From the May 2nd edition of the Daily Nebraskan:
Alex Gordon will be a millionaire at 21. Next month, Gordon will be drafted – likely one of the first five picks, definitely in the first round.
From then, it’s only a matter of time.
Gordon isn’t really thinking about what his future holds for him, but Bob Steinkamp, a scout with the Seattle Mariners organization, believes the Lincoln native will be in “The Show” within a few years.
Besides being a scout, Steinkamp has spent 3½ decades coaching the Beatrice Bruins, a summer team full of talented college players from around the nation. He’s managed more than 200 future minor leaguers.
Few, if any, have stood out as much as much as Gordon, who was on Steinkamp’s team during the 2003 summer.
“He’s one of the most gifted and talented players I’ve coached in 35 years,” Steinkamp said. “He’s pretty close to being big league ready.”
In scout talk, Steinkamp grades Gordon with plus marks in ability, work ethic and makeup. He’s “above major league average” in everything but pure running speed.
“It’s really hard to say anything negative about him.”
In other draft news, former Topeka Capital Cesar Carrillo was drafted 18th overall by the Padres. Here's a quote from an old Capital-Journal article about a game in which Carrillo pitched well:
Topeka, which out-hit the A's 9-3, opened the scoring in the third inning. Catcher Kyle Dahlberg doubled and scored on Shawn Smarsh's groundout to shortstop. Designated hitter Kyle Wilson's sixth-inning sacrifice fly made it 2-0.
Meanwhile, Capitals starter Cesar Carrillo cruised until the eighth inning, allowing one hit and striking out six batters through seven innings.
Suddenly, the game was tied at 2, and Carrillo was pulled in favor of Derek Dunne, who retired the only two batters he faced.
"That's the best he's thrown since high school," Abney said of Carrillo, who redshirted last year at the University of Miami and will be eligible next season as a freshman.
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