Weekend Pirates Draft Prospects Preview: 3/23-3/25

Posted by on March 23, 2012 | 3 Comments

Notes From the Past Week

-Deven Marrero went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two strikeouts against UNLV. Heading in to the game Marrero had two strikeouts in 62 at-bats on the season.

-Trey Williams went 2-for-2 with two walks on Wednesday.

-Mike Zunino 2-for-4 with a double against Samford on Tuesday. He went 0-for-3 yesterday in the first game of a three game series against South Carolina.

The schedule for the top draft prospects this weekend:

FRIDAY

4:00 PM EST – Stanford (Mark Appel) vs USC

9:00 PM EST – Georgia Southern (Chris Beck) at Furman

6:15 PM EST – Valencia HS (Trey Williams) vs Saugus

7:00 PM EST – Florida (Mike Zunino) at South Carolina

7:00 PM EST – LSU (Kevin Gausman) at Auburn

9:30 PM EST – Arizona State (Deven Marrero) vs Cal

SATURDAY

1:00 PM EST – Florida (Zunino) at South Carolina

2:15 PM EST – San Francisco (Kyle Zimmer) vs UC Santa Barbara

9:30 PM EST - Arizona State (Marrero) vs Cal

SUNDAY

1:00 PM EST - Florida (Zunino) vs Vanderbilt

3:30 PM EST - Arizona State (Marrero) vs Cal

About Tim Williams

Tim is the owner and editor in chief of Pirates Prospects. He started the site in January 2009, and turned it into his full time job during the 2011 season. Prior to starting Pirates Prospects, Tim worked with AccuScore.com, providing MLB, NHL, and NFL coverage to various national media outlets, including ESPN Insider, USA Today, Yahoo Sports, and the Wall Street Journal. He also writes the annual Prospect Guide, which is sold through the site. Tim moved to Bradenton in 2013, and will be providing live coverage all year of the Bradenton Marauders, GCL Pirates, instructs, mini camp, Spring Training, and lunches at Mixon's Fruit Farms.
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  1. Ross
    March 23, 2012 at 6:05 pm

    has Lance McCullers Jr. pretty much fallen off the face of the earth??? for ALONG TIME he was said to be the best prospect for the draft and now i rarely ever hear about him. and it sure looks like as of right now, the top 8 guys are going to be rounded out by (in not particular order) Appel, Buxton, Giolito, Marerro, Zunino, Gausman, Trey Williams, Beck as of right now

    • Josh
      March 24, 2012 at 11:40 am

      Beck is not a top 8 guy

      • Ross
        March 24, 2012 at 5:07 pm

        yeah he is bud. im assuming you dont know the one big thing on scouting baseball talent…to not base a guy just off this seasons numbers/performance alone. uhhhh are you aware of cole’s numbers at UCLA in his last season there, yet he was still said to be the best overall prospect. and jonathan mayo on MLB.com has Beck rated exactly at #8 and i trust his insight way over someone like you since im a big fan of his work