Monday, February 9, 2015

Looking at the 2015 Draft: 20th Best Prospect



Continuing our look at the 2015 MLB First Year Players Draft we take a look at the #20 ranked prospect expected to enter the draft. As always we will include the mini scouting report from MLB.com as we introduce the #20 prospect, Cody Ponce. Ponce is a RHP from Cal Poly Pomona and is a Junior there. 

Here is the write up from MLB.com:

Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Cutter: 55 | Curveball: 45 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 50 | Overall: 50Cal Poly Pomona has produced eight big leaguers, but never a first-round pick. That could change in June, as Ponce is a good bet to surpass Mark Wiley (second round, 1970) as the highest-drafted player in the program's history.
Ponce stands out primarily for his size and fastball. The 6-foot-5, 235-pounder sits at 91-94 mph and touches 96, though his heater gets hit more than it should because it tends to straighten out.
Ponce's secondary pitches are still a work in progress. His improving cutter is his No. 2 option, he's not afraid to throw his changeup and he also has a curveball that often devolves into a slurve. He does a nice job of using his height to drive his pitches down in the strike zone, not allowing a single home run during his first two college seasons.

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20. Cody Ponce
21. Riley Ferrell 
22. Chris Betts
23. James Kaprielian
24. Jake Lemoine
25. Beau Burrows
26. Richie Martin
27. Kyle Tucker
28. D.J. Stewart

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