第二輪開始選高中生了 Max Walla, L/L, RF, Albuquerque Academy (NM) 5-11, 195(有其他來源說是205) 這是6/8還沒選秀前的文章，BA作家Conor Glassey One player to keep an eye on during tomorrow’s draft is New Mexico high school outfielder Max Walla. He was tough to see at Albuquerque Academy, but has been performing well in predraft workouts over the past couple weeks. He’s been hitting the workout circuit hard lately and has hit well in front of the right people. Over the past couple weeks, he’s been at workouts for the Diamondbacks, Angels, Mariners, Brewers and Dodgers. It makes sense, as the first four teams all have extra picks. The Dodgers don’t have a first-round pick and have to wait until 36th overall to make their first selection. A lot of exaggerations and rumors can get spread this time of year —and we weren’t present at the workout—but we’ve been told that during his workout in Anaheim, Walla was thrown 60 balls during a BP session and put 38 of them in the seats for home runs. It wouldn’t be the first time Walla’s dropped bombs during a BP session for scouts. Here’s part of what I wrote about Walla in my New Mexico writeup: Walla doesn’t have the size, speed or arm that make him stand out on a baseball field. Then he steps into the batter’s box and people stop what they ’re doing to watch. Walla can flat-out hit. Drawing comparisons to Jaff Decker, a supplemental first-round pick last year, Walla is similar in that he ’s 5-foot-11 and 195 pounds. Walla doesn’t have the arm strength that Decker displays, but he has a better body. He’s swam competitively since he was six years old and was part of his school’s relay team that broke two state records this year. He has a compact swing and consistently hits balls on the sweet spot. Swinging from the left side, Walla generates considerable power for his size. Between his junior year in Albuquerque and the summer showcase circuit, Walla hit 51 home runs. His coach said that at a workout for some scouts this spring, they wanted to see him take 25 swings with a metal bat and then 25 with wood. He hit 18 home runs with the metal, switched to wood and hit 18 more over the fence. He was also a standout pitcher for his team this year, leading them to a state championship, but his future is as a hitter. Because he was difficult to crosscheck this spring, it makes sense that Walla has been pulled all over the country for workouts leading up to the big day. If he’s willing to forego his commitment to Oklahoma State, Walla could be popped on Tuesday night. 再來是Sports Bubbler作家Jim Breen的評論 With the first selection of the second round, the Brewers selected prep-outfielder Maxwell Walla. The Brewers had been connected to Walla earlier in the morning and were supposedly hot on his trail because of his incredibly impressive workouts. He supposedly wowed scouts from several teams with some serious home run power with the wooden bat. Between his junior year in Albuquerque and the summer showcase circuit, Walla hit 51 home runs. His coach said that at a workout for some scouts this spring, they wanted to see him take 25 swings with a metal bat and then 25 with wood. He hit 18 home runs with the metal, switched to wood and hit 18 more over the fence. He was also a standout pitcher for his team this year, leading them to a state championship, but his future is as a hitter. Walla does not run well and is limited to just a corner outfield role, but his bat has the potential to be a plus-bat at any position. He is 5'11" and 195 lbs, while batting from the left side, so he naturally profiles as a Caleb Gindl-type hitter without the speed and arm in the outfield. Max should begin the season with the Helena Brewers and should have the opportunity to terrorize Rookie League pitching if Milwaukee is able to sign the young man -- and there have been no suggestions that signability will be an issue with Max. 看完兩三篇文章之後綜合出來的是: 這小子個子矮，可是砲瓦很夠，並且有90mph的球速(雖然控球不好) 身處不顯眼的隊伍，他到處去各隊練習展現自己的才能 最大缺點就是速度很慢，跑壘技巧也不好，將來大概塞RF或LF 現在唯一要等的就是看他會不會跑去大學打球 P.S 他在LAA的Anaheim打擊練習時，60球數中38球被他轟出去... --

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