Perfect Game 2007 National Showcase Top 10

By Alan Matthews
June 26, 2007

CINCINNATI--Of the 17 high school players drafted in the first round last year, eight attended Perfect Game's 2006 National Showcase at the University of Arkansas. This year, the event was held at the University of Cincinnati and it again offered a handful of potential first-round picks. Following is a list of this year's top 10 prospects from the Class of 2008 in attendance, as judged by BA National Writer Alan Matthews in conjunction with scouts and recruiting coordinators, based on ultimate professional potential with some consideration to event performance.

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Rk.	Player, Pos.	School
1.	Tim Melville, rhp	Holt High, Wentzville, Mo.
2.	Alex Meyer, rhp	Greensburg (Ind.) HS
3.	Gerrit Cole, rhp	Lutheran HS, Orange, Calif.
4.	Eric Hosmer, 1b	American Heritage HS, Plantation, Fla.
5.	Aaron Hicks, of/rhp	Wilson HS, Long Beach
6.	Michael Pallazone, rhp	Lassiter HS, Marietta, Ga.
7.	Sonny Gray, rhp	Smyrna (Tenn.) HS
8.	Ethan Martin, 3b	Stephens County HS, Toccoa, Ga.
9.	Harold Martinez, 3b	Braddock HS, Miami
10.	Kyle Skipworth, c	Patriot HS, Riverside, Calif.