Looks like several of the videos I shot of prospects for this year’s Rule 4 Draft are up:
RHP Mike Leake
LHP Matt Purke
LHP Cameron Coffey
CF Everett Williams
RHP Shelby Miller
I’ll throw up a new post whenever I see more of these videos go up. Also, I wrote about Brett Anderson, Tyson Ross, Brett Hunter, and Hector Rondon yesterday and will be writing about Dayan Viciedo and Aaron Poreda tonight.
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Keith, will you be coming to the greater Atlanta area at all this year?
Keith, I know what the rule 4 and drafts are but what are the other three?
Buster Olney has it from a scout who he says is “not one for hyperbole” that Strasburg is throwing legitimate triple digit fastballs with good movement; is this what you’ve seen as well? If so, is there ANY question about whether he’ll be the number 1 pick in the draft outside of money?
Keith, I see echoes of Godard in your camera work.
Jeremy: I just loved the Sidd Finch comp in that article.
I’m not a scout, but I like Leake’s delivery the most of the group. His little “glove drop” thing looks a lot like Brad Penny’s first move.
Keith,
How do scouts learn when college pitchers will be pitching? I ask because as a student at Long Beach State I want to see Strasburg pitch but I do not want to make the drive down to San Diego unless I have to. SDSU has an away game at Blair Field on 4/7 should I just hope he starts that game? You all must have a harder job timing your visits or you stay for a greater number of games…
Thanks
Jonathan: Yes, at some point.
Ryan: There are no Rule 1-3 drafts. There are, however, Rules 1, 2, and 3. Rule 4 defines the June draft, Rule 5 defines the December one.
Jeremy: I will see Strasburg next week. I have heard what Buster has heard, but have not seen it live.
Dan: The best starter on a college team nearly always starts every Friday night (or Thursday if that’s the series opener). Scouts, and pseudo-scouts like me, call coaches or SIDs to get information like rotations.
Keith-
Great advice..Got to see Strasburg tonight. Think it was 14Ks in 7 innings..he got hit a little bit and dinged his leg in the 7th sliding into first to beat out a the runner on a ball he fielded but kept pitching. I counted at least 8 radar guns. I sat behind one and he was conistantly at 97-98 with his fastball and his breaking ball was at 91-92 all night. He also threw a couple pitches in the high 70s low 80s that just buckled some knees. They were cheating fastball on him and then they would get junk. He did balk in a run. And the Ump was not giving him anything on the inside corners for his breaking ball on lefties. It was a neat experience. I am excited to see him mature. I am sorry I missed the glory days at CSULB of a few years back.