TOP 10 New England Baseball Pro Prospects

Looks like someone has a special interest in Bazdanes. I've seen him pitch about 6 times and was never higher then 88. I'm not sure how you can have Bazdanes as #4 and leave out Dwyer, Meo, and Jolin who are going to BC, Coastal, and Florida. Westmoreland absolutely flies and is headed to Vandy, Springer was 94 from the outfield in Wareham, and Anderson is my sleeper but was 90 across the infield.

Add NJ, NY, and PA and you've got an entirely different list, some serious players there as well.

Looks like we're dealing with HS players only, so here's 10:
1. Keith Landers
2. Jason Esposito
3. Chris Dwyer
4. Anthony Meo
5. Ryan Westmoreland
6. Scott Weisman
7. Will Jolin
8. George Springer
9. Blaine O'Brien
10. Brett Anderson

What about Anthony Hewitt from Salisbury?

The only one mentioned that I've seen is Scott Weisman, I actually played against him. He is the real deal and real hard to hit. He touches 94 from a low 3/4 arm slot with good movement and control. He also has a good slider and splitter.

Talked with a mlb scout who was at some of the same things Bazdanes was at, told him about some of the claims being made on these boards about him (throwing in the 90's, etc). He laughed. Said he is consistent between 84-87 and never once hit 90 on any gun he knew of. That being said, that is still pretty impressive for a nh ballplayer. I hope he does well at Maine.

Is Bazdanes injured? I don't think that he has pitched since the opening game of the season.

AJ bazdanes tossed a gem yesterday as South beat Pinkerton 2-1. AJ moves to 1-0 after picking up a no decision to a blown save

AJ Bazdanes updated stats through the first 2 games are as follows:

1-0/ 12IP/ 21K/ 5H/ 1ER/ .75 ERA

His strikeout numbers are down due to missing 12 days with a back related issue. As of the start yesterday he's still at about 65% healthy but it sure will be enjoyable to see him when he's 100%.

His velo yesterday was 85-86 and nothing eye-popping. He is still getting his stuff back and only a matter of time before he will be back to the 90-91 range.

Stay tuned

Charlie

Charlie, I know you have a degree in Sport Management. Will you manage your brother if he is in fact drafted?

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Originally posted by KmomNH:
Charlie, I know you have a degree in Sport Management. Will you manage your brother if he is in fact drafted?

I have a degree in Business Administration

We are both hunbled by the attention and the process. The way he is throwing right now it would be premature to talk of the draft. If he gets back to 90-91 then AJ will have a difficult decision to make. I onyl help my bother and any decisions that are made are by him under advisement of me as to what the best for him is. I plan on advising him and beyond that is all premature.

I can't wait to see him at 100% though that's for sure!!

My apologies. When my son was playing for Nashua's 15U All star team, I remember being told AJ's brother had a Sport Mgmt degree from Colby-Sawyer and was working for the Bruins. Regardless, we all know you have your brother's best interest at heart. Good luck to you both.

Thanks for the update Charlie!

KmomNH

no need for apologies

Mainejeff: trimper sure has 2 solid pitchers coming and it will be fun to watch a genuine coach mold my brother and see what bilodeau can do in the america east. it sure will be exciting.

ch, i've never seen your brother pitch, but my son faced Bilodeau at PG in Wareham last summer and he was one of the two or three best pitchers I saw there. Those two with Scanlan should give UMaine a solid staff for a few years.

HC,

He has some work to do. He has slipped fast falling to 604 in PG ratings and I believe he was as high as 380. He will recover once he's full back. I'm a little dissapointed that they have dropped him this low however that's baseball. I am positive he will regroup and get back to where he was.

AJ is pitching 4/30/08 vs (away)Londonderry 4:00 and he should be back to 87-88. I think the following start he will be where he was befoe the mild back issue at 89-92.

Good luck to him. I hope he comes all the way back and then some! Glad he's in NH and not in MA.

HC,

Just an FYI that AJ wasn't below 90 in 1 inning of work vs Alvirne. He threw 11 pitches and had 3 K's in the very brief outing. He is looking very strong going into his start Wednesday vs Londonderry. I already have confirmation from at least 5-6 teams that plan on attending. It's going to be exciting to see him let it loose!!

He is every bit the draft prospect now scouts have projected him to be as he is back to full strength.

ch
where is he projected to go in the draft? and by who?

...and if you can accurately list that, can I please have six numbers for Powerball?

wayback
lol, that was my next question.

I can't project draft position but I can alert you folks to facts:

AJ pitched in his 3rd game of the season yesterday (4/30/08) vs Londonderry High School and fanned 10 improving to 2-0 on the season. There were a few teams MLB represented and had him at 88. Although it was a cold day he pitched another gem. His next start will be Monday May 5th at Dover High School in Dover, NH at 4:00. His team improves to 6-3 on the season while his team has only produced 3 total runs in each of his 3 starts.

Current Totals:
2-0/20IP/34K/7H/1ER/0.45 ERA


An extensive article was posted at: http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AI...1/62972110/-1/sports

Charlie,

I think you missed a few of the forums with this one.

HC

The piece is from our local paper. Anyone else notice the line "his brother Charlie, his de facto agent"?

Honestly, Charlie, there are posters on hsbballweb whose sons are among the best high school, college, and/or pro players in the country who haven't put up the kind of propaganda that you have. By and large they are very humble folks who let their son's efforts on the field do the talking for them.

We all know you're proud of your brother, and with good reason, but if your objective in posting here is to promote him, you're wasting your time. MLB scouts aren't sitting around reading this website to find out who they should be watching.

Charlie

If you are going to Maine with your brother I think Coach Trimp will be a bit upset---he is kind of low key---

and why all the hype--he is set to go Maine--- if he gets drafted it will be because of his talent not your posts

Charlie,

I should be able to stop by and see your brother throw on Monday. My son is getting fitted for a knee brace at 4, but I should be able to get over to the dover field and see some of the game.

I can give some prespective as to where he stands in relationship to the other top pitchers I have seen over the past few years. As a Maine Alumni ['82], I'd love to see how he stacks up. I saw a lot of top D1 players in my 4 years at Maine including 2 guys who had success in the majors. Billy Swift pitched for the '84 Olympic team and a number of years with Seattle & San Fran. He won 20 one year with the Giants. Joe Johnson turned pro early and had a short-lived career with Toronto & a couple of other clubs. Both were something else in their years at Maine. I saw former UMO pitcher Troy Martin throw on that same field in Dover for the Dover Legion team. I have also seen Ryan Lapointe, Chris Anderson, and others pitch. My son has played with and against Jeff Locke (a true 95-96 FB), Kyle Davis, Ben Hart, Ross Davis and many others in Mass. Our life has turned away from baseball now, but I try to keep up with the kids I have seen over the years.

As far as your brother winning POY or the Gatorade award, you have not stated any offensive numbers that I recall. All of the players I just mentioned were also standout offensive players as well as elite pitchers. To really contend for the honor, your brother is most likely going to have to extremely dominant in every outing on the mound if he is not putting up big numbers at the plate.

Look forward to seeing him throw on Monday!

Folks:

Thank you for your feedback!!

Folks update on AJ's pitching schedule due to the rain out yesterday. He will throw on Tuesday at 4:00 vs Trinity at home (Nashua South). Then he will pitch Monday May 12th at home (Nashua South) vs Spaulding at 4:00.

Did anyone see Perrault's 17 K, one-hit performance vs. Dover? Now that is impressive. Over the last two games he has given up 4 hits total. The kid is legit!

Perrault's 17 k's is unbelievable, that works out to be 5 inning and 2 outs where he didn't need any defense, to only need the 7 players behind you for 4 outs is unreal. I spoke to the umpire who had the plate for that game and he said that Perrault's only hit was a poor choice of pitch selection and that had he gone right after the hitter he might have thrown a no hitter. Kid pitched for us this fall and is solid, and a lefty which is always an advantage. On another note I saw Jake Finnigan from Londonderry toss the other day, this kid is very impressive and if memory serves me I believe he is only a Sophmore, keep your eyes on this guy. Also saw Pinkerton's Chris Debonis a Junior right hander toss about two weeks ago, we had him in our fall program this past season however he opted not to complete the season, we are hoping to bring him back into the fold for the 2008 season. This kid has good stuff and is extremely effective. I saw the pitcher from Nashua South twice once against Pinkerton and once against Londonderry, I would say he is good but on both days I didn't feel he lived up to the hype, not to knock him both games were particulary cold days, this is just my opinion.