2002 World Wood Bat Championship Top Prospect List

 

Top 75 03s Jupiter
1 Hughes, Jared RHP Santa Margarita Laguna Niguel CA 6'6 220 R/R
  Consistent low to mid 90s, up to 95-96. Good breking ball. Looks like a big league pitcher!
2 Milledge, Lastings OF Lakewood Ranch Bradenton FL 6'1 185 R/R
  Struggled early, but showed all 5 tools including a line shot HR to RC field off a 93 mph fastball
3 Lubanski, Chris OF Kennedy Kendrick Schwenksville PA 6'3 185 L/L
  Speedster with a beautiful swing, played like the 1st rounder he deserves to be.
4 Harvey, Ryan OF/RHP Dunedin Palm Harbor FL 6'5 192 R/R
  Has all the tools and even throws in the 90s from the mound.  1st round athlete!
5 Allison, Jeff RHP Peabody Peabody MA 6'2 195 R/R
  He's been better, but still 92 mph with a wicked slider,  good change, and command.
6 Sweeney, Ryan LHP/OF Xavier Cedar Rapids IA 6'5 185 L/L
  Tournament MVP!  Hit, fielded and pitched up a storm.
7 Sborz, Jay RHP Langley Great Falls VA 6'4 220 R/R
  Big time power pitcher! Into the mid 90s and the ball explodes. Bulldog on the mound!
8 Billingsley, Chad RHP Defiance  Defiance OH 6'2 190 R/R
  Up to 93-94 in Jupiter and we've seen him better. Breaking ball is unhittable at times.
9 Danks, John LHP  Round Rock  Round Rock TX 6'2 175 L/L
  Smooth lefty with 90+ velocity, big league breaking ball and outstanding command.
10 Maine, Scott LHP Dwyer P.B.G. FL 6'3 170 L/L
  Live 90+ heater with dominant stuff.  Fast whip-like arm produces a plus slider.
11 Perez, Chris RHP The Pendleton School Holmes Beach FL 6'5 225 R/R
  Big with easy, smooth arm that produces 92+ with life. Championship  make-up.
12 Hale, Adam OF/RHP Bellaire  Houston TX 6'4 195 L/R
  Big athlete, big bat, big arm.  Wow! up to 93 from the mound in Jupiter
13 Boesch, Brennan OF/1B Harvard-Westlake Los Angeles CA 6'4 195 L/L
  Runs, throws and hits with power.  Good athlete and outfielder with serious tools.
14 Saltalamacchia, Jarrod C Royal Palm Beach  Royal Palm Beach FL 6'4 195 S/R
  Maybe the nation's top catching prospect. Big league arm and power potential  from both sides.
15 Whittington, Anthony LHP Buffalo Buffalo WV 6'5 215 R/L
  Big lefty with a whip. Across the body some, but low 90s with much more to come.
16 Stringer, Philip IF Klein Oak  Spring TX 5'9 170 R/R
  Talented mid-inf with tools.  Showed some surprising power with wood against top pitching.
17 Bressoud, C.J. C North Cobb Kennesaw GA 6'1 185 R/R
  Complete package!  Athletic, does everything you'd expect in an early round catcher.
18 Frame,  Doug LHP Tomball   Tomball TX 6'1 205 L/L
  Power lefty, up to 93 in Jupiter with a low to mid 80s slider.
19 Brashear, Justin C/1B Barbe Lake Charles LA 6'2 200 L/R
  Always been a hitter, showed he has become a big time prospect behind the plate in Jupiter.
20 D'Alessio, Andy 1B/3B Barron Collier Naples FL 6'4 195 L/R
  One of the best hitters with power in the country.  Ball leaves bat in a hurry!
21 Rodriguez, Sean IF/OF Coral Park Miami FL 6'0 175 R/R
  Great arm, solid player.  Has big surprising power potential!
22 Hall, Mickey OF/LHP Walton Marietta GA 6'1 195 L/L
  Outstanding bat!  Serious tools and plays for keeps!
23 Rogers, Michael OF/LHP Del City  Del City OK 6'0 170 L/L
  Outstanding athletic outfielder, even better on the mound. Low 90s with a nasty hook!
24 Paul, Xavier OF/P Slidell Slidell LA 6'0 200 L/R
  He's back and better than ever!  94 on the hill.  Ran, threw, hit and played for keeps.
25 Vega, Miguel 3B Carmen B. Heyke Arroyo PR 6'3 207 R/R
  Big guy with as much power as any high school hitter in America!
26 Valido, Robert IF Coral Park Miami FL 6'1 175 R/R
  Perhaps the top true shortstop in high school baseball.  
27 Pike, Matthew RHP Pueblo Centennial Pueblo CO 6'6 190 R/R
  Touched 90, but there's much more in him.  Has a feel for pitching, watch out!
28 Depoy,  Brad RHP Woodlands  The Woodlands TX 6'1 195 R/R
  Power RHP showed lots of 94s
29 Moses, Matt IF Mills Godwin