2015 4th (133) - Ryan McKenna - CF - St Thomas Aquinas HS (NH)

[TonySoprano]

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[weams]

Best Player in NH

New Hampshire

Ryan McKenna, St. Thomas Aquinas (Dover), 5-10, 180, OF

McKenna actually lives in Maine, but he attends school in New Hampshire at Aquinas. He earned a spot in the Area Code Games after batting .551 with eight home runs and 31 RBIs.

http://www.baseballwebtv.com/Video.aspx?videoID=112901

Ryan McKenna can really hit, with a line-drive approach and more power to come as he matures

Gary, Mike, And Ryan recommend him!

[25 Nuggets]

Telecast guys while watching the swing noted he has good hand-eye coordination and bat speed, gets the head on the ball. Otherwise it seems they don't know much.

[furryburres]

What caused him to drop? From the MLB Draft Profile video, it looks like he has 4 tools with more power to come.

[Slade-OH]

Dipping into the New Hampshire high school ranks. Interesting. Sometimes these cold weather kids can surprise. Hopefully, McKenna is one of them.

[lovetoaster]

What caused him to drop? From the MLB Draft Profile video, it looks like he has 4 tools with more power to come.

Probably just that they have not gotten a chance to see him much. The cold weather kids can drop just because of location.

[Three Run Homer]

Actually rated a little higher than Ryan Mountcastle in MLB.com's ranking, presumably because he has better defensive potential.

[25 Nuggets]

Actually rated a little higher than Ryan Mountcastle in MLB.com's ranking, presumably because he has better defensive potential.

Yeah you're right. #109 prospect. Mountcastle #110.

[Slade-OH]

BA had him ranked 161 on their top 500

[sportsfan8703]

Yeah your right. #109 prospect. Mountcastle #110.

So does that mean we get an A+ for getting a top 100 guy in the 4th rd? How crazy is it that from we only have 1 pick in our system from the top 4 rounds last year. This year we are adding 5 with more to come next year.

[weams]

http://www.wmur.com/sports/st-thomas-boasts-top-ne-prospect-in-mckenna/32674374

[25 Nuggets]

It's not worth giving them any grade until we see how these guys do in the minors. I'm just glad they're selecting guys that the national data-collectors know about.

[Slade-OH]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Scouts love the way OF Ryan McKenna plays. Solid tools, plus runner. Good instincts. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/mlbdraft?src=hash">#mlbdraft</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Orioles?src=hash">#Orioles</a></p>— Nathan Rode (@NathanRode) <a href="

">June 9, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Rene88]

This is the first pick that sounds like it wasn't a reach. A good pick. I like it.

[weams]

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I like this.