State Snapshots: South Atlantic

Perfect Game 2015 MLB Draft Preview Index

South Atlantic – FL, GA, NC, SC
Southeast – AL, KY, MS, TN
South Central – AR, LA, OK, TX
Mountain – AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY
Pacific – AK, CA, HI, OR, WA
Great Plains – IA, KS, MO, NE, ND, SD
Great Lakes – IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI
Mid-Atlantic – DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA, WV
New England – CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT
Canada and Puerto Rico

Florida

BEST COLLEGE TEAM: Florida
BEST JUNIOR-COLLEGE TEAM: Northwest Florida State
BEST HIGH SCHOOL TEAM: Park Vista

PROSPECT ON THE RISE: Donnie Dewees, of, North Florida
WILD CARD: Jacob Nix, rhp, IMG Academy

Best Out-of-State Prospect, Florida Connection: Carson Fulmer, rhp, Vanderbilt
Top 2016 Prospect: Austin Bergner, rhp, Windemere Prep
Top 2017 Prospect: J.J. Schwarz, c, University of Florida

HIGHEST DRAFT PICKS

Draft History: Chipper Jones, ss, The Bolles School, Jacksonville (1990, Braves/1st round, 1st pick); Alex Rodriguez, ss, Westminster Christian HS, Miami (1993, Mariners/1st round, 1st pick); Paul Wilson, rhp, Florida State U. (1994, Mets/1st round, 1st pick); Pat Burrell, 1b, Miami (Phillies, 1998/1st round, 1st pick)
2010 Draft: Manny Machado, ss, Miami Brito HS (Orioles/1st round, 3rd pick)
2011 Draft: Francisco Lindor, ss, Montverde Academy (Cubs/1st round, 8th pick)
2012 Draft: Mike Zunino, c, University of Florida (Mariners/1st round, 3rd pick)
2013 Draft: Chris Anderson, rhp, Jacksonville University (Dodgers/1st round, 18th pick)
2014 Draft: Nick Gordon, ss, Olympia HS, Orlando (Twins/1st round, 5th pick)

2014 DRAFT OVERVIEW

College Players Drafted/Signed: 56/52
Junior College Players Drafted/Signed: 28/18
High School Players Drafted/Signed: 50/32

PROSPECTS IN THE TOP 500:

• Brendan Rodgers, ss, Lake Mary HS, Longwood (1)
• Kyle Tucker, of, Plant HS, Tampa (9)
• Brady Aiken, lhp, IMG Academy (23)
• Juan Hillman, lhp, Olympia HS, Haines City (26)
• D.J. Stewart, of, Florida State (30)
• Austin Smith, rhp, Park Vista HS, Boynton Beach (32)
• Triston McKenzie, rhp, Royal Palm Beach HS, Royal Palm Beach (42)
• Richie Martin, ss, Florida State (45)
• Donnie Dewees, of, North Florida (48)
• Brady Singer, rhp, Eustis HS, Mount Dora (54)
• Jacob Nix, rhp, IMG Academy (82)
• Jacob Woodford, rhp, Plant HS, Tampa (83)
• Ryan Mountcastle, 3b/ss, Hagerty HS, Winter Springs (85)
• Cole Sands, rhp, North Florida Christian HS, Tallahassee (88)
• Harrison Bader, of, Florida (97)
• Daniel Reyes, of, Mater Academy, Miami Springs (103)
• David Thompson, 3b, Miami (111)
• Andrew Suarez, lhp, Miami (115)
• Logan Allen, lhp, IMG Academy (117)
• Jon India, mif, American Heritage HS, Delray (127)
• Mac Marshall, lhp, Chipola JC (128)
• Ryan Karstetter, if/rhp, IMG Academy (129)
• Thomas Szapucki, lhp, William T. Dwyer HS, Palm Beach Gardens (136)
• Chris Chatfield, of, Spoto HS, Riverview (147)
• George Iskenderian, if, Miami (161)
• Austin Allen, c, Florida Tech (162)
• Jimmy Herget, rhp, South Florida (166)
• Isiah Gilliam, of/1b, Chipola JC (171)
• Julian Infante, if, Westminster Christian HS, Miami (174)
• Edwin Rios, if, Florida International (185)
• Junior Harding, rhp, Chipola JC (192)
• Chase Ingram, rhp, Hillsborough JC (198)
• Seth McGarry, rhp, Florida Atlantic (201)
• L.T. Tolbert, if, IMG Academy (213)
• Desmond Lindsay, of, Out-of-Door Academy, Bradenton (216)
• Michael Zimmerman, lhp, Gulf Coast HS, Naples (232)
• Josh Tobias, 3b, Florida (234)
• Danny Blair, OF, IMG Academy (240)
• Christian Williams, 3b, Gulf Coast State JC (245)
• Taylor Cockrell, rhp, State College of Florida JC (247)
• Hunter Bowling, lhp, American Heritage HS, Lake Worth (252)
• Todd Isaacs, of, Palm Beach State JC (256)
• Jason Heinrich, of, River Ridge HS, Spring Hill (257)
• Elih Marrero, c, Coral Gables HS, Coral Springs (261)
• Nick Fortes, c, Deland HS (265)
• Dylan Moore, if, UCF (268)
• Brendon Sanger, if, Florida Atlantic (278)
• Tyron Perry, 1b, Avon Park HS (279)
• Michael Murray, rhp, Florida Gulf Coast (292)
• D.J. King, ss, Hillsborough JC (294)
• Tyler Holton, of/lhp, Lincoln HS, Tallahassee (298)
• Sixto Torres, lhp, West Oaks Academy, Orlando (302)
• Jared Padgett, lhp, Graceville HS (305)
• Garrett Zech, of, Naples HS (315)
• Taylor Lewis, rhp, Florida (318)
• Justin Cohen, c, Riverview HS, Sarasota (324)
• Garrett Kennedy, c/1b, Miami (328)
• Tommy Peterson, rhp, South Florida (339)
• Bobby Poyner, lhp, Florida (342)
• Tommy Williams, 3b, UCF (345)
• Eric Hanhold, rhp, Florida (352)
• Myles Straw, of, St. Johns River JC (364)
• Patrick Mazeika, c/1b, Stetson (373)
• Reese Cooley, of, Chipola JC (376)
• Dominic DiCaprio, c, Stoneman Douglas HS, Coral Springs (378)
• Dustin Hersey, rhp, St. Johns River JC (384)
• Dylan Silva, lhp, Florida State (392)
• Ramon Alejo, ss, Boone HS, Orlando (398)
• Bryant Holtmann, lhp, Florida State (407)
• Robert Montes, ss, Coral Gables HS, Miami (458)
• Shane McClanahan, lhp, Cape Coral HS (460)
• Zack Kone, 3b, Pine Crest HS, Boca Raton (480)
• Jackson Lueck, c, Orangewood Christian HS, Longwood (485)
• Connor Marabell, 1b, Jacksonville (488)