BA's 'early' top 10 2014 draft prospects

[rhd]

Today, Jim Callis of BA posted his 'early' top 10 amateur draft prospects for 2014, which is as follows:

1. Carlos Rodon, lhp, North Carolina State
2. Jeff Hoffman, rhp, East Carolina
3. Tyler Kolek, rhp, Shepherd (Texas) HS
4. Trea Turner, ss, North Carolina State
5. Alex Jackson, c/of, Rancho Bernardo HS, San Diego
6. Jacob Gatewood, ss, Clovis (Calif.) HS
7. Tyler Beede, rhp, Vanderbilt
8. Touki Toussaint, rhp, Coral Springs (Fla.) Christian HS
9. Brady Aiken, lhp/of, Cathedral Catholic HS, San Diego
10. Aaron Nola, rhp, Louisiana State

I already had the first 7 on my list (2 in the top 150), and have now added the other 3.

Link to the BA article: http://www.baseballamerica.com/colle...top-prospects/

[overkill94]

Jacob Gatewood played on my dad's all-star teams when he was 10 and 12 - always a stud but dang, I did not anticipate him being a top-10 pick.

[Don Quixote]

Jacob Gatewood played on my dad's all-star teams when he was 10 and 12 - always a stud but dang, I did not anticipate him being a top-10 pick.

It's always fun to point at a player and say, "Hey, I knew him when..." One of my favorites was this huge 15-year-old who played on the summer team my father's employer sponsored c. 1970, always smiling, played 1B, RF, and pitched, hit the ball a mile. Some kid from "the projects" named Dave Parker. He did OK in the big leagues, I guess.

[madducks]

It's always fun to point at a player and say, "Hey, I knew him when..." One of my favorites was this huge 15-year-old who played on the summer team my father's employer sponsored c. 1970, always smiling, played 1B, RF, and pitched, hit the ball a mile. Some kid from "the projects" named Dave Parker. He did OK in the big leagues, I guess.

That is so cool. Parker was my favorite Pirate as a kid and i still collect his cards along with other pieces of Parker memorabilia. It was sad to hear recently that he has the early symptoms of Parkinson's Disease. Any pics floating around of that team and/or Parker at age 15 DQ? I would be interested in seeing those if any exist.

[overkill94]

It's always fun to point at a player and say, "Hey, I knew him when..." One of my favorites was this huge 15-year-old who played on the summer team my father's employer sponsored c. 1970, always smiling, played 1B, RF, and pitched, hit the ball a mile. Some kid from "the projects" named Dave Parker. He did OK in the big leagues, I guess.

Very cool.

My dad's been coaching the same youth baseball team since I was 10 (I'm 32 now) so he's seen his share of great players both on his teams and the all-star teams he usually coaches. Aaron Hill was the one who knocked me from shortstop to second base when he was 10 (I was 11) and current A's catcher Steven Vogt was on one of his all-star teams as well.

[onejayhawk]

It's always fun to point at a player and say, "Hey, I knew him when..." One of my favorites was this huge 15-year-old who played on the summer team my father's employer sponsored c. 1970, always smiling, played 1B, RF, and pitched, hit the ball a mile. Some kid from "the projects" named Dave Parker. He did OK in the big leagues, I guess.

Pretty good, but I have to wonder how much he never did because of his lifestyle.

Remember when he Barry Bonds and Van Slyke played to gether? Do not run on this OF.

J

[Don Quixote]

That is so cool. Parker was my favorite Pirate as a kid and i still collect his cards along with other pieces of Parker memorabilia. It was sad to hear recently that he has the early symptoms of Parkinson's Disease. Any pics floating around of that team and/or Parker at age 15 DQ? I would be interested in seeing those if any exist.

I don't know. I know there are some team pictures--the team's coach was also our insurance agent, and I remember seeing the pic in his office 35 years ago, with Parker just towering over everyone else. I think two other guys from that team made the bigs briefly, one of them shortstop Leo Foster, who when he came up with the Braves achieved the dubious distinction of hitting into a triple play either in his first AB or his first game.

The company was Wilson Freight, which went broke in 1980. Perhaps a Google search would yield something.