Baseball Beginnings

By John Klima
September 23, 2009

Continuing our sneak peak at the 2010 MLB Draft here in September, eight months before the draft, here is the first look at infielders. We’ve divided up the prospects by first basemen, third basemen and middle infielders. As we said in our 2010 High School Pitchers Draft Prospect List, always take follow-lists with a grain of salt simply because of the nature of baseball. Some will rise, some will fall, and some will come out of nowhere, guys who should be here, that we haven’t seen or heard of yet.

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Tags: Alex Silver, Anthony Wolters, Chad Lewis, Christian Summers, Christian Yelich, D'Monte Grissom, Dominic Ficociello, Eric Paulson, Jacob Rice, Jake Jelmini, Jared Lakind, Josh Sale, Justin O'Conner, Kris Bryant, Lonnie Kauppila, Marcus Littlewood, Matt Lipka, Ryon Healy, Sean Coyle, Spencer Davis, Tim Kiene, Ty Linton, Tyler Kuresa, Yordy Cabrera, Zach Alvord

By John Klima
September 17, 2009

The prospect vs. prospect at-bat is one of the traditions here at Baseball Beginnings. This AB will be our first look at right-hander Robbie Aviles and shortstop Jacob Rice.  Sit behind the stands with the scouts as you watch this video. (more…)

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Tags: Jacob Rice, Robbie Aviles

By John Klima
August 7, 2009

Little known little guys like Ryan Brett and John Pustay have to make the most out of big stages, even if it is in front of a small crowd late in the afternoon in Game 9 of the Area Codes Friday at Blair Field in Long Beach, Calif. (more…)

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Tags: Area Code Games, Jackson Lauman, Jacob Rice, Jason Adam, John Pustay, Mike Maddle, Ryan Brett

By John Klima
August 5, 2009

Dylan Bundy, Jordan Shipers and Archie Bradley combined to pitch seven no-hit innings for the White Sox at Blair Field Wednesday night until Kendrick Perkins led off the eighth inning with a single against left-hander Albert Minnis.

White Sox starter Dylan Bundy (Owasso HS, Sperry, Oklahoma), a husky, powerfully-built 6-2, 205 right-hander, hit 91, 92 and 93 mph with his fastball in the first inning, controlling it enough to get outs. He dropped in a change-up at 77 and a curveball for a strikeout at 74 to retire Perkins, showcasing his secondary pitches.

Bundy struck out the side in the second inning. Pitching with his fastball at 91-93, Bundy struck out Jacob Felts (Orangefield HS, Orange Tex.) and Jared Lakind (Cypress Woods HS, Cypress, Tex.) with fastballs. He finished off Dex Kjerstad (Canyon Randall HS, Amarillo) with the best breaking ball he threw in his outing.

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Tags: Albert Minnis, Archie Bradley, Area Code Games, Austin Kubitza, Brian Ragira, Chuck Jones, Dex Kjerstad, Dylan Bundy, Jacob Felts, Jacob Rice, Jared Lakind, John Simms, Jordan Shipers, Kendrick Perkins, Matt Lipka, Mike Maddle, Spencer Davis, Tony Rizzotti

By John Klima
August 5, 2009

If there is an Opening Day for the Draft season, today is it. The morning and early afternoon batting practice sessions have been completed and the 2009 Area Code Games are under way at Blair Field in Long Beach, Calif., and the 2010 Major League Draft is now on the clock.

Scanning the scouting highlights from the morning sessions, in which some 200 hitters participated, here is a handful of noteworthy performers.

The hardest hit ball of the six-hour BP session was possibly hit by Anthony Bryant of Connally HS of Pflugerville, Texas. A left-handed hitter listed at 6-3, 215, Bryant got his loose and easy swing into a pitch to drive it on a solid line off the right-field scoreboard, just to the right of the 387-foot marker.

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Tags: Angelo Gumbs, Anthony Bryant, Area Code Games, Austin Wilson, Brian Ragira, Christian Lopes, D'Monte Grissom, Greg Brodzinski, Jacob Brugman, Jacob Felts, Jacob Rice, Josh Alexander, Justin O'Conner, Kendrick Perkins, Kevin Jordan, Kris Bryant, Marcus Littlewood, Matt Lipka, Michael Lorenzen, Mike Benjamin, Pat kelly, Ryan Brett, Sean Coyle, Spencer O'Neil, T.C. Mark, Tim Kiene, Trevor Allen