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2019 MLB Draft | Day 1 Thread - Prepare your overreactions
jays4life19 replied to Orgfiller's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Brett Baty looks like he should be ginger. -
2019 MLB Draft | Day 1 Thread - Prepare your overreactions
jays4life19 replied to Orgfiller's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
I heard Boxy is a huge Spencer Jones fan. I think he would be an alright pick. I trust Boxy's judgement. -
Glad you asked. 1-11. Corbin Carroll OF - Lakeside HS Ht: 5-10 | Wt: 170 | B-T: L-L Commit/Drafted: UCLA Scouting Report: Carroll wowed scouts all summer by dominating at the plate in almost every high-profile event he attended. The 5-foot-10, 170-pound outfielder plays above his size in every facet of the game. He has a polished hit tool and a terrific feel for the strike zone with a patient approach in the batter’s box. Carroll has no problem spitting on pitches just outside the zone and taking a walk, and then he can wreck havoc with his plus speed and advanced feel for running the bases. While Carroll is short, he isn’t small, with a solid frame and improved strength to the point where he could project for at least average power. Carroll’s speed plays in the outfield as well, where he is one of the best defensive center fielders in the class. Scouting directors voted Carroll as best prep defender in the class during the preseason thanks to excellent jumps and efficient route running. Some teams question his arm strength, and it was previously fringe-average, though reports on his throwing this spring have continued to improve as he’s gotten stronger. There are very few holes to speak of in Carroll’s game, although his size and some of the comparisons he’s gotten to Phillies prospect Mickey Moniak, who has struggled since being the No. 1 overall pick in 2016, might give some teams pause. Still, Carroll has shown more impact ability than Moniak did at the same age. He is also praised for his excellent makeup, high baseball IQ and impressive work ethic. Carroll’s all-around package and polish could allow him to become the highest-drafted Washington high schooler this century, passing Reese McGuire (2013) and Travis Snider (2006), who were both selected with the 14th overall pick. Carroll is committed to UCLA. 2-52 Spencer Jones - LHP/1B - La Costa HS Notes: Ht: 6-7 | Wt: 212 | B-T: L-L Commit/Drafted: Vanderbilt Scouting Report: Jones entered the season as one of the best two-way players in the class as a 6-foot-7, 212-pound lefthander with massive upside on the mound as well as surprising athleticism and feel to hit as a first base prospect. His season was cut short after he underwent surgery to repair a small fracture in his elbow, but Jones did recover soon enough to hit for his La Costa Canyon team late in the season. While teams seriously looked at Jones as both a pitcher and hitter, his upside is highest on the mound, where he has reached the mid-90s with his fastball and sat in the 89-93 mph range last summer. He also showed a mid- to upper-70s curveball with 12-to-6 break and tremendous depth that projects as a plus offering in the future. Jones doesn’t have the quickest arm, but his delivery is surprisingly in-sync for a prep pitcher of his size who has only been pitching seriously for a year and a half—a testament to his above-average athleticism and body control. Offensively, Jones has solid feel for the barrel and decent strike-zone recognition, although he will chase pitches at times. He’s an above-average runner at the moment, and some scouts believe he could develop plus raw power in the future as his body continues to mature. Jones figures to be a tough sign out of Vanderbilt, especially with his injury this spring, and he could turn into a first round-caliber prospect in a few years if he adds the physicality that most scouts think is coming. Jones should be a legitimate two-way player with the Commodores. 3-88 Will Holland SS Auburn Notes: Ht: 5-10 | Wt: 181 | B-T: R-R Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Holland broke out as a sophomore in 2018, hitting .313/.406/.530 with 12 home runs while playing a flashy shortstop to garner second-team all-SEC honors. He entered 2019 among the top tier of college shortstops after a strong showing in the Cape Cod League, where he hit .341/.431/.432. Yet Holland’s prospect status has fallen throughout the spring, as he has struggled immensely with the bat during his junior season. An aggressive hitter, Holland has always been prone to high strikeout rates, but the fact that it came with high averages and extra-base power somewhat negated those concerns. Through his first 45 games this season, Holland has been one of Auburn’s worst hitters, batting just .228/.375/.364 with 46 strikeouts and 27 walks. Holland could need some mechanical tweaks at the next level, as some have questioned his wide, spread-out stance, and he also must improve his pitch selection. Defensively, Holland has the range, arm strength and athleticism for shortstop, and he has the ability to make highlight-reel plays look relatively routine from time to time. However, he still needs to refine some of the finer details of the position and improve his overall consistency in order to stick at the position long term. Holland’s spring season has clouded his draft stock, but his toolset, defensive potential and previous track record shouldn’t let him drop much further than the third round. 4-117 Jax Groshans C Kansas Notes: Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: The older brother of Blue Jays’ 2018 first-round pick Jordan Groshans, Jaxx Groshans had a breakout season for Kansas in 2019 as he set career highs in nearly every offensive category with a .337/.471/.605 slash line that included 12 home runs. Groshans has shown an ability to control the strike zone and feast on hitters’ pitches. His power is still more of the gap-to-gap variety rather than true plus power, but he’s shown enough pop to project as a future 12-15 home run hitter, especially in today’s overheated power environment. With average power and solid plate discipline that gives him a shot at a fringe-average hit tool, Groshans has a bright future if he can continue to improve defensively behind the plate. He frequently played third base as a sophomore, but he’s shown improvement catching more regularly in 2019. He’s a little stiff and his hands can get a little hard at times, but he shows flashes of being a potential fringe-average defender with a similar arm. He has taken well to the challenge of catching, so there’s hope for him to continue to improve. Groshans’ bat fits best if he can catch regularly, but he’ll have work to do to stay there as a pro. 5th. Andrew Shultz RHP Tennessee Notes: Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: Schultz is one of the hardest-throwing pitchers in college baseball. He’s also completed one of the most significant delivery makeovers in the college ranks as well. Schultz’s delivery was once extremely long in the back, as he brought his arm through a sweeping arc that brought the ball far behind his back. Thanks to an upper-90s fastball, it seemed to work as a freshman. He was wild—11 walks in 16 innings—but he managed to get out of trouble regularly and finished with a solid season (1-0, 3.31). It all fell apart as a sophomore, however. Schultz threw only eight innings in 15 appearances and 20 of the 42 batters he faced reached base. Now, Schultz has a completely reworked delivery. He cocks the ball behind his head in an extremely abbreviated takeaway that makes it look like he’s throwing a dart. Scouts don’t love his new delivery either, but it does make it tougher for hitters to pick up the ball. His new delivery also helped him improve to below-average control as a junior. He still walks too many batters—16 in 22 innings at the end of the regular season—but because of a 96-100 mph fastball that has touched 101 mph, it works. In addition to his plus-plus fastball, he shows a plus slider. Schultz is extremely athletic, which helps explain how he pulled off such a significant delivery tweak. It’s a reliever-only profile, but there is plenty of impact stuff to work with.which helps explain how he pulled off such a significant delivery tweak. It’s a reliever only profile, but there is plenty of impact stuff to work with. 6th. Edouard Julien OF Auburn Notes: Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 195 | B-T: L-R Commit/Drafted: Phillies '17 (37) Scouting Report: Ranked No. 451 on the BA 500 coming out of secondary school in Canada in 2017, Julien impressed scouts with the Canadian Junior National Team with a loose, lefthanded swing, quick hands and above-average speed. Now, after just two years with Auburn in the SEC, Julien is a draft-eligible sophomore thanks to one of his secondary school years counting the same as one year of junior college. Because of that, Julien is one of the younger four-year players in the class, and he will turn 20 just a month before the draft. He’s a bit of a split-camp player for teams, however, as he has plus raw power—some of the best on Auburn’s club—but there are questions about his hit tool. After posting a .275/.398/.556 slash line with 17 home runs as a freshman, Julien has hit just .232/.367/.429 with eight home runs and a 27 percent strikeout rate through 54 games this spring. The whiffs are concerning, and Julien similarly struggled in the Cape Cod League last summer, hitting .205/.289/.372 with a 33 percent strikeout rate. The good news is that he has always walked at a solid clip—roughly 15 percent of the time over his two years with the Tigers. Given
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2019 MLB Draft | Day 1 Thread - Prepare your overreactions
jays4life19 replied to Orgfiller's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Yay -
Final JFL mock: 1.Baltimore: Adley Rutschman, C, Oregon State 2.Kansas City: Bobby Whitt Jr, SS, Heritage HS 3.Chicago White Sox: JJ Bledlay, OF, Vaderbilt 4.Miami Marlins: Hunter Bishop, OF, Arizona St 5.Detroit Tigers: Riley Greene, OF, Hagerty HS 6.San Diego: C.J Abrams, SS, Trinity HS 7.Cincinnati: Andrew Vaughn, 1B, California 8.Texas: Brad Baty, 3B, Lake Travis HS 9.Atlanta: Nick Lodolo, LHP, Texas Christian 10.San Francisco: Bryson Stott, SS, UNLV 11.Toronto: Corbin Carroll, OF, Lakeside HS 12.New York Mets: Alek Monoah, RHP, West Virginia 13.Minnesota: Shae Langeliers, C, Baylor 14.Philadelphia: Jackson Rutledge, RHP, San Jacinto JC 15.LA Angels: Zack Thompson, LHP, Kentucky 16.Arizona: Matthew Allan, RHP, Seminole HS 17.Washington: Josh Jung, 3B, Texas Tech 18.Pittsburgh: George Kirby, RHP, Elon 19.St Louis: Logan Davidson, SS, Clemson 20.Seattle: Anthony Volpe, SS, Delbarton HS 21.Atlanta: Kameron Misner, OF, Missouri 22.Tampa Bay: Brennan Malone; RHP, IMG Academy 23.Colorado: Gunnar Henderson, SS, Morgan Academy. 24.Cleveland: Will Wilson, SS, NC State 25.LA Dodgers: Daniel Espino, RHP, Georgia Premier 26.Arizona: Quinn Priester, RHP, Cary Grove HS 27.Chicago Cubs: Michael Busch, 1B/OF, North Carolina 28.Milwaukee: Maurice Hampton, CF, Memphis University HS 29.Oakland: Greg Jones, SS, UNC Wilmington 30.New York, Tyler Callihan, 3B, Providence HS 31.LA Dodgers: Kody Hoese, 3B, Tulane 32.Houston Astros: Seth Johnson, RHP, Campbell Don't worry fellas, I got us taking Corbin.
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Here we go! We're less than 90 minutes until the start of the 2019 MLB Draft. Below is our final projection. You can see our previous version here. Orioles — Adley Rutschman, C, Oregon State Royals — Bobby Witt Jr., SS, Colleyville (Texas) Heritage HS White Sox — Andrew Vaughn, 1B, California Marlins — JJ Bleday, OF, Vanderbilt Tigers — Riley Greene, OF, Hagerty HS, Oviedo, Fla. Padres — CJ Abrams, SS, Blessed Trinity HS, Roswell, Ga. Reds — Nick Lodolo, LHP, Texas Christian Rangers — Josh Jung, 3B, Texas Tech Braves — Jackson Rutledge, RHP, San Jacinto (Texas) JC Giants — Hunter Bishop, OF, Arizona State Blue Jays — Alek Manoah, RHP, West Virginia Mets — Zack Thompson, LHP, Kentucky Twins — Shea Langeliers, C, Baylor Phillies — Bryson Stott, SS, Nevada-Las Vegas Angels — Keoni Cavaco, 3B, Eastlake HS, Chula Vista, Calif. Diamondbacks — Corbin Carroll, OF, Lakeside HS, Seattle Nationals — Matt Allan, RHP, Seminole HS, Sanford, Fla. Pirates — George Kirby, RHP, Elon Cardinals — Kody Hoese, 3B, Tulane Mariners — Greg Jones, SS, UNC-Wilmington Braves — Quinn Priester, RHP, Cary-Grove HS, Cary, Ill. Rays — Michael Busch, OF/1B, North Carolina Rockies — Logan Davidson, SS, Clemson Indians — Will Wilson, SS, North Carolina State Dodgers — Gunnar Henderson, SS, Morgan Academy, Selma, Ala. Diamondbacks — Brett Baty, 3B, Lake Travis HS, Austin Cubs — Braden Shewmake, SS, Texas A&M Brewers — Daniel Espino, RHP, Georgia Premier Academy, Statesboro, Ga. Athletics — Ryan Garcia, RHP, UCLA Yankees — Anthony Volpe, SS, Delbarton HS, Morristown, N.J. Dodgers — Brennan Malone, RHP, IMG Academy, Bradenton, Fla. Astros — Michael Toglia, 1B/OF, UCLA Diamondbacks — Matthew Lugo, SS, Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy, Florida, P.R. Diamondbacks — Blake Walston, LHP, New Hanover HS, Wilmington, N.C.
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I like you.
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So it seems the BJMB consensus is Corbin Carrol?
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I just learned how to post a photo like a few weeks ago.
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So we're really not doing a separate thread, eh?
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If the Jays take Spencer Jones I will donate 100$ to the Radio Scouts.
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lol you can hate on Mr. Jones but his metrics are nuts. https://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=387568
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Yeah I guess we will have to see how picks 1-10 shake out.
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If you think that's weird I probably shouldn't tell you what me and Todd do on Saturday nights.
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I really f***ing don't want us taking a pitcher. Corbin Carrol or Spencer Jones please and thank you
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I'm s*** at making threads. TL use to make a good one that was updated with who we took and players available. If I made one I would just spam the OP with Spencer Jones and Will Holland reports.
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We going to use this thread for the draft or is someone going to make a dedicated thread?
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Bringer of Rain Elite Dynasty - - bjmbleagues.com
jays4life19 replied to spittin's topic in Fantasy Sports
Sent you a trade offer -
Happy Spencer Jones day everyone.
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Blue Jays must Extend Justin Smoak.
jays4life19 replied to EastCoaster's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Damn, i'm going to eat burgers for the draft tonight. thanks. -
Damn he really got up there
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jays4life19 replied to spittin's topic in Fantasy Sports
More of a reason to shake things up.

