• Full name Daniel Austin Creps
  • Born 02/23/1985 in Houston, TX
  • Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 175 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Texas A&M
  • Drafted in the 6th round (191st overall) by the Cleveland Guardians in 2006 (signed for $145,000).
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    The good news for the Aggies is that they may keep the two best prospects currently on their team, as righthanders Austin Creps and Jordan Chambless both figure to get picked earlier in 2007 than they will in 2006. Creps had a chance to go in the first five rounds this year before he slipped fielding a chopper, spraining his medial collateral ligament and tearing the meniscus in his knee. Creps gets tremendous sink on his fastball when he pitches at 87-90 mph, and he can dial his fastball up to 94. He also has a solid slider and throws strikes. A draft-eligible sophomore, Chambless also is coming back from a knee injury after tearing an anterior crucial ligament in the fall as a defensive back/punt returner for the Aggies football team. He's still raw, especially in terms of command, but he has a good curveball and a low-90s fastball. He relies on the curve too much, however.

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