TheGoldenGreek33

I've got him at #16 on my top 100, but obviously I'm biased. I'm an hour south of Indianapolis, but I'm at least going to catch a couple of his games as he and Conrad Gregor (1B, Carmel) are the only real big names in the prep ranks in great state of Indiana. That was the vibe I was getting after seeing him defensively. He's got a heck of an arm. I believe he was sitting 89-90 on the mound in the lone start I saw him. So even if he adds some muscle and outgrows the position, he should project for a at least a solid third basemen. The Hardy comp is pretty accurate, IMO. He's fairly agile, and makes up for the lack of range in his release, which is extremely quick for a high school kid. Offensively, yes the extension was the only comparison I was paralleling between him and Longoria. He does get some tremendous loft on the ball, though. Speaking of extension and loft, another hitter I had the privilege of catching last year was Bryce Brentz out of Middle Tennessee St. He really burst on to the scene this past summer after tearing it up in the spring. He's a very aggressive hitter in the zone, but I was impressed with how he handled quality breaking pitches. He's got a short swing, and excellent bat speed. I sat with a couple scouts at a game against Mississippi Valley State (where he went 4/5 with 3 HR) and they said he reminded them a lot of Nick Markakis. He's got a good arm, and while he's not a burner, he took good routes to the ball. Tim Corbin and other coaches had very high respect for him. What do you make of him?

Being from Indiana, I really like Justin O'Conner. He gets phenomenal extension on his swing, ala Longoria, IMO. I only saw one game of him at shortstop last summer, as well as some video on BWTv. Do you like his chances to stay at SS?