Tyson Brummett

BA ranked Brummett as the No. 100 prospect in California last spring, when he was UCLA's No. 3 starter and considered a solid if unspectacular college pitcher. He wasn't drafted, but this year he's had a brilliant senior season as one of the Pacific-10 Conference's best Friday starters. In terms of stuff and competitiveness, Brummett rivals more-heralded California college righties such as Pepperdine's Barry Enright and Cal State Fullerton's Wes Roemer. He lacks Roemer's putaway slider or Enright's considerable track record, however. He's closer to Enright in that his strong suits are throwing quality strikes down in the zone with three pitches: a fastball that often sits in the 89-91 mph range, a solid-average curveball and a good changeup he uses to attack lefthanded hitters. His fastball has gained a tick or two of velocity this season, and he has improved his slider to give him a fourth pitch. Brummett has been drafted twice before by the Giants, out of a Utah high school (2003, 35th round) and again out of Central Arizona Junior College (2004, 38th round), but figures to go about 30 rounds higher this time around.