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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: JR
Date: June 5, 2018, 2:56 pm
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Kind of a cool background for 6th round RHP Kohl Franklin from
an Oklahoma HS.
Broken Arrow's Kohl Franklin may be the next big name to come
from the Tiger baseball program. Franklin is an OU commit...and
points to an assistant coach as a big reason for his decision.
"I had a relationship with some of the coaches, like Clay
Overcash,” Franklin says. “He was a scout for the White Sox, and
I played with him a lot during the summers. And it just felt
like home, and that's what I was looking for, pretty much."
Kohl isn't the only D-1 player in the area, but what makes him
unique is his family. His uncle, Ryan Franklin, is a world
series champ and gold medalist. His dad Jay, a former pro, is an
agent for the likes of Archie Bradley and Dylan Bundy.
"Just a great baseball family,” coach Shannon Dobson says. “You
know, he's come up, surrounded by a lot of guys that have had
that experience, and can kind of tell him what he needs to do,
where he needs to be, and as far as his work, and how he needs
to progress."
Coach Dobson has seen his fair share of major league
talent...and he compares Kohl to some of the best.
"Jacob Evans, and of course Archie Bradley, and guys like that.
There's a good chance we'll see him playing professionally."
And how does Kohl feel about that?
"Ever since I could start playing baseball, I've wanted to make
it to the MLB. It feels great. And it just makes me look back on
all those times I was sitting there thinking this is so hard. It
just shows that it's all paid off."
HTML http://ktul.com/sports/high-school/broken-arrows-kohl-franklin-the-next-big-thing
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: JR
Date: June 5, 2018, 2:57 pm
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Major league pitching standouts Archie Bradley, Dylan Bundy and
Michael Fulmer watched as Broken Arrow pitcher Kohl Franklin
signed with the University of Oklahoma on Wednesday.
Franklin is the son of Jay Franklin, who is the agent for those
major leaguers, and is the nephew of former St. Louis Cardinals
all-star reliever Ryan Franklin.
Also at the signing were other pro players -- Bobby Bundy, Jacob
Evans, Adrian Houser, Matt Oberste and Logan Taylor.
Bradley and Evans are Broken Arrow graduates.
HTML http://www.tulsaworld.com/pro-baseball-high-schools-major-leaguers-gather-for-broken-arrow/article_3569eb8f-e220-5ee9-8215-4e91837ec40c.html
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: davep
Date: June 5, 2018, 4:43 pm
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Ethan Roberts, RHP
R/R, 5'11 170, Age 20
Tennessee Tech
COLLEGE JR
Area Scout: Alex McClune
COMMENT: Golden Eagles closer who often throws 2-3 innings per
outing... Has been one of the top relievers in college baseball
this season...
This seems to be a minor strategy of this front office.
Drafting a successful college reliever, regardless of "stuff".
Didn't we see similar comments for Dakota Mekkes, David Berg and
Preston Morrison? And perhaps others.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: guest61
Date: June 5, 2018, 4:54 pm
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Im as dumb with these kids who Ive never heard of as I am with
politics but I am glad to see we drafted a college kid in the
first round.
There are just too many question marks with high school kids to
invest a 1st round pick in when you can get a much more polished
prospect out of the college kids.
Hoerner doesnt strike me as anything special though but what
could you expect that late in the 1st round?
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: CUBluejays
Date: June 5, 2018, 5:00 pm
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--- Quote from: davep link ---
>
> This seems to be a minor strategy of this front office.
Drafting a successful college reliever, regardless of "stuff".
Didn't we see similar comments for Dakota Mekkes, David Berg and
Preston Morrison? And perhaps others.
>
--- End Quote ---
Morrison was a starter in college.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: Deeg
Date: June 5, 2018, 5:34 pm
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--- Quote from: DUSTY link ---
>
> Im as dumb with these kids who Ive never heard of as I am with
politics but I am glad to see we drafted a college kid in the
first round.
>
> There are just too many question marks with high school kids
to invest a 1st round pick in when you can get a much more
polished prospect out of the college kids.
>
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Baez, Russell and Almora might disagree.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: Jes Beard
Date: June 6, 2018, 12:33 am
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--- Quote from: Deeg link ---
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> Baez, Russell and Almora might disagree.
>
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As I have pointed out, if a 24th draft pick gets you a career
WAR of 8, he is above the curve, actually well above it, and a
career WAR of 8 is just a slight bit better than a Ryan
Theriot.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: davep
Date: June 6, 2018, 12:26 pm
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I always like it when the Cubs draft the son of a former MLB
player. Especially one that formerly played for the Cubs.
But this isn't exactly what I had in mind.
12th ROUND (368)
Cam Sanders, RHP
R/R, 6'2 175, Age 21
LSU
COLLEGE JR
Area Scout: Chris Clemons
COMMENT: RP/SP "swingman"... 1-0 with 5.61 ERA and 1.40 WHIP, 24
hits allowed (one HR) with 23/44 BB/K in 33.2 IP (17 games - 3
GS) for Tigers in 2018... Spent freshman season at Northwest
Florida JC... Was selected by San Diego Padres in 18th round of
2017 draft but did not sign... Two-sport player in HS (played
point guard on his HS basketball team)... Son of ex-MLB (and
ex-Cubs) RHP Scott Sanders...
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: chgojhawk
Date: June 6, 2018, 12:59 pm
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Seems like the "Draft" thread is getting far less attention than
in years past. I was pretty excited about the draft but have to
admit that there are only a couple picks that seem to be
interesting.
Hoerner seems like a likely MLB player though not a huge upside
guy. Franklin, Artis and Mort in Rounds 6, 7 and 8 seem
interesting.
Haven't looked at the Day 3 picks yet.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: davep
Date: June 6, 2018, 1:07 pm
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John Arguello used to refer to Cubs Area Scout Billy Swope as
the Cubs Superscout.
I don't know how many area scouts the Cubs have, but there has
to be a fair amount. It is interesting, that of the 8 players
selected in day two (rounds 3 through 10) 5 of them were at the
recommendation of Billy Swope.
I wonder what his overall record is for the success of his
recommendations over the years? I am sure that every scout has
more losers than winners, because of the fact that the vast
majority of draftees never even sniff the big leagues. But does
his his record (he has been around for quite a while) stand out
from the others?
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