Radio Scouts Podcast Episode 42: We Emerge to Talk About the Draft ft. BlueRocky

[Boxcar]

https://www.buzzsprout.com/200570/4068224-episode-42-we-emerge-to-talk-about-the-draft.mp3?blob_id=15619469&download=true

 

Hope you all enjoy! BlueRocky knows his stuff.

[BlueRocky]

This was a fun episode, the draft will be very interesting on wednesday.

 

I can really appreciate Alan’s skepticism on these prospects, it created very interesting discussions.

e.g. Hancock and Gonzales being underrated due to questionable reasons, or how Max Meyer and Zac Veen’s profiles can be seen as scary risky instead of upside.

 

And I really appreciate Mike being there to provide his take on the draft, despite his pc breaking down. This episode was pretty much recorded on a whim with minimal preparation, but if we look past the technical issues there’s a ton of quality discussion here. It was a long and thorough episode, so I’ll go over the pod again and provide some time stamps.

[BlueRocky]

Time stamps:

0:37 Intro

6:10 Draft order

11:06 Max Meyer

16:22 Exploring how Zac Veen would be available

19:45 Austin Martin to the Blue Jays

24:20 Draft philosophies: safe vs upside picks

33:22 Would you take Spencer Torkelson with Vlad at first base?

36:28 Nick Gonzales or Zac Veen?

39:46 Boom or Bust: From Hancock to Meyer, projecting the Top 10 draft prospects of 2020

1:19:05 Place your bets: Who will the Blue Jays take on June 10?

[Boxcar]

This was a fun episode, the draft will be very interesting on wednesday.

 

I can really appreciate Alan’s skepticism on these prospects, it created very interesting discussions.

e.g. Hancock and Gonzales being underrated due to questionable reasons, or how Max Meyer and Zac Veen’s profiles can be seen as scary risky instead of upside.

 

And I really appreciate Mike being there to provide his take on the draft, despite his pc breaking down. This episode was pretty much recorded on a whim with minimal preparation, but if we look past the technical issues there’s a ton of quality discussion here. It was a long and thorough episode, so I’ll go over the pod again and provide some time stamps.

 

And John make a very offensive joke that he ended up cutting like a puss

[John_Havok]

And John make a very offensive joke that he ended up cutting like a puss

 

First voice on the recording after me making the joke

 

Alan: OMG you have to cut that!

[Spanky99]

And John make a very offensive joke that he ended up cutting like a puss

 

First voice on the recording after me making the joke

 

Alan: OMG you have to cut that!

 

Alright, what was it?

[Boxcar]

First voice on the recording after me making the joke

 

Alan: OMG you have to cut that!

 

I'm obviously not serious when I say that

[John_Havok]

Alright, what was it?

 

We were talking about command pitchers being not what you want to target in the draft, and someone said something about Halladay being a command pitcher. We discussed this briefly about how Roy would sit 92-93 but could get to 95 whenever he needed to with ease. Then Alan said something about Roy really knowing what he was good at, and I said “ Flying a plane?”

[Carlos Danger]

About 5 mins in...

 

1. If you guys have to tell people you don't have Gonorrhea, I suspect one of you actually has it.

 

2. Are you regretting saying there is no big difference between picking 5 or 6th this year??

[BlueRocky]

About 5 mins in...

 

1. If you guys have to tell people you don't have Gonorrhea, I suspect one of you actually has it.

 

Who do you think it is?

 

2. Are you regretting saying there is no big difference between picking 5 or 6th this year??

 

I mentioned there’s a huge difference between 5th and 6th pick. That one extra loss is the difference when they’re targeting very specific names that could be taken ahead of them.

[Boxcar]

About 5 mins in...

 

1. If you guys have to tell people you don't have Gonorrhea, I suspect one of you actually has it.

 

2. Are you regretting saying there is no big difference between picking 5 or 6th this year??

 

I recall that Linc said the exact opposite

[P2F]

1. If you guys have to tell people you don't have Gonorrhea, I suspect one of you actually has it.

 

You missed the joke. That particular intro says, "from four guys who have never contracted gonorrhea, you're listening to the Radio Scouts Podcast with John, Mike, Andrew, Alan, and Nick", which is five people.

 

Thanks for listening!

[Brownie19]

We were talking about command pitchers being not what you want to target in the draft, and someone said something about Halladay being a command pitcher. We discussed this briefly about how Roy would sit 92-93 but could get to 95 whenever he needed to with ease. Then Alan said something about Roy really knowing what he was good at, and I said “ Flying a plane?”

 

[Carlos Danger]

Who do you think it is?

 

 

 

I mentioned there’s a huge difference between 5th and 6th pick. That one extra loss is the difference when they’re targeting very specific names that could be taken ahead of them.

 

Yes, to be fair you did say that, I should not have painted with such a broad brush. I think it was John, and someone else agreed.. But this episode was a little more difficult to tell who was who due to internet issues, so John if not you, I apologize in advance

[Carlos Danger]

You missed the joke. That particular intro says, "from four guys who have never contracted gonorrhea, you're listening to the Radio Scouts Podcast with John, Mike, Andrew, Alan, and Nick", which is five people.

 

Thanks for listening!

 

Ahhh I get it now... hahahahaha...

 

I will go with Dinger.... At first I thought Boxy, but then I realized, you can't get Gonorrhea from having sex with a Tarantula.. (I Googled it).

[BlueRocky]

We did a live reaction recording of the MLB draft on day 1, it was about an hour long. Had some good moments leading up to the no. 5 pick and afterwards. Not sure when it’ll get posted though, will have to ask John.

[P2F]

We did a live reaction recording of the MLB draft on day 1, it was about an hour long. Had some good moments leading up to the no. 5 pick and afterwards. Not sure when it’ll get posted though, will have to ask John.

 

It may not. I think it sucked.

[Ray]

It may not. I think it sucked.

 

Personally, I’d really like to hear it! I want to see everyone’s reaction when Baltimore passed on Martin and as it became apparent he may fall to us.

[BlueRocky]

Maybe just upload it to the youtube channel so it’s not an official episode?

[Boxcar]

I didn't know we were recording until like halfway in