By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
August 6, 2009
Tyler Kuresa (Oakmont HS, Roseville, Calif.) lined a hard-contact RBI single up the middle in the first inning and Stefan Sabol (Aliso Niguel HS, Calif.) followed with a well-hit RBI double down the third base line. Christian Yelich (Westlake HS, Thousand Oaks, Calif.), an intriguing prospect because of his 6-4, 185 frame, drove a ball to deep center field for a RBI triple in the first inning Thursday for the Brewers Blue (Southern California) against the A’s (Southeast), starting Day 2 of the 2009 Area Code Games at Blair Field in Long Beach, Calif.
Yelich won’t be a speed burner any time soon, but he has enough athletic actions to warrant a closer look, and may have grown a bit since the end of the high school season.
The damage was done against A’s starter Nate Foriest (Harpeth HS, Kingston, Tenn.), who pitched with his fastball at 85-87 and with a curveball at 75-76 in the first inning. Listed at 6-2, 190, with a lean, loose and fast arm, Foriest did well for himself by adjusting the second time through the order and turning a showcase into a simulated game environment. He showed that one inning wasn’t worth giving up on him.
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Category: 2010 Draft |
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Tags: 2009 Area Code Games, Angelo Gumbs, Austin Wilson, Bobby Geren, Brett Geren, Chris Wilson, Christian Yelich, D'Monte Grissom, Griffin Murphy, Jesus Valdez, Kevin Jordan, Nathan Foriest, Stefan Sabol, Ty Linton, Tyler Kuresa, Tyler Shreve
Today the Florida Marlins selected Christian Yelich in the first round (#23 overall) in the 2010 MLB Draft. Baseball Beginnings has been scouting Yelich from the start of the draft cycle. Enjoy links to the content we have published on him through the year.
