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Chavis: "I'm fairly comfortable saying I am [ready to start my professional career]."
Chavis: "I'm fairly comfortable saying I am [ready to start my professional career]."
June 5th 6pm: MLB Draft Game Thread
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Yea considering the enormous injury risk to all pitchers these days, I'm guessing the Sox have done their biomechanics/pitching health homework on this one.
Still think I would've rather had that power bat though.
Still think I would've rather had that power bat though.
I don't know much about these guys at all, but based on what I've read here I'm glad they didn't go Gatewood but I do want Reed.nvalvo said:
They must see something projectible in Kopech. The ultimate upside for a pitcher with that size and body is this:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/eckerde01.
I'm not at all suggesting that he will turn out to be near as good as this former 3rd round pick of the Indians. However, his deceptive unorthodox delivery reminded me of this Sox (Indians and A's) Hall of Famer. This kid seems to have great gas and a good Yakker.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/eckerde01.
I'm not at all suggesting that he will turn out to be near as good as this former 3rd round pick of the Indians. However, his deceptive unorthodox delivery reminded me of this Sox (Indians and A's) Hall of Famer. This kid seems to have great gas and a good Yakker.
Bigpupp said:
Depends what they offer him, though. Maybe they have a pre-draft agreement of some kind with Kopech?
Harold Reynolds likes Gatewood's "presentation of the glove. Because other kids have it just flopping all over the place."
Yup. That's some high-level scouting work there.
Yup. That's some high-level scouting work there.
Kopech wasn't really a reach though. He has a big arm and is probably (at least) slot.nvalvo said:
Shit. The Phils just took LHP Matt Imhof out of Cal Poly. I was hoping he'd stick until the Sox pick.
He has the shortest follow though I've ever seen for someone who throws that hard. Really unbelievable.mabrowndog said:
Looks like DLowe will be announcing the Sox' next pick. Here he is with their area amateur scout for Southern California, Jim Woodward.
Yes that's right I apologize. Yes the jays will get Hoffman below slot.Bob Montgomery's Helmet Hat said:
Really impressed by what the Brew Crew have done so far.
Patrick Ebert @PGPatrickEbert
#Brewers going with big-time upside picks in a trio of @PGAllAmerican's, Kodi Medeiros, Jacob Gatewood & Monte Harrison is a big haul
Patrick Ebert @PGPatrickEbert
#Brewers going with big-time upside picks in a trio of @PGAllAmerican's, Kodi Medeiros, Jacob Gatewood & Monte Harrison is a big haul
Kiley McDaniel @kileymcd
Can't wait for the questions I'm about to get from Yankees fans asking if their pick will be up in July or really suck & only be up in Sept.
Can't wait for the questions I'm about to get from Yankees fans asking if their pick will be up in July or really suck & only be up in Sept.
Look at it this way. The Yankees cut out the middle man.
The middle man being the hot starting pitcher prospect who ends up being a bullpen guy. Joba, Hughes and Betances were big time SP prospects at one point but their best flashes for them were in the pen - then Hughes got hot as a starter on some other team.
So why take a starter if you're NY when they're ceiling is reliever anyway?
The middle man being the hot starting pitcher prospect who ends up being a bullpen guy. Joba, Hughes and Betances were big time SP prospects at one point but their best flashes for them were in the pen - then Hughes got hot as a starter on some other team.
So why take a starter if you're NY when they're ceiling is reliever anyway?
Why don't they have these guys do the 1st round? Much more fun than watching Selig announce every one of them and mess up basic words and years.
Jake or J.B. Bukauskus is still out there, highly regarded RHP - high school kid.
Keith Law has him at #29, BA has him as #33, MLB has him at #38.
Flame thrower, potential bullpen guy/closer
Keith Law has him at #29, BA has him as #33, MLB has him at #38.
Flame thrower, potential bullpen guy/closer