2010 Draft Candidates: Deck McGuire – Starting Pitcher

With the draft a little over a week away I figured it would be a good time to take a look at some of the possible players the Mets will take at #7.  Today the segment begins with Georgia Tech starting pitcher Deck McGuire.

Full Name: William Deck McGuire
College: Georgia Tech – Jr.
Height: 6′6 ft.
Weight: 220 lbs.
Throws: Right
Position: SP

Stats:

Year	W-L	ERA	G/GS	IP	SO	BB	H	HR
2008	8-1	3.46	17/13	78.0	70	32	70	8
2009	11-2	3.50	16/16	100.1	118	41	86	8
2010	8-3	2.83	14/14	98.2	105	27	83	-

Accolades:
2009 First Team All-America (Collegiate Baseball)
2009 Second Team All-America (Baseball America)
2009 ACC Pitcher of the Year
2009 All-ACC (First Team)
2008 First Team Freshman All-America (Collegiate Baseball)
2008 Second Team Freshman All-America (NCBWA)

Repertoire:
Fastball – 90-92 mph’s can touch 94 mph
Slider – 82-84 power slider that can get up to 86 mph
Changeup – 80-83 mph
Curveball – 72-75 mph

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Summary:
McGuire isn’t pretty pick, but he is a very solid pick at #7.  Lately there has been a lot of talk about the Diamondbacks taking him at #6 one pick before the Mets, but a lot of experts still like him to wind up in New York.  He also projects to sign right around slot money which is right up the Mets’ alley.

He has three solid pitches already with his fastball, slider, and changeup all of which have good velocity and solid movement.  He commands all his pitches fairly well and has no problem pitching deep into games.  Gifted with a huge frame McGuire is able to hold is velocity well into games reaching 93 mph in the 8th inning during a game scouted by Andy Seiler.

Although I wouldn’t jump for joy if the Mets wound up with McGuire I would be much happier with him then taking someone like Zach Cox whose name has been thrown around recently.