Article: Draft Board v.2.0

[gunnarthor]

BP has a little on draft prospect Swanson, more behind the paywall.  

"If there’s a player in this draft class who has locked up a top five selection, it’s Swanson, and this weekend was a prime example of why he’s liked by so many in the industry. The Commodore shortstop went 4-for-11 with two walks in the weekend series for Alabama, with two of the hits going for doubles, and zero strikeouts over the three games as well.

 

“There are certain kids who just get it, and [swanson] just appears to get it," said an AL scout. “The hit tool is an easy plus for me, and I think there might be some power coming, especially if you can make some adjustments with the lower half."

[Willihammer]

Not Cameron, please. If he can't hit where he is......

According to this, he was batting .438 with 8 HRs and 19 SBs through a 25 game season.

http://highschoolsports.blog.ajc.com/2015/05/05/baseball-draws-elca-kings-ridge-rematch-comes-early/

 

If you look at the preseason team link, they have his 2014 numbers which were .390 with six home runs as a junior.

Edited May 18, 2015 by Willihammer

[Willihammer]

IIRC Alex Jackson, the consensus best prep bat in last year's class, finished with around 10 HRs and a ~.550 BA in probably a more competitive HS conference in CA (versus GA - I'm just guessing tho).

[Jeremy Nygaard]

It's impossible to make anything out of high school stats.

 

If you click on the link about Cameron, you see there is a pitcher on his team that has a 0.00 ERA in 34 innings. We're not talking about him. If high school stats mattered, we would be.

[Willihammer]

I agree to an extent although I still want to know what they are if they're available.

 

That was actually the wrong link. This is the one I meant to post

 

http://usatodayhss.com/2015/all-usa-watch-cameron-has-been-dazzling-at-the-plate-and-in-the-field

[Willihammer]

The other thing is, ERA is not a stat I would use for predictive value at almost any level. In 34 innings I'd be much more curious to read about K-rate. Unfortunately that's almost never available. Similarly if a kid is ripping 10 bombs or more in a 25 high school season, that's worth taking notice of IMO.

Edited May 18, 2015 by Willihammer