By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
March 27, 2010
For me, Brian Ragira has the best wrists in this draft. The video shot from upstairs shows you why. Ragira has the ability to effortlessly flick his wrists at the ball and drive it with authority to all fields. You can take your max-effort, media darling, funky trigger guys. Give me the hands.
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
March 25, 2010
If you’re looking for the best pure hitter in the 2010 draft class, Brian Ragira might be your guy. Here’s why: the hands have it.
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
February 5, 2010
Brian Ragira has a college commitment to Stanford. If he gets there, he’s going to be a good college player from the start. If he turns pro out of high school, he’ll get a ton of at-bats with wood and learn how good he can be. There’s a lot to like with this player, whose hands and offense project him to be an everyday major league outfielder. The bat is his money tool and he doesn’t have a below average tool, which is very nice to find. For me, I’d like to see him turn pro after high school, get those 2,000 minor league at-bats, and hit from day one in the big leagues.
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
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.
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
September 24, 2009
As we continue our early look at the June 2010 draft here in September 2009, here’s a look at some of the outfielders to follow. As with our pitchers and infielders list, this is a follow sheet and not a ranking service. We’ll give you the basics and let the kids be the final say on what players they become.
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
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.
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
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.
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
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).
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
August 6, 2009
Matt Lipka continued to have a strong showing at the 2009 Area Codes Thursday at Blair Field.
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
August 5, 2009
Dylan Bundy, Jordan Shipers and Archie Bradley combined to pitch seven no-hit innings for the White Sox at Blair Field Wednesday night until Kendrick Perkins led off the eighth inning with a single against left-hander Albert Minnis.
White Sox starter Dylan Bundy (Owasso HS, Sperry, Oklahoma), a husky, powerfully-built 6-2, 205 right-hander, hit 91, 92 and 93 mph with his fastball in the first inning, controlling it enough to get outs. He dropped in a change-up at 77 and a curveball for a strikeout at 74 to retire Perkins, showcasing his secondary pitches.
Bundy struck out the side in the second inning. Pitching with his fastball at 91-93, Bundy struck out Jacob Felts (Orangefield HS, Orange Tex.) and Jared Lakind (Cypress Woods HS, Cypress, Tex.) with fastballs. He finished off Dex Kjerstad (Canyon Randall HS, Amarillo) with the best breaking ball he threw in his outing.
