John Danks

Danks has passed Florida's Andrew Miller as the top high school lefthander in the draft and could be the first southpaw drafted, unless a team prefers a college player and opts for Mississippi State's Paul Maholm. Danks threw in the mid-80s last summer, but created a lot of buzz early this year when he kept hitting 93-94 mph and showing a picture-perfect delivery. He hasn't quite maintained that combination of velocity and mechanics, but he has sat at 88-92 and showed a power curveball at times. He has decent but not overwhelming size at 6-foot-2 and room to grow at 175 pounds. He's one of three premium prospects at Round Rock High, the nation's No. 1-ranked team, along with righthander Matt Nachreiner and shortstop/righthander Travis Schlichting.