The DDT - Draft Day 1 thread

[ace3113]

We should have had Muni Kawasaki reading out our picks. That would have been epic!

[GD]

Oh damn, great pick by Minny, Ryan Eades is really nice.

[Angrioter]

Eades is gone

[TheHurl]

Are the Rockies going to save enough on Gray to sign a USC QB commit in McMahon?

[ace3113]

I assume we have Alomar?

 

Not this year. We have McGriff doing it.

[Angrioter]

Oh damn, great pick by Minny, Ryan Eades is really nice.

 

He doesn't fit into the Twins ranks. Twins prefer 85 Mph fastball pitchers.

 

Eades + Buxton for Barry Zito

[Slade]

What's up with Austin Wilson? I thought someone would of popped him by now.

 

I know the Jays were heavily linked to him predraft 2010 but I doubt they have the cash to get him this year.

[TheHurl]

I know I said I hated the Austin Wilson rumours for the Jays early in the season, cause he just doesn't connect enough...but with the 47th pick they probably could go with him and I'd be okay with that.

[ace3113]

Riley Unroe please Blue Jays. Unroe!!!

[Angrioter]

jays - Jon Denney

[TheHurl]

What's up with Austin Wilson? I thought someone would of popped him by now.

 

I know the Jays were heavily linked to him predraft 2010 but I doubt they have the cash to get him this year.

 

Stanford has a huge amount of OF's, not that they wouldn't welcome him back but he won't improve his status. I'd think he'd be an easy sign.

[TheHurl]

jays - Jon Denney

 

I hate high school catchers. They always cost way more than their true worth

[GD]

Come on, we've gotta go Unroe or Whitson or Wilson or Denney or Brentz or SOMEONE!

[jays_fever]

Just got back from my run. Have they still been comparing every player to a current star lol

[StevieRay]

fck the video froze right at blue jays

[GD]

I think I've heard of Hollon, which is some consolation, I guess, but HOLY s*** ENOUGH PITCHERS PLEASE?

[Deadpool]

Who?

[ace3113]

Wow. I can live with that.

[Boxcar]

Come on, we've gotta go Unroe or Whitson or Wilson or Denney or Brentz or SOMEONE!

 

[Angrioter]

Hollon?

 

Another Stroman kind of body

[TheHurl]

I hate the guys like him.

[Deadpool]

I like that the 6'1, 191lb guy is "not the biggest guy in the world"... f*** you world

[Angrioter]

J. Mayo suck but

"Hollon has a similar frame to Jeremy Guthrie"

[ace3113]

Pg:

 

clinton hollon, rhp, woodford county hs, lexingtonwith a fastball at 95-96 mph, hollon established himself as a potential early first-round pick for the 2013 draft by his sophomore year at woodford county high. But the 6-foot-1, 195-pound right-hander suffered a setback in his development at last summer’s east coast showcase, when he was sidelined with tendinitis in his elbow and subsequently shut down for several weeks. After undertaking a strength-training program to restore the health in his elbow, hollon was back to 100 percent this spring as a high school senior. His fastball was still 92-94 mph, and occasionally peaked at 95 this spring. His power slider also has the potential to be a dominant pitch, and has a good feel for a changeup. Hollon is very athletic and has significant arm speed.

 

klaw:

 

clinton hollon

hollon is one of the bigger wild cards in this draft, as he'll show first-round stuff at times but is wildly inconsistent and has missed time in the past with arm issues. He's been up to 95 many times, though he has sat more 89-91 this year, showing off a plus curveball at 78-81 that has depth and some angle with an 11/5 break, as well as a show-me changeup that's more like a fastball with something taken off it. His command and control are below average, perhaps a function of a delivery that's very arm-heavy, with a big plunge in the back that makes his arm late relative to his front leg.

He missed almost all of the 2012 summer schedule with forearm soreness. Although he's committed to kentucky, there's a strong industry sentiment that hollon would prefer to go pro this year, which could run him up to somewhere on day one.

 

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[Abomination]

Wasn't even on my radar to be honest. But another high ceiling arm that can throw hard. I like this tweet.

 

Chris Crawford ‏@CrawfordChrisV 1m

 

I'm pretty sure the Blue Jays have officially taken a "look, take our money or don't, we like 2014 more anyway" approach to the draft.

 

I'm perfectly okay with that too.

[GD]

 

I'm trying to stay optimistic before something horrible happens and I lose any and all hope.

[dineke]

Lol so the Blue Jays drafted a pitcher who had an arm injury? great

[GeorgiaPeach]

fck the video froze right at blue jays

 

 

TV doesn't freeze for me

[ace3113]

Last summer Hollon was considered the top high school pitcher in the 2013 class. Obviously he's fallen a bit, but the stuff is pretty much the same as it was then.

[Angrioter]