Veterans Field, Chatham Massachusetts

A few weeks ago the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League held their annual midsummer All-Star Game, perhaps my favorite collegiate scouting event each summer. Unfortunately due to extenuating canine circumstances, I was unable to attend this contest between East and West held in Wareham, Massachusetts. However, thanks to television coverage from Fox College Sports, I still received the opportunity to evaluate many of the top prospects on the Cape and likely in the 2016 MLB Draft.

This year’s event was dominated by the pitchers, as the East squad narrowly defeated the West 1-0. Below are my scouting notes on several of the more intriguing prospects from this exhibition game.

Ian Hamilton RHP Washington State University (Wareham)

Entering the game in the top of the 6th, immediately Hamilton caught my attention as he hit 96mph on the television radar gun and induced 6 whiffs in his 16 pitches. Hamilton showed a 91-94mph fastball with some sinking action, a mid-80s slider with sweeping action and an overhand curveball. Hamilton has a relatively clean motion and adds some deception by slightly turning his back to the batter during the delivery. He has some projection remaining in his frame and looks the part of a potential early round selection next summer.

Eric Lauer LHP Kent State University (Orleans)

One of the more well-regarded pitchers on the Cape this summer, Lauer threw the 3rd inning for the East squad and showed three potential average or better pitches in his fastball, slider and curveball. He is a big, physical lefty who achieves deception during his motion by turning his back to the hitter and cross firing toward home plate. His physical build portends a durable workhorse capable of pitching 180+ innings per year and his simple, repeatable motion should allow him to pound the strike zone. The lack of elite velocity likely limits his ceiling, but Lauer projects as a solid major league starter.

Aaron McGarity RHP Virginia Tech (Chatham)

An intriguing local 2016 MLB prospect Aaron McGarity entered the game in the 7th for the East All-Stars and I was particularly interested to see how he would do against such quality opposition. McGarity more than met the challenge, needing only six pitches to carve through the West hitters 1-2-3.

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Brandon Miller RHP Millersville University (Chatham)

One of my favorite things about the Cape Cod League and their All-Star game is the opportunity for players from smaller schools to play against top-quality competition – a player that fit this mold this year is Division 2 pitcher Brandon Miller.

Immediately one must be impressed with Miller’s near-perfect pitcher’s physique, standing 6-4 200lbs with long legs and a high waist. Miller showed an upper-80s fastball with arm-side running action, a quick-biting low-80s slider, a mid-70s changeup with fading movement and a low-70s curveball. His mechanics need work and he needs to incorporate his lower half more into his delivery to improve his velocity, but this is a raw arm with excellent physicality and potential.

Other Notes:

University of Maryland C/1B Nick Cieri caught my attention with a particularly impressive at-bat in the bottom of the 5th inning against earlier mentioned RHP Brandon Miller. After fouling off several pitches and working a full count, Cieri took a quality low-and-away fastball and smacked it to left field for a single. Cieri battled injuries last season as a sophomore but will need to have a strong offensive year in 2016 as he hopes to replace Brandon Lowe, Jose Cuas and LaMonte Wade in the lineup – oh and get himself drafted as well next June. Cieri is a high-level local prospect for the 2016 MLB Draft.

Perhaps the most recognizable name on either roster, Notre Dame 2B and Harwich Mariner Cavan Biggio, entered the game in the middle innings to a warm applause. The left-handed batter has a unique trigger at the plate and a bit of excess movement during his swing, but he does have some solid bat speed. I worry about his future power and offensive potential, along with his defensive profile, but he is a noticeable “gamer” like his father and should out produce his natural ability.

Finally, Tulane University junior catcher Jake Rogers flashed an outstanding arm in the 8th inning, recording a sub 1.85 pop time in throwing out speedy Stanford University 2B Tommy Edman. This singular play in front of dozens of scouts should get him drafted relatively early next year.