Quotes & Notes: A slow week

Odds and ends that accumulated in my inbox and on the web in the past week:

■ 2009 MU Recruit Eric Anderson is the subject of an e-mail I received:

He is reportedly prepping for baseball season while still playing basketball. Averaging 17.8 points and 13.2 rebounds a game. Most recent effort 31 points and 16 rebounds. Visited Mizzou campus and worked out in St Louis over the holidays. Attending Front Range baseball showcase this weekend.

■ Real Baseball Intelligence has posted a scouting report on MU's Kyle Gibson:

Steven Strasburg might have a more complete package, but no pitcher is more
projectable than Gibson. He’s got a body that scouts can dream on, 6-foot-6 inches tall and lanky at 195 pounds. His fastball hasn’t improved since high school and currently sits at 92 mph with late life but scouts still believe he can throw in the mid 90s once he fills out. If so, his fastball will be as effective as his slider, which is currently his outpitch. He also throws a changeup. Gibson has good command.

■ PGCrossChecker has posted their 2009 Preseason College All-American Team, with Mizzou starters on the first team:

Trevor Coleman has admirably handled some impressive pitchers over the last hree seasons, and has quietly enjoyed a solid college baseball career. A switch hitter, he has a cumulative .289 batting average over his first two seasons with the Tigers and 13 home runs over 360 at-bats. The 2009 class isn’t expected to be particularly strong with college catchers, but Coleman is one of the more interesting prospects that should go in the top two or three rounds of the draft

Aaron Senne is the second of two Mizzou Tigers on this list, as he and Trevor Coleman will provide a pair of impact bats in the heart of their lineup while serving as rocks up the middle defensively for a team loaded with pitching. Senne’s swing, size and long, strong limbs have garnered comparisons to Paul O’Neil, although Senne needs to work on shortening his swing and his overall approach at the plate before he comes close to putting up numbers similar to O’Neil’s

■ The College Baseball Blog comments on the 2009 Missouri Tigers:

I really like the Tigers in the Big 12 this year with the strong pitching of
Kyle Gibson. If he can become more consistent on the mound and become a
top notch strater in the Big 12, there is no way that Missouri can't win this
season.