Osborne drafted by Texas in 9th round

[Parrott]

Josh, what about Marze. I havent seen his name come up yet either. Are u a little suprised he hasnt been picked?

I'm never surprised when it comes to the draft. Scouts loved that he has a "loose" arm, which means he has an easy delivery without much strain. Guys like that are more durable and can actually increase their velocity in time.

Callis told me that Marze could go between the 8th-12th round, but that he probably hadn't shown enough now to get big bucks as a draft-eligible sophomore. That's likely why he has dropped. Still needs to improve his secondary stuff.

With a big junior year, you're looking at a guy that could go really early in the 2011 draft and still have plenty of signing leverage as a redshirt junior.

[wcd35]

Zach is on ESPN 1420 with Jay right now

[Parrott]

Spoke with Zach about 10 minutes ago. Very excited about getting drafted by a Texas team.

[raginsaints]

_ Zach is on ESPN 1420 with Jay right now _

I missed it. Recap?

[Parrott]

Marze to Toronto in 14th round.

[wcd35]

There goes Marze. 14th rd. Go figure another UL pitcher to Toronto

[raginsaints]

That's a good spot, I think he can work his way up 4-5 rounds after a year. I couldn't blame him for going pro though.

[wcd35]

_ I missed it. Recap? _

Talked about how he and some of his teammates got together and were watching the draft waiting to see their names. Said he's talked to all his family. His mom was really emotional. Very excited to go to Texas. Had spoken to the Tx scout right after seeing his name pop up. He's actually moving out of his apartment today bc his lease is up and he'll be headed back home to Houston and will be awaiting word on where he's moving next.

[Parrott]

It's not that Marze just has a fastball. He has a fastball with good movement. That difference than just a straight fastball.

[raginsaints]

I talked to a scout at a UL game who was pretty upset that he didn't see Dayton throw anything other than a fastball. I'm not trying to shortchange Dayton at all, I think he's a very good pitcher. I just think maybe he can do himself a favor by staying.


If he goes, I won't blame him, I'm just extremely biased.

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UL ace right-hander Zack Osborne was taken in the ninth round with the 286th overall pick by the Texas Rangers on Tuesday. Also taken in the later half of the top 10 picks on Tuesday were LSU's Blake Dean by the Dodgers in the eighth round and Austin ...

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The Rangers popped a nice senior lefty in Louisiana-Lafayette's Zack Osborne , whose final start was a complete-game shutout of Rice's potent lineup in regionals. North Carolina's top two prep arms went off the board within six picks, with Pittsboro ...

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