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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: Chris27
Date: April 5, 2013, 3:25 pm
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This is from Kiley McDaniel who works for Fox Sports and writes
a lot of columns for ESPN.
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> From talking to some of the double-digits of scouting
directors that were in Cary for the NHSI tournament, it’s
looking like the top of the draft is starting to reach
consensus. Right now, I’ve got the top group of talent being a
top 5, containing Stanford righty Mark Appel, Oklahoma righty
Jonathan Gray, Indiana State lefty Sean Manaea, Georgia prep
outfielder Clint Frazier and San Diego third baseman Kris
Bryant.
>
> Some will be surprised to hear Frazier’s fellow Atlanta-area
prep outfielder Meadows not in that group. I go into detail on
this topic on this week’s podcast and in two NHSI wrapup pieces.
The short version is that Meadows is slowly going from a toolsy
center fielder with great tools to a guy that might end up a
left fielder and isn’t hitting quite as much as his tools would
suggest, while also by no means performing terribly. The
vagueness of that is intentional as I could absolutely see
Meadows still going in the top 5 and I’m sure there’s a couple
teams that still have him there.
>
> All that said, the point of the rankings is to jive my
evaluations (where applicable) with those of the industry to
reflect larger trends and the industry as a whole has Meadows a
notch behind Frazier as a prospect right now, saying nothing of
individual teams. Right now, it sounds like Appel is the
consensus top prospect and Gray seems to be the most common
choice for second best but Manaea, Bryant and Frazier all have
cases to be made for the #2 spot.
--- End Quote ---
Much more in the link.
HTML http://mississippi.scout.com/2/1281029.html
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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: Chris27
Date: April 5, 2013, 5:57 pm
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Epstein and other Cubs reps apparently watched Clint Frazier on
Wednesday when he went 3-3 with a triple, RBI, and stolen base.
Minutes ago Frazier hit his 10th homer of the year. BA's Connor
Glassey is in attendance and reports Frazier hit 19 homers in
BP. In response to a couple tweets Glassey says Frazier
currently has more power than Meadows and will in the future as
well.
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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: bitterman
Date: April 5, 2013, 6:38 pm
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I doubt Houston will pick Appel given his agent and likely
contract demand...
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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: Chris27
Date: April 5, 2013, 7:11 pm
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RH batters hitting .159 against Jonathan Gray. LH's hitting
.139.
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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: Chris27
Date: April 5, 2013, 7:17 pm
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Gray's fighting his command tonite though.
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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: bitterman
Date: April 5, 2013, 8:00 pm
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Also won't be surprised if cubs pass on appel, too.
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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: Chris27
Date: April 5, 2013, 8:49 pm
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Texas really battled Gray who had command issues all night. Gray
almost assuredly had more 3-ball counts than in his last three
starts combined. He walked consecutive hitters in the 6th to
load the bases before getting a K and a groundout to get out of
it. He gave up seven hits, all singles, and was pulled with
runners at 2nd and 3rd in the 7th. Despite all that, Texas only
scored one unearned run off him on a passed ball and wild pitch.
6-2/3 -7-1-0-2-8
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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: Chris27
Date: April 5, 2013, 9:01 pm
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Sean Manaea misses his start with a hip muscle injury.
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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: Chris27
Date: April 5, 2013, 9:03 pm
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DanMKirby : Clint Frazier 2-for-3 w/ HR, SB. Now hitting .561
(32-for-57) over 18 G w/ 3 2B, 3 3B, 10 HR, 13 SB, .638
OBP/1.246 SLG
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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: Chris27
Date: April 5, 2013, 11:06 pm
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Mark Appel almost went the distance against USC, being removed
after his first walk of the game with two out in the 9th.
8-2/3 -7-2-2-1-7
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Overall on the year:
Appel: 5-2, 1.13 ERA, 55-2/3 IP, 34 H, 9 BB, 71 K
Gray: 6-1, 1.19 ERA, 60-1/3 IP, 34 H, 11 BB, 71 K
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