tyler colvin

[Dirt Dog Sparly]

As you say it isnt wise, but game scouting hitters (coaching) has been what I have done for the last 9 years. (I believe did very well) One of the things about the internet you can say what ever bovine fertilizer you like, but its what I have done. No offense taken because I know none was offered.

 

I'm not overly optimistic about Colvin, but the point still remains that one game doesn't tell the whole story. Everyone has bad days and bad at bats, or even days/at bats where they get away with poor form. You can't evaluate Colvin based on one game, and you especially can't diagnose flaws in his swing without seeing it more than that.

 

 

As I said in the part of the post you didnt quote, we are all creatures of habit. Until he shows me different, these are his habits and these are what I see as holes in his swing. Scouts find them, player development is supposed to get them to the big leagues. I dont trust player development to do that.

 

I can tell you from what I saw that I would advise pitching him in and up after one game. Basicly "book" him and probably most of the Clemson team IF, IF, IF, IF the guy for Oral Roberts tomorrow can run it in there in the 88-92 range. I said earlier in this tread that Clemson did little in the way of adjusting during the game. I am betting tomorrow they dont change the approach and I can beat them to death inside. Even with aluminum.

 

That being said the ORU guy starting tomorrow probably wont feature the upper end of the range and below 88 makes coming inside a bit more important that he hits his spots. Clemson didn't miss many mistakes in game one.

 

As far as evaluating after one game, some kids dont get that much before the scouts move on to the next game.

[CubinNY]

If the Cubs retain Vaughn Joshua I am confident that his flaws can be corrected.

 

Uusally I don't worry about swings at this point. If he has good enough # to consider being drafted high in the draft then he has the raw talent to make adjustments.

 

What worries me more is plate discipline. IMO, controlling the strike zone is the hardest skill to learn.

 

That written, I agree with everything DDS wrote.

[NorthsideAvenger]

Tim Wilken has had alot of recent success with the draft. If he believes this kild, Colvin, will be a fine player in baseball, than I going to believe him and the scouting team (who prolly scouting him all yr, and they already know the strengths/weaknesses of Colvin) over certain fans who were not happy about the pick (wasn't singling out anybody).

 

I am going to trust a guy who has been at his job for over 20 yrs, and had success, over message board scouts/coaches (no offense).

[texascub]

In today's game Colvin was 2-4 with 2 runs, Smith was 0-3 with 1 run and 1 error.

[Outshined_One]

Some hope from this week's Ask BA:

 

The Cubs took Clemson outfielder Tyler Colvin with the 13th overall pick, though Baseball America ranked him as just the draft's 170th best prospect. However, he apparently was rising fast. Was this pick as big of a reach as it seemed? Is Colvin at least a respectable first-rounder?

 

Justin Riddick

Nashville

 

The pick wasn't as big of a reach as the difference between where Colvin went and where we ranked him on our Top 200 Prospects list Premium might have made it seem. Colvin was generating positive momentum when we put the Top 200 together two weeks before the draft, and his stock continued to rise.

 

Colvin is an athletic 6-foot-3, 190-pounder who hits lefthanded and has solid tools across the board. In a bad year for college outfielders, he was rated the second-best (behind only Texas' Drew Stubbs) by several clubs. I know of at least one other club that would have considered taking him late in the first round, and my first phone call this morning was from a scout from a third team that thought Colvin was an astute pick at No. 13. [cont'd]

 

I'm guessing that one other club was the White Sox.

 

Still, it's nice to see that some guys in the business liked the pick.

 

Also, Nolan Reimold is hitting .304/.435/.538 with 16 doubles and 9 HRs in 184 ABs in the Carolina League (A+) for those of you wondering.