Sam Dyson (South Carolina RHP)- Meet the Brandon Morrow of the 2009 draft. Dyson has the best fastball in the draft besides Strasburg sitting in the mid 90′s and reaching 98. He also has a slider, curveball and changeup that are all average to below average. His slider is a plus pitch when he locates it good but he hangs it a lot. Dyson is a big injury risk as he’s already had two major arm injuries including Tommy John surgery. Like Brandon Morrow he has a live arm but he has no idea where the ball is going and Dyson has a tendency to throw pitches right down the middle. There’s a decent chance he eventually ends up in the pen but he should be given every opportunity to succeed as a starter. Dyson is a high risk/high reward type player.

Ben Tootle (Jacksonville St. RHP)- Tootle is another one who might be a reliever down the road and worked as a closer in the cape cod league last summer sitting 94-98. As a starter he sits 92-95 with good late life on his fastball and he has a good hard downward curveball. He doesn’t have a 3rd pitch and if he wants to stay in the rotation he will probably have to develop one. Tootle has a lot of moving parts in his delivery using a very high leg kick and huge stride towards the plate. Like Dyson he should be allowed every chance to stick in the rotation before moving him to the pen.

Alex Wilson (Texas A&M RHP)- Yet another prospect who might end up a reliever, Wilson’s draft stock was soaring at the beginning of the year but has really struggled of late. As a starter he sits 92-95 with his fastball and has a good hard slurve. He was removed from the rotation late in the year and you wonder if he was injured or fatigued (his coach wouldn’t give a reason). Wilson has also had Tommy John surgery in the past and he uses a lot of effort in his delivery which should raise some concern to the injury theory. He doesn’t have a 3rd pitch and i think there’s a good chance he ends up in the bullpen.

Rich Poythress (Georgia 1B)- The enormous RH 1B has a ton of power potential and shows very good plate discipline. Poythress is a Jack Zduriencik type of hitter but he is also extremely slow and does not play good defense. Being relegated to 1B/DH limits his options and the Mariners already have a bunch of those types. Poythress has power to all fields but his pull power is fantastic. Without having any defensive value, Poythress must hit to maintain any value.

Drew Storen (Stanford RHP)- Unlike the first three pitchers on this list, Storen is a closer that might be turned into a starter. He throws two above average pitches with his best being a 90-94 MPH two-seam fastball that has great movement on it. He also has a plus slider and a curveball which is basically just a slower version of his slider. What makes Storen so successful is his good command and great control (he only had 4 walks in 28 innings this year). Storen is not your typical closer as he usually worked multiple innings for his saves. Combine that with his great control and two above average pitches and you get some teams showing interest in turning him into a starter.