2011 Draft Prospect Position Players at MLSB Showcase
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
February 13, 2011
The general overall feeling about the 2011 draft in Southern California is that this is a down year. Certainly this is not a new sentiment and it’s been known around these parts for a while. I wouldn’t go so far as to say that every player who could have played in the showcase event at the Urban Youth Academy was here Saturday, either. There are certainly players that warranted consideration and probably some who didn’t need the exposure. But I will say this – this is a draft better geared for three years from now. There are very few players who can show you a “5” tool right now, a major league average skill. That means in some bodies you will see strength. In some bodies you will see better mechanics to bring that out. The talent is less obvious this year than it was in 2010, when guys were falling from the sky. (more…)
