2015 MLB Draft Day thread.

[Savin Hillbilly]

A Don Mattingly who can play CF....that's an upside I can live with.

 

[pokey_reese]

5-10, 180, with a nice Mark Kotsay comp.

 

[soxhop411]

Uh. What was that comparison?

 

[CGSO]

Mark Kotsay? Ewwwwwww.

 

[Fratboy]

The Commish got it right like Fratboy!

 
I can relate in real life.
 
At some point you just have to laugh and smile.

 

[Manramsclan]

Manfred botched the first and last name lol.

 
He couldn't say "Boston Red Sox" either.
 
Just what we need another outfielder.
 
*ducks*

 

[JohntheBaptist]

HR killing it on the Red Sox info!!

 

[Rough Carrigan]

He was the guy they've beenintending to pick all along.

 

[doc]

Found a picture of the french kid
 

 

[Luis Taint]

I wish ISIS would take Harold Reynolds off our hands

 

[Rough Carrigan]

Did the french kid live?

Details!  Details!  Quit focusing on the minutia and enjoy the story presentation.

 

[chrisfont9]

Jackie Bradley futures continue to plummet...

 

[AlNipper49]

One closer to Benintendi baby!

yes!

 

[E5 Yaz]

"More Than A Feeling" heard for the first time some place other than a grocery store in 30 years

 

[Snodgrass'Muff]

Did the french kid live?

 
Doesn't matter. What matters is that made for TV moment.
 
Also, I can't complain about that pick.

 

[Snodgrass'Muff]

I wish ISIS would take Harold Reynolds off our hands

 
Dude...

 

[RedOctober3829]

Benintendi will be on display in Omaha the next week. Abs should be brimming with pride with this pick.

 

[soxhop411]

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[chrisfont9]

If you google Benintendi, you find "benintendi Podere" on TripAdvisor, a country villa in Tuscany. There's also a Benintendi Pizza serving the Tri-State Area.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Benintendi will be on display in Omaha the next week. Abs should be brimming with pride with this pick.

 
He might even take a break from flogging Leo to celebrate

 

[Savin Hillbilly]

 
He couldn't say "Boston Red Sox" either.
 
Just what we need another outfielder.
 
*ducks*

 
If he develops as anticipated then Margot becomes expendable. Or he does. Or Mookie does. 

 

[topps148]

"More Than A Feeling" heard for the first time some place other than a grocery store in 30 years

You haven't been in my record room. Count your blessings, I guess.

 

[soxhop411]

Do we need a word filter like we did with clay?

 

[TimScribble]

Fulmer to CHW

 

[Marbleheader]

Hopefully that name will be butchered on sports radio for the next decade

 

[TimScribble]

Do we need a word filter like we did with clay?

Can we give him a nickname already?

 

[AlNipper49]

Mark Kotsay? Ewwwwwww.

All he needs is a Jamie and I'll be happy

 

[Savin Hillbilly]

Do we need a word filter like we did with clay?

 
I think his nickname should be Benitentiary. Because he will punish you.

 

[JohntheBaptist]

BenintendEEEEZ NUTS!!

 

[Fratboy]

Benny
 

Can we give him a nickname already?

 
Benny?

 

[PaulinMyrBch]

Daz has crazy money demands. He's falling because you can get college guys with little leverage under slot.

 

[Snodgrass'Muff]

BA's scouting report on Benintendi.
 

A draft-eligible sophomore, Benintendi's draft stock has skyrocketed this spring thanks to the loudest season of any college player. Benintendi ranks among the top 10 in Division I in batting average, on-base percentage and leads the nation in slugging percentage while playing in the always competitive Southeastern Conference. Benintendi came from off many teams' radars. He didn't play summer ball last year and some scouts may not have even realized he was draft eligible at the start of the year. But a who's-who of scouting directors and front-office officials are flying in to see him now as they realize he may be the best combination of athleticism and production in this college class. A very productive but slight outfielder (and basketball guard) in high school, he's added excellent strength these past two years. He has extremely strong forearms and has shown plus raw power that plays in games, with the ability to drive the ball to all fields but with most of his home runs coming to his pull side. And he does it with a very balanced approach and excellent pitch recognition. He's striking out in only 11 percent of plate appearances, while getting extra-base hits in 13 percent of his plate appearances. He is also a legitimate center fielder with above-average to plus run times and excellent reads and instincts. The only real knocks on Benintendi are his size (he's 5-foot-10) and the lack of a lengthy track record.

 

[TimScribble]

Happ to CHC

 

[RoDaddy]

Nice swing with pop and can run some.  Good looking player.  Small for an OFer so he might not have that high of a ceiling.  And as for all our draftees every year, welcome to the SOSH minor league forum Andrew Benintendi!

 

[BannedbyNYYFans.com]

Benny
 
 
Benny?

 
He's in CF and Mookie's in Right?  Benny and The Betts...

 

[jscola85]

For those lamenting Mark Kotsay, in his peak years (2001 - 2004) he was a 4-WAR player who posted roughly a .290/.360/.440 line with elite defense in center field and double digit steals on the basepaths.  Is that really all that bad?  Clearly don't want the guy who inexplicably lingered around for 5 years longer than he deserved in the majors, but Peak Kotsay was a damn good player.

 

[RedOctober3829]

Why are all these former players at the draft? They aren't doing anything.

 

[jscola85]

 
If he develops as anticipated then Margot becomes expendable. Or he does. Or Mookie does. 

 
Or, like Mookie, you move him to a position where there is a hole.  Not like our corner OF spots are filled by some sacred player like Stanton or Harper.

 

[TimScribble]

Randolph to Phillies

 

[PaulinMyrBch]

That's an ass built for 3rd

 

[soxhop411]

“@brianmacp: Word was that Red Sox saw Carson Fulmer as a reliever, not the next Sonny Gray. Their decision to pass on him only makes that more clear.”

 

[oilers99999999]

So what happens to Victorino now? JK

 

[soxhop411]

“@brianmacp: Word was that Red Sox saw Carson Fulmer as a reliever, not the next Sonny Gray. Their decision to pass on him only makes that more clear.”

 

[Boggs26]

How can someone be compared to Tony Gwynn and Mark Maclemore in the same sentence?

 

[TimScribble]

Stephenson to Cin

 

[AlNipper49]

How can someone be compared to Tony Gwynn and Mark Maclemore in the same sentence?

I'll take "Things Mark Maclemores mom would say" for $1000, Alex

 

[twibnotes]

So what happens to Victorino now? JK

A series of injuries. Duh.

 

[soxhop411]

Go away harold reynolds

 

[Snodgrass'Muff]

 
Or, like Mookie, you move him to a position where there is a hole.  Not like our corner OF spots are filled by some sacred player like Stanton or Harper.

 
Or, he won't likely be major league ready (if ever) for like 4 years and by then Margot will either be a starter in Boston, traded, or washed out and Betts will have shown us if he's a future MVP or just a major league regular and the problem probably won't ever exist.

 

[Laser Show]

So what happens to Victorino now? JK

You realize Castro is our right fielder now right?