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Why play for the All American Prospects?

Part 1 of 2: Division 1 tradition

Below is a sampling of the makeup of some major universities in the state of Florida. Our players are more prepared to handle the college and/or pro life than players from other programs.

Florida Gators

20	Cody Dent	INF	5' 11"
6	Daniel Gibson	LHP	6' 3"
13	Connor Mitchell	OF	6' 0"
14	Bobby Poyner	LHP	6' 0"
30	Vickash Ramjit	INF/OF	6' 3"
32	Steven Rodriguez	LHP	6' 2"
25	Preston Tucker	INF/OF	6' 0"
2	Casey Turgeon	INF	5' 9"
22	Karsten Whitson	RHP	6' 4"

9 players of 33 man roster. 27 % of current UF roster consist of AAP alumni

	Miami
44	E.J. Encinosa	RHP	6-5/242	JR
41	Alexander Fernandez	INF/P	5-9/180	FR
40	Garrett Kennedy	C	6-1/180	FR
39	Jarred Mederos	INF	5-11/176	FR
4	Stephen Perez	INF	5-11/184	JR
77	Bryan Radziewski	LHP	5-9/195	SO
16	AJ Salcines	LHP	202	SO

7 players of 32 man roster. 23 % of current UM roster consist of AAP alumni

	Florida State
1	Giovanny Alfonzo	INF	R/R	5'10
53	Jose Brizuela	INF/RHP	L/R	6'0
10	Justin Gonzalez	INF	R/R	6'2
9	Stephen McGee	C	R/R	6'3
6	Sean O'Brien	OF	R/R	6'2
8	Devon Travis	INF	R/R	5'9

6 players of 35 man roster. 18 % of current FSU roster consist of AAP alumni.

	FL Gulf Coast
10	Zack Tillery	INF/RHP
15	Christopher Thompson	OF
16	Harrison Cooney	RHP
24	Tyson Young	LHP
23	Danny Patrick	RHP
	UCF
10	Erik Barber	OF
33	Harrison Hukari	LHP
41	Chris Matulis	LHP
2	Ronnie Richardson	OF/RHP
25	Eric Skoglund	LHP
37	Gregg Cooke	RHP
9	Ryan Breen	C
	FIU
37	Boza, Randy	RHP
12	Bermudez, Pablo	OF
19	Fondon, R.J.	LHP
27	McVay, Mason	LHP
	Stetson
11	Garrett Russini	C
12	Ryan Lashley	IF
35	Drew Jackson	RHP
42	Austin Perez	LHP
50	Tucker Donahue	RHP

FL Gulf Coast- 5 players of 35 man roster. 15 % of current FGCU roster consist of AAP alumni.

UCF- 7 players of 35 man roster. 22 % of current UCF roster consist of AAP alumni.

FIU-6 players of 35 man roster. 18 % of current FSU roster consist of AAP alumni.

5 players of 34 man roster. 18 % of current Stetson roster consist of AAP alumni.

The numbers are staggering. We will post part 2 with all of our other Divsion 1 & 2 players contributing to their respective schools over the next few days.

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Nick Castellanos back in South Florida

by: Juan C. Rodriguez March 6th, 2012 | 2:03 PM

Posted by Ted Hutton

Two years ago Nick Castellanos, who lives in Davie, was finishing up his stellar career at Archbishop McCarthy.

Tuesday he was in Jupiter with the Tigers to face the team he grew up cheering for.

Davie resident Nick Castellanos talks with manager Jim Leyland

Castellanos was the Tigers first pick in 2010, and the third baseman is one of the top prospects in baseball. He spent a lot of time in Dolphin Stadium, and is hoping to get a look at the new place soon.

Castellanos, who turned 20 on Sunday, had a large contingent of family and friends who made the drive up from Davie in the stands. He still lives with mom and dad in the offseason, despite a $3.45 million signing bonus that had him change plans about playing for The U.

The Marlins were taking on the Tigers in the first game of the day, with the second at Marlins Park vs. the Hurricanes.

 

 

For Immediate Release:

Cleveland Indians/ All American Prospects Scout Team

9/15/11

      The All American Prospects will play as the Cleveland Indians Scout team at the WWBA World Championship events held in Fort Myers and Jupiter, FL. The tournaments are widely regarded as the top scouting events in the country. This team will have some of the same players that made a playoff run at the 17U WWBA & 16U WWBA National Championships in July and will be comprised of kids from the highly talented 2012 class.
      The Prospects look forward to taking aim at the rings in October. This will be the second year in a row the Cleveland Indians Scout Team will participate in these two events.  Members from the Indians and the Prospects will construct each squad.  Last year, the Cleveland Indians Scout Team played an exhibition game against Team China prior to Jupiter. The club was merged with FTB. The shortstop on the field that night was Francisco Lindor and Cleveland drafted him with it's 1st round draft pick in 2011.  The Prospects are honored to be recognized as one of the best programs nationally and continuing the relationship with the Cleveland Indians Baseball Club.  Any players that wish to be considered for each club should fill out a player interest form below. 

Player Interest Form

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Will be continuously updated starting 11/1/11
2011-2012 College Commits

	Name	College	Position
1	Kevin Wortman	Florida Tech	OF
2	Carlos Garmendia	Wake Forest	SS/2B
3	Jarred Mederos	Miami	SS
4	Mitch Morales	Florida Atlantic	SS
6	Zach Tillery	Florida Gulf Coast	SS/3B/RHP
7	Giovanny Alfonzo	Florida State	SS
9	JC Escarra	Florida International	3B/SS
12	Erik Barber	Central Florida	OF
18	Nick Molina	Coastal Carolina	RHP
14	Derek Martin	South Florida	RHP
20	Sam Taylor	Hutchinson (KS) CC	OF
22	Ryan Castellanos	Illinois	RHP/1B
28	Bobby Poyner	Florida	LHP
29	Jerrod Leinhauser	Florida Tech	RHP
29	Matt Pisciottano	Stetson	RHP
30	Alexander Fernandez	Miami	2B/RHP
32	Alex Leighton	Flagler	RHP
33	Jared Jillson	Georgia Tech	RHP
33	Garrett Russini	Stetson	C
40	Kevin Stypulkowski	Florida	C
42	Brandon Lewis	Central Florida CC	RHP
51	Jean Acevedo	Hutchinson (KS) CC	LHP/1B
52	Eric Skoglund	Central Florida	LHP
53	Jose Brizuela	Florida State	SS/3B/RHP
58	Garrett Kennedy	Miami	C

 

St. Lucie Mets Manager to Join the Prospects!

Sept. 6, 2010

The All American Prospects are pleased to announce a new addition to the staff. Edgar Alfonzo will join the Prospects immediately. He will split time with the Fall College Placement and Underclass Development programs.

Alfonzo, who played 12 seasons in the Baltimore and Anaheim minor league systems, managed the St. Lucie Mets this season. He managed the Low-A Savannah Sand Gnats in 2009, recording a 65-72 record. He began his managerial career in 2000 as skipper for the Kingsport Mets. In 2001, he managed the Brooklyn Cyclones in their inaugural season, finishing 52-24 as co-champions of the New York-Penn League and earning recognition as Baseball America’s Short-Season Manager of the Year.

After spending 2002 with St. Lucie, Alfonzo served as hitting coach for Binghamtonfor a year and was the Mets Minor League Infield Coordinator for three seasons before returning to Brooklyn as manager for two years. The Cyclones went 47-28 and won a division title in 2008.

The Prospects look forward to the immediate contributions from Alfonzo. The fall program features numerous high school players from the Treasure Coast. For additional information, please email staff@aaprospects.com

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Trio of All American Prospects Sign Huge Contracts!

8/16/10

Courtesy- Baseball America

Tigers Go Big To Sign Castellanos

The Tigers, never afraid to shell out big money to bring in premium draft talent, signed supplemental first-rounder Nick Castellanos for $3.45 million, a record for a pick outside the first round. Castellanos, a Florida high school shortstop, is expected to be a pro third baseman.

A's Sign multi-talented SS Cabrera

The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with SS Yordy Cabrera tonight.  His bonus well exceeds his slot at 1.25 million.  Cabrera looks to bring his true 5-tool talent to the Oakland Bay Area. 

2009 Fall College Tour Alum Signs Big!

The Diamondbacks and sixth-round pick Blake Perry have agreed to terms on a $500,000 bonus. Perry, a projectable 6-foot-5 right hander, passed up a chance to join older brother Bryce at Kentucky. Despite not having an adviser, Perry landed a bonus more than three times MLB's recommended slot for players drafted after the fifth round ($150,000).
 

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6/10/10

Prospects Alumni dot the early picks of MLB Draft!

7/13/10

Prospects Complete Great Run in Georgia at WWBA

      The All American Prospects 17s finished in 3rd place at the biggest event in Summer Baseball,  the WWBA 17U National Championships.  The Prospects capped off pool play with a remarkable 5-0 record allowing 0 runs in the process. The 17s beat in-state rival Chet Lemon's Juice in the first playoff game 8-4 with timely hitting by Alec Saikal, Zack Tillery, and many others. The win was finished off with a stellar performance on the mound by 6'6 LHP Eric Skoglund  who dominated the Juice over 4 inninigs of work. 

      The Prospects swept 2 playoff games on Saturday in two different fashions.  The 17s scored early on a solo HR by Zack Tillery.  The guys executed in the middle innings to tack another run on the talented NE Ruffnecks.  The score held up until the 6th inning when the starter Jimmy O' Neill was lifted for relief pitcher Alex Leighton.  The Ruffnecks added a run and had the bases loaded with 1 out in the inning.  Leighton induced the inning ending double play to preserve the lead.  Closer Jose Brizuela slammed the door firing 91-93 mph fast balls to complete the victory. 
      The afternoon game pitted the Prospects vs. the NorCal East squad.  NorCal scored first with a 2 run HR in the top of the 1st inning.  The 17s proceeded to slam their way to 10 unanswered runs over the next 3 innings.  Alex Fernandez added a deep HR to left and the Prospect lineup of Gio Alfonzo, Jose Brizuela, Alec Saikal, Chris Chinea, Zack Tillery, Eric Barber, Jecid Talasona, Sam Taylor, Nick Maniotis, Blake Goodwyn, Jarred Mederos, Garrett Russini, Mitch Morales, and Tyler Kendall all turned in a magnificent week in Marietta.  The Prospects kept the hot bats rolling in the semifinal game with a five run inning in the top of the 1st.  The 17s ended up on the wrong side of the score and finished Monday morning. 
     The Prospects have been arguably the strongest team in the 192 team event since its inception.  They have claimed 2 championships and two 3rd place finishes at the National Championship event. The AAP 16s completed an amazing run to the playoffs at the same event.  This rare feat has not been accomplished very often over the course of the years.   Congratulations to all the players, coaches, and families for this amazing feat!

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5/19/10

        The All American Prospects open up the 2010 season with a weekend series against the Florida Legends. The Legends are one of the top 18 year old programs in the country. The Prospects are contenders in any national event they enter. The program enters the season with the expansion of the 16U Program to three teams and the inception of the 18U and 15U teams. In 2009, the Prospects held three major National Championships at one time (USA Baseball 16U Championship, AABC Mickey Mantle World Series, WWBA Under Class World Championship).

The 17U program boasts some of the best talent in Florida. These players have also been noticed by several ranking services as some of the best in the country. The 17s will aim their sites on the WWBA National Championships held in Marietta, GA (2-time champs) and the BCS Finals in FT. Myers, FL (2009 runners-up).

2010 also kicks off the 1st ever 18U and 15U Programs. The 18U program returns many of the same players that have won numerous national championships. This program will receive national attention quickly. It all starts Friday night vs. the Legends. The 15U program plays its first ever games against the Florida Diamond Pros on Saturday. The doubleheader will start at 3:00 p.m.

We look forward to a great Summer of action with all the many supporters and sponsors that make this program possible. We appreciate all your hard work and effort. Our young men will grow and prosper with the time proven structure the Prospects provide.

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All American Prospects 2010 College Signings (updated 7/27/10)
Congratulations to our current and former players!!

34 Signings

 

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 All American Prospects Steal the Show at the 2009 UnderArmour All-American Game

8/11/2009

All American Prospect players Yordy Cabrera (pictured below) and Nick Castellanos (pictured above) batted third and fourth respectively for the Baseball Factory team in the 2009 edition of the UnderArmour All American Game. Castellanos was named the game MVP after a 4-4 performance at the plate with 4 doubles. He also won the Homerun Derby that took place prior to the game knocking numerous baseballs into the Wrigley Field bleachers. Not to be outdone, Yordy Cabrera blasted a deep homerun into the leftfield bleachers during the game. Cabrera will also participate in the Aflac All American Game that takes place on Saturday, August 15th, 2009. The game will be televised on Fox Sports Net nationwide. Congratulations to these fine young men and the Prospects Family for a job well done.

 

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