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#Post#: 120855--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2013 Draft.58
DIR By: shasson
Date: March 15, 2013, 10:02 pm
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For what it's worth, Kris Bryant went 3-3 yesterday, with 3 HR.
In 18 games he is hitting .410 and thanks to his 23 walks his
on-base is .581. Oh, and his 11 homers have contributed to his
1.049 slugging. He's 6'5" and last year was a Baseball America
first-team all american. In his college career he is 31 of 37 in
stolen bases.
And so I ask this sincerely: he is doing that versus Division 1
competition, yet the two high school outfielders are always
considered as the top 2 position player draft prospects and he
isn't...is that a scouting thing? Scouts' projection for the
h.s. guys is that much more compelling than his current
production? Or because CF is way more desirable than 3rd base
(and his defense doesn't seem to be great at 3B)? Or is their a
componant of self-fulfilling-hype-feedback loop. Ok, I don't
really know what that means.
The Redsox will take him at 7 and he will be Ryan Braun (but
without the medicine cabinet contents).
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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: davep
Date: March 15, 2013, 10:07 pm
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From what I have read, many scouts believe that Bryant will not
be able to play third base in the majors, and will have to make
it as a corner outfielder.
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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: Reb
Date: March 16, 2013, 12:06 am
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If Bryant projects at corner OF, ditto for Frazier. And Bryant
is homering and walking at the college level. Of course, it's a
scouting decision and probably is best left to the scouts who
eyeball these guys over many games.
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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: Cactus
Date: March 16, 2013, 12:18 am
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> Baseball America has Indiana State lefthander Sean Manaea
ranked as the No. 2 prospect for this June’s major league draft,
but until Friday night he never had pitched a nine-inning
complete game.
>
> Manaea locked horns with Gophers lefty Tom Windle in a tense
pitcher’s duel at the Metrodome, with Twins scouting director
Deron Johnson and a throng of other scouts behind the plate.
>
> The 2-1 Indiana State victory ended with a controversial call,
as the Gophers loaded the bases and appeared to score the tying
run when Manaea’s pitch bounced away from catcher Mike
Fitzgerald.
>
> Kurt Schlangen tried scoring from third base, but Manaea
covered the plate, and umpire John Priester ruled that Manaea
got the tag down in time for the final out.
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> The Gophers thought Schlangen was clearly safe and were
furious as they left the field. Manaea was so excited, he rolled
his right ankle jumping in celebration. He limped toward the
team bus with ice wrapped around the ankle.
>
> “I was jacked up, so it was all in good fun, I guess,” Manaea
said. “Hopefully it’ll be better tomorrow.”
>
> Windle followed last week’s no-hitter against Western Illinois
with another complete game, allowing four hits with one
strikeout. Manaea allowed six hits and had 10 strikeouts.
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> Scouts had Windle’s fastball clocked at 89-92 miles per hour,
while Manaea’s fastball sat between 92-94 mph.
>
> “It felt good to throw well,” Windle said. “But to come up
that close on kind of a controversial call is kind of hard to
sit on.”
>
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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: craig
Date: March 16, 2013, 8:37 am
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--- Quote from: Reb link ---
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> If Bryant projects at corner OF, ditto for Frazier. And Bryant
is homering and walking at the college level. Of course, it's a
scouting decision and probably is best left to the scouts who
eyeball these guys over many games.
>
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Yes. Personally I'd like to get a really good and powerful
hitter. If he can really hit, he doesn't need to play SS or CF.
So whether Frazier or Bryant, if the scouts really believe in
their bats, I don't mind if "probably play corner" comes with
the report.
I just think it's been fun that a lot of the upper guys seem to
be off to blazing hot starts, and some other guys (Gray) may be
pushing themselves into that conversation. The two foremost
exceptions have been Stanek and Manea. Manea at 92-94 doesn't
seem as overwhelming as the Appel and Gray kinds of arms,
although obviously real 92-94 with movement and great support
pitches is plenty good. But I haven't gotten the "wow" buzz on
him, in terms of velocity or K's, yet.
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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: Chris27
Date: March 17, 2013, 5:53 pm
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Ryne Stanek's Sunday outing: 4-2/3 -4-3-1-3-4
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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: Chris27
Date: March 17, 2013, 5:57 pm
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Assuming it's not a fake account, Clint Frazier put this on his
Twitter earlier today:
@CJF19 Mike Trout body, Bryce Harper playing style, & Josh
Hamilton swing - my player comparison for myself.
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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: Dave23
Date: March 17, 2013, 8:51 pm
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DJ Peterson is a beast.
#Post#: 121065--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: CUBluejays
Date: March 17, 2013, 9:26 pm
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According to Marlin on PSD the Cubs choices would be take Appel
if he's there. If not then Gray and Bryant would be fighting it
out. Gray seems really interesting to follow.
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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: Chris27
Date: March 17, 2013, 10:36 pm
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I think Gray belongs in the conversation, but I don't know how
anyone could know who the Cubs might take three months out. Did
McLeod and company already narrow their choices and announce
them to others in the organization who then leaked the info? I
doubt it.
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