rd1) Rich Porcello, RHP, Seton Hall Prep (NJ)
Height/Weight: 6-5, 195 | DOB: 12/27/88
The 2006-2007 Gatorade national baseball player of the year was the top high school pitching prospect in the draft. With a four-seam fastball that sits in the 95 MPH range and a two-seam fastball with movement, Porcello dominated high school hitters this spring. On the season he went 9-0 with a 1.44 ERA with 103 strikeouts and 13 walks in 63 innings. His easy delivery and good mechanics don't lend themselves to injuries and he has a projectable body. One of the knocks on Porcello heading into this season was his control, but he showed excellent command this spring, allaying that fear. Signability is the big issue with Porcello now, as he is advised by Scott Boras and has a commitment to North Carolina. However, with new rules in place that will compensate teams for unsigned picks in the first three rounds with essentially the same pick in the 2008 draft, perhaps teams will be less concerned about signability than they were in the past.
gotta love that
and then followed by
2007 Draft Picks B/T Ht Wt DOB Draft Round POS Signed
Joey B. Hamilton R/R 6'02" 205 1988-12-25 Comp A RHP -
Daniel W. Worth R/R 6'01" 180 1985-09-30 2 SS -
Luke W. Putkonen R/R 6'06" 200 1986-05-10 3 RHP -
Charles Furbush L/L 6'05" 215 1986-04-11 4 LHP 6/21/2007
Casey W. Crosby R/L 6'05" 200 1988-09-17 5 LHP 8/15/2007
Garth C. Iorg R/R 6'02" 175 1985-09-06 6 SS 8/15/2007
Devin J. Thomas S/R 5'11" 195 1985-02-22 7 C 6/21/2007