At the start of this year, it looked like the best college bat (that being the best all-around run producer) would either be Kris Bryant or DJ Peterson. There were (and are) some concerns about Bryant’s ability to hit for average as a pro, and there were questions about Peterson’s true power potential (for a Read More

Not a ton of change from last week to this week. The top college bats appear to be Bryant, Renfroe, Moran, Peterson, and Wilson. Going strictly by the numbers, and Hunter Dozier is right in the middle of that conversation, and has been throughout the year. It’s the second straight year he’s been near the Read More

Notes: Well, we nearly saw a fun Jonathan Gray-Jason Hursh matchup on Friday. We at least Hursh was in top form, striking out 9 in 9 IP, allowing 1 FB out to 14 GB outs. Gray was just OK the next day against Oklahoma State. Gonzaga lefty Marco Gonzales and Missouri State’s Nick Petree both Read More

At this point, it doesn’t seem likely that anyone will be overtaking Kris Bryant as the best overall college bat. Between his ability to get on base and his plus plus raw power, no one else has close to the same skillset. Hunter Renfroe‘s walk rate has increased a ton compared to last year, and Read More

Notes: While Jonathan Gray has been the big name the past few months, Mark Appel has probably established himself as the clear #1 college pitcher available. Gray has more upside, but with Appel’s polish, longer track record, higher floor, and bigger repertoire, he is a more enticing pick, especially for those looking to nab a Read More

More sleepers to follow. In case you haven’t followed some of the other posts: Part one of the series Part two Part three Part four Part five Sam Moll, LHP (Memphis): The Tigers saw right-hander Dan Langfield go in the 3rd round of last year’s draft, and Moll could easily go that high in 2013. Read More

Notes:   Potential First Rounders Pitcher Line Opponent Mark Appel, RHP (Stanford)  8.1 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 9 K Oregon Jonathan Gray, RHP (Oklahoma)  7.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 7 K Texas Tech Ryne Stanek, RHP (Arkansas)  6.2 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 3 K Georgia Sean Read More

Notes: From a pure numbers perspective, the top three pitchers in this college class are Mark Appel, Jonathan Gray, and Austin Kubitza. If you are sticking strictly to the numbers (with a minimum innings pitched in mind), then you would absolutely have to throw in Memphis lefty Sam Moll as well (and his 2.63 FIP Read More

Notes: Potential First Rounders: Hitter Line (AVG/ OBP/ SLG) wOBA Kris Bryant, RF (San Diego) .353/ .529/ .897 .594 Hunter Dozier, SS (Stephen F. Austin) .418/ .515/ .801 .575 Hunter Renfroe, OF (Mississippi State) .407/ .485/ .815 .564 Mason Katz, INF (LSU) .397/ .483/ .742 .526 Danny Collins, INF (Troy) .399/ .495 / .739 .519 Read More

Notes: Mark Appel was solid if not a bit underwhelming against Arizona. Jonathan Gray keeps throwing strikes and posting big strikeout rates. Arkansas’ Ryne Stanek continues to trend back upward with a strong start against Texas A&M. Braden Shipley disappointed a bit in his start against New Mexico. UNC lefty Kent Emanuel was strong in Read More