Analyzing Amateur Baseball Talent as it pertains to the MLB Draft
Top 50 2011 Prospects
9-18-10
Welcome to 5 Tool Talk's first stab at the top 50 prospects eligible for the 2011 draft. It should be a strong year looking at the talent that will be available, highlighted by power arms, lefties and righties, from both the college and prep ranks. Among the college hitters, Anthony Rendon gives the draft one legit all-around player and polished bat at the very top, and George Springer gives the draft one legit 5-tool talent. The prep ranks in particular offer a nice collection of talent in both the infield and outfield. Two-sport stars Archie Bradley and Bubba Starling could be looking at what Zach Lee made with the Dodgers as a starting point for their future contract negotations, as teams may have difficulty prying them away from perennial college football powerhouses Oklahoma and Nebraska respectively.
Just missing the list were Charlie Tilson, Dwight Smith, Mason Robbins, Deshorn Lake, Harold Martinez and Ricky Oropesa.
Click on the players' names listed in red to take you to their Dandy Dozen scouting reports.
1 |
Anthony Rendon | 3B | 5'11" 190 R/R | Rice |
2 |
Gerrit Cole | RHP | 6'4" 220 R/R | UCLA |
3 |
Matt Purke | LHP | 6'4" 180 L/L | TCU |
4 |
George Springer | OF | 6'3" 200 R/R | UConn |
5 |
Archie Bradley | RHP | 6'4" 210 R/R | Broken Arrow (OK) |
6 |
Taylor Jungmann | RHP | 6'6" 220 R/R | Texas |
7 |
Daniel Norris | LHP | 6'2" 180 L/L | Science Hill HS (TN) |
8 |
Sonny Gray | RHP | 5'11" 195 R/R | Vanderbilt |
9 |
Matt Barnes | RHP | 6'4" 205 R/R | UConn |
10 |
Blake Swihart | C | 6'1" 175 B/R | Cleveland HS (NM) |
11 |
Jackie Bradley, Jr. | OF | 5'10" 175 L/R | South Carolina |
12 |
Dylan Bundy | RHP | 6'1" 200 B/R | Owasso HS (OK) |
13 |
Francisco Lindor | SS | 5'11" 170 B/R | Montverde HS (FL) |
14 |
Michael Kelly | RHP | 6'5" 195 R/R | West Boca HS (FL) |
15 |
Jed Bradley | LHP | 6'4" 220 L/L | Georgia Tech |
16 |
Bubba Starling | OF/RHP | 6'4" 180 R/R | Gardner-Edgerton HS (KS) |
17 |
Austin Wood | RHP | 6'4" 220 R/R | USC |
18 |
Travis Harrison | OF | 6'2" 215 R/R | Tustin HS (CA) |
19 |
Danny Hultzen | LHP | 6'3" 200 L/L | Virginia |
20 |
Robert Stephenson | RHP | 6'3" 180 R/R | Alhambra HS (CA) |
21 |
Dillon Howard | RHP | 6'2" 200 R/R | Searcy HS (AR) |
22 |
Jason Esposito | 3B | 6'1" 200 R/R | Vanderbilt |
23 |
Trevor Bauer | RHP | 6'1" 175 R/R | UCLA |
24 |
Josh Tobias | IF/OF | 5'9" 195 B/R | Southeast Guilford HS (NC) |
25 |
Ryan Carpenter | LHP | 6'5" 225 L/L | Gonzaga |
26 |
Alex Dickerson | OF/1B | 6'3" 210 L/L | Indiana |
27 |
Phillip Evans | SS | 5'10" 180 R/R | LaCosta Canyon HS (CA) |
28 |
Tyler Beede | RHP | 6'4" 200 R/R | Lawrence Academy (MA) |
29 |
John Stilson | RHP | 6'3" 195 R/R | Texas A&M; |
30 |
Peter O'Brien | C | 6'3" 215 R/R | Bethune Cookman |
31 |
Alex Meyer | RHP | 6'9" 220 R/R | Kentucky |
32 |
Javier Baez | IF | 6'1" 205 R/R | Arlington Country Day HS (FL) |
33 |
Billy Flamion | OF | 6'1" 195 L/L | Central Catholic HS (CA) |
34 |
Christian Montgomery | RHP | 6'1" 240 R/R | Lawrence Central HS (IN) |
35 |
Jose Fernandez | RHP | 6'3" 215 R/R | Alonso HS (FL) |
36 |
Tony Zych | RHP | 6'3" 190 R/R | Louisville |
37 |
Tyler Anderson | LHP | 6'4" 215 L/L | Oregon |
38 |
Zach Cone | OF | 6'2" 205 R/R | Georgia |
39 |
Henry Owens | LHP | 6'6" 195 L/L | Edison HS (CA) |
40 |
Daniel Camarena | 1B/LHP | 6'1" 200 L/L | Cathedral Catholic HS (CA) |
41 |
Brett Mooneyham | LHP | 6'5" 235 L/L | Stanford |
42 |
Dillon Maples | RHP | 6'3" 200 R/R | Pinecrest HS (NC) |
43 |
Christian Lopes | IF | 6'0" 185 R/R | Edison HS (CA) |
44 |
Mikie Mahtook | OF | 6'1" 200 R/R | LSU |
45 |
Andrew Susac | C | 6'1" 200 R/R | Oregon State |
46 |
Grayson Garvin | LHP | 6'4" 215 L/L | Vanderbilt |
47 |
Nick Burdi | RHP | 6'3" 180 R/R | Downers Grove South HS (IL) |
48 |
Jake Cave | OF/LHP | 6'1" 180 L/L | Kecoughtan HS (VA) |
49 |
Levi Michael | SS | 5'10" 175 B/R | North Carolina |
50 |
Austin Hedges | C | 6'1" 185 R/R | J Serra HS (CA) |
Dandy Dozen
SP |
Andrew Gagnon | Well rounded RHP w/ good size, repertoire |
SP |
Erik Johnson | Big bodied RHP with good FB/CB combo |
SP |
Deshorn Lake | Live-armed RHP with sharp breaking ball |
CL |
Nick Maronde | Lived-armed LHP tough to catch up to |
C |
Nick Delmonico | May not be C long-term, big body, LH bat |
1B |
Zach Wilson | Aggressive hitter can put sting in ball |
IF |
Sean Trent | Well built hitter with pop, speed, arm |
3B |
Dante Bichette, Jr. | Clone of father with big build, power |
SS |
Austin Nola | Steady D' at shortstop, improving strength |
OF |
Nick Martini | Good all around player with patient eye |
OF |
Shon Carson | Shorter, well built 2-sport speedster |
OF |
Granden Goetzman | Fast riser w/ exciting power/speed combo |
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