Lane Meyer runs a Yankees draft blog. Meyer has done a good job keeping up on what the potential Hoosier lefty is doing from the point of view that Monar is a potential Yankee.
It's worth checking out, but be leery of the unattributed sources.
Here is Meyer's latest post on Monar:
Blake Monar back pitching with his summer league team
July 2nd, 2008
The lefty with nasty offspeed stuff returned to his summer league team, the famous Midland Redskins last night, pitching the World Wood Bat Association powerhouse to a 13-5 victory. I don't have a complete line on him, but through sources I know that he pitched 4 innings and let up 3 runs. He's slated to start early next week again.
If Monar is healthy, this is a kid who needs to be signed. As we've discussed multiple times in the blog already, he's got good size, he's lefthanded, and he has absolutely dominating breaking stuff. Sure his velocity may not be at an optimal level, but it's not out of the question to add 2-3 mph as he fills out more and receives professional coaching.
Spinning a filthy breaking ball however, is something that some scouts believe is just as natural an ability as throwing 98 mph: either you have it or you don't. Monar has a very real chance to be a first round selection in 3 years if he dons the Crimson and Cream. He's "only" asking for somewhere around $400K-$500K, so this has every opportunity to get done if he stays healthy and performs this summer
