our list shows Peterson in bold as signed...but how can he sign if he is still playing college ball???

Peterson was .313/.410/.453 and was 27/32 on the basepaths.

 

Glad we got him signed(if thats the case). A left handed John Raynor it looks like.

our list shows Peterson in bold as signed...but how can he sign if he is still playing college ball???

May have agreed to a contract, but not signed yet? No idea

Great news!!!!!!!!

 

Central grad Kaminska agrees to terms with Marlins

 

June 19, 2007

By BRAD ENGEL Staff Writer

It turns out Kyle Kaminska pitched half of the spring season for Naperville Central with low-grade mononucleosis.

 

While fighting strep throat, sinus and mouth infections as a result, Kaminska still mustered a 7-4 record, 2.16 ERA and a city-best 91 strikeouts in 77 2/3 innings.

 

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Kaminska

 

Now, pending a physical with the Florida Marlins, it's believed Kaminska will become the first person to sign a Major League Baseball contract straight out of a Naperville high school.

 

"It probably won't sink in until I leave. But I know it - it's something I've wanted to do," Kaminska said. "I think when (scout Scot Engler) said the number, my dad shook his hand before I even did. He was more excited than I was. My dad was so happy. He's not stressed out anymore."

 

The Marlins drafted Kaminska in the 25th round on June 8 but he did not sign a letter of agreement until last Wednesday. The terms of the contract were not disclosed, but Kaminska did receive a signing bonus and college tuition.

 

After a stellar junior season in 2006, during which Kaminska helped pitch the Redhawks to the Class AA state championship, he committed to Michigan State.

 

In the end though, the Marlins' offer was too good to pass for the righthander.

 

Before taking the team's exam and reporting to Jupiter, Fla., for rookie ball, the Marlins would like Kaminska to rest and recover at home and be cleared to play by his doctors here at home.

 

"I can't lift but I have an arm-care program I do with five-pound weights," Kaminska said. "I've been doing that, and I'm still throwing pretty much every other day."

 

The Marlins also drafted Benet alumni Marc Lewis, a left-hander from Plainfield, out of Creighton in the 20th round.

 

Other notable Naperville area prep stars to be drafted include Jerry and Scott Hairston of Naperville North, Russ Bayer of North, Tim Lavery and Ryan Pollard of Central, Burke Baldwin of Neuqua Valley and Mike Bowden of Waubonsie Valley. None of them signed a contract straight out of a Naperville high school.

Walk off Single in the 13th for the Victory!

 

This guy is really impressive. Shows good patience and maturity at the plate.

 

Opposite field double earlier in the game and the walk off single right up the middle off a lefty.

 

Very impressive to say the least.

 

That was a heck of a game, I didnt realize till afterwards that kid was the one we drafted.

 

I hope to see him someday in the fish uniform.

 

 

I hope the Easterling kid comes to the fish too. FSU doesnt deserve a good athlete like him

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Skyler Crawford...our 41 round pick

 

 

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Skyler picked by Marlins

By GEORGE WATKINS

The Salinas Californian

 

 

For the second time in three years a pitcher from Hartnell College was the only player from Monterey County to be chosen in the Major League Baseball draft.

 

Skyler Crawford, who just completed his freshman year at Hartnell, was chosen in the 41st round Friday by the Florida Marlins - the No. 1,229th pick overall.

 

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David Price, a left-handed pitcher from Vanderbilt, was the No. 1 pick in the draft last Thursday by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

 

In the 20005 draft pitcher Marc Nobriga of Hartnell was chosen in the 47th round by the Texas Rangers following his freshman year.

 

Nobriga returned to Hartnell for his sophomore sea-

 

son and later accepted a scholarship to Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo.

 

He started eight games for Cal Poly this past season, going 2-3 with a 5.37 earned run average.

 

Crawford has until Aug. 15 to reach a deal with the Marlins or return to school for another year.

 

Crawford, whose fastball has been clocked in the 90-mile-per-hour range both at Hartnell and while pitching for the Salinas Valley Packers last summer, went 3-6 with 3.21 ERA for the Panthers this past season.

In 67 innings he struck out 73.

 

Crawford, who suffered from a lack of run support much of the year, was 3-4 with a 2.02 ERA in the Coast Conference.

 

"He was our hard-luck pitcher,'' Hartnell coach Danny Teresa said. "We only averaged about a run a game for him.''

 

But Crawford earned high praise from coaches at Chabot and Ohlone - two long-time conference powers - and in a late-season game against Monterey Peninsula College he struck out 15.

 

"He was throwing between 89 and 92 that day,'' Teresa said. "He has a live arm and that's what scouts look for.''

As a senior at Salinas High Crawford went 5-2 with a 3.04 ERA in the Tri-County Athletic League. He had a league-leading 58 strikeouts in 46 innings.

 

Crawford is currently pitching in the Canadian summer leagues for the Moose Jaw Miller Express in Saskatchewan.

 

Crawford told the Moose Jaw Times Herald he wasn't completely surprised at being drafted by the Marlins.

 

"I had a feeling that there was a good chance I would get drafted,'' Crawford was quoted as saying. "I'm just real happy.''

 

The father of Miller Express catcher Dustin Hughes is a Marlins scout.

 

John Hughes of the Marlins called Crawford to tell him of the selection.

 

Teresa has talked to Crawford since the draft, but nothing was said about what will happen next.

 

"He was real excited about getting drafted,'' Teresa said. "It's great for a local guy to get recognized. Skyler's a good kid and a good athlete. It's nice to see something like this happen to him.''

 

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Hartnell hurler hooked by Marlins

By JOHN DEVINE

Herald Staff Writer

Article Last Updated: 06/09/2007 01:28:49 AM PDT

 

 

His potential made Skylar Crawford an attraction for major league scouts. That and a 92 mph fastball.

A relative unknown when the season started, the Hartnell College pitcher was selected Friday in the 41st round by the Florida Marlins in Major League Baseball's June amateur draft.

 

"I was sitting on the couch when the phone ran,'' said Crawford, who is pitching for a semi-pro team this summer in Canada. "The scout said, 'We just drafted you.' I said, 'Alright, sweet.'"

 

The right-handed hurler was taken higher in the draft than any Hartnell player has gone in the 16 years Danny Teresa has been the coach.

 

"I knew he would be noticed,'' Teresa said. "He's the hardest thrower I've ever had."

 

And perhaps the rawest.

 

The 6-foot-1 Crawford, 19, was an infielder at Salinas High until his senior year.

 

"He hasn't tapped into his potential,'' Teresa said. "Skylar is just going to get stronger. All it takes is to catch one scout's eye."

 

Crawford consistently hit 89-90 mph on the radar gun this spring for the Panthers, topping out at 93 mph.

"The magic number for scouts is 90 mph,'' Teresa said.

 

And seeing is believing.

 

Crawford posted just a 3-4 record this year for Hartnell with several no decisions and a 2.90 earned run average. However, the freshman struck out nearly 10 a game.

 

In the season finale against MPC, the hurler fanned 15 in a 1-0 loss.

 

"The Marlins' scout was actually there to look at another guy,'' Teresa said.

 

"He (the Marlins' scout) kind of told me I was on their radar,'' Crawford said.

The Giants had also spoken to Crawford.

 

Unlike past years where a player's rights would remain with the team for a full year, Crawford will have until Aug. 15 to make a decision.

 

"I'm not sure what I'm going to do,'' Crawford said. "I really haven't thought about it. I'm just soaking it in and enjoying it. I'm just glad I was picked. Now my name is out there." Crawford tossed five innings in his debut Thursday with the Moose Jaw (Saskatchewan, Canada) Miller Express, his summer league team Thursday.

 

He will remain in Canada until Aug. 10.

 

"I'll probably start talking to my dad in depth about it,'' Crawford said. "It's a big honor. It's what I was working for. But it's one goal. School is important to me."

 

Blessed with a fastball, Crawford has a slider that bites as well, and a curve and change-up that can freeze hitters.

 

"People in our conference were asking me, 'Who is that guy?''' Teresa said. "Plus he's local. It is great to have one of your kids recognized by Major League Baseball.''

 

Four players have been drafted from Hartnell during Teresa's 16 seasons.

 

"It's a matter of what they offer,'' Teresa said. "As a 41st-round pick, he won't get millions. But if they give him a package with school, that would be great. We'd hate to lose him."

 

Only 4 percent of players drafted in baseball ever make it to the major leagues.

 

Crawford is rooming with a teammate who's been drafted in the past. He has picked his brain on all of his options.

 

"He just told me I'm young and to think about it,'' Crawford said. "'What happens if baseball doesn't work out? What are you going to fall back on?'"

 

Crawford has options. He can return to Hartnell for his sophomore year, and his name will go back into the draft for 2008, or he can pursue a college baseball scholarship. In truth, he's only pitched for two years.

"He's a diamond in the rough,'' Teresa said. "Skylar is a kid who's a good athlete on the mound.''

 

Crawford started at quarterback for Salinas during his senior season, throwing for nearly 800 yards and rushing for 500, having a hand in 13 touchdowns.

 

On the mound, he earned all-league honors for Salinas, averaging eight strikeouts a game in his first full season as a starting pitcher.

 

"He's a kid that I knew would be an upcoming star as a pitcher,'' Teresa said. "When he came to us, I was thrilled. He hasn't even touched his potential.''

 

 

John Devine can be reached at jdevine@montereyherald.com and 646-4405.

 

 

Here is another article on Skyler Crawford http://www.mjtimes.sk.ca/index.cfm?sid=36099&sc=9

 

Some good stuff about Crawford and some good scouting here on our Front office behalf. It also sounds like Crawford is just looking for a fair deal and we will have plenty of time to continue scouting him as he will continue to pitch in Canada until August 10 (deadline to sign draft picks is the 18 I believe).

Tyler Waldron our 38 round pick...

 

Pacific Baseball Signee, Tyler Waldron, Named Sacramento Bee 2007 All-Metro Player of the Year

Waldron will give the Tigers a dual threat as he finished 2007 with a 0.65 ERA and a .530 batting average

 

 

June 19, 2007

 

Sacramento, Calif. - Pacific baseball signee, Tyler Waldron, was Named the 2007 All-Metro Player of the Year by the Sacramento Bee on Tuesday, June 19.

 

Waldron is a 6'2 right-handed pitcher from Golden Sierra High School in Garden Valley, Calif. Waldron was a force both on the mound and at the plate this season as he posted an 11-0 record and led the Sacramento area with a 0.65 ERA in 2007. Tyler also struck out 151 batters in 76 innings. At the plate, Waldron finished second in the area with a stellar .530 batting average and delivered 41 RBIs. Even more impressive was that Waldron struck out only once in 83 at-bats.

 

During his junior season, Waldron led Golden Sierra to a Division IV runner-up finish in the Sac-San Joaquin Section. He finished with a 7-2 record with a 1.13 ERA. He struck out 110 hitters in just 56 innings of work. At the plate, Waldron hit .537 with two home runs and 22 RBI.

 

In his four-year career at Golden Sierra, Waldron finished with a combined 25-4 record, including 373 strikeouts in 206 innings. Offensively, Waldron finished with a combined .428 average and 108 RBI.

 

During the MLB Amateur Draft on June 8, Waldron was selected in the 38th round by the Florida Marlins. The window Waldron will have to sign with the Marlins is relatively short due to a new NCAA rule that requires all draft picks must sign by Aug. 15. In previous years, players who went to junior college or simply did not return to school were eligible to sign with the team that drafted them until a week before the next year's draft.

 

 

Pitching in for a section crown

By Bill Paterson - Bee Staff Writer

Published 12:00 am PDT Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Story appeared in SPORTS section, Page C6

 

 

Tyler Waldron's difficult decision to stay and play baseball at Golden Sierra High School was rewarded.

 

The 6-foot-2, 180-pound pitcher-third baseman, The Bee's Player of the Year, turned in one of the area's most dominating performances in helping the small -- 750 students -- Garden Valley school go 26-2-1 and win its first Sac-Joaquin Section baseball championship.

 

Yuba City High's Jim Stassi was named The Bee's Coach of the Year after directing the Honkers to their first section baseball title and a state-best 30-1 record.

 

A nearly untouchable pitcher, Waldron (11-0, 0.65 ERA) struck out 151 batters in 76 innings. An equally skilled hitter, he batted .530 with 41 RBIs, and struck out once in 83 at-bats.

 

"Tyler put us on his back, and he carried us to a section title," Golden Sierra coach Mark Hendrix said. "Tyler has an incredible work ethic like I have never seen. It's all paid off."

 

But Waldron wasn't sure he was a good fit for Golden Sierra, one of the smallest public schools in the northern part of the section. A Pilot Hill resident, Waldron was a starter as a freshman and the Golden Empire League MVP as a sophomore. But he and his father, Steve, weren't certain he was being exposed enough to the area's other top talent, possibly affecting his future prospects in the sport.

 

"I was kind of questioning myself at the beginning of my junior year," Waldron said.

 

Hendrix, a former Cal Poly San Luis Obispo player, understood. "We talked about it several times," Hendrix said. "They kept me in the loop, but I knew they were seriously considering leaving."

 

A year ago, Waldron would have preferred to catch. A pitcher throughout high school, Waldron envisioned himself as a catcher after high school.

 

But he found out he wouldn't make the Milwaukee Brewers' "Area Code" team (teams sponsored by major-league clubs in different area codes of the state) as a catcher, so he asked for a pitching tryout.

 

He was selected and pitched well in games played at Long Beach State later last summer against some of the nation's top players.

 

"I was kind of happy and relieved," Waldron said. "Catchers take a beating. I knew I always had a good arm, and I liked being on the mound at critical times."

 

That performance also earned Waldron a scholarship to Pacific, where he might pitch and play third base, though he was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 38th round this month.

 

In the GEL and Sac-Joaquin Section Division VI playoffs, Waldron overmatched hitters with great control of a curve, changeup and slider. In 76 innings this season, Waldron allowed 31 hits and just three extra-base hits, all doubles.

 

Just as Waldron's Golden Sierra team dominated in Division VI, Stassi's Honkers did the same thing in Division III.

 

With his sons Brock and Max Stassi leading the way, Yuba City won the Tri-County Conference title and beat Bella Vista 9-4 for the section title.

 

Casa Roble coach Ed Tupper, whose team lost a 12-inning playoff game to the Honkers, summed it up best.

 

"A great coach and a gentleman," he said of Stassi.

 

 

Pacific recruits drafted

Three Pacific baseball recruits were drafted last week.

 

The Oakland A's selected Nick Longmire, an outfielder from Grossmont High School in La Mesa, in the 37th round. The Florida Marlins selected Tyler Waldron, a right-handed pitcher from Golden Sierra High in Garden Valley, in the 38th round. The Boston Red Sox selected Ryan Fischer, a right-handed pitcher from Lodi High, in the 40th round.

 

Players must sign by Aug. 15 under baseball's new collective bargaining agreement, but Sprague expects all three to enroll in school.

Wonder if we will be able to get him signed.