I thought Wheeler looked a little like Tim Hudson minus the splitter and Donavan Tate looked somewhat like Alex Rios but shorter.
Also Chris Jenkins looks like a taller Octavio Dotel but I always draw that comparison with guys who reach way back and sling the ball like Jenkins does.

I’ll rewatch the game and see what other comparisons I can draw but those were the ones that I thought of as I watched the first time through.

As for the middle infielders, Few I thought the exact same thing about David Nick being a Luhnow guy. He sounds like Peter Kozma/Niko Vasquez.
And Pickle, you’re right about there not being a great crop of SSs and 2Bs in the game outside of Givens. I thought Jiovanni Mier was one of the weaker hitters in the game although he is supposed to be good defensively. He might be a guy that follows in the footsteps of Miami SS Ryan Jackson. Jackson was a flashy defensive player coming out of high school but wasn’t consider a pro hitter back then. He has improved his approach at the plate and has become a much better hitter the past two years and should be a first rounder this year with a good season.

as for the relievers, i would rate them samuel, perdomo, salas. samuel is tops for me b/c he has the most potential b/c he has two big time out pitches. salas may be a safer bet than perdomo, and i liked what i saw in the futures game but i am going on the report i read on perdomo that said he threw in the mid-90′s and his slider may be his best pitch. if that is true he could be a good one. salas has pretty good stuff, but his high home run total scares me off a little.

What else do you guy see as comps?

One other thing to note…this a very good Catcher crop with some very impressive defenseive guys, could see 3 or 4 HS catchers go in the top 50 picks…you dont see that very often.

Wasnt though very impressed by the middle infielders, didnt see the flashy tools guy outside of Givens.

Donovan Tate was guy that really didn’t shine hitting the ball in play but he looked good fouling off several good curves and fastballs. He didn’t look overmatched at all.

Slade Heathcott may have looked the best at the plate. He hit a liner to left for a single his first AB then drilled one to the track in center in his second AB. He also looked pretty good on the mound despite giving up 4 runs. Good fastball/curve combo with good control. Only gave up one solid hit.

Matt Davidson was another guy that looked good. He hit the ball hard a couple of times including a double and showed a good arm and hands at 3rd base.

Jonathan Singleton may have had the worst day at the dish. He had some rough ABs.

The story of this game was definitely the pitching. I can’t really think of any pitcher that didn’t impress.

Kroll is almost always reported at 87 to 90 and Givens 95mph.

I do think we are all in agreement that his pitching crop is much better then last year, when it seemed like Melville and DeVall were the class of the HS draft.

Not many hitters standing out, but cant blame them fresh power arms, a huge MLB stadium and Eric Gregg calling balls and strikes behind the plate.

Still impressive stuff, but I think we are seeing some inflated MPH numbers.