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Draft | Prospect Scouting Reports | 3/17/2014

Draft Focus: Joey Pankake

Frankie Piliere

Photo: South Carolina

Every weekday leading up to the 2014 MLB Draft, Perfect Game will be providing a scouting profile on a notable draft-eligible prospect. Stay tuned to Perfect Game and be sure to visit the Draft Page for all of the latest info and reports pertaining to the draft.

Joey Pankake Perfect Game profile

Position: SS/3B
Height: 6-1
Weight: 200
Bats/Throws: R-R
Birthdate: Nov. 23, 1992
College: South Carolina
Hometown: Easley, S.C.
Previously Drafted: Rangers '11 (42)
Projected Draft Round: 2-3

There was an element of unknown with South Carolina’s Joey Pankake heading into this spring, and that sounds strange considering he plays for one of the most notable baseball programs in the country. But, Pankake did not take the typical draft prospect route of showcasing himself last summer. He did not appear in the Cape Cod League, for Team USA or any other league. So, in a lot of ways, that makes what he’s able to do this spring all the more important and also makes it much more urgent for scouts to get more looks at him as we tick ever close to the draft.

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