The DDT - Draft Day 1 thread

[Angrioter]

I'll say Kaminsky to Cards.

 

Kaminsky is a Yankee (pre-deal)

[Anemic0ffense]

The only person that I believe legit knows any of these guys is Hurl... Most of you people are just nerds lol

[Deadpool]

kaminsky is a yankee (pre-deal)

 

wrong!

[TheHurl]

Finding out Reynolds was on the broadcast makes me even more sad that I missed so much of it

[ace3113]

I would never have guessed that.

[GD]

So Rob Kaminsky is gonna be the guy we're all gonna be talking about in a couple years and moaning that he's now an ace.

[ace3113]

Yankees must be pissed. lol

[ace3113]

Is there any buzz on twitter or the various draft chats about who we might be looking at for 47?

[TheHurl]

The only person that I believe legit knows any of these guys is Hurl... Most of you people are just nerds lol

 

I just have more subscriptions than most (not Ace who has the same). I don't know high school guys really outside of what I read and I only saw about 30 college games this year after watching several hundred in the past years. We all just have our guys/sites that we read and trust and watch a little video.

[ace3113]

I really want Unroe at 47 to a pathological almost irrational level. lol

[Angrioter]

The Cardinals using the Twins strategy adding strike thrower no-heat pitchers.

 

Gonzales and kaminsky

[ace3113]

I just have more subscriptions than most (not Ace who has the same). I don't know high school guys really outside of what I read and I only saw about 30 college games this year after watching several hundred in the past years. We all just have our guys/sites that we read and trust and watch a little video.

 

Angrioter also has a bunch of subscriptions too I think.

[ace3113]

Not Unroe please. Not Unroe.

[GD]

Of course Stanek goes to the Rays. We're f***ed.

[Angrioter]

Ryne Stanek finally

[Boxcar]

Hes been a real treat tonight.

 

I like when he started a Moneyball argument for some inexplicable reason without actually knowing what he was talking about.

[imsorry4beatinU]

Rather the Rays then Yankees..

[TheHurl]

Is there any buzz on twitter or the various draft chats about who we might be looking at for 47?

 

Dustin Peterson is one that I see that should be there that I know they visited.

[ace3113]

Of course Stanek goes to the Rays. We're f***ed.

 

Haha. They're going to turn him into Matt Harvey.

[TheHurl]

Rays will let him walk if his demands are too high...but they have such a good relationship with Boras

[ace3113]

Dustin Peterson is one that I see that should be there that I know they visited.

 

Thanks. He's apparently similar to his brother but with more athleticism.

[imsorry4beatinU]

North49 who's next?

[ace3113]

Perfect Game:

 

Phil Bickford

Position: RHPHeight: 6-3Weight: 200Bats/Throws: R-RBirthdate: July 10, 1995High School: Oaks ChristianCity, State: Ventura, Calif.Commitment: Cal State FullertonProjected Draft Round: 1-1SThere have been a number of California high school pitchers who have taken major jumps in their ability levels and draft stock this spring, going from strong follows to potential top two round draft picks. We profiled Northern California left handed pitcher Matt Krook a few weeks ago and will take a look at another southpaw, Blake Taylor, next week. But no high school pitcher in the country has moved up as far and as fast as Southern California right hander Phil Bickford. I saw Bickford throw twice last summer, and judging on those two appearances, separated by about six weeks, one could already see the improvement starting to happen. At the Tournament of Stars late last June in North Carolina, Bickford was mediocre at best in the context of being considered a top prospect. He threw from a severe cross-body delivery that kept his hips and lower half locked up and rarely threw a pitch over 88 mph. His 77 mph slurve was flat and he was hit hard when he threw strikes, which wasn’t very consistently. Moving forward to the Area Code Games back on his own turf in Southern California in early August, Bickford was a different pitcher. He threw steady in the 90-92 mph range, with lots of 92s, and his fastballs had lots of life down in the zone. Bickford has a very nice athletic 6-foot-3, 200-pound build and with his arm speed and physical projection you could see him throwing harder. The slurvy breaking ball still wasn’t much of a pitch, and I’d yet to see a changeup leave his hand, even in warm ups, but there was a definite scout buzz following his Area Code Games outing. Based on watching video and talking to scouts this spring, Bickford has moved forward in every area. His fastball has been sitting in the 92-95 mph range for entire performances, topping out at 97-98 at times, and Bickford has shown an impressive ability to dial up his best stuff in tight game situations regardless of the inning or if he is pitching from the stretch. In fact, this mature ability to bear down and dominate hitters when he needs outs the most has been mentioned over and over by scouts this spring. Bickford gets good to very good run and sink down in the zone even in the mid-90s and is a strike thrower with his fastball. His breaking ball has also improved, significant as this pitch is more scrutinized by the scouting community than his fastball. It is still a slurvy pitch stuck between a curveball and a slider in the 78-81 mph range, but Bickford is getting better spin on the ball and has flashed big league average with the pitch at times, something he wasn’t close to doing last summer. He rarely throws a changeup in games but has shown promise with the pitch when he does and when he throws it warming up. How his breaking ball and changeup develop will ultimately determine his professional ceiling. Looking at the video, I’m confident that at least part of Bickford’s improved velocity, breaking ball and command is that he is much more directional to the plate this spring that he was last summer. In fact, instead of having his hips locked at release, he is now spinning off towards first base after release from the lower body torque he’s generating. Bickford throws from a tight mid- three-quarters release point and hides the ball very well in his quick, compact arm stroke, making him even harder to hit. The lower release point is sometimes an issue with scouts but doesn’t appear to be in Bickford’s case. From his long, floppy hair to his pitching mechanics to his Southern California upbringing, the obvious comparison made by scouts is to Angels three-time All-Star Jered Weaver. Weaver was the 12th overall pick in the 2004 draft out of Long Beach State (Bickford has signed with Cal State Fullerton). While it is more comfortable to slot Bickford in the second half of the first round, he has been heavily cross-checked and discussed by numerous teams in the upper half of the first round as well according to sources. It would certainly be ironic, but not too surprising, if he landed at the 12th pick (Seattle Mariners) just as Weaver did in 2004.

[GD]

f*** you Texas! Why would you take Demeritte? You have enough MIF! Now St. Louis is gonna get Unroe, f***.

[imsorry4beatinU]

I can't wait til the second round.

[ace3113]

My next 4:

 

Atlanta: Josh Hart *Crap* lol

New York: Jon Denney

New York: Ian Clarkin

Kansas City: Sean Manaea or someone expensive.

[imsorry4beatinU]

His all time favorite player is Barry Bonds though. Check dat man's pee!

 

his a ninja

[Deadpool]

Can you think of a black MLB third baseman? Drawing a blank right now.

 

Lawrie? HEYO!

[imsorry4beatinU]

Can you think of a black MLB third baseman? Drawing a blank right now.

Brett Lawrie

Edited June 7, 2013 by imsorry4beatinU
wrong quote

[ace3113]

Can you think of a black MLB third baseman? Drawing a blank right now.

 

Does Adrian Beltre count? He's blackish.