Appel's night is done after 7 innings and 117 pitches. Stanford's trailing UNLV 3-2 in the top of the 8th. 7 IP, 4 H, 3 R (1 earned), BB, 15 K
That and his fastball was pretty flat, right? I'm not that into scouting for the draft, I focus more on the current minor league players
Arkansas beat San Diego State 4-3, but Ryne Stanek's mediocre spring continues... 4.1 IP, 5 H (1 homer), 3 ER, 5 BB, 5 K. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23SanDiego">#SanDiego</a> 3B Kris Bryant with another HR tonight. Now hitting .375 w/ 4 2B, 7 HR, 14 RBI, 17 BB, .546 OBP/.896 SLG over 14 games <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23mlbdraft">#mlbdraft</a></p>— Dan Kirby (@DanMKirby) <a href="https://twitter.com/DanMKirby/status/310259651054821376">March 9, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Kris Bryant over his last 8 games: 13-for-27 (.482) w/ 2 2B, 7 HR, 13 RBI, 11 BB, .632 OBP/1.333 SLG. Leads nation in HR <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23SanDiego">#SanDiego</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23mlbdraft">#mlbdraft</a></p>— Dan Kirby (@DanMKirby) <a href="https://twitter.com/DanMKirby/status/310260102928138240">March 9, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Manaea's day is done after 6 innings and 97 pitches, and he's in line for the victory. 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
That's a solid line for Manea. Bryant sure is making things interesting. You think he has a chance at being the first pick? (of course there's still a lot of time left until the draft)
I doubt it because most scouts don't think he can play 3B. He most likely ends up at 1B or in LF. If he could play third, though, he'd be right there with Appel and Manaea to go number one.
Jonathan Gray of OU is rising quickly. He was just named Big 12 pitcher of the week. Vs. UCLA on Saturday, he threw 7 scoreless, allowed 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 8 for the win. The following video is from the 1st-3rd innings of that game. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PpmOv_EhynI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> With a mid-90s fastball that includes "a peak of 98-100 and no signs of diminishing velocity late in games," his stuff is fitting of a man who stands 6'4" and weighs 240. He also throws a cutter/slider hybrid in the mid-to-high 80s and a low-80s changeup. Aaron Fitt of Baseball America compares Gray to Gerrit Cole in a recent chat. Cole, if you remember, was a 1st-round pick of the Yankees in high school in 2008, spurned them for UCLA, and emerged as the #1 overall pick in 2011.
Looks to be a full house... <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>This place is buzzing. People still pouring in. Just heard our first duck call of the day. <a href="http://t.co/Vjre2VR1i7" title="http://twitter.com/NathanRode/status/311587106352934912/photo/1">twitter.com/NathanRode/sta…</a></p>— Nathan Rode (@NathanRode) <a href="https://twitter.com/NathanRode/status/311587106352934912">March 12, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>One of the hardest and furthest balls i have ever seen a high school kid hit</p>— Benjamin Ford (@PGBenFord) <a href="https://twitter.com/PGBenFord/status/311617017457295361">March 12, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
