You have to be kidding? Delta Cleary from Jonesboro drafted by the Rockies. I saw him in high school, Legion, and in ju-co. He is the real deal. Some people on this board do not know what the real deal is and what it takes. Baseball does exist outside of our area, and there are alot of real deals outside of our area.

In all honesty, there are some players in the area that could go and play legit college ball (not Williams) before they get done....

James Farris - Nettleton......throws in the low 90's
Cade Lynch - Valley View........best pitcher in NEA
Kameron Walker - JHS..........has a lot of tools
Dustin Jones - VV..............great glove man, played on AAA legion this summer
Josh Gibson - Nettleton............has some pop, needs to get stronger
Kody Pinson - JHS............shoulder surgery will hold him back, but compares to Farris pretty well

A few of the younger players to look out for

Brenden Camp - Nettleton..............only needs some velocity
Dexter Jordan - Marmaduke..........haven't seen him, but I hear he can hit and put up some pretty good numbers last season. he'll face better pitching this year, AAA in baseball was pretty weak and he's going to be facing better competition in AA this year.
Blaine Carson - JHS............you'll find out about him soon enough. was a stud for jonesboro single A this summer
Jacob Love - Riverside.............was jonesboro single A MVP this summer and hit in the .470's for Riverside
Richie Tate - Marked Tree..........if he can add some pitches, this kid will be an absolute stud before he's done
Mason Knight - Marmaduke.............needs mechanical work, and some control, but a lefty throwing 80-81 isn't bad

Cade lynch and kameron walker would be the only two that come close to delta on this list and lynch would make jordan look silly and walker is way more athletic than jordan.....so get out of your little marmaduke world and realize that there is way more baseball than marmaduke......

Bud, I'm not from Marmaduke. And also, Delta isn't in high school anymore, he graduated two years ago. Whether you would like to give them credit for it or not, Marmaduke has got a couple of kids (Jordan, and now Knight) who are pretty good.

I have seen all of these players and have the background to evaluate plyaers. I am not going to say anything bad about any of the players but several on that list will not play at a real high level after high school. Just look at VV last year. They were one of the best 4A teams in a long time and they had three college players. Look at the Ricemen last summer all the way to the World Series and several of their seniors could not play in college at a high level. Saddly Farris is moving and will not be here, Lynch and Walker could have sign early but passed to see what else will be there. Love is a very interesting player. Jones was one of the leading hitters for VV and the Ricemen. Another interesting player not on the list is Lindley form VV, he had a good summer and is a good all around athlete.

Lindley is a good player, but still has some mechanical flaws to work on, both in the field and at the plate. He's definately got some skills (lines the ball into the gaps, hits behind runners, has soft hands, and has great athletic ability. He just needs to work on his balance at the plate and his throwing mechanics and he'll be right up there, no doubt.

I agree Lindley will be good. Playing three sports may keep him from reaching his full potential as a baseball player, but it will make him better as an overall athlete. One thing that will help him is that he plays in a program where he will be coached. I just heard that VV will be assisted by Mike Siriani which will give the school two former college coaches.

Agreed.

Snoopy are you dating this delta guy? if he graduated 2 years ago y are you still talking bout him i think were supposed to be talking about high school kids!

I knew I left someone out.....

Conar Kreis from Jonesboro

Where is Farris going?

Arizona is what I heard, but I could be wrong...

What about the shortstop and second basemen from Nettleton? I saw these two play some in high school and legion for Fat City and they were as solid as I saw up the middle.

what about them?

I just did not know who they were or if anyone thought the same as I did, or if they are getting any attention. I apologize for not clarifying, I'm kinda new to this.