University of Miami baseball coach Jim Morris recently spoke with DA about his former star catcher Yasmani Grandal. The switch-hitting backstop was drafted 12^th overall by the Cincinnati Reds in this year's MLB Draft.

DA: What was it like to coach a player as talented as Yasmani?

JM: When I first saw him play, I remember saying this guy's outstanding, and he'll probably never go to college because he's too good. Because he could really catch and throw, and when I saw him he really hit we...

A quick introduction...

I'm DA's freelance blogger,  Michael Seff... and this is the first installment of my ongoing blog series: SeffSpeak.

The AL East is already the strongest division in baseball, so it would likely be safe to assume that the top teams in it figure to be on the mark with this year's draft.

It's a shame the Baltimore Orioles won't have the top pick until next year's draft, because Bryce Harper is a rare can't-miss prospect. He will end up less than an hour down the road in...