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Re: Cubs Draft 2016
By: craig Date: June 10, 2016, 2:07 pm
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[quote author=CUBluejays link=topic=439.msg273713#msg273713
date=1465585571]
19 for a college junior is pretty young. He sounds interesting,
lots of interesting guys on the scrap heap too.
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I goofed it, he's 20 turning 21. NOT that young.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2016
By: Dave23 Date: June 10, 2016, 2:11 pm
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Milwaukee's 5th rounder, Kentucky RHP Zack Brown, was a 38th
rounder of the Cubs in 2013.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2016
By: CUBluejays Date: June 10, 2016, 2:26 pm
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Bailey Clark, RHP Duke
High 90's fastball, mid 80's slider. Max effort delivery. Was
a top 50 prospect coming into the year, but sounds like a
reliever now.
#132 for BA.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2016
By: Dave23 Date: June 10, 2016, 2:41 pm
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After producing just one top-three-rounds pitcher (Scott
Schoeneweis) in the first 47 Drafts, Duke has had two in the
past four years with Marcus Stroman and Michael Matuella. The
Blue Devils had a chance for another in Clark, who starred in
brief stints in the Cape Cod League and with the U.S. collegiate
national team last summer. He looked like a possible
first-rounder when he showed a mid-90s fastball while allowing a
total of three runs in his first three starts this spring, but
then his velocity and command dipped and he found himself out of
the weekend rotation by mid-April. Clark was on scouts' radar
when he went undrafted as a North Carolina high schooler in
2013, and his stuff has picked up as he has matured physically
in college. His fastball can reach 99 mph and features nasty run
and sink when it's at his best, and he has made strides with his
83-86 mph slider that also can be overpowering at times.
However, there's a significant amount of effort in his delivery,
which makes it tough for him to maintain his velocity and locate
his pitches. Evaluators don't love Clark's arm action either,
and a growing number believe he's destined for the bullpen in
pro ball. He wouldn't have to worry about pacing himself or
having to be as fine with his pitches in shorter stints, and he
might have closer upside if he improved the consistency of his
breaking ball. If he's going to stay in the rotation, he'll need
to improve his changeup.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2016
By: Dave23 Date: June 10, 2016, 3:16 pm
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Chad Hockin, RHP, Cal State Fullerton
A reliever since his high school days in Southern California,
Hockin's stock took off with a dominant Cape Cod League
performance. The uptick in his stuff on the Cape carried over to
his junior year at Fullerton, where he showed closer-type stuff,
at least until his stuff backed up a touch after a two-weekend
layoff. For most of the season, Hockin has been operating with
two premium pitches: a fastball up to 97 mph and a slider
touching 89 mph. He throws both pitches for strikes, though he
knows how to expand the zone with his breaking ball effectively,
and misses bats with both offerings. The right-hander was on the
shelf for what scouts were told was both for some academic
trouble and because of elbow tenderness. When he did return,
Hockin's fastball was more in the 92-94 range and he did appear
tentative in throwing his devastating slider. Scouts were
willing to chalk that up more to inactivity than any long-term
concern. He didn't return to closing, but that was more because
of a deep Fullerton bullpen than a problem with Hockin's stuff,
which did bounce back. He could still end up as one of the first
relievers to fly off the board.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2016
By: CUBluejays Date: June 10, 2016, 3:17 pm
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Chad Hockin, RHP Cal State Fullerton.
Velocity down at the end of the year. Reliever.
BA #104
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Re: Cubs Draft 2016
By: craig Date: June 10, 2016, 3:37 pm
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[quote author=Dave23 link=topic=439.msg273726#msg273726
date=1465589790]
Chad Hockin, RHP, Cal State Fullerton
...The right-hander was on the shelf for what scouts were told
was both for some academic trouble and because of elbow
tenderness. ....[/quote]
Seems unusual for the Cubs to go after an "academic troubles"
guy.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2016
By: FDISK Date: June 10, 2016, 3:45 pm
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Easy big boy, I'm sure it wasn't in chemistry.
Spelling, maybe.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2016
By: CUBluejays Date: June 10, 2016, 3:51 pm
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[quote author=craig link=topic=439.msg273728#msg273728
date=1465591060]
Seems unusual for the Cubs to go after an "academic troubles"
guy.
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Talent might have outweighed it, especially in the 6th round. He
might not have make up issues either, it could just be academics
aren't his thing.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2016
By: craig Date: June 10, 2016, 3:51 pm
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Just found it interesting, because the Cubs have seemed to
emphasize guys with brains and character and stuff. But, at
this point in draft, you're looking for value. So, perhaps a
rumor emerges which is disadvantageous for the player And the
Cubs do their due diligence (without any 1st or 2nd round picks,
they've got more time to spend on 6th-round types than anybody
else, right?), evaluate to the contrary, and the rumor provides
the door to opportunity?
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