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Post by Ashitaka on Jun 18, 2023 22:58:12 GMT -6
For those wondering, Shawn Dubin is a prospect worth getting mildly excited about. He has really good stuff and has always missed a ton of bats. Usually sits 96-97 with the fastball and has hit 101 in the past. Plus slider and a solid cutter as well. It's a great starters' arsenal, but he's thin and has had a bunch of injuries, and everyone agrees he just needs to be a single-inning reliever. But he could be a really good late-game reliever. If they let him just focus on being a one-inning guy, he has Bryan Abreu-esque upside.
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Post by thomasj13 on Jun 19, 2023 4:17:35 GMT -6
For those wondering, Shawn Dubin is a prospect worth getting mildly excited about. He has really good stuff and has always missed a ton of bats. Usually sits 96-97 with the fastball and has hit 101 in the past. Plus slider and a solid cutter as well. It's a great starters' arsenal, but he's thin and has had a bunch of injuries, and everyone agrees he just needs to be a single-inning reliever. But he could be a really good late-game reliever. If they let him just focus on being a one-inning guy, he has Bryan Abreu-esque upside. What about his control? |
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Post by Ashitaka on Jun 19, 2023 14:43:56 GMT -6
For those wondering, Shawn Dubin is a prospect worth getting mildly excited about. He has really good stuff and has always missed a ton of bats. Usually sits 96-97 with the fastball and has hit 101 in the past. Plus slider and a solid cutter as well. It's a great starters' arsenal, but he's thin and has had a bunch of injuries, and everyone agrees he just needs to be a single-inning reliever. But he could be a really good late-game reliever. If they let him just focus on being a one-inning guy, he has Bryan Abreu-esque upside. What about his control? In the past he's limited walks well enough, especially given how many he strikes out. Struggled a little with it this season. Command was never great but it should play up in relief, if they do use him that way. |
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Post by Ashitaka on Jun 21, 2023 1:16:16 GMT -6
Korey Lee was 3-for-5 with two bombs tonight.
Justin Dirden was 2-for-4 with a bomb, his third-straight game with a homer. Hitting .280/.362/.560 this month. Just 11 strikeouts in 14 June games.
Drew Gilbert was finally playing the outfield tonight after a bunch of DH days due to "elbow discomfort." He was 1-for-4.
Zach Dezenzo was 2-for-3 with two walks and a double. He's hitting .333/.447/.538 this month. His OPS has cooled off from his A-ball domination; from 1.102 down to a mere .974. Baseball America just recently pumped him up to #6 on our top prospects list.
Joey Loperfido was 1-for-3 with two walks. He's hitting .297/.421/.539 with the Hooks.
After a mediocre May, Colin Barber has rebounded with a nice June so far. He is 11-for-27 (including 4 homers) over his last 7 games and is hitting .318/.380/.659 on the month.
Ryan Clifford was 2-for-4. He's posting a .820 OPS since his promotion to A+.
Jacob Melton was 2-for-4, his third straight 2-hit game.
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Post by thomasj13 on Jun 21, 2023 4:31:01 GMT -6
Korey Lee was 3-for-5 with two bombs tonight. Justin Dirden was 2-for-4 with a bomb, his third-straight game with a homer. Hitting .280/.362/.560 this month. Just 11 strikeouts in 14 June games. Drew Gilbert was finally playing the outfield tonight after a bunch of DH days due to "elbow discomfort." He was 1-for-4. Zach Dezenzo was 2-for-3 with two walks and a double. He's hitting .333/.447/.538 this month. His OPS has cooled off from his A-ball domination; from 1.102 down to a mere .974. Baseball America just recently pumped him up to #6 on our top prospects list. Joey Loperfido was 1-for-3 with two walks. He's hitting .297/.421/.539 with the Hooks. After a mediocre May, Colin Barber has rebounded with a nice June so far. He is 11-for-27 (including 4 homers) over his last 7 games and is hitting .318/.380/.659 on the month. Ryan Clifford was 2-for-4. He's posting a .820 OPS since his promotion to A+. Jacob Melton was 2-for-4, his third straight 2-hit game. As far as pitching goes, it’s really just Spaghetti and Colton Gordon? |
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Post by Ashitaka on Jun 21, 2023 5:15:50 GMT -6
Korey Lee was 3-for-5 with two bombs tonight. Justin Dirden was 2-for-4 with a bomb, his third-straight game with a homer. Hitting .280/.362/.560 this month. Just 11 strikeouts in 14 June games. Drew Gilbert was finally playing the outfield tonight after a bunch of DH days due to "elbow discomfort." He was 1-for-4. Zach Dezenzo was 2-for-3 with two walks and a double. He's hitting .333/.447/.538 this month. His OPS has cooled off from his A-ball domination; from 1.102 down to a mere .974. Baseball America just recently pumped him up to #6 on our top prospects list. Joey Loperfido was 1-for-3 with two walks. He's hitting .297/.421/.539 with the Hooks. After a mediocre May, Colin Barber has rebounded with a nice June so far. He is 11-for-27 (including 4 homers) over his last 7 games and is hitting .318/.380/.659 on the month. Ryan Clifford was 2-for-4. He's posting a .820 OPS since his promotion to A+. Jacob Melton was 2-for-4, his third straight 2-hit game. As far as pitching goes, it’s really just Spaghetti and Colton Gordon? There are a few others. I like Dubin as a reliever. Andrew Taylor and Michael Knorr have solid upside. I'm higher than a lot of people on Nolan DeVos. But the system is very thin on pitching. You never know with this organization; they tend to get a lot more out of a lot of arms than anyone thinks they will. But I'd like to see a heavy infusion of pitching this upcoming draft. That and some power hitting corners. The arm I'm really starting to warm up to is Trey Dombroski. Just in A-ball so far, but big strikeout numbers and better control than expected. 2.28 ERA over his last five games. His stock has risen enough that Fangraphs just rated him our 9th best prospect, second-best SP prospect after Hunter Brown (ahead of France even). This is their writeup: Dombroski received Most Outstanding Pitcher honors on the Cape in 2021, where he issued 45 strikeouts and just two walks in 31.2 innings. He carried that strike-throwing tendency into his senior year at Monmouth, where he fanned 120 in 95 innings against 14 free passes, earning him a fourth-round selection in the 2022 amateur draft. He so far boasts a strikeout rate above 30% as a professional, utilizing a simple, mechanically smooth delivery and relying heavily on his ability to hit his spots with all four of his pitches. Dombrowski’s fastball tops out in the 91-93 mph range, and he’s comfortable throwing it in all parts of the strike zone. He features a slider with late movement along with a curveball that has more depth, and a changeup that he has improved his feel for as he’s increased its usage in pro ball. While none of those pitches is particularly stellar out of context, his control over his arsenal makes for much greater playability throughout. He’s missing bats with the changeup and breaking balls, and we think the delivery portends above-average fastball command. It’s a backend starter’s foundation with a chance to really blow up if the Astros can find a way to help Dombroski throw harder.This guy is 6'5" and 235 lbs with clean mechanics and he's an Astros prospect. You just know they're going to get another 2-4 MPH out of him and he'll become a dude. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Jun 21, 2023 6:20:05 GMT -6
What do you think of Spaghetti and Gordon becoming #3 to #5 level starters in thei future?
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Post by unionstation82 on Jun 21, 2023 10:41:02 GMT -6
What do you think of Spaghetti and Gordon becoming #3 to #5 level starters in thei future? You want them to block Whitley??? |
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Post by thomasj13 on Jun 21, 2023 11:34:47 GMT -6
What do you think of Spaghetti and Gordon becoming #3 to #5 level starters in thei future? You want them to block Whitley??? It’s pronounced White Lie |
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Post by Ashitaka on Jun 22, 2023 3:36:47 GMT -6
What do you think of Spaghetti and Gordon becoming #3 to #5 level starters in thei future? I think Arrighetti is probably a reliever long-term. But I said the same about McCullers and a bunch of others so...who knows. But a back-end starter wouldn't surprise me. I don't think his stuff will play well enough to be a mid-rotation guy most likely. I think he could sit 96-98 coming out of the pen, focus on that and his above-average slider, and not worry about the changeup or pacing himself, or find out if his body can handle his not-super-smooth delivery. I'm higher on Gordon. He's a little older, but he's got a big body, lefty, and good command already. He's finally getting challenged by AA hitters and he's looking solid so far. You have to remember that Tommy John blew up a lot of his development time, he has less than 120 professional innings under his belt, and he's already doing well in AA. They liked him enough to use a top 10 round pick on him even knowing he was going to need the TJ surgery. If the Astros can do their thing and get some more velocity out of him, I easily see him as a backend starter with upside for more. |
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Post by Ashitaka on Jun 26, 2023 8:45:29 GMT -6
It's 2023 and Jon Singleton is 4-for-6 with 4 walks, 2 doubles, a homer and 4 RBI for the Astros' AAA club.
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Post by Saint on Jun 26, 2023 10:34:16 GMT -6
It's 2023 and Jon Singleton is 4-for-6 with 4 walks, 2 doubles, a homer and 4 RBI for the Astros' AAA club. We already know he's plenty good for AAA. Can he ever do anything at the MLB level? |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jun 26, 2023 10:58:20 GMT -6
It's 2023 and Jon Singleton is 4-for-6 with 4 walks, 2 doubles, a homer and 4 RBI for the Astros' AAA club. We already know he's plenty good for AAA. Can he ever do anything at the MLB level? If he lays off the weed maybe. |
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Post by Ashitaka on Jul 2, 2023 6:55:01 GMT -6
It's Sunday. We are one week away from the 2023 First Year Player Draft! Quick rundown of some of the players that have been taken by the Astros in various mock drafts so far (ESPN, the Atheltic, CBS, MLB.com, and others).
Yohandy Morales, 3B, RHB, Miami
One of the only guys I've seen on more than one mock draft going to us, and he's on three of them. Third baseman of the future if his hitting continues it's upward trend. Plus power, plus arm, good range and hands, bloodlines (dad played for the Cuban national team), smarts, work ethic, etc. Crushed in college this year, crushed for Team USA. Not a great runner so he won't steal bases, and probably not a super-high average/OBP bat even if it clicks, but a real impact player even if the hit tool is just average thanks to everything else being above to well-above. Although I'm always a hit-tool first guy, his is merely average, not bad, and in recent years I think the value of mental scouting has made it clear that work ethic and mental approach is more valuable than some people think. A lot of scouts take a glass-half-empty view of his ultimate defensive home and the strikeout issues though. I could go either way on him.
Hurston Waldrep, RHP, Florida
Projected more in the 15-20 range, but some think he could drop, and he would be very tempting if he does. Three plus pitches (heater, slider, split). Needs some command work but can touch 100 with the fastball, and he misses a ton of bats, especially with the splitter. Mild concerns with effort in the delivery; if he ends up needing to go to the pen, he has the makings of an exceptional closer. FWIW Fangraphs is a lot higher on him than many others, and they typically have an excellent track record with the guys that they are noticeably higher on than the majority of scouts. They say his changeup is so devastating that it's almost a screwball. have him as the sixth-best prospect in the whole draft and would immediately put him in the Top 100 national prospects.
Ty Floyd, RHP, LSU
Most everyone projects him for the second round, but his stock got a big boost from the College World Series. Scouts say he could be the next Spencer Strider with his unhittable, deceptive 95-97 MPH fastball. You may recall that Strider was a Dana Brown pick in Atlanta. Secondary offerings and command leave something to be desired. I'd be thrilled with him in the second round. In the first, I would have concerns, but Brown might love the guy enough, and the track record in Atlanta is strong.
Colton Ledbetter, OF, LHB, Mississippi State
Decent athlete, solid in CF but a mediocre arm means he'll have to stay there or wind up in LF. Solid power with a chance for more with good coaching. Good bat speed. Kind of comparable to Gilbert from last year, really. Really solid prospect but I don't love that he has no truly standout tool (and especially that the hit tool is just a little better than average), and while you shouldn't draft for need, the fact that OF looks so good for us right now could be the tiebreaker between him and someone else. I think the market for him has cooled, doubt he goes in the first round. Probably my least-favorite of the guys we've been linked to.
Travis Sykora, RHP, High School (Round Rock, TX)
Plus-plus fastball (101 MPH at age 19!) and plus splitter already, decent slider to boot, and solid command for his age. Great body too, 6'6" and 235 lbs. as a prep kid. Despite the size, mechanics are smooth. As good a bet as any prep pitcher to not be dogged by injuries ala McCullers and Whitley, but prep pitchers are the biggest draft risk. Potentially very high reward, though. If you're going to take a shot on a prep arm, this is the type to do it on. I'm over the lanky guys with four breaking balls like Whitley, McCullers and Aiken. Give me a guy with a body that can stand the test.
Tommy Troy, SS, RHB, Stanford
Excellent contact skills, which I will take over just about anything else. Solid present power; likely never becomes a masher but more of a 15-20 HR type. Good speed as well; depending on how he develops, he could play SS at best, or CF, 3B, or 2B if that doesn't work out. Solid foot speed as well and he's starting to run a bit more. Best case is a 25 HR, 25 SB legit shortstop who doesn't strike out. A slightly poor man's Bregman. The floor is really high though; excellent chance to at least be a toolsy super-utility guy you don't hate to see in the lineup often. He'd be both a safe pick and a guy with legit upside. But he could be off the board by the time our 28th-overall pick rolls around. Don't be surprised if he's gone by pick 20. Lots of heat about him and the Giants at #16.
Chase Davis, OF, LHB, Arizona
The other guy with Morales that I've seen on more than one mock going to Houston. Here's your toolsy-but-can-he-hit guy. Plus power, plus arm, above-average speed, below average bat and strikes out a lot. Did better in that regard this year but still a risk. Could be the next Springer, could fizzle out in AA. If they really believe that the bat will play at the MLB level you rarely get a college talent like this past the first ten picks. Personally I would pass in the first round, but if he falls to the second then you take a shot.
Walker Martin, SS, LHB, High School (Eaton, CO)
Solid average tools at present across the board. He's also a football stud. Very athletic, no glaring weaknesses. Could be a solid MLBer, and a chance to be a star if he really takes off; plus power and at least an average LH hitter and defender at SS. Should have enough of a bat for 3B if that becomes necessary or just desired.
Joe Whitman, LHP, Kent State
I haven't seen him linked to Houston recently, and he might be a reach in the first round, but I really like this guy. Great body, above-average fastball, plus slider, solid change, and solid command of all of it, from a lefty. If the Astros can do their thing and squeeze a little extra juice out of the heater, you've got a big-bodied, healthy lefty with the potential for three plus pitches. A rare commodity.
Mac Horvath, 3B/OF, RHB, North Carolina
Better than Chas Davis IMO. Great arm, speed, and power. Draws walks but has problems with strikeouts. Good performance in the Cape Cod league. Could wind up in RF were he has Gold Glove potential. If he can get his approach sorted out and ends up hitting, big star potential. Some think he could fall to our second-round pick, where he would be an excellent lottery ticket with a pretty high floor to start with.
Brock Wilken, 3B, RHB, Wake Forest
Pull-happy masher, perfect for the Crawford Boxes. Mediocre hit tool, poor speed, but just enough range to stick at 3B (and a plus arm is his second-best tool), and tons of power in the bat. Improved on his plate discipline enough this season that he could go in the first round. If the Astros think they can continue to develop the bat he could be an easy 30+ HR guy down the line.
My picks: if he really does drop due to injury/reliever concerns, Waldrep is just too good to pass up IMO, especially for a system like ours in desperate need of impact pitching, not just more interesting, undervalued development projects. I have a hard time believing he will though. None of the bats entice me enough to bypass some of the arms. I love Whitman, and I would dare to dream on Sykora, despite the prep arm risks (I doubt the Astros take a prep player of any kind, though). Floyd worries me but his fastball is bonkers and we know this organization can develop pitchers like none other, I would not hate that pick. Morales and Davis both worry me as well, but their upside is excellent and both are showing good signs with the bats, either would be a solid pick at that point if the previously-mentioned guys are gone. All that being said, no telling what Dana Brown is thinking, as he's totally in charge for the first time. More than anything else, the draft is why he was hired, so let's see what he can do.
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Post by Ashitaka on Jul 6, 2023 12:40:06 GMT -6
Good article today from the Athletic on Dana Brown and the draft:
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Drafting is Dana Brown’s domain. He is a lifelong amateur scout with too many success stories to fully list. But to name a few: The Atlanta Braves chose Michael Harris II, Spencer Strider and Vaughn Grissom during Brown’s tenure as their vice president of scouting. Or, from 2002-09, he oversaw eight drafts with the Montreal Expos and Washington Nationals. Seven All-Stars were selected, including Ian Desmond, Ryan Zimmerman and Stephen Strasburg.
Brown’s drafting background appealed to Astros owner Jim Crane this winter. Crane chose Brown as his general manager, in part, for his prolific player evaluation and out of an urgency to replenish a depleted farm system.
“I’m passionate about the draft,” Brown said. “It’s all about nailing the draft. The draft is the future of the organization and, at the end of the day, you have to take good players. There’s just no excuse.”
Graduation and some early-round misses have gutted what was once one of baseball’s deepest prospect pools. Not having a first or second-round selection in the 2020 and 2021 drafts due to the sign-stealing scandal only exacerbated it, a self-inflicted wound that Brown is here to help heal. The process starts on Sunday, when Brown oversees the first draft of his tenure as a general manager. Houston will pick 28th and have a $6,747,900 bonus pool to spend on its first 10 picks.
Brown had a goal of scouting the Astros’ first-round draft pick in person. He took 18 scouting trips to see “around 20” players during the amateur season as a result — in addition to his many new duties as a major-league general manager. Brown is still a scout at heart, so his strategy is unsurprising, but it also allowed him to evaluate the Astros’ scouting staff and their methods.
“Going to games with him, some of the high level of detail he puts towards his evaluation process has been very instrumental for my learning curve,” said Astros amateur scouting director Kris Gross. “So I think we’ve been able to learn from each other and he’s been a great person to learn from and work with throughout this deal.”
Gross joined the team’s scouting staff in 2013 and took over Houston’s draft operations in 2019. Brown will have a heavier influence on the draft than either of the previous two general managers Gross worked under: Jeff Luhnow and James Click. Brown also hired veteran scout Russ Bove as a special assistant and dispatched him to see the “top” players Houston could select with the 28th pick.
“I told (Gross) when I first came in, don’t feel that I’m looking to replace you,” Brown said. “The Astros have done a good job and we’re going to do what we do with everyone else — just evaluate you. Don’t be nervous about your job, just go get it, get it done.”
In addition to Bove and Brown, Gross has a staff of 14 domestic scouts, three national cross checkers and two special assistant scouts. Click expanded the scouting staff during his tenure. Brown intends to bolster it further, with an emphasis on experience.
“I think getting some more veteran scouts would be nice,” Brown said. “I think we have a good mix right now of younger scouts. I think that we can add a little bit more veterans to the mix, that could make us a stronger staff.”
The Astros rely heavily on TrackMan data and other analytics in their scouting process, something Brown lauded and wants to continue. He has put more emphasis on learning about the prospects off the field — Brown called them “makeup assessments” — which can include interviews or deeper dives into their off-field demeanor.
“The level of detail he puts into the little things as far as how they warm up, how they interact with teammates, I think we’ve been able to learn from each other and in that aspect,” Gross said. “We’ve always had it very important in our process, but I think getting an extra source here and there, making sure we’re thorough with everything we do and really try to focus on their background, where they come (from), (whether) they’ve played other sports. Just how he weighs some of that stuff has been an interesting thing.”
Since 2012, the Astros have drafted and signed 64 players who’ve played in the major leagues, be it in Houston or with other clubs. No organization has more. But that’s only half the story. Denigrating the Astros’ overall drafting feels silly, but their inability to conquer the first or second round is confounding — and something Brown has been vocal about changing.
According to Baseball-Reference’s version of the metric, Houston’s last second-round pick with a positive major-league WAR is Adrian Houser, whom the Astros took in 2011 and traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in 2015, while first-round successes like Alex Bregman, Carlos Correa and Kyle Tucker vie with cautionary tales like Mark Appel and Brady Aiken in recent Astros draft history. From 2016-18, the team used first-round picks on Forrest Whitley, J.B. Bukauskas and Seth Beer. Bukauskas and Beer have combined for negative-1.8 bWAR, but were part of Houston’s trade package to get Zack Greinke from Arizona. Whitley is still hurt, still awaiting his major-league debut and in his final season with minor-league options.
Houston has only made two first-round picks in Gross’ tenure running the draft: catcher Korey Lee in 2019 and outfielder Drew Gilbert last season. The gap between high-round picks — and some of those misses prior to it — leave the Astros’ farm system in flux. It is without much top-end talent but does boast enough depth to help on the margins of Houston’s major-league roster. The Athletic’s Keith Law ranked it 26th out of 30 organizations before the season. So did MLB Pipeline. Gilbert is the team’s only Top 100 prospect in any outside publication.
“The tough part is missing picks in ’20 and ’21. That’s very difficult because it’s four really high picks,” Brown said. “At the end of the day, even if you hit on two of those four, that’s still two players that you’re going to see at the major-league level that you’re probably missing. That’s a really difficult thing. We’re still waiting on some of the other picks. You look at things like (Hunter) Brown and (Jeremy) Peña, they were really good picks. That’s a nice little wave. But we need the wave to get a little bit bigger.”
Houston’s recent draft successes are generally second-or-third-day picks who thrive in the team’s player development system. J.P. France, a 14th-rounder in the 2018 draft, just posted a 3.26 ERA in his first 11 major-league starts. Jake Meyers and Chas McCormick, taken in the 13th and 21st rounds of the 2017 draft, respectively, are part of the team’s center field timeshare.
Finding major-league contributors in the middle of the draft is an art form. The Astros have mastered it. Now, the onus is on Brown and Gross to funnel more top-end talent into a system that needs it and a franchise that prefers self-sustainability to splurging in free agency.
Josh Reddick’s four-year, $52 million deal remains the longest free-agent contract of Crane’s ownership tenure. José Abreu’s $58.5 million pact this winter is the richest. Crane is not fond of long-term contract extensions, either, especially not of the type it could take to keep Kyle Tucker, Framber Valdez or other arbitration-eligible players around past their first six seasons.
A farm system that churns out foundational major leaguers to build around would make adhering to those preferences easier.
“Nailing the draft is getting at least four major-league players in every draft and also adding some extra players with different picks,” Dana Brown said. “The average is usually two, but I like to double the average. We were able to do it in Atlanta and I expect to do it here.”
This particular draft is top-heavy, but deep enough with college position players and, according to Brown, a surplus of high school position players that could slide down to Houston at No. 28. Targeting a position group isn’t part of the Astros’ plan, though the team does have a glut of outfielders at its upper minor leagues. Pitching or an up-the-middle infielder would seem to be closer to ideal for a team that needs to reverse its early-round fortunes.
“I’ll be the hardest one on myself in terms of the draft,” Brown said. “I’ll judge myself so no one else has to judge me. I’ll make sure I’m judging myself to get the best player every time we pick. I’ll hold that standard with Kris Gross as well and tell him, look, we have to nail this draft.”
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 6, 2023 14:03:42 GMT -6
Jim Crane chose Dana Brown as the new general manager to argue with Dusty Baker.
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 6, 2023 18:07:59 GMT -6
Jim Crane chose Dana Brown as the new general manager to argue with Dusty Baker. It'd be nice to know what Enos Cabell and Reggie Jackson's jobs are, and other former ballplayers Crane hires |
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Post by Ashitaka on Jul 7, 2023 17:08:31 GMT -6
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Post by abregmanfan on Jul 7, 2023 20:38:24 GMT -6
The draft is like Christmas for me. I hope we take a Starting pitcher in round one. I would be ok with the #2 from Lsu.
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Post by Ashitaka on Jul 8, 2023 6:15:57 GMT -6
The draft is like Christmas for me. I hope we take a Starting pitcher in round one. I would be ok with the #2 from Lsu. Some of the more respected outlets think it could be him. Keith Law is one of them. I wouldn't be surprised. But there are some others I would prefer first if they are still left at that point. |
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Post by Ashitaka on Jul 8, 2023 15:14:20 GMT -6
Just checked and Keith Law has updated his mock draft. He now has Ty Floyd going much higher to the Orioles (headed by Luhnow protégé Mike Elias). He reiterates that he's convinced it will be Floyd if no one else takes him first, though. Now has Yohandy Morales going to us with the 28th pick, making him the 4th outlet to project that. Regardless of who it is, Law and every single other outlet I've looked into says definitely a college player with our first pick.
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Post by Ashitaka on Jul 8, 2023 15:19:06 GMT -6
Here's Gilbert taking some BP:
The Future's Game is tonight, exclusively on Peacock ROTFL that's sure to get some eyeballs on it.
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Post by thomasj13 on Jul 8, 2023 16:53:58 GMT -6
Just checked and Keith Law has updated his mock draft. He now has Ty Floyd going much higher to the Orioles (headed by Luhnow protégé Mike Elias). He reiterates that he's convinced it will be Floyd if no one else takes him first, though. Now has Yohandy Morales going to us with the 28th pick, making him the 4th outlet to project that. Regardless of who it is, Law and every single other outlet I've looked into says definitely a college player with our first pick. I’m hoping for a corner IF with power |
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 8, 2023 17:29:31 GMT -6
Just checked and Keith Law has updated his mock draft. He now has Ty Floyd going much higher to the Orioles (headed by Luhnow protégé Mike Elias). He reiterates that he's convinced it will be Floyd if no one else takes him first, though. Now has Yohandy Morales going to us with the 28th pick, making him the 4th outlet to project that. Regardless of who it is, Law and every single other outlet I've looked into says definitely a college player with our first pick. I’m hoping for a corner IF with power About time we had one or two in the minors. |
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Post by abregmanfan on Jul 8, 2023 23:17:06 GMT -6
Just checked and Keith Law has updated his mock draft. He now has Ty Floyd going much higher to the Orioles (headed by Luhnow protégé Mike Elias). He reiterates that he's convinced it will be Floyd if no one else takes him first, though. Now has Yohandy Morales going to us with the 28th pick, making him the 4th outlet to project that. Regardless of who it is, Law and every single other outlet I've looked into says definitely a college player with our first pick. I’m hoping for a corner IF with power You mean a 1B with power, right? |
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Post by Ashitaka on Jul 9, 2023 8:33:28 GMT -6
Just checked and Keith Law has updated his mock draft. He now has Ty Floyd going much higher to the Orioles (headed by Luhnow protégé Mike Elias). He reiterates that he's convinced it will be Floyd if no one else takes him first, though. Now has Yohandy Morales going to us with the 28th pick, making him the 4th outlet to project that. Regardless of who it is, Law and every single other outlet I've looked into says definitely a college player with our first pick. I’m hoping for a corner IF with power Morales would definitely fit that bill. I'd still prefer an arm though, but Morales would be a good add. |
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Post by Ashitaka on Jul 9, 2023 8:33:51 GMT -6
Gilbert's single from last night's futures game (he was 1-for-2 and played RF)
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Post by Ashitaka on Jul 9, 2023 17:13:18 GMT -6
Paul Skenes 1st overall. Biiiiig arm.
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Post by Ashitaka on Jul 9, 2023 17:15:21 GMT -6
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Post by abregmanfan on Jul 9, 2023 17:24:49 GMT -6
Paul Skenes 1st overall. Biiiiig arm. Happy Draft day, My friend. |
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