Dr. Dinger

Thanks! Good catch.

I think there's a possibility we might finish today, or at least get through round 4.

So Georgia peach has a pick dissolved at 67, but he appears to have an open prospect spot remaining.

T&T on the clock for 2 picks.

Like I said, I've read that he could be a future Top 5 pick. There isn't much high end talent left on my board, and most of it is in rookie ball and hence just as far away. I'm not that interested in taking a back end starter or non-impact OF. Also, I didn't put a ton of effort into my draft board.

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/card/images/headshot_68444.jpgReds Double-A RHP Michael Lorenzen: "Lorenzen immediately jumps to the top prospect in the Reds system for me. The stuff was unreal, and I'm not sure I've ever seen anyone improve so much in one offseason. His 50 command will be his weakness, but he has really improved since last year. Elite athlete, too. Saw him hit one off the top of the wall and bunt for a hit. Didn't think he had a chance to stick in the rotation, but now I’m convinced." Michael Lorenzen, RHP, Reds (Pensacola, AA): 5 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K. Reports coming in on Lorenzen have ranged from good to great, but there is no doubting that he has made significant improvements this season and the possibility is growing that he could remain a starter after it was once thought that he was surely destined for a bullpen role. Redraft of 2013 1:20 Detroit Tigers Actual Selection: Jonathan Crawford Re-Draft Selection: Michael Lorenzen (2013 no. 38 pick) Reason: Entering last year's draft, Lorenzen was seen as a sure reliever, but the Reds saw something others didn't, and he looks like a solid bet to stick in the rotation. After seeing him in Pensacola earlier this year, I would agree with the Reds’ assessment and view him as a hard-throwing righty with mid-rotation potential, and that's a first round pick. – Mark Anderson Stock Analysis: As mentioned above, Lorenzen isn’t the pure reliever some pegged him as out of college, so his stock is seeing a significant rise. If the former Titan continues the path he is on, the Reds (and Mark) will be getting a steal. Michael Lorenzen, RHP, Reds (Double-A Pensacola) In last week’s “Scout Quotes” article, it was mentioned by one industry source that Lorenzen had jumped to the top of the Reds system, above the mighty Robert Stephenson, one of the top right-handed arms in the entire minors. While I absolutely disagree with the opinion that Lorenzen is somehow a superior prospect to Stephenson, the reports so far this season have painted a much more pleasant picture of the former supplemental first round pick than I witnessed in camp. At the time, I thought the 22-year-old arm was highly athletic with an electric fastball, but I thought the delivery was stiff and the secondary arsenal underwhelming. It was a reliever all the way for me, an opinion that bordered on consensus at the time. Fast-forward a few months and Lorenzen’s developmental progress is slowly winning hearts and minds, and several sources see not only a future starter but one with impact potential. I think the major-league outcome is still very abstract, as the delivery has some red flags that could limit effectiveness in longer outings; stays tall and stiff, with a deep ball pickup and rigid arm action. The command is below-average at present, and even though he can comfortably pump his fastball in the 93-95 range, he struggles with control when he overthrows in the elite velocity range. The slider could be a money pitch with big velocity and some tilt, the changeup has improved dramatically from what I saw this spring, and he’s even mixing in an occasional curveball to keep hitters off his high-intensity offerings. As a reliever, Lorenzen could eventually lock down a late-innings role and develop into a lethal setup option at the highest level. But his real value could come in a rotation, a projection that most doubted at the start of the day but one that is looking more possible with each passing start. –Jason Parks

BP has had some really flattering pieces on Lorenzen lately, one (I assume retarded) scout was even quoted as saying he likes him better than Stephenson now.

The rationale is that the other guys at the top of my board are in short-season anyway, so I may as well take a college-bound guy who could be a Top 5 pick in a few years. If his stock tanks in the next year or two, I'll think nothing of cutting him loose (a similar experiment did not pan out for me with Karsten Whitson a few years back). I guess my thought process was, if someone took a 3rd or 4th round pick on Beede or Bryant a few years ago, they probably wouldn't regret holding that player through their colleges years if their farm system is otherwise weak (like mine is). Purely an upside play, and Lorenzen, being my safe pick, balances the portfolio a bit.

I had like 20% of the guys drafted in the 2nd round on my board. This is a terribly weak draft class it seems.

I'm taking Keith Weisenberg at #54, ISO Horny on the clock.

FTD on the clock

I'm taking Michael Lorenzen at # fiddy tree.

Serenity now!

Sweet, I might get to make my first pick by tomorrow night. We are averaging about 13 picks per day, that's pretty good.

Parks put a 70 OFP on Thorpe. He's a long way off but the stuff is big.

Gibbers took my guy.

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Picks need to be made on the Proboard. This thread moves quickly and things get buried.

1 Bye Week - Carlos Rodon 2 Bye Week - Brady Aiken 3 Insert Clever Name - Nick Gordon 4 Jurassic Kats - Alex Jackson 5 Lyon Tamer - Tyler Kolek 6 Jurassic Kats - Jeff Hoffman 7 Georgia Peach - CJ Edwards 8 We Krush Dingers - Brandon Nimmo 9 Triple Hawpe Brewed - Michael Conforto 10 Taijuan On - Kyle Schwarber 11 Georgia Peach - Rowdy Tellez 12 War Puigs - Bradley Zimmer 13 War Puigs - Touki Toussaint 14 Jurassic Kats - Aaron Blair 15 Butt Stallions - Raimel Tapia 16 Butt Stallions - Dalton Pompey 17 Insert Clever Name - Young Beedah 18 Bye Week - Matt Olson (1B - OAK) 19 2nd Leg to Stanton - Aaron Nola 20 Insert Clever Name - Sean Newcomb 21 BALCO Pharm Team - Alexander Reyes 22 Insert Clever Name - Trea Turner 23 War Puigs - Teoscar Hernandez 24 Jurassic Kats - Ben Lively 25 Twist and Trout - Jake Lamb 26 Gryffindor - Ryan McMahon 27 Georgia Peach - Jake Thompson 28 Iso Horny - Andrew Susac 29 Taijuan On - Kyle Freeland 30 B.Inge Drinking - Rio Ruiz 31 BALCO Pharm Team - Jose Peraza 32 Triple Hawpe Brewed - Michael Chavis 33 Taijuan On - Jacob Gatewood 34 Twist and Trout - Grant Holmes 35 2nd Leg to Stanton 36 Georgia Peach 37 Jurassic Kats 38 Butt Stallions 39 Triple Hawpe Brewed 40 2nd Leg to Stanton

Min, youre on the clock.

Lol seriously?

This was me yesterday.

I look forward to taking 3 guys you're hoping will fall to you.

Wow, catsass turned a hell of a profit on the Gomez-Shark swap. Can't blame TRM for trading from his depth to address a need, but Gomez is a legit 1st rounder now.

That rings a bell. It wasn't just Rasmus though, was it? I feel like I got a closer too, or something. Rasmus played like 2 games for me before hitting the DL, then I shipped him off in the winter for Ian Desmond. Sonny Gray is still dealing like a motherf***er so I'll probably lose that one in the long run.