jtrinaldi

Big year for Salcedo and Solliman. Both got injured last year only appearing in 2 games, after having a decent 2011 season

He is likely to go to college instead of signing. He is very raw,without much instincts,and probably won't be picked until the 10th round or beyond.

Both are projected to go middle to end of the first

BaseballAmerica.com: High School: Awards: All-America Teams: 2013 Preseason High School All-America Team Trey Ball made it both as a hitter, and pitcher, while AJ Puk (Cedar Rapids) and Ryan Boldt (MN) also made it

Sounds like it will be Grasshoppers to me

Thank God I live in SE Wisconsin, Brewers don't have that policy, and the MILB teams don't have that law in place

Ah, I see, you have never actually seen JP play, and forming your opinion just to start conversation.

The top 5 is pretty much set, unless Ball establishes himself, instead of entering the draft as either a dual sport Athlete. The outfielders you are talking about are Meadows and Frazier, who both have a great ceiling. Just because they cannot separate themselves from one another does not mean that they are not good. The Twins second pick is likely where they can get there catcher.

I agree with pretty much all of this other than Stewart. Steweart is out until April with a shoulder injury, and he has a very strong commitment. He is not likely to go top 5, so the Twins won't be looking at him seriously anyways. I just want to ask, where you read anything about him ending up in Centerfield, or if that is just your opinion? Here is a quote from the ESPN Draft blog about his potential as a SS

I am just confused why you are bringing August up. This is your quote . "This point last year", is not August.

Buxton was never as low as 20. Buxton was always top 5 with Giolito (before injury),Appel, and Zunino. Zimmer is the one who came out of the blue, and Devin Marrero dropped after a horrid start to the season.

This draft is much weaker than last year. Next years draft is much improved. After the top 5 of this year, there is a HUGE drop off, unless Ball establishes whether he is a pitcher or a hitter. The top 5 guys are likely to be drafted within the top 5, barring injury. If I were the Twins, I would not reach at all this year (for the prime SS like Mercado or Crawford) and take the BPA.

This year the tiers are as follows Tier 1: Anyone of these 5 guys could be selected #1. Manaea/Apple/Stanek (All 3 are pitchers that project as #2's) Frazier/Meadows: Both are outfielders with High Ceilings, it is a toss up who is better. Tier 2 Khris Bryant,Trey Ball,Austin Wilson,JP Crawford,Oscar Mercado,Mike Lorenzen/Colin Moran Trey Ball is the wildcard, as he is just a good pitcher as he is hitter. Mercado and Crawford are Pure shortstops who project as big league caliber, to bat at the top of the order. Both of them should be gone by 20. One guy to keep an eye on is Jan Hernandez, who has earned comparisons to Baez, but lacks consistency. Overall, I think that the Twins will take a catcher in Round 2. They should have their choice between Ciuffo,Martinez,Navaretto (has a cannon), Denney ,Collins. The prep catchers is an interesting position this year, before the UA All American game, Collins was projected to be a top 10 pick, since then he has fallen off. But don't get me wrong, this years draft is VERY WEAK. 2014 is looking pretty strong with the likes of Alex Jackson and Touki Toussant .

In this order Manaea Appel Stanek Frazier/Meadows/Trey Ball (toss up, both have similar ceilings) I have seen Meadows/Frazier/Ball personally. I will hopefully be seeing Manaea at the MVC tourney in May. I will be shooting 3 games of baseball over a 3 day span with my brother, and hopefully he will be pitching in the day cap. Ball is the wildcard because he is above average as a pitcher as well as hitter/outfielder. I like Frazier more than Meadows. He has a much more fluent swing than Meadows and Ball. I have photos of several of these guys in here UA All American game | Facebook

This is how the MWL played out last year. Opening Day was 4/5 Cardinals on 3/30 Royals on 3/30 Padres on 3/31 Reds on 3/31 Jays on 3/31 Rays 4/1 Indians 4/1 Dodgers 4/2 Tigers 4/2 Cubs 4/2 Brewers 4/2 A's on 4/2 Angels on 4/2 D-Backs 4/2 Seattle 4/4