2012 Draft Day Thread + Cubs Picks Discussion

[Guest]

Love the Underwood pick.

 

FYI, Underwood has received a few Taijuan Walker comps. Probably because they're both black but I'll take it.

[Guest]

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120604&content_id=32766000&vkey=news_chc&c_id=chc

 

"I'm speechless," Almora said by phone, about an hour after he was drafted. "I don't remember much of anything that happened tonight. I know that the Cubs drafted me, and I'm grateful, but I'm still kind of shocked and overwhelmed."

[Guest]

Stephen Bruno, RS SO, IF, Virginia: 280 PA, .370/.424/.559/.983, 6 HR, 27 K, 15 HBP (!), .917 Fpct

[wvcbxl]

Stephen Bruno, RS SO, IF, Virginia: 280 PA, .370/.424/.559/.983, 6 HR, 27 K, 15 HBP (!), .917 Fpct

 

:shock:

Someone got a logical explanation for that?

[tfarks]

Bruno is a little guy - 5'9" 165.

[A New Era]

Stephen Bruno, RS SO, IF, Virginia: 280 PA, .370/.424/.559/.983, 6 HR, 27 K, 15 HBP (!), .917 Fpct

 

:shock:

Someone got a logical explanation for that?

 

He's Jason Kendell's brother from another mother?

[Little Slide Rooter]

Stephen Bruno, RS SO, IF, Virginia: 280 PA, .370/.424/.559/.983, 6 HR, 27 K, 15 HBP (!), .917 Fpct

 

:shock:

Someone got a logical explanation for that?

 

Douchyness?

[waffle]

Stephen Bruno, RS SO, IF, Virginia: 280 PA, .370/.424/.559/.983, 6 HR, 27 K, 15 HBP (!), .917 Fpct

 

:shock:

Someone got a logical explanation for that?

 

Maybe he can bring it 96 mph?

[Guest]

Bruno was also 11 of 14 on SBs.

[Cubswin11]

Stephen Bruno, RS SO, IF, Virginia: 280 PA, .370/.424/.559/.983, 6 HR, 27 K, 15 HBP (!), .917 Fpct

 

:shock:

Someone got a logical explanation for that?

He's probably some little scrappy, gritty, white dude

[A New Era]

Stephen Bruno, RS SO, IF, Virginia: 280 PA, .370/.424/.559/.983, 6 HR, 27 K, 15 HBP (!), .917 Fpct

 

:shock:

Someone got a logical explanation for that?

 

Douchyness?

 

He looks like he's from Jersey. Probably Douchyness

http://www.virginiasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17800&ATCLID=204859843

[Guest]

This is from the pre-draft discussion thread. Toonster is a Bruno fan.

 

 

This is totally my bias talking, but if the Cubs want a polished college IF that can play multiple positions, I'm still a big fan of Stephen Bruno of UVA. Guy can hit, solid approach, and some pop. I think he can play short ... but it's a challenge to assess him as a shortstop prospect as of now because he isn't playing it (easy to forget that he was actually the favorite at shortstop before he got hurt). Plays 3rd, may profile best at 2nd. Reminds me a bit of a better Phil Gosselin (from UVA). Sounds like he's a top 10 round guy, and perhaps top 6 (still prefer him to Chris Taylor overall ... I think Taylor moves off short eventually, and if we're comparing them at 2nd or 3rd, I give Bruno's bat the edge).

[wvcbxl]

:lol: at the answers to my question.

 

Toonster will be happy with this pick.

[fromthestretch]

Stephen Bruno, RS SO, IF, Virginia: 280 PA, .370/.424/.559/.983, 6 HR, 27 K, 15 HBP (!), .917 Fpct

 

:shock:

Someone got a logical explanation for that?

 

That entire team got hit a lot...98 HBP as a team. They had another guy that was hit 14 times and three other guys that were hit at least 10 times.

[waffle]

Stephen Bruno, RS SO, IF, Virginia: 280 PA, .370/.424/.559/.983, 6 HR, 27 K, 15 HBP (!), .917 Fpct

 

:shock:

Someone got a logical explanation for that?

 

That entire team got hit a lot...98 HBP as a team. They had another guy that was hit 14 times and three other guys that were hit at least 10 times.

 

so you are saying he's gritty?

[A New Era]

Stephen Bruno, RS SO, IF, Virginia: 280 PA, .370/.424/.559/.983, 6 HR, 27 K, 15 HBP (!), .917 Fpct

 

:shock:

Someone got a logical explanation for that?

 

That entire team got hit a lot...98 HBP as a team. They had another guy that was hit 14 times and three other guys that were hit at least 10 times.

 

What were they? The official baseball team of Jersey Shore?

[Cubswin11]

Stephen Bruno, RS SO, IF, Virginia: 280 PA, .370/.424/.559/.983, 6 HR, 27 K, 15 HBP (!), .917 Fpct

 

:shock:

Someone got a logical explanation for that?

 

That entire team got hit a lot...98 HBP as a team. They had another guy that was hit 14 times and three other guys that were hit at least 10 times.

 

so you are saying he's gritty?

Team full of Grit and/or Douchers

[A New Era]

Stephen Bruno, RS SO, IF, Virginia: 280 PA, .370/.424/.559/.983, 6 HR, 27 K, 15 HBP (!), .917 Fpct

 

:shock:

Someone got a logical explanation for that?

 

That entire team got hit a lot...98 HBP as a team. They had another guy that was hit 14 times and three other guys that were hit at least 10 times.

 

so you are saying he's gritty?

 

He's so gritty, he caused his whole team to be HBP 98 times! He'll do anything to get his team mates on base.

[Guest]

Bruno may be on the small side – he says he’s 5-8½ and 175 pounds – but he generates good power. He has six home runs and recently hit two in a home game against Georgia Tech, made even more special because his family was in the stands.

 

“I don’t really know how to explain it,” he said. “I was just trying for quality at-bats and I got a couple pitches to hit and luckily I hit them out. For a little guy I have some pop and it’s always nice for someone my size to hit a couple out in a game.”

 

So what’s his secret?

 

“All I can say is I don’t get cheated at the plate,” he said with a laugh. “I make the most of my swings and when I see the ball in the zone I’m going to swing as hard as I can. Not jump out of my shoes, but be the hitter than I am.”

 

http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/051712aab.html

[A New Era]

Stephen Bruno, RS SO, IF, Virginia: 280 PA, .370/.424/.559/.983, 6 HR, 27 K, 15 HBP (!), .917 Fpct

 

:shock:

Someone got a logical explanation for that?

 

That entire team got hit a lot...98 HBP as a team. They had another guy that was hit 14 times and three other guys that were hit at least 10 times.

 

so you are saying he's gritty?

Team full of Grit and/or Douchers

 

I've got a good team name for them. The Gritty Douchers or the Douchy Gritters.

[Vinestal]

Yeah, I bet this is their thinking. Either Appel takes around slot, or they have two top 10 picks next year in a much better draft. If they dont' sign him, do they get the slot money for next year (meaning they would have slot money for their future top 5 pick, their future #9 pick and their lost pick from this year)?

 

Are you asking if they'd get the slot for #9 twice (this year's missed pick and next year's newly awarded one)? I can't imagine why they would.

It wouldn't make a lot of sense, but most of these new rules don't make sense, and I haven't seen anything about money from a lost pick being carried over.

 

Money can't be carried over.

 

They'll just have pool money for all the picks they have in '13.

 

I dont understand how that would work. How could you possibly sign 2 1st rounders without slot money for each? Why even allow compensation for unsigned players if they aren't going to give you the slot money to sign them?

[Guest]

Holy [expletive] enough with the terrible douche jokes.

[Guest]

Yeah, I bet this is their thinking. Either Appel takes around slot, or they have two top 10 picks next year in a much better draft. If they dont' sign him, do they get the slot money for next year (meaning they would have slot money for their future top 5 pick, their future #9 pick and their lost pick from this year)?

 

Are you asking if they'd get the slot for #9 twice (this year's missed pick and next year's newly awarded one)? I can't imagine why they would.

It wouldn't make a lot of sense, but most of these new rules don't make sense, and I haven't seen anything about money from a lost pick being carried over.

 

Money can't be carried over.

 

They'll just have pool money for all the picks they have in '13.

 

I dont understand how that would work. How could you possibly sign 2 1st rounders without slot money for each? Why even allow compensation for unsigned players if they aren't going to give you the slot money to sign them?

 

They would have slot money for the picks they have. King appeared to be asking if they got 2012's #9 slot money in addition to 2013's #9 and 2013's whatever they end up with based on their record.

[abohnhoff]

I guess Bruno has this going for him...

 

Had 15-game hitting streak from March 21-April 14 (longest by UVa freshman since Brandon Guyer in 2005)

[Guest]

Are you asking if they'd get the slot for #9 twice (this year's missed pick and next year's newly awarded one)? I can't imagine why they would.

It wouldn't make a lot of sense, but most of these new rules don't make sense, and I haven't seen anything about money from a lost pick being carried over.

 

Money can't be carried over.

 

They'll just have pool money for all the picks they have in '13.

 

I dont understand how that would work. How could you possibly sign 2 1st rounders without slot money for each? Why even allow compensation for unsigned players if they aren't going to give you the slot money to sign them?

 

They would have slot money for the picks they have. King appeared to be asking if they got 2012's #9 slot money in addition to 2013's #9 and 2013's whatever they end up with based on their record.

 

That's what I thought king was asking too.