Brett Marshall: 6th Round

The 6th Round Selection, 200th Overall Pick: Brett Marshall (HS)

Backround: 6'' 186 lbs. Right Handed Started Pitcher

High School: Had gone completely unnoticed until his senior year when he added 10mph to his fastball. Was rated overall 87th in draft (so basically we got a steal with the 200th selection)
Marshall went 9-1, 2.33 this spring with 84 K’s in 67 innings, while also hitting .500.

College: Broke his commitment to College Baseball Powerhouse Rice to sign with New York.

His Stuff: He tops out with a 97 mph 4-seam fastball (Gerrit Cole who?) and is considered a plus pitch already. His slider was characterized as a "knock out pitch" which he uses to bolster his strikeout numbers. He also throws a wicked splitter around 91 mph. His circle changeup rounds out his plus pitches. The ball seems to jump out of his hands coming out easily and he attacks hitters with his fast pace.

Needs To Improve On: His delivery. Not quite consistant, which is ok since he is only 18 and he won't be rushed through the system thanks to a deep farm system.

Love the Attitude: Says if it was any other team, he'd be in college right now.

My Take: Love the pick. I'm normally not a big fan of taking high schoolers, esp pitchers, but in the 6th Round the kid was a huge steal. He'll have as much time as needed to make his way through the system, but gauging our current Yankee starters' ages and such, we may see Brett in NY around 2013 making him 23 years old.

GCL Life: Brett has started 2 games, with serious pitch counts. His 1st game he was only allowed 1 inning where he struck out 1, had 1 groundout, 1 flyout and 1 walk. His second outing gave him 2 innings, with 1 hit and 3 strikeouts. So far, total 3 innings, 4 strikeouts, 1 walk, 1 hit, no runs.