Former Radford standout pitcher Eddie Butler turned heads at last week's MLB All-Star Futures Game when he worked a scoreless inning for Team USA and hit as high as 98 on the radar gun. With that performance on the national stage, along with the impressive numbers he has posted this year in the Rockies' organization, ESPN.com has moved the former Highlander from unranked at the season's beginning, to No. 28 on its MLB prospect list at mid-season.

Here is what ESPN.com had to say about Butler. Congratulations Eddie.

28. Eddie Butler, P | Colorado Rockies (age 20)
Current level: High Class A (Modesto)
Preseason ranking: Unranked

Butler was the one player at this year's Futures Game who exceeded expectations. He has big sinking life on his mid-90s fastball, thanks to a low three-quarters arm slot, and pairs it with an upper-80s slider that wipes out right-handed hitters and that he can throw at the back foot of a left-handed hitter.

His changeup has already improved substantially since he entered pro ball last year, and if that continues, he's a potential No. 2 starter or better who gets ground balls and misses bats.