2019 MLB Draft | Day 1 Thread - Prepare your overreactions

[mtljaysfan]

I waited til now to post my initial reaction to our 1st round pick, just not to piss on your enthusiam.

 

11th pick, college pitcher still gives me nightmare. (Deck McGuire anyone?)

[metafour]

How many picks do the Blue Jays have on day 2?

 

The regular amount lol.

[Jonn]

I waited til now to post my initial reaction to our 1st round pick, just not to piss on your enthusiam.

 

11th pick, college pitcher still gives me nightmare. (Deck McGuire anyone?)

 

Deck McGuire didn't throw hard. The only thing similar about them is height. Body shape and stuff is completely different. So no. In no way do I think of Deck McGuire.

[Krylian]

I waited til now to post my initial reaction to our 1st round pick, just not to piss on your enthusiam.

 

11th pick, college pitcher still gives me nightmare. (Deck McGuire anyone?)

 

Max Pentecost was also picked 11th overall if you're looking for Jays picks gone wrong at 11

[Krylian]

How many picks do the Blue Jays have on day 2?

 

8..

[Pendleton]

JFL your box is stuffed

[Ray]

I'm happy to hear his fastball and slider are expected to be a lot better than Zeuch's. Why'd we draft Zeuch again?

 

He fits the Doug Fister 4th or 5th starter type, which is still valuable. I'll take that out of any draft, especially one where we got Biggio and Bichette.

[BlueRocky]

Zeuch lacks strikeout ability, a really plus breaking ball, and mostly a ground ball pitcher.

 

This isn’t exactly the case with Manoah. Not to mention Manoah sits 94-97 and touches 98-99.

[Spanky99]

this board is hilarious, anytime a guy is a on the bulkier side he is labeled morbidly obese. I read through the comments on here and expected the guy to look like Prince Fielder. There's gotta just be a ton of fatties on here that are ready to pounce on any opportunity to call someone else fat to make them feel better about themselves

 

Or lanky toothpicks, lol.

[Spanky99]

He'd be a good pick at this point I'd think. Will Robertson seems to have some easy power. At some point we need to take Jake Sandford, tons of pop and comes from the same town as Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon so obviously destined for greatness.

 

Good call, Sanford would be nice, too.

[Jonn]

Good call, Sanford would be nice, too.

 

Yeerrrr dumb

[Spanky99]

Yeerrrr dumb

 

I just logged in, was he selected?

 

Edit: Yes, Yankees... Booo!

[Jonn]

 

Already taken by the Yankees.

[jays4life19]

JFL your box is stuffed

 

I douched

[Krylian]

"You'll see me at the front-end of that rotation soon." - #Bluejays top pick Alek Manoah is confident in his own abilities.

[glory]

"You'll see me at the front-end of that rotation soon." - #Bluejays top pick Alek Manoah is confident in his own abilities.

 

To be fair, if the Jays traded Stroman today, Manoah would be in the front of our rotation tomorrow.

[Jonn]

To be fair, if the Jays traded Stroman today, Manoah would be in the front of our rotation tomorrow.

 

Yes please. Trade him to the Padres for a nice haul in that treasure of a farm system.

[Krylian]

To be fair, if the Jays traded Stroman today, Manoah would be in the front of our rotation tomorrow.

 

This is true. But I still like that he thinks a lot of himself. He'll need to back it up of course.

 

...but on another note, players with that kind of confidence, you wouldn't think, would normally come in under slot.

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

This is true. But I still like that he thinks a lot of himself. He'll need to back it up of course.

 

...but on another note, players with that kind of confidence, you wouldn't think, would normally come in under slot.

 

To Be Fair even if they did not Trade Stroman

He Still might be ...

He no Doubt Can out Wit, Out play and Out Eat Them All already !!!

 

He probably is already Better then Richards

Or Foley and light years better then that

Feirabender or Jackson the human pitching machine and batting practice pitching they gave us...

 

now Sanchez old Blister Boy and broken

Nail with meat hooks like the kid has you would have to believe with the extra cushion

That will not be a issue for him.

 

Stroman if this was survivor I am Taking the big Fat Kid lol too just whack em and Eat em

Mmmm mmm Good

 

And your new Ace he is !!!

[keggy]

To be fair, if the Jays traded Stroman today, Manoah would be in the front of our rotation tomorrow.

 

This is a guy who has trouble with control throwing to college level batters, so no.

[LGBJ29]

This is a guy who has trouble with control throwing to college level batters, so no.

 

based on his 11.96 K/9 and 2.24 bb/9 this year? Totally

[Ray]

This is a guy who has trouble with control throwing to college level batters, so no.

 

Command isn't as much of an issue with him as is the lack of a true third pitch.

[BlueRocky]

Command isn't as much of an issue with him as is the lack of a true third pitch.

 

Some scouting reports indicate his changeup flashes plus and had good tumbling action so there's some hope, he hasn't needed to use it much but the Jays seem optimistic about his chances sticking in the rotation. I really doubt a guy can dominate college baseball and become a golden spikes semi-finalist with just two working pitches, unless those two are absolutely filthy (65+ grade offerings). Div-I Big-12 is not a weak conference either.

 

There's a reasonable amount of upside to Manoah despite being a college junior because he was mostly a bullpen arm the first two years, there's probably more room for development than your typical college 3 year SP.

[Ray]

Some scouting reports indicate his changeup flashes plus and had good tumbling action so there's some hope, he hasn't needed to use it much but the Jays seem optimistic about his chances sticking in the rotation. I really doubt a guy can dominate college baseball and become a golden spikes semi-finalist with just two working pitches, unless those two are absolutely filthy (65+ grade offerings).

 

There's a reasonable amount of upside to Manoah despite being a college junior because he was mostly a bullpen arm the first two years, there's probably more room for development than your typical college 3 year SP.

 

He's basically been only fastball/slider this entire college season.

 

And I'm suspecting the change up is actually further along than we think. Apparently he threw it a lot more in the Cape Cod, and he was completely dominant there.

[TheHurl]

He threw 17 change ups against Duke on Monday

[jays4life19]

He threw 17 change ups against Duke on Monday

 

And how many did he walk?