Though no these guys don’t impress me that much.

Scheppers made the draft no matter how it finishes.

“That third baseman…whew,” (Georgia coach Dave) Perno said. “His defense was just incredible. You can’t get anything past him. It’s almost like you have to game plan around his defense.”

Was perusing every site known to man reading draft reactions and what not, and stumbled upon this little gem of a nickname at the ESPN Rangers Board if you can believe that. Hadn’t seen it used around these parts, but I haven’t been in GDTs so forgive me if this isn’t new:

NC-17

How different is it from Randy Johnson’s. I’m not implying any kind of comp, just that Randy’s slinging motion is unique and I don’t know how much risk it appeared to have for injury.

I don’t think the Rangers would pick a RP in the 1st supplemental round, but if they did, Scheppers could be in Frisco the day after he signs, or so it seems from the accounts of his fastball/powercurve.

from what i read, he made decent strides both with his contact and his defense this past year, and he obviously has some pop. i was okay with that pick, especially because every pick after scheppers was pretty much guaranteed to be slotty.

 Tommy Mendonca, Fresno State, B-T: L-R

Mendonca is well known to college baseball fans for his tremendous performance—offensively and defensively—in last year’s College World Series. He was the Most Outstanding Player in Fresno’s unlikely run to the title in Omaha, and he has been nearly as good this season. Mendonca can be streaky both offensively and defensively. At 6-foot-1 and 210 pounds, he has unique power from the left side and puts on one of the best batting practice exhibitions in college baseball. He’s a flyball hitter who looks to lift everything, and his opposite-field power is outstanding. On the 20-to-80 scouting scale, he already possesses 50 power, and projects to 60 raw power easily. He has a distinctive swing. He starts with his hands high, then drops them into an angled launch position. He can drive a ball out even if he doesn’t get all of it. In an early-season game at Loyola Marymount, he was slightly fooled by a changeup, got out front and under the ball but still lofted it out of the park. Scouts worry about the fundamentals of his swing, however. He comes close to locking or blocking his hands out front in an arm bar action, and he shows a weakness with offspeed stuff, setting a Division I record with 99 strikeouts last season. There are similar questions about his defense, where he looks fluid going to his left but not to his right, and his arm varies from cannon to squirt gun. He doesn’t run well. Still, the lure of Mendonca’s power bat and record of rising to the occasion will entice an organization to select him as early as the second round.

Double duty on the morning news blog and LSB and didn’t miss a step.

i’d create it but i’m on my way out the door.

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