11th round: Adam Plutko RHP UCLA Calif.

Ranked #179 in Baseball America's Top 500.

Plutko flashed 93 mph heat in high school and ranked as BA's No. 131 prospect for the 2010 draft. The Astros drafted him in the sixth round, but he headed to UCLA, where he has been one of college baseball's most reliable pitchers for three years. He went 7-4, 2.01 as the Sunday starter behind Gerrit Cole and Trevor Bauer as a freshman, then went 12-3, 2.48 to lead the Bruins to Omaha as a sophomore. He was 7-2, 2.68 with 65 strikeouts and 22 walks in 84 innings this spring. A consummate winner with toughness, Plutko succeeds without overpowering stuff. A flyball pitcher, he likes to work up in the zone with his 87-91 mph four-seam fastball, which plays up a bit because he hides the ball well in his start/stop delivery. He attacks the strike zone with all four of his pitches, and he has a plus secondary offering in his changeup, which he'll throw to righties as well as lefties. His slider and curveball have distinct looks. He uses the slider more often, and it rates as a fringe-average pitch, while the curveball is below-average. Plutko's feel for pitching, command and competitiveness could help him get drafted in the top five rounds despite his limited ceiling.

12th round HS OF Heath Quinn

Ranked #390 in Baseball America's Top 500.

Quinn has a good pro body, with projection remaining at 6-foot-3, 195 pounds. He has played center field in high school and shows and average to above-average speed, but he figures to slow down as he physically matures and move to a corner position. There the onus will be on his bat, and most scouts weren't convinced he has shown enough power to buy him out of his commitment to Samford.

Which means sign him cheap or let him get away.

13th round are we supposed to believe thiis kid's name is reall

Sicnarf Loopstok JC C/INF

Let's try to anagram that for his real name. BA plays along and writes this review:

Ranked #338 in Baseball America's Top 500.

Another product of Western Oklahoma State's Caribbean pipeline, Loopstok hails from Aruba. Pioneers coach Kurt Russell likens Loopstok's ability to put the bat on the ball to that of the program's most famous alumnus, Andrelton Simmons. [who may I ask is he?] Loopstok still needs to improve his pitch recognition, however, as he tends to swing at everything. The 5-foot-11, 200-pound redshirt freshman also possesses raw righthanded power and solid tools across the board. He has a strong arm that plays well behind the plate, and he has enough quickness to handle second and third base. Loopstok will need time to develop, but his physical ability can't be denied.

OK: Sicnarf is Francis spelled backwards, so that's easy. Loopstok rearranges to Stokpool. So let's call this kid Frank Stokpool and hope he draws a walk or two in his career.

Posted before those 3 rounds were announced:

Here’s a look at the 49 players from the Baseball America Top 200 Draft Prospects that are still available as the third day of the draft gets ready to begin.

You will notice a theme as you look through the names. The vast majority of the top players left are high school prospects who have fallen because of signability concerns. Many of them will likely be taken in rounds 11-20 on day three. The format of the draft under the new collective bargaining agreement gives teams plenty of reasons to wait until the 11th round and beyond to take these players. If they are drafted in the top 10 rounds and they opt to head to college, the team loses from its signing pool the money that had been allocated for their pick. Those restrictions do not apply after the 10th round, so while failing to sign the last pick of the 10th round would cost the drafting team $135,500 from its bonus pool, failing to sign an 11th round pick will cost the team nothing.

So expect to see Connor Jones, Kyle Serrano, Ryan Boldt and Rowdy Tellez likely drafted at some point today. It’s a much bigger question about whether they will receive offers worth forgoing their college commitments.
Rk Player Pos Source School
34 Connor Jones RHP HS Great Bridge HS, Chesapeake, Va.
35 Kyle Serrano RHP HS Farragut (Tenn.) HS Tenn.
58 Ryan Boldt OF HS Red Wing (Minn.) HS Minn.
59 Rowdy Tellez 1B HS Elk Grove (Calif.) HS Calif.
66 Garrett Williams LHP HS Calvary Baptist HS, Shreveport, La.
67 Cavan Biggio 2B HS St. Thomas HS, Houston
70 Chandler Eden RHP HS Yuba City (Calif.) HS
72 Chris Okey C HS Eustis, Fla., HS
78 A.J. Vanegas RHP 4YR Stanford
80 Jake Brentz LHP HS Parkway South HS, Manchester, Mo.
84 Garrett Hampson SS HS Reno (Nev.) HS
85 A.J. Puk LHP HS Washington HS, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
88 Jordan Sheffield RHP HS Tullahoma (Tenn.) HS
90 Cal Quantrill RHP HS Trinity College School, Port Hope,
99 Aaron Brown LHP 4YR Pepperdine Calif.
109 Stephen Wrenn OF HS Walton HS, Marietta, Ga.
113 Zack Collins C/1B HS American Heritage HS, Plantation, Fla.
118 Brett Morales RHP HS King HS, Tampa
125 Eric Lauer LHP HS Midview HS, Grafton, Ohio
128 Thomas Hatch RHP HS Jenks (Okla.) HS Okla.
135 J.B. Woodman OF HS Edgewater HS, Orlando
136 Alec Hansen RHP HS Loveland (Colo.) HS Colo.
139 Trever Morrison SS HS Archbishop Murphy HS, Everett, Wash.
141 Wil Crowe RHP HS Pigeon Forge (Tenn.) HS
148 Trevor Clifton RHP HS Heritage HS, Maryville, Tenn.
149 Joey Martarano 3B HS Fruitland (Idaho) HS
150 John Riley C HS Willow Glen HS, San Jose, Calif.
156 Adam Engel OF 4YR Louisville
158 Dominic Taccolini RHP HS Kempner HS, Sugar Land, Texas
159 Alec Grosser RHP HS Williams HS, Alexandria, Va.
161 David Gates RHP JC Howard (Texas) JC
162 Lukas Schiraldi RHP JC Navarro (Texas) JC
165 Cody Thomas OF HS Colleyville (Texas) Heritage HS Texas
166 Ronnie Gideon 3B HS Hallsville (Texas) HS Texas
171 Johneshwy Fargas of HS Puerto Rico Baseball Academy, Gurabo, P.R.
174 Ryan Sluder OF/RHP HS Amarillo (Texas) HS
175 Sam Tewes RHP HS Waverly (Neb.) HS
177 Danny Ayers LHP HS Columbus (Ind.) North HS
179 Adam Plutko RHP/OF 4YR UCLA WE DRAFTED HIM 11TH
180 Tony Rizzotti RHP 4YR Tulane
181 Andy Hillis RHP 4YR Lee (Tenn.)
186 Keegan Thompson RHP HS Cullman (Ala.) HS
191 Reed Reilly RHP/OF 4YR Cal Poly
192 Michael Wagner RHP 4YR San Diego
193 Pat Young RHP 4YR Villanova Pa.
194 Robert Tyler RHP HS Crisp County HS, Cordele, Ga.
196 Ryan Cordell OF 4YR Liberty
198 Andy McGuire 3B HS Madison HS, Vienna, Va.
200 Tres Barrera C HS Sharyland HS, Mission, Texas

A few names in there are nearly as good as the alleged Sicnarf:

AJ Puk.
Rowdy Tellez.

Here's a photo of Sicnarf and his rather attractive girlfriend; not named in the photo but sources suggest her name is Aivlys Sonimad.

https://www.google.com/search?q=sicnarf ... B480%3B689

14th round another cool name Silento Sayles. SS/OF High Schooler from Mississippi.

For those who thing Chris Perez talks too much, I suggest they become Silento followers.


Ranked #457 in Baseball America's Top 500.

Sayles made national news for his basestealing exploits, which landed him in Sports Illustrated's "Faces In The Crowd." He stole 103 bases this spring in 104 attempts, believed to be a national high school single-season record. He's at least a 70 runner on the 20-80 scouting scale, but that's his only plus tool. He's a prep shortstop who plays against poor competition in Mississippi and has little exposure to quality pitching. His swing is geared around contact and will have to be refined. The 5-foot-9, 185-pounder has some strength as well and is committed to Chipola (Fla.) JC. He is considered signable.

Tribe's future Designated Runner; too bad Charlie Finley didn't get his way on that rule change.

15th round. Boring name. James Roberts 3B Southern California

Ranked #483 in Baseball America's Top 500.

A key piece of USC's No. 16 recruiting class in the fall of 2010, Roberts and the rest of the class have underachieved. He had his best year this spring, hitting .320/.379/.429 with four homers and 28 RBIs. He began the year as USC's shortstop but struggled and wound up at third base, where his range fits better anyway. Scouts question his hands in the infield, envisioning him as a potential catcher or pitcher down the road because his best tool is his above-average arm. The 6-foot, 170-pound Roberts has some feel for the barrel, but scouts don't love his swing and project him as a below-average hitter with occasional pop to the pull side. He's a below-average runner.

This pick is classic organizational player. He is below average everything but at least he likes to play baseball, will be very cheap to sign and will help fill out a lineup card.

16th round OF James Payton U of Texas

Ranked #499 in Baseball America's Top 500.

Payton is the best pure hitter among college players in the state of Texas, though it's unclear where he'll fit in the draft. The only productive player (.393/.483/.545) in a disappointing Longhorns lineup, he uses a compact lefthanded swing and command of the strike zone to repeatedly barrel balls. Scouts love his bat and intangibles but aren't sure what else he brings to the table. At 5-foot-8 and 180 pounds, he won't have more than gap power. He has five homers in three years, all in 2012. With below-average speed and average arm strength, he fits best in left field but doesn't have the profile power for that position. Trying him at second base isn't an option because he throws lefthanded. A 31st-round pick by the Twins out of an Illinois high school in 2010, he could return to Texas for his senior season.

No power, no speed, this guy is quite an exciting prospect. From here on out most of the picks will either be:

just as untalented;
or
high school kid or juco who's unlikely to sign [this is where the big money risks come in]
or
have one solid tool that hard's to project
or
son of Tribe announcer

Jeez...Are they trying to pick no-talent players.....Is Rachel Phelps running this draft???

Tribe is trying to make Day 3 interesting. Besides drafting guy with goofy name, now they go for possible brothers:

Round 17: Ryan Hendrix HS LHP from Texas
Round 18: Paul Hendrix SS TCU

Not in the BA Top 500 so independent research needed on these two.

This part of draft is for loading up on college grads who sign for a couple thousand dollars and fill rosters or take flyers on HS kids

NO Paul and Ryan are not brothers. Neither is Paul Ryan the vice-president.
Indians drafted this guy last year too. Persistance may pay off.
Round 19: perhaps we'll be going for little sister Jordan Hendrix?

Paul Hendrix
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
North Richland Hills, Texas
High School:
Birdville High School

Last College:
Howard College
Height / Weight:
6-2 / 177
Position:
INF
B/T:
R/R
Career Honors:
• 2013 Honorable Mention All-Big 12

2013 (Junior):

Made 45 starts as part of 50 appearances on the season... posted 37 starts at second base, four in left field and four as the designated hitter... also made four appearances as a pinch hitter and one as a defensive replacement... ranked third on the squad with a .273 batting average... posted 10 doubles, one triple and a team-leading five home runs while driving in 30... 14 of his 30 RBIs came with two outs... was 4-for-7 in stolen bases... collected 10 multi-hit games and seven multiple RBI contests...

Junior College:
Played two seasons at Howard Junior College... was a 32nd round (983rd overall) draft pick by the Cleveland Indians in the 2012 MLB Draft... was a two-time all-conference performer... earned all-region honors as a sophomore... hit .379 with a .452 on-base percentage as a freshman... improved to hit .408 with 13 stolen bases, five home runs and 66 RBIs as a sophomore.

High School:
Earned three varsity letters at Birdville High School... was a three-time all-district performer... earned Defensive Player of the Year honors as a junior... named team MVP as a senior... was a third-team all-state performer as a senior... hit .443 as a junior and .404 as a senior.

Personal:
Parents are David and Karen... has a younger sister, Jordan... majoring in communications.

I think non-brother Ryan Hendrix may be a Texas A&M recruit. But I'll wait for others to figure him out.

19th round Matt Whiteside LHP UC Irvine

20th Shane Rowland C Tampa U

21st none listed

22nd Ben Heller RHP Olivet Nazarene

23rd Grant Fink 3B Missouri Western U

24th Terry Doane RHP E. Tennessee St

25th Cole Sulser RHP Dartmouth 6-1 185 missed 2012 injured
2013 stats:
Player era w-l ip h r er bb so
Sulser 2.52 5-3 53.2 46 16 15 14 56