7th Round - Matthew Price: RHP, South Carolina

Another Gamecock. Started in the past, mid-90s, good slider in the bullpen. "Maybe more dominant than a lot of people have seen from him", should sign and help out sooner rather than later.

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Fastball: 90-93 mph

Slider: 82-87 mph

Changeup: 78-83 mph

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Another nice arm.

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Lots of likely relievers.

Lots of likely relievers.

Makes me think that Kline and Rutledge are going to get a look, at least, as SP.

Makes me think that Kline and Rutledge are going to get a look, at least, as SP.

Kline seems likely but I don't know about Rutledge. Maybe if they think they can fix his command issues?

The dearth of pitching in this organization must be obvious to DD and Rajisch.

The dearth of pitching in this organization must be obvious to DD and Rajisch.

It should be obvious to anyone watching the games.

It's a deep fall after Bundy. Still some promising guys in Wright, Bridwell, Berry, and Rodriquez but there is not a ton of starting pitching prospects in the organization right now.

I really like what I read about this pick.

It should be obvious to anyone watching the games.

It's a deep fall after Bundy. Still some promising guys in Wright, Bridwell, Berry, and Rodriquez but there is not a ton of starting pitching prospects in the organization right now.

This is where it comes down to our hopefully improved development system. Time will tell, but I'm hopeful that DD is the man to change our fate in this regard.

Still some promising guys in Wright, Bridwell, Berry, and Rodriquez but there is not a ton of starting pitching prospects in the organization right now.

Tim Berry, I assume?

No. 342 per BA.

Tim Berry, I assume?

Yes, Tim Berry.

Gary Rajsich was surprised and delighted that he fell to us.

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His curveball has a much higher release point then his very-low 3/4 fastball. He also looks to have a slider out of that low arm angle. Professional hitters will certainly pick up on that high arm slot curveball if his fastball is in the low 3/4 angle. I didn't see anything here that screamed major league starter, but of course I did not see a changeup and that was only a few pitches. Still, if he's able to be a solid bullpen guy there's nothing wrong with that in the 7th round.

I'm confused. Does he mix up his arm slots in-game on purpose, or is it a consistency issue?