By John Klima
June 28, 2010
Gerrit Cole is going to be a first rounder in 2011. His first outing in the College World Series, I thought, was one of his best efforts of command, control and consistency. I’ve always said I liked Cole’s arm power but I always wanted to see more big league-quality strikes more consistently. I think he made strides towards better efficiency in 2010. We have shot plenty of video of him in 2009 and 2010. Here’s our last look at him in 2010. We’ll be back on him in 2011.
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By John Klima
June 26, 2010
Trevor Bauer has now been introduced to the rest of the country, following his 11-strikeout performance against Florida in his Saturday night start at the College World Series. While Bauer has been a name on a list for most of the country, he’s been no secret out here. Long before he set the single-season UCLA strikeout record, Bauer had established himself as a guy with arm speed and big stuff. What you see is what you get: Bauer pounds the lower half with his two-seamer at 90-92, bumps up to 93-95 when he wants it, and has that hard curveball that he can throw for a strike or make hitters chase in the dirt. He skipped his senior year of high school, so you don’t have to predict that he will be fastracked, because he already is. We’ve shot quite a bit of video of Bauer and will cover him in the 2011 draft cycle, but I’m willing to bet what you see here at Baseball Beginnings will be better video than what you see anywhere else.
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By Jen Marder
June 26, 2010
As the College World Series continues today, we at Baseball Beginnings wanted to bring your attention to the players we have covered who are playing. With UCLA playing an elimination game today, with Trevor Bauer pitching, we bromg you links to the UCLA players that we have covered.
Gerrit Cole
Watch Gerrit Cole Video
Watch Gerrit Cole vs. Jack Marder
Read Gerrit Cole Scouting Update
Read Gerrit Cole vs. Sonny Gray
Watch 2009 Gerrit Cole vs. Grant Green
Read 2009 Gerrit Cole Q&A
Read 2009 Gerrit Cole Scouting Report
Watch April 2009 Gerrit Cole Video
Trevor Bauer
Watch Trevor Bauer Video
Watch more Trevor Bauer Video
Watch more Trevor Bauer Video
Watch more Trevor Bauer Video
Rob Rasmussen
Watch Rob Rasmussen Video
Read Rob Rasmussen Scouting Report
Read Rob Rasmussen Scouting Update
Watch Rob Rasmussen Video
Watch more Rob Rasmussen Video
Read Rob Rasmussen Q&A
Niko Gallego
Read Niko Gallego Scouting Snapshot
Matt Grace
Watch Matt Grace Video
Watch more Matt Grace Video
Read Matt Grace vs. Bryce Ortega
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By John Klima
June 12, 2010
In this day and age, many a young pitcher attempts to imitate Tim Lincecum. Most guys should not attempt this at home. The one guy in baseball who can do it and get away with it because it works for him is UCLA right-hander Trevor Bauer.
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By John Klima
June 11, 2010
There are always a few certainties with Gerrit Cole starts. He’ll throw hard. He’ll take his time. Sometimes his fastball will do what it wants to. And sometimes he can tell it what to do.
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By John Klima
June 10, 2010
Matt Grace is the poster guy for the “NTP” notation on a manager’s card, as in “Needs To Pitch.” In the case of Grace, his three years at UCLA were spent mostly in the bullpen, as four arms on his last pitching staff will have been drafted at higher spots than Grace’s 8th round selection in the 2010 draft by the Washington Nationals.
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By Jen Marder
June 8, 2010
Today the Florida Marlins selected Rob Rasmussen in the second round (#73overall) in the 2010 MLB Draft. Baseball Beginnings has been scouting Rasmussen from the start of the draft cycle. Enjoy links to the content we have published on him through the year.
Watch Rob Rasmussen Video
Read Rob Rasmussen Scouting Report
Read Rob Rasmussen Scouting Update
Watch Rob Rasmussen Video
Watch more Rob Rasmussen Video
Read Rob Rasmussen Q&A
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By John Klima
May 30, 2010
Love Rob Rasmussen. From a scout’s point of view, he’s a solid three pitch left-handed starter with a bulldog mentality. An up-tempo guy who likes to attack the zone.
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By John Klima
May 28, 2010
Rob Rasmussen has come a long way from a small-school high school pitcher. He has all the hallmarks of a durable left-handed starter who should be around for the long haul. He was the best left-handed college starter I have seen this season. I’m a big believer in the left-handed curveball even in the age when most people want left-handers to have a change-up for the right-handers. Rasmussen has a solid change, but for my money, I love left-handers with hard curveballs and killer instincts.
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By John Klima
May 8, 2010
Jack Marder and Gerrit Cole meet here on Beginnings after meeting on a recent Friday night. Have fun with the short clip below, then watch, as your head can also explode along with ours at the umpteen hyperlinks to content we have created on these two guys in the last year.
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