Scouting Report: Tyrell Jenkins, RHP, Henderson (TX) HS (2010 Draft)

John Klima | February 12, 2010

Tyrell Jenkins is all physical projection. The Henderson (Texas) right-hander is listed at 6-4, 175. Jenkins is long and loose. When I saw him, I felt that this kid was all upside in the coming years. He didn’t show the top-shelf power of some of the headline guys, but when you looked at everything, it was easy to look in the crystal ball and see a guy with a power sinker-slider future. Jenkins is one of the best athletes as his position in the 2010 draft and his two-sport commitment to Baylor shows athletic actions and a big arm as his tools. Being a baseball guy, I’d like to see Jenkins pitch. Whichever sports he follows, I think his arm will give him the chance to be a pro.

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First look: 2010 Draft Prospects (High School pitchers)

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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Area Codes Game 20: All California and Texas Prospects

John Klima | August 10, 2009

Twenty games, 153 innings and eight gazillion notes taken by eight gazillion scouts. The Area Code Games completed with several players doing a little bit of a lot of things. Baseball Beginnings never missed a pitch.

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Area Codes 15: Jenkins jumps; Suggs surges

John Klima | August 9, 2009

Tyrell Jenkins and Colby Suggs have different body types, but these two Texas right-handers each showed why they should be on 2010 draft lists in an always-competitive state.

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Area Codes Game 8: Nothing but notes

John Klima | August 7, 2009

Dex Kjerstad hit what was probably the hardest hit ball Friday afternoon in a game between the Rangers (Texas, Louisiana) and Reds (Rockies, Idaho and Hawaii).

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Area Codes Game 5: Lipka continues to raise the level

John Klima | August 6, 2009

Matt Lipka continued to have a strong showing at the 2009 Area Codes Thursday at Blair Field.  

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