As draft picks are starting to sign and short season ball has begun, I wanted to continue to look at some draft picks by the Royals. So in this post, using videos available on Youtube, I'll look at three more picks made by the Royals with some short notes based on the videos of each. Carter Hope 3rd round Pitcher out of the Woodlands High School in Texas. Via LandThief https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixtheA ...

With the draft concluding on Saturday and the Super Regionals going on at the same time, baseball fans are given the unique opportunity of being to immediately see a few of the players that were drafted by their teams. The Royals drafted two different first baseman from college programs currently playing in the Super Regionals. Shane Conlon (624th overall) Kansas State 1B A lefty hitting Junior, Conlon does ...

Continuing the reports with the Rule 4 draft on the horizon, this is a list of Midwest pitchers that I covered the last few weeks. Harrison Musgrave (LHP – West Virginia University) – Frame and build is maxed, solid present lower half development, still working back strength and stamina.  He displays solid fastball command, 89-91 (92) mph, and the ability to work it around the plate.  Arm shows a bit of dec ...

RHP Jason Hursh 6’1 200 Oklahoma State University FB: 6/7 CH: 4/6 SL: 3/5 CMD: 5/6 CNT: 5/6 OFP: 59 Ideal compact athletic frame, he shows solid proportional development in the upper back, hips, and quads.  Fastball is 92-95 (96) mph.  He has a high ¾ release; it gives the pitch good plane.  The offering can be worked in and out, changes the eye levels, and shows good command of the pitch.  Slider shows mor ...

1. Jonathan Gray RHP Oklahoma University          Top shelf fastball, nasty slider; promise for 3 plus pitch mix, workhorse top of the rotation ceiling. 2. Mark Appel RHP Stanford University         Plus-Plus fastball, deceptive plus change, more aggressive this season.  Top of the rotation ceiling. 3. Kris Bryant IF/OF San Diego University        Light tower power with solid contact, chance for overall plu ...

Jonathan Gray 6' 4" 245      RHP R/R     University of Oklahoma Length of Views: 3 years     Number of Views: 7 OFP: 68 Grades: FB: 8/8                  Agility: EX SL: 7/8                  Dedication: EX CH: 4/6                 Phys. Maturity: EX CNT: 5/6               Mental Maturity: GD CMD: 4/6 Description: He has a large thick athletic build. He has cleaned up since the last encounter, more imposing wi ...

As it turns to May, the 2013 draft is approaching.  He is another "5 for Friday" outlining some of the better prospects on the horizon.  These are reports on (5) 2013 Rule 4 eligible baseball players.  They consist of few quick tidbits on each player, grades, and an OFP (overall future potential grade.) RHP Austin Kubitza 6'5" 200 Rice University FB: 5(6) SL: 6(7) CH: 3(5) CNT: 3(5) CMD: 4(5) OFP: 55 Austin ...

I am playing a little catch up with mid-week "Five for Friday".  These are reports on (5) 2013 Rule 4 eligible baseball players.  They consist of few quick tidbits on each player, grades, and an OFP (overall future potential grade.) RHP Jonathan Crawford 6’1” 200 University of Florida FB: 5(7) SL: 5(6) CH: 3(5) C: 3(5) CMD: 3(5) OFP: 57 Very athletic, good build and frame, sound overall development.  Fields ...

Video Courtesy of Steve Fiorindo (Photo Chad Pinder via Flickr: Chatham Anglers' Photostream) Continuing with pieces that Greg Schaum started, I will outline the amateur prospects from the College, Junior College, and high school ranks for Pine Tar Press with a 5 for Friday.  I will also provide game reports on events or outings I cover throughout the spring.  These reports will consist of few quick tidbits ...

I was planning on going to see a high school game last night and one of the area's top prospects, but weather didn't cooperate and I haven't posted anything here in a while, so in this post I will look at a few players from an Oral Roberts versus Oklahoma State game that was on my television. Each team had one position player that showed up in Baseball America's prospect listings in their conference preview ...

On Saturday, the Universities of Virginia and Miami played an ACC baseball game that I got on television. Since the broadcast had a radar gun, I decided to put all the pitches by the two starting pitchers, Scott Silverstein and Bryan Radziewski, in a spreadsheet, and if nothing else, get a better look at their velocities. If you want to view the spreadsheet, you can by following this link, but I will just e ...

Research purposes only...will be updated from time to time   Bradley  Head Coach: Elvis Dominguez, 2012 Record 27-27, 2012 MLB Draft Picks: Bircher 10th, Leblebijan 25th 2B Chris Godinez (SO 4, 18, .320/.370, 11 SB) Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American. Played HS ball @ Lake Forest. LF Mike Tauchman* (SR 1, 23, .305/.398, 5 SB) Career ( 7, 85, .319/.418, 37 SB) 571 AB< 31 2B, 6 3B, 85 K, 89 BB. ...

Grayson County was named the 2nd best junior college baseball team in the country by Perfect Game to start the season. I saw Grayson in the fall, and their hitters were a bunch of big masher types that didn't run well but had a good approach. The starting pitcher was Jacob Rhame, who pitched for Oklahoma last year, but he pitched in just 6 games. I saw one of those games last year, but he transferred to Gra ...

Scouting high school games is a different, and a strange animal. Most scouts and scouting sites, do most of their scouting of high school players in showcases throughout the summer and fall. These games are full of prospects, while even some of the bigger high schools in the country can play in games where there are no serious prospects. Most games last just 7 innings, and for those used to going to college ...

Lineups determined by opening day lineups for 2013 season *Article used for reference and will be updated BYU Head Coach: Vance Law 2012 record: 22-27, 2012 MLB draft picks: Capper 26th, Hall 33rd LF Jacob Hannemann (FR Served a mission the last 2 years in Little Rock. He was a football/baseball standout @ Lone Peak HS. Hit .450 as a SR while catching 19 balls for 380 yards w/ 7 TD. *Royals drafted him in t ...

I saw Illinois play a doubleheader against Baylor, here are my notes on the players I saw: Nick Blackburn is a freshman right-hander that is 6-2 and skinny. He has a sidearm type motion, with a leg kick that attempts to hide it, which you can see here: This obviously makes him more of a relief type prospect, though doesn't have the fastball (at least not yet) to back that profile up. He threw 85-88 MPH, tou ...

    Lineups determined by opening day lineups for 2013 seasom *Article used for reference and will be updated Arizona Head Coach Andy Lopez 2012 record 48-16, College World Series Champions, 2012 MLB draft picks: Mejia 4th, Refsnyder 5th, Heyer 6th, Mejias-Brean 8th, Rickard 9th, Maggi 24th LF Scott Kingery (FR Hit .485 w/ 8 HR, 36 RBI, and 12 SB as a senior at Mountain Pointe HS) RF Joseph Maggi* ...

Bret Boswell is a left-handed hitting shortstop for Rockwall-Heath High School in Texas. The senior, eligible for the 2013 MLB draft, has committed to the University of Texas. I saw Boswell last year when watching Rockwall-Heath, but seeing a left-handed hitting shortstop committed to a major program was worth the drive through traffic and the price of admission. Perfect Game lists Boswell at 6-0 175, but h ...

  Lineup is based on Opening Day Line up 2013 *will be used as a reference to update     TCU  Head Coach Jim Schlossnagle  2012 record in Mountain West Conference 40-22, 2012 MLB draft picks: Elander 6th, Von Tungein 13th, Allen 23rd, Duffie 27th, Coats 29th, Merck 33rd CF Cody Jones** (SO Transfer from Temple College where he hit .383/.509 with 10 XBH) 2B Derek Odell* (SO 4, 26, .376/.339, 6 ...

We are still in the early stages of the college baseball season but in the SEC a few teams look like they could be in for long seasons. Perennial power the University of Florida is off to a terrible start on defense and can't seem to settle on a starting 9. The University of Missouri and Texas A&M are off to humbling starts in their new conference. In the Big 12 pre season favorite to win the conference ...