2008 Yankees Draft

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Selection 1.28

Player Name: Gerrit Cole
Position: Starting Pitcher
School: Orange Lutheran HS (Calif.)
School Type: High School
Academic Class: Senior
Birthdate: 09/08/90
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Report Date(s): 03/08/08
Game(s): Tesoro HS


Focus Area Comments
Fastball: Cole was throwing 95-98 mph early and settled in at 92-94 throughout his start.
Fastball movement: He usually has plus arm-side sink and bore, though he was fairly straight in this outing.
Slider: It's an average pitch now, which he throws 78-82 mph, but it projects as a plus pitch in the future. It has some depth coming from a 3/4 arm angle.
Changeup: It's a little too firm at 79-80 mph, but he's got a good feel for it.
Control: He's an above-average strike-thrower for a high schooler, letting his stuff work for him in the zone.
Poise: His makeup on the field can be an issue, as he gets animated with umpires and teammates at times.
Physical Description: Cole is a projectable high school right-hander who compares a bit to Kyle Farnsworth.
Medical Update: Healthy.
Strengths: His projectability and his stuff, with the ability to throw three average to plus pitches, and to throw them for strikes.
Weaknesses: He has some mechanical issues with his delivery, with an arc in the back and a tendency to throw across his body; he gets too emotional on the mound.
Summary: A projectable high school right-hander with the capability already to throw a fastball up into the upper 90s is bound to garner interest. Throw in a future plus slider and a changeup, all for which he can throw for strikes, and it's no wonder Cole is considered one of the top prep pitchers in the class. He's going to have to work out some kinks in his delivery and he's got Scott Boras as an advisor, but neither of those issues should keep him from being drafted early.

[Optimist]

Physical Description: Cole is a projectable high school right-hander who compares a bit to Kyle Farnsworth.

Oh no.

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Selection 1.44

LHP Jeremy Bleich
Jr., Stanford U.

Sophomore left-hander is one of the top pitchers on the club. Had an excellent freshman campaign on the Farm going 4-4 with a 4.05 ERA over 60 innings. Notched seven saves as the team's closer during the first half of the season. Made seven starts during the latter part of the year, primarily as the club's Sunday starter. Had an excellent summer in the Cape Cod League earning All-Star honors. Finished the summer with a spectacular 1.77 ERA in 56 innings. An incredibly poised pitcher on the mound, Bleich features a fastball in the high 80's with an above-average curve ball and change-up. Should be one of Stanford's weekend starters throughout the '07 campaign. Expected to be a top draft prospect in 2008.

Career stats:

Year	ERA	W-L	App	GS	CG	SHO/CBO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	2B	3B	HR	BF	B/Avg	WP	HBP	SFA	SHA	BK
2006	4.05	4-4	24	7	0	0/0	7	60.0	63	35	27	16	37	10	3	4	260	.269	1	5	3	2	0
2007	5.56	2-8	16	16	1	0/0	0	98.2	119	67	61	31	60	30	2	9	451	.299	8	8	3	11	1
2008	1.38	2-2	5	5	0	0/0	0	26.0	17	17	4	16	18	5	0	0	113	.189	0	3	2	2	1
TOTAL	4.48	8-14	45	28	1	0/0	7	184.2	199	119	92	63	115	45	5	13	824	.276	9	16	8	15	2

http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/m-.../histcarr.html

[YAZMAN]

Can either of them start next week?

[VA Sox Fan]

Originally Posted by YAZMAN

Can either of them start next week?

LMMFAO!!!!!!!

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LOL

[Youk Of The Nation]

Originally Posted by Optimist

Oh no.

So he's going to throw 101mph wild pitches and beat the shit out of opposing batters?

Nice!

[jacksonianmarch]

Love the pitching in our draft. Cole, Marshall, and O'Brien are 3 hard throwing HS pitchers with big upsides. Bleich will go through our system quickly. Bittle will rush through our system out of the pen. We fill out some org pitching depth in Phelps and Greinke. We have the high end HS late rounders in Richardson, Monar, and Dwyer who will be tough signs. If we can sign them all, then the pitching we will have acquired will be ridiculous.

[jacksonianmarch]

Corbin Joseph signed, he is one of the higher end HS bats we drafted.

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Here are the latest Yankees, via Damon Oppenheimer

11. CF Ray Kruml (South Alabama)
12. RHP Luke Greinke (Auburn)
17. SS Addison Maruszak (South Florida)
18. RHP Brandon Braboy (Indianapolis)
20. RHP Patrick Venditte (Creighton)
22. RHP Corey Arbiso (Cal State Fullerton)
23. 2B Ryan Wilkes (Kentucky)
24. 3B Michael Lyon (Northeastern)
25. C Jeff Nutt (Arkansas-Fayetteville)
28. RF Chad Gross (Cuesta JC)
31. INF Spence Lucian (Princeton)
34. RHP Brad Rulon (Georgia Tech)
35. RHP Andy Shive (Azusa Pacific)
39. 1B Erik Lovett (Mt. Olive College)
42. LHP Clint Preisendorfer (San Diego Christian)
47. RHP Ryan Flannery (Fairleigh Dickinson)

The Yankees also signed two non-drafted free agents: RHP Mike Obradovich (Florida Atlantic) and C Ryan Baker (Cincinnati).

http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/06/1...signings-list/

[Gom]

Originally Posted by jacksonianmarch

Love the pitching in our draft. Cole, Marshall, and O'Brien are 3 hard throwing HS pitchers with big upsides. Bleich will go through our system quickly. Bittle will rush through our system out of the pen. We fill out some org pitching depth in Phelps and Greinke. We have the high end HS late rounders in Richardson, Monar, and Dwyer who will be tough signs. If we can sign them all, then the pitching we will have acquired will be ridiculous.

I don't know how you guys tolerate Jacko. God Bless you all.

[jacksonianmarch]

you philosophy is exactly why we havent won anything in 8 yrs. IE, you suck.

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Originally Posted by Gom

I don't know how you guys tolerate Jacko. God Bless you all.

Do you think the Mets would take our entire 2008 draft for Santana?!1??1?!?!

[YAZMAN]

Originally Posted by jacksonianmarch

you philosophy is exactly why we havent won anything in 8 yrs. IE, you suck.

And yours is exactly like the organization's:

1) Over rank players
2) Over value their worth
3) Over pay them
4) Underachieve

It also may be more easily explained as:

1) Underpants
2) ?
3) Profit