{"id":6027,"date":"2012-02-26T09:30:45","date_gmt":"2012-02-26T15:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/?p=6027"},"modified":"2012-02-26T22:15:10","modified_gmt":"2012-02-27T04:15:10","slug":"prospect-buzz-kyle-zimmer-victor-roache-david-dahl-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/archives\/6027","title":{"rendered":"Prospect Buzz: Kyle Zimmer, Victor Roache, David Dahl, and more&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/zimmer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6028\" title=\"zimmer\" src=\"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/zimmer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There\u2019s been <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/blog\/draft\/2012\/02\/san-franciscos-kyle-zimmer-generates-early-draft-buzz\/\">a growing buzz<\/a> surrounding University of San Francisco RHP Kyle Zimmer, as he\u2019s asserted his name into the No. 1 overall discussion.\u00a0 In his first couple starts of the season, his command of four pitches has been great while consistently bringing it in the upper-90s.\u00a0 John Kilma of Baseball Prospect Report \u2013 formerly known as Baseball Beginnings \u2013 details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbprospectreport.com\/2012\/02\/16\/kyle-zimmer-video\">what he likes about Zimmer<\/a> and provides some personal video of the right-hander.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In the back-end of a double header on Sunday, Georgia Southern right fielder Victor Roache <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/blog\/draft\/2012\/02\/victor-roache-suffers-broken-wrist\/\">broke his wrist<\/a> while diving for a ball and is expected to miss the remainder of the 2012 season.\u00a0 Roache, who is ranked by Baseball America as the No. 9 prospect on their draft board, was coming off a monster offensive season in which he slashed .326\/.428\/.778 with 30 home runs.\u00a0 Prior to the injury, he was hitting .412\/.600\/.765 with two home runs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.milb.com\/news\/article.jsp?ymd=20120208&amp;content_id=26613236&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;vkey=news_milb\">Andrew Pentis of MLB.com<\/a> wrote a great article on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/minors\/player.cgi?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;id=bauer-000tre\" target=\"_blank\">Trevor Bauer<\/a><\/strong> and his quest to be the perfect blend of a power and finesse pitcher.\u00a0 Bauer apparently has nine (yes, nine) pitches, each one specifically designed for a given scenario and\/or count.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>After watching endless video and reading a host of scouting reports, a player I like more and more everyday is David Dahl.\u00a0 I love his setup at the plate as well as his bat path and balance to the point of contact \u2013 it\u2019s pretty.\u00a0 All the tools are there and everything he does on the baseball field looks natural.\u00a0 Conor Glassey of Baseball America recently posted a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/blog\/draft\/2012\/01\/draft-video-david-dahl\/\">first-hand video of Dahl<\/a> recorded this past summer.\u00a0 Baseball America also named him a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/today\/high-school\/awards\/all-america-teams\/2012\/2613019.html\">2012 First Team Preseason High School All-American<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The great John Sickels of Minor League Ball has finally released his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.minorleagueball.com\/2012\/2\/24\/2821479\/minor-league-ball-baseball-top-120-prospects-for-2012\">Top 120 prospects<\/a> for the 2012 season.\u00a0 In my personal opinion, his list is always one of the best and this year is no different.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>If you\u2019ve enjoyed Dee\u2019s articles on scouting philosophy and the evolution of the prospect landscape, then be sure to check out Nathaniel Stoltz\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/seedlingstostars.com\/2012\/02\/15\/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-first-base-prospect\/\">\u201cThere\u2019s No Such Thing as a First Base Prospect\u201d<\/a> at Seedlings to Stars.\u00a0 Stoltz and the rest of the S2S staff have done an impressive job since launching last May, and I find myself reading it daily.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Over at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fangraphs.com\/blogs\/index.php\/scouting-comparison-gerrit-cole-and-james-taillon\/\">FanGraphs<\/a>, Mark Anderson compares Pirates pitching prospects Gerrit Cole and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/minors\/player.cgi?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;id=taillo001jam\" target=\"_blank\">Jameson Taillon<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 He examines their respective mechanics and arsenal as well as their overall command and mound presence.\u00a0 However, I\u2019ll let you find out who he ultimately prefers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s been a growing buzz surrounding University of San Francisco RHP Kyle Zimmer, as he\u2019s asserted his name into the No. 1 overall discussion.\u00a0 In his first couple starts of the season, his command of four pitches has been great while consistently bringing it in the upper-90s.\u00a0 John Kilma of Baseball Prospect Report \u2013 formerly 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