By Jen Marder
June 6, 2011
Today the San Francisco Giants selected Kyle Crick in the supplemental round (#49 overall) in the 2011 MLB Draft. Baseball Beginnings has been scouting Crick from the start of the draft cycle. Enjoy links to the content we have published on him through the year.
Watch Kyle Crick Video
Read Kyle Crick Scouting Report
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
May 27, 2011
Kyle Crick is going to go good if I know anything. Not sure how you would find something not to like in this look.
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
November 30, 2010
I had a brief look at Texas right-hander Kyle Crick over the summer. I liked him. Yes, I did. So did TCU, who scooped some of the other Texas schools to land his commitment. I have a sneaky feeling that the draft might play a role for this guy, but as time and experience have taught us, you never know which way a guy goes until after the dust settles. I also understand he’s a football player, which worked out just fine for Texas HS shortstop Matt Lipka in 2010.
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 10, 2010
Give me power arms on a slow day and you’ll make me a happy lad.
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
August 7, 2010
The player who helped himself the most in this look was outfielder Desmond Henry (Centennial, Los Angeles). Always a gifted athlete who had quick-muscle actions but had the look of a kid learning the ropes as a ballplayer, he hit three balls hard in this game, including two to center field that were his best two hard contacts of this game. The best ball was a double up against the base of the wall near the 400 mark. Showed eagerness and aggressiveness, he tried for third but was thrown out on a strong throw from Texas second baseman C.J. McElroy.
