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#Post#: 12847--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2011 Draft
DIR By: StrikeZone
Date: June 3, 2011, 4:24 pm
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Nice save, Deeg.
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Re: 2011 Draft
DIR By: brjones
Date: June 3, 2011, 4:30 pm
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ESPN's Insider scouting report...looks like he's a quality,
quality guy:
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> Mahtook entered the year as a safe, high-probability college
bat who could play up the middle and would hit enough to be an
everyday guy. But in a year when new BBCOR bats have power
numbers down all over the country he's ratcheted up his own
power output, establishing himself as a five-tool player with
some star potential.
>
> He's a plus runner with an above-average arm whose reads in
center have improved since he first got to LSU; I think he stays
at the position but he has the arm and bat to play in right. As
a hitter, he gets his weight down on his front foot a little
late, but otherwise this is how you draw it up -- quick hands,
great hip rotation, good extension through, all with solid plate
discipline. And he's a plus-makeup kid who plays all-out, all
the time. He's a top-20 pick for sure with an outside chance to
crack the top 10.
>
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Re: 2011 Draft
DIR By: shasson
Date: June 3, 2011, 4:50 pm
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Really, guys are complaining about the possibility of Mahtook?
From the link above--sounds good to me:
"...he has made huge strides at the plate in three seasons at
LSU, notably in his ability to make adjustments to wood, and now
ranks as one of the most-accomplished hitters in the 2011 draft
class. Mahtook has excellent bat speed and has developed a tight
radius to his swing that enables him to hit with power to all
fields. His overall approach to hitting has also shown vast
improvement. In contrast to an undesirable 14:41
walk-to-strikeout mark for the Tigers as a freshman, that ratio
was 34:29 in early May, and he led his team in walks. With his
general maturity as a hitter, Mahtook has become one of the
elite five-tool athletes in this draft...."
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Re: 2011 Draft
DIR By: Chris27
Date: June 3, 2011, 5:04 pm
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Mahtook reminds me of Hunter Pence.
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Re: 2011 Draft
DIR By: StrikeZone
Date: June 3, 2011, 5:09 pm
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I think I would prefer Josh Bell to Mahtook because Bell looks
to project to become a middle-of-the order hitter that switch
hits as opposed to yet another right-handed bat.
Even though Bell is coming out of high school and Mahtook is a
college hitter, I think Bell is the guy I would take, simply
from the scouting reports I've read on both of them.
However, Bell is reportedly demanding big money, which will
probably make the Cubs run away screaming.
#Post#: 12859--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2011 Draft
DIR By: Chris27
Date: June 3, 2011, 5:13 pm
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Last I heard, Josh Bell sent a letter out telling teams not to
draft him; that he was going to college.
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Re: 2011 Draft
DIR By: Ray
Date: June 3, 2011, 5:16 pm
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Love me some mahtook. Feel he's the best position player to
come thru LSU in a long, long time. He's definitely not very
"cublike" and that's prolly best compliment I can pay him.
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Re: 2011 Draft
DIR By: StrikeZone
Date: June 3, 2011, 5:19 pm
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--- Quote from: Chris27 link ---
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> Last I heard, Josh Bell sent a letter out telling teams not to
draft him; that he was going to college.
>
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Yeah, that's the rumor. Scott Boras is his "advisor."
Translation -- It's gonna cost ya!
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Re: 2011 Draft
DIR By: Jes Beard
Date: June 3, 2011, 6:20 pm
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It's always possible the kid simply wants to go to college....
though a truck load of cash might persuade him otherwise.
#Post#: 12873--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2011 Draft
DIR By: Jes Beard
Date: June 3, 2011, 6:26 pm
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--- Quote from: StrikeZone link ---
>
> I think I would prefer Josh Bell to Mahtook because Bell looks
to project to become a middle-of-the order hitter that switch
hits as opposed to yet another right-handed bat. Even though
Bell is coming out of high school and Mahtook is a college
hitter, I think Bell is the guy I would take, simply from the
scouting reports I've read on both of them. However, Bell is
reportedly demanding big money, which will probably make the
Cubs run away screaming.
>
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This is an example of why it sometimes seems strange to blame
Hendry for poor drafts.
If the Cub ownership is not allowing an adequate budget to sign
the better prospects, you are less likely to end up with good
prospects in the system, and Hendry should not be faulted to the
degree he routinely is here for the failure of the farm system
to produce as many high impact players as we would like... and
if such budget constraints do not exist, then comments like the
one above make little sense.
Either criticism may make sense and be based in reality. But
not both.
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