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Draft  | Prospect Scouting Reports  | 5/13/2016

2016 MLB Draft Pack: May 13

David Rawnsley      Jheremy Brown      Andrew Krause     
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Previous MLB Draft Packs:

March 18: Josh Lowe, Matt Manning, A.J. Puk, Nick Senzel, Mike Shawaryn, Alex Speas, Bryan Reynolds, Blake Rutherford, Taylor Trammell, Robert Tyler.
March 25: Braxton Garrett, Dakota Hudson, Connor Jones, Reggie Lawson, Kyle Lewis, Drew Mendoza, Mickey Moniak, Corey Ray, Buddy Reed, Forrest Whitley
April 1: Bryson Brigman, Zack Collins, Carlos Cortes, Jason Groome, Daulton Jefferies, Chris Okey, Delvin Perez, Nicholas Quintana, Cole Ragans, Logan Shore
April 8: Will Benson, Austin Bergner, Zack Burdi, Luis Curbelo, Zac Gallen, Anfernee Grier, Zach Jackson, Nolan Jones, Riley Pint, Matt Thaiss
April 15: Nick Banks, Ryan Boldt, Ben Bowden, Kevin Gowdy, Cooper Johnson, Charles King, Eric Lauer, Joe Rizzo, Walker Robbins, Jordan Sheffield
April 22: Ian Anderson, Bo Bichette, Justin Dunn, Lucas Erceg, David Hamilton, Alec Hansen, Cole Irvin, Alexis Torres, Ryan Zeferjahn, T.J. Zeuch
April 29: Peter Alonso, Bailey Clark, Zach Hess, Anthony Kay, Carter Kieboom, Matt Krook, Ben Rortvedt, Cody Sedlock, Cole Stobbe, Avery Tuck
May 6: C.J. Chatham, Jon Duplantier, Kyle Funkhouser, Nick Hanson, Thomas Hatch, Thomas Jones, Gavin Lux, Braeden Ogle, Heath Quinn, Joey Wentz

Prospects covered this week: Shaun Anderson, Bobby Dalbec, Dane Dunning, John Flowers, Jake Fraley, Jared Horn, Brandon Marsh, Kyle Muller, Jake Rogers, Nonie Williams





 Shaun Anderson – RHP

Height/Weight: 6-5/230
Bats/Throws: R/R
Birthdate: Oct. 29, 1994
College: Florida
Hometown: Coral Springs, Fla.
Projected Draft Round: 2-3

Despite plying his trade at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium, Anderson would certainly not look out of place if he were to run through the tunnel of the Swamp on Saturdays in the fall. Indeed, standing in at chiseled 6-foot-5, 230-pounds Anderson fits the mold of a Southeastern Conference linebacker to a tee. However, opposing hitters have had to suffer as Anderson has toed the rubber for 33 1/3 dominant innings thus far this spring.

Despite throwing just 39 2/3 innings (mostly low-leverage situations) in his first two seasons in Gainesville, Anderson has been key to the Gators’ dominance this season. Serving as Florida’s primary closer, the intimidating, physical righty has struck out nearly twice as many hitters (46) than he’s allowed to reach base via walk (5) or hit (24) combined.

Anderson’s performance this year is not wholly unexpected though. He was very much a known entity coming out of high school, and he performed well at various national events and tournaments throughout his prep career, including the 2011 National Showcase where part of his final report read as such:

Fastball to 91 mph, very good fastball life, both runs it and cuts it at different times. Potential plus curveball, throws it hard with big depth and bite, swing-and-miss pitch at times, 11-to-5 shape, developing changeup. Very good present stuff and projects well even at his size, has gained 3-4 mph in last year and not done.

That report rings true today, as his fastball now regularly sits in the 92-95 mph range and shows solid late life and finish to the arm side. Similarly, Anderson has shown two breaking balls with swing-and-miss potential. His power curveball – as mentioned above – has big depth and tight spin in the 79-83 mph range and can be a weapon to both lefties and righties. However, in many appearances, Anderson has leaned more on a slider. He’s shown an astute ability to manipulate the shape and tilt on the offering, with some being thrown more like a cutter in an upper-80s velocity band and others showing true two-plane break and late depth in the 83-87 mph range. It is a true plus offering and has been the reason for many of his 46 strikeouts this season.

Anderson has certainly raised his profile this spring and his string of dominant outings have helped make him an early round contender. Given the quality of his arsenal – specifically his fastball and slider – and large, physical frame it would not be a shock to see him given every chance to compete as a starting pitcher in professional ball. And with that being the case, he could even go earlier than his projected draft range, if an organization falls in love with the whole package. (AK)


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