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Weekend Draft Prospects Preview 3/25-3/27

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Rendon returned to third base on Wednesday.

A few 2011 draft prospect notes heading in to the weekend:

-Anthony Rendon returned to third base on Wednesday against Houston.  Fox Sports Houston’s MK Bower looks at how this return to the field could help Rendon at the plate.

-The Rice Owls web site has an interview with Rendon after Wednesday’s game.

Patrick Ebert of Perfect Game looks at the battle for number one between Rendon and Gerrit Cole.

-Keith Law has his updated top 50 rankings, and puts Cole ahead of Rendon.

Jim Callis held at chat at Baseball America, talking about the draft and other topics.  Among the highlights, he mentions that he doesn’t see the Pirates backing away from Cole and Rendon due to Scott Boras being their advisor, and he would bet on Cole being the pick if the draft was today.

The schedule for Rendon and Cole this weekend:

FRIDAY

7:30 PM EST – Rice (Rendon) vs UCF

9:00 PM EST – UCLA (Cole) at USC

SATURDAY

3:00 PM EST – Rice (Rendon) vs UCF

SUNDAY

2:00 PM EST – Rice (Rendon) vs UCF

People to follow on Twitter for updates:

Rendon: @Chronicle_Owls @FSH_Owls @RiceOwlsdotcom

Cole: @DBSports @RyeUCLAbaseball

And of course you can follow me @pirateprospects.

Tim Williams
Tim Williams
Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.

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