[JackRabbitSlim]

Tanner is a great shortstop no doubt, however there is nobody who will take it on the chest like Clark at third. Tanner is morer naturally suited for second because of arm strength, however he does get rid of it in a hurry at SS.

There are several good players from various schools who are good at there positions. For example: Tate Banks-SS, Chandler Shepard-CF from Lawrence, Will Meek-SS from JC, Steve Layne-2B, Gavin Miller-SS from Pikeville, and Kevin Smith-CF from Perry Central. These are just a few and I know there are many more.

With that said I would pick Clark Keene because of all the non routine plays that he makes look absolutely routine. I have not seen a better 3B play in high school since I have been following it for the last 15 years or so.

I agree with you completely about Clark. He is a "gamer" in every since of the word! Tanner will make every routine play that comes to him, but so will Clark. So I guess it gets taken to whom will make more "non-routine" plays? To be honest im not sure Tanner's arm is strong enough to make a spectacular play in the hole, but who knows I could be wrong? Both of them are as legit as it comes in the infield and I would love to have both of them. Like you said though, not enough can be said about a third baseman who has no problem taking a ball off his chest every play for his team? It's still a hard pick for me to make because I know how important the shortstop position is on a baseball field, but both of them deserve it!