The Arizona college ranks will be one of the major strengths of the 2008 baseball draft, with the likelihood of three or four first-rounders and a projected 14 picks in the first 10 rounds. All 14 players are from Arizona and Arizona State, which will be two of a handful of the nation’s top college teams next season.
This information and much more extensive information from every state is now available in PG Crosschecker’s 2008 state-by-state follow list, which includes rankings and biographical information on more than 3,000 college, junior college and high schools players that are eligible for the 2008 draft.
Here’s a sneak preview of the top 10 college prospects from Arizona in the 2008 draft crop, and their projected round: |
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Player, Pos, Team (Order) |
Round |
| 1. |
Ryan Perry, rhp, Arizona |
1st |
| 2. |
Ike Davis, 1b-lhp, Arizona State |
1st |
| 3. |
Brett Wallace, 1b-3b, Arizona State |
1st-2nd |
| 4. |
Petey Paramore, c, Arizona State |
121,000 |
| 5. |
Mike Colla, rhp, Arizona |
2nd-3rd |
| 6. |
T.J. Steele, of, Arizona |
2nd-3rd |
| 7. |
Daniel Schlereth, lhp, Arizona |
2nd-3rd |
| 8. |
Diallo Fon, of, Arizona |
3rd-5th |
| 9. |
Preston Guilmet, rhp, Arizona |
4th-6th |
| 10. |
Kiel Roling, c, Arizona State |
4th-6th | |
| --ALLAN SIMPSON |
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