Jason Heyward, of

School: Henry County HS, McDonough, Ga. Class: Sr.

B-T: L-L. Ht.: 6-2. Wt.: 198. Birthdate: 8/9/89.

Scouting Report: Along with Brackman, Heyward has as much upside as any player in the draft. He possesses a rare blend of strong tools and feel for all phases of the game. He draws physical comparisons to Fred McGriff, while his tools are similar to Willie McCovey's and his approach is comparable to Frank Thomas'. Heyward's father played basketball at Dartmouth and his uncle played basketball for John Wooden at UCLA. He led McDonough High to the school's first state championship in baseball as a junior, when he was used as a center fielder, first baseman and pitcher. He'll play right field as a professional, where he's a solid-average defender with average arm strength. He's an average runner. His plate discipline and pitch recognition are outstanding, though some scouts left his games frustrated that he wasn't more aggressive. He rarely misses his pitch, and he shows above-average bat speed and a willingness to use the whole field. He has plus-plus raw power. Heyward will need to lower his hands in his set-up to improve his ability to get backspin on balls, helping his power translate into more home runs.

 

AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

.520 50 42 29 7 3 8 29 17

 

 

 

HEYWARD HEYWARD HEYWARD! I guess we have our Brady Quinn now. :lol

:pray

Heyward please.

:banghead

 

I'm done

:banghead

The Florida Marlins select.... Matt Dominguez. Not pissed.

Who?

 

Outstanding 3B...I can live with that.

Matthew Dominguez.

:banghead

Solid pick. Not a huge difference with Vitters except he is a much,much better defender at 3rd. One of the best.

Sinkbeilgate II!!!!

We have Miguel Cabrera, whose only 25 and he's going to play here for a long time, so we don't need a new thirdbaseman, right......... :| :| :| :|

:banghead

 

I'm done

 

 

someone call 911 for Swift.....

Why is everyone angry? They just compared the guy to Zimmerman, if he grows into that type of player I will be more than happy.

I had a feeling they'd pull some crap on us.

 

Does this mean Miggy plays 1B in 2011?

Cabrera comments aside, they certainly didnt reach for a more signable guy, so a good pick.

Keith Law has him ranked as the 7th best player in the draft....BA has him as the 15th.

Bleh

I had a feeling they'd pull some crap on us.

 

Does this mean Miggy plays 1B in 2011?

 

Yeah, for the Yankees.

put him in center field lol

Come on guys. Dominguez is not a bad pick. It is solid. It could have been a lot worse.

I had a feeling they'd pull some crap on us.

 

Does this mean Miggy plays 1B in 2011?

 

Probably...unless whatever his new franchise he is on likes him at 3rd.

Heres a report on him:

http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/ev...sp?mc=dominguez

Why is everyone angry? They just compared the guy to Zimmerman, if he grows into that type of player I will be more than happy.

They think this is the NFL or NBA draft possibly.

What it means is they saw a player they liked up there on the board and took him. Means nothing for Cabrera.