High School Prospects 2007 Archive
 
Rawlings / Perfect Game USA Inaugural Preseason All-America and All Region Teams
Annual awards will recognize top senior athletes at the high school level.
ST. LOUIS , March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Rawlings Sporting Goods® announced today that it is unveiling the first annual Rawlings Preseason All-American and All-Region Teams to recognize the top 360 high school baseball athletes in the U.S. , while also showcasing their abilities to collegiate and professional scouts. In partnership with Perfect Game USA , the world's largest scouting report service, Rawlings is devoted to distinguishing "THE FINEST IN THE FIELD" with the introduction of these two prestigious awards.

Mike Thompson, Rawlings Vice-President, said, "With more than 240,000 high school baseball players in the U.S. , this accomplishment speaks volume about the honored players and their talents."
Rawlings - Perfect Game All-America and All-Regional Teams
 
Updated 2007 National and State Rankings
The top 2,100 players in the 2007 High School class has been updated once again! The updated 08 rankings will be posted later today! Look for all the lists to change frequently as the high school and summer seasons reveal more prospects. Pgcrosschecker is the most comprehensive scouting site in amateur baseball. This is the place where those involved in scouting and recruiting go to get the most information.
Class of 2007: Updated Top 2,100 Prospects    Updated: 6/2/07
2007 Prospects - State By State    Updated: 6/2/07
2007 Prospects - State By State Rankings    Updated: 6/2/07
2007 College Commitments List     Updated: 6/2/07
 
Gatorade Players of the Year Released
By Perfect Game Staff
How did the recently released Gatorade list compare to the PGCrosschecker list that was released last week?

In 31 states Gatorade and Perfect Game Crosschecker named the exact same player. In 15 states Gatorade and PGCrosschecker named different players. There were 4 states that either Gatorade or PGCrosschecker did not select a player. PGCrosschecker also selected West and East Canada and Puerto Rico.

Of the 51 Gatorade Player’s of the Year, all but six players have attended Perfect Game events. In fact, about half of the Gatorade selections attended last year’s Perfect Game National Showcase held in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Gatorade Players of the Year Released    Posted: 5/29/07
 
High School Player of the Year in Each State
By Perfect Game Staff
Each year Gatorade names a top player from each state. It is a big honor for those players selected. We took a poll in our main office in Cedar Rapids, Iowa recently to see how close we come to the actual Gatorade list. The Gatorade State winners will be announced soon, so we won’t have long before we can compare.

Here are the rules our staff played by: You can only pick ONE 2007 high school player as the best player in his state. Not necessarily who you think will be the highest draft pick, but who you think will end up being the best player in the future.
High School Player of the Year    Posted: 5/23/07
 
It’s Back Again This Year…
Rumor Mill's Who’s Hot in High School Baseball
For the past few years Perfect Game has maintained a Who’s Hot list on this website during the high school season, right up until the draft. Once again readers will be able to follow players who are making lots of noise before the draft. Check back frequently as the rumor mill keeps churning!
Stay Tuned!
Feel free to join in and send updates and information to staff@perfectgame.org. The list will be updated weekly!
Who's Hot    Updated: 5/10/07
 
Initial 2007 Rankings List
The 2007 top 250 has a Florida 2-way prospect who has thrown 97 off the mound ranked #1, just ahead of a couple California prospects. Florida and California are absolutely loaded in the 2007 class.  The initial list shows the top 250 according to pgcrosschecker scouts.  The list will continue to grow until it reaches the top 1,000 2007 grads in the country.  Soon players will be linked to scouting profile, grades and report pages. Keep checking back for updates.
2007 Prospects - Top 350     (see above for updated rankings)
 
Prospect Information List
Player information on all High School prospects that attended the PG National Showcase, includes contact information!
2006 PG National Showcase Player Info   
 
Preseason All-America Checklist
Over the next four days, we'll unveil our All-America checklist of the nation's top high school players. Perfect Game's David Rawnsley will break down the top players at each position (175 players overall). We begin today with catchers, first basemen and third basemen.
Catchers  |  First Basemen  |  Third Basemen    Posted: 2/20/07
Middle Infielders    Posted: 2/21/07
Outfielders  |  LHP's    Posted: 2/22/07
RHP's  |  Utility    Posted: 2/23/07
Will Gerrit Cole Move Onto List of Elite Prep Pitchers?
By David Rawnsley
There was a recent column comparing 2008 first base prospect Eric Hosmer (American Heritage HS, Plantation, Fla.) to some of the top high school hitters over the last 20 years. The conclusion, for me at least, was that Hosmer deserves to be compared to players such as Josh Hamilton, Delmon Young and Alex Rodriguez, all former No. 1 overall draft picks, at the same age.

That gives rise to the question of whether there are any high school pitching prospects in the 2008 draft class that should be given the same consideration.
Will Gerrit Cole Move Onto List of Elite Prep Pitchers?    Posted: 11/27/2007 1:15pm
Eric Hosmer - A Special Hitter
By David Rawnsley
According to the Perfect Game data base, the 2007 World Wood Bat Association Fall Championship in Jupiter, Fla., from Oct. 24-28 will be top prospect Eric Hosmer’s 16th PG/WWBA event dating back to June 2005, when he attended the Sunshine East Showcase just after completing his freshman year at American Heritage High. At that point, Hosmer was 6-foot-1, 185 pounds and while an impressive young prospect, he was not a sure thing by any means. Here is the report I wrote after that event:

Eric Hosmer is a 2008 1B/LHP from American Heritage HS in Cooper City, FL, with a 6'1", 185 lb. frame. He has a very good baseball body and still has years to mature. Defensively he has ...
Eric Hosmer - A Special Hitter    Posted: 10/18/2007 1:40pm
Checking Results: Rawlings Preseason All America Teams
Rawlings is a name that always stands for baseball excellence. Being the only baseball that is used at all Perfect Game, WWBA and BCS events, it stands to reason that Rawlings would come to Perfect Game to name the first Rawlings Preseason High School All America and All Regional teams. Looking at the results, it’s very easy to see why Rawlings partnered with Perfect Game to honor the nation’s top prep players.

2007 was the first year that Perfect Game named the Rawlings Pre-season High School All America Teams. A first, second, third team was announced along with 8 Rawlings All Regional teams.
Checking Results: Rawlings Preseason All America Teams    Posted: 9/4/2007 5:20pm