Baseball America Summer Prospect Rankings
Alaska League Top 10 Prospects
8. Conner Kendrick, lhp, Anchorage Bucs (So., Georgia Tech)
“Kendrick and Texas State’s Hunter Lemke were two Bucs pitchers recruited by the Peninsula Oilers for the NBC World Series, and both performed well in relief roles there. An undersized southpaw, Kendrick was slightly more dominant with Anchorage, going 4-0, 1.16 with 39 strikeouts in 31 innings, all out of the bullpen. He put up similar numbers in limited action with Georgia Tech this spring. Kendrick was up to 91 mph and the ball jumps out of his hand, but his best pitch may be a hard curveball that he knows how to spin and often finishes near a righthanded hitter’s back foot. He also has a changeup that is still developing. He is in great physical shape and has little trouble throwing multiple innings on back-to-back days, although he should have the stuff to start at some point in his college career.”
Cape Cod Baseball League Top 30 Prospects
13. Brandon Thomas, of, Wareham (Jr., Georgia Tech)
“Thomas ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the Florida Collegiate Summer League in 2010, then ably handled a full-time role for Georgia Tech this spring, hitting .307 with 19 steals in 205 at-bats. He held his own in the Cape as well, hitting .273/.345/.386 in 132 at-bats, though he struck out 33 times and drew just 10 walks. He got off to a hot start for Wareham, then cooled off in the second half and had his summer cut short by a mild hamstring pull. Thomas’ performance still has never quite matched his considerable ability.”
“He can do it all,” Wareham coach Cooper Farris said. “He’s a switch-hitter with power from both sides, and he runs really well. He plays the outfield well too
