King

I would sat you got what you deserved.

Blake Ebo is open to signing. http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/sports/2016/06/14/baseball-ebo-benefits-change-scenery/85881934/ PHILADELPHIA - It’s amazing what a change of scenery did for Blake Ebo. After spending his first three years at Paul VI High School, the instability of its baseball program combined with a family situation saw the Lumberton native move to Hamilton in Mercer County. He transferred to Trenton Catholic Academy and put together a tremendous senior season. In one year with the Iron Mikes, Ebo took his game to another level and now finds himself with a major decision to make. College or professional baseball? A 6-foot-5 outfielder, Ebo was selected in the 28th round of last week’s MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays. He’s also committed to the University of the Pacific, a Division I program in Stockton, California. “The coaching changes … There were three in my three years (at Paul VI) and it just wasn’t stable,” said Ebo, who started in right field for Burlington County in Tuesday’s Carpenter Cup Classic first-round game against the Philadelphia Catholic League, a 4-3 loss. “I knew the coach at TCA because of summer ball, so that helped. I definitely worked hard but wasn’t given the opportunity I needed. “I needed to develop and the opportunity would be there at TCA. Keith Naylor, our coach, really helped get me where I am now.” Ebo said he probably would have left Paul VI even if he wasn’t forced to move. He played on the freshman team and then JV as a sophomore. He did play varsity in his junior year, but he needed something more. So, how did Ebo go from someone under the radar to a draft pick in one year? What didn’t happen at Paul VI that happened at TCA? “That’s what people are trying to wrap their head around,” he said. “Keith Naylor took me in and always said I had it. He just had to unlock it, and he did that this year.” Ebo batted a team-leading .508 (33-for-65) for Trenton Catholic. He also led the team in doubles (10), triples (3), home runs (2) and runs scored (28), while stealing 12 bases and collecting eight walks. Things all began to come together at the end of last summer. “Something just clicked,” Ebo said. “I started driving the ball. I got faster. … Everything just got better. “I’m a late bloomer. Some scouts said if they found me sooner and I developed sooner, I probably would have been a Top 10 rounder. Everything happens for a reason.” Ebo said the Blue Jays, Padres, Brewers and Braves were the teams that showed the most interest. Toronto was the first to show significant interest beginning last summer. “It was just a matter of when and who,” he said of the draft process. Ebo said he and his family will sit down with Toronto officials soon. “It’s amazing. I had a lot of doubters,” he said. “It was always in me, but it was on me. Dream big and work hard. You can’t allow anyone to tell you you can’t do something. “My dream is to play Major League Baseball. If the opportunity is there, I have to take it.”

Nice. Searched Woodman... didn't see that though. Underslot too!

Ryan Gold changed his twitter bio to "Catcher in the blue jays organization" and has apparently signed in Dunedin.

Winckowski is waiting to see what the Jays offer before deciding. http://www.naplesnews.com/sports/high-school/baseball/prep-baseball-estero-pitcher-winckowski-drafted-by-blue-jays-in-round-15-341005de-6b0c-17b3-e053-010-382591041.html In a surprise to almost everyone but himself, his adviser and the team that took him, Estero right-handed pitcher Josh Winckowski was the first local player to be taken in this year's three-day Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft that concluded Saturday with Rounds 11-40. The Toronto Blue Jays made Winckowski (6-foot-3, 190 pounds) the 462nd overall pick, tabbing him in the 15th round. "Talking to my adviser, this is kind of where I was projected, 12 to 15th" said Winckowski, a Florida SouthWestern State college signee. "I think I did surprise a few people, but I think I threw well in front of the right people at the right time. I flew under a lot of radars. Perfect Game didn't even have me ranked within the top 500, so I think a lot of people missed out on me." Gulf Coast third baseman Drew Puglielli (5-11, 175) was picked by the Chicago White Sox in the 40th round (1,196th overall). Puglielli batted .478 with 16 RBIs last season. Meanwhile, Barron Collier catcher Marc Coffers (6-0, 180), the Naples Daily News Player of the Year who was projected to be drafted during Friday's Rounds 3-10, spiraled all the way out of the draft, probably because he signed with Mississippi State, an SEC program with which he can much improve his stock. Winckowski's mom, Colleen, mostly did the keeping up while home with her son. They had a big hug at the news. "Really nice moment," Winckowski said. A Daily News All-Area performer, Winckowski was 5-3 with a 1.41 ERA and a save last season. He had 85 strikeouts against only 18 walks. He threw "a couple of times" in front of Blue Jays representatives and "threw really well." It's not a done deal that Winckowski will go pro before next season. He's looking for a certain signing bonus — he declined to say how much — and plans to make a decision on whether to go with the Blue Jays or with Florida SouthWestern State's second-year junior college program. That will probably come within the week. "I'm not quite sure yet," Winckowski said. "There's a chance I could go to college. They've got a really nice field (City of Palms Stadium). They struggled a little bit last year (22-28), but I feel with myself and a couple other pitchers and position players, we could make an impact. The 2016 signing class is really solid. We've got a couple of really big arms coming in." Florida SouthWestern State sophomore left-handed pitcher Willie Rios was taken in the 16th round (481st overall) by the Baltimore Orioles to become the Buccaneers' first-ever draftee. Cape Coral-Island Coast second baseman Anthony Churlin was taken in the 16th round (472 overall) by the Oakland A's. Churlin (6-1, 185) batted .357 with 30 RBIs and three home runs last season. He had 34 steals. Interview with Connor Eller. He's in Dunedin right now and has signed. http://www.foxsportsarkansas.com/minor-league-pitcher-connor-eller/ Mike Ellenbest is in Dunedin and has signed. http://www.valleyvanguardonline.com/svsu-ace-ellenbest-drafted-toronto-blue-jays/ For the first time since 2012, the SVSU baseball program had a player taken in the Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. Redshirt sophomore and ace of the Cardinal pitching staff Mike Ellenbest was taken in the 24th round by the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Ellenbest, who has been living and playing baseball in Wisconsin for the Green Bay Bullfrogs, was at practice when he found out for himself. “I knew I’d be drafted Saturday, I just didn’t know what round other than that it would be after the 10th,” Ellenbest said. “I was at the field and we were taking batting practice, and I was on the draft tracker online just looking. The 24th round came up and it was (the Blue Jays) pick and there was my name.” A few minutes later, Ellenbest got a call from the Blue Jays to inform him of the news. Toronto was considering taking Ellenbest in the 19th round, and then told him it would either be the 23rd or 24th round that he would be selected. “It is a great feeling to get a guy to the next level,” SVSU head baseball coach Chris Ebright said. “It shows everyone involved that the hard work we put in does pay off.” Ellenbest will have very little time to take it all in before diving into professional baseball. He leaves Monday for the Blue Jays spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida, where he will participate in a three day minicamp with the other Blue Jay draftees, before being sent to either Vancouver, Canada (Short-Season Single A), or Bluefield, West Virginia (Rookie Ball), to begin his minor league career. Ellenbest could have chosen to come back to SVSU for his redshirt junior season, but felt the opportunity was too great to pass up on. “It totally depended on the situation, what they gave me and how high I got drafted,” Ellenbest said. “It would’ve had to have been a very different scenario for me to go back to school. I was comfortable with what they gave me. I couldn’t say no.” In his two years at SVSU, Ellenbest turned himself into one of the top pitchers in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). As a redshirt freshman, he was named the GLIAC’s freshman Pitcher of the Year, along with being Second Team All-GLIAC. This past season, he tallied a 5-4 record, striking out 53 in 69 innings with an ERA of 3.52, and was First Team All-GLIAC. “He has worked very hard to get where he is,” Ebright said. “He has done everything us coaches have put in front of him, including lifting and conditioning. He has been a dominant pitcher in our conference, and has won GLIAC awards each of the past two seasons, where every coach in our conference voted for him.” Assistant coach Jordan Schwellenbach, who serves as SVSU’s pitching coach and worked very closely with Ellenbest had high praise as well. “Every time Mike was on the mound we had a chance to win,” Schwellenbach said. “During his scoreless inning streak this season there was no better pitcher in Division II baseball. Mike works extremely hard and has been rewarded by the Blue Jays. Mike is also a very good teammate who spends a lot of time working with our younger pitchers.” Ellenbest’s repertoire features four pitches, including a fastball that has jumped from the mid-eighties when he arrived at SVSU to as high as 93 mph this season. He also throws a curveball, slider and changeup. “His greatest strength is that he can throw all four pitches for strikes in any count,” Schwellenbach said. So far this summer, Ellenbest had been dominant for the Bullfrogs. In two starts for Green Bay he allowed only nine hits and one earned run, boasting an ERA of just 0.81. Not only will Ellenbest benefit greatly from being drafted, the SVSU baseball program should reap the benefits as well. “As for recruiting, it will definitely help,” Ebright said. “We tell our recruits that it doesn’t matter if you are Division I or Division II, scouts will find you if you are good enough and Mike is a great example of that. We have been out recruiting the past two years finding these types of players. Hopefully through more hard work we can get a few more to the next level.” As for Ellenbest, after the hoopla of being drafted, planning his trip to Florida, and beginning a unique step in an athlete’s life, he will soon be able to get back to what he is most comfortable with: stepping on the mound and competing with some of the world’s top hitters.

Jim CallisVerified account ‏@jimcallisMLB 20h20 hours ago 3rd-rder Zach Jackson, @BlueJays agree on $540k (pick 102 = $585,100). Arkansas RHP, 93-95 to 97, hammer brk ball is even better. @MLBDraft Zach Jackson signs for underslot. 540k Here's a Spencer van Scoyoc post draft interview: http://www.kcrg.com/content/sports/Sunday-Night-Spotlight-Spencer-Van-Scoyoc-382647241.html Greg Thompson ‏@gregthompson27 Jun 12 Just spoke with #Telecom alum & 4th round pick Josh Palacios - says he'll be signing, leaves for #BlueJays extended spring training tomorrow Palacios is signing. Jim CallisVerified account ‏@jimcallisMLB 9m9 minutes ago 7th-rder Andy Ravel signs w/@BlueJays for $186,900 (pick 222 value). Kent State RHP, mixes four pitches, SL is his best. @MLBDraft Ravel signs for slot value.

Thanos was probably triggered just reading this.

1st in wins 2nd in saves 4th in strikeouts 19th in holds 2nd in ERA 20th in K/BB 3rd in OBPA also http://i.imgur.com/m17qDwP.png

Frenchsoup has the #2 ranked pitching staff in the latest power rankings and #15 offense. I would have probably kept VMart to avoid rolling with Marwin Gonzalez at first base full time but.. I guess his strategy of having an army of junkers (Dickey, Estrada, Roark, Happ, Leake, Nicolino, Staff Ace Aaron Sanchez + 3 junky SP/RP) has worked thus far. Adding Wright just helps master his goal of having the best worst pitching staff of all time.

Ryan Goins with a slightly better HIT TEWL

lol

He's a LHP, but yeah. There's a reason he's pitched 700+ innings in AAA since 2008. Decent depth SP is fine though if the need arises.

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Dwight Smith Jr is hitting .320/.381/.490 with a 147 wRC+ since the start of May

http://i.imgur.com/w6mu13S.png http://i.imgur.com/qKVWSws.png http://i.imgur.com/wCMgYv5.png The Bisons evened up their three-game series with the Durham Bulls on Tuesday. A grand slam by Matt Dominguez in the sixth inning broke a tie game, giving the Herd a 5-1 lead that held for the remainder of the game. Dominguez drove in all five runs for Buffalo. The Herd now improves to 34-31 on the season, as they look to move back up the IL North standings. Bisons' starter Wade LeBlanc pitched 8.0 innings, allowing just one earned run, while striking out a season-high 11 batters. He improves to 7-2 on the season, and lowers his already IL-best ERA to 1.51. "Wade LeBlanc was the difference in the game once again," Bisons' manager Gary Allenson said postgame. "If you watch him from the side it's not that impressive, but if you have a bat in your hand, it's tough to tell what he throws." Dominguez gave the Herd a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first, as his sac-fly platted Dalton Pompey for the first run of the ballgame. Durham's starter Justin Marks limited the Herd to just three hits through the first five innings. He ran into trouble in the sixth inning, allowing the Dominguez grand slam. "I just got some good pitches to hit," Dominguez said postgame. "I just stayed on the fastball, and was able to get it in the air and get it out of the park." "That four-run homer felt like an eight-run homer to me," Allenson said of Dominguez's grand slam. The Bulls tied the score at 1 in the top of the third, as Daniel Robertson grounded into a force out with runners on first and second. On the play, a throwing error by Bisons' shortstop Jio Mier scored Jake Hager, resulting in an unearned run for LeBlanc. Durham totaled just two more hits after the third inning. Through six frames, LeBlanc tied his season high of nine strikeouts, recording three in the sixth inning alone. He racked up another three punch outs, becoming the first Bisons' hurler to reach double-digit strikeouts this year. "It's not velocity," LeBlanc said when asked for the reason for his string of strikeouts. Over his last 15.0 innings, he has strung together 20 strikeouts. "It's just kind of reading their swings, understanding what they're looking for and going off of that." "He works quick, throws a lot of strikes, and gets a lot of groundballs. As a defender, it's pretty much the best you can play behind," Dominguez said of LeBlanc. Neil Wagner relieved Justin Marks for the bottom of the seventh, stranding runners on the corners. Danny Farquhar also pitched a scoreless eighth inning for the Bulls. For the bottom of the ninth, Bo Schultz replaced LeBlanc. A diving catch by David Adams at second secured the first out, and the righty struck out Jake Goebbert to end the game. Roberto Hernandez will start for the Herd on Wednesday for the series finale against the Bulls. Eddie Gamboa is set to take the mound for Durham, in what will be the last time these two clubs face each other in the regular season. First pitch from Coca-Cola Field is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. BISONS NOTES: Pat Venditte was activated to the Bisons on Tuesday, after being sent down by the Blue Jays on Monday. Lefty reliever Patrick McCoy has been placed on the disabled list, retroactive to June 12… Wade LeBlanc has yet to allow more than three earned runs in a start. LeBlanc's 11 strikeouts are the most by a Bisons' starter since Daniel Norris in a game on August 15, 2014… Matt Dominguez's grand slam is the first bases-clearing bomb by a Bison since Ty Kelly last August 11, which came in a game against the Rochester Red Wings… David Adams extended his hitting streak to seven games, with a single to left field in the bottom of the eighth inning. http://i.imgur.com/OLRqeoy.png http://i.imgur.com/lHIrCKv.png http://i.imgur.com/dK4AZZT.png http://i.imgur.com/wSaOe4i.png http://www.milb.com/assets/images/3/5/0/120364350/cuts/Dwight_Smith_Running_1_ged5ins0_eo5nyf48.jpg Dwight Smith Jr. ALTOONA, PA - The New Hampshire Fisher Cats began their longest road trip of the season in inauspicious fashion Tuesday night, getting rocked 11-3 by the Altoona Curve at Peoples Natural Gas Field in Altoona. The Fisher Cats (28-35) surrendered season-high marks in runs (11) and hits (16), only scoring in one inning of the game. By contrast, Altoona (34-29) scored in six of the last seven innings, and put up three multi-run innings. Dwight Smith, Jr. collected an RBI single to extend his season-best hitting streak to 11 games. The Curve drew first blood in the bottom of the second against Fisher Cats starting pitcher Casey Lawrence (L, 2-5). With two outs, Eric Wood hammered a fastball over the center field fence for his sixth homer of the season, putting Altoona up 1-0. Altoona doubled that lead in the bottom of the fourth, as Wood came through again with an RBI single to score Jose Osuna and make it a 2-0 lead for the Curve. New Hampshire surged ahead in the top of the fifth inning against Altoona starter Tyler Eppler. Melky Mesa led off with a double, and scored on an RBI single from Ian Parmley, who sped to second on an error by right fielder Stetson Allie. With two outs, first baseman Jose Osuna booted a grounder from Roemon Fields, allowing Parmley to score and Fields to reach second. Jason Leblebijian drew a walk, and Smith cracked an RBI single to plate Fields and put New Hampshire in front 3-2. Altoona answered in the bottom of the fifth. Chris Diaz led off with a double, and Harold Ramirez knocked his own two-bagger to score Diaz and tie the score. Erich Weiss then singled Ramirez to third, and Austin Meadows brought Ramirez in on a 5-3 RBI groundout. Reese McGuire banged a two-out double to extend the lead to 5-3 for Altoona. In the sixth, Stetson Allie bashed a leadoff homer off Brady Dragmire, making it 6-3. The Curve piled on the runs in the seventh and eighth, as they added two off Dragmire in the seventh on a sacrifice fly and an RBI single, and three more off John Stilson in the eighth, on an RBI single, a ground-out, and another RBI single to provide the final margin of 11-3. Lawrence took the loss, allowing five runs on nine hits over 4.2 innings while whiffing two. Dragmire surrendered three runs on four hits and a walk in two innings; he struck out one. Stinson gave up three runs (one earned) on two hits in one inning of action. Danny Barnes got one out to end the eighth inning. The Fisher Cats will try to bounce back Wednesday evening, with righty Jason Berken starting for New Hampshire against Altoona righty Alex McRae. First pitch is at 7 p.m., and Ben Gellman has the call starting at 6:45 p.m. on the Fisher Cats Radio Network. The Fisher Cats are hosting Franco-American Heritage Day with the Franco-American Centre of New Hampshire on June 26, with Poutine-Fest! All fans at the game will be able to purchase poutine from concession areas within Northeast Delta Dental Stadium. For more information and to get your tickets, call 603-641-2005 or visit www.nhfishercats.com. http://i.imgur.com/EeZNGb6.png http://i.imgur.com/PsWhKqM.png http://i.imgur.com/T6RbZWV.png http://i.imgur.com/0Y6khw7.png http://i.imgur.com/dYUHBjM.png http://i.imgur.com/fwwM8A4.png http://i.imgur.com/LugROUU.png http://www.milb.com/assets/images/0/1/2/176311012/cuts/12_Connor_Panas_ap9j3f0v_f39qi87q.jpg Jake Thomas LANSING, Mich. - For the third time in 2016, the Lansing Lugnuts put together a four-game winning streak. And for the third time in 2016, the winning streak ended at four games. Cristian Gomez slugged a two-run double and a three-run double, and the Great Lakes Loons (27-37) handed the Lugnuts (33-31) an 11-4 defeat on Tuesday night at Cooley Law School Stadium. Lansing grabbed a quick 3-0 lead in the second inning, and all seemed well with All-Star left-hander Angel Perdomo cruising through three innings with five strikeouts. But Gomez's two-run double capped a game-tying three-run fourth-inning rally, and Jake Henson knocked a three-run homer in a four-run fifth, giving the Loons a sudden 7-3 lead. Perdomo entered the game with a Minor League-leading .150 opposition batting average, but allowed seven hits and six runs in 4 1/3 innings, walking three and striking out seven. Great Lakes put the game away against relievers Nate Abel and Josh DeGraaf with a four-run seventh inning, climaxed by Gomez's bases-clearing double off DeGraaf. After their early offense, Lansing's only subsequent highlight arrived in the bottom of the seventh inning - designated hitter Connor Panas's fourth home run of the season, a solo shot to deepest left-center. It was Panas's second straight game with a home run. Despite allowing Panas's home run, Loons reliever Adam Bray pitched the final three innings to record his second save of the year. Wednesday will see the two clubs play their second doubleheader in three days. The Lugnuts are scheduled to start right-hander Patrick Murphy (0-0, 3.18) and left-hander Ryan Borucki (2-3, 4.13), opposed by Loons right-hander Isaac Anderson (4-2, 4.34) and a pitcher yet to be announced. It's a Winning Wednesday at Cooley Law School Stadium - if the Lugnuts win either of the two games, fans in attendance will receive tickets to a future Nuts game this season! (This is the most "DSL" game I have ever seen - Jays team made 6 errors and walked 13 times, Jays tied it in the 9th but gave up 1 in the top of the 10th, then tied it in the bottom of the 10th, then gave up 3 in the top of the 12th before starting another rally that fell short in the bottom of the 12th. The game took 5 and a half hours. WTF?) http://i.imgur.com/AXY17bU.png http://i.imgur.com/bgVnoC9.png http://i.imgur.com/jTuYb2k.png Kings 3 Stars of the Night 1) Wade LeBlanc: Leblanc was spectacular on Tuesday throwing 8 innings with 11 strikeouts. It's only a matter of time before this dude is pitching for the Jays. 2) Matt Dominguez: Dominguez went 2/3 with a Grand Slam! 3) Yorman Rodriguez: The young DSL catcher who got some Jays prospect list hype on BJMB this past offseason went 2/4 with 3 walks at the plate, and caught all 12 innings of a wild, long game. Kings Platinum Arencibia 1) MC Gregory Contreras: The aspiring hip hop artist and major league baseball player went 0/6 with 4 strikeouts.

Faria Bros!

Some people like following prospects dude.

Thanks for informing us.

Processed those cuts.

Processed that drop.

Pompey obviously.

I'll send out mass PMs and an email to Vanny.

That's from last year I believe, it's just the same sheet duplicated. Hence 2015 http://i.imgur.com/zS0T2lu.png I'll update it though.

Processed those cuts.

Jeff Sullivan ‏@based_ball 5m5 minutes ago Zach Eflin finished with a Game Score of 5 in his big-league debut. that's the sixth-worst debut mark in recorded baseball history