State Snapshots: South Atlantic

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South Atlantic – FL, GA, NC, SC
Southeast – AL, KY, MS, TN
South Central – AR, LA, OK, TX
Great Lakes – IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI
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Canada and Puerto Rico

Florida

Florida State-by-State List

STRENGTH: Pitching at all levels
WEAKNESS: College position players
OVERALL RATING (1-to-5 scale): 4

BEST COLLEGE TEAM: Florida
BEST JUNIOR-COLLEGE TEAM: Miami-Dade
BEST HIGH SCHOOL TEAM: Archbishop McCarthy, Southwest Ranches

PROSPECT ON THE RISE: Tyler Humphreys, 3b, St. Johns River CC
WILD CARD: Karsten Whitson, rhp, University of Florida

Best Out-of-State Prospect, Florida Connection: Trea Turner, ss, N.C. State University (attended high school in Lake Worth)
Top 2015 Prospect: Brendan Rodgers, ss, Lake Mary HS, Longwood
Top 2016 Prospect: A.J. Puk, lhp, 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, U. of Miami (Phillies, 1998/1st round, 1st pick)
2009 Draft: Bobby Borchering, 3b, Bishop Verot HS, Ft. Myers (Diamondbacks/1st round, 16th 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: Greg Zunino, c, University of Florida (Mariners/1st round, 3rd pick)
2013 Draft: Chris Anderson, rhp, Jacksonville University (Dodgers/1st round, 18th pick)

2013 DRAFT OVERVIEW

College Players Drafted/Signed: 49/44
Junior College Players Drafted/Signed: 21/17
High School Players Drafted/Signed: 50/22

PROSPECTS IN THE TOP 500:

• Nicholas Gordon, ss, Olympia HS, Windermere (4)
• Touki Toussaint, rhp, Coral Springs Christian Academy (18)
• Sean Reid-Foley, rhp, Sandalwood HS, Jacksonville (22)
• Foster Griffin, lhp, The First Academy, Orlando (31)
• Luke Weaver, rhp, Florida State University (34)
• Forrest Wall, ss, Orangewood Christian HS, Winter Park (55)
• Milton Ramos, ss, Florida Christian HS, Hialeah Gardens (62)
• Matt Railey, of, North Florida Christian HS, Tallahassee (65)
• Aramis Garcia, c, Florida International University (67)
• Andrew Suarez, lhp, University of Miami (70)
• Eric Skoglund, lhp, University of Central Florida (71)
• Keith Weisenberg, rhp, Osceola HS, Seminole (74)
• Austin Gomber, lhp, Florida Atlantic University (80)
• J.J. Schwarz, c, Palm Beach Gardens HS (88)
• Carson Sands, lhp, North Florida Christian HS, Tallahassee (99)
• Jake Cosart, rhp, Seminole State JC (102)
• Michael Mader, LHP, Chipola JC (104)
• Taylor Gushue, c, University of Florida (110)
• Cobi Johnson, rhp, J.W. Mitchell HS, New Port Richey (112)
• Garrett Cave, rhp, South Sumter HS, Bushnell (116)
• Pavin Smith, 1b/lhp, Jupiter HS (117)
• Tyler Humphreys, 3b, St. Johns River JC (128)
• Carl Chester, of, Lake Brantley HS, Longwood (129)
• Karsten Whitson, rhp, University of Florida (140)
• Christian Diaz, lhp, University of Miami (143)
• Adam Haseley, of/lhp, The First Academy, Windermere (152)
• Cre Finfrock, rhp, Martin County HS, Jensen Beach (162)
• Michael Suchy, of/1b, Florida Gulf Coast University (164)
• Justin Smith, of, Bartram Trail HS, St. John's (171)
• Daniel Sweet, of, Polk State JC (183)
• Ryan Harris, rhp, University of Florida (189)
• Tate Blackman, ss, Lake Brantley HS, Altamonte Springs (196)
• Danny Mars, of, Chipola JC (200)
• Andrew Karp, rhp, West Orange HS, Windermere (207)
• Luke Bonfield, of, IMG Academy (Skillman, N.J.) (211)
• Reese Cooley, ss/of, Fleming Island HS (224)
• Todd Isaacs, of, American Heritage HS, Delray Beach (239)
• Michael Franco, rhp, Florida International University (240)
• Dale Carey, of, University of Miami (248)
• Ronnie Williams, rhp/of, American HS, Miami (250)
• Bryant Holtmann, lhp, Florida State University (257)
• Dalton Guthrie, ss, Venice HS (273)
• Javier Salas, rhp, University of Miami (274)
• Benito Santiago, c, Coral Springs Christian Academy, Pembroke Pines (280)
• Drew Weeks, of/3b, University of North Florida (281)
• Scott Williams, c/rhp, Manatee JC (294)
• Alex Faedo, rhp, Alonso HS, Tampa (300)
• Justin Shafer, of/rhp, University of Florida (306)
• Brandon Leibrandt, lhp, Florida State University (309)
• Bryan Radziewski, lhp, University of Miami (315)
• Ian Rice, c, Chipola JC (317)
• Weston Davis, rhp, Manatee HS, Bradenton (319)
• Erik Manoah, rhp, South Dade HS, Homestead (333)
• Brad Deppermann, rhp, Eastlake HS, Palm Harbor (337)
• George Iskendarian, ss, Indian River State JC (353)
• Roberto Gonzalez, of, University HS, Orlando (366)
• Jordan DeLorenzo, lhp, University of West Florida (375)
• Daniel Ponce de Leon, rhp, Embry-Riddle University (381)
• David Trexler, University of North Florida (385)
• Taylor Lewis, rhp, Chipola JC (387)
• Jeremy Vazquez, 1b/lhp, Martin County HS, Palm City (426)
• Brian Gonzalez, lhp/1b, Archbishop McCarthy HS, Miramar (438)
• Braden Mattson, c/1b, University of Florida (441)
• Joe Dunand, 3b/ss, Gulliver Prep, Miami (446)
• Alex McRae, rhp, Jacksonville University (457)
• Michael Rivera, c, Venice HS (462)
• Austin Murphy, of, Episcopal HS, Jacksonville (472)