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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: Ron
Date: March 17, 2013, 10:46 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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No kidding!
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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: Chris27
Date: March 18, 2013, 12:19 am
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Highlights from Jonathan Gray's start Friday:
HTML http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-Yc7mjoO9k&list=UU-CQSza3tFofjQJpKoJuvOA&index=5
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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: Ray
Date: March 18, 2013, 1:05 am
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Wow...100 mph on his 109th pitch. Gray definitely has some
electric stuff.
This draft is beginning to look like it will have 2 or 3 really
high end guys at the top, so that no matter what the Astros do,
the Cubs will get a great player. Really nice to see since you
don't always have that....even nicer is Appel, Gray and Bryant
are college guys and can, presumably, help relatively quickly.
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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: Deeg
Date: March 18, 2013, 6:38 am
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I would take Frazier if he were there, if the draft were held
today.
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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: craig
Date: March 18, 2013, 8:19 am
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Heh, if Frazier combines the best of Trout, Harper, and
Hamilton, he'll be pretty good!
As always, great to see guys looking good and providing a bunch
of win-win-win choices.
The 40th pick isn't the same, of course. But the more guys are
looking great at the top, the more that pushes good guys back.
Would be nice if the first group was deep enough so that the
second plateau could extend back through our 2nd pick.
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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: CUBluejays
Date: March 18, 2013, 12:45 pm
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I think it is more of if the draft were today type of thing.
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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: Reb
Date: March 18, 2013, 1:21 pm
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From ESPN draft blog today:
He may have started the year as the second most talked about
pitcher on his own staff, but Oklahoma's Jonathan Gray has
usurped Dillon Overton -- and almost every other collegiate
pitcher -- by putting up crazy numbers in 2013. The Sooner
right-hander was once again dominant on Friday, giving up just
five hits in a complete game shutout of Northwestern State,
striking out 12 and walking none. With a fastball that's been
clocked consistently in the high-90's and occasionally reaching
triple digits and a slider that will flash plus, Gray has put
himself into first-pick consideration for the upcoming draft.
"He's definitely in that group" an AL West scout said. "He ranks
behind (Appel) for me just because I'm not sure if the changeup
is going to be anything more than an average pitch, but he's got
the size and stuff that you look for in an ace. He's one of the
more pleasant surprises of the spring."
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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: Chris27
Date: March 18, 2013, 3:21 pm
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ESPN draft contributor Chris Crawford puts out a new top 30.
He has Appel and Gray 1-2, Meadows 3rd, Bryant 4th, Manaea 6th,
and Frazier 7th.
HTML http://mlbdraftinsider.com/2013/03/the-board-2013-volume-iii/
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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: Cubsin
Date: March 18, 2013, 3:39 pm
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My prediction: Houston will draft either Meadows or Frazier
(whoever will sign for less), and the Cubs will draft a college
pitcher who will sign for well above slot, shortly before his
arm falls off.
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Re: 2013 Draft
DIR By: Chris27
Date: March 18, 2013, 5:14 pm
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Questions for BA's Aaron Fitt:
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> WISM (NYC): Aaron, going to throw you with a non-Vandy
question here. Kris Bryant moved from 3rd to 1st last year, but
seemed like a guy who could stick at the hot corner in MiLB
ball.
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> Aaron Fitt: I don't think Bryant or D.J. Peterson will stick
at third base in pro ball. Rich Hill sees Bryant as a Gold
Glove-caliber outfielder or first baseman; I kinda like the
Jayson Werth comp for him.
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> Carlos (San Diego, CA): Who are your top 5 college picks for
this year's draft? Kris Bryant and Jonathan Gray make the cut
right?
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> Aaron Fitt: If the draft were today, I'd probably go with
those two along with Appel, Manaea and Colin Moran. Philip
Ervin, Braden Shipley and D.J. Peterson have to be in that
discussion too. Stock falling: Stanek, Jonathon Crawford, Austin
Wilson.
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