Round Overall               Position

  1    19    Matt Barnes         RHP

Barnes was an under-the-radar prospect and went undrafted coming out of
high school in Connecticut, but after three years at UConn he has firmly
established himself as a first-round talent. Barnes shined last summer,
ranking as the Cape Cod League's No. 3 prospect during a stint with
Wareham and going 3-0, 1.42 with 26 strikeouts in 19 innings for Team USA.
Barnes added 6-8 mph on his fastball before his sophomore year, jumping
his velocity to its current 92-96 mph range and 98 peak, which he holds
deep into games. He has a loose arm and minimal effort in his delivery.
Barnes gets good armside run on his two-seamer, and he also throws a
cutter. He throws a sharp-breaking curveball that's plus at times and an
average mid-80s changeup. Barnes is at his best when he eliminates his
slider from his repertoire. His secondary stuff, along with his command
and mechanics, need work, as he tends to alter his release point and miss
high in the zone. Scouts love Barnes' 6-foot-4, 205-pound frame, and they
still think he could add about 20 pounds.


  1    26    Blake Swihart         C

Swihart spent most of last summer with Team USA, and he led the team by
batting .448/.492/.845 with six doubles and five home runs. The natural
righthander picked up switch-hitting during his sophomore year of high
school and started catching seriously just last summer. This spring he has
split time between third base and behind the plate. Swihart is a good
athlete who is an above-average hitter with average power potential. He
hadn't put up gaudy numbers against inferior competition this spring, but
he is clearly focused on the future: Swihart works on both of his swings
by switching back and forth between hitting lefthanded and righthanded,
regardless of the pitcher he's facing. Swihart's athleticism shows up
behind the plate. He receives well and shows good footwork. He has a
strong arm and has shortened his arm stroke this spring. He obviously
would have more value at catcher, but his athleticism and potent bat may
tempt a team to move him to another position. Swihart is 6 feet and 175
pounds and baby-faced, so some scouts think he'll get taller and stronger
as he matures. He is committed to Texas, and would be eligible for the
draft again as a sophomore if he goes to college.


  1s   36    Henry Owens         LHP

The top high school pitching prospect in Southern California by a
landslide, Owens has a long track record of success against top
competition in the biggest showcases and high school games. His 6-foot-7,
200-pound frame, easy arm action, deception, composure and advanced feel
for pitching make him a potential late first-round or sandwich pick this
June. Scouts have been waiting for his velocity to jump up from the 87-90
mph range for two years, and this spring it has bumped 94, though he still
pitches at 88-91. He entered the spring with a loopy curveball as his
second pitch, but his offspeed stuff has improved as the season
progressed. His curveball has firmed up a bit, and midway through the
spring he started throwing a slider and a low-80s cutter, demonstrating
better feel for his craft. He also has a promising changeup, though he
seldom uses it against overmatched high school hitters. Despite his size
and arm action, scouts aren't convinced Owens has a ton of projection, and
his lack of current plus stuff creates reservations.


  1s   40    Jackie Bradley       OF

Bradley was South Carolina's best player his first two seasons, bashing 24
home runs, walking more than he struck out and overcoming an early hamate
injury to lead the Gamecocks to the 2010 national championship. He was the
Most Outstanding Player of the College World Series and then played for
USA Baseball's college national team. Scouting directors saw him hit .318
and saw a premium defender in center field, with average speed but
tremendous instincts, good routes and a plus arm. However, Bradley was
struggling with the new BBCOR bats and slumping this season before he went
down with a left wrist injury. He had surgery at the start of May to
repair ligament and tendon damage and wasn't expected to return this
season. Supporters point to his track record because his lone plus tools
are his defense and his arm. He lost his feel for hitting this spring as
he sold out for power, employing an uppercut that helped drop his average
to .259. His believers give him above-average hitting grades for his bat
speed and approach. Bradley looked to be sliding, perhaps out of the first
round.


  2    81    Williams Jerez       OF

Jerez moved from the Dominican Republic with his father two years ago. He
originally drew interest as a lefthander, but he has more potential as a
center fielder and has generated a lot of buzz this spring after playing
in Florida for Hank's Yanks, a team sponsored by Yankees owner Hank
Steinbrenner. Jerez's 6-foot-4, 190-pound frame is what one scout
described as "about as good a body as you could imagine." He has a wiry
strong build and should add bulk as he matures. He has average raw power,
with loft and leverage in his swing, which has a tendency to get long.
Some scouts worry how he will fare against premium velocity, but his bat
speed has improved even since March. Jerez has a plus arm and plus speed,
but it doesn't play down the line because he's slow out of the batter's
box. There's no consensus on Jerez: Some scouts question his background
and age and don't like his bat, while others project on his raw tools and
athleticism.


  3    111   Jordan Weems         C

Weems has taken advantage of his bloodlines, his own improved play, the
down year in Georgia and the dearth of catching to jump up draft boards.
He helped lead Columbus High to a state championship in 2010, and he
helped the team reach the state 3-A semifinals this season. He hopes to
become the third member of his family to get drafted, joining father Rick
(1980, 15th round, Cardinals) and brother Chase (2007, sixth round,
Yankees). Weems is tall and lanky at a listed 6-foot-3, 180 pounds, and
lacks present strength. Scouts have to project his hitting ability and
power because of his lack of physicality. His arm gets easy above-average
grades, and he posts sub-2.0-second pop times. He's a decent receiver now
who projects to be average with more strength. Weems is committed to
Georgia State.


  4    142   Noe Ramirez         RHP

Ramirez was lightly recruited and undrafted out of Alhambra (Calif.) High
in 2008, but he developed into a top-two-rounds candidate during three
stellar seasons at Cal State Fullerton. Ramirez is 29-5 in his Fullerton
career, and his 1.76 ERA this spring is the best of his career. He was
slowed by elbow tenderness earlier this spring, and he missed two weeks
with a sprained ankle later in the season, but he returned strong. Lean
and wiry at 6-foot-3, 180 pounds, Ramirez has gotten stronger since high
school, increasing his fastball velocity from the 86-88 mph range to the
88-91 range now, peaking at 92-93 early in games. He generally commands
his fastball well, but his bread-and-butter is his offspeed stuff. Ramirez
credits former Fullerton great Ricky Romero with teaching him his changeup
grip, and he throws his 83-84 mph change with the same arm speed as his
fastball, and it has splitter-like action and deception, rating as a plus
to plus-plus pitch. His slider still gets sweepy at times, but it has
improved as is now an average offering. Ramirez is a fearless competitor
with outstanding feel for pitching and one of the best track records in
the draft. He has the stuff and makeup to become a mid- to late-rotation
starter in the big leagues.


  5    172   Mookie Betts         SS

Ramirez was lightly recruited and undrafted out of Alhambra (Calif.) High
in 2008, but he developed into a top-two-rounds candidate during three
stellar seasons at Cal State Fullerton. Ramirez is 29-5 in his Fullerton
career, and his 1.76 ERA this spring is the best of his career. He was
slowed by elbow tenderness earlier this spring, and he missed two weeks
with a sprained ankle later in the season, but he returned strong. Lean
and wiry at 6-foot-3, 180 pounds, Ramirez has gotten stronger since high
school, increasing his fastball velocity from the 86-88 mph range to the
88-91 range now, peaking at 92-93 early in games. He generally commands
his fastball well, but his bread-and-butter is his offspeed stuff. Ramirez
credits former Fullerton great Ricky Romero with teaching him his changeup
grip, and he throws his 83-84 mph change with the same arm speed as his
fastball, and it has splitter-like action and deception, rating as a plus
to plus-plus pitch. His slider still gets sweepy at times, but it has
improved as is now an average offering. Ramirez is a fearless competitor
with outstanding feel for pitching and one of the best track records in
the draft. He has the stuff and makeup to become a mid- to late-rotation
starter in the big leagues.


  6    202   Miguel Pena         LHP

Lefthander Miguel Pena is essentially the same pitcher he was when the
Nationals made him a surprise fifth-round pick out of high school two
years ago. He's still 6-foot-2 and 160 pounds, and he still has an 88-91
mph fastball, a sharp curveball and a solid changeup. He repeats his clean
delivery well, allowing him to throw strikes with ease. He won 25 games in
two years at San Jacinto, though getting sent home from the Cape Cod
League last summer for disciplinary reasons hurts his cause. A 13th-round
pick of the Padres in 2010, he should go in roughly the same area of the
2011 draft. If he doesn't sign, he'll attend Lubbock Christian.


  7    232   Cody Kukuk          LHP

Lefthander Miguel Pena is essentially the same pitcher he was when the
Nationals made him a surprise fifth-round pick out of high school two
years ago. He's still 6-foot-2 and 160 pounds, and he still has an 88-91
mph fastball, a sharp curveball and a solid changeup. He repeats his clean
delivery well, allowing him to throw strikes with ease. He won 25 games in
two years at San Jacinto, though getting sent home from the Cape Cod
League last summer for disciplinary reasons hurts his cause. A 13th-round
pick of the Padres in 2010, he should go in roughly the same area of the
2011 draft. If he doesn't sign, he'll attend Lubbock Christian.


  8    262   Senquez Golson       OF

Golson plays at the alma mater of Terrell Buckley, a former NFL defensive
back who also played outfield at Florida State, and Buckley has worked
with him throughout his high school career. Golson is also a two-sport
athlete and has a football scholarship to Mississippi. Golson is an
electric athlete with plus-plus speed (4.0 seconds flat to first base),
present strength, broad shoulders and physical ability to burn. Apart from
his athleticism, his best tool is his bat. He generates tremendous bat
speed and has a short, compact swing in his 6-foot frame. With more
experience, he could generate above-average power. He's raw but no more
than other high school hitters, and scouts praise his high school coaches
for helping polish Golson's game. Mississippi plans on having him play
center field, and he has average arm strength. That said, football has
been his primary sport, and he doesn't have a lot of experience against
top pitching. He didn't fare well against Mississippi's top prep pitcher,
Hawtin Buchanan, a fellow Ole Miss signee. Rebels football coach Houston
Nutt has talked up Golson in the spring, saying he'll start at cornerback
in the fall, and Golson's signability ultimately will determine where he
goes in the draft.


  9    292   Travis Shaw          3B

Travis Shaw has the size (6-foot-4, 215 pounds) and lefthanded power that
scouts want in a third baseman, plus good bloodlines. His father Jeff made
two all-star teams and saved 203 games in a 12-year major league career.
He gets pull-happy and doesn't always catch up to quality fastballs, so
how much he'll hit in pro ball remains in question. To his credit, he
batted a solid .260/.378/.402 in the Cape Cod League last summer. Though
Shaw has the hands and arm strength for the hot corner, he lacks quickness
and agility, so he'll probably have to move to first base as a pro.


  10   322   Cody Koback          OF

Cody Koback is more toolsy than the typical Wisconsin position prospect.
The 6-foot, 185-pounder has well above-average speed, though he's still
learning to make the most of it on the bases and in center field. He makes
consistent contact and has gap power from the right side of the plate, and
his arm is solid. After an elbow injury limited him to nine games in 2010,
he rebounded to bat .424/.516/.701 this spring. He proved himself against
better competition last summer in the Northwoods League, where he hit .305
with wood bats.


  12   382   Deshorn Lake        RHP

Righthander Deshorn Lake, whose school plays in the same district as Jake
Cave's, is from the Virgin Islands and moved to the Tidewater region of
Virginia as a high school junior. He has a live but raw right arm and
strong, athletic frame at 6-foot-1, 200 pounds. He was sitting 92-93 mph
this spring. He lacks command and secondary stuff, has a long arm stroke
in the back and he doesn't repeat his release point well, so teams might
be content to check on him again after three years at East Carolina.


  16   502   Daniel Gossett      RHP

If not for Taylor Guerrieri, righthander Daniel Gossett would be the
state's top prep draft pick. A Clemson recruit, he dominated all spring,
going 9-0, 0.44 with 94 strikeouts in 49 innings before his final start,
when his stuff was down and he gave up six runs (including two homers) in
just three innings en route to losing the state 4-A championship game 11-
0. At his best, Gossett pushes his fastball into the low 90s, sitting 91-
93 mph at times despite a slim 6-foot, 165-pound frame. He has shown the
hand speed to spin a curveball with downer action that could be a swing-
and-miss pitch. His frame makes it hard to project on him, and it was
unclear whether his present stuff was enough to prompt scouts to buy him
out of Clemson.


  17   532   Blake Forslund      RHP

Righthander Blake Forslund pitched at 92-95 mph in the fall, but
inexperience and a knee injury made for a disappointing spring. A redshirt
sophomore, Forslund made a single one-inning appearance for Virginia in
2009 before transferring. He sat out 2010 and was thrown right into the
fire this season, but he struggled with his command and went 1-2, 8.31. He
also missed time with the knee injury and threw just 22 innings. At 6-
foot-4, 215 pounds, he has good frame and power stuff and can get his
fastball into the mid-90s. But he doesn't work off his fastball enough and
has a tendency to leave his pitches up in the zone.


  18   562   Andrew Jones        RHP

A pair of righthanded relievers, Andrew Jones and Grant Sides, and are the
team's top pitching prospects this year. Jones touched 93 with his heater
while generally pitching with an average fastball with decent life. He
throws a lot of strikes and has a solid-average changeup as well.


  20   622   Zach Good           LHP

Grayson County's best pitching prospect, lefthander Zach Good, threw eight
shutout innings to beat McLennan 1-0 in the second round of the regionals.
Long and lean at 6-foot-4 and 185 pounds, he has bounced back from Tommy
John surgery in high school to show a 90-91 mph fastball and feel for a
curveball. His command is still a work in progress.


  21   652   Austin Davidson      IF

Austin Davidson plays shortstop in high school and could handle the
position in college, but he projects as an average defensive second
baseman with an average arm in pro ball. He's a good athlete with fringe-
average speed and a chance for an average lefthanded bat in time, and
scouts praise his grinder mentality.


  22   682   Joe Holtmeyer       RHP

After leading NCAA Division II in strikeouts (152) and whiffs per nine
innings (15.7) and then holding his own in the Cape Cod League in 2010,
Joe Holtmeyer had early-round aspirations for the draft. But he changed
his delivery in the Cape, going from a three-quarters arm slot to more
over the top, and his stuff has suffered. Last year, the 6-foot-3, 240-
pounder had a 91-93 mph fastball and a sharp curveball. Now he's pitching
with more effort in his delivery, sitting mostly at 86-88 mph with his
heater and using a slower curve. He's still racking up strikeouts, many of
them with a changeup that has splitter action. He'll still get drafted,
but it probably won't be in the first 10 rounds and he's not drawing Joe
Blanton comparisons any longer


  24   742   Drew Turocy          OF

One of three brothers to play for Akron, outfielder Drew Turocy has led
the Zips in most offensive categories in each of the last two seasons. A
6-foot-3, 185-pound lefthanded hitter he's similar to Ben Klafczynski in
that he's a tweener with decent but not standout tools. Turocy may not
have the range or routes to play center field as a pro, and he may not
have enough power for an outfield corner. He was a two-way player in his
first two seasons at Akron, which were sandwiched around a redshirt year
in 2009 after he had Tommy John surgery.


  29   892   Matt Spalding       RHP

Righthander Matt Spalding's fastball sits at 91-93 mph and peaks at 95,
and he has held his velocity deep into games and throughout the spring. He
has significant effort and a head whack in his delivery and there's not
much projection in his 6-foot, 180-pound frame. His slider lacks
consistent bite, and he faces a future as a reliever in pro ball. He's a
good athlete who'll get the chance to be a two-way player if he attends
Western Kentucky.


  32   982   Julius Gaines        SS

Florida International was hoping to get a top Georgia recruit in infielder
Julius Gaines, who battled a shoulder injury all year that made him tough
to evaluate. Gaines hurt his shoulder pitching but is a hitter all the
way, with a chance to play shortstop with a solid-average arm and good
infield actions. He's an average runner out of the box and above-average
under way, and scouts have to do some projecting on his bat. For some, he
lacks a plus tool. His injury may make him a summer follow, especially for
a team with extra picks.


  40   1222  Jordan Gross        LHP

Don Bosco Prep has taken over as the state powerhouse in the last few
years, producing several Division I players including Virginia third
baseman Steven Proscia, who ranks No. 144 on our Top 200 this year. The
Ironmen have a strong junior class, and this year's top prospect is
lefthander Jordan Gross, who is committed to Tulane. His fastball can
range from 85-90 mph and he shows a solid curveball with some shape. He
isn't considered signable, but scouts are intrigued to see what he could
turn into in three years.


  45   1372  Matt Gedman          2B

Matt Gedman, the son of former Red Sox catcher Rich Gedman, had a solid
spring, hitting .397/.436/.571 for UMass. Also a backup goalie on the
school's hockey team, Gedman is an athletic, scrappy third baseman who
plays above his tools. He should get taken late as a senior sign, possibly
by Boston, where he would get a chance to play for his father, who's also
the hitting coach for the short-season Lowell Spinners.


  47   1432  Sam Wolff           RHP

Righthander Sam Wolff was a rare high school prospect from South Dakota in
2009 and pitched just 16 innings at San Diego last year before
transferring to Southern Nevada. At 6-foot-2 and 195 pounds, he has power
stuff, including a fastball that sits 91-92 mph and tops out at 95. The
ball explodes out of his hand and shows good two-seam action when he
throws it in, and cutting action when he throws it to his glove side.
Wolff also mixes in an above-average slider and a changeup that has a
chance to be average. He's a quality athlete with a good delivery and is
committed to New Mexico.



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