Wes Musick

Baseball America rated Musick the state's top college starting pitching prospect a year ago, but he declined to sign as a draft-eligible sophomore after the Giants selected him in the 24th round. He has shown the same fastball velocity (86-91 mph) he had in 2008 but otherwise has regressed. He hasn't commanded his fastball as well, his changeup and curveball have been less effective, and his delivery hasn't looked as smooth. The 6-foot, 190-pound Musick went just 5-7, 5.97 as a 22-year-old junior, and his medical history may work against him as well. He developed a tender elbow shortly after arriving at Houston in the fall of 1995, then tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee while playing touch football in the outfield. A subsequent exam revealed a torn ligament in his elbow as well, and he had a knee operation and Tommy John surgery.