Nov. 27, 2012
Article Written by Baseball America's Aaron Fitt.
It is as common place for scouts to rip the quality of a college draft class as it is for college coaches to complain about professional teams becoming more aggressive signing players out of high school. But heading into 2013, both of those gripes have merit.
Our annual early high school Top 100 prospects lists provide an instructive snapshot. From 2005 through 2008, an average of 50.25 players who graced our high school Top 100 list in November wound up arriving on college campuses the following fall. But just 40 members of the 2009 early Top 100 went to school, and just 43 of the 2010 Top 100 wound up bypassing the draft.
Here are a few schools that stand out for landing a host of players in that No. 50-150 sweet spot.
No. 6 San Diego
USD faces long odds when it comes to getting catcher Reese McGuire (No. 4) and lefties Stephen Gonsalves (No. 13) and Ian Clarkin (No. 14) to campus. But as a private school with a great campus in a desirable city, the Toreros have landed their share of big-ticket recruits in the past (most notably Brian Matusz, Kyle Blair, Kris Bryant and Dylan Covey). And San Diego's other impact recruits look like solid bets to get to school: shortstop Terrian Arbet (No. 74), righty Andrew Church (No. 90), outfielder Ryan Kirby and second baseman Seve Romo (both of whom landed in 101-150 territory).
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