Draft: Preview
Special Summer
Feb. 11, 2008
Alex Meyer went from being an unknown local standout to becoming a highly coveted high school recruit, an All-American and a common name in scouting circles—all within the span of two innings. [...] Continue Reading »
Fields Rebuilds Confidence
Feb. 11, 2008
Long toss by long toss, workout by workout and bullpen session by bullpen session, Joshua Fields slowly gathered back all his confidence this summer. [...] Continue Reading »
College Preseason Best Tools
Feb. 11, 2008
A look at the toolsiest college players for the upcoming 2008 draft. [...] Continue Reading »
2008 Draft Order
Feb. 11, 2008
After the 2007 draft featured 34 supplemental first-round draft picks, blowing away the previous record of 22 in 1997, this year's sandwich round won't be nearly as long. There have been just 15 supplemental first-rounders doled out to teams thus far, with the potential for three more if Type B free agents Livan Hernandez (Diamondbacks), Mike Piazza and Shannon Stewart (both Athletics) sign with new clubs. [...] Continue Reading »
High School Preseason Best Tools
Feb. 11, 2008
Analyzing the best tools among the 2008 high school draft class. [...] Continue Reading »
Too Tempting To Pass Up?
Feb. 11, 2008
Scouts are enthused about the 2008 draft, which will begin on June 5 with the Rays making the first pick, because of the diverse talent available. The consensus is that there are more quality college bats—not in terms of athleticism but just sheer offensive firepower—than in any year in recent memory. [...] Continue Reading »
Preliminary Top 30
Feb. 11, 2008
Ranking the top 30 prospects for the '08 draft with a line of skinny on each one of them. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Wisconsin
Jun. 6, 2007
The Badger State should have a player selected in the first three rounds for the third time in four years, with several intriguing pitchers to boot. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Ohio
Jun. 6, 2007
The Buckeye State has another productive class, highlighted by five pitchers among the Top 200 Prospects. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Minnesota
Jun. 6, 2007
It's another thin crop in the Gopher State, which will struggle to produce a pick in the first 10 rounds. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Michigan
Jun. 6, 2007
The Great Lakes State doesn't have much to offer this year, though it's a slight improvement over 2006, when the state produced only one player in the first 15 rounds. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Indiana
Jun. 6, 2007
The Hoosier State offers great high school pitching, led by Jarrod Parker, but little else. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Illinois
Jun. 6, 2007
The Prairie State has strength at the top, with four players in Baseball America's Top 200 Draft Prospects, and deep high school pitching, but things drop off quickly after that. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Dakotas
Jun. 6, 2007
The Dakotas are always thin, but they offer one intriguing college player and one projectable high school player, among others this year. [...] Continue Reading »
Rice Pitchers Battle Injuries, Stigma
Jun. 5, 2007
Like seemingly every prior moment of his baseball career, Rice lefthander/first baseman Joe Savery was acutely aware of how his July 6, 2006, surgery to remove bone spurs from his left shoulder could affect his draft position. [...] Continue Reading »
Aumont Highlights Canadian Crop
Jun. 5, 2007
The first time the light went on for righthander Phillippe Aumont was at the East Coast Showcase last August. A coach came into the clubhouse at the showcase in Wilmington, N.C., and said it was "nice to have a first-rounder on our team." [...] Continue Reading »
Diminutive Parker Rises Quickly
Jun. 5, 2007
Jarrod Parker's wakeup moment, the one that he might reflect back on one day and consider the significance of, occurred in the summer of 2005. It came in the form of an invitation to the Area Code Games, a prominent showcase for high school players in Long Beach, one typically reserved for rising seniors. Many amateur baseball observers around Fort Wayne, Ind., already knew the spindly righthander had loads of talent. They just weren't sure he had realized it quite yet. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Nebraska
Jun. 4, 2007
Disappointing seasons by a number of players at the University of Nebraska added to a disappointing year in the Cornhusker State. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Iowa
Jun. 4, 2007
The Hawkeye State has one player who could go in the first 100 picks, and decent talent in the junior-college and college ranks. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Kansas
Jun. 4, 2007
Wichita State dominates the talent in the Sunflower State this year, while the high school class is unusually weak. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Missouri
Jun. 4, 2007
The Show Me State has some talented pitchers to show teams this year, but beyond that it's marginal college players and high schoolers who will probably head to college. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Oklahoma
Jun. 4, 2007
The Sooner State is booming in 2007, even with a high school and junior college group that is down a bit, thanks to three hitters who should be gone by the supplemental first round. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Arkansas
Jun. 4, 2007
The all-prospect rotation at the University of Arkansas alone makes it a good year in the Natural State. [...] Continue Reading »
Harvey, Porcello Share More Than Great Talent
Jun. 1, 2007
With three weeks remaining until the 2007 draft, high school seniors like Matt Harvey and Rick Porcello already have reached the height of anticipation. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Texas
Jun. 1, 2007
Even in an unremarkable year for the Lone Star State, Texas offers more than a hundred players worth taking a look at, including a dozen who could go in the first or supplemental rounds. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Upper New England
Jun. 1, 2007
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont don't have much to interest professional scouts, with Division II Franklin Pierce rounding up the only real talent in the area. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Pennsylvania
Jun. 1, 2007
The ascent of Devin Mesoraco is the big story in a good year for high school talent in the Keystone State. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: New York
Jun. 1, 2007
The Empire State doesn't have one player who'll knock your socks off, but there are lots of interesting prospects in both the high school and college classes. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: New Jersey
Jun. 1, 2007
The Garden State offers several candidates for the top of the draft, as well as nice depth in the high school class. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Mid-Atlantic
Jun. 1, 2007
The Mid-Atlantic region, which includes Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia and Washington, D.C., has a few players with intriguing tools but not much depth. [...] Continue Reading »
Special Summer
Feb. 11, 2008
Alex Meyer went from being an unknown local standout to becoming a highly coveted high school recruit, an All-American and a common name in scouting circles—all within the span of two innings. [...] Continue Reading »
Fields Rebuilds Confidence
Feb. 11, 2008
Long toss by long toss, workout by workout and bullpen session by bullpen session, Joshua Fields slowly gathered back all his confidence this summer. [...] Continue Reading »
College Preseason Best Tools
Feb. 11, 2008
A look at the toolsiest college players for the upcoming 2008 draft. [...] Continue Reading »
2008 Draft Order
Feb. 11, 2008
After the 2007 draft featured 34 supplemental first-round draft picks, blowing away the previous record of 22 in 1997, this year's sandwich round won't be nearly as long. There have been just 15 supplemental first-rounders doled out to teams thus far, with the potential for three more if Type B free agents Livan Hernandez (Diamondbacks), Mike Piazza and Shannon Stewart (both Athletics) sign with new clubs. [...] Continue Reading »
High School Preseason Best Tools
Feb. 11, 2008
Analyzing the best tools among the 2008 high school draft class. [...] Continue Reading »
Too Tempting To Pass Up?
Feb. 11, 2008
Scouts are enthused about the 2008 draft, which will begin on June 5 with the Rays making the first pick, because of the diverse talent available. The consensus is that there are more quality college bats—not in terms of athleticism but just sheer offensive firepower—than in any year in recent memory. [...] Continue Reading »
Preliminary Top 30
Feb. 11, 2008
Ranking the top 30 prospects for the '08 draft with a line of skinny on each one of them. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Wisconsin
Jun. 6, 2007
The Badger State should have a player selected in the first three rounds for the third time in four years, with several intriguing pitchers to boot. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Ohio
Jun. 6, 2007
The Buckeye State has another productive class, highlighted by five pitchers among the Top 200 Prospects. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Minnesota
Jun. 6, 2007
It's another thin crop in the Gopher State, which will struggle to produce a pick in the first 10 rounds. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Michigan
Jun. 6, 2007
The Great Lakes State doesn't have much to offer this year, though it's a slight improvement over 2006, when the state produced only one player in the first 15 rounds. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Indiana
Jun. 6, 2007
The Hoosier State offers great high school pitching, led by Jarrod Parker, but little else. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Illinois
Jun. 6, 2007
The Prairie State has strength at the top, with four players in Baseball America's Top 200 Draft Prospects, and deep high school pitching, but things drop off quickly after that. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Dakotas
Jun. 6, 2007
The Dakotas are always thin, but they offer one intriguing college player and one projectable high school player, among others this year. [...] Continue Reading »
Rice Pitchers Battle Injuries, Stigma
Jun. 5, 2007
Like seemingly every prior moment of his baseball career, Rice lefthander/first baseman Joe Savery was acutely aware of how his July 6, 2006, surgery to remove bone spurs from his left shoulder could affect his draft position. [...] Continue Reading »
Aumont Highlights Canadian Crop
Jun. 5, 2007
The first time the light went on for righthander Phillippe Aumont was at the East Coast Showcase last August. A coach came into the clubhouse at the showcase in Wilmington, N.C., and said it was "nice to have a first-rounder on our team." [...] Continue Reading »
Diminutive Parker Rises Quickly
Jun. 5, 2007
Jarrod Parker's wakeup moment, the one that he might reflect back on one day and consider the significance of, occurred in the summer of 2005. It came in the form of an invitation to the Area Code Games, a prominent showcase for high school players in Long Beach, one typically reserved for rising seniors. Many amateur baseball observers around Fort Wayne, Ind., already knew the spindly righthander had loads of talent. They just weren't sure he had realized it quite yet. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Nebraska
Jun. 4, 2007
Disappointing seasons by a number of players at the University of Nebraska added to a disappointing year in the Cornhusker State. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Iowa
Jun. 4, 2007
The Hawkeye State has one player who could go in the first 100 picks, and decent talent in the junior-college and college ranks. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Kansas
Jun. 4, 2007
Wichita State dominates the talent in the Sunflower State this year, while the high school class is unusually weak. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Missouri
Jun. 4, 2007
The Show Me State has some talented pitchers to show teams this year, but beyond that it's marginal college players and high schoolers who will probably head to college. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Oklahoma
Jun. 4, 2007
The Sooner State is booming in 2007, even with a high school and junior college group that is down a bit, thanks to three hitters who should be gone by the supplemental first round. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Arkansas
Jun. 4, 2007
The all-prospect rotation at the University of Arkansas alone makes it a good year in the Natural State. [...] Continue Reading »
Harvey, Porcello Share More Than Great Talent
Jun. 1, 2007
With three weeks remaining until the 2007 draft, high school seniors like Matt Harvey and Rick Porcello already have reached the height of anticipation. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Texas
Jun. 1, 2007
Even in an unremarkable year for the Lone Star State, Texas offers more than a hundred players worth taking a look at, including a dozen who could go in the first or supplemental rounds. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Upper New England
Jun. 1, 2007
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont don't have much to interest professional scouts, with Division II Franklin Pierce rounding up the only real talent in the area. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Pennsylvania
Jun. 1, 2007
The ascent of Devin Mesoraco is the big story in a good year for high school talent in the Keystone State. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: New York
Jun. 1, 2007
The Empire State doesn't have one player who'll knock your socks off, but there are lots of interesting prospects in both the high school and college classes. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: New Jersey
Jun. 1, 2007
The Garden State offers several candidates for the top of the draft, as well as nice depth in the high school class. [...] Continue Reading »
Scouting Reports: Mid-Atlantic
Jun. 1, 2007
The Mid-Atlantic region, which includes Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia and Washington, D.C., has a few players with intriguing tools but not much depth. [...] Continue Reading »
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