2005 Sunshine
West Top Prospects
2006
1- Jason Stoffel- RHP- Agoura HS, Agoura
Hills, CA- 6'2"/195- The best pitcher at the event. He sat at 88-89
and touched 90. He is big and strong with a quick arm. Has a heavy
fastball and keeps everything down in the zone.
2- Thomas Pham- SS-Durango HS, Las
Vegas, NV- 6'2"/185- Pham has great defensive actions with a strong
arm (91IF). Attacks pitches in the strike zone with plus bat
speed. Pham makes thins look easy.
3- Jeff Van Doornum- IF- Huntington
Beach HS, Huntington Beach, CA- 6'2"/170- Has a very quick bat and
hit hard line drive after hard line drive during the showcase
games. He has raw power with a projectable body. Strong arm at 3B
and made all the plays.
4- Matthew Jaimes- 3B- Chino HS,
Ontario, CA-6'0"/185- Showed a quick arm in the OF with arm strength
and good actions. Has raw power with very good bat speed and the
ball jumps when he makes contact.
5- Casey Haerther- 1B/RHP- Chaminade HS,
Chatsworth, CA- 6'3"/215- Showed the best power at the event.
Haerther has good bat speed and will go the other way with the pitch
and still hit with authority. Hit 6 HR in BP, and hit a ball 400+
feet in a game.
6- Andrew Tonner- OF/P/1B- Brophy
College Prep, Phoenix, AZ- 6'5"/190- Has a very impressive body.
Tonner has raw power especially to his pull side. He only ran a
7.44, but showed very good range in the OF.
7- Chase Tigert- RHP/1B- Quartz Hill HS,
Lancaster, CA- 6'5"/200- He was 87-88 and touched 90. Also has
good bat speed and showed raw power. He has a strong body and is
very projectable.
8- Joseph Inzone- OF- Steele Canyon HS,
Jamul, CA- 6'0"/175- Inzone can do just about everything. He
showed arm strength (89OF) with good speed (7.03 on a slow track).
Has good bat speed and stays back on the ball well with a line drive
swing plane.
9- Reid Suitor- RHP- Torrey Pines HS,
San Diego, CA- 6'3"/190- He has great stuff! He dominated hitters
with an 83-85 FB and a nasty splitter at 78-79. We later found out
Suitor was pitching for his third day in a row and we are sure he
has more velocity when his arm is fresh.
10- Jarrod Freeman- RHP/1B- Alta HS,
Sandy, UT- 6'3"/190- Has a loose and easy arm with projection.
Freeman was threw an easy 86 with arm side life. Also has a nasty
breaking ball, and very quick feet on his pick off move.
11- Michael Anderson- OF- Los Osos HS,
Etiwanda, CA- 6'2"/180- Very athletic and ran a 6.7 sixty. Anderson
gets great rotation in his swing and has raw power.
12- D.J. Henson- RHP/C/1B- El Capitan
HS, Lakeside, CA- 6'4"/230- Threw a perfect inning at the event with
an easy 86 mph fastball with more velocity in his arm. Good
secondary pitches as well with depth to curveball and good arm speed
on change.
13- David Fry- OF- Bishop Gorman HS, Las
Vegas, NV- 6'0"/175- Athletic OF with fluid actions. Showed good
bat speed and had a solid approach at the plate.
14- Nick Salahub- 1B/RHP- Deer Valley
HS, Phoenix, AZ- 6'8"/230- Huge body with good coordination.
Salahub has very good bat speed and hit some lasers to his pull
side. He has great upside and potential.
15- Jimmy Duffy- C/3B- Silverado HS, Las
Vegas, NV- 6'2"/205- Good arm strength and pop times. Duffy has a
good hand load at the plate with power potential. He hit some
bullets to the left side in the showcase games.
16- Andrew Fowler- C- The Bishop's
School, Rancho Santa Fe, CA- 6'2"/205- Strong bodied catcher. Very
good bat speed with raw power who hits the ball hard.
17- Mark Leslie- MIF/3B- Vista HS,
Vista, CA- 5'6"/155- He plays one way, hard! He got HBP multiple
times, but made pitchers pay with his quick bat and speed on the
bases. Leslie is a guy you would love to have on your team.
18- Josh Powers- C- Elk Grove HS,
Santee, CA- 6'3"/165- Powers is a good receiver behind the plate
with arm strength and good pop times. Has power potential with the
bat.
19- Chad Gross- 3B/RHP- Claremont HS,
Claremont, CA- 6'5"/220- A big and strong kid with very good raw
power. He hit some bombs in BP. He also topped out at 85 on the
mound.
20- Mathew Stein- RHP/OF- Flintridge
Prep, Sunland, CA- 5'10"/175- Has good hands at the plate with solid
bat speed. Stein topped out at 86 with good arm speed, and mixed in
a very sharp breaking ball at 78.
Rest of the Top Prospects in
alphabetic order:
Jordan Lowe- 3B- Palm Desert HS, La
Quinta, CA- 6'1"/175
Kenny Miramontes- MIF- Eastlake HS,
Chula Vista, CA- 5'9"/150
Adam Powers- OF/2B- Kennedy Memorial HS,
Seattle, WA- 5'10"/170
Andrew Powers- MIF/OF- Kennedy Memorial
HS, Seattle, WA- 5'10"/170
Aaron Richardson- LHP/OF- Westhills HS,
Santee, CA- 6'3"/185
Colby Shreve- 3B/RHP- Bonanza HS, Las
Vegas, NV- 6'4"/190
Jeff Stephenson- RHP/OF- U. of San Diego
HS, San Diego, CA- 6'2"/180
Ian Thompson- RHP/OF- Claremont HS, San
Diego, CA- 6'4"/205
Gary Valadez- C- West Torrance HS,
Torrance, CA- 5'9"/180
Steven Winnick- RHP/SS- Horizon HS, San
Diego, CA- 6'1"/185
Jens Wilson-George Williamson-Manny
Cardeiro-Floros-Hasegawa
2007-2008
1- Garrett Nash-MIF/OF-Jordan HS,
Draper, UT- 5'11"/175- His game starts with speed. Nash ran a 6.37
and showed great game quickness. Switch hitter with bat speed, and
some pop from the right side. Also threw 85 off the mound.
2- Curtis Casali- C- New Canaan HS, New
Canaan, CT- 6'3"/190- Popped a 1.91 during a showcase game and threw
out several base stealers with his quick release and arm strength.
He shows good bat speed and the ability to hit line drives to all
fields.
3- Courtney Morgan-SS- Mission Bay HS,
San Diego, CA- 5'10"/165- Morgan was coming off the flu and still
ran a 6.98 and threw 83IF with great actions defensively. Has good
bat speed and uses the whole field. Morgan has great baseball
instincts.
4- Jonny Ray Talley-C- Carlsbad HS,
Oceanside, CA- 6'3"/220- Has a big, strong frame. He has plus bat
speed and makes solid contact with strength in his swing. Talley
has a strong arm.
5- Zach Jones-C/3B- Jordan HS, Draper,
UT- 5'11"/165- He does everything well. Strong arm, quick release,
great blocking skills, very good bat speed, and makes solid
contact. Zach played every position during the showcase, including
pitcher.
6- Michael Smith- RHP/3B- Rancho Buena
Vista HS, Vista, CA- 6'3"/165- Has clean arm action with great
projectability. Topped out at 86 mph, and should be 90+ before
graduating.
7- Remington Wilson- C/RHP- Cottonwood
HS, Sandy, UT- 5'11"/180- Wilson showed great arm strength behind
the plate and on the mound. He topped out at 88 on the mound with a
smooth and easy delivery.
8- Sequoyah Stonecipher- OF- Mission Bay
HS, San Diego, CA- Has an all-around solid game. He has very good
bat speed with strength in his swing. Also shows a quick arm in the
OF and is very accurate.
9- Stephen Johnson- MIF- Poway HS,
Poway, CA- 6'1"/170- Johnson has very good actions defensively with
solid arm strength. He gets leverage in his swing and shows some
raw power with a slight lift in his swing.
10- Dorsey Ek- RHP- Francis Parker HS,
San Diego, CA- 6'5"/180- He has a projectable body with good arm
speed. Ek topped out at 86 from a high ¾ arm slot.
11- Kevin Silvett- C/IF/OF- Torrey Pines
HS, Rancho Santa Fe, CA- 5'10"/185- Has a strong arm (80C) with a
quick release and popped a 1.96 during the game. Silvett has great
blocking skills behind the plate.
12- Cole Leonida- C- Grandview HS,
Centennial, CO- 6'2"/185- He has a great frame with room to grow.
Leonida has a strong arm with a quick release. Good approach at the
plate with power potential.
13- Ryan Pineda- SS- Bonanza HS, Las
Vegas, NV- 5'10"/150- Pineda has great actions defensively with
solid arm strength and plus range. He has a loose swing and the
ball jumps off his bat.
14- John Stefanski- IF- Francis Parker
HS, San Diego, CA- 5'8"/160- He has a good approach at the plate and
is very disciplined. Stefanski shows good bat speed with raw power.
15- Matt Harrison- SS/P/OF- Green Valley
HS, Henderson, NV- 6'0"/165- Harrison has good actions defensively
with solid arm strength. He is a line drive hitter with a good
approach.
Rest of the 2007-2008 Top Prospects
in alphabetical order:
Mark Bellatti- 1B/P/OF- Steel Canyon HS,
La Mesa, CA- 5'10"/155
Chris Brookey- LHP/OF- La Costa Canyon
HS, Encinitas, CA- 5'10"/145
Joseph Busalacchi- LHP/OF- Mt. Carmel
HS, San Diego, CA
Larry Gibson- RHP/1B- Canyon Springs HS,
Moreno Valley, CA- 6'1"/170
Scott Hylman- SS/P- Point Loma HS, San
Diego, CA- 5'11"/170
Kevin Lovelace- SS- San Pasqal HS,
Escondido, CA- 5'8"/165
Tyler Mabry- RHP- Francis Parker HS, La
Mesa, CA- 6'5"/230
Brett Miller- IF- Montgomery HS, San
Diego, CA- 6'2"/165
Tony Nix- OF- Poway HS, Poway, CA-
5'11"/170
Douglas Peters- 3B/C- Escondido HS,
Escondido, CA
Dominick Robusto- MIF- Claremont HS,
Claremont, CA- 5'11/175
Ricky Rossman- 1B/OF- Claremont HS, La
Verne, CA- 6'1"/180
Ronnie Schaeffer- C- Pacifica HS, Garden
Grove, CA- 6'1"/150
Alex St. Pierre- RHP/1B- Laguna Hills
HS, Laguna Hills, CA- 6'0"/190
Raul Yoquigua- RHP- Chula Vista HS,
Chula Vista, CA- 5'11"/155
Beau Zinman- OF/1B- Rancho Buena Vista
HS, Vista, CA