Meet the Mark Sanchez of the MLB Draft
Jason A. Churchill...line starter. During his junior season at Fresno State, he made 12 appearances, 11 starts, winning eight...exhibition game May 4 at Fargo-Moorhead. • Arizona State center fielder Jason Kipnis hit his 12th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 25, 2009
Draft class continues signing freeze
Jason A. ChurchillMonday, Aug. 17 -- the deadline to sign prep players and underclassmen -- is fast approaching. For an updated list of all the signed and unsigned firs...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 06, 2009
Stanford is top baseball factory
Jason A. Churchill...California and Wichita State, would be right...It's not Arizona State (OF Travis...as well. The Sun Devils are the all...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 04, 2009
BC's Sanchez forcing tough decisions
Jason A. ChurchillThe strength of the 2009 draft certainly is pitching, and there has been a lot of chatter about the depth in high school catching prospects. But one c...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 22, 2009
Haerther, Dominguez and Ortiz fall out of favor
Jason A. Churchill...out of favor for various reasons, including UCLA 1B Casey Haerther, Louisville 3B Chris Dominguez and Oregon State C/1B Ryan Ortiz. All three started the year among the more intriguing college bats in the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 20, 2009
Positional battles heat up
Jason A. Churchill...heating up. We already know that San Diego State right-hander Stephen Strasburg will go No. 1...Cal's Brett Jackson gives you athletically, what ASU's [Jason] Kipnis gives you in terms of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 18, 2009
Teams start aligning themselves with prospects
Jason A. ChurchillAs the draft nears, it becomes somewhat possible to start connecting players to certain clubs, as area scouts, scouting directors and cross-checkers g...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 14, 2009
Dustin Ackley answers a big question
Jason A. Churchill...in front of plenty of scouts. • Sacramento State's Tim Wheeler went 3-for-3 to...stole his 20th base of the year as ASU edged Winthrop yesterday. Kipnis is hitting .397/.515...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 10, 2009
Missed opportunities (except for Strasburg)
Jason A. Churchill...Brothers (Lipscomb), Kyle Gibson (Missouri), Kyle Heckathorn (Kennesaw State), Andrew Oliver (Oklahoma State), Brooks Raley (Texas A...s facing far inferior competition in the Atlantic Sun Conference. Brothers is a potential first-round pick...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 09, 2009
Saturday Roundup
Jason A. Churchill...many for a college arm? Arizona State's Mike Leake, for example...we're not singling out ASU head coach Pat Murphy. But...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 02, 2009
Why drafting for need is a bad model
Jason A. ChurchillOne thing before we round up the performances for Saturday and head into Sunday's action: I'm getting a lot of mail and comments that ask about or ref...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 26, 2009
Thursday Roundup
Jason A. Churchill...10 doubles in 19 games. After going 4-for-4 with three homers on Tuesday versus Kennesaw State's midweek starter, Georgia 1B Rich Poythress doubled in five at-bats Wednesday. The 6-foot-4...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 23, 2009
Saturday roundup: Wheeler hits four bombs
Jason A. Churchill...for ESPN Insiders. He's talking about Sacramento State's Tim Wheeler, who hit four home runs...off the board before the second-round starts." ASU's Josh Spence, for the second straight week...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 12, 2009
Leake belongs among top college starters
Jason A. Churchill...Leake. Leake, the Arizona State right-hander, is...12 in the Sun Devils' 13-3 win...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 11, 2009
LMU's Wheeler and Songco come up big
Jason A. Churchill...of the season -- and finished 2-for-5. Arizona State's Josh Spence topped out in the upper...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 05, 2009
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