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Post by abregmanfan on May 28, 2018 12:45:36 GMT -6
Figured with it getting close to the draft we could start a thread.
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Post by Saint on May 28, 2018 12:53:01 GMT -6
I don't even know what spots we're getting this year.
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Post by abregmanfan on May 28, 2018 13:36:41 GMT -6
Pick #28.
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Post by Saint on May 28, 2018 13:52:44 GMT -6
Do we have any compensation picks?
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Post by abregmanfan on May 28, 2018 14:17:12 GMT -6
Do we have any compensation picks? No sir. |
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Post by Saint on May 28, 2018 14:18:36 GMT -6
Better hope for a diamond in the rough, I guess.
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Post by abregmanfan on May 28, 2018 14:22:39 GMT -6
I have a feeling they will draft a prep player.
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Post by blcoach8 on May 28, 2018 14:51:24 GMT -6
Our top priority should be a catcher
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Post by abregmanfan on May 28, 2018 16:29:36 GMT -6
Our top priority should be a catcher There are a couple of high school catchers projected to go at the end of the 1st round. |
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Post by marshall on May 28, 2018 23:34:13 GMT -6
I read that Luhnow is indicating a "best player available" rather than focusing on a position with this low a draft pick. I guess he's looking for someone to drop to them that they have rated higher.
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Post by astrosfan34 on May 31, 2018 9:27:32 GMT -6
Maybe it's just me but I have a lot of confidence in our FO. Seems that regardless of where we draft in the first round, we get a guy who is going to help us in the future. Of course, Aiken and Appel withstanding.
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Post by blcoach8 on May 31, 2018 11:08:49 GMT -6
We need to stop ignoring the catching position..We need to develop a good, young catcher.
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Post by Saint on May 31, 2018 11:26:19 GMT -6
Well we have Stassi for 4 more years if we want him, and that guy in AAA. Can't remember his name right now. But yeah, wouldn't hurt to get another catcher if there is one worthy of that pick.
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Post by blcoach8 on May 31, 2018 13:27:49 GMT -6
Last top catcher we drafted was Biggio and he we moved him to other positions, which was the right move.
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Post by marshall on May 31, 2018 14:49:32 GMT -6
Well we have Stassi for 4 more years if we want him, and that guy in AAA. Can't remember his name right now. But yeah, wouldn't hurt to get another catcher if there is one worthy of that pick. Stubbs? |
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Post by Saint on May 31, 2018 14:49:36 GMT -6
Well we drafted Castro more recently than that.
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Post by Saint on May 31, 2018 14:52:03 GMT -6
Well we have Stassi for 4 more years if we want him, and that guy in AAA. Can't remember his name right now. But yeah, wouldn't hurt to get another catcher if there is one worthy of that pick. Stubbs? That's the one. Hitting .360+ in AAA. And while he won't maintain that level, he hit pretty well in 2016 also. Probably won't be an all-star or anything, but he appears to be able to work walks and has a good arm. |
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Post by blcoach8 on May 31, 2018 15:43:31 GMT -6
That's the one. Hitting .360+ in AAA. And while he won't maintain that level, he hit pretty well in 2016 also. Probably won't be an all-star or anything, but he appears to be able to work walks and has a good arm. I had forgotten Stubbs |
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Post by unionstation82 on May 31, 2018 15:47:15 GMT -6
Well we drafted Castro more recently than that. BUST |
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Post by olpapa on May 31, 2018 15:50:16 GMT -6
That's the one. Hitting .360+ in AAA. And while he won't maintain that level, he hit pretty well in 2016 also. Probably won't be an all-star or anything, but he appears to be able to work walks and has a good arm. If Stubbs can maintain anything in MLB that is close to his milb numbers on throwing out runners attempting to steal, and can hit .250ish, I’ll take that. I have read that he works well with, and is well liked by the pitchers. Stubbs is not a big guy. I don’t know that he could hold up physically to catching 135-140 games a year, but if he can put up anywhere near his milb numbers, I think he and Stassi would make a good platoon at the position. |
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Post by olpapa on May 31, 2018 16:01:46 GMT -6
That's the one. Hitting .360+ in AAA. And while he won't maintain that level, he hit pretty well in 2016 also. Probably won't be an all-star or anything, but he appears to be able to work walks and has a good arm. I had forgotten Stubbs Stubbs is not your typical catcher. He’s a heckuva athlete. Here is something crazy.....in his minor league career he has stolen 31 bases and been caught stealing only three times. He hasn’t been caught stealing at all in 18 attempts at the AA and AAA levels. He has; however, thrown out over 50% of the runners attempting to steal on him in his minor league career. I haven’t researched it, but I’m gonna guess he is one of the few catchers who has accomplished that. |
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Post by blcoach8 on May 31, 2018 17:01:09 GMT -6
Stubbs is not your typical catcher. He’s a heckuva athlete. Here is something crazy.....in his minor league career he has stolen 31 bases and been caught stealing only three times. He hasn’t been caught stealing at all in 18 attempts at the AA and AAA levels. He has; however, thrown out over 50% of the runners attempting to steal on him in his minor league career. I haven’t researched it, but I’m gonna guess he is one of the few catchers who has accomplished that. <iframe width="34.01999999999998" height="5.480000000000018" style="position: absolute; width: 34.01999999999998px; height: 5.480000000000018px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none;left: 15px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_67035046" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="34.01999999999998" height="5.480000000000018" style="position: absolute; width: 34.02px; height: 5.48px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 1630px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_6003258" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="34.01999999999998" height="5.480000000000018" style="position: absolute; width: 34.02px; height: 5.48px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 15px; top: 212px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_37252031" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="34.01999999999998" height="5.480000000000018" style="position: absolute; width: 34.02px; height: 5.48px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 1630px; top: 212px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_70711808" scrolling="no"></iframe> Appears that he has a bright future and we need to hang on to him. Stassi appears ready to take over as #1 at this time |
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Post by Saint on May 31, 2018 17:38:29 GMT -6
Well we drafted Castro more recently than that. BUST Eh, we got some above average production for a catcher from him for a couple years, and average production for a reasonable cost for a couple more. Plus one all star season. Not great but I couldn't call him a bust. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on May 31, 2018 19:27:44 GMT -6
Who was that MiLeague catcher we had who got sick and nearly died a couple years ago? Was that Stubbs?
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Post by unionstation82 on May 31, 2018 21:16:49 GMT -6
Eh, we got some above average production for a catcher from him for a couple years, and average production for a reasonable cost for a couple more. Plus one all star season. Not great but I couldn't call him a bust. There was a year he batted .275 that I recall, but with the expectations that come with a top ten overall pick, he was a bust. |
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Post by Saint on May 31, 2018 21:20:48 GMT -6
Eh, we got some above average production for a catcher from him for a couple years, and average production for a reasonable cost for a couple more. Plus one all star season. Not great but I couldn't call him a bust. There was a year he batted .275 that I recall, but with the expectations that come with a top ten overall pick, he was a bust. Appel was a bust. Castro was a decent pick. |
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Post by unionstation82 on May 31, 2018 21:27:26 GMT -6
There was a year he batted .275 that I recall, but with the expectations that come with a top ten overall pick, he was a bust. Appel was a bust. Castro was a decent pick. Castro had his brief fleeting moments, but he wasn’t good enough. I’m not putting the total blame on him because he didn’t ask to be drafted so highly, but it is what it is. |
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Post by Saint on May 31, 2018 21:29:31 GMT -6
To me bust needs to be more severe. An all star is not a bust.
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Post by unionstation82 on May 31, 2018 21:33:04 GMT -6
To me bust needs to be more severe. An all star is not a bust. Rob Fick was an All Star. What does it mean? |
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Post by Saint on May 31, 2018 21:50:59 GMT -6
To me bust needs to be more severe. An all star is not a bust. Rob Fick was an All Star. What does it mean? That for at least one season he was among the best in baseball at his position. |
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