IMG Baseball Academy alum, John Ryan Murphy, was recently featured on YankeesDaily.com The article breakdowns Murphy’s game and also includes his draft scouting video. An excerpt from the linked article:
Positives:
John is a moderately-built hitter that has a square stance and a short, sharp right-handed swing that generates good bat speed and plate coverage and has [...]
The Pendlenton School at IMG Academies was recently ranked #16 in the nation by MaxPreps Xcellent 25 Baseball Rankings and #25 in nation by the Easton Sports National HS Poll.
An excerpt from the MaxPreps article:
16. IMG Academies (Bradenton, Fla.)
It was difficult at times to tell just how good Pendleton was last year since it played [...]
After posting a 31-1 record in 2009 and receiving a top-25 national ranking from several media outlets, the 2010 IMG Baseball Academy varsity team has some lofty standards to meet.
Kevin Askeland of MaxPreps, though, thinks the team is up to the task. Askeland named the team one of 10 teams from across the nation that [...]
He only had a handful of games to show what he can on the professional level, but IMG Baseball Academy alum J.R. Murphy still displayed enough promise to be named one of the New York Yankees’ Top 10 prospects by Baseball Digest.
From the list:
6. JR Murphy - John R. Murphy is the second member of [...]
Pinstripes Plus released their Top 50 New York Yankees prospects, with IMG Baseball Academy alum JR Murphy cracking the Top 10. A small excerpt from the linked article is below.
10. J.R. Murphy - Like Sanchez, Murphy gives the Yankees another catching prospect with plus offensive potential. His defensive game isn’t as far along, however, but [...]
You can “start spreading the news”. He might not be “leaving today” but he certainly wants “to be apart of it”, “New York, New York”.
John Ryan Murphy, the 2nd pick of the New York Yankees, may not be able to recite the lyrics to “New York, New York.” He probably couldn’t pick “Ol’ Blue Eyes” [...]
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As parents and coaches laughed and reflected in the IMG Baseball Academy office about the previous night, John Ryan “J.R.” Murphy quietly slipped out a door and walked onto a pristine Academy field.
Through an office window, one could see Murphy checking the mechanics of his swing and waiting to hit some balls [...]
John Ryan Murphy leaped onto the scouting scene after the 2008 summer when he set nearly every offensvie record for the highly regarded Florida Bombers summer team; a team that has had the likes of Eric Hosmer, JP Arencibia, and Jamile Weeks (All First Round Picks).
Murphy continued to impress scouts throughout his senior season at [...]
It’s an exciting time of the year for baseball fans. The “Boys of Summer” are in full swing and the First Year MLB Player Draft will kick off on Tuesday. For the first time ever, the first 3 rounds will be aired live on the MLB Network. And it’s within those first 3 rounds that a [...]
Anup Sinha of PGCrosschecker.com had the hard task of compiling a top 10 prospect list from the FACA All Star Game, an event that saw 18 of the Top 200 draft prospects in action. A sample from his write up is below.
In an event that may produce upwards of 30 draft picks this year, it’s [...]