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#Post#: 347301--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: CUBluejays
Date: June 13, 2018, 9:22 pm
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Mayo clarified that it was a sub slot.
I feel better about valuing him at a 4th rounder. Hopefully
their will be some guys after the 10th round that will get some
money too.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: CUBluejays
Date: June 14, 2018, 8:14 pm
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Davis signing for $1.1 million. Just barely above slot.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: craig
Date: June 14, 2018, 8:50 pm
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Thanks,blue. Interesting, thought he might get a little more.
Two other signings I saw, both somewhat surprising:
"@jimcallisMLB 7th-rder D.J. Artis signs w/@Cubs for $250k
(pick 218 value = $192,500). Liberty OF, plus runner, definite
CF, unorthodox lefty stance but gets on base & puts up numbers.
@MLBDraft"
And I saw somewhere that 10th rounder Luke Reynolds signed.....
for $125K! That's only $12K underslot. So, not one of those
$10K signings.
Kind of curious, because usually Cubs have been going pretty
cheap in the 7-10 range. I wonder if that isn't something of a
market opportunity, to get guys at slot when everybody else is
going with senior signs.
Also saw reference to Cubs having made a "decent" offer to 28th
rounder, a HS guy.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: CUBluejays
Date: June 14, 2018, 8:57 pm
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[quote author=craig link=topic=513.msg347352#msg347352
date=1529027437
And I saw somewhere that 10th rounder Luke Reynolds signed.....
for $125K! That's only $12K underslot. So, not one of those
$10K signings.
Kind of curious, because usually Cubs have been going pretty
cheap in the 7-10 range. I wonder if that isn't something of a
market opportunity, to get guys at slot when everybody else is
going with senior signs.
Also saw reference to Cubs having made a "decent" offer to 28th
rounder, a HS guy.
[/quote]
I think last year they only did 2 senior signs, so it does seem
the Cubs are bucking the trend after doing it heavily in the
past.
Really hoping Parker signs.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: Dave23
Date: June 15, 2018, 10:04 pm
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32nd rounder Jack Patterson has signed, and is throwing in Mesa,
awaiting assignment.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: craig
Date: June 17, 2018, 1:54 pm
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HTML https://cubscentral.wordpress.com/2018/06/12/inside-the-draft-process-good-stuff-from-sam-hughes-via-mick-gillispie-and-eric-cain/
--- Quote ---
> Another aspect that goes into selecting a Cub in the Theo Era
is neuro scouting which predicts bat-to-ball skills. .... This
year, those highest scores went to second round pick Brennen
Davis. ...
> Hughes also brought up compensation pick Cole Roederer as a
pick he really liked. ..... Roederer’s a classic top of the
order guy with some pop.
> The final three guys Hughes talked about also detailed on why
they were picked. Pitcher Paul Richan (Compensation round) was
taken for his ability to throw strikes. 2B Andy Weber (5th
round) from Virginia was taken as a hitter who has good
bat-to-ball skills. Pitcher Ethan Roberts (4th round) flashed an
amazing curve and cutter in his work this past weekend in the
College World Series. Hughes thinks Roberts’ stuff will play up
like Dakota Mekkes’ stuff has done as a pro. That’s a pretty
cool comp. And again, Hughes praised the Cubs R&D staff for all
the pitch data on Roberts, who could be an elite arm.
--- End Quote ---
Thought Roederer as "top of the order with some pop" was an
interesting synopsis. That would be cool. Davis being tops on
the neuro stuff interesting, which is supposed to project
bat-to-ball skills (and I assume also pitch-recognition
aptitude.) Thought comping Roberts with Mekkes is a creative
and unexpected comp. (Roberts short/Mekkes is tall/massive;
Mekkes fastball-heavy while Roberts scouting seems t emphasize
breaking ball/spin-rate.) But Hughes compared the two in that
effective fastball projects better than perhaps the mediocre
velocity readings would suggest.
With Richan he also mentioned analytics. I can't even guess
what nuanced factors they consider in their analytics analysis,
but hoping they are seeing positive indicators that perhaps the
media scouting reports didn't see or appreciate? Spoke
favorably about 5th rounder from Virginia as a bat-to-ball guy.
Mentioned Franklin only briefly, as a HS pick after the 2nd
round. Only other name he mentioned after Franklin was Ezequiel
Pagan, the 17-year-old CF from Puerto Rico (13th round). So,
likes Pagan, and I doubt he'd mention him if he didn't
understand him to be signable.
Anyway, this was a *really* good interview.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: craig
Date: June 17, 2018, 4:40 pm
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: Dave23
Date: June 20, 2018, 10:07 am
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Nico Hoerner is a done deal at slot (2.724M), per Jon Heyman...
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Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: craig
Date: June 20, 2018, 11:41 am
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Thanks, Dave. Nice to have those wrapped, even if obvious and
slot, because they can't use any of the expected overage until
his deal is formalized.
I haven't often seen $$ numbers for 3rd-day picks. But have
three 3rd-day senior-signs, rounds 21, 22, and 31, at $5K, $3K,
and $1K. Really slim $$ for those senior roster-fillers. Kind
of interesting that already by pick 21 you're down to ≤$5K
values.
14th junior got $125K slot.
#Post#: 347964--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cubs Draft 2018
DIR By: CUBluejays
Date: June 20, 2018, 12:15 pm
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@jimcallisMLB
More
9th-rder Derek Casey signs w/@Cubs for $130k (pick 278 value =
$145,100). Virginia RHP, redshirt junior after Tommy John
surgery after freshman season, changeup is best pitch, sits
around 90 mph w/fastball. @MLBDraft
@jimcallisMLB
8th-rder Zach Mort signs w/@Cubs for $140k (pick 248 value =
$159,100). George Mason RHP, pounds the zone w/averageish stuff,
108/13 K/BB in 105 1/3 IP this spring. @MLBDraft
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