Stanford RHP Mark Appel is the presumptive No. 1 overall pick for this June's Rule 4 draft, but unlike Stephen Strasburg or Bryce Harper in their draft years, Appel is far from a lock to still be on top in June. On Friday night, he started for Stanford in its season opener and showed some reasons why he might go off the board first -- and some reasons why he might not.
For full access to the MLB Draft blog -- and all of Keith Law's content -- become an ESPN Insider today.
Keith Law
ESPN Insider- Senior baseball analyst for Insider
- Was special asst. to Blue Jays GM
- Wrote for Baseball Prospectus
ABOUT THIS BLOG
Keith Law
Keith Law joined ESPN.com in June 2006 as the lead baseball analyst for Scouts Inc., covering the majors, minors and amateurs. Before joining ESPN, Law spent 4½ years with the Toronto Blue Jays as a special assistant to the general manager, and was previously a writer for Baseball Prospectus. He graduated from Harvard College and holds an MBA from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon.
Follow Keith on Twitter: @Keithlaw
Jason A. Churchill
Jason A. Churchill is the executive editor at ProspectInsider.com, covering major league baseball with an eye toward scouting and player development since 2006.
Christopher Crawford
The founder and executive editor of MLB Draft Insider. He can be followed on Twitter @crawfordchrisv
-
2013 MLB Draft:
- Law's top 100 prospects
Follow us on Twitter: @ESPN_MLBDRAFT