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Re: Cubs Draft 2022
By: Reb Date: July 18, 2022, 1:49 pm
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[quote author=chgojhawk link=topic=605.msg456108#msg456108
date=1658169916]
Don't ruin it for me. Let me have my moment.
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Well, Mule’s parents say he’s terribly stubborn.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2022
By: chgojhawk Date: July 18, 2022, 1:52 pm
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There's the Senior draft!! Brandon Birdsell. Pitcher from
Texas Tech.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2022
By: Dave23 Date: July 18, 2022, 1:54 pm
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Sounds like quite a bit to like with him if he can stay healthy…
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Re: Cubs Draft 2022
By: Dave23 Date: July 18, 2022, 1:55 pm
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Birdsell is #101 at mlb.com. He has been drafted twice before.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2022
By: Reb Date: July 18, 2022, 2:06 pm
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[quote author=chgojhawk link=topic=605.msg456112#msg456112
date=1658170344]
There's the Senior draft!! Brandon Birdsell. Pitcher from
Texas Tech.
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Don’t think so. Junior according to Texas Tech website.
Birdsell 2nd team All-Ametican. BA #137 ranked. Doesn’t seem
underslot.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2022
By: Reb Date: July 18, 2022, 2:07 pm
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BA:
Birdsell has come a long way in his four years of college ball
(one year at Texas A&M, one year at San Jacinto (Texas) JC and
two years at Texas Tech). A mid-April rotator cuff injury
derailed Birdsell’s 2021 season. He was still drafted by the
Twins in the 11th round, but he opted to return to Texas Tech to
improve his draft standing. He should do better this year after
going 9-3, 2.75 with 11.2 strikeouts per nine innings. He’s
completely reworked his delivery and filled out from 210 pounds
as a freshman to 245 pounds now. Birdsell once was a
flamethrower with no idea of where the ball was going.
Birdsell’s delivery now is both simple and unorthodox. He simply
breaks his hands and goes home as if he’s playing a game of
catch, but with a slight stutter as he hangs over his plant leg,
which messes with hitters’ timing. It’s paid off in improved
control. Birdsell’s plus four-seam fastball sits at 95-96 mph
and has touched 99. He carries that velocity through his starts.
His above-average mid-80s slider has more depth than tilt, which
allows it to be effective against lefties as well as righties.
He throws a fringe-average 86-87 mph changeup almost exclusively
to lefties. Birdsell has at least a solid path as a two-pitch
reliever, but his control improvements give him a shot of going
out in pro ball as a starter. His age (22) will likely hurt him
on many teams’ boards.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2022
By: Reb Date: July 18, 2022, 2:42 pm
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6th round
BA #200.
Will Frisch
Frisch ranked No. 155 in the 2021 draft class a year ago as a
draft-eligible sophomore and pitched in several roles for Oregon
State to great success. Frisch was expected to move into the
starting rotation full-time this spring for the Beavers, but a
partially torn UCL and subsequent Tommy John surgery ended his
2022 season before it began—like many pitchers in this
injury-ridden class. Frisch entered the year with
second-to-fourth round potential, thanks to a solid three-pitch
mix including a fastball, slider and changeup. In 2021 as a
split starter/reliever, Frisch averaged 94 mph and ran the pitch
up to 98, while his upper-80s changeup earned plus grades and
generated a 40% whiff rate and his mid-80s slider checked in at
average. With a solid or better three-pitch mix and control that
took a big step forward from 2020 to 2021, Frisch looked the
part of a solid starting pitching prospect with a filled-out
6-foot, 222-pound frame. His injury and lost 2022 season make
him more of a question mark.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2022
By: CUBluejays Date: July 18, 2022, 2:42 pm
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Even good seniors will come at some discount, just not a huge
one.
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Re: Cubs Draft 2022
By: Reb Date: July 18, 2022, 2:46 pm
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Birdsell listed as Jr. at team site.
HTML https://texastech.com/sports/baseball/roster/brandon-birdsell/11657
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Re: Cubs Draft 2022
By: craig Date: July 18, 2022, 2:48 pm
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Is Birdsell a full senior? Or does he have another year of
eligibility left if he wants it?
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