Baseball America has been pumping out the draft related content with ferocity over the last, well, 30 years. But, over the last few weeks things have ramped up in coverage for the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. Earlier today they released the Top 500 Prospects for the draft. And that includes scouting reports on the Top 100 players on the list.
There’s not a bunch of movement in the Top 10 on the updated rankings. The player the Reds have been linked to the most, Brady Singer, is sitting at #4 on the list. The Florida Gators right handed pitcher is one of two Gators in the Top 5, along with infielder Jonathan India.
For Brady Singer, it’s been a bit of an up-and-down year. He entered the year as the top prospect in the country, but his velocity took a step backwards early in the season and he fell down some draft boards. The velocity has rebounded, though, and he’s found himself moving back up. He’s made 12 starts for the Gators this season and has a 2.33 ERA in 81.0 innings. He’s allowed just 51 hits and walked 17 batters to go along with 86 strikeouts.
Update on Nick Senzel
When the Cincinnati Reds named Nick Krall their new General Manager yesterday they held a conference call with the local media (your truly was not invited). During the call someone asked about Nick Senzel and Dick Williams, who is now simply the President of Baseball Operations, said this:
We’re being very cautious with Nick. He’s had this before. We feel like we have got a good treatment plan in place. We believe it’s realistic to see him back on the field in fairly short order. He’s (been) treated and when symptom free, he’ll be cleared for activity.
C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic also wrote about Nick Senzel today. He expands a little but on what Williams stated on the call and talked with Senzel’s agent, Scott Boras about the situation.