at http://metsprospecthub.blogspot.com/, including the admin Tejesh, he’s a tall, lanky guy with a solid fastball that sits 88-92 and can touch 94. He’s been toying with a slider but as with many HSers beyond the first round, doesn’t have much of a secondary repertoire as of yet. Scouts figure he will probably add a touch of velocity, and the instant comp that comes to mind here is Jonathan Niese. He may wind up throwing a bit harder than Niese, but its impossible to know if he’ll ever have a plus second pitch the way Niese does now.

#115 STEPHEN MATZ, LHP, MELVILLE HS, SETAUKET, N.Y.
The consensus top prep pitching prospect in the Northeast, Matz offers plenty of projection as well as good present stuff. For most of the spring, Matz sat in the 89-91 mph range, but he routinely ran his fastball up to 93-94, and the pitch has some glove-side life. Scouts particularly like the way he attacks hitters inside with his heater. He also shows a solid-average changeup with good deception that sometimes rates as plus. He began throwing a slider midway through the season, but most scouts prefer his 73-75 mph three-quarters curveball, which flashes average to plus but more often rates as a below-average offering at this stage. Matz has a big, projectable frame at 6-foot-3, 185 pounds, but there are some questions about his durability because he had trouble staying healthy for a full season until this year. He also needs to work on his delivery, as he tends to cut himself off and has a head jerk. There is some risk with Matz, but he has enough upside that some team is very likely to take him in the top three rounds and buy him out of a commitment to Coastal Carolina.

-www.changeinatmosphere.com

Steven Matz: The LHP out of Ward Melville High School (East Setauket, NY) has produced “average” velocity consistently ranging from 88-92, but has touched 94 and scouts believe he can get stronger and thus throw faster. His curveball is projected to be above-average due to good spin and arm speed and he’s also thrown a change-up on occassion, but with little consistency. Matz will be heading to Coastal Carolina.


-www.baseballrumormill.com

If you like Law, these guys sound like great value.

Apparently Shields is a SS with an odd swing who may end up at 2b – sounds like Reese Havens! How’s that for a snap judgment based on almost no information?

sorry more stuff on the FP

I just feel we might have been able to get better value? But hey, it’s the MLB draft. It’s all a crapshoot anyway.