98.	Mike Yastrzemski	OF	L-L	6-0	180	Vanderbilt	Red Sox '09 (36)
99.	L.J. Mazzilli	SS/2B	R-R	6-1	190	Connecticut	Never
100.	Scott Griggs	RHP	R-R	6-4	205	UCLA	Mariners '09 (34)