Jake Odorizzi, Kyle Skipworth, Aaron Hicks, Jemile Weeks

A lot of high school guys today, which I don’t like, so bear with me.
Jake Odorizzi
I told myself that I’d try to make a legitimate profile of Odorizzi, without just focusing on the fact that he’s a high school pitcher, but it’s very hard. I can’t in good conscience hint in any way that this […]

The All-Pitching One

Two in one day? ZOMG!
Shooter Hunt
Shooter’s an interesting prospect who I kinda like; plus, he has the perfect baseball movie name. I wish my name was Shooter Hunt. Can you imagine growing up with a name like Shooter? Oh well.
Shooter is a righty with solid fastball in the low-mid 90s range, and a decent changeup. […]

Justin Smoak, Conor Gillaspie, Brett Lawrie, David Cooper

We’re running a little low on time, so I’ll be doing 4 a days. Gogogogogo!
Justin Smoak
The last of the top three college bats. Before this year started, many people (myself included) had Smoak rated as the number one player available in the draft - it was usually either him or Alvarez. The high opinion […]

Brett Wallace, Pedro Alvarez, Eric Hosmer

We’re going with an all-slugger cast today. By the way, this draft has a lot of guys like this. If you’re like me and love 250 pound monsters who’ll walk 200 times a year and hit 697 foot homers, this is your kind of draft.
1B/LF Brett Wallace
If Yonder Alonso isn’t the best college bat in […]

Tim Beckham, Gordon Beckham, Aaron Crow

Today, we’ll look at two shortstops and the best power arm in the draft.
SS Tim Beckham
If the Rays don’t pick Buster Posey first overall, this man is likely the reason. Unlike Posey, Beckham is the prototypical 1:1 pick.
Beckham is the archetypal excellent high school athlete who makes everything look easy. He will have no […]

The Hub is Back - With Draft Stuff!

After a short - er, long - er, embarrassingly inappropriate hiatus, we’re back.
The time between late April and early May is my favourite time of the year. Why? That’s the timeframe that includes the NFL and MLB draft, and lord knows I love young players. So, between now and June 5th I’ll be focusing […]