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What if you think the guy could start?
MLBNetwork needs a person on the broadcast that actually scouts and knows these players. Sad, but ESPN has 2 that are current on this talent.
They have Jim Callis in studio, but they're not using him.
I think that helps, and I think the rule about giving teams who fail to sign first rounders the exact same pick the next year (rather than a supplemental pick) gives them more leverage.
That's some damned good scouting right there.
Hercules wins, of course.
But will Kyle Gibson takes the Twins?
a) is he Canadian?
b) is he related to that guy from Twister?
I don't know if I'd go that far, but its definitely the kind of show me and my friends would come up with for better or for worse, if we had the talent or wherewithal to come up with a show.
a) is he Canadian?
b) is he related to that guy from Twister?
Yes to A. Can't say about B.
The Angels could have done better. Trout is a nice get, but Grichuk probably would have been available with their supplemental pick. There are concerns about Skaggs's stamina - he lost a lot of velocity as the season wore on.
Fuentes is a bit of a reach for the Red Sox. He's been compared to a young Johnny Damon, but I don't see him developing the kind of power that Damon did.
The less said about the Pirates, the better. They'd better sign Sano.
I like what I saw from the Mariners, although Franklin was a reach. Baron at the top of the supplemental and Poythress in the second - both of whom could have gone higher - are good ones.
Matz is a nice pick for the Mets. He could have gone higher. I'd have taken him over Pounders or Givens.
-- MWE
BA doesn't agree, Mike. They have him rated "only" # 115, and as the # 20 LHP in the draft -- basically, a fourth-round talent. I think they see it as a reach.
Hey, AG#1 - would you follow the same path that worked so well with Hochevar with this pick? It seems like a good way to make the same mistake twice to me.
What mistake is that? Hochevar was just a low ceiling guy. I don't have many problems with the way the Royals handled him.
Kennesaw State and North Carolina are tied for 2nd with 2.
Also seem to be a lot of teams picking local guys. The Jays have taken two Canadians, one from Ontario. The Royals took Crow, from nearby Topeka and Mizzou. Rays took Levon Washington from Florida, White Sox, Twins and Brewers all took Big Ten players, Mets took Matz.
I know; they probably knocked him down because he had some elbow and shoulder problems a year ago. But Matz throws mid-90s with movement and he's got developing breaking stuff. PG Crosschecker has him at #54.
-- MWE
Oh I get what you're saying now - drafting a guy that sat our a year. I don't think the sitting out a year was what hurt Luke. He was just a low ceiling guy the whole time. Crow I think has higher upside - possibly ace stuff. He could also flame out with that hitch in his delivery causing injury, or end up a bullpen guy. But I think it was a risk worth taking. I'm not huge on Alex White - he has command issues, and I have doubts Grant Green will hit. Crow I think was the best pick at that slot.
And Hochevar was such a giant mistake at #1 that it's ridiculous.
what do you think of the astros pick joivanni mier?
he looks like matt bush to me.
The Pirates' draft so far is just fugly. Didn't we fire Ed Creech? Why are we still drafting guys who suck?
Too late for me :)
What Vlad said. He can play the position, the question is going to be whether he will hit. I'm always leery of guys who show almost no power in HS.
-- MWE
Seems like a really college heavy draft. Maybe teams didn't like all the prep bonus demands. Lots of first day talents really slid today.
As someone who is crazy about AD, I actually think you're being too reserved. All I know is that the back-to-back punch of "Dennis & Dee Go On Welfare" and "Mac Bangs Dennis' Mom" is so hilarious, so brilliantly plotted, so transgressively outrageous that those two episodes alone match up to the finest of Arrested Development. I literally could not believe they were going to the places they went in those episodes (the first mentioned, especially) and my girlfriend and I were nearly vomiting from laughter and shock. What a great discovery. The low-budget aesthetic only makes it more lovable (and kudos to Danny DeVito for signing onto the show as a big-name star to keep it afloat, and not ruining the chemistry in any way).
As someone who is crazy about AD, I actually think you're being too reserved. All I know is that the back-to-back punch of "Dennis & Dee Go On Welfare" and "Mac Bangs Dennis' Mom" is so hilarious, so brilliantly plotted, so transgressively outrageous that those two episodes alone match up to the finest of Arrested Development. I literally could not believe they were going to the places they went in those episodes (the first mentioned, especially) and my girlfriend and I were nearly vomiting from laughter and shock. What a great discovery. The low-budget aesthetic only makes it more lovable (and kudos to Danny DeVito for signing onto the show as a big-name star to keep it afloat, and not ruining the chemistry in any way).
The first three seasons are brilliant, but I think the shows already starting to die. They ended last season with two gimmick episodes - the awful liberty bell one and the cashing in on the Nigthman popularity musical one.
Of course, I'm assuming that the draft picks weren't done on merit. I know nothing about the kids.
ali's kid was picked to end round 40!
It has slid a bit the last season, but was still pretty good I thought.
rarely, but occasionally, you'll get a guy who doesn't want to play pro ball at all - lsu had an undersized sp like that a few years back (his name is escaping me). this year's guy might be texas a&m;'s kyle thebeau (iirc, he's studying petroleum engineering) - he was an 8th rd pick last year, not yet picked so far, despite being a senior.
I seem to recall the Reds picking Notre Dame QB Carlyle Holliday and playing the Notre Dame fight song as they did it, despite Holliday not being a baseball player.
there are, of course, a fair number of guys picked who aren't interested because of other sports - but guys who just don't want to be pro athletes are pretty rare. thinking back, i guess arkansas of andrew wishy thought to be one (concert pianist / pre-med), but he eventually signed with the rangers and even played indy ball.
mayo has stepped up his game over the years - he really acquits himself well, i think.
I did absolutely love the one about health insurance.
I did absolutely love the one about health insurance.
Day bow bow?
First rounders that have signed:
P Drew Storen, Nationals
P Eric Arnett, Brewers
OF Tim Wheeler, Colorado
Others:
Diamondbacks sign supplementary pick 3B Matt Davidson
Red Sox sign second round pick P Alex Wilson
Phillies signs second round pick OF Kelly Dugan
Blue Jays sign 34th round pick IF Jonathan Fernandez, son of Tony
Astros sign second round pick P Tanner Bushue and third round pick OF Kelvin Nash as well as:
Cardinals sign picks:
Rangers sign picks:
Reds sign picks:
Rockies sign picks:
Royals sign picks:
Braves sign:
and
Tigers sign:
Red Sox sign:
They also sign fifth rounder OF Seth Schwindenhammer and eighth round OF William Wilkerson
Those Tiger picks are a year old.
Padres sign picks
Angels sign picks:
Indians sign picks:
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Rays sign 14:
Did anybody see Nommensen's #s at EIU? (If you're reading this, you probably have, but I digress...) In 101 at bats (he missed a big chunk of the season due to injury), he was a .525/.652/1.010 (53-101, 14 2b, 1 3b, 11 hr, 23 w, 14 hbp, 7 k, 5 sb). He's played well in the past (his work in the Coastal Plain League caught people's attention in particular), but ... wow. Kind of a tweener - reminds me of more athletic Mike Aldrete.
C Cameron Garfield, Murrieta Valley (CA) HS (2nd round)
RHP Robert Currie, Tusculum College (12th round)
RHP Jose Oviedo, Miami Dade CC (31st round)
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