Hidden Talent

PA memorial wins 19-7 

first of all, this post was about mlb prospects--not albert lott.  is he a prospect?  maybe.  time will tell.  as far as him throwing a 90 mph fastball, this is true.  can we please put this to rest?  i know albert personally and he will tell you that he's an upper 80's thrower.  does that mean anything?  again, only time will tell.  so please let it go.  second, i will say this... there are scouts that are talking to albert.

i agree lets put this too rest

i love albert and hes a great kid and a really raw talent, nobody is knocking him or i would be the first to defend him.....im just saying that the draft is in a month and after that we'll see if he has 200 K in his pocket, just proving my point.....nothing against the kid lol my gosh hiddentalent, how many times do we have to say it....."sitting" at 92, no possible way im sorry never convince me or my eyes who have seen him mid to upper 80's.....now if he had a good breaking ball and a change up to go with it he would definately be a prospect but until that happens, we'll see......sweet life hiddentalent

LOL wow you guys are hilarious on here i didn't say you were knocking him i just said that the kid did sit and 92 in a couple of games, whether you seen it or not then thats on you and what you are missing you would have to see it like others to believe it thats all and i feel his slider he throws goes good with what he throws

well thank you for summing that up for us

and on the top 4 rounder part um if you are around this kid daily you would know that there is talk of that

lol ok your right with your awesome baseball assessment skills....if so it was a juggs gun which reads harder than the true stalker....never has he or any1 in that district sat at 92 for 3 innings, maybe touched    maybe, thats a joke....haley is really the only1 with the "stuff" to even somewhat contend in pro-ball right now.......in realist terms, if he is 6"3  230lbs. and sits at that then he would be a top 4 rounder and make upwards of 180 grand, is that happening, NO, so you now have no case, hang it up

you are so funny i got a bigger question for you buddy um do you live with this kid or answer any of his phone calls or even talk to his coach about whats going on with him , i'm 100% sure that you don't do any of those things so this arguement is over and done so hang it up partner and first, the games where i seen him sit at 92 it was on a stalker second, the other time it was at a camp that the astros were at and pro scouts carry stalkers.

This is an example of where I had my information confirmed from this summer.  If he is throwing 90s now, that is different than I knew...of course, you would think there would be a huge buzz on that kind of velocity out of a LHP...for him, I hope so...I just haven't heard it:

2007 Sunshine South Showcase

  Player: Albert Lott

Position: LHP

Height: 6-2

Weight: 220

60 Yd: 7.52

OF Velo: 

IF Velo: 

1B Velo: 79

C Velo: 

Pop Time: 

Fastball: 84

Curveball: 

Slider: 75

Split: 

Knuckleball: 

Change-up: 

FB Range: 81-82

PG Grade: 8.5

Sparq Vertical: 

Sparq Shuttle: 

Sparq Thirty: 

Sparq Powerball: 

Sparq Rating:

As far as this goes since your going on stats from last summer ross hales wasn't at 90 either he was at mid 80's topping out at 87 so no disrespect to you MIF04 but if your going to put stats on here from the summer of last year just be right on everything

i know lott personally and he would be the first to tell you that he does not throw 90.  he may touch it ocassionally but thats it hes a mid 80's lefty with not that good of offspeed to go along with it.  good h/s pitcher though, needs to go juco and develop then he may have a chance to go D1.  Also there is no 3A kid out there polished enough to go straight to pro-ball.  not knocking anybody but come on.  if they were to even get sniffed in the draft and sign it would be a nightmare and would be a ridiculous move on the families part.  when you think you see talent, make sure you judge them on a professional level and then you will reassess your thoughts.  remember no knocks on anybody, just reality.

well I don't think you know Lott personally cause he definitely wouldnt tell you that he touches 90 ocassionally he's low 90's some times upper 80's but mostly 90's and i have seen it with my own eyes and i can name all the games i seen where he hit 92 and sat there 3 to 4 innings so i don't know where your getting your sources as far as the d-1 signing go he has many offers from top d-1 schools but just hadn't made a decision yet on where he wants to go and i know this because i know him personally

I would think the legitimate pro prospects (i.e., who is going to get drafted out of H.S.) would be:

(1)  Anthony Fazio (Kelly) -- 90+ fast ball, Rice signee

(2)  Ross Hales (BH) -- LHP who touches 90 and can flat out pitch, Texas A&M signee.

(3)  Trey Haley (Nac. Central) -- low 90s, hard thrower, Rice signee.

(4)  Hunter Cervenka (Baytown Sterling) -- LHP who throws in 90s, U of Texas signee

(5)  Brett Marshall (Baytown Sterling) -- RHP who throws in low 90s.  San Jac signee.

I also think a couple of other pitchers from BH (Thamm and Silva) have a shot at being drafted.  Thamm is a LHP with above averge vecocity.  Silva throws hard as well but is probably the least polished.  Both have signed with jucos.

Haley is (per the scouting services) the highest ranked of these players.  I really do not see any position players being 'draftable' out of this year's HS class. Marshall is the one moving up the fastest...he came from nowhere.

In the juco ranks, I think Kevin Angelle (San Jac) will probably get drafted somewhere in the mid rounds.  I haven't seen Kevn pitch this year but his numbers are good.

One thing to remember about draftability:  "signability".  MLB is not going to draft a kid that simply won't sign, or wants too much to sign.  For example (and this is only a hypothetical example):  Anthony Fazio is projected to go in the 4th round.  To sign (and give up his scholarship to Rice), he wants $1,500,000.  That amount is well above the 4th round slot money.  MLB will back off the kid completely and he may go undrafted...completely.

Another thing is "projectability".  MLB really does not care if a kid is 10-0 on the mound, or hit .475 for his HS team.  They grade players out on where they will be at some point in their future (the so-called 5 tools).  That impacts much more than performance at the HS level.

Good luck to all...it is always a treat at this time of the season.

I Think Albert Lott of Ozen should go along with those guys

Albert Lott (Beaumont Ozen)6'3 225lb LHP who throws in the 90's, uncommitted

i take ozen by 3 (4-1)

I don't mean to sound MidCounty biased, but I will have to take Nederland.  They are peaking right now at the plate and in the field.  Ozen is scrappy and I think it will be close, but without DD on the mound the Dogs will be to much.  Nederland 6-4.  This will set up the biggest game of the year versus LCM on Friday night regardless of the outcome of the Dayton/LCM game.

Ozen is peaking to too offensively and on the field, ozen's pitching is rising to the challenge and i feel strongly that gardiner will get the job done.

I'm taken ozen by 3

Gardiner will get the job done

i take png by three

I take ozen by two the score i predict is 3-1

the only way i see ozen losing this game is by errors in which they lose most of there games by but if they stay on top if their game and play some defense behind lott then i see ozen winning this game , vidor has to come with their A game cause lott has been pitching really well he just needs the D behind him

the only person who i feel will hold ozen down would be harrington, no other pitcher for PNG can do it, definitly not with the way ozen bats been

Does PNG throw Harrington to counter Lott.  Or do they try to get past Ozen with the other guys and save Harrington for LCM.

PNG 6 Ozen 1 (if Harrington throws)

PNG 4 Ozen 5 (if he doesn't)

png 4 ozen 5 if we don't pitch harrington?!

i'm almost positive we slammed lott all day long last season.. and i agree with play-ball we have plenty of other guys that that can step on the mound and get it done also.. harrington is nothing short of amazing, but todd, sweetenham, and benoit can also get the job done..

I doubt PNG will hit lott like last year he's much stronger and better than last year the only reason they hit him last year like they did is because of errors from what i seen and the coach helped them by calling the pitches for the batters as far as im concerned PNG better come with their A game cause if not then they are in for a rude awakening

Trae Hester(vidor) <-- knocked png out of the playoffs last year

Kane Benoit (png) <-- the winning pitcher against LA barbe

Eric Harrington (png)<-- without a doubt one of the top pitchers in 4a

Kirby Bellow (nederland)<-- the winning pitcher against sulfur i believe

Ross Hales(BH) <-- no questions

so you mean to tell me Lott, Gardiner, Hicks or sampere Makes this list

Lott, Hales, Fazio and harrington

DD Lott (2) ozen

Wyran Taylor (1) ozen

Jimmy Johnson (1) ozen

I say Orangefield by 5......Ozen can pitch who ever they wont it doesnt matter......

it does matter for OF, if lott does pitch then they will have a hand full

um orangefield....

Yes their ace is the 6'4 lefty

i'm pulling for ozen

ballin4life?    first let me congratulate you on your name...but if you would have been there...i think they were hits...and you got one thing right..muellner does stroke and polish that baseball

no.... his hits were not hits they all shouldve been caught, the bunt was good but if with any other team other than ozen thats an out for sure, the little hit to the short stop was a well hit ball and shouldve have been caught and his last hit definitly shouldve been and out... so make sure you get that right first

who you thinks will come out with a win ;D