Area Code Games Top 20 Prospects

By Alan Matthews
August 25, 2006

Each summer, scouts from across the United States conduct tryouts with many of the nation's best high school players and select the best performers to attend the Area Code Games in Long Beach. Following are the top 20 prospects from the Class of 2007 in attendance at this year's event, as judged by Baseball America associate editor Alan Matthews in conjunction with scouts in attendance. The ranking reflects the player's overall ceiling, with consideration given to event performance.

Rk.	Player	Pos.	High School
1.	Josh Vitters	3b	Cypress (Calif.) HS
2.	Matt Dominguez	3b	Chatsworth (Calif.) HS
3.	Rick Porcello	rhp	Seton Hall Prep HS, West Orange, N.J.
4.	Eric Eiland	of	Lamar HS, Houston
5.	Blake Beavan	rhp	Irving (Texas) HS
6.	Peter Kozma	ss	Owasso (Okla.) HS
7.	Nick Noonan	ss	Parker HS, San Diego
8.	Freddie Freeman	1b/of	El Modena HS, Orange, Calif.
9.	Christian Colon	ss	Canyon HS, Anaheim
10.	Tanner Robles	lhp	Cottonwood HS, Salt Lake City
11.	Jack McGeary	lhp	Roxbury Latin HS, West Roxbury, Mass.
12.	Jarrod Parker	rhp	Norwell (Ind.) HS
13.	Greg Peavey	rhp	Hudson's Bay HS, Vancouver, Wash.
14.	Jon Gilmore	3b	Iowa City HS
15.	Garrett Nash	of	Jordan HS, Sandy, Utah
16.	Mike Stanton	of	Notre Dame HS, Sherman Oaks, Calif.
17.	Erik Goeddel	rhp	Bellarmine Prep, San Jose, Calif.
18.	Andrew Lambo	1b	Newbury Park (Calif.) HS
19.	Tim Alderson	rhp	Horizon HS, Scottsdale, Ariz.
20.	Jake Smolinski	3b	Boylan Catholic HS, Rockford, Ill.

Tool	Player	Pos.	High School
Best Batting Prospect	Josh Vitters	3b	Cypress (Calif.) HS
Best Power Prospect	Mike Stanton	of	Notre Dame HS, Sherman Oaks, Calif.
Fastest Baserunner	Garrett Nash	of	Jordan HS, Sandy, Utah
Best Pitching Prospect	Rick Porcello	rhp	Seton Hall Prep, West Orange, N.J.
Best Fastball	Jarrod Parker	rhp	Norwell (Ind.) HS
Best Breaking Pitch	Erik Goeddel	rhp	Bellarmine Prep, San Jose, Calif.
Best Control	Jack McGeary	lhp	Roxbury Latin High, West Roxbury, Mass.
Best Defensive Player	Christian Colon	ss	Canyon HS, Anaheim
Most Exciting Player	Peter Kozma	ss	Owasso (Okla.) HS