2013 Draft Discussion

[Guest]

Also, Jonathan Gray and Oklahoma are on Fox Sports College at 6:30.

 

North Carolina vs North Carolina State on ESPN3 at 4:30 CT (2013's Colin Moran and Kent Emmanuel on UNC and 2014's Carlos Rodon, Trea Turner and Brett Austin on NC State).

[RammyFanny]

So...Gray didn't start tonight? Please tell me it's nothing.

[Guest]

So...Gray didn't start tonight? Please tell me it's nothing.

 

@ScottLacefield: With chance of rain, injuries, Oklahoma pushes ace & probable top-5 MLB Draft pick Jonathan Gray to Saturday in matchup with RHP Trey Masek

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Phew.

[RammyFanny]

Thank you. I couldn't find anything on it.

[Guest]

So...Gray didn't start tonight? Please tell me it's nothing.

 

Sorry, I saw that on Twitter like 30 minutes after my post but work was too busy and I forgot.

 

Oklahoma was saying it was more for matchups than weather but whatever. Clearly some severe weather hit Oklahoma today.

[CubInOK]

Well, it did hail there tonight.

[Guest]

Appel: 8.1 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K

 

A bit better than his last couple outings (still a lot of hits, though). Did surrender the walk-off RBI single.

 

This was against a very good Oregon team (should host a regional)... And absolutely no use to UCLA in the Pac-12 race.

[imb]

Gray 6ip 6K 1h 1BB so far today

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Well, it did hail there tonight.

 

http://i.imgur.com/9myBR7p.jpg

 

You weren't kidding.

[Brickhouse]

Gray threw 7 1/3 innings of two-hit ball, allowed one run and struck out seven batters. He fanned the first five batters he faced — his fastball hit between 97 mph and 102 mph during that stretch — and had a no-hitter going into the sixth inning before Texas Tech shortstop Tim Proudfoot broke it up with a single to right. The start was not his best — he showed some frustration at times — and had a 4 1/3-inning stretch in which he did not record a strikeout, but he was overpowering Red Raider batters all day as they did not take too many aggressive swings throughout the game.

http://www.oudaily.com/news/2013/apr/27/baseball/

 

I love how he throws a 2-hitter into the 8th and is frustrated with himself.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Man, I'm not so sure I wouldn't take him over Appel. Hitting 102?

[Gilby]

I just have a feeling the Astros will take Gray. Because of the stuff mentioned above, rumblings of 102+ MPH, plus when you factor in cost, I really think we'll have a shot at Appel.

[Guest]

@A_Jude Stanford RHP Mark Appel, a potential No. 1 pick in MLB draft, sitting 94-96 mph. Has touched 97. At least 10 scouts here.

[Guest]

UNC vs NC State will be on ESPNU at 6 PM CT tonight.

 

LSU (Aaron Nola, 2014) vs Florida will be on ESPNU Thursday at 6:30 PM CT.

LSU (Ryan Eades) vs. Florida (Jonathon Crawford) will be on ESPNU Friday at 12:00 PM CT

Mississippi State (Hunter Renfroe) will be on ESPNU Friday at 6 PM CT.

Stanford (Mark Appel) vs Arizona State (Trevor Williams) will be on ESPNU Friday at 9 PM CT.

Vanderbilt (Tyler Beede, 2014) vs South Carolina will be on ESPN3 Saturday at at 1 PM CT.

[Guest]

Perfect Game had a roundtable of "who would you take with the top 3 picks?" http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=8351

 

Jerry Ford, PG President

1. Frazier

2. Kaminsky

3. Kohl Stewart

 

David Rawnsley, PG VP of Player Personnel

1. Gray

2. Appel

3. Bryant

 

Kendall Rogers, PG College Managing Editor

1. Appel

2. Gray

3. Bryant

 

Frankie Piliere, PG National Crosschecker

1. Manaea

2. Appel

3. Bryant

 

Patrick Ebert, PG Managing Editor

1. Gray

2. Frazier

3. Bryant

 

Todd Gold, PG Scouting Supervisor/HS Director

1. Bryant

2. Frazier

3. Appel

 

 

More detailed rationales for each of these at the link. Interesting that Piliere still has Manaea at the top.

[Guest]

Perfect Game had a roundtable of "who would you take with the top 3 picks?" http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=8351

 

Jerry Ford, PG President

1. Frazier

2. Kaminsky

3. Kohl Stewart

 

David Rawnsley, PG VP of Player Personnel

1. Gray

2. Appel

3. Bryant

 

Kendall Rogers, PG College Managing Editor

1. Appel

2. Gray

3. Bryant

 

Frankie Piliere, PG National Crosschecker

1. Manaea

2. Appel

3. Bryant

 

Patrick Ebert, PG Managing Editor

1. Gray

2. Frazier

3. Bryant

 

Todd Gold, PG Scouting Supervisor/HS Director

1. Bryant

2. Frazier

3. Appel

 

 

More detailed rationales for each of these at the link. Interesting that Piliere still has Manaea at the top.

 

I'll have some of what the [expletive] Ford is smoking.

[jersey cubs fan]

Perfect Game had a roundtable of "who would you take with the top 3 picks?" http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=8351

 

Jerry Ford, PG President

1. Frazier

2. Kaminsky

3. Kohl Stewart

 

I'll have some of what the [expletive] Ford is smoking.

 

His rationales were contradictory, and rambling. He wants all high schoolers because that's how you stockpile all stars and isn't interested in the safe bet of college guys just because they are close, then he picks a guy because he thinks he's closest to the majors. Lot of "looks the part" comments.

[Guest]

His rationale was listed there (I don't agree with it), but picking Kaminsky over higher ceiling prep guys like Meadows, Crawford, Smith and Ball is odd.

[Guest]

Prep OF Ryan Boldt hurt his knee over the weeked and his season might be over. Before the injury, he was projected as a first rounder; the injury is apparenty a big issue for scouts because he had very little in-game action this year since the Minnesota prep season starts so late.

[Guest]

Ed (San Mateo) Ok, its May now. When do you expect your first mock draft to be published?

 

Klaw  (1:10 PM) Week after next. Right now, I'd project the top five to go Gray, Appel, Bryant, Manaea, Moran. Most people I talk to expect the Astros to try to cut a deal with Gray to use the extra money on someone who falls at 40, like Stewart.

[davell]

There's no way Stewart falls like that, right? Personally, I still don't know which of Gray or Appel I'd prefer.

[Guest]

Personally, I still don't know which of Gray or Appel I'd prefer.

 

Same. I'm slightly leaning Appel, though, so I woudn't be heartbroken if that played out that way.

 

So tough to say I wouldn't want the guy going 100+ deep in games, though.

[mookie]

I want the flame thrower. I am hoping folks thinking the Astros are going to do what they did last year is simply because of a lack of imagination.

[Cubswin11]

I want Appel. If the Astros take Appel I kind of want Bryant over Gray, if our scouts are near certain he can stick at 3B. That being said I wouldn't mind Gray at all if Appel goes #1.