Facts about Jermaine Curtis:
- Ranked 63th best college player going into the 2008 season by Baseball America.
- Rated pre-season best strike-zone discipline and best defensive 3B in the Pac-10 by BA.
- Wore the # 42 in honor of Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson while he played in the Cape Cod League.
- All Star starting 3B for the Chatham A’s of the Cape Cod League.
- Led the team with 42 walks this season, the most by any Bruins since Troy Glaus drew 57 as a junior in 1997.
- Led UCLA in OBP with .473 as a freshman.
Curtis just didn’t get off on the right foot this season, but hit .357 in Pac-10 play. His best attribute appears to be his batting eye. He had 42 walks to 37 K’s this season. He has gap power, with 10-15 HR per year potential. Profiles better at 2B for his skill set. My feeling is with the right coaching, he could return to form.
Filed under: 2008 MLB draft, Jermaine Curtis
erik
azruavatar
fewgoodcards
roarke49
theredbaaron
if he is able to regain his 2007 form then i think we may have a steal.
My problem: Not much power, not much speed. He also didn’t hit above .336 in his 3 years at UCLA. He also will probably be moving to 2nd base.
I think I like Dan Descalso as a prospect more than Curtis.
My MLB comp is Marco Scutaro.
1115 Danny Jimenez - St. Charles North HS
I mentioned the other day about the Short Stop I coached this year. Well, he didn’t get drafted quite as high as we had hoped, but the Florida Marlins eventually picked Barrett Serrato in the 48th round. I have a feeling he’s going to Purdue.
Anyway, I was surprised to notice the Cardinals drafted Serrato’s best friend, Danny Jimenez from St. Charles, IL. I’ve seen Danny pitch once. It was a cool, rainy day about a week and a half ago in the Sectional Semi-final against Wheaton North who just lost today in the State Semi-finals.
Danny (Lefty) has great stuff and can hit mid to upper 80s. He locates well, although he struggled with deep counts the day I saw him even though Wheaton North couldn’t touch him (he left a 0-0 game and as soon as he came out the flood gates opened). He’s a 4 pitch pitcher and can throw any of them for a strike.
He’s kind of skinny but will probably put weight on with age. I suspect he’ll get considerably stronger too, which should help the velocity.
Danny is a good, hard-working kid. The fact that he is such good friends with Barrett Serrato speaks volumes to me. Barrett is the most humble and most talented kid I’ve ever coached and from everything I know, Danny is cut from the same mold.
As far as signabiltiy goes, I don’t know. I know a number i always heard batted around was 100K + 8 semesters. (Honsetly, I can’t think right now where he’s going to college) But I’m not sure he can get that in the 37th round.
^^^^ Whoops. Wrong thread.
say what you want but Curtis is getts in DOne!
Yea Barrett is an amazing baseball player. My family is good friends with the Serratos and everyone has always known he would be great at baseball.
One thing Jermaine does is leave it all on the field every night. He is a scrapper and will do whatever it takes to win. He is a great leader in the locker room and on the field. Plus he should be moving to second base where he will excell. He was moved to 3rd at UCLA because his freshman year UCLA had Sean Smith, a senior, at second. He took over 3rd for Brett McMillan because Brett wasnt getting it done with the bat and then UCLA got Alden Carrithers, a stellar college second baseman. I say Jermaine was a great pick in the 5th round. You all will be happy.
Curtis is slower than molasses in summer. Don’t know he profiles at 2B. He’s a tweener and I can’t figure out where he plays. Just not quick enough to play in middle.