By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
May 31, 2011
Jerrick Suiter is a guy I saw a little bit of in 2009 and 2010. Always had a good arm, I’m looking forward to seeing him the next time around.
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
December 17, 2010
I’ve had two looks at this Indiana right-hander over the past two years. Each time Jerrick Suiter struck me as a solid guy. Here’s what the notes say:
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
September 28, 2010
Yes, the 2010 Draft cycle was bountiful for high school pitching. A ton of guys were putting 90s and better up in the summer before the draft. That’s not the case this year, where the big arms really stand out. If you’re really a devotee of the scouting arts and not completely reliant on the radar gun to make your decisions for you, you will find some guys on this list who won’t be 86-88 in a few years. Which ones? Anyone’s guess. But use projection, look at arm speed, look at body, look for smoothness and you will find the big leaguers who come from the masses.
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
August 9, 2010
Outfielder Charles Tilson was the player people came back to see. In his first at-bat he was hit by a pitch and then out on a double play. The infielder who turned that double play, Drew Stankiewicz, is growing on me. I’ve watched the infields and more importantly – the pre-game pepper – and the guy has soft, fast, and instinctive hands. These little things play huge in games but get lost in the radar gun, long-ball world. Playability matters when you’re playing games where scores count and getting paid to do so. To shore up the case, he had another hit, what I term solid slap, to left. It works just fine for the player he is. The guy plays the infield as smooth as anyone you will find.
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
August 7, 2010
If you want to see a defensive shortstop with plus athletic actions, quickness, footwork, a quick release and instincts, Kenny Gaines Jr. is the guy for you.
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
August 10, 2009
Robbie Aviles, Albert Minnis, Kevin Ziomek and Jerrick Suiter each pitched well and placed themselves on scouting follow lists with their final outings at the 2009 Area Code Games Monday morning at Blair Field in Long Beach, Calif.
