Baseball Beginnings on Stetson Allie, No. #52 overall, (Pittsburgh Pirates)

By Jen Marder
June 8, 2010

Today the Pittsburgh Pirates selected Stetson Allie in the second round (#52 overall) in the 2010 MLB Draft. Baseball Beginnings has been scouting Allie from the start of the draft cycle. Enjoy links to the content we have published on Stetson Allie through the year.

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Scouting Video: Stetson Allie, RHP, St. Edward (OH) HS (2010 Draft)

By John Klima
April 10, 2010

I liked Stetson Allie enough to put Jonathan Papelbon on him. In fact, my gut feeling is that this guy will end up a closer. Here’s the extended video from Summer, 2009:

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Scouting Report: Stetson Allie, RHP, St. Edward (OH) HS (2010 Draft)

By John Klima
December 2, 2009

Stetson Allie’s fastball and change-up are the separating factors for him and should make him a first-round pick in the 2010 MLB draft. The Ohio high school right-hander will take two plus pitches into pro ball. 

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Prospect vs. Prospect: Brian Ragira vs. Stetson Allie

By John Klima
October 5, 2009

Brian Ragira is the best high school outfielder in Texas in the 2010 draft, which makes him one of the top high school outfielders on the overall board. You can see a lot of reasons why in this small video sample against a premier right-handed prospect, Stetson Allie.

First, Ragira’s body is long, lean and loose. His hands are fast and he keeps them back. His swing generates torque and power and he finishes with two hands. Facing a guy throwing hard doesn’t faze him, and that’s what you like to see in prospects like this. Ragira is an average runner on a bad day and slightly above average at full speed. His arm is above average and he can play right or center.

Allie, as seen in this video, is pure power arm from the right side. Along with the likes of Dylan Covey, he’s one of the top right-handed high school starting pitchers available in the 2010 draft.

Catcher Shane Rowland, who is the third player seen in this video, is the best high school defensive catcher I’ve seen this year. Note his quiet and soft hands and still body. Defensively, he’s vastly superior to Bryce Harper, and just about every other prep catcher on the 2010 board. Click below to view the video.

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First look: 2010 Draft Prospects (High School pitchers)

By John Klima
September 22, 2009

Baseball Beginnings is pleased to unveil our first NATIONAL look at the June 2010 draft here in September, 2009, eight months before the first name is called.

In the scouting world, every quality player is on a follow list. It’s a good bet that most of these players are already on such lists, but it’s important to remember that things will change over the next eight months – no list, no matter this one or one by a team should be considered definitive at this time of year, but should instead be regarded as a road map.

Some players who are not on this list will be hot and others who were hot in summer and fall will lose some luster in spring. That’s why you won’t see rankings here, because Baseball Beginnings works like a major league team. We’re not ranking players right now. And when we do, we keep them in-house. The world is full of people who will rank players. A good scout NEVER tells.

Every single player on this list has been seen by our scouting staff IN PERSON, meaning we don’t take our information from secondary sources. It’s on us.

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Scouting Video: RHP Stetson Allie, 2010 Draft

By John Klima
September 11, 2009

Stetson Allie reminds me of Allie Reynolds, partly because of the name, and partly because of the big arm and the power right-handed stuff. Right now, Allie projects as a first-round talent and among the first 2010 high school right-handers to come off the board. Baseball Beginnings has its first look at Allie right here, and a reminder that in this 2010 draft, we’ve got video, scouting reports and Q&As with prospects from all over the country. You won’t find a draft site that works harder than Baseball Beginnings.

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Wolters wheels, wills West

By John Klima
August 16, 2009

Bryce Harper, the made for TV prospect, went hitless. Anthony Wolters, an undersized shortstop who can run and play defense, showed he also will place himself in the running to be a top-round pick next June on Sunday night at the Aflac game at Petco Park in San Diego.

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