Baseball America's Final 2016 Recruiting Ranking - Arkansas #12

[TexasDad]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/2016-recruiting-rankings-top-25/

12. Arkansas
Total recruits: 23 (18 freshmen, 5 JC transfers)
Recruiting coordinator: Tony Vitello

Arkansas

Rank, Name, Pos, B-T, Ht, Wt, Drafted, Previous School
209    Dominic Fletcher, of, L-L, 5-9, 175, Cypress (Calif.) HS
374    Jordan McFarland, 1b/of, R-R, 6-3, 200, Nationals (36), Waterloo (Ill.) HS
408    Brenden Heiss, rhp, R-R, 6-1, 190, Cubs (31), Jacobs HS, Algonquin, Ill.
453    Lucas Krull, lhp, L-L, 6-7, 230, Mill Valley HS, Shawnee, Kan.
         Trevor Stephan, rhp, R-R, 6-5, 225, Red Sox (18), Hill (Texas) JC
         Evan Lee, lhp/of, R-L, 6-2, 190, Bryant (Ark.) HS
         Matt Cronin, lhp, L-L, 6-2, 190, Navarre (Fla.) HS
         Jaxon Williams, 2b, R-R, 5-8, 165, Terry HS, Rosenberg, Texas
         Jax Biggers, ss, L-R, 5-11, 175, Cisco (Texas) JC
         Jared Gates, 2b, L-R, 6-0, 190, Iowa Western CC

The Razorbacks bring in a large class that adds premier talent and depth, both of which they needed after finishing last in the Southeastern Conference last year. Fletcher is the younger brother of Angels prospect David Fletcher, and there are some similarities in their games. He has a compact swing and solid power to go with advanced baseball instincts that help his speed play up on the bases and in the outfield. McFarland's big righthanded power is his best tool, but questions about his defense helped push him to college. He'll likely end up either in left field or at first base, but his bat has a chance to profile at either position. The Razorbacks also brought in a bevy of pitchers for new pitching coach Wes Johnson to work with. Heiss has an electric arm, capable of getting his fastball up to 96 mph to go with a hard breaking ball. He'll need to improve his control to be a starter. Krull is a big lefthander with a low-90s fastball and a quality breaking ball. He had control problems of his own in high school but has shown improvement in the fall and has all the tools to develop as a starter. Stephan also has a powerful fastball that gets up to 97 mph. He is new to pitching and should at least be able to help as a power reliever, with a chance for more if his offspeed stuff develops. Cronin doesn't have the upside of Heiss and Krull, but he has good pitchability to go with his low-90s fastball and solid breaking ball. Lee has strength both on the mound, where his fastball can touch 94 mph, and at the plate, where he consistently produces extra-base hits. Williams, Biggers and Gates add infield depth for the Razorbacks after they lost most of their infielders from last year. Biggers is a strong defender at shortstop and helped Cisco JC to the Junior College World Series last spring. Gates and Williams fit better as second basemen with good bat-to-ball skills.

[TexasDad]

1. Mississippi Total recruits: 18 (15 freshmen, 3 JC transfers)
2. North Carolina Total recruits: 15 (15 freshmen)
3. Florida - Total recruits: 12 (11 freshmen, 1 JC transfer)
4. Louisiana State - Total recruits: 13 (11 freshmen, 2 JC transfers)
5. Texas Christian - Total recruits: 12 (11 freshmen, 1 JC transfers)
6. Stanford - Total recruits: 10 (10 freshmen)
7. Arizona State - Total recruits: 16 (13 freshmen, 3 JC transfers)
8. Florida State - Total recruits: 14 (11 freshmen, 3 JC transfers)
9. Washington - Total recruits: 15 (14 freshmen, 1 JC transfers)
10. Arizona - Total recruits: 15 (7 freshmen, 8 JC transfers)
11. South Carolina - Total recruits: 16 (12 freshmen, 4 JC transfers)
12. Arkansas - Total recruits: 23 (18 freshmen, 5 JC transfers)
13. Miami - Total recruits: 12 (6 freshmen, 6 JC transfers)
14. Vanderbilt - Total recruits: 12 (9 freshmen, 3 JC transfers)
15. Clemson - Total recruits: 14 (11 freshmen, 3 JC transfers)
16. UCLA - Total recruits: 14 (13 freshmen, 1 JC transfer)
17. North Carolina State - Total recruits: 15 (12 freshmen, 3 JC transfers)
18. Tennessee - Total recruits: 16 (14 freshmen, 2 JC transfers)
19. UC Santa Barbara - Total recruits: 16 (13 freshmen, 3 JC transfers)
20. Oregon State - Total recruits: 18 (18 freshmen)
21. Auburn - Total recruits: 20 (10 freshmen, 10 JC transfers)
22. Oregon - Total recruits: 18 (16 freshmen, 2 JC transfers)
23. East Carolina - Total recruits: 14 (9 freshmen, 5 JC transfers)
24. Georgia - Total recruits: 16 (14 freshmen, 2 JC transfers)
25. Duke - Total recruits: 9 (9 freshmen)

[bulldog04]

We had more new players than anyone.  Auburn added more JUCOs than anyone by far