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Bucs will take Cole with No. 1 Draft pick
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The Pirates will take UCLA right-hander Gerrit Cole with the No. 1 overall pick in the First-Year Player Draft on Monday, a baseball source told MLB.com.
herve leger sale There wasn't previously a clear-cut choice for the top pick, with the Pirates considering as many as five players over the course of the spring. Recently, though, that list had seemingly been whittled down to three: Cole, University of Virginia lefty Danny Hultzen and Rice third baseman Anthony Rendon.
There's no question why a team would consider Cole, a power pitcher, for the top spot. The 6-foot-4, 225-pounder has the look of a strong, durable front-line starter and the pure stuff to match. He's been clocked as high as 102 mph on radar guns and routinely hits triple digits.
herve leger outlet He maintains his velocity deep into games, sitting comfortably at 95-96 mph throughout a start. His slider is a plus pitch when it's working, an 88-90 mph nasty breaking ball.
Even his changeup is hard, at 88-90 mph, and can also be a plus offering at times.
herve leger skirts One of the more puzzling things with Cole this spring was that, despite no dropoff in velocity, he was more hittable than he should have been. Cole has gone 6-8 with a 3.31 ERA, including an NCAA Regional loss this past weekend.
The good news is that since there wasn't a drop in velocity, there wasn't a fear of injury, and mechanical flaws can be corrected.
Herve Leger Bandage High Waist Mini Skirts Cole has been dominant at times -- he struck out 119 while walking 24 over 114 1/3 innings -- was virtually unhittable for large stretches of his collegiate career. He was unhittable for Team USA, with a 0.72 ERA in 25 innings playing internationally in 2010 and a 1.06 ERA in 34 innings in 2009.
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Posted on : Jun 8, 2011
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