[情報] 2010選秀報導(1st round)
1st round #10
Michael Choice - OF
Texas-Arlington, Jr.
Birthdate: 11/10/89
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 215 lbs.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
mlb.com:
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?topic_id=8080130&content_id=7243411
Scouting Report
Hitting ability: Choice has some moving parts on his swing, which raises
concerns about his overall hitting ability. It's worked for him thus far, but
his mechanics will have to improve.
Power: He has big-time raw power to all fields.
Running speed: He has above-average speed, fringy plus once he's underway.
Base running: He has very good instincts in all facets of the game, including
base running.
Arm strength: He has a solid arm in the outfield.
Fielding: He's a solid outfielder whose instincts and speed play well.
Range: He has decent range, but will likely move from center field to a corner
outfield position in the future.
Physical Description: Choice is stocky and barrel-chested with a thick trunk.
He'll have to watch his body in the future.
Medical Update: Healthy.
Strengths: Big-time raw power, above-average speed and terrific feel for the
game.
Weaknesses: There are questions about his hitting mechanics,leading to concerns
over his overall hitting ability.
Summary: In a year that lacks a ton of big-name college hitters, players from
smaller programs like Choice have a chance to shine,and he is taking advantage.
Though he'll need work on his swing mechanics, he has big-time raw power to all
fields. He runs well and plays a strong outfield to boot. He may not be the
elite hitter clubs seek, but since there aren't many of those this year, teams
may look hard at Choice in the early going.
BA:
1 10 Michael Choice OF Texas-Arlington Texas (National rank: 11)
Choice is a lock to eclipse Hunter Pence (second round, 2004) as the highest-
drafted player in Texas-Arlington history, and he could be the first college
position player drafted this year. He has the best power among four-year
college players in this draft class. He starred for Team USA's college squad
last summer, leading all players with three homers at the World Baseball
Challenge, and was chasing the Southland Conference triple crown this spring.
Texas-Arlington's career leader in batting and homers (.398, with 34 homers
through mid-May), Choice has a strong 6-foot, 215-pound frame. He lets balls
travel deep before unleashing his lightning bat speed and crushing them to all
fields, though he can get pull-conscious and lengthen his righthanded swing at
times. He racks up strikeouts but also draws walks, leading NCAA Division I
with 66. That total is inflated by 17 intentional and several semi-intentional
walks, but he's willing to take a base when pitchers won't challenge him.
Choice has 6.6-second speed in the 60-yard dash, so some scouts believe he may
be able to stay in center field. Others think he lacks the jumps and instincts
for center and fits better on a corner. He may have enough arm strength for
right field, and he definitely has the power profile to fit in left. One of the
youngest college juniors in the draft, he won't turn 21 until November.
perfectgame:
10. OAKLAND A’s
MICHAEL CHOICE, of, Texas-Arlington
SCOUTING PROFILE (3/1):Choice was so lightly recruited out of an Arlington high
school in 2007 that he enrolled at his hometown college with little or no
competition for his services, let alone fanfare. Yet three years later, he is
on the verge of becoming a first-round draft pick. The 6-foot-1, 215-pound
Choice made an immediate impression as a freshman at Texas-Arlington, hitting
.376-7-51 and leading his team in all triple-crown categories. As a sophomore,
he went one better by hitting .413-11-52, and left little doubt that he had not
only become a legitimate prospect but was one of the best power bats in the
2010 college draft class. Selected to play for USA Baseball’s national team
last summer, Choice hit a solid .350-3-13 in 60 at-bats and may have had the
best raw power on the roster. If it wasn’t always evident in game situations,
it was in BP, and it was apparent then that he would surprise few scouts if he
had a breakout season as a junior, or once he fine-tuned his approach at the
plate and began to turn on balls more consistently. Through the midway point of
the 2010 season, Choice had already matched his previous high for homers in a
season. He was hitting .388-11-30. Choice had a tendency to drive balls more
the other way in his first two years at UT-A. In particular, he needed to make
better contact on breaking balls. The remainder of Choice’s game is considered
average, at best. He is an adequate defender, even as he plays center field for
his college team and has the best outfield arm on the roster. By pro standards,
he’s a left fielder with a marginal arm. More than anything, he needs to
improve his jumps on and routes to balls. His speed is actually below average,
but unusually good instincts on the bases enables him to be an effective base
stealer. In a 2010 draft that is a little short on powerful bats, Choice should
get more than his share of attention from teams that will place a premium on
power.
—ALLAN SIMPSON UPDATE (5/15): The hunger that big-league teams have for
hitting and power in the draft should mean that UT-A’s one-man wrecking crew
(.401-16-57, 69 walks through mid-May) might even creep into the top 10 picks.
It will be interesting to see in future years at the pro level if Choice’s
absurd walk total (he led NCAA hitters by 14 free passes) is a function of an
exceptionally advanced batting eye, or the mere fact that he had almost half of
his team’s home runs on the season and pitchers have wanted no part of him.
—DAVID RAWNSLEY
Keith Law:
University of Texas-Arlington centerfielder Michael Choice is going to go off
the board early next month, almost certainly within the top-10 picks, as one of
the few legitimate first-round college bats in this draft and probably the best
raw power bat on the board.
Choice's swing is geared for home runs and he will hit moonshots, especially
with metal, often clearing the street beyond the left field fence at UTA's park
, according to area scouts. I wasn't treated to that kind of show but did see
a swing with excellent leverage which, combined with Choice's upper-body
strength, is going to continue to produce power with wood. It's a busy swing,
however, with a lot going on in his lower half, from excess leg movement to an
early, severe shift forward with his hips, so making contact against better-
quality pitching while swinging a wood bat is going to be a challenge. He hasn
't faced great competition this spring and is walked, intentionally or
unintentionally-intentionally, very frequently, so some of his massive walk
total is a function of his environment rather than his patience. (Lamar was
beating UTA 6-0 when Choice came up with two outs in the fifth, and when the
count reached three balls, they just chose to walk him. Since Lamar ended up
winning 22-3, I'm going to call that some serious over-managing.)
Choice is strong and has gotten his body into better shape than it was in last
summer, but he's not staying in centerfield and I don't see the body aging well
into his late 20s or early 30s. He's got an average arm and could probably
handle right if he tweaks his throwing motion, as he gets under the ball
sometimes and underthrows.
The market for Choice right now starts after Baltimore's pick at No. 3 and it's
hard to see Cleveland, Arizona, Oakland and Toronto -- all of whom have shown
serious interest in Choice -- passing on him. The upside here is the Ryan
Howard/Adam Dunn skill set -- grade-80 raw power with walks and strikeouts --
but in left or right field and from a right-handed bat. The downside is that
he might not make enough contact to get that power to show up in games (the
first part of "hit for power" is "hit," as ascouting director once told me) and
end up a big leaguer who doesn't hit for average or get on base enough.
http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/C/Michael-Choice.shtml
age AB H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO avg obp slg
2008 Texas-Arlington 18 NCAA 197 74 9 3 7 8 0 21 35 .376 .440 .558
2009 Texas-Arlington 19 NCAA 225 93 13 3 11 5 3 29 30 .413 .494 .644
2010 Texas-Arlington 20 NCAA 196 75 11 2 16 12 4 76 54 .383 .568 .704
http://www.utamavs.com/sports/m-basebl/stats/2009-2010/teamcume.html
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