Kyle Blair Struggles, Sammy Solis Solid
ESPN.com's Keith Law took in a double header between San Diego and San Diego State and filed a report about the draft prospects who played.
- Though teammate Kyle Blair has received far more attention since coming out of high school, Sammy Solis was the better pitcher of the two in San Diego's double header against San Diego State. After missing the 2009 season with a herniated disc in his back, he appears to be suffering no linger affects and threw at 100%. Though his fastball was only 91-88 mph, Law liked his off-speed pitches, a change up (mid-70s) and a slurve (anywhere from 72-78 with different action depending upon the speed.
- Blair struggled with his command, was not aggressive and did not have very good stuff. Law was particularly concerned with Blair's unwillingness to attack the inner half of the plate, an indication that he's not confident in his own ability to pitch
Blair struggled again against San Diego State
- Casey Schmidt, a fourth-year junior due to an injury in 2008 and transferring in 2009, showed a nice fastball with a good change up and an mediocre curveball. Schmidt figures to be a Day 2 (rounds 4 and up) draft pick this year.
- Law was not particularly impressed with former major leaguer Greg Vaughn's son, San Diego State's Cory Vaughn, but figures he'll be drafted higher than he should be because of his family pedigree. Cory has too much of his weight on his front foot and has horrible plate discipline.
- Although he's not available until 2011, Brandon Meredith, figures to be a better offensive prospect than Vaughn. He has a shorter swing and keeps his weight on his back leg.

























