{"id":9420,"date":"2015-03-25T10:18:38","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T14:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=9420"},"modified":"2015-06-11T12:08:59","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T16:08:59","slug":"local-draft-prospects-to-keep-an-eye-in-for-the-2015-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=9420","title":{"rendered":"Local draft-prospects to keep an eye in for the 2015 draft"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Duke RHP and Great Falls resident Mike Matuella has rocketed up the draft boards for 2015. Photo via dukechronicle.com<\/p><\/div>\n

For the third year running (here’s 2013’s wrap-up<\/a> and here’s 2014’s wrap-up<\/a> of drafted local players) we’re going to keep an eye on “local” draft prospects leading up to the 2015 amateur draft. \u00a0By “local” I essentially mean anyone who hails from the DC\/MD\/VA areas plus anyone who is playing their college ball here.<\/p>\n

To compile this list, I looked at rising college juniors and rising prep seniors who made impacts in 2014 or who\u00a0 have made a name for themselves with summer league performances in 2014.\u00a0 Here’s a link to the WP’s 2014 all-Met team<\/a>, which had more than a few juniors, all of whom are mentioned here. \u00a0Here’s the roster for Perfect Game’s big summer 2014 showcase<\/a>, which is the first place a lot of rising prep seniors get scouted.\u00a0 Here’s a link to Louisville’s 2014 All-American selections<\/a>, looking for junior all-american nominees.\u00a0 Here’s a link to the EvoShield Canes 17U Roster<\/a>, the leading travel team in the area and where a number of these upper-end prospects played this past summer.\u00a0 Here’s the BaseballDraftReport blog<\/a> that has been doing some tracking of prep players ahead of the 2015 draft.\u00a0 Here’s Fangraphs’ Kiley McDaniel<\/strong> “way too early” draft rankings from Oct 2014<\/a>.\u00a0 Here’s BaseballAmerica’s first 2015 draft ranking<\/a> from Mid Oct 2014.\u00a0 Here’s minorleagueball.com’s “early 2015 draft<\/a>” prospect list.\u00a0 Here’s USAToday’s pre-season HS all-american list<\/a> (though there are no local first teamers).<\/p>\n

Local Prep Names<\/strong><\/span> to keep an eye on for 2015’s draft:<\/p>\n