@LHamiltonPP's 2011 Draft Board | ||||||
No | Player | Pos | Notes | Team | Age | |
1 | Anthony Rendon | 3B | Nearly a 5 tool third baseman, pure hitter, average runner, amazing patience, injuries shouldn't be chronic | RICE | 21.0 | |
2 | Gerrit Cole | RHP | Unsigned first round pick out of HS, mid-90's FB, ridiculous changeup, mechanics have greatly improved | UCLA | 20.7 | |
3 | Bubba Starling | CF | Crazy upside, still raw but has undeniable feel for game, elite athlete, lacks experience, will cost $$$$ | HS | 18.8 | |
4 | Dylan Bundy | RHP | Polished high schooler with power stuff, plus velocity and command, solid curve, cutter could be out pitch | HS | 18.6 | |
5 | Trevor Bauer | RHP | Powerful despite stature, FB has velocity & life, fantastic curveball, amazing production, love the motion | UCLA | 20.4 | |
6 | Taylor Guerrieri | RHP | Arm action is the way you draw it up, mid-90's FB and power curve rivals anyone in this class, huge upside | HS | 18.5 | |
7 | Francisco Lindor | SS | Switch-hitter, premium athlete will stick at SS and be asset, above-average tools across the board | HS | 17.6 | |
8 | Danny Hultzen | LHP | Productive, FB works 91-93 MPH, solid slider, change is best pitch, motion deceptive but has red flags | UVA | 21.5 | |
9 | Archie Bradley | RHP | Big, strong kid, FB 91-94 MPH with tons of projection, curveball should be at least plus, smooth motion | HS | 18.8 | |
10 | Josh Bell | OF | Should be difficult sign, wants big $ but worth it, pure hitter, natural strength, solid defender, UT commit | HS | 18.8 | |
11 | Blake Swihart | C | Switch-hitter with good swing from both sides, above-average power potential, if stays at C could be star | HS | 19.2 | |
12 | Austin Hedges | C | Best defensive C in class, plus arm, underrated hit tool, we're higher on him than most, high floor | HS | 18.8 | |
13 | Matt Barnes | RHP | Good arm strength, FB sits 92-95 w/ sink, off-speed stuff has improved this spring, should be GB pitcher | UCONN | 21.0 | |
14 | Jed Bradley | LHP | Excellent velocity for lefty, low-to-mid 90's FB, changeup is weapon, iffy breaking ball, good command | GT | 21.0 | |
15 | Alex Meyer | RHP | Flamethrower with huge upside, FB 93-96 MPH touching higher, plus slider, poor command, risk/reward | UK | 21.4 | |
16 | Mikie Mahtook | CF | Took big step forward, good athlete, solid power potential, borderline in CF, should hit enough to for COF | LSU | 21.5 | |
17 | George Springer | CF | Best tools among college hitters, swing needs work but improved contact greatly, risky but All-Star upside | UCONN | 21.7 | |
18 | Dillon Howard | RHP | Strong kid with excellent pitcher's frame, 90-94 MPH FB, breaking ball has potential, big projection/upside | HS | 18.9 | |
19 | Joe Ross | RHP | Quality three pitch mix, FB, change and breaker could all be above-average, smooth motion, room to grow | HS | 18.0 | |
20 | Kolten Wong | 2B | High floor college performer, not much power but knows strikezone, plus hit tool, should be solid on D | UH | 20.7 | |
21 | Taylor Jungmann | RHP | Have him lower than most, stuff good enough to be No. 2 guy, mechanics leave lot to desire, injury history | UT | 21.5 | |
22 | Sonny Gray | RHP | Above-average FB, plus-plus slider, big arm strength, motion has some red flags, may be future closer | VANDY | 21.6 | |
23 | Brandon Nimmo | CF | Solid athlete with smooth swing, lacks experience but has a lot of natural talent, how will PWR develop? | HS | 18.2 | |
24 | C.J. Cron | 1B | One of best college bats, should hit and hit for power, limited defensively, played C in past, best at 1B | UU | 21.4 | |
25 | Anthony Meo | RHP | FB and SL could each turn into plus pitches, strong performer, command needs to improve, good upside | CC | 21.3 | |
26 | Levi Michael | SS | Strong performer for 3 yrs at top program, chance to be big-league average at SS, draws walks, will hit | UNC | 20.3 | |
27 | Corey Spangenberg | 3B | JUCO star, hit and speed tools are each plus if not better, not a natural defender could end up in OF | IRSC | 20.2 | |
28 | Josh Osich | LHP | Potential top pick before TJ surgery, mid-90's FB, good change, SL shown promise, finished season well | OSU | 22.8 | |
29 | Brian Goodwin | CF | Left UNC for JUCO for academic reasons, every tool at least above-average, plus-plus runner, good glove | MDJC | 20.6 | |
30 | Daniel Norris | LHP | Good stuff all around, arm strength, two good breaking balls, complex motion at heart of command issue | HS | 18.1 | |
31 | Jackie Bradley Jr | CF | Talented all-around player, wrist injury doomed 2011 season, solid athlete, good reads in CF, patient | USC | 21.1 | |
32 | Henry Owens | LHP | Very tall, very thin, solid velocity for lefty, exciting slow-curve, polished, good command, clean motion | HS | 18.9 | |
33 | Nick Delmonico | C | Struggled some as senior, big power potential, solid hit tool, may not stick at C, turned into bit of sleeper | HS | 18.9 | |
34 | Tyler Andreson | LHP | Polished college lefty, deep repertoire of pitches, will cut/sink FB, above-average changeup, command | UO | 21.4 | |
35 | Tyler Beede | RHP | Low arm slot works well for him, FB 89-92 MPH with life, solid change, nasty slider, polished, good control | HS | 18.2 | |
36 | Robert Stephenson | RHP | Lanky, broad shouldered kid, big velocity, FB sits 92-94, touches higher, off-speed needs work, projection | HS | 18.3 | |
37 | Andrew Susac | C | College sophomore, broke hamate, still showed power potential, strong defender, should stay C, hit tool? | OSU | 21.2 | |
38 | Javier Baez | SS | Risk/reward pick, plus power, likely to shift to 3B, could turn into impact player if shortens swing up | HS | 18.5 | |
39 | Travis Harrison | 3B | Quick wrists, upper body strength, advanced hitting ability and raw power, good upside if sticks at 3B | HS | 18.6 | |
40 | Michael Kelly | RHP | Makings of good fastball/curve combo, feel for change, solid velo, very projectable body, live/loose arm | HS | 18.7 | |
41 | Jose Fernandez | RHP | Elite arm strength, chance for two plus pitches, length in arm action causes timing issue, elite upside | HS | 18.8 | |
42 | Charlie Tilson | CF | Fast but not game-changing speed, quick wrists, smooth swing, not a power threat, potential leadoff guy | HS | 18.5 | |
43 | Jason Esposito | 3B | Terrific sophomore year, poor junior one, good athlete, plus defender, raw power, lacks elite bat speed | VANDY | 20.9 | |
44 | Kevin Comer | RHP | Projectable frame, excellent athlete, FB 90-94, might be more in the tank, flashes couple good breakers | HS | 18.8 | |
45 | Chris Reed | LHP | College closer, has stuff and mechanics to start, FB, SL and CH all project above-average, so-so control | STAN | 21.0 | |
46 | Derek Fisher | OF | Huge raw power, strong wrists, average runner, below-average arm, likely LF, cold weather kid, still raw | HS | 17.8 | |
47 | Ricky Jacquez | RHP | Will go lower than should in draft, very small stature, potential plus FB and curve, motion works very well | HS | 18.1 | |
48 | Tyler Goeddel | 3B | Smooth swing, quick hips, strong hands, good athlete, above-average arm, may end up in outfield | HS | 18.6 | |
49 | Ryan Carpenter | LHP | FB will flash mid-90's, SL 78-82 MPH with tilt, love the arm action, few tweaks could bring out big stuff | GU | 20.6 | |
50 | Jace Peterson | SS | Excellent athlete, has range for SS, patient hitter, performed very well, potential big league leadoff hitter | MSU | 21.1 | |
51 | Joe Panik | SS | Selective hitter, keeps bat in hitting zone long time, good athlete, may be better at 2B, limited power | SJU | 20.6 | |
52 | Dan Vogelbach | 1B | Unlimited power, solid hit tool, bat-only prospect, limited athlete, bad body, stuck on 1B defensively | HS | 18.5 | |
53 | Logan Verrett | RHP | Starter's stuff, 91-94 MPH FB, change has good late fade, slider should be average, good track record | BU | 21.0 | |
54 | Matt Purke | LHP | Potential top 5 pick before injury-plagued and ineffective season, present stuff down, still has big upside | TCU | 20.9 | |
55 | Cody Kukuk | LHP | Exciting velocity for a prep lefty, FB 90-94 MPH with life, curve has chance to be good, smooth motion | HS | 18.2 | |
56 | Hudson Boyd | RHP | Durable build, solid motion, FB 91-93 MPH, above-average curve, if change develops he's a possible No. 2 | HS | 18.6 | |
57 | Andrew Chafin | LHP | Tommy John survivor, good stuff, very good 2011, solid FB 91-93 MPH with sink, average SL, out-pitch curve | KSU | 21.0 | |
58 | Christian Lopes | SS | Big league bloodlines, solid athlete, quick hands, strong upper body, probably a 2B in the long-run | HS | 18.7 | |
59 | Phillip Evans | SS | Highly skilled prepster, solid but unspectacular tools across the board, probably a 2B in the long-run | HS | 18.7 | |
60 | Dan Paolini | 2B | Elite college power hitter at small school, big league bat speed, above-average arm, very underrated | SC | 21.7 | |
61 | Bryan Brickhouse | RHP | Projectable frame, good arm strength, FB 90-93 MPH, potential plus SL, uses lower half very well, upside | HS | 19.0 | |
62 | Dwight Smith | CF | Interesting mix of tools, leg injury hurt speed, iffy for CF long-term, good athlete, some raw power in there | HS | 18.6 | |
63 | Nick Maronde | LHP | Pops FB 93-95 MPH, curve has good tilt and is very tough on lefties, reliever but outside chance to start | UF | 21.8 | |
64 | Ryan Wright | 2B | Gamer, top-level college production, surprising pop, patient, versatile defender, probably best fit at 2B | UL | 21.5 | |
65 | Kevin Moriarty | RHP | Tall and lanky with broad shoulders, room to grow, loose arm, solid motion, strong commit to Gonzaga | HS | 18.3 | |
66 | Grayson Garvin | LHP | Big kid, seen velocity bump late this spring, FB now 91-94 MPH, solid change, ok curve, polished, command | VANDY | 21.6 | |
67 | Jake Hager | SS | Average speed, soft hands, likely shift to 3B, lightning quick hands, elite bat speed, hit tool could be plus | HS | 18.3 | |
68 | Billy Flamion | OF | Good pitch recognition, strong, burly build, impressive power, especially pull-side, won't offer much on D | HS | 18.4 | |
69 | Blake Snell | LHP | Long limbed, loose arm, projectable frame, FB 88-91 MPH, solid curveball and change up, should add velo | HS | 18.5 | |
70 | Matt Price | RHP | Has put up big numbers, outstanding FB/SL combo each with chance to be plus, reliever, high floor | USC | 21.7 | |
71 | Sean Gilmartin | LHP | Very polished, plus command, smooth/low effort motion, FB 88-91 will cut/sink, best pitch is change up | FSU | 21.1 | |
72 | Larry Greene | OF | Stout, powerful build, excellent power potential, better wheels than you'd think, chance he moves to 1B | HS | 18.3 | |
73 | Johnny Eierman | SS | Raw but has power potential, good bat speed, Julio Franco-esque stance, probably moves to 3B or OF | HS | 18.8 | |
74 | Erik Johnson | RHP | Fastball only average but curveball could be out-pitch, change up above-average, mid-rotation upside | UCB | 21.4 | |
75 | Brandon Martin | SS | One of better defender in HS class, above-average range and arm, should hit for average, not much power | HS | 17.8 | |
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Lincoln's 2011 Draft Board
June 6, 2011