Sorry I was a day late, but I am sure I wasn’t the only one that had a busy weekend. Memorial day weekend is usually conference tournament weekend, and that means some guys played a lot more games that usual and others were done pretty quickly. Conor Gillaspie used the MVC tourny to pad his stats, and Brian Matusz continues to show why he is the best pitcher in this draft. This week I tried to include everyone I think will be a first round pick along with some others, and I tried to line them up in a rough order of how I have them ranked. I also included the season statistics for every pitcher in the report. Check it all out after the break.
Batters
Pedro Alvarez Vanderbilt 3-21, 2 HR, 4 R, 3 RBI, 3 BB—-not a great showing
Buster Posey Florida St. 4-10, 2 HR (19), 2 R, 5 RBI, BB—-absolutely monster season
Gordon Beckham Georgia 1-6, 2B (17), 2 R, 3 BB, SB (17)
Justin Smoak South Carolina 1-9, HR (21), R, 5 RBI, 4 BB
Yonder Alonso Miami (FL) 4-16, 2 HR (21), 4 R, 4 RBI, 3 BB—–really hitting well right now
Brett Wallace Arizona St. 6-13, 2B (12), HR (20), 3 R, RBI, BB—–perhaps the best hitter in the draft
Conor Gillapsie Wichita St. 9-12, 2B (14), 3 HR (10), 7 R, 12 RBI, 2 BB—–who says he doesn’t have any power?
Jason Castro Stanford 4-13, 2 R
Jemile Weeks Miami (FL) 5-14, 3B (5), HR (11), 6 R, 5 RBI, 5 BB, 2 SB (19)—–showing off all his skills
Ike Davis Arizona St. 2-15, 2B (25), HR (16), R, 6 RBI, BB
Reese Havens South Carolina 5-12, 2B (12), 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB
David Cooper California 3-12, 2B (14), 2 BB
Allan Dykstra Wake Forest 4-12, 2 2B (12), 2 HR (16), 2 R, 5 RBI—-showed off his huge power
James Darnell South Carolina 2-10, 2B (13), 3 R, RBI, 4 BB
Dennis Raben Miami (FL) 5-15, 2B (12), 4 R, RBI, BB
Petey Paramore Arizona St. 5-7, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Pitchers
Brian Matusz San Diego 8 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K—-11-2, 1.88 ERA, 96 IP, 80 H, 21 BB, 131 K
Aaron Crow Missouri 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K—–12-0, 2.56 ERA, 98.1 IP, 82 H, 33 BB, 117 K
Shooter Hunt Tulane 6 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 9 K—–9-3, 2.45 ERA, 91.2 IP, 49 H, 51 BB, 119 K
Christian Friedrich Eastern Kentucky no games—— 5-1, 1.43 ERA, 81.2 IP, 40 H, 33 BB, 108 K
Andrew Cashner TCU 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K—–8-3, 9 SV, 1.80 ERA, 50 IP, 19 H, 25 BB, 74 K
Josh Fields Georgia DNP—–2-2, 16 SV, 1.52 ERA, 29.2 IP, 9 H, 18 BB, 53 K
Ryan Perry Arizona 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K—–5-3, 1 SV, 3.21 ERA, 67.1 IP, 55 H, 16 BB, 63 K
Zach Putnam Michigan 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 9 K——8-0, 2.64 ERA, 71.2 IP, 56 H, 21 BB, 74 K
Dan Schlereth Arizona 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K—-2-0, 1 SV, 52 IP, 27 H, 19 BB, 73 K
Lance Lynn Ole Miss 6.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 4 BB, 12 K—-7-3, 4.21 ERA, 83.1 IP, 81 H, 29 BB, 103 K
Tim Murphy UCLA 9 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 10 K—–5-6, 3.52 ERA, 94.2 IP, 75 H, 44 BB, 107 K
Wade Miley SE Louisiana 9 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 6 BB, 9 K—–7-3, 3.90 ERA, 101.2 IP, 101 H, 41 BB, 119 K
Tyson Ross California 6.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 BB, 6 K—-7-3, 4.40 ERA, 71.2 IP, 67 H, 30 BB, 62 K
Aaron Shafer Wichita St. 7 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 8 K—–10-3, 2.74 ERA, 98.2 IP, 89 H, 25 BB, 96 K
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Slump a little more, GB. Slump a little more.
I just read the article about Brett Wallace on BA’s website (subscription only). It describes him as being a quicker, leaner, and better-conditioned athlete than his size would suggest.
He’s 6-1, 245, according to the article, which quotes him saying he got down to 9.5% body fat in the offseason, just to show he could do it.
When I read about his combination of power hitting and dedication to conditioning, he reminded me of our current first baseman.
BA’s mock draft a few weeks back had him going 12th to the A’s. If he drops to 13th, do you guys think the Cards would snap him up, assuming he could play left if he can’t stick at third?
Personally, I wouldn’t want Wallace. He looks like a heck of a hitter, but I want a guy who at least has a chance of contributing in some way defensively in the first round- especially that high. He may be a slightly better athlete than his size suggests, but there’s a reason scouts have nicknamed him The Walrus.
i would jump on wallace if crow and friedrich are gone. sure it would be nice to get a better defensive player, but you aren’t going to get a surer thing at that spot.
Friedrich is the man if he’s available. But Oakland scares me. My money says Oakland take him. Also, I believe Zach Putnam will be in the Cardinals mix at 39.
i wouldn’t say he is just in the mix at 39. if he is there, he will likely be the pick. i have heard he is in the mix at 13.
I saw Wallace play once and his stroke will make you forget about the bad body pretty quick. It’s kinda like watching Matt Stairs. You’re like “what’s this truck driver doing trying to hit” and then you feel stupid watching the man have one of the sweeter swings in the game.
Between the time I saw him on ESPN and the two games I listened to when ASU played Arkansas and he dominated wouldn’t disappoint me at all if he was the pick. If nothing else he would probably be a good piece to throw in when the Cards trade for Hanley Ramirez in a few years :)
Didn’t Pujols fall to the 13th round for having a “bad body?” Yes, I guess you could argue he eventually settled at 1b, but he was servicable at 3b and LF
The bad body all-time team has to include John Kruk. The dude could rake. What about Babe Ruth? The body thing is overrated in baseball players.
Fair enough; those are all good points on Wallace. My personal philosophy, though, leans heavily away from players like Wallace.
Erik- if Wallace is still there in the 13th round, I’ll jump for joy when the Cards take him. But at the top of the draft, I want a better athlete.
rb, at the top of the draft i want a big leaguer. unfortunately, the athletes in this year’s draft aren’t very polished and have little chance of contributing anything.
You know, rereading the comment about Wallace in the 13th, it sounds much more sarcastic than I intended. My apologies.
FGC-
That’s a good point about getting big leaguers, regardless of their profile. I just don’t like one dimensional players that high in the draft, and I see Wallace as strictly a bat. Your point is very valid, though. I just think you can find all bat, not much else guys later in the draft.
Wallace is a very, very advanced hitter, though. I suppose we could do worse, but I still don’t like the idea.
To me Wallace is a better draft prospect then Matt LaPorta was last year. Wallace isnt a great fielder at 3B, but the fact he can at least do it for a full season in the talented Pac-10 shows he has some athletic ability.
At worst you move him to LF, if that doesnt work then he becomes a very, very valuable trade chip.
Who wouldnt want an OB% machine with plus power and the ability to hit for avg.
A line of .300/.380/.525 annually for Wallace wouldnt shock me.
In case you didnt know…Wallace has 14 SB’s this year and 29 total in his 3 years on Campus.
Argh! I’m being dive bombed from above with sarcasm by the Red Baron. Take cover!
Don’t misunderstand me, TRB. Walrus isn’t my numero uno. That would be Friedrich, safely assuming Gordon Beckham is off the board. Hunt would be probably 2nd, although I worry abou this command. There’s a good chance both are gone. Heck, I wouldn’t be suprised if Friedrich was off the board. I like Collier quite a bit, and the Nats are reportedly hot after him.
After that, I like Lawrie and Ethan Martin ahead of Wallace, and even Casey Kelly a little bit. I could see a scenario where Yonder and Hosmer are both available too. I think Boras would shy the Cards away, but Hosmer could play RF. He has a 94 MPH fastball.
Personally, I’ve decided to jump on the Odorizzi bandwagon. He may be a bit of a reach, but I’ve got a feeling he’s going to be very, very good. Reminds me a little bit of Michael Main from last year’s draft. I’m actually a latecomer to Odo, I know, but the more I see and read about him, the more I like.
Odorizzi reminds me of Chris Withrow who went 20th overall last year to the Dodgers.
That is why I think there is a good chance the Dodgers take him at #15.
You can almost copy and paste Withrow’s scouting report and use it for Odorizzi.
yeah, he is a lot like withrow. i also think he is similar to zach greinke. they have a very similar frame, and the stufff seems to be similar as well. i don’t know if jake is as polished as zach was, but he could end up a similar type of pitcher.
What about Tim Melville? I know the Cards don’t traditionally go high school arms early, but being from St Louis they might view him a little differently.
odorizzi is also a local kid, and most people believe he has passed melville.
FGC, Do you know if Odorizzi is someone the Cards have on their short list? I get a feeling he is going to be really good. Him falling to the Cubs scares me.
I would say Odorizzi has passed Melville. I really didn’t like waht arm action I saw from Melville in his draft video. Odorizzi doesn’t have that problem. Ordorizzi I think will go before Melville and neither will make it to the sup round. I am betting on the Phillies or Dodgers for Odorizzi–he fits Arbuckle’s mold as well as the Dodger org mold. Friedrich is my guess, but the Cards do things to there own beat so all of this talk is purely academic in that we all get familar with the players on the board.
Another thing going for Odorizzi is that he can flat out pick it with the glove at short. I think some team might step up and take him based on that as well…
Odorizzi isn’t the only local pitcher with a lot of talent. John Flanagan, LHP, 6’5, 220 can not only throw great, but also played first base quite well in High School at Belleville West. Any thoughts anybody on where he might fit into the mix?