By Jen Marder
June 6, 2011
Today the Cincinnati Reds selected Robert Stephenson in the 1st round (#27 overall) in the 2011 MLB Draft. Baseball Beginnings has been scouting Stephenson from the start of the draft cycle. Enjoy links to the content we have published on him through the year.
Read Robert Stephenson Scouting Report
Watch Robert Stephenson Video
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
January 17, 2011
Robert Stephenson is a pretty solid right-handed high school arm. You can read the specifics in the scouting report I wrote a few months ago and even have a look at some still photos of him to form your own opinion.
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
November 18, 2010
Robert Stephenson is the kind of right-hander you look for when you’re digging through the 17-year old arms. He’s far from the finished product, both in terms of physical maturity and in stuff, which means you can take what he gives you and look into the future. I saw him playing catch at the Area Codes and then let it go during the Aflac game. You can’t take away the live arm action. Most guys who can snap a curveball at that young of an age usually can do it naturally. So it’s obviously a long way from here to where you want to go, but he’s got the components to make it there.
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.
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
August 6, 2010
Right-hander Robert Stephenson led the pitching parade in Game 5 of the Area Codes Friday.
