2016 MLB draft thread.

[GD]

I feel like this has been one of the better drafts in years for the Jays actually....

 

Relative to draft class yeah. Overall we haven't gotten guys like Hoffman/Pentecost/SRF because the draft suxxxx

[KevinGregg]

pretty good videos of Zeuch with some conventional mlb camera angles:

 

 

looks like he could pitch out of the pen right now

 

and he wears #34 - good choice

[Krylian]

Is it just me or do they change the number of rounds every year?

 

Used to be 50, but they changed it a couple of years back. I think you could keep drafting even beyond that it though wanted, even after everyone else went home already. Not sure if you can still keep drafting anymore.

[Angrioter]

Zeuch is top-5 handsome dude in the Jays farm

[Cyborg]

Used to be 50, but they changed it a couple of years back. I think you could keep drafting even beyond that it though wanted, even after everyone else went home already. Not sure if you can still keep drafting anymore.

 

You cant keep drafting, but you can sign undrafted free agents.

[King]

Day 3 Hype!

[King]

http://www.minorleagueball.com/2016/6/11/11908604/cookies-list-of-2016-mlb-draft-senior-statististical-sleepers

 

College Senior Statistical Sleepers

[King]

DJ Daniels is signing for $300k (slot value = 245k)

 

http://www.wilsontimes.com/stories/Graduation-present,68354

 

Unlike most of his Fike High senior classmates who will graduate Saturday, the highlight of D.J. Daniels’ weekend came Friday when the Toronto Blue Jays selected him with the 26th pick of the sixth round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Amateur Player Draft.

 

“It’s a dream come true,” Daniels said via telephone shortly after his name flashed on the MLB.com draft tracker as the 192nd overall pick. “A lot of scouts have been coming to the games at Fike. It’s just a dream come true.”

 

Daniels signed a National Letter of Intent to play football at James Madison University of the NCAA Division I Colonial Athletic Association, but he also planned to play baseball for the Dukes.

 

Friday’s events has created a change in plans for the son of David and Latonya Daniels of Wilson.

 

“I’m going to go play baseball!” Daniels said of his decision to sign with the Blue Jays.

 

The slot value for the 192nd pick, per the MLB website, is $245,600 but Daniels reportedly will receive $300,000 from Toronto.

 

Daniels said that part of his contract, which has yet to be finalized, includes his participation in the Professional Baseball Scholarship Plan, for which the Blue Jays will also pay..

 

“That was part of the contract, for them to pay part of my college tuition when I’m done playing,” he said.

 

Daniels, an outstanding student who also played basketball for the Golden Demons, threw for more than 3,600 yards and 45 touchdowns as a three-year varsity starter at quarterback at Fike. But he admitted that he will miss playing football.

 

“I’ll just watch football on TV,” he said.

 

He said that JMU football coach Mike Houston said that he was sad Daniels would not be suiting up for the Dukes in the fall. Daniels said that JMU coaches who had attended some of his Fike games this spring were aware of the number of MLB scouts at the same games, so his decision did not come as a complete surprise to the JMU staff.

 

Daniels hit .475 for the Demons this spring, knocking in 14 runs and leading Fike with a .536 on-base percentage. He was the 3-A Big East Conference Player of the Year as a junior when he helped Fike to the league title.

 

Daniels had been playing for the Wilson American Legion Post 13 baseball team but will be soon headed to Dunedin, Florida, where he will spend the summer playing for Toronto’s Rookie League affiliate, the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays.

 

Daniels has some knowledge of what that will be like to play in the GCL since his friend and former travel baseball teammate Isaiah White spent last summer playing for the GCL Marlins after Miami took him in the third round of the 2015 draft.

 

Daniels said he’s looking forward to doing nothing but playing baseball.

 

“I’ve just got to go out there and work and get better,” he said.

 

Daniels worked out for five MLB teams — the Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks, Miami Marlins as well as the Blue Jays — but said the Royals and Blue Jays were the teams that were most interested in him.

 

After a Thursday that included a 13-inning game for Post 13, Daniels said he finally went to bed around 2 a.m., then was at the offices of Wilson attorney Earl Taylor, who has been his travel coach for several years, by 11:30 Friday morning.

 

“The Blue Jays scout called me this morning to see if we still agreed on the terms,” Daniels said. “Then he called me to say they were going to take me in the sixth round.”

 

During that time, Daniels said Post 13 teammate Spencer Brickhouse, who has signed with East Carolina University, rebuffed several MLB teams’ offers to draft him in higher rounds Friday, which began with the third round.

 

The excitement didn’t end Friday afternoon for Daniels, who was going to a graduation party at his church, Contending for the Faith, as well as helping his father, David, celebrate his birthday.

 

Then of course, there’s Fike’s graduation Saturday morning.

 

“It’s just a dream come true,” Daniels said again.

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

http://www.minorleagueball.com/2016/6/11/11908604/cookies-list-of-2016-mlb-draft-senior-statististical-sleepers

 

College Senior Statistical Sleepers

 

How can the Jays not Draft a Kid named Cole Gruber ???

 

The Last Gruber was pretty good!!!

 

Related ? Or not?

[Daniel Labude]

Seems like we are drafting players that are relatively easy to sign. Probably the focus to replinish the minors.

[Angrioter]

http://www.minorleagueball.com/2016/6/11/11908604/cookies-list-of-2016-mlb-draft-senior-statististical-sleepers

 

College Senior Statistical Sleepers

 

Spencer Johnson OF (.293/.412/.707 and .414 ISO) was searching in the Barry Bonds' trash and he found something good.

[King]

Round 11 OTC

 

High School LHP Travis Hosterman, out of Florida

 

 

From last july:

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/draft/armour-america-game-spotlight-travis-hosterman/

 

Like many of the 2015 Under Armour All-America Game participants, the trip to Chicago will be their first and—they hope—not their last.

 

Travis Hosterman, a talented 6-foot-3, 190-pound lefthander from Hagerty High in Oviedo, Fla., is no different.

 

“I’m really excited,” Hosterman said. “I’ve always watched (Wrigley Field) when I was younger, and now to be able to play on it, it’s going to be an honor.”

 

In his junior season at Hagerty, Hosterman went 5-4 with a stellar 0.68 ERA. He logged 51 1/3 innings, allowing just 31 hits and eight walks while striking out 74.

 

Hosterman’s frame suggests he will continue to fill out as he matures. While participating in the Tournament of Stars at the USA National Baseball Training Complex in Cary, N.C., along with some of the nation’s elite high school talent, Hosterman showed a promising fastball and curveball combination and an advanced feel for pitching at his age.

 

The lefty’s fastball sat in the 87-88 mph range and he showed an impressive ability, especially for his age, to place the pitch down in the zone and to the glove side. He was able to work his fastball in and out on hitters, navigating down in the zone comfortably.

 

Hosterman’s curveball featured a sharp break to it and he showed both feel and repetition with the pitch, keeping opposing hitters off balance.

 

That kind of mix and impressive command for the soon-to-be senior at Hagerty could mean a very bright future for the hurler as enters his final season of prep ball.

 

The southpaw is committed to the University of Central Florida and he’s more than ready to show his talent now on the national stage.

 

“It’s awesome, just to be able to play on TV in front of all those people with all the good players around America,” Hosterman added. “It’s going to be all the best players from around the nation, never really seen talent like that, it should be interesting and fun.”

 

Like each participant, Hosterman will be looking to prove something to the scouts and evaluators at Wrigley Field.

 

“Just going out there to show that I can throw strikes and that I can do my job and try to play the best that I can.”

 

Nathan Rode ‏@NathanRode 2m2 minutes ago

@Baseball_Damon Projectable arm, feel for pitching. I like him. Could go either way in school/signing.

[King]

http://m.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article/183252666/blue-jays-impressed-by-bo-bichettes-power?topicid=167757330

 

TORONTO -- Bo Bichette technically hasn't even signed his first professional contract yet, but he already feels like one of the guys because of ties that run deep in the Blue Jays' organization.

 

The son of former All-Star Dante Bichette, Bo has developed a close relationship over the years with current Blue Jays shortstop Troy Tulowitzki. The two got to know each other several years ago when Bichette's father was a coach with the Rockies, and they have remained in touch since.

 

This winter, Bichette joined Tulowitzki and other Blue Jays such as Kevin Pillar and Ryan Goins for batting practice. When Bichette was taken in the second round of the Draft on Thursday night, Tulowitzki was quick to reach out.

 

"He texted me and said, 'Hopefully we can be turning double plays before I'm done playing,'" Bichette said in a phone interview with MLB.com following a season in which he hit .569 with 13 home runs as a senior at Lakewood High School in St. Petersburg, Fla.

 

"He was always really nice when my dad was coaching. He got my number, and he would text me every once in a while. It came back around this offseason, when he was with the Blue Jays and came down to hit with me. ... Tulo has been a great guy to me. It has been really cool."

 

Bichette entered this Draft as someone who was considered a tough sign. That doesn't appear to be an issue with Toronto, as Bichette said he fully expects a deal to get done. He told the Tampa Bay Times on Thursday that he turned down four offers prior to being taken by the Blue Jays, and he explained why to MLB.com on Friday.

 

The 18-year-old power-hitting infielder had a specific number in mind that would convince him to forgo a commitment to Arizona State University. There was a small group of teams, though, from which he was willing to take less money, and the Blue Jays were at the top of that list.

 

"I plan to sign this upcoming week," said Bichette, whose Draft position (No. 66 overall) comes with an assigned bonus slot value of $978,600. "I just had a very good comfortability with this organization. I wanted to be a Blue Jay more than any other team, so when they called, I knew it was a good opportunity, and I took it."

 

Bichette will draw natural comparisons to his father. He has a similar power stroke, which he showed off by winning the Under Armour All-American Game Home Run Derby. Offensively, the hope is that the younger Bichette will hit like his father, but defensively, he projects as a middle infielder, with a likely future home at second base.

 

Baseball runs deep in this family, with Bo's brother, Dante Bichette Jr., currently playing for the Yankees' Double-A affiliate, having been the 51st overall selection in 2011. Bo has already drawn some high praise from the big leaguers who saw him in action this winter.

 

"Bo is special," Pillar said. "He was hitting balls harder and farther than we were in the cage. ... Tremendous talent. He obviously comes from a tremendous baseball family with his dad and brother. The future looks bright for him.

 

"I'm excited to see him start this new chapter of his life and play with better competition and see what he's got. I'll be rooting for him. Hopefully our paths cross while I'm here. That will be fun."

[King]

I believe this is the guy the Jays drafted in Round 12, Ridge Smith, announced as a catcher

 

http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=ridge-smith

 

http://i.imgur.com/w2o8auW.png

 

[King]

Round 13, HS RHP Chris Lincoln

 

Hudson Belinsky ‏@hudsonbelinsky 3m3 minutes ago

Like #BlueJays pick Chris Lincoln a little bit. Projectable righthander.

 

http://www.pe.com/articles/lincoln-797720-games-really.html

 

MORENO VALLEY – A discussion of Chris Lincoln’s bright baseball future usually focuses on his live and resilient right arm. But if that discussion doesn’t also include his head and heart, it’s missing the mark.

 

Lincoln, a senior at Moreno Valley Rancho Verde, has emerged as one of Southern California’s top pitchers. Chosen to the prestigious Area Code games last summer, Lincoln’s ability to reach 90 mph with an easy, fluid motion has earned him a ride to UC Santa Barbara and put him on the radar for June’s Major League draft.

 

The radar gun, however, doesn’t tell the whole story.

 

“He’s got all the talent in the world,” Rancho Verde coach Tim DeGeneffe said. “His size, his pitcher’s body. But it’s also his development as a young man. I remember when he was a sophomore and he threw eight really strong innings against a good Brea Olinda team. You knew he had something.

 

“He’s very intelligent. He knows what is working, he does a really good job keeping past at-bats in mind. He’s intelligent in his pitch selection.”

Talking baseball with Lincoln, it can be easy to forget he’s in high school. His observations and perspective sound more like those from a major league veteran or coach.

 

On developing as a pitcher: “When I was really young, you just want to throw it by everyone. But you grow up and the competition gets better. Like, in the Area Code games, you’re facing the best hitters on the East Coast. You can’t get three fastballs by those guys. You have to work backward with your off-speed pitches.”

 

On taking care of his arm: “I need to really learn to repeat my mechanics. I know my arm and I’ve been blessed not to have serious injuries. But I know when enough’s enough.”

 

On dealing with adversity: “Hey, hitters have a job to do, too. When I give up a homer or a long double, I don’t like it. But they’re up there with a job and they make adjustments, too.”

 

It hasn’t been the smoothest ride at Rancho Verde. Last season, Lincoln was 1-8 for a team that finished 7-18-1. The Mustangs totaled 12 runs in the eight losses. He lost two 1-0 games and a 2-0 decision.

 

This season has been up and down. He followed a brilliant 11-strikeout shutout against Riverside Arlington with a 6-3 loss to Moreno Valley Valley View. In four starts, Lincoln has a 2.47 earned run average, 25 strikeouts and three walks in 22 and 2/3 innings.

 

“I think those (less effective games) are the outings scouts want to see,” Lincoln said. “They don’t need to see the games where you’re dominating. They want to see how you handle the mental part, if it gets to your head.”

 

No worries there, reports Daniel Abularach, Lincoln’s catcher through four seasons.

 

“When we started, we were 14 and still immature kids,” Abularach said. “He has matured a lot. He’s become really focused as he’s gotten older. He can still get frustrated, but he’s developed into a better pitcher all around.”

 

At 6-foot-4, Lincoln has room to add to his 175-pound frame, potentially adding some mph in the process. However, he knows a lanky pitcher can still bring power.

 

Lincoln committed to UC Santa Barbara as a sophomore and didn’t waver.

 

“He deserves what he is getting,” Abularach said. “He works his tail off.

 

“When I see him pitching on TV in the future, I’m going to be proud of my brother.”

[Spanky99]

I believe this is the guy the Jays drafted in Round 12, Ridge Smith, announced as a catcher

 

http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=ridge-smith

 

http://i.imgur.com/w2o8auW.png

 

 

Athletic for a C.

[King]

Jays take Chris Hall, RHP in round 14.

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/FCRmgyH.png

 

Nathan Rode ‏@NathanRode 2m2 minutes ago

Another @ElonBaseball pick! RHP Chris Hall sat low 90s this spring. Converted catcher. Heard reports up to mid 90s. #mlbdraft #BlueJays

 

[King]

Round 15, Josh Winckowski HS RHP

 

PBR Florida ‏@PBRFlorida May 29

2016 RHP Josh Winckowski of Estero HS sits 89-91 FB, 82-83 CH in his inn of work. Lean, projectable build. Florida SW State College recruit.

 

https://twitter.com/jjwinck25

[GD]

No Herbie Good yet?

[King]

No Herbie Good yet?

 

I'm waiting. Molina -> Angels in r13

[King]

R16, Dominic Taccolini RHP Arkansas

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/cgEP8ft.png

 

Pitched a 10 inning shutout with 10ks back in April. lol

[GD]

I'm waiting. Molina -> Angels in r13

 

Sleeper!

[GD]

http://www.minorleagueball.com/2016/6/11/11908604/cookies-list-of-2016-mlb-draft-senior-statististical-sleepers

 

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[King]

It's round 17 time.

 

Clayton Keyes, from Calgary Alberta, high school outfielder

 

http://332b71db85586c638269-7b3e649a230e2ba2cff912d8af17e0b5.r41.cf1.rackcdn.com/2301-3-Columbia-Blue-19.jpg

 

Hudson Belinsky ‏@hudsonbelinsky 1m1 minute ago

#BlueJays take Clayton Keyes. Shown some flashes with the bat. Extremely young for the class. Born in 1999.

 

https://twitter.com/claytonkeyes02

 

http://www.torontosun.com/2016/03/14/keyes-one-for-the-future

 

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. - They came from far away to wear the red and black of the Canadian Junior National Team.

 

From Lower Sackville, N.S., (Jaden Griffin) to Roberts Creek, B.C., (Tim Walters).

 

And on Monday afternoon they faced Toronto Blue Jays minor leaguers who came from far away places like Ladner, B.C., (Tom Robson), Drayton Valley, Alta., (Shane Dawson) and Toronto (Connor Panas) at the Walter Fuller Complex.

 

No one travelled farther than Christie Keyes, who came from Calgary to Florida with her daughter Vanessa.

 

Christie was an athlete when she arrived in Canada as a teenager playing soccer “but back home” she ran track.

 

Back home is Nigeria.

 

Last June, outfielder Demi Orimoloye of the Ottawa-Nepean Canadians, whose parents came from the same country, went in the fourth round to the Milwaukee Brewers.

 

Christie Keyes grew up in Warri, a city in Delta State, Nigeria, a southern oil hub, and now she is here watching her teenage son Clayton Keyes play right field for the Canuck juniors under coach Greg Hamilton, his all ex-pro coaching staff of Hyung Cho, Chris Robinson, John Picco, Tanner Watson, T.J. Burton and Hall of Famer Robbie Alomar.

 

Keyes plays the outfield for the Okotoks Academy Dawgs for coaches Val Helldobler, Jeff Duda and Allen Cox the rest of the season.

 

All 30 major-league teams had scouts on hand to see the likes of Mississauga right-hander Darren Balazovic, catcher Luke Van Rycheghem of Kent Bridge, Ont., first baseman Carter Loewen of, Abbotsford, B.C., and Toronto’s Andrew Yerzy, DHing this day. Yerzy is expected to be the top high schooler selected.

 

The Oakland A’s, San Francisco Giants, Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies all had more than set of eyes on hand. Montreal’s Alex Agostino and Hall of Famer Pat Gillick double teamed the event for the Phillies. Another big shooter in the crowd with a pocketful of picks was Baltimore Orioles scouting director Gary Rajsich (with five of the first 91 picks).

 

One word to describe the process for the mother of a possible draft?

 

“Ovewhelming,” Christie Keyes said.

 

Keyes has had the best week in the first four games as he: Tripled in a 9-5 win over Puerto Rico; tripled in an 11-1 win against Puerto Rico, doubled in a run in a 6-2 loss to a group of Phillies minor leaguers Sunday and knocked in a run in Monday’s 4-2 loss to the Jays.

 

He clocked in a 6.72 60-yard dash at Tournament 12 last September and is ranked 254th on Perfect Game USA’s top 500 high schoolers, second to only Yerzy (112th).

 

Balazovic worked three innings, retiring eight in a row after a one-out walk in the seventh, hitting 87-90 mph on the gun. He struck out Jake Thomas, drafted last year from Binghamton University in the 27th round, Burlington’s Mattingly Romanin, selected from Chicago State in the 39th last June, and Austin Davis, a 47th rounder by the Jays in 2011.

 

Toronto’s Dondrae Bremner doubled in a run for the juniors.

 

Pan-Am gold medalist Dawson started for the Jays, facing the minimum over two innings, fanning three. Next came Robson, who allowed one walk in two innings striking out two.

 

The other Canucks included Ajax right-hander Sean Ratcliffe, Peterborough’s Mike Reeves, who hit a two-run single in the first, Justin Atkinson of Surrey, B.C., Mississauga’s Owen Spiwak, Romanin and Panas.

 

This June does not feature the same Canuck talent of a year ago, when Mississauga’s Josh Naylor went 12th overall to the Miami Marlins, Calgary’s Mike Soroka, 28th overall to the Atlanta Braves, Oakville’s Miles Gordon, fourth round to the Cincinnati Reds, and Orimoloye.

 

Naylor nicknamed his pal Orimoloye, “The Nigerian Nightmere.”

 

So, what do his teammates call Clayton Keyes, the best athlete in red on Monday, whose mom came to Canada from Nigeria?

 

“Keyes. They call me Keyes,” the outfielder said.

 

It had a bit of a “Bond, James Bond” lilt to it.

 

All the better to fit the coming intrigue.

 

Does Keyes follow the school path like John Olerud and become a Washington State University Cougar or sign with the team who drafts him.

 

To date, he has done signability visits (will he or won’t he sign?) with the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Kansas City Royals and Orioles.

 

Keyes and others get the chance to impress again Thursday against the Toronto Blue Jays in Dunedin.

 

 

 

 

http://www.canadianbaseballnetwork.com/2016-draft-list-players/2016/1/29/clayton-keyes-1?platform=hootsuite

 

OF Clayton Keyes

 

Hometown: Calgary, Alta.

 

B-T: R-R.

 

Ht: 5’ 11”, Wt: 218lbs

 

Team: Okotoks Dawgs/Diamondbacks Scout Team/Canadian Jr National Team/C-Washington State/C-Central Arizona.

 

Previous teams: DBacks Langley Blaze, Kansas City Royals Scout Team,

 

Coaches: Allen Cox, Val Helldobler, Jeff Duda and Greg Hamilton.

 

2016 season _ Dominican summer trip: RBI single against MLB Prospects ... Homered against Dodgers ... Two hits and stole a base facing the Mets ,,, Tripled against the Mariners ... Knocked in a run against the Tigers ... Stolen base against Phillies ... Singled, stole a bases against the Jays ... Knocked in only run against Yankees ... Singled against Twins ... Invitied to a June 1 private workout by the Mariners at Safeco Field ... Extended spring trip: Three-run homer over batter’s eye at Bobby Mattick Training Center facing Jays RHP Gunnar Eastman, 24, who pitched for the rookie-class Gulf Coast Jays last year going 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA in 14 games as he walked 20 and struck out 15 in 25 innings ... Singled against Tigers ... Only had the two hits, but the drive over batter’s eye was most impressive ... In Arizona: Opposite-field homer against the Arizona Diamondbacks minor leaguers on a 95 MPH fastball .... In Florida: tripled against Puerto Rico ... RBI double vs. Philadelphia Phillies minor leaguers ... At Okotoks camp ... “Some say that there is not a lot of room for projection, I mean ‘what you see is what you get’ but I like what I see, a lot. Only thing I worry about is the bat. He’s strong as a bull.”

 

Perfect Game USA Scouting Report: 281. Clayton Keyes, of, St. Mary’s Secondary School

R-R, 6-1/210, Calgery, Alberta

College Commitment: Washington State

 

Keyes is the best athlete among a group of Canadian prospects in this year’s class that is unlikely to match the parade of top picks that the 2015 class from Canada produced. The 6-foot-1, 210-pound Keyes, whose mother immigrated to Canada from Nigeria as a talented track athlete, has an interesting combination of 6.7 speed in the 60-yard dash and a strong righthanded swing that produces lots of raw bat speed and power potential.

 

 

Baseball America Scouting Report: Keyes is 17 and could attend a 13th year of school in Canada, or Central Arizona JC, or join the rebuilding program at Washington State. His youth and present strength make him an attractive pro prospect, as he runs well for a 5-foot-11, 210-pounder. The average runner and righthanded hitter plays center field for Canada’s junior-national team and has shown power potential, even to the opposite field, and some bat speed. He’s raw offensively and swings-and-misses a lot against quality pitching.

 

2015 season: Doubled and knocked in three runs as Langley beat PG Navy Select 9-1 at Jupiter in World Woood Bat ... 3-for-9 at Area Codes Games at Blair Field in Long Beach as he was hitless in two at-bats in 5-4 loss to the Oakland Athletics, 1-for-2 two walks and a run scored as the ball left his bat with a 104.2 exit speed, singled in his only at-bat in a 1-0 win over the Texas Rangers (exit speed of 102.1 mph).

 

Honors _ 2016: Rawlings/Perfect Game All-Region selection from Canada/Puerto Rico region.

 

What they are saying: Might be the youngest player in the draft ... Would stand out at a football combine: thick chest, powerful legs ... Ran 6.72, 60 at Tournament 12

 

On other lists: 281st (up from 284th) on Perfect Game’s top 500 high schoolers ... Ranked 41st among HS OFers.

[Jonn]

All these kids seem absolutely thrilled to be drafted by the Blue Jays. I mean I guess its f***ing cool to be drafted. But reading these stories has been great. Thanks again King for stayig on top of all this for us.

[Angrioter]

King es lo maximo. Excelente cobertura del draft!!

 

 

 

Gracias!!!

[King]

Round 18. Bradley Jones, 3B College of Charleston

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/3pNhIae.png

 

From last summer

 

http://www.pointstreaksites.com/view/valleyleaguebaseball/news-652/news_311076

 

About 20 scouts at the 2015 Valley League All-Star Game on July 12 had the opportunity to watch Bradley Jones put on a show in the homerun derby.

 

Jones, a rising junior and third baseman from the College of Charleston blasted nine homeruns in the first round, but succumbed to eventual winner Justin Woods in the final round after his back tightened up.

 

Jones has used his skill and power to contribute to the Charles Town Cannons this summer. He is hitting .336 with 12 doubles, seven homeruns, and a whopping 27 RBI. Fans shouldn’t be surprised though after Jones hit .309 with 11 homeruns and 45 RBI for the Cougars this past spring.

 

The Cougars were bounced from the NCAA Tallahassee Regional after an 8-1 loss against the No.1-seeded Florida State Seminoles.

 

Jones is not the only Cougar that is playing in the Valley League this summer. Jonathan Moring and Bradley Dixon are playing for the Strasburg Express while Erven Roper is a catcher for the Woodstock River Bandits. These three players hail from South Carolina: Moring from Meggett, Dixon from Greenwood, and Roper from Easley.

 

“It’s more fun to play against my teammates because it’s a different element,” Jones said.

 

Jones arrived a few weeks late to the Cannons but head coach Brett Fuller knew Jones was going to be a special addition to the Charles Town roster.

 

“The thing about Bradley is that he has an on/off switch and when he turns it on, there is no one better in our league,” Fuller said. “There’s no doubt in my mind he will be drafted because he has the skill to play at the next level.”

 

Charles Town hasn’t had the best season as they are sitting in last place, 4 games back of a playoff bid in the North division but Jones says that doesn’t impact his play. “I try not to put too much pressure on myself,” Jones said. “It’s still a game and I need to contribute in every way I can.

 

While talking to a couple of scouts during the Valley League All-Star festivities, Fuller said Jones received praise and a lot of interest. One scout even told him Jones has the capability to get drafted within the first five rounds of the 2016 MLB Draft.

 

Jones didn’t grow up favoring a professional baseball team but said he would want to get drafted by the Atlanta Braves because of the close proximity to his hometown.

 

The Cannons will play their last regular-season game on Saturday July 25 as they play host to the Front Royal Cardinals.

[King]

Round 19. Spencer Van Scoyoc, HS LHP from Iowa

 

Nathan Rode ‏@NathanRode 2m2 minutes ago

Really, really like LHP Spencer Van Scoyoc (IA). High 80s fastball, but can really spin the CB. Has flashed low 90s. #mlbdraft #BlueJays

 

 

 

 

 

Steve James ‏@SteveJamesPG Apr 17

Spencer Van Scoyoc (2016-Jefferson HS) pitching well at 86-88 MPH with hammer CB, flashed a good CH with sink as well #PGLeague

 

Steve James ‏@SteveJamesPG Apr 10

Spencer Van Scoyoc hammered a deep HR to RF after quality AB #PGLeague

 

Steve James ‏@SteveJamesPG Apr 10

Spencer Van Scoyoc (2016 - Jefferson HS pitching at 85-87 MPH with good CB #PGLeague

 

Steve James ‏@SteveJamesPG Mar 26

Spencer Van Scoyoc (2016-Cedar Rapids, IA) with 2 easy innings flashing hammer CB. FB topped at 87 MPH #PGLeague

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.thegazette.com/subject/sports/cedar-rapids-jeffersons-spencer-van-scoyoc-born-to-play-baseball-20160522

 

CEDAR RAPIDS — Baseball has played a major role in Spencer Van Scoyoc’s life.

 

The family tradition is well known. His grandfather, Jim Van Scoyoc is a member of the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, leading Norway to seven state titles and winning 850 games. His dad, Aaron Van Scoyoc, competed in college, getting drafted by the New York Yankees in 1989.

 

The sport grabbed hold from his first memories at age 5, playing stickball with other kids beyond the right-field fence of the Norway field during his father’s Iowa Valley League games.

 

“Baseball is everything to me and it’s been that way in my family for a long time now,” Van Scoyoc said. “Pretty much everything we do revolves around it.”

 

The Cedar Rapids Jefferson senior has added to the family legacy, developing into one of the best baseball players in the state and even the country. The 6-foot-4, 195-pounder begins his final campaign with the J-Hawks as a second-team preseason All-American selection by Rawlings, kicking off the regular season when the J-Hawks host Cedar Rapids Prairie Monday night at 7 in the first round of the Bob Vrbicek Metro Baseball tournament. Action begins at 5 p.m. at both Jefferson and Cornell’s Ash Park in Mount Vernon.

 

Jefferson Coach Kyle Rodenkirk played in that baseball league more than a decade ago. He recognized the early talent and witnessed the progress.

 

“I remember playing pepper with him,” Rodenkirk said. “It’s cool to actually coach him and see him grow and mature as a young man. I knew he was going to be good when he was younger but there are so many things in this world that can sway kids to not go out for sports.”

 

As prevalent as baseball is, Van Scoyoc is not one-dimensional. He graduated with a grade-point average around the 4.0 mark, according to Rodenkirk. When not on the diamond honing his craft, Van Scoyoc likes to get away for some fishing at the pond of J-Hawk assistant coach Gordy Nordgren.

 

“I’ve actually done a lot of that this spring,” Van Scoyoc said. “It’s just something you can go and get your mind off baseball and everything that is going on and sit there and relax.”

 

It doesn’t take long for his good-natured competitive streak to emerge when he learns Rodenkirk hinted it was good Van Scoyoc was better at baseball than fishing.

 

“He’s never seen me fish,” Van Scoyoc said with a laugh. “I can out-fish everybody when they go out there.”

 

Van Scoyoc has proved he can outhit and outpitch the competition. He batted .407 last season, tallying 37 hits in just 30 games and smacking 16 doubles, a triple and two home runs. Van Scoyoc posted a 5-1 record on the mound, including 44 strikeouts in just 33 innings pitched. He had a 0.64 earned-run average, holding opponents to a .127 batting average.

 

Interestingly, the impact was even felt when he was gone for more than a week last season with USA Baseball and Jefferson won all but one game during the stretch.

 

“He helps us win but we can win on our own and he has brought that to our team as well,” Rodenkirk said. “He has a great head on his shoulders. He leads by example. He is a top-notch person.”

 

Van Scoyoc has signed to play at Arizona State, which is interested in utilizing his bat in the lineup between pitching performances. He said he could get the occasional start at first base, despite serving as a staple in Jefferson’s outfield. The time spent since last season has been dedicated to throwing.

 

“I think the biggest stride is my pitching,” said Van Scoyoc, who has a fastball clocked as high as 92 miles per hour. “I’ve gotten a lot stronger over the off-season and just focused on my mechanics, perfecting my pitches.

 

“Pitching is the biggest improvement of my game.”

 

As a two-time all-state pick by the Iowa Newspaper Association, Super team all-state pick by the IHSBCA and a commit to NCAA Division I baseball power, Van Scoyoc has every right to demand attention. Rodenkirk said the exact opposite is true and that emanates from family as well.

 

“My dad always told me no matter where you are don’t forget where you came from,” Van Scoyoc said. “You know you’re not above anybody else because you’re good at a sport. It’s just about being a good person.”

 

Now, Van Scoyoc gets to share his passion for baseball for one more season with his brother, Connor, a sophomore on the team. Rodenkirk said there is no mistaking his passion for the game, which is no doubt in his blood.

 

“He comes and leaves the ballpark always with a smile on his face,” Rodenkirk said. “He’s a really fun kid to have around and it’s contagious on the team, too, because the other kids see that and it brings a positive atmosphere to the program.”

[King]

Round 20 time lads.

 

Angel Alicea, RHP Alabama State

 

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[King]

Round 21 Now after a little break.

 

Jays take Mitch McKown, RHP Seminole State

 

 

I can't really find anything on this guy except that he pitches and is committed to UCF for next season.