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quote: Corner Infielders:
- Height: 6'2" Weight: 200 Pounds
- Shows Power Numbers:
Does "power numbers" equal batting average? |
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| Posts: 74 | Location: va | Registered: April 17, 2008 | |
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If the hitter has all singles his BA=SL%,
However the power numbers guys are not the table setters, sort of speak.
Power numbers reflect the hitter's ability
to drive the ball into the power alleys, as in
doubles, and over the wall, as in home runs, and the ability to drive runs in. What one wants, in a traditional sense, from the 3-4-5-6 hitters.
A few 'power numbers' names that you remember:
- A. Soriano
- Dale Murphy
- Mike Schmidt
- H. Killebrew
- many others
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The following was posted by Perfect Game, which many believe to be a reputable organization, Here is there take on the State of Maryland Baseball:
DRAFT 2008 - STATE-BY-STATE PREVIEW
MARYLAND
OVERVIEW: The University of Maryland produced a supplemental first-rounder last year in lefthander Brett Cecil, but the state (technically, at least) won’t come close to making that kind of contribution to this draft. It might have claimed, though, the three best high school players who reside in Maryland had they all not elected to attend private school in adjoining Washington, D.C.
Lefthander Daniel Hultzen (Bethesda) attends St. Albans School, while outfielder L.J. Hoes (Mitchellville) and lefthander Scott Silverstein (Brookeville) attend St. John’s College Prep. In fact, most of the players on the nationally-ranked St. John’s College Prep roster are Maryland residents. Hoes, Hultzen and Silverstein were scouted this spring as potential top 3-round talents, although injury and signability issues could knock them all down significantly. Those three players will be addressed as part of our coverage of Washington, D.C.
The continued uncertain status of Navy righthander Mitch Harris also potentially compromises Maryland’s impact on the 2008 draft. It still hasn’t been completely resolved what Harris’ ongoing commitment to the U.S. Naval Academy might be once he graduates. The same uncertainty surrounds another Navy pitcher, sophomore righthander Oliver Drake, who has climbed prospect lists this spring.
Another Maryland player, Arundel High righthander Tyler Hibbs, may have taken himself out of the running to be one of the state’s better drafts, as well, when he was charged with possession of marijuana while being pulled over for a traffic violation just prior to the 2008 season. Charges are still pending, but Florida State pulled his scholarship offer a day after the incident. Hibbs didn’t play baseball this spring when he was assigned to an alternative school.
Though the state’s overall draft impact has been marginalized, Maryland did send teams to the NCAA Division III World Series (Johns Hopkins) and Junior College World Series (Hagerstown) this year. Both those schools have late-round candidates—outfielder Rob Pietroforte at Johns Hopkins and righthander Aerik Taylor at Hagerstown.
STRENGTH: High school talent attending private schools in Washington, D.C.
WEAKNESS: High-end offensive players.
OVERALL RATING (1-to-5 scale): 2.
Best Out-of-State Prospect, Maryland Connection: Daniel Hultzen, lhp, St. Albans School, Washington, D.C. (Lives in Bethesda).
Top 2009 Prospect: A.J. Casario, of-c, U. of Maryland.
Top 2010 Prospect: No candidate.
Highest Pick, Draft History: Harold Baines, of, St. Michaels HS (1977, White Sox/1st round, 1st pick).
Highest Pick, 2006 Draft: Matt Sweeney, c, Magruder HS, Rockville (Angels, 8th round).
Highest Pick, 2007 Draft: Brett Cecil, lhp, U. of Maryland (Blue Jays/1st round, 38th pick).
Best College Team: Johns Hopkins
Best Junior College Team: Hagerstown.
Best High School Team: Calvert Hall (Towson).
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quote: Originally posted by VJC Baseball:
Thanks Jason. I think it's best this conversation be carried off-line, if you know what I mean? To start, of course PG missed talent |
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Seeing that the draft is tomorrow... Here is the report from PGCrosschecker. Not sure if I'm supposed to do this or not, but I did.
Who is missing that should be on this list?
DRAFT 2008
STATE-BY-STATE FOLLOW LIST
Compiled by Allan Simpson / Perfect GameUSA
May 15, 2008
EDITOR’S NOTE: The attached follow list is a rough estimation of how we see the top prospects in Maryland being drafted. We have given marginal consideration in the evaluation process to signability, which will vary from player to player and may significantly impact a player’s draft position. We have written comprehensive scouting reports on all players in Groups I, II and III on the accompanying list.
GROUPS (College, Junior College, High School)
1 Premium-round draft (Rounds 1-3; projected first-round pick in boldface type)
2 High-round draft (Rounds 4-10)
3 Mid-round draft (Rounds 11-25)
4 Late-round draft (Rounds 26-50)
5 Chance draft/Solid college prospect (players listed in alphabetical order)
2008 STATE PREVIEW
MARYLAND
COLLEGE
Rank Player Pos. Class B-T HT WT College Hometown Prev. Drafted B'date
GROUP 2
1. Mitch Harris RHP Sr. R-R 6-4 215 Navy Mt. Holly, N.C. Braves '07 (24) 11-7-85
GROUP 3
2. Eddie Bach LHP So. L-L 6-1 170 Maryland-Balt. County Columbia Never drafted 8-27-86
3. Brian Conley OF/C Sr. L-R 6-2 185 Towson Gaithersburg Never drafted 5-7-86
4. Oliver Drake RHP So. R-R 6-4 194 Navy Gardner, Mass. Never drafted 1-13-87
GROUP 4
5. Rob Piertoforte OF Sr. R-R 6-3 220 Johns Hopkins Brooklyn, N.Y. Never drafted 5/7/86
6. Kevin Biringer RHP Sr. R-R 6-6 200 Maryland Albuquerque, N.M. Never drafted
7. Steve Braun 2B Sr. R-R 6-1 180 Maryland Granada Hills, Calif. Never drafted
8. Dan Blewett RHP Jr. R-R 6-0 185 Maryland-Balt. County Bel Air Never drafted 12-15-85
GROUP 5
Jonas Fester SS Sr. R-R 6-0 195 Johns Hopkins Dallas, Texas Never drafted 7-18-86
Wade Keenan LHP Jr. L-L 6-0 190 Villa Julie Liberty Never drafted
Mike Murphy 3B Jr. R-R 6-0 195 Maryland Silver Spring Never drafted
Jensen Pupa RHP/1B Jr. L-R 6-1 170 Maryland Germantown Never drafted
Steven Soares C So. R-R 5-10 195 Navy Coral Springs, Fla. Never drafted 5-18-87
JUNIOR COLLEGE
Rank Player Pos. Class B-T HT WT Junior College Prev. Drafted Commitment B'date
GROUP 4
1. Zach Moore C Fr. L-R 6-4 190 Dundalk Never drafted
2. Aerik Taylor RHP So. R-R 6-1 205 Hagerstown Never drafted Oklahoma State 12-2-87
GROUP 5
Tyler Bugna RHP So. R-R 6-0 205 Cecil Never drafted Towson
Jake Darr UT So. R-R 5-11 178 Hagerstown Never drafted Mount St. Mary's 4-12-88
HIGH SCHOOL
Rank Player Pos. Class B-T HT WT High School Hometown Commitment B'date
GROUP 2
1. Kevin Brady RHP Sr. L-R 6-3 195 Gaithersburg Montgomery Village Clemson 9-7-90
GROUP 3
2. Tommy Winegardner SS Sr. B-R 5-11 175 Riverdale Baptist St. Leonard Coastal Carolina 3-11-90
GROUP 4
3. Tyler Hibbs RHP Sr. R-R 5-11 160 Arundel Odenton Tallahassee CC 1-3-90
4. Gabriel Feldman RHP Sr. R-R 5-11 185 Walt Whitman Bethesda Wake Forest 12-15-89
5. Paul DeVito LHP Sr. R-L 6-2 170 Archbishop Spalding Annapolis Radford 1-4-90
6. Ryan Harris OF Sr. R-R 6-4 210 Bishop McNamara Clinton
7. Sander Beck RHP/SS Sr. R-R 6-3 195 Severna Millersville Maryland 10-3-90
GROUP 5
Jason Allinder C Sr. Snow Hill Pocomoke City Niagara
Charles Bartlett IF/OF Sr. Our Lady/Good Council Rockville La Salle
Tyler Bennett C Sr. R-R 6-2 200 Richardson Federalsburg Maryland
Leighton Cooper OF Sr. B-R 6-0 170 Flint Fort Washington Notre Dame
Brady Feigl LHP Sr. R-L 5-10 145 Old Mill Severn Mount St. Mary's
Michael Foster SS Sr. R-R 6-0 150 Easton Easton Mount St. Mary's
Brian Frederick SS/RHP Sr. R-R 6-1 180 Dulaney Cockeysville UNC Greeneboro
Josh Futter RHP Sr. R-R 6-1 190 Wilde Lake Columbia James Madison
Matt Hillsinger OF Sr. L-R 6-2 175 Archbishop Spalding Bowie Radford
Dan Horner LHP Sr. L-L 5-11 175 Easton Easton Mount St. Mary's
Jeff Kemp SS Sr. R-R 6-1 185 Archbishop Spalding Annapolis Radford
Ryan Kemp RHP Sr. R-R 6-2 195 Mount St. Joseph Mt. St. Joseph
Hunter Kitchens RHP Sr. R-R 5-11 160 Glenelg Woodbine
Austin Knight SS Sr. B-R 6-0 180 Boys Latin Pfeisterstown
Matthew Markey RHP Sr. R-R 5-11 175 St. Paul's Kingsville
Jason Patten RHP Sr. R-R 6-0 190 Archbishop Spalding Davidsonville Radford
Aaron Poretz RHP Sr. R-R 5-5 130 St. Mary's Lothean
Tony Prescott IF Sr. Howard Elkridge Mount St. Mary's
Brooks Rothschild RHP Sr. R-R 5-11 188 Calvert Hall Pasadena Mount St. Mary's
Sean Thompson LHP Sr. L-L 6-4 195 Archbishop Curley Elkridge High Point
Carl Travers C Sr. R-R 5-11 165 Riverdale Baptist Huntingtown Radford 9-1-89
Ben Winter OF Sr. Centennial Ellicott City Towson
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jrip,
VJC: I give up, you win. Hopkins is the Best team in the State of Maryland and will probably have ten kids drafted. They also open up next year with the Red Sox in Fenway !! Long live D3 Baseball.
...now your just getting ridiculous, I just ask that people not trash what they don't know...plain and simple, too many people think the DIII isn't any better than HS, and that is DEAD WRONG. And that has something to do with why there has been so many transfers in college baseball, and partially why the NCAA changed their transfer rules. I'm tired of hearing people say i've got a kid that can start for you, and he throws 80 mph...maybe if he develops, gets stronger, and throws harder, but not right now, he'd get shelled at our level, period.
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quote: Originally posted by PGStaff:
Seeing that the draft is tomorrow... Here is the report from PGCrosschecker. Not sure if I'm supposed to do this or not, but I did.
Who is missing that should be on this list?
DRAFT 2008
STATE-BY-STATE FOLLOW LIST
Compiled by Allan Simpson / Perfect GameUSA
May 15, 2008
EDITOR’S NOTE: The attached follow list is a rough estimation of how we see the top prospects in Maryland being drafted. We have given marginal consideration in the evaluation process to signability, which will vary from player to player and may significantly impact a player’s draft position. We have written comprehensive scouting reports on all players in Groups I, II and III on the accompanying list.
GROUPS (College, Junior College, High School)
1 Premium-round draft (Rounds 1-3; projected first-round pick in boldface type)
2 High-round draft (Rounds 4-10)
3 Mid-round draft (Rounds 11-25)
4 Late-round draft (Rounds 26-50)
5 Chance draft/Solid college prospect (players listed in alphabetical order)
2008 STATE PREVIEW
MARYLAND
COLLEGE
Rank Player Pos. Class B-T HT WT College Hometown Prev. Drafted B'date
GROUP 2
1. Mitch Harris RHP Sr. R-R 6-4 215 Navy Mt. Holly, N.C. Braves '07 (24) 11-7-85
GROUP 3
2. Eddie Bach LHP So. L-L 6-1 170 Maryland-Balt. County Columbia Never drafted 8-27-86
3. Brian Conley OF/C Sr. L-R 6-2 185 Towson Gaithersburg Never drafted 5-7-86
4. Oliver Drake RHP So. R-R 6-4 194 Navy Gardner, Mass. Never drafted 1-13-87
GROUP 4
5. Rob Piertoforte OF Sr. R-R 6-3 220 Johns Hopkins Brooklyn, N.Y. Never drafted 5/7/86
6. Kevin Biringer RHP Sr. R-R 6-6 200 Maryland Albuquerque, N.M. Never drafted
7. Steve Braun 2B Sr. R-R 6-1 180 Maryland Granada Hills, Calif. Never drafted
8. Dan Blewett RHP Jr. R-R 6-0 185 Maryland-Balt. County Bel Air Never drafted 12-15-85
GROUP 5
Jonas Fester SS Sr. R-R 6-0 195 Johns Hopkins Dallas, Texas Never drafted 7-18-86
Wade Keenan LHP Jr. L-L 6-0 190 Villa Julie Liberty Never drafted
Mike Murphy 3B Jr. R-R 6-0 195 Maryland Silver Spring Never drafted
Jensen Pupa RHP/1B Jr. L-R 6-1 170 Maryland Germantown Never drafted
Steven Soares C So. R-R 5-10 195 Navy Coral Springs, Fla. Never drafted 5-18-87
JUNIOR COLLEGE
Rank Player Pos. Class B-T HT WT Junior College Prev. Drafted Commitment B'date
GROUP 4
1. Zach Moore C Fr. L-R 6-4 190 Dundalk Never drafted
2. Aerik Taylor RHP So. R-R 6-1 205 Hagerstown Never drafted Oklahoma State 12-2-87
GROUP 5
Tyler Bugna RHP So. R-R 6-0 205 Cecil Never drafted Towson
Jake Darr UT So. R-R 5-11 178 Hagerstown Never drafted Mount St. Mary's 4-12-88
HIGH SCHOOL
Rank Player Pos. Class B-T HT WT High School Hometown Commitment B'date
GROUP 2
1. Kevin Brady RHP Sr. L-R 6-3 195 Gaithersburg Montgomery Village Clemson 9-7-90
GROUP 3
2. Tommy Winegardner SS Sr. B-R 5-11 175 Riverdale Baptist St. Leonard Coastal Carolina 3-11-90
GROUP 4
3. Tyler Hibbs RHP Sr. R-R 5-11 160 Arundel Odenton Tallahassee CC 1-3-90
4. Gabriel Feldman RHP Sr. R-R 5-11 185 Walt Whitman Bethesda Wake Forest 12-15-89
5. Paul DeVito LHP Sr. R-L 6-2 170 Archbishop Spalding Annapolis Radford 1-4-90
6. Ryan Harris OF Sr. R-R 6-4 210 Bishop McNamara Clinton
7. Sander Beck RHP/SS Sr. R-R 6-3 195 Severna Millersville Maryland 10-3-90
GROUP 5
Jason Allinder C Sr. Snow Hill Pocomoke City Niagara
Charles Bartlett IF/OF Sr. Our Lady/Good Council Rockville La Salle
Tyler Bennett C Sr. R-R 6-2 200 Richardson Federalsburg Maryland
Leighton Cooper OF Sr. B-R 6-0 170 Flint Fort Washington Notre Dame
Brady Feigl LHP Sr. R-L 5-10 145 Old Mill Severn Mount St. Mary's
Michael Foster SS Sr. R-R 6-0 150 Easton Easton Mount St. Mary's
Brian Frederick SS/RHP Sr. R-R 6-1 180 Dulaney Cockeysville UNC Greeneboro
Josh Futter RHP Sr. R-R 6-1 190 Wilde Lake Columbia James Madison
Matt Hillsinger OF Sr. L-R 6-2 175 Archbishop Spalding Bowie Radford
Dan Horner LHP Sr. L-L 5-11 175 Easton Easton Mount St. Mary's
Jeff Kemp SS Sr. R-R 6-1 185 Archbishop Spalding Annapolis Radford
Ryan Kemp RHP Sr. R-R 6-2 195 Mount St. Joseph Mt. St. Joseph
Hunter Kitchens RHP Sr. R-R 5-11 160 Glenelg Woodbine
Austin Knight SS Sr. B-R 6-0 180 Boys Latin Pfeisterstown
Matthew Markey RHP Sr. R-R 5-11 175 St. Paul's Kingsville
Jason Patten RHP Sr. R-R 6-0 190 Archbishop Spalding Davidsonville Radford
Aaron Poretz RHP Sr. R-R 5-5 130 St. Mary's Lothean
Tony Prescott IF Sr. Howard Elkridge Mount St. Mary's
Brooks Rothschild RHP Sr. R-R 5-11 188 Calvert Hall Pasadena Mount St. Mary's
Sean Thompson LHP Sr. L-L 6-4 195 Archbishop Curley Elkridge High Point
Carl Travers C Sr. R-R 5-11 165 Riverdale Baptist Huntingtown Radford 9-1-89
Ben Winter OF Sr. Centennial Ellicott City Towson
This is a question from PG Staff. How do you come up with this list? (I am Being serious) |
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| Posts: 62 | Location: Va. | Registered: November 11, 2007 | |
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quote: Compiled by Allan Simpson / Perfect GameUSA
Allan was the founder and editor of Baseball America for 26 years before he went to work for Perfect Game. He has an unbelievable amount of contacts in professional scouting and college baseball. He is generally considered one of the foremost draft experts in baseball. All that said, he or no one else is perfect. Of course, the majority of all these named players will not be drafted. And I do think the states like California, Florida, Texas and Georgia will be more accurate than some of the smaller states that don't usually produce as many draft picks. Some players are always missed. There are many who produce lists. Over the next couple days we will see who provided the most accurate list. That is the good part... We get to find out very soon. We never claimed to be perfect. I'm positive we will miss some from Maryland. I'm also positive that we named more players from Maryland than anyone else. And before anyone mentions it... No! all these players did not attend PG events or pay to get listed. |
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| Posts: 4839 | Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Registered: December 27, 2002 | |
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quote: We never claimed to be perfect. I'm positive we will miss some from Maryland. I'm also positive that we named more players from Maryland than anyone else.
And before anyone mentions it... No! all these players did not attend PG events or pay to get listed.
It is ironic, but with a name like Perfect Game - are you sure you are not in fact claiming to be perfect?  Seriously, I can vouch for the second part. A friend sent me a note recently that my son was listed by pgcrosschecker for South Carolina. He never attended a PG event. Although he was listed much lower than I would have liked, I was still glad he was on the list nonetheless  |
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This thread is humerous. It started with a question whether DIII is on level with high school and ended up with a claim that DIII is better than DI. Couple of observations in my humble opinion.
JH is unique among DIII. Instead of it's high admission standards being a detriment, in the current climate, its incredibly high academic standing enables it to entice some high caliber talent. A few other DIII of similar standing are able to steal a few players each year from DI.
Most players, (or parents of players), who starts in high school, in all sports-not just baseball, believe they can, or could have played, DII--if they wanted to. That's silly. DIIIs recruit.
However, comparing DI with DIII is really an apples/oranges comparison.
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quote: Originally posted by PGStaff:
Who is missing that should be on this list?
A arm from Maryland, Enrique Garcia |
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| Posts: 1521 | Location: Fairland, Maryland USA | Registered: December 26, 2002 | |
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quote: Originally posted by gamefan: quote: Corner Infielders:
- Height: 6'2" Weight: 200 Pounds
- Shows Power Numbers:
Does "power numbers" equal batting average?
Thought these stats are as interesting HR >34 y/o Total HR % BONDS 263 708 37 AARON 245 755 32 PALMEIRO 208 569 37 RUTH 198 714 28 JACKSON 153 563 27 MCCOVEY 137 521 26 MCGWIRE 126 583 22 MURRAY 125 504 25 SCHMIDT 123 548 22 MAYS 118 660 18 ROBINSON 111 586 19 BANKS 108 512 21 WILLIAMS 103 521 20 KILLEBREW 86 573 15 SOSA 49 588 8 OTT 48 511 9 MANTLE 40 536 7 MATTHEWS 19 512 4 FOXX 7 534 1 |
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