By Jen Marder
June 6, 2011
Today the Florida Marlins selected Jose Fernandez in the 1st round (#14 overall) in the 2011 MLB Draft. Baseball Beginnings has been scouting Fernandez from the start of the draft cycle. Enjoy links to the content we have published on him through the year.
Read Jose Fernandez Scouting Report
Watch Jose Fernandez Video
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
April 29, 2011
My pal Adrian Burgos Jr.’s guy, Alex Pompez, would probably love Jose Fernandez. This is a big guy of Cuban descent who doesn’t do much more than flash a big arm on the bump and can light up a radar gun. When I saw Fernandez, he was 94, which in this draft puts him near the front of the line. He can probably be a 94-97 guy as a pro. If you can give this guy a hard slider, you can turn him into a closer, close your eyes tight, and hope he throws strikes.
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
March 5, 2011
Jose Fernandez is a big guy we saw last summer. In this look, he was 92-94, 75-78 with the curveball. Closer type.
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 15, 2010
SAN DIEGO – With apologies to anyone else in this baseball game, right-hander Archie Bradley is an absolute horse.
