2011 MLB Draft class has been very impressive in the early going

I can't remember the last time where so many of the players chosen in the top half of the first round were doing so well right off the gate.

1. Gerrit Cole- 45 innings pitched, 32 hits allowed, 46 strikeouts, 13 walks, 2.60 ERA, 1.00 WHIP at Advanced-A Bradenton

2. Danny Hultzen- 56.2 innings pitched, 30 hits allowed, 61 strikeouts, 27 walks, 1.59 ERA, 1.01 WHIP at AA Jackson

3. Trevor Bauer- 67.1 innings pitched, 44 hits allowed, 84 strikeouts, 36 walks, 1.74 ERA, 1.19 WHIP between AA Mobile and AAA Reno

4. Dylan Bundy- 30 innings pitched, 5 hits allowed, 40 strikeouts, 2 walks, 0.00 ERA, 0.23 WHIP at Class A Delmarva, was recently promoted to Advanced-A Frederick

7. Archie Bradley- 50 innings pitched, 24 hits allowed, 51 strikeouts, 29 walks, 3.06 ERA, 1.06 WHIP at Class A South Bend

8. Francisco Lindor- 4 homeruns, 19 RBIs, 11 stolen bases, .293 batting average, .341 OBP, .435 slugging percentage, .776 OPS as an 18-year-old in Class A Lake County

11. George Springer- 10 homeruns, 38 RBIs, 12 stolen bases, .314 batting average, .362 OBP, .572 slugging percentage, .934 OPS at Advanced-A Lancaster

And among the four players selected in the top 10 that I haven't mentioned, three of them (Rendon, Starling, Baez) are either in extended spring training or have had a very limited amount of bats. Cory Spangenberg is the only player in the top 10 with solid playing time that hasn't been impressive and he's still hitting .284 with 16 stolen bases. It's surprising how so many players are doing so well already. You would expect a few of the high draft picks to struggle early on but that hasn't been the case so far.