Joel Kuhnel

This massive (6-foot-5, 265 pound) righthander was the Jayhawk League's No. 1 prospect last summer and he lived up to those expectations with a solid junior season for Texas-Arlington. Kuhnel's command wavers but he has the makings of three impressive pitches with a 92-95 mph fastball that has touched 97 and he's shown he can sink it, run it and cut it. The fastball sets hitters up and his average slider finishes them off, although he has a tendency to get on the side of the pitch too much, which makes it into a sweepier offering. His changeup is a below-average pitch but it's usable against lefthanded hitters. Kuhnel missed a month of the season with shoulder soreness but he did return. His delivery isn't easy--there's effort and he lands hard, but he has a short arm action.