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General  | General | 4/10/2020

Best of 7 Series: Florida

Jered Goodwin
Photo: Dylan Crews (Perfect Game)

Each segment of the Best of 7, 10-part series has been assembled by one of PG’s scouts. The idea of this exercise is to put together a team with the best amateur players from 10 different regions from across the country in an attempt to win a seven-game series. The players are not necessarily the top prospects in each state/region, but those that have consistently proven they have what it takes to win consistently at a high level. Which region would win such a series? Stay tuned to Perfect Game and join us @PerfectGameUSA to chime in.

Adrian Del Castillo
If you can get a backstop that is also a middle-of-the-order hitter – and hits lefthanded – you bring him along and unleash him. During his prep days, Del Castillo, hit .438 with a couple homers during Perfect Game events. He has solidified himself as a bona fide top-10 overall pick. The University of Miami star hit .331 with 22 doubles and 12 home runs as a freshman and was off to a similar pace this spring. You can insert him into the three-hole in any lineup and watch the show, as the Hurricanes have come accustomed to doing just that.



Mac Guscette
A two-time WWBA World Champion, with a couple high school state titles as well, there are not many guys with winning resumes like Guscette. The Perfect Game All-American earned MVP honors last fall at Jupiter to finish out his 95 games at Perfect Game events. In that time, he hit .364 with 22 doubles in his 283 career at-bats. He’s a perfect fit to help lead from both a production and clubhouse standpoint.

Jacob Teter
I’m going with the Florida-Southern Mocs first baseman here. He’s big, strong, hits lefthanded and the hit tool matches the power. He has a career .333 average in his college career with 26 homers and a 82-to-80 strikeout-to-walk ratio. He also had a very good summer on the Cape, making the all-star game while hitting .292 with eight extra-base hits during the summer. He is a first base only prospect, but his bat can change a game in a hurry with one swing. You need that type of potential impact in a best-of-seven series.

Josh Rivera
Heading to the University of Florida there was a mixed bag of opinions on whether River could stay at shortstop. In the first month playing for the No. 1 Gators it doesn’t look like there should have been. He has been steady defensively and even flashed a couple “wow” moments. He could always hit, with a .429 career average during 61 career games at Perfect Game events. He was the MVP of the WWBA World Championship during his prep days and he hasn’t slowed in college, banging a .298 average with two home runs in his early career for the Gators.

Coby Mayo
With a prototypical third base profile, Mayo has a power bat/power arm combo that would fit at the position for his entire career. His patient approach (25 walks in 104 at-bats last summer) and willingness to hit with two strikes make him extremely valuable in high stress games. The Perfect Game All-American played 83 games in PG events hitting .369 with 20 doubles and six home runs. He led his team to the playoffs in every event during the summer of 2019 and earned MVP honors at the Florida World Series. He would be leaned on to bring that professional approach and consistency to the series.

Dante Girardi
Building a roster to win an event, you have to have toughness. Girardi brings that in a big way. His last Perfect Game event was the WWBA World Championship in Jupiter where he hit from start to finish. His line was .353 with two doubles and a triple, he stole a couple bags and helped lead his squad to a quarterfinal finish. He can play all three infield spots and every team he is on seems to win gritty games. The Florida International signee made the final four in all of his high school seasons, including a state championship. His baseball IQ is huge, he can inspire his team during tough spots and the young Girardi can roll the pole.



Jud Fabian
There have been a number of high school prospects who forgo their senior season to enroll in college early. Not many walk in and start 50-plus games at one of the top programs in the country. Fabian’s high school resume was vast, posting a .317 average with six home runs in 56 games at Perfect Game events. He was a Perfect Game All-American and has a very nice blend of speed and power. He flaunted big range in center field early this spring and already had five home runs for the Gators. This is exactly the type of center fielder a pitcher wants playing behind him in a Game 7 scenario.

Dylan Crews
Another speedy outfielder with a long track record of winning, Crews, brings the ability to play all over the field. He has found a home in center field but has the athletic ability to play all over the field. With a big resume at Perfect Game events, Crews has 92 games and 289 at-bats during his high school days. The Louisiana State commit hit .342 with 20 doubles and three homers on his way to being named a Perfect Game All-American. In 2018 he won a ring at the WWBA Underclass World Championship and in 2019 Crews won the Florida Qualifier and had a final four finish at the WWBA World Championship in Jupiter. This is an easy choice to put on a roster as we have seen what he brings to the table all the way back to him being a PG Select Festival participant in 2016.

Zac Veen
An uber-prospect, Veen has put it together this spring in a big way. The tools have always been loud as he was also selected for the Perfect Game All-American Classic. He has always shown an advanced feel for the strike zone with big pitch counts and high walk rates. What changed this spring was that he didn’t miss when he has unloaded his sweet lefthanded swing. His on-base skills and impact power will prevail over a seven-game series. The Florida signee also has a big throwing arm that profiles perfectly in right field on this club.



Brock Wilken
If I wrote a Perfect Game event stat line of .385 with 13 doubles and three home runs in 33 games, while adding 17 walks, it would put Wilken in the mix to make this team. Well, those were his numbers during his 17u year. What adds more to this, his teams made the final four of the WWBA National Championship, playoffs at the 17u PG World Series, the finals of the Florida Qualifier and he took home a championship ring and MVP honors of the Super25 National Championship. He did not hit under .350 or have an OPS under 1.000 at any summer event. He can also catch and play either corner infield spot. Young for the 2020 class, you can bet that the Wake Forest commit will find his way in the middle of this lineup, somehow.

Tommy Mace
The Gators Friday night ace was putting together a great start to the season. After being a little inconsistent his first two years on campus, Mace threw 27 innings in 2020 while striking out 26 batters and posting a 1.67 ERA. The righthander has a four-pitch mix headlined by a fastball that sits in the 91-94 mph range and he can reach back for more when needed. His upper-80s slider is a legit pitch. The improved command he has shown led to a .210 batting average against this spring. He is exactly the type of pitcher you need when you are looking to get through a good lineup three times.



Chris McMahon
McMahan throws on Saturdays for the Hurricanes, but he has the type of power stuff that gets plenty of swings-and-misses (38 strikeouts through 25-plus innings pitched in 2020). In a best-of-seven series you cannot always rely on forcing contact, you have to be able to force empty swings. He lives in the mid-90s with his fastball and can reach back for upper-90s velocity when necessary. Both his off-speed pitches are weapons with his slider that is plus and a changeup that is a real weapon against lefthanded hitters. He may headline the staff now and has the stuff to be the best of the bunch long-term as well.

Logan Allen
Lauded for his extreme pitchability since his prep days, Allen has been a weekend starter for Florida International since the day he stepped on campus. The former Perfect Game All-American came to school with championship titles at the WWBA National Championship and the WWBA Underclass National Championship, where he was named Most Valuable Pitcher. He has a Gold medal as a member of the 18u National team as well as earning a spot on the Collegiate National team. He struck out 41 in his 25-plus innings this spring while stifling hitters to a .183 batting average against. He has recorded 246 strikeouts for the Panthers in only 183 innings during his college career. Allen will be leaned on in this series format to log innings and shorten the game out of the bullpen.

CJ Van Eyk
The Florida State star sits in the low- to mid-90s with his fastball and has some deception in his delivery. Another arm with the ability to miss bats, the righthander has tallied 225 strikeouts in just 176 innings for the Seminoles during his career. His curveball is his bread-and-butter offering with hard break and he can pull it down with velocity in the mid-80s at times. It’s a plus offering and he has very good feel to command it. He is a perfect fit to contrast the other starters who are more slider or changeup dominant guys. Van Eyk is ultra-competitive and could line up against an opposing team’s ace and give you a great chance to win.

Franco Aleman
Command is the game for this big righthanded pitcher. Between the Cape Cod League and his shortened 2020 spring, he recorded 78 strikeouts with just eight walks. That nearly 10-to-1 ratio will force an opposing lineup to earn anything they get. He logged valuable innings as a freshman and has only gotten better since. From his prep days where he was named Hillsborough County Player of the Year, to college where he was an all-conference pick as a freshman, to being named a Cape All-Star and winning his playoff start, he will have ice in his veins during this type of event.



Carson Montgomery 
Showcasing one of the better fastball-curveball combinations in the 2020 high school class, Montgomery is a true swing candidate on this roster. His fastball sits in the mid-90s and his low-80s power breaking ball will give opposing hitters fits. He could start, work long relief or close on this team. The Perfect Game All-American is very athletic and there is no reason he couldn’t bounce back on short rest if needed. He is mature for the class, even though he is young for the class, and we have watched him get outs against top competition since his days playing at the PG Select Festival.

Trent Palmer
The righthander has found his mojo at Jacksonville University this spring. A big riser over the summer and fall, he was showing real swing-and-miss stuff this spring. His 41 strikeouts in his 27-plus innings while holding hitters to just .130 average against, Palmer, will be looked to put up zeros in some of the most pressure packed spots. His stellar Cape Cod performance in the regular season, postseason and all-star game give him a great resume to excel in the biggest spots of a game.

Joe Sheridan
Needing multiple lefthanded options, Sheridan has the type of moxie that you need on any championship roster. He had record-setting numbers in high school and that carried over to his freshman year at UCF where he notched a 10-win season. In a decide-all game for the American Conference Championship on the last day of the season, Sheridan had a masterful seven-inning outing while striking out eight hitters and allowing just one earned run. He has some experience in the bullpen and can be used to get a lefty out in a big spot, all the way to flipping a lineup in a longer outing. He is fearless and will be a leader for the younger guys on the staff.



Hunter Barco
One of the top prospects to make it to campus from the 2019 class, Barco, lived up to his prospect status early in the Gators season. Working his way to the Sunday starter, he struck out 26 hitters in 19-plus innings for the Gators. The former Perfect Game All-American managed an eye-popping .162 batting average against during his first campaign in college. His tough arm slot and slider will be used regularly to get the toughest lefties out throughout the tournament. A manager also wouldn’t hesitate to give him a long outing in a deciding game seven if that scenario came about. Barco is a winner, who earned two state titles in high school, and he can also be used as a lefthanded power bat off the bench.

Beck Way
One of the fastest rising arms over the last few years, Beck Way, has thrust himself into the spotlight. His fastball sits in the 92-94 mph range and can flirt with 97s on occasion. He backs that up with a power changeup that flashes plus and a solid third pitch in his low-80s slider that seems to improve with each outing. The righthander had a 5-0 record this spring for Northwest Florida State with a 58-to-9 K-to-BB ratio. The LSU commit also had a sparkling 0.67 ERA and was limiting hitters to a .126 batting average. It looks like he has proved he can be a starter long term and on this team he may be the one at the bottom of the dog pile after recording the final out.
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