ROUND 15: Buck Farmer - RHP 6'4", 230, L/R, Georgia Tech http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa319/toddecopp/BuckFarmer.jpg?t=1338962786 (ramblinwreck.com) SCOUTING REPORT: Perfect Game (Courtesy of and with permission from Patrick Ebert and the folks at PerfectGame.org): Farmer progressed from Sunday to Friday starter this spring at Georgia Tech, and has had to assume even more responsibility of late with injuries to righthanders Luke Bard and Matt Grimes. He has been steady all spring (5-3, 3.34, 59 IP, 74 SO) with a marked uptick in his strikeout ratio from his previous two seasons. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Farmer comes at hitters aggressively with four different pitches from a cross-body, high-three-quarters release point. His fastball is fairly straight at 89-92 mph, and will touch 94 early in games. He throws both a downer curveball around 74 mph, and a big, sweeping slurve at 79, although is still looking for more consistency from both pitches. His best secondary pitch is often his low-80s changeup that can be very effective against lefthanded hitters. Farmer is a durable workhorse capable of throwing consistent strikes and challenging hitters. 2011 Cape Cod League top prospect reports: 6-3/220 RHP came to league on heels of impressive sophomore season at Georgia Tech (11-3, 2.91, 108 IP, 31 BB/106 SO), but didn’t live up to hype, issue raised how much he wanted to be there; went 2-1, 5.57 in four starts (21 IP, 4 BB/17 SO); still flashed impressive 4-pitch mix with 90-93 FB, topping at 94, advanced feel for CU/SL/CH, though command inconsistent. MLB.com: Georgia Tech's Friday starter has had a very effective college career using a combination of decent stuff and pitchability. Big and strong, Farmer has three usable pitches in his repertoire. He has a Major League average fastball, touching 92 mph, though he can reach back for more on occasion. Farmer's changeup is his best pitch, a future plus offspeed offering. He needs to figure out if his breaking ball should be a slider or curve -- he gets caught in between -- but he's thrown both effectively at times. He has good command, especially of his fastball, and can throw all of his pitches for strikes. Farmer isn't one of the high-end, top-of-the-rotation type prospects in this Draft class, but he does have the chance to be a middle-of-the-rotation type in the big leagues in the future. OTHER LINKS: MLB.com scouting video NOTES: Ranked #117 in Baseball America's Top 500.