MLB Draft 2007: Who’s Hot, Who’s Not
May 27, 2007 by Geoff Young
Filed under 2007 Draft
Ready for the draft? Of course you are. You and your buddies will be hunkering down with some chips, beverages, and a big-screen TV. You’ll be livin’ large on draft day.
Wait, that’s football.
Still, as we’ve noted before, the ‘07 draft will be televised. With that in mind, it’s good to know who some of these kids are so when your team makes its pick, you won’t be staring blankly into space like some staring-blankly-into-space thing.
Or worse, making up stuff to impress your buddies:
Oh yeah, this guy is freakin’ awesome. His fastball touches 127 mph and he’s got a wicked googly to go with it. Also, he once ate 56 hot dogs at a single sitting, delivered a baby on an airplane, then threw a no-hitter.
Uh, right. You don’t want to be that guy, so what you need to do is check out Baseball America’s Draft Blog. There you can get the latest on left-hander Ross Detweiler’s split fingernail, Joe Savery’s underwhelming performance against Memphis, and more.
The kid with the 127-mph? Sorry, he only exists in your buddy’s mind…
I’d say John Flanagan of Belleville West H.S. in Illinois has to be one of THE hottest right now. He threw TWO “no hitters” last week. Three so far this year. He’s 10-0. ERA right at, or below 1.00..and, his curve, along with his 90+ mph fastballs, and other pitches makes him darn near un-hittable. This 6′6″ 220 pound left hander is the talk of the St. Louis metropolitan area..and, is getting a ton of talk from scouts. “Hot”? You bet he is. This kid is gonna be a superstar.
jon talley out of socal is going to make some scout someday look really good. guaranteed!
Thanks, guys, for the heads-up on Flanagan and Talley. I’ll have to keep my eyes on them…
The Ultimate “sleeper” for 2007 draft.
Josh Horton (touted to go middle of the first round) played High School ball against another Orange County (NC) player by then name of Justin Fyle. Horton got UNC….Fyle got Charleston Southern University. both division I schools.
They enjoyed 7 common opponents in 2006. Florida St. Gardner Webb, Campbell University, Boston College, Coastal Carolina, High Point University, and Winthrop.
The results? Horton .400 ba 17 hits, 3 doubles, 2 home runs.
Fyle: 4 home runs (despite their efforts to constantly pitch around CSU’s #1 hitter), 1 triple, 4 doubles and 27 hits. ba: .430
Always compared as hitters, Fyle also led the Big South conference with 10 assists from left field in 54 games.
Bring on the draft, it should be interesting. CD
HAS ANYONE SEEN THAT CATCHER @ MATOACA HIGH SCHOOL ERIC CURTIS??? WHAT A ARM HE HAS ITS A CANNON. I THINK HE HAS SIGNED WITH VCU
dose any one know when Bo Greenwell might go or John Telisano???
To follow up on some of these guys:
–Tolisano went to Toronto at #85 overall
–Horton went to Oakland at #90
I’ll continue to keep an eye out for the others…
Jon Talley goes to my high school and he is one amazing catcher i’ll tell ya. On Varsity this season he hit 13 HR had 38 RBI’s and hit .380 in 28 games. He’s got a great arm too. Never seen a catcher with so much potential. Watch for this guy he could be up in the MLB within 3-4 years.