Perfect Game ‘08 follow list
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- January
- 8
I promised this a couple days ago. Thanks to a reader for passing this along.
Here’s the list of local players included, both high school and college.
NOTE: Here’s an explanation of the groups â€â€
1. High-round draft (Rounds 1-3)
2. Mid-round draft (Rounds 4-10)
3. Late-round draft (Rounds 11-25)
4. Chance draft (players listed in alphabetical order)
New York state college players â€â€
GROUP 4: – Tom Davis, RHP, Sr., R-R, 6-2, 195, Fordham, Madison, Conn., Never drafted – Pete Kennelly, RHP, Jr., R-R, 6-3, 185, Fordham, Pearl River, Never drafted, 11-15-87 – Tom Koehler, RHP, Sr., R-R, 6-3, 235, Stony Brook, New Rochelle, Never drafted, 6-26-86 – Gino Matais, SS, Jr., R-R, 5-8, 165, St. John’s, Bronx, Never drafted, 1-7-87
*New York state high school players â€â€
GROUP 3: – 1. Joseph Panik, SS, Sr., L-R, 6-1, 175, John Jay-EF, St. John’s, 10-30-90 – 5. Steven Proscia, 3B, Sr., R-R, 6-1, 200, Don Bosco Prep, (Suffern), 6-26-90 – 8. Alex Maruri, 3B, Sr., R-R, 5-11, 205, Archbishop Stepinac, 2-6-90 – 10. Jerry Battipaglia, RHP, Sr., R-R, 6-6, 220, Somers, Villanova, 2-4-90 – 12. Alex Adami, RHP, Sr., R-R, 5-10, 185, Iona Prep, Binghamton, 7-16-90
GROUP 4: – Dean Dignelli, OF, Sr., R-R, 5-11, 197, Forman (Katonah) – Vinny Ferraro, 1B, Sr., R-R, 6-1, 175, Fox Lane, FDU – Kyle Kalaka, C, Sr., R-R, 5-10, 185, Ketcham, LeMoyne – Tim Panetta, C, Sr.,Fox Lane  NOT SURE ABOUT THIS ONE – Joseph Pedevillano, OF, Sr., L-L, 5-6, 150, Our Lady of Lourdes, Duke – Stephen Prosapio, RHP, Sr., R-R, 6-2, 175, Nanuet
Other college players: – Brent Weiss, 2B, Jr., R-R, 6-0, 180, George Mason (Suffern)  GROUP 4 – Steven Caceres, 1B, So., L-R, 6-3, 225, James Madison (New City)  GROUP 4 – Mike Wanamaker, RHP, Jr., R-R, 6-3, 230, Penn State (Nyack)  GROUP 3 (ranked No. 9 of college players in Pennsylvania)
If I missed someone, please let me know.
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Isn’t Panetta a junior?
lohud…He is. I’m not sure why he’s on the list.
JOSH PADRO ALVEREZ EX BAYSIDE YANKEE NOW AT VANDY,HE IS AT THE TOP OF LIST BUT,I AM NOT SURE IF HE IS FROM YONKERS OR THE BRONX AS A HOME TOWN ,AND YES TIM IS ONLY A JR,P/G SHOULD HAVE HIM ON THERE 09 FOLLOW LIST
...lives in the Bronx. He attended Horace Mann HS in Riverdale and lives in the southern section of the Bronx.
PJ DiResta from Mahopac is a pre-season All American HS UnderArmour player..playing in an invite only tournament in Arizona this weekend. As good if not better than most kids on the above list.
I know a ton of kids that got invited to this…$3,000 and no scouts because of a dead period for recruiting.
Not to take anything away from the kid, because I’ve seen him play and he is a good ballplayer. But that is not an All-American team that is Under Armour cashing in.
who are the top teams for the upcoming season…heard jjcr should be real good this year…
I heard Dover is the team to beat this year, they have this kid chris demayo, supposedly hes a ringer from south carolina who tops at about 92 mph….from his knees.
ADAMI will ADMINATE
Virtually all the players listed above are exceptional players. Simply a word of caution about Perfect Game lists. They do tend to focus in on those players that have participated in Perfect game tournaments and especially on players that have attended Perfect game showcases.that is most highly regarded area players but not neccessarily all.
Yeah, not taking anything away from Perfect Game or anyting but the lists are sort of a joke. It all depends on how many showcases you’ve done and whatnot. I looked at someone’s profile one time that was ranked in the top 100 for the junior class. His stats were nothing great but he did 10 showcases. So by giving them $5000 they are almost forced to put him on the list. Also all Bayside Yankee players are not obviously going to be on any lists..considering that Cuesta is on bad terms with them. Bayside is not allowed in in PG tourneys for the past 3 years
are also banned from Perfect Game Tournaments
what happend with Taconic? Last time I saw they were in PG tourneys in the 07 season…
The Taconic Rangers 18U are not banned from PG. They will be participating in at least 5 tournaments this year, including PG and Blue Chip in Baseball Heaven in June and the 17U and 18U PG National Championships in Marietta in July. They have a very aggressive schedule this summer and should be followed by many college/pro scouts due to the quality of players they have on their roster that will be graduating in 2009.
The Taconic Rangers were banned this past October 2007 from participating in The Perfect Game World Championships held in Jupiter Florida. This left several of their players out in the cold and left scurrying to find teams to play on. In the most highly scouted tournament of the year this organization did a huge disservice to their kids.
Anyone interested in following the Rangers this summer, all info will be posted on their website http://www.taconicrangers.com in the next few months.
Please do not believe everything you read in these blogs. People have their own personal agendas and enjoy trashing kids and organizations (it must make them feel better about themselves or their own kids)....Totally NOT COOL!!
It’s true about Jupiter. We got banned from the tournament. I hooked up with another team. Wasn’t the same experience.
VINNY FERRARO FROM FOX LANE,PLAYS FOR THE BAYSIDE YANKEES,
jjcr is going to be ridiculous i hear this year
Taconic Rangers were not banned from the Jupiter Tournament. Mr Fletcher would have loved to bring his team down to Jupiter. Taconic not being there was by no fault of their own. They did not qualify… As a relatively new program (they have only competed in PG events for 2 years), they were required to play in a qualifier held in LI. Some of the other teams from our area that did play in Jupiter, College Select, Team CT, South Troy Dodgers are grandfathered in having played in the event from it’s inception.
From what I know, Taconic will be in East Cobb along with NY Nine, World Yacht Clippers,Team Ct, CT Blue Jays and I’m sure a few more.
V Ferraro is with Bayside and will be on their National Team (B). Bayside is the only team from the NE that is BANNED from PG events. This due to a disagreement between PG abd Mr Cuseta. Both have gone seperate ways.
As far as the PG rankings, they do take input on players not at their events from scouts however, if they don’t have information on a player, they cannot rank him. Only makes sense. They do however scout MANY non-pg events. Some are Selectfest, East Coast Pro, Area Code Games. If they get information on a player they have never seen, that player will get invites to their events. If they choose not to attend, then don’t look for a ranking from them sight unseen. This does not mean the player is NOT a good player or one of the top players in his area. This player still could get drafted or receive a scholarship. His chances are less then someone who has been at some of these events.
If I’m correct, and it’s total conjecture on my part, but I do know that The Taconic Rangers played in the semi final (in L.I.) of the Northeast qualifier for Jupiter and won a terrific semi final game. The finals were scheduled for a Monday and Taconic opted not to play in the finals supposedly because Monday was a school day (priorities).They are a fine organization with a great group of players! I say, people shouldn’t make statements unless they know all the facts.
Scout and HVDad are both correct regarding the Taconic Rangers. After they beat College Select in the semifinals of the NorthEast Qualifier for Jupiter, the Ranger parents along with Coach Fletcher felt it was best for the players to attend school on Monday and not a baseball tournament. (there were several other teams that made the same decision and did not return on Monday). Most of the players are Juniors this year and this is a huge year for them academically. Missing a Monday of school in September for a baseball tournament doesn’t put the priorities in order for what the organization is trying to accomplish. PG should not have to ask players to be truant from school to finish out a tournament. Thanks for setting the record straight!!!!
scout,how do you know what team a player will be on ??
Spoke to the horse, it came from the horses mouth. Was going over the PG list and asked Mr Cuseta who he had this summer. Very good program Bayside lots of college freshman and top college recruits .
We have a date for this years Tournament which will be played on June 26th-29th. We already have 8 teams and we are going to max out at 12 teams. If there are any High quality 18u teams looking to enter contact us at this link.We will have some of the top teams in the area and it is not for the average summer team.
http://portchester.baberuthnetwork.com/template/classicssf.php?league_id=13&division_id=4122&style=nym
I heard that Mamaroneck will be even better then last year. They once again be the team to beat in section 1
The idea that Vinny Ferraro could be on some list of top players is a joke. I’ve seen him play over the summer and he’s a no talent if ever there was one. How he gets publicity is the telltale sign of how absurd the reporting is on some of the players in northern Westchester.
LVH TO BASH ANY PLAYER SHOWS THAT THEY SHOULD PUT YOU AT THE LIST OF NO CLASS, AS FOR VINNNY AND THE REST OF THE PLAYERS ON ANY LIST ,THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING BB AND HAVE BEEN ALL OVER FROM NY TO TEXAS FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS WORKING OVER THE WINTER ,AND HE IS GOING ON TO PLAY COLLAGE BB ,TALENT IS THE FACT THAT HE IS A 17 YEAR OLD KID THAT HAS MADE HIMSELF INTO A FINE YOUNG MAN ,
I never seen Ferraro play, but his numbers at perfect game are not that good. his 60 is slow(7.68) and his arm strength is poor(73 mph infield, pitching 80 mph) and thats the last time he went so he had to be 17.
watch out for pelham this year
you must have no life to write blogs on this shit that no one reads your all pathetic low lifes
fuck you all cock suckers your all has-beens
that have nothing to do and who try to compensate for either having no talent or a worthless experience playing baseball so keep writing more blogs because im sure it makes you feel very important.