Lincoln's 2009 MLB Draft Board

June 9, 2009
2009 MLB Draft Board
No. Player Pos Comments Age School Previous
1 Steven Strasburg RHP You may have heard of him by now, 48.8% K, 4.8% BB, great stuff, his tears may cure cancer 20.8 SDSU 1 ↔
2 Dustin Ackley CF Draft's best hitter, .412/.513/.776 with 50 BB and 32 K, ++ runner should cover ground in CF 21.2 UNC 2 ↔
3 Tyler Matzek LHP Clean mechanics, good control, deep pitch repertoire, projection and polish…so everything 18.6 HS 3 ↔
4 Tanner Scheppers RHP Former 2nd round pick ('08), mid-90's FB, + SL, healthy now, best pure stuff other than Stras 22.3 St. Paul 5 ↑
5 Zach Wheeler RHP Power pitcher, mid-90's fastball w/ great sink, shows big time curveball, advanced control 19.0 HS 6 ↑
6 Shelby Miller RHP Athletic fireballer w/ strong arm, FB sits 92-94 w/ sink, potential for two + breaking pitches 18.6 HS 7 ↑
7 Jacob Turner RHP Polished prep pitcher whose FB has hit 97-98 mph recently, good curveball and change 18.0 HS 9 ↑
8 James Paxton LHP 6-foot-4 lefty with plus, plus velocity , dominating SEC (34.1% K 5.3% BB), long arm action 20.5 UK 11 ↑
9 Donavan Tate CF Tremendous athlete with fantastic five-tool potential, UNC commit could be pricey 18.6 HS 4 ↓
10 Mike Leake RHP Undersized but very athletic, quality four-pitch mix with plus command, 30.7% K 4.3% BB 21.5 ASU 13 ↑
11 Chad James LHP Clean mechanics, good arm strength, FB hits 95, big time curve, usable slider and change 18.3 HS 19 ↑
12 Rich Poythress 1B The Kodiak Bear, .370/.459/.718, K just 13.7%, big time power, very good defender at 1B 21.8 UGA 10 ↓
13 Max Stassi C Polished defensive C with strong arm, good approach at plate, power potential 18.2 HS 16 ↑
14 Eric Arnett RHP 6-foot-5 very athletic, basketball player, smooth mechanics, FB sits mid-90's, good curve 21.3 IU 26 ↑
15 Matt Davidson 3B Maybe best pure HS hitter, beautiful stroke, should hit for AVG and power, defensive ?'s 18.2 HS 12 ↓
16 Mike Trout CF Little raw but good approach, very toolsy and competitive, solid hitter w/ pop, + range in CF 17.8 HS 24 ↑
17 Chad Jenkins RHP FB sits 90-94 with great sink, slider is potential plus pitch, solid changeup, future #2-3 starter 21.4 KSU NR ↑
18 Mike Minor LHP Polished lefty with good mechanics, command, low-90's FB with terrific changeup  21.4 VAND 17 ↓
19 Luke Bailey C Now injured but the tools won't leave, sweet swing, plus power, should be good defender 18.2 HS 25 ↑
20 Josh Phegley C Offensive first catcher, .354/.470/.672 with 42 BB and 29 K, will lose a lot of value if not C 21.3 IU 14 ↓
21 Matt Hobgood RHP Future workhorse, FB touches mid-90's, great power curveball, great makeup, baseball rat 18.8 HS 21 ↔
22 Alex Wilson RHP Dominated Big 12 (32.3% K 5.6% BB) with power stuff, 94-96 mph fb, plus slider, had TJ 22.5 TAMU 22 ↔
23 Jiovanni Mier SS Draft's best SS plus defender, great range and arm, above-average hitter, good bat speed 18.7 HS 20 ↓
24 Wil Myers C Athletic versatile defender, strong arm, power potential, great offensive potential at C 18.4 HS 18 ↑
25 Jason Kipnis CF Productive speedster with patience (17.4% BB) and power (.340 IsoP) 4th round pick '08 22.1 ASU 23 ↓
26 Rex Brothers LHP Might have the shortest arm action ever, mid 90's fb, plus slider, must improve command 21.4 LU NR ↑
27 Bobby Borchering 3B Advanced switch hitter w/ power from both sides, 6'4" 190 lbs may outgrow 3B 18.6 HS 30 ↑
28 Sam Dyson RHP Elite arm strength, mid-90's fb that hits 98, plus power slider, command must improve 21.0 USC 15 ↓
29 Tim Wheeler CF Good athlete had breakout '09 season, .385/.494/.765, 11.6% BB and 11.2% K, should stay in CF 21.4 SCSU NR ↑
30 Tyler Skaggs LHP Tall and skinny lefty with big slow curve, good mechanics, fastball works in low-90's 17.9 HS 28 ↓
HM: Jake Marisnick OF HS, Reymond Fuentes CF HS, Matt Purke LHP HS