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2009 Draft Results June 9-11, 2009 The Cal Ripken League had its first alum of the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft taken in the third round when Ben Tootle (Jacksonville State/Bethesda Big Train 2007) was taken by the Minnesota Twins. When all was said and done, thirty-eight total alumni (or current players) were drafted into professional baseball -- a new record for the Ripken League. Accolades from Baseball America's 2009 Team-by-Team Draft Report Cards are included in italics.
Ben Tootle │ RHP │ Jacksonville State │ Big Train 2007 Best Fastball Baseball America's '09 Draft Preview on Tootle: ''Tootle threw 174 innings his first two seasons at Jacksonville State and shined last summer in the Cape Cod League, where he ranked as the league's No. 4 prospect. He showed a 94-98 mph fastball last summer and similar velocity at times this spring. He's a hard worker and long-toss fan with a quick arm who holds his above-average velocity deep into games when he's physically right. Tootle missed about a month with a stomach virus that caused him to lose more than 10 pounds. Tootle's secondary stuff remains in question as does the life on his fastball. He throws a hard slider that grades out as average and a changeup as well, though it's below-average. Most scouts consider Tootle a better bet to relieve despite his ability to throw hard for seven innings. His draft status might hinge on how he finishes and how well teams saw him last summer. He won't go in the first round as he might have right after last summer's preformance, but he shouldn't be far behind his small-school brethren.''
Mycal Jones │ SS │ Miami Dade (FL) CC │ Braves 2008
Best Athlete
Jon Karcich │ SS │ Santa Clara │ Big Train 2007
Brian Dozier │ SS │ Southern Miss │ Big Train 2006
Best Defensive Player
Ryan Buch │ RHP │ Monmouth │ Orioles 2008 Best Fastball Baseball America's '09 Draft Preview on Buch: ''Buch broke out in 2007, when he went 9-2, 2.44 as a freshman at Monmouth and ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the Atlantic Collegiate League that summer. He's always had a prototype pitcher's frame and an excellent curveball, but his stock soared in April along with his velocity. Buch has reached the low 90s with his fastball since he was a freshman, and he has still pitched in that range for most of this spring. More recently he had run his fastball up to 95, sitting at 92-93. The velocity on his sharp, downer curveball has also spiked, reaching 84-85 mph. Even when he throws it slower it's still a true above-average offering. But when he throws it harder, it can rate as a 70 or better pitch on the 20-80 scouting scale. Buch is refining his fastball command, and he does not have a lot of feel for his changeup. But scouts can dream on him, and he seems likely to be drafted in the first two rounds in June.''
Ben Orloff │ SS │ UC-Irvine │ Express 2006
Steven Bumbry │ OF │ Virginia Tech │ Orioles 2007-08 Most Intriguing Background
Connor Hoehn │ RHP │ St. Petersburg (FL) JC │ Big Train 2007-08
Best Fastball
Vin DiFazio │ C │ Alabama │ Orioles 2006 Best Pro Debut
Jarret Martin │ LHP │ Bakersfield (CA) College │ Orioles 2008
Eric Roof │ C │ Michigan State │ Big Train 2007 Most Intriguing Background
Reynolds Parthemore │ P │ Cedar Cliff (Pa.) HS │ Redbirds 2009
Scott Krieger │ OF │ George Mason │ Orioles 2006
Scott Schneider │ RHP │ St. Mary's (CA) │ Big Train 2008 (Runner-Up) Best Pro Debut
Jeff Rowland │ OF │ Georgia Tech │ Orioles 2008
Chris Henderson │ C │ George Mason │ Orioles 2007
Pete Fatse │ OF │ Connecticut │ Express 2007
Josh Squatrito │ RHP │ Towson │ Orioles 2006-07
Justin Bour │ 1B │ George Mason │ Orioles 2006-07
Michael Gilmartin │ 2B │ Wofford │ Express 2006
Kyle Davis │ 2B │ Delaware │ Orioles 2007
Reed Gragnani │ SS │ Mills Godwin (VA) HS │ Orioles 2008
Zach Anderson │ RHP │ Buffalo │ Redbirds 2007
Nick Gaudi │ RHP │ Pepperdine │ Express 2005
Matt Long │ OF │ Santa Clara │ Big Train 2006
Dylan Tonneson │ C │ California │ Big Train 2008
Alex Pepe │ LHP │ Florida Atlantic │ Big Train 2006
Eric Oliver │ 1B │ UC-Santa Barbara │ Express 2006
AJ Casario │ OF │ Maryland │ College Park Bombers 2007
Daniel Cropper │ RHP │ UNC-Wilmington │ Orioles 2006
Joe Velleggia │ C │ Old Dominion │ Orioles 2007-09
Nick Schwaner │ 3B │ New Orleans │ Orioles 2007
Josh Conway │ OF │ Smithsburg (MD) HS │ Redbirds 2009
Mike Schurz │ RHP │ Iowa │ Redbirds 2006 Best Late Round Pick
Harold Baines, Jr. │ OF │ McDaniel │ T-Bolts 2007 Most Intriguing Background
Scott Swinson │ RHP │ Maryland │ Orioles 2007-09
Mark Tracy │ C │ Duquesne │ Express 2007 Most Intriguing Background
Paul-Michael Klingsberg │ 1B │ Cal State-Dominguez Hills │ Express 2007
Chris Cullen │ P │ Michigan State │ Big Train 2006
Billy Gross │ P │ West Virginia │ Express 2006
Gary Helmick │ SS │ Towson │ Express 2008
Gerard Hall │ SS │ Old Dominion │ Orioles 2008 |
