So I guess we start with Eric Arnett? Big righty out of Indiana, apparently Tom Crean loves the guy. Middle of the article-ish is Crean's stuff, Arnett walked onto the basketball team to help out with low number of scholarships they had left after Sampson pulled his dick out and ran, great Bucks assistant coach though. According to ESPN's scouting grades, his fastball is a 60 out of 80 future, with his next best pitch being a slider. It also says he can stay consistently around mid-90's and he looks like an inning eater. After a few google searches, it appears as though he was very high on the Cubs radar as well. Here's a local article about the kid. Arnett is also a huge Reds fan and loves to booze(more on that later).
Next we move on to outfielder Kentrail Davis. I've heard conflicting things about him, his current ESPN scouting report says he's a 70 for present and future speed, out of 80 and his next best attribute is his fielding range, however his arm is pretty weak so he'll probably be forced to play only left field and he can hit for power. The conflicting? I've read he can run, then I read his speed is above average, but will probably diminish before he gets to the majors(ok?), then you read his arm is fine, right after reading his arm is pretty weak(ESPN rating his arm well below average). He was originally drafted by the Rockies in the 14th round in 2007 and at the time he was a Boras client, not sure if that's the case right now. Oh did I mention he was a lefty?
On to the their third pick, Kyle Heckathorn. Another big righty who can throw mid-90's fastballs and has a plus slider, Heckathorn is being touted as the first player that could see time in the majors from this draft, for the Brewers, because he more than likely will be headed to the bullpen to get there. His struggles with control and inability to master a third pitch have pigeon holed him into that role. Looks like the Jays had him targeted as well. Here's an ESPN article about how him and the other KSU pitcher that got drafted this year got the program moving.
Next on the list is Max Walla, a high school OF from Albuquerque. He's committed to Oklahoma State and ESPN's draft scouts are not kind. His speed ranks a 30 out of 80, one step below the worst grade given out, which has examples like "Frank Thomas's speed" as to their quality. Basically right now his only plus is power, he's slow and not the best fielder but he has a good arm. Maybe a future right fielder, but it feels like he has first base written all over him at this point. He's apparently also a swimmer.
Next up is Cameron Garfield! You can follow him on Twitter! If he'd ever post anything! He's a high school catcher out of one of the future four states of California. He's a right handed hitter who's been touted more for his defense than his offense. No really, we drafted a defensive minded positional player for once. It's fucking refreshing I tell ya, finally a catcher we drafted early that's not really a second basemen or a first basemen or wherever the hell Angel Salome ends up, no sir, he's actually a really good catcher. Hopefully his hitting isn't a liability at the major league level and he makes it up eventually.
The last pick for the Crew on the first day was a shortstop out of Tulane named Josh Prince. I'm not sure if he's exactly a great defender, but highlights like the end of this video give me hope. Ridiculous days at the plate also give me hope. He also played for a Green Bay semi pro team? I guess we got the inside scoop on this guy then.
I was gonna keep going, but man there's a lot of fucking people drafted in baseball.
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