Draft Review- 6-10

Written by Sean P | 24 June 2010

Here's an extremely belated take on the rest of the top 10 as well as some other names of note.

Gabe Encinas, RHP HS (CA)

Encinas is a projectable guy with a good amount of upside, already sitting in the low 90s with his fastball and offers quality secondary pitches. As he grows he should be able to maintain the velocity deeper into games (something he’s struggled with at times) and further develop his changeup and curveball into major league offerings. He’s shown signs that he knows what he’s doing out there and is certainly not just a “thrower”. It’ll take a bit of money to lure him away from Loyola Marymount and Los Angeles but if he signs Encinas offers a nice mix of projectability and upside.

Taylor Anderson- OF- HS (LA)

Anderson is another raw, toolsy outfield talent the Yankees took a shot on. He has a shot to play all 3 outfield spots due to his above average speed and his hitting ability. He’ll have to grow into his 6’1” 160 lbs frame though to add some power to profile in a corner. He’ll take awhile to reach his potential but he does have youth on his side.

Kyle Roller- 1B- East Carolina

Roller was impressive last summer on the Cape and had many percolating about his future but a lackluster spring has dampened expectations some. He’s not an extremely athletic player and defensively he may not amount to much, but he does have plus power and good plate discipline. He's already signed and playing in Staten Island.

Taylor Morton-RHP- HS (TN)

Morton has a decent arsenal of pitches but is another very raw pick- he’s relatively new to pitching. He offers a fastball, curve and change, all of which are average pitches. He throws in the low 90s now and is able to locate his curveball well. Morton will have to improve his command and get used to pitching every 5^th day but he has some good potential.

Ben Gamel- OF- HS (FL)

The little brother of Mat Gamel, Ben has less power than Mat but should hit better for average. He has an advanced approach and the rest of his game grades out as average across the board. Gamel doesn’t have the speed of CF so he’ll project as a corner outfielder.

Some other draftees of note- Daniel Burawa of St. Johns throws hard and projects as late inning reliever- the Yankees will wait to see how he pitches in Cape Cod….Kevin Jacob is another hard throwing bullpen type, with a fastball in the upper 90s and an above average slider….Evan Rutckyj is a big lefty out of Canada that dropped quite a bit in the draft. He has a good fastball and slider with a good amount of upside-again, he’s raw and hasn’t been pitching for very long but is pretty projectable….Kevin Jordan might be the late round steal for the Yankees who ended up dropping because he missed time with an extended illness-when he’s healthy he has plus power and is a good outfielder with wheels- a tough sign with the Wake Forrest commitment, but the Yankees will give it a shot…..Tyler Austin is a catcher who will end up in the outfield with a great bat and arm- he should hit for power as well as average and if the Yankees can sign him (rumor has it they're very close), he's a steal in the 13^th round…..Josh Dezse has a mid 90s fastball and the makings of a plus curve but is pretty raw and has a commitment to Ohio State that will be hard to peel him away from.