2014 Draft Discussion

[Tryptamine]

I don't think they can afford Adams.

[Guest]

was that Derrick May's dad?

[Outshined_One]

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere we go...

[davell]

WTF. Stupid ass [expletive].

[Irrelevant Dude]

Umm... What?

[gscool89]

Blahhhhhh

[Hairyducked Idiot]

College pitcher?

 

Meh

[Outshined_One]

Not awful, but was hoping for a bit more of a risk there.

[mul21]

Interesting. Going after the low mileage arm. Anybody know what he throws?

[Tryptamine]

Not thrilled at all.

[rawaction]

Could've waited a round.

[treebird]

everyone go back and apologize to that guy you yelled at for saying the cubs were going cheap

[davell]

He's a [expletive] senior. What the [expletive] are we saving money on? Sorry, but this sucks serious [expletive] dick.

[Outshined_One]

Interesting. Going after the low mileage arm. Anybody know what he throws?

 

Low 90s, slider, change. Change is way behind the first two.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Have to wait and see how everything plays out tomorrow, but so far this feels like a Phil Emery draft.

[The-Kris-Bryant]

Interesting. Going after the low mileage arm. Anybody know what he throws?

Scouting Grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 40 | Control: 50 | Overall: 50

College seniors have done well with the new Draft rules as teams try to find ways to strategically use their bonus pools. Stinnett has the chance to be the first senior to come off the board in 2014.

 

Originally a two-way player who played third base for the Terrapins, Stinnett started focusing on pitching only as a junior in 2013. He's really taken off this season, showing a jump in velocity up into the mid 90s with plenty of sink. His slider has greatly improved, flashing as a plus pitch. His changeup is behind the other two, but he has shown some feel for it. The focus on pitching has helped his command, and he's able to pitch to both sides of the plate.

 

There is some effort to his delivery, but not enough to make a team think he can't start. College seniors typically are value picks, but Stinnett has the chance to go in the early rounds based on his size and stuff alone.

[Guest]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/suleyman21/rickettscrackers_zps1cac29c9.png Edited June 6, 2014 by Stannis

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Huh. At first glance, I like him way better than Zas.

[Fro]

Interesting. Going after the low mileage arm. Anybody know what he throws?

 

Low 90s, slider, change. Change is way behind the first two.

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/game-report-marylands-jake-stinnett/

 

This says he worked between 92-94 mph in a game in April, with a few hitting 95 mph (and one 97)

[Irrelevant Dude]

Huh. At first glance, I like him way better than Zas.

Except that there was a much more obvious need to save money on that pick last year after drafting Bryant.

[OleMissCub]

Wonder if the Cubs' strategy of drafting college players will hold.

[davell]

Huh. At first glance, I like him way better than Zas.

 

Our gigantic group of pitchers taken in rounds 2-10 last year basically all suck.

[davell]

And there goes Reid-Foley.....

[Tryptamine]

Foley,Hoffman and Pentecost.

[Irrelevant Dude]

And there goes Reid-Foley.....

I don't feel as bad about missing out on a guy with 2 last names.