MLB Mock Draft 2015: Version 2.0 - BaseballAmerica.com

This mock is less of a mockery than the last mock. This one I like.

You have to wait longer for the payoff than if it was a college bat such as Happ or Benintendi -- who is rocketing up the charts, but worries me as a bit of Gary Brown 2.0 - - but I would be very OK with this one first and a college bat or arm with the comp pick,

from BaseballAmerica.com:
MLB Mock Draft 2015: Version 2.0 - BaseballAmerica.com:

18. Giants

The Giants would love a shot at Everett or Nikorak, a pair of impact arms that would revive a pitching pipeline that appears to be drying up. But they, like the rest of the industry, saw Michigan prep outfielder Nick Plummer tear up the East Coast Pro event and have conviction in his lefthanded bat.


Selection: Nick Plummer, of, Brother Rice HS, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

Scouting grades: Hit: 60 | Power: 55 | Run: 55 | Arm: 45 | Field: 50 | Overall: 55

A relative unknown at the beginning of the summer showcase circuit, Plummer thrust himself into first-round discussion with standout performances at the East Coast Pro Showcase and the Area Code Games. His stock took a hit when he struggled at the World Wood Bat Association World Championship in October, but he still should become the first Michigan prep position player taken in the top three rounds since Billy Killian in 2004.

Plummer has a chance to be a plus hitter for both power and average. He has a quick left-handed bat and a mature approach, hitting gap to gap while doing a nice job of recognizing pitches and refusing to chase them out of the strike zone. He shows average to solid speed and can steal an occasional base.

Some scouts think Plummer has the instincts to stay in center field even though he's not a plus runner, while others think he's destined for a corner. If that happens, his arm will fit better in left field than in right. Wherever the Kentucky commit winds up, he's one of the most dangerous high school hitters in this Draft.

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31. Giants: Ashe Russell, rhp, Cathedral Catholic HS, Indianapolis

Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 60 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 55 | Overall: 55

Part of a Cathedral program that has produced big leaguers Jake Fox and Tommy Hunter in recent years, Russell is in the mix to become the first high school pitcher drafted in 2015. He had a fine summer on the high school showcase circuit, repeatedly showing one of the more devastating two-pitch combinations in the prep class.

Thanks to his fast arm and low-three-quarters slot, Russell imparts a lot of life on his pitches. He usually works at 92-95 mph with his fastball and when he stays on top of his 78-82-mph slider, it's a swing-and-miss offering with bite. With those two weapons in his repertoire, he rarely has needed a changeup against high school competition.

His frame, athleticism and long hair draw some comparisons to Clay Buchholz, though some scouts wonder if Russell's slinging delivery might make him better suited for the bullpen. After verbally committing to Notre Dame as a high school freshman, he decommitted last summer and signed with Texas A&M.

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I just don't see the Giants going HS bat / HS arm based on recent history. If it ain't broke, don't break it. Or something like that. Plus one guy from Michigan and another from Indiana, not exactly hotbeds of high school baseball, so playing with a bit of contrarian fire from a scouting standpoint. I don't see them getting over their skis like that, Either one would be OK individually, I just don't see them as a package back to back like that.

However, if they were able to get the #11 and the #15 ranked prospect according to
http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2015?list=draft and two "55" players, then they would be in very good shape headed into Round Two. I only counted about twenty 55'ers on that list, so to get two is a pretty good day at the office.