Draft Tracker Chart: April 22
Keeping track of prospects at each position
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Print| CATCHERS | |||
| Player | College/H.S. | Update | |
| Bailey, Luke | Troup County HS, LaGrange, Ga. | Top prep catcher in a great year for prep
catchers |
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| Sanchez,
Tony |
Boston
College |
Top
collegiate backstop is hitting
.366/.459/.686 through first 153
at-bats |
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| Stassi, Max | Yuba City (Calif.) HS | Hitting .600 with 10 doubles and eight home runs |
|
| Recent story: Catching
Bloodlines |
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| Myers,
Wil |
Weseleyan Christian Acad., High Point, N.C. | 11 home runs in 11 games |
|
| Recent story: A Second
Look At
Myers |
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| Maddox,
Austin |
Eagle's View Academy, Jacksonville | Hitting well and has great arm behind the plate | |
| Recent story: Catching
Control |
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| CORNER INFIELDERS | |||
| Player | College/H.S. | Update | |
| Ackley, Dustin | North Carolina | Best overall hitter in the country |
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| Poythress,
Rich |
Georgia | Hitting an impressive .418/.519/.876 over first 153 at-bats |
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| Borchering,
Bobby |
Bishop Verot HS, Fort Myers,
Fla. |
12 home runs over first 82 plate
appearances |
|
| Recent story: Star
Savvy |
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| Davidson,
Matt |
Yucaipa
(Calif.)
HS |
One of the best power hitters in this
year's high school class |
|
| Recent story: Different
Approach |
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| MIDDLE INFIELDERS | |||
| Player | College/H.S. | Update | |
| Green, Grant | Southern California | Stats back to normal after slow start:
.372/.439/.577 over first 137
at-bats |
|
| Recent story: Torrid
Streak
Lasts All
Summer |
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| LeMahieu,
D.J. |
Louisiana
State |
Setting
the table for potent LSU
offense; range is
questionable |
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| Mier, Jiovanni | Bonita HS, LaVerne, Calif. | Rare high school shortstop that projects to
stay there as a
pro |
|
| Jackson,
Ryan |
Miami |
Hitting just .260/.368/.390 |
|
| Recent story: Getting
Defensive |
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| OUTFIELDERS | |||
| Player | College/H.S. | Update | |
| Tate, Donavan | Cartersville (Ga.) HS | Five-tool athlete committed to UNC for baseball
and football |
|
| Recent story: Can
Tate
Wait? |
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| Jackson,
Brett |
California | Hitting well, but also striking out more than once a game |
|
| Recent story: Action
Jackson Stands Out At
Cal |
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| Wheeler,
Tim |
Sacramento
State |
Showing
power/speed
combo with .780
SLG and 14 stolen
bases |
|
| Pollock,
A.J. |
Notre
Dame |
Doing it all for Notre Dame—hitting,
stealing bases and playing good
defense |
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| Mitchell,
Jared |
Louisiana
State |
Strikeout totals have nearly doubled over past two weeks |
|
| Williams, Everett |
McCallum HS, Austin |
A little undersized, but has explosive raw tools |
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| Davis, Kentrail | Tennessee | Signability could scare teams off, especially since production hasn't taken a step forward |
|
| Recent story: Always
Wanting
More |
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| Goodwin,
Brian |
Rocky
Mount (N.C.) HS |
Very athletic center fielder has a chance to be five-tool talent |
|
| Recent story: 'Impact'
Prospects Open North Carolina High School
Season |
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| Songco, Angelo |
Loyola Marymount |
Cape Cod HR derby champ is best college hitter in California |
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| Washington,
LeVon |
Buchholz HS, Gainesville,
Fla. |
One of fastest players in draft;
also plays second base |
|
| Recent story: Speed
Thrills |
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| Marisnick,
Jake |
Riverside
(Calif.)
Poly
HS |
Freak athlete runs 6.7 60-yard dash;
has 35.8-inch vertical
leap |
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| RIGHTHANDERS | |||
| Player | College/H.S. | Update | |
| Strasburg,
Stephen |
San
Diego
State |
In his own world: 121 strikeouts and 12 walks over 63 innings |
|
| Recent story: What
A
Difference Three Years
Makes |
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| White,
Alex |
North
Carolina |
Performance heating up with the weather; threw UNC's first one-hitter since 1994. |
|
| Gibson,
Kyle |
Missouri |
90 strikeouts and 11 walks over 69 innings |
|
| Crow,
Aaron |
None
(Fort Worth
Cats) |
Indy ball season begins in
May |
|
| Recent story: Scheppers,
Crow
Try
Again |
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| Miller,
Shelby |
Brownwood (Texas)
HS |
Reportedly touching 97 this
spring |
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| Wheeler,
Zack |
East Paulding HS, Dallas,
Ga. |
Commands three big league
pitches |
|
| Leake,
Mike |
Arizona
State |
Dominating the Pac-10
is nothing new for
Leake |
|
| Recent story: A Whole New Level |
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| Turner,
Jacob |
Westminster Christian Academy, St.
Louis |
Ideal pitcher's build at 6-foot-4,
205; fastball touches 94
mph |
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| Volz,
Kendal |
Baylor | Walk
rate
is slightly up this year; strikeouts are
down |
|
| Recent story: Strong
Start |
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| Wilson,
Alex |
Texas
A&M |
Has continued to overpower after moving to bullpen |
|
| Recent story: Meet The
New Wilson: Same As The Old
Wilson |
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| Hobgood, Matt |
Norco (Calif.) HS |
Big stuff—90-94 mph fastball and hard curveball—matches big, 6-foot-4, 245-pound frame |
|
| Heckathorn,
Kyle |
Kennesaw
State |
Has
rebounded nicely from rough start |
|
| Recent story: Growing
Up |
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| Stoffel,
Jason |
Arizona | Hasn't been dominating; stuff has been down a tick |
|
| Recent story: The
Finisher |
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| Boxberger,
Brad |
Southern
California |
Opponents hitting just .171 off of him |
|
| Recent story: Draft
Tracker
Returns! |
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| Tootle,
Ben |
Jacksonville
State |
Likely
a reliever in the long run |
|
| Recent story: Added
Attention |
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| Givens,
Mychal |
Plant
HS,
Tampa |
Plays both ways, but velocity on
mound is hard to
ignore |
|
| Scheppers,
Tanner |
None (St. Paul
Saints) |
Has shown great stuff, but medical red flags make him a wild card |
|
| Recent story: Scheppers,
Crow
Try
Again |
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| Dyson, Sam |
South
Carolina |
Tommy John survivor is pitching
well this season |
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| LEFTHANDERS | |||
| Player | College/H.S. | Update | |
| Matzek, Tyler | Capistrano Valley HS, Mission Viejo, Calif. | Coming back from blister issues a couple weeks ago |
|
| Recent story: Keeping
Them
Guessing |
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| Purke, Matt | Klein (Texas) HS | Slipping further behind Matzek as top prep
lefthander |
|
| Recent story: Purke Shows
Savvy,
Stuff |
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| Minor,
Mike |
Vanderbilt |
A higher floor than some of the other pitchers here, but also a lower ceiling |
|
| Recent story: No
Minor
Feat |
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| Brothers, Rex |
Lipscomb |
Most helium of anybody after touching 97 and pitching well in front of 15 scouting directors |
|
| Recent story: Draft
Tracker:
March
25 |
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| Skaggs, Tyler | Santa Monica (Calif.) HS | Scouts love Skaggs' projectable 6-foot-5,
190-pound frame |
|
| Recent story: Skaggs is
gaining on Tyler Matzek for title of top
lefty |
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| Paxton,
James |
Kentucky |
Roughed
up lately, but still gaining momentum
with fastball that's been touching 97
mph |
|
| Recent story: Draft
Tracker: March
25 |
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| Oliver,
Andrew |
Oklahoma
State |
Pitching better than 5.60 ERA suggests |
|
| Recent story: Oliver
Wins Suit Against
NCAA |
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| Raley,
Brooks |
Texas
A&M |
Draft-eligible
sophomore is
leading the Aggies at the plate and on the
mound |
|
| Recent story: Draft
Tracker
Returns! |
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