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1 Mark Appel POS: RHP HT: 6-5 WT: 215 School: Stanford 2 Jonathan Gray POS: RHP HT: 6-4 WT: 239 School: Oklahoma 3 Kris Bryant POS: 3B/OF B/T: R/R HT: 6-5 WT: 215 School: San Diego 4 Austin Meadows POS: OF B/T: L/L HT: 6-3 WT: 200 School: Grayson (Ga.) HS 5 Kohl Stewart POS: RHP HT: 6-3 WT: 190 School: St. Pius X (Houston) 6 Bradey Shipley POS: RHP HT: 6-3 WT: 190 School: Nevada 7 Clint Frazier POS: OF B/T: R/R HT: 6-1 WT: 190 School: Loganville (Ga.) HS 8 Sean Manaea POS: LHP HT: 6-5 WT: 235 School: Indiana State 9 Colin Moran POS: 3B HT: 6-3 WT: 215 School: North Carolina 10 Dominic Smith POS: 1B B/T: L/L HT: 6-0 WT: 195 School: Serra HS (Gardena, Calif.) 11 Hunter Renfroe POS: OFB/T: R/R HT: 6-1 WT: 216 School: Mississippi State 12 J.P. Crawford POS: SS B/T: L/RHT: 6-2 WT: 175 School: Lakewood (Calif.) HS 13 Ryne Stanek POS: RHP HT: 6-4 WT: 190 School: Arkansas 14Trey Ball POS: LHP/OF HT: 6-6 WT: 180 School: New Castle (Ind.) HS 15 Austin Wilson POS: OF B/T: R/R HT: 6-5 WT: 245 School: Stanford 16 Alex Gonzalez POS: RHP HT: 6-3 WT: 200 School: Oral Roberts 17 Aaron Judge POS: OF B/T: R/R HT: 6-7 WT: 255 School: Fresno State 18 Nick Ciuffo POS: CB/T: L/R HT: 6-1 WT: 200 School: Lexington (S.C.) HS 19 Reese McGuire POS: CB/T: L/R HT: 6-1 WT: 190 School: Kentwood HS (Kent, Wash.) 20 Devin Williams POS: RHP HT: 6-3 WT: 172 School: Hazelwood West HS (Hazelwood, Mo.) 21 Kyle Serrano POS: RHP HT: 6-0 WT: 185 School: Farragut (Tenn.) HS 22 Jon Denney POS: CB/T: R/R HT: 6-2 WT: 205 School: Yukon (Okla.) HS 23 Marco Gonzales POS: LHP HT: 6-1 WT: 185 School: Gonzaga 24 Hunter Harvey POS: RHP HT: 6-3 WT: 175 School: Bandys HS (Catawba, N.C.) 25 Chris Anderson POS: RHP HT: 6-4 WT: 225 School: Jacksonville The rest of the top 100 RANK PLAYER POS SCHOOL 26 Eric Jagielo 3B Notre Dame 27 Andrew Thurman RHP UC Irvine 28 Billy McKinney OF Plano (Texas) West Senior HS 29 Connor Jones RHP Great Bridge HS (Chesapeake, Va.) 30 Ryan Eades RHP LSU 31 Aaron Blair RHP Marshall 32 Trevor Williams RHP Arizona St. 33 Jacob Brentz LHP South HS (Ballwin, Mo.) 34 Andrew Mitchell RHP TCU 35 Matt Krook LHP St. Ignatius Prep (Hillsborough, Calif.) 36 Dustin Peterson SS Gilbert (Ariz.) HS 37 Logan Shore RHP Coon Rapids (Minn.) HS 38 Cody Reed LHP Northwest Miss. CC 39 Rob Kaminsky LHP St. Joseph's HS (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.) 40 Ryan Boldt OF Red Wing (Minn.) HS 41 Blake Taylor LHP Mission Viejo (Calif.) HS 42 D.J. Peterson OF New Mexico 43 Tim Anderson SS East Central CC 44 Wil Crowe RHP Pigeon Forge (Tenn.) HS 45 Travis Demerritte SS Winder-Barrow (Ga.) HS 46 Jason Hursh RHP Oklahoma St. 47 Jonathan Crawford RHP Florida 48 Garrett Williams LHP Calvary Baptist Academy (Shreveport, La.) 49 Michael Lorenzen RHP/OF Cal St. Fullerton 50 Phil Ervin OF Samford 51 Josh Hart OF Parkview HS (Lilburn, Ga.) 52 Hunter Green LHP Warren East HS (Bowling Green, Ky.) 53 Jordan Paroubeck OF Serra HS (San Mateo, Calif.) 54 Hunter Dozier SS Stephen F. Austin 55 Myles Smith RHP Lee University 56 Phil Bickford RHP Oaks Christian HS (Ventura, Calif.) 57 Andrew Knapp C Cal 58 Dustin Driver RHP Wenatchee (Wash.) HS 59 Cord Sandberg OF Manatee County Private (Bradenton, Fla.) 60 Tom Windle LHP Minnesota 61 Teddy Stankiewicz RHP Seminole State College 62 Mason Smith OF Rocky Mountain HS (Meridian, Idaho) 63 Matt McPhearson OF Riverdale Baptist HS (Columbia, Md.) 64 Jake Johansen RHP Dallas Baptist University 65 Ian Clarkin LHP Madison HS (San Diego) 66 Cavan Biggio 2B St. Thomas HS (Houston) 67 Bobby Wahl RHP Ole Miss 68 Kevin Ziomek LHP Vanderbilt 69 Terry McClure OF Riverwood HS (Atlanta) 70 Colby Suggs RHP Arkansas 71 DJ Snelten LHP Minnesota 72 Alex Balog RHP San Francisco 73 Jan Hernandez SS Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy (San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico) 74 Clinton Hollon RHP Woodford County HS (Lexington, Ky.) 75 Andy McGuire SS James Madison HS (Oakton, Va.) 76 Ryan McMahon 3B Mater Dei HS (Yorba Linda, Calif.) 77 Adam Plutko RHP UCLA 78 Mike O'Neill OF Michigan 79 Austin Nicely LHP Spotswood HS (Grottoes, Va.) 80 Andrew Church RHP Palo Verde HS (Las Vegas) 81 Stuart Turner C Ole Miss 82 Chris Rivera SS El Dorado HS (Fullerton, Calif.) 83 Kyle Finnegan RHP Texas State 84 Rob Zastryzny LHP Missouri 85 Ivan Wilson OF Ruston (La.) HS 86 Scott Frazier RHP Pepperdine 87 Chad Pinder 3B Virginia Tech 88 JaCoby Jones 2B LSU 89 Trey Masek RHP Texas Tech 90 Carlos Salazar RHP Kerman (Calif.) HS 91 Riley Unroe SS Desert Ridge HS (Mesa, Ariz.) 92 Konner Wade RHP Arizona 93 Jared King OF Kansas State 94 Kent Emanuel LHP UNC 95 Victor Caratini C Miami Dade College 96 Casey Meisner RHP Cypress (Texas) Woods HS 97 Robert Tyler RHP Crisp County HS (Cordele, Ga.) 98 Jake Sweaney C Garces Memorial HS (Bakersfield, Calif.) 99 Zane Evans C Georgia Tech 100 Corey Ray OF Simeon Career Academy (Chicago)

Donenic Smith is one of the best pure hitters in the high school class, showing a smooth left-handed swing with power and a plus glove at first base. When he keeps his weight back, his swing is outstanding, with great balance through contact and good hip rotation to generate power from his legs. He has quick, strong wrists, with a projectable body that should lead to very hard contact when he fills out in three or four years. He can drift forward at the plate too early, getting his weight out over his front side before he's started his hands, losing power and struggling to control the bat head behind him. His stride is long and early, which may be part of the reason for his trouble staying back but is an easy fix in pro ball. Smith is an excellent defender at first with a 70 arm, hitting 92 off the mound the one time I saw him pitch, albeit with a rough delivery. He doesn't show a lot of energy on the field, which has positive aspects (he's a confident, relaxed hitter) and negative ones (some scouts have questioned the effort level, myself included), but there are no serious concerns about his makeup. In this draft, with so few potential impact bats, he's a clear top 20 talent. Player Grades PRESENT FUTURE Hitting 55 65 Power 50 60 Plate Discipline -- -- Running Speed 45 45 Fielding Range 55 60 Arm Strength 70 70 Feel for Game -- --

Moran is the most advanced bat in the class this year, including an absurd 39 BB/8 K ratio as of April 28, but faces questions about whether he can stay at third base and how well the swing will play in pro ball. At the plate, Moran has a great eye and generates good bat speed, with solid extension through the zone for average power or a tick above. He takes a long stride forward in the box but keeps his weight back, also keeping his hands very deep, with good hip rotation as well. It's not a pretty swing, and it's not that consistent -- his hands come set in a different spot from swing to swing, and on some swings his front side goes soft (where he rolls over his front foot). He must have extremely strong wrists as well, because he's a little late getting the barrel of the bat into the zone but still manages to make a lot of hard contact. At third, he has outstanding hands and an easy throwing motion, along with great arm strength, so anything he gets to at third, he handles well, getting rid of the ball quickly. He's a fringy runner and his feet are not quick -- he tends to run a little flat-footed and often has trouble getting his feet started in the field because he's set up on his heels. However once he gets moving, he's fine, and should end up with average range at the position, or maybe a touch below, making up for it with sure-handedness and a plus arm. If third doesn't work -- MLB teams do seem to emphasize third base defense today more than in the past -- he'd have to move to first. He's almost certainly a top five pick, but I am just concerned enough about the unorthodox swing to rate him slightly lower than that. Player Grades PRESENT FUTURE Hitting 55 55 Power 55 60 Plate Discipline -- -- Running Speed 40 50 Fielding Range 50 50 Arm Strength 60 60 Feel for Game -- --

Manaea was nowhere on the prospect map until he went to the Cape Cod League last summer and started hitting 96 with a plus slider, putting up numbers that rival those of the best pitchers in the Cape League's history, including 85 strikeouts in 51 2/3 innings against just seven walks and 21 hits. He hasn't shown the same caliber of stuff this spring, working more at 89-94, commanding it well to both sides of the plate and getting a ton of swings and misses on the pitch because hitters don't pick up the ball out of his hand. His slider has been more solid-average on balance, but is very inconsistent, often underthrown rather than the long, biting pitch he showed on the Cape. Both his slider and straight changeup are in the 78-82 mph range, but neither is an out pitch right now for pro hitters; he has good arm speed on the change but, despite a split-like grip, it has no significant action on it. Manaea's arm isn't especially quick, but he generates velocity by taking a very long stride toward the plate and getting some torque from hip rotation. He has a high leg kick and stays over the rubber well before driving forward. His arm action is a little long in back; when his front foot lands he's still showing the ball to the centerfielder, only pronating after his front leg is already planted. He comes from a slot below three-quarters, a little above that of Madison Bumgarner. Manaea profiles more as a league-average big-league starter right now, but a team that thinks he can recapture his look from the summer of 2012 might take him higher than that in the draft. Player Grades PRESENT FUTURE LOW(MPH) HIGH(MPH) Fastball 50 55 -- -- FB Movement 45 45 -- -- Command 60 65 -- -- Control 65 65 -- -- Slider 50 50 -- -- Changeup 50 50 -- -- Feel for Pitching 60 65 -- --

Frazier has the best bat speed in the draft, some of the best I've ever seen on an amateur player, along with raw power and a playing style with a ton of energy, much of which makes up for his lack of physical projection. His swing comes from his extremely quick hands, and the swing is fundamentally sound, without the kind of backside collapse you see in some players who have bat speed but have to use maximum effort to get to it. He rotates his hips well and has loft in the swing for power, so when he squares something up, it goes a long way. His pitch recognition isn't that advanced, as he looks fastball and can murder a hanging breaking ball but has even struggled against high-school quality off-speed stuff. He's an average runner who'll end up in an outfield corner, probably in right if he regains more of the plus arm strength he showed before tendinitis reduced it to about average. Frazier already has a big leaguer's physique, which is great but doesn't allow scouts or teams to dream on future growth -- in other words, he doesn't project to add strength or power as he adds muscle to his frame, because he's unlikely to get much bigger. There's room for growth in his game, such as recognizing off-speed pitches sooner, but he won't get it from the physical side. I think he's a top ten pick, a worthwhile bet that the hit and power tools will develop, but the floor if he doesn't hit is probably not a big leaguer. Player Grades PRESENT FUTURE Hitting -- -- Power -- -- Plate Discipline -- -- Running Speed -- -- Fielding Range -- -- Arm Strength -- -- Feel for Game -- --

Shipley is a converted shortstop who only became a full-time pitcher last year, as a sophomore, but had a strong summer in Alaska and has brought that stuff forward into this spring, putting himself among the top 10 talents in the draft class. He's hit 99 mph but pitches more at 92-95, throwing strikes with an easy, low-effort delivery. His best pitch is his changeup, a plus offering at 83-86 mph with great arm speed and heavy late action on it. His curveball is just average now, 78-80 with some angle to it and plenty of depth, but he has very little feel for the pitch and its break isn't consistent, perhaps due to lack of use. Shipley's arm is extremely quick and he takes a long stride toward the plate, turning his pitching hand over at about the last possible second (before I'd call it ?late?), generating a little arm speed from hip rotation but more from his upper body. He doesn't finish well out over his front side, likely because the stride is long and his arm is so quick once he turns it over. He's very athletic, fielding his position well and showing no problems repeating the delivery. I didn't think it was easy to pick the ball up out of his hand, although that's not a consensus opinion and other scouts think he has too little deception because his delivery is so easy. I think he's got plenty of upside as a relatively new pitcher with arm strength and athleticism you can't teach, and with more use of the curveball could have a ceiling as high as a No. 2 starter. Player Grades PRESENT FUTURE LOW(MPH) HIGH(MPH) Fastball 60 70 -- -- FB Movement 45 45 -- -- Command 40 50 -- -- Control 45 55 -- -- Curveball 50 60 -- -- Changeup 65 65 -- -- Feel for Pitching 40 50 -- --

Kohl Stewart has a scholarship to carry a clipboard for Johnny Football next year at Texas A&M, but should never set food on campus except as a fan because his baseball future is so bright (and comes with lower risk of concussions). He has four legitimate pitches with an athletic, strong build and the potential for two grade-70s offerings on the 20-80 scouting scale. His fastball is consistently 92-94, touching 97, with good downhill plane and some boring life to his arm side. He doesn't command the pitch yet or throw it for enough strikes, which may be inexperience of a function of the delivery. His slider is his best pitch, 85-88 with hard, late break down and away from right-handed hitters, although he doesn't command it as well as he does his hard 79-82 mph curveball. He also has a a straight change at 83-85 with solid arm speed but little action. Stewart's delivery isn't ideal, as his hips are pretty stiff and his pitching arm doesn't pronate until fairly late, while he drifts forward off the rubber rather than taking a strong stride towards the plate, much of which may be the reason for his below-average command and control. Even with those issues, he's by far the best prep arm in the class and should go in the top half of the first round. Player Grades PRESENT FUTURE LOW(MPH) HIGH(MPH) Fastball 65 70 -- -- FB Movement 50 50 -- -- Command 35 50 -- -- Control 40 50 -- -- Curveball 55 55 -- -- Slider 65 70 -- -- Changeup 50 50 -- -- Feel for Pitching 40 50 -- --

Summary : Meadows is an outstanding two-sport athlete who's still a little raw on the baseball field, especially at the plate, but offers the kind of long-term upside that few players in this draft class can match. The Clemson commit is very strong at 6-foot-3 and past 200 pounds, likely headed towards 230 or so when he fills out. He doesn't stride at the plate, with a little toe-tap as he loads his hands and very good acceleration once he's loaded. He has a sound left-handed swing with plenty of bat speed and hip rotation for above-average power, although I'd like to see more loft in his finish, as a player of his size and strength should project to 70 or better in-game power. Adding a small stride might help and could also stop him from rolling over his front foot from time to time, something that right now leaves him vulnerable low and away. He's a plus runner with a fringy arm, one that will play in center but, if he outgrows the position, would make right field impossible. He also doesn't play with a lot of energy right now, something that bothers many scouts who view that as a bad sign for the hard work and schedule required of pro players. Meadows offers the potential for above-average hit and power tools, maybe more power with some tweaks to his setup at the plate, and average defense in center, but carries a lot of risk because of how much work his hit tool requires. Player Grades PRESENT FUTURE Hitting 35 55 Power 45 65 Plate Discipline -- -- Running Speed 60 60 Fielding Range 45 50 Arm Strength 45 45 Feel for Game -- --

Summary : Bryant was a possible first-rounder out of high school -- I had him ranked 29th in that draft class -- but fell due to signability concerns and a middling performance in his senior year. He largely resolved the latter issue as a freshman for the Toreros, raking for three straight years now. He sets up with a very wide base and has no stride, just a toe-tap for timing. It's a quiet swing overall, with excellent hip rotation for power, but his bat speed is just average or a tick better and I worry about his contact rates when he's consistently facing guys throwing 90-plus in pro ball. He can murder a good fastball but I'm not sure how he'll react to better off-speed stuff in the pros. Now a third baseman, Bryant may not stay in the infield at all -- he's most likely to end up in right field, but would probably be above-average or better there, and I think there's a non-zero chance he stays at third, where he has plenty of arm and some athleticism but doesn't have the quick reactions a third baseman needs. He's probably a low-average/high-power hitter down the road, with a ceiling of .260-.270 averages (and likely less) but 30-homer potential as well, and I expect him to go in the first five picks. Player Grades PRESENT FUTURE Hitting 45 45 Power 70 70 Plate Discipline 50 55 Running Speed 40 40 Fielding Range 45 45 Arm Strength 55 55 Feel for Game -- --

Gray is a power-armed righthander who exploded on the scene this spring with triple-digit velocity, a wipeout slider, and better conditioning that has him in the mix for the top overall pick in the draft. He was drafted twice before and nearly signed with the Yankees out of junior college in 2011, backing away at the last minute and choosing instead to attend Oklahoma. Gray has a huge arm, sitting 92-97 when I saw him on the season's opening weekend and dialing it up two weeks later to 94-100, holding that velocity into the season. His slider is a plus pitch and often all he needs after the fastball to get through a college lineup, sharp with hard tilt, and he commands it well, throwing it at the back foot of left-handed hitters with confidence. He has a straight changeup that's about average right now, more due to arm speed than action, and will even flash an occasional curveball. He takes a very long stride toward the plate with modest hip rotation, landing a little stiffly but generating tremendous arm speed along the way. He can lose his delivery a little out of the stretch, drifting off the rubber too soon, and his fastball command isn't as advanced as his control. He's a potential No. 1 starter, not as high-probability as Mark Appel is but might bring the highest ceiling of any arm in the draft. Player Grades PRESENT FUTURE LOW(MPH) HIGH(MPH) Fastball 80 80 -- -- FB Movement 45 45 -- -- Command 50 60 -- -- Control 60 60 -- -- Slider 65 70 -- -- Changeup 50 55 -- -- Feel for Pitching 55 60 -- --

Law's List with write up and grades. I'll post 1 through 10 if you don't have ESPN Insider but want to look someone up I'll give you Wilner's login and pw. Appel started last year as the top guy in the draft, had a solid junior year but ended up sliding both out of the top spot on my board (to No. 4) and in the draft (to No. 8), choosing to return to Stanford for his senior year instead. The aggressiveness that was lacking last year is there now, and his off-speed stuff is better, making the decision look extremely sound, as he's well-positioned to receive more than the $3.8 million he turned down from the Pirates. Appel will sit 92-97 mph frequently and has hit 99 in the past, holding his velocity deep into games and commanding the heck out of it, especially when he tries to work down in the zone. His slider and changeup are both plus, with either pitch flashing at grade-70 level on the right night; when I saw him in early May, his changeup was the better of the two, 82-85 mph with action and great arm speed, one he could use effectively against hitters on both sides of the plate. His slider is 84-87 with big-time tilt, hard and away from right-handers, although when he tries to back-door it to left-handed hitters it can get slurvier and slow down to the point where better-caliber hitters will be able to serve it to left. Appel is a great athlete who repeats his delivery extremely well, getting out over his front side with a late release point and very clean mechanics. One knock on him last year was that his delivery was so clean that hitters could pick the ball up too easily, but that wasn't the case when I saw him this year. He should go first overall to the Astros and I cannot imagine he goes later than second to the Cubs. Player Grades PRESENT FUTURE LOW(MPH) HIGH(MPH) Fastball 65 70 -- -- FB Movement 50 50 -- -- Command 60 60 -- -- Control 65 65 -- -- Slider 60 65 -- -- Changeup 65 70 -- -- Feel for Pitching 65 70 -- -- Analysis by ESPN Scouts Inc. -Explanation of Grades

if they take away my self checkouts I will hunt you down. Anything that cuts human interaction is good.

Watched the New Hampshire vs. Trenton game, will catch the Lansing game now before heading to bed. I took some notes Deck McGuire - Biggest difference in him from everything I have ever heard about him...he works super fast. Last year he was one of the slowest working pitchers and almost every scout and radio host noted it. In the first they hit him solid, Tyler Austin smacked a ball off of him but Schimpf made a great reaction play at third. From the second through 5th he worked the ball down and away consistently. Trenton made weak weak contact and the hits he gave up with infield or seeing eye. He threw two fastballs to Slade Heathcote that if they weren't in around 93 at least, then they were deceptive and seemed faster than they are. He really likes to throw first pitch curveball, quite a few got away from him but he wasn't awful with it. When men are on he slows down a bit again and doesn't look as effective. In the 6th they hit him hard again, he was only at 95 pitches when they pulled him so he shouldn't have been tired. He was hurt by defense in this inning though as Pillar misplayed a ball badly which led to an RBI double. Kevin Pillar - quick hands, a really armsy swing. Doesn't use his lower half much at all. Looks awful on high FB's because of it. His hit in the first was solid, his double in the 8th was an inside out swing which blooped and he hustled to second as Tyler Austin loafed a little, the second double was a single down the line that hit the left field wall and went away from the OF. He blew the play in centre in the 6th. He reminds me of an effort guy in CF but I'm guessing he's not a CF full time in the bigs ever. Sean Ochinko - Was the most impressive Fisher Cat by far in this game. He blocked about 7 balls in the dirt, threw out a runner stealing and hit a monster HR. You can see his swing is long but he was pretty patient out there. Ryan Schimpf - Two really nice plays at third, but man is that swing long. I can see he'll hit it a tonne but I'm guessing his contact rates won't ever be good. Evan Crawford - Wasn't anywhere near the glove, stuff looked good but I wouldn't be confident he could throw strikes. Joel Carreno - Threw a few nice splitters or that's what the announcers thought they were. They looked good...but then he kept throwing these soft sliders. They were hammering them. And a couple of Yankee prospects. Tyler Austin looked really good at the plate but twice was lazy looking in right. Slade Heathcote had a play where Loewen went to 2nd on him and his throw bounced about 5 times on a short throw. Might have surprised him but certainly looked ugly. The announcers kept talking about how he's heating up of late but he swung at a lot of stuff no where close.

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Don't forget Nola and I think Wiper redshirted so he'll be another year before he's draft eligible.

wow, the umpires in the Astros game just let the Astros change their pitcher without him facing a batter...this is probably the worst thing an ump has done this week in a week of f*** ups.

wow, the umpires in the Astros game just let the Astros change their pitcher without him facing a batter...this is probably the worst thing an ump has done this week in a week of f*** ups.

Wil Myers left the Durham game in the 2nd... but it's just an upset stomach

but so many that leave the ladies soaking their seats.

That pic should be the PGT cover

walk off walks are the best. Shrimp time http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cMO8Pyi3UpY

but supposedly he said this earlier.

anyone else sense a game ending passed ball here

pure gut feel on how Loup was pitching is my guess. Everything was up over the middle