More MiLB Goodies: BA’s 2009 Draft Report Card

Continuing with recently-published storylines about the state of the Yanks farm system, Baseball America released their first batch of 2009 Draft Report Cards.  BA non-subscribers take heart: the information you seek resides below!

Position Players:
Best Pure Hitter:  J.R. Murphy, C (Pendleton HS, Bradenton, Fla.)
Best Power Hitter:  Slade Heathcott, OF (Texas HS, Texarkana, Texas)
Fastest Runner:  Slade Heathcott
Best Defensive Player:  Slade Heathcott

Pitchers:
Best Fastball:  Adam Warren, RHP (University of North Carolina)
Best Secondary Pitch:  Bryan Mitchell, RHP (Rockingham County HS, Reidsville, N.C)

Odds & Ends:
Best Pro Debut:  Adam Warren
Best Athlete:  Slade Heathcott
Closest To The Majors:  Caleb Cotham, RHP (Vanderbilt University)
Best Late Round Pick:  Bryan Mitchell
One That Got Away:  Tyler Lyons, LHP (Oklahoma State University).  My feelings on this topic are well known.

All in all, it looks like the Yanks did a pretty decent job of grabbing some premium positional player talent while also continuing to stockpile arms with some projectability and upside.  As I mentioned in my first MiLB roundup, I have a friend that has scouted Adam Warren a number of times and has me pretty excited about his future.  In case anyone is interested, video of Adam Warren can be found here and here, courtesy of PnR Scouting.

-Posted by MJ

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