2013 Draft Day Thread + Cubs Picks Discussion

[Guest]

Niceeeeeeeee

 

Luke Blaize

@ltblaize

ESPN apparently ranked Clifton the No 3 HS RHP prospect in the country. http://espn.go.com/blog/high-school/baseball/tag/_/name/trevor-clifton

 

ESPN's HS baseball prospect rankings are a joke.

 

FYI, just clicked the link. Hasn't been updated since last year.

[craig]

Clifton has agreed, for 3rd round money. Edited June 8, 2013 by craig

[Guest]

Kyle Serrano (Tennessee) and Cavan Biggio (Notre Dame) went off the board in the 29th round, Wil Crowe (South Carolina) and Chris Okey (Clemson) in the 30th.

 

Also, wow:

 

@conorglassey: #Twins 29th-round #mlbdraft pick Tanner Vavra is blind in one eye. Didn't stop him from raking in Northwoods League last summer.

[Guest]

Clifton has agreed, said he asked for and received 3rd round money. Said he "hates school", so not a hard choice.

Hopefully he doesn't live to regret that statement.

[Guest]

Clifton has agreed, for 3rd round money.

 

Nice! So about 700k then.

[Guest]

Alamo (BA's #348):

 

Alamo's durable 6-foot-3, 200-pound frame has plenty of strength, but scouts use words like "rigid" and "stiff" to describe him behind the plate and in the batter's box. His receiving skills have a long way to go to become passable. He has slightly above-average arm strength, but his footwork affects his accuracy, and he takes too long to unload the ball. He is an upright hitter whose grooved swing features an arm bar. He swings and misses too often, and scouts consider him a guess hitter. He does flash promising raw power. A team could take him around the back of the top 10 rounds and try to sign him away from Cal State Fullerton.

 

Same HS as Josh Vitters.

 

So the one positive thing they said, aside from that he's got a solid frame, is that he flashes promising raw power? Everything else sounded bad to really bad...

 

Yeah, he sounds like a guy who could use 3 years in college to improve his game without the pressure of showing results right away professionally. There are a lot of HS guys like that, especially around the rating he got from BA.

[Guest]

Cubs 32nd founder - Keaton Leach - goes to Glendale Community College, the inspiration for Greendale Community College in "Community."

[Guest]

raisin... hjow do you feel about this draft for the cubs so far?

 

I really couldn't separate Appel, Gray and Bryant too much and would have been happy with either of those three. I like the profile of a lot of the pitchers in the first two days. And today, they took some signability guys who have interesting ceilings (obviously just judging from scouting reports); of course they won't sign them all but it's a nice infusion of pitching and catching to the system. Seems like a good draft.

 

I just makes me wish we had Theo for one draft before the new CBA.

[Guest]

Clifton has agreed, for 3rd round money.

 

Excellent!

 

I'm guessing this is where you got the news from:

 

Knoxville News-Sentinel[/url]"]The 6-foot-5, 185-pound Clifton said he reports to minicamp in Arizona in a week.

 

“It was a dream come true,” Clifton said about being drafted. “I got the money I wanted, and playing professional is a dream.”

 

Clifton didn’t disclose his asking price but said he asked for “third-round money.”

 

“And that’s what I got,” he said.

 

The Cubs weren’t one of Clifton’s early suitors but did become omnipresent at his starts this spring.

 

Clifton finished his senior season with a 3-2 record and a 3.35 ERA in 39.2 innings. He struck out 79 batters and walked 21.

 

Clifton’s biggest assets are his body frame and a right arm that can send a fastball to the plate as quickly as 97 miles per hour — though his fastballs routinely clock in the low-to-mid 90s. He also utilizes a curve and a change-up.

[Guest]

Nick Eicholtz was drafted by the Brewers in the 29th round.

[cbbryan]

27th Round Selection

 

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Tyler Sciacca

Position: 2B

Height: 5'10"

Weight: 175 lbs

B/T: R/R

College: Villanova U (PA)

High School: Monsignor Farrell

Hometown: Staten Island, N.Y.

 

On Sciacca: MLB Prospect ... Preseason All-BIG EAST ... One of the top all-around players in the region ... Tremendous athlete who hits for a high average, is a terrific situational hitter and fits well into the Villanova offense ... Has developed into a significant threat in the middle of the batting order ... Shows incredible range in the field with outstanding defense at either middle infield position ... Will be a key player for the Wildcats during the season.

 

Career: Has played in 140 games with 124 starts ... Career .314 hitter (142-for-452) with a .399 on-base percentage and a .425 slugging percentage ... His hits include 28 doubles, eight triples and two home runs ... Scored 83 runs and has 72 runs batted in ... Has stolen 29 bases and been caught just five times ... Has been hit by a pitch 19 times while drawing 51 walks and striking out 110 times ... Has 12 sacrifice bunts and nine sacrifice flies ... Tremendous middle infielder with a career .976 fielding percentage (245 putouts, 361 assists, 15 errors).

 

2012: Earned second team All-BIG EAST and second team All-East honors ... Selected as the Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Year and was an All-Big Five honoree ... Led the team or tied for the team lead in nine different offensive categories, while ranking in the top 10 in the BIG EAST in six of those categories ... One of three players on the team who started in all 55 games ... Batted a team-high .359 (79-for-220) with a .430 on-base percentage and a .500 slugging percentage ... Tied for the team lead with 79 hits and had a team-high 16 doubles to go along with six triples and a home run ... Scored 43 runs, had 39 runs batted in and drew a team-high 24 walks ... Was hit by a pitch seven times ... Had 17 stolen bases in 21 tries ... Laid down two sacrifice bunts and had five sacrifice flies ... Struck out 53 times ... Played incredible defense in the field with only six errors in 302 chances ... Had 131 putouts and 165 assists ... Reached base safely 49 times in 55 games ... Put together a career-high 15-game hitting streak from March 10-31 ... During the streak he batted a torrid .508 (31-for-61) with 11 multi-hit games, including four games with three hits or more ... Had five consecutive multi-hit games during the streak and in those five games was a collective 13-for-20 (.650) with two doubles, two triples, seven runs scored, seven RBI and three walks ... Hit for the cycle in just six innings of a win against Chicago State, going 4-for-4 with two runs scored, five runs batted and both a walk and a stolen base ... Had three hits and three runs batted in against Norfolk State and also drove in three runs thanks to a pair of doubles against Miami (Ohio) ... Had three hits in back-to-back games against Central Connecticut and Saint Joseph's ... Had three hits and drove in three runs against Binghamton ... Went 4-for-5 with a run scored against Penn ... Also had four hits against La Salle ... Overall had 24 multi-hit games, six three-hit games and three games with four hits ... Had three separate streaks in the field in which he handled over 50 chances without committing an error; BIG EAST: Batted .275 (30-for-109) in 27 conference games while posting a .354 on-base percentage and a .358 slugging percentage ... Scored 18 runs and had 14 RBI while hitting seven doubles and a triple ... Walked 11 times and struck out 35 times ... Was hit by a pitch on four occasions, had a sacrifice bunt and hit three sacrifice flies ... Stole six bases and was caught three times ... Committed just two errors in 148 chances in the field (.986 fielding percentage) ... Tallied 68 putouts and 78 assists ... Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, two RBI and a double in a win over St. John's ... Drew a career-high four walks and scored four runs in a win at West Virginia ... Had three hits, two runs scored and an RBI in a victory over Georgetown ... Went 3-for-5 with a run scored, two RBI and two stolen bases versus Cincinnati.

 

2011: Sat out the season with an injury ... Received a medical redshirt for the year.

 

2010: Solidified himself as the team's starting second baseman and played in 51 games with 50 starts ... Made significant strides at the plate and batted .309 (56-for-181) with 33 runs scored and 29 RBI ... Ranked second on the team with 12 doubles and also hit two triples and a home run ... Drew 20 walks, was hit by a pitch 11 times and struck out 38 times ... Stole eight bases without being caught ... Posted a .403 on-base percentage with a .414 slugging percentage ... Committed just seven errors in 225 chances in the field for a .969 fielding percentage ... Made 92 putouts and had 126 assists; BIG EAST: Played in and started all 27 conference games ... Hit .286 (26-for-91) with 11 runs scored and 11 RBI ... Counted five doubles and a triple with 10 walks, 20 strikeouts and four stolen bases ... Was hit by a pitch six times, laid down four sacrifice bunts and hit three sacrifice flies ... Posted a .382 on-base percentage and a .363 slugging percentage ... Recorded a .971 fielding percentage with 62 putouts, 70 assists and four errors.

 

2009: Slated to be the starting shortstop before being injured on a line drive in the first inning of the season opener ... Returned to split time in the infield and appeared in 34 games with 19 starts ... Batted .137 (7-for-51) with seven walks and one hit by itch along the way to posting a .254 on-base percentage and a .137 slugging percentage ... Scored seven runs and had four runs batted in ... Stole four bases in five tries ... Tallied a .978 fielding percentage with 21 putouts, 70 assists and only two errors ... Handled 63 consecutives chances without committing an error at one point during the season; BIG EAST: Saw action in 22 conference games with 13 starts ... Batted .065 (2-for-31) with three runs scored and one RBI ... Drew four walks, struck out 12 times, was hit by a pitch once and had two sacrifice bunts ... Posted a .194 on-base percentage and an .065 slugging percentage ... Registered a .984 fielding percentage with 16 putouts, 47 assists and one error.

 

Monsignor Farrell High School: Earned three varsity letters ... Chosen for the All-Archdiocese CHSAA Team and was a New York City Greater Alliance All-Star ... Named to the Staten Island Advance All-Star team as both a junior and a senior ... Led his team in batting and was the team MVP ... Made his school's first Honor Roll academically all four years.

 

Personal: Born 11/2/90 in Staten Island, N.Y. ... Younger of two sons of Joseph and Linda Sciacca ... Has an older brother, J.C. (22) ... Father played collegiate baseball at St. Francis (N.Y.) ... Chose to attend Villanova for its athletic and academic reputations ... Majoring in Communications.

[cbbryan]

28th Round Selection

 

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Brad Renner

Position: RHP

Height: 6'6"

Weight: 220 lbs

DOB: 5/15/91

College: Florida State College (FL)

High School: Land O'Lakes

Hometown: Land O'Lakes, FL

 

2010 (Freshman): Started the season out of the bullpen, but last seven appearances were mid-week game starts…finished with a 2-1 record with a 5.27 ERA and one save…earned first career save against Bentley (2/15/10) when he pitched two shutout innings to preserve a 9-6 victory…made first start against Bridgeport (3/17/10) and allowed two hits and one run to pick up his first victory with a career-best eight strikeouts…earned a quality start against No. 22 Ohio State after pitching six innings and allowing one run in the no decision…earned final victory against Flagler (4/13/10)...collected 18 strikeouts.

 

High School: Attended Land O’Lakes High School…pitched the Gators to the 2008 districts…pitched a no-hitter against Hernando High School during his senior year…was a three-year letterwinner in golf and garnered all-district honors.

 

Personal: Born Bradley Geno Renner, May 15 in Elyria, Ohio…parents Tim and Dawn Renner…one brother, Brett (13)…one sister Brynn (7)…cousin Brianne McLaughlin plays hockey at Robert Morris University and is a member of the women’s Olympic team…credits his parents for having the greatest influence in his life…enjoys playing baseball, fishing and boating…planning to pursue a degree in biochemistry.

[Guest]

Cubs took Jeremy Martinez in the 37th round. Was expected to be a first rounder this year but didn't progress from his jr to sr year and a lot of other prep catchers passed him. Will likely end up at USC.

[cbbryan]

29th Round Selection

 

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John Garcia

Position: CF

Height: 6'1"

Weight: 190 lbs

B/T: R/R

DOB: 12/11/95

High School: Denbigh HS (VA)

 

Only thing I can find is a newspaper article:

 

He wears number 21, just like the most revered player from his homeland. He dreams of making the big leagues, something his father was willing to relocate 1,500 miles to help make happen.

 

John Garcia, the center fielder at Denbigh and the best-kept secret in the Peninsula District, is closer than he ever imagined at realizing that dream. His coach, Chris Ochsenfeld, said eight professional scouts came to a recent game to evaluate Garcia.

 

The hope is that Garcia, who is still very raw, might sneak into to mid-to-later rounds of Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft. Ochsenfeld says he's in almost daily contact with scouts who are intrigued by this 17-year-old who is half-Puerto Rican, half-Dominican, and hitting .525 with five home runs.

 

And if he gets the call, either in June or further down the road, the dream will be real.

 

"For me, that would be a really special moment because my dad, he always wanted me to get there," Garcia said. "If I have this opportunity, I'd like to dedicate it to him. Everything I've done, I know he knows about it and he's happy. He's looking after me from heaven."

 

Cesar Garcia, who died from cancer seven months ago, wanted this for his son. He saw the potential and believed John would have a better opportunity if the family came to the States. And John's uncle, Ruben Caballero, lived in Newport News.

 

In September of 2010, they made the move. Speaking very little English at the time, John enrolled at Denbigh as a sophomore. As, literally, a stranger in a strange land.

 

http://articles.dailypress.com/2013-04-20/sports/dp-spt-john-garcia-0421-20130420_1_john-garcia-chad-ochsenfeld-chris-ochsenfeld

[Guest]

Nationals take Karsten Whitson in the 37th round.

[cbbryan]

30th Round Selection

 

 

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Zak Hermans

Position: RHP

Height: 6'2"

Weight: 190 lbs

B/T: R/R

DOB: 6/21/91

College: Princeton (NJ)

High School: Coppell

Hometown: Coppell, TX

 

2012: Ivy League Pitcher of the Year and First-Team selection … named Ivy Pitcher of the Week twice (Mar. 6 and May 10) … earned College Baseball 360 Primetime Performer of the Week honors (Mar. 6) … started all nine games appeared in … led Tiger rotation with a 6-2 record and 3.00 ERA … pitched a pair of complete games and a shutout … over 63.0 innings on the mound, tallied 60 strikeouts while only giving up 22 walks … made season debut at Florida Atlantic, tallied eight strikeouts and gave up only two hits over 5.0 innings in 11-4 victory (Mar. 2) … tallied six strikeouts and gave up only one run over five innings in 2-1 loss to defending national champion South Carolina (Mar. 9) … over 5.0 innings, tallied five strikeouts in 21-14 victory at Richmond (Mar. 17) … tallied three strikeouts over six innings of work in no decision in game one at Navy (Mar. 25) … threw five strikeouts over 7.2 innings in game two versus Dartmouth (Mar. 31) … tallied six strikeouts and gave up only one run against over 8.1 innings of work in 2-1 victory in game two at Yale (Apr. 7) … in first complete game victory of the season, had seven strikeouts and three runs against in 4-3 victory in game two versus Penn (Apr. 14) … went eight innings and threw six strikeouts, while giving up only two earned runs in 5-2 victory in game two at Columbia (Apr. 20) … pitched best game of career in game two at Cornell, throwing career-high 14 strikeouts in 1-0 complete game shutout victory (Apr. 27).

 

2011: Anchored the Princeton pitching rotation all season long … won the team's Donovan Award as it's top pitcher … made 11 starts and was 5-2 with a 3.18 ERA in 70.2 innings of work … struck out 55 batters … allowed only an unearned run in four innings in his first start of the season at LSU … allowed a run on nine hits over 7.2 innings for a win at North Carolina A&T … struck out eight over seven innings at Navy … struck out seven and allowed two runs in a win over Brown … pitched a complete-game five-hitter to beat Harvard … got his fourth win of the season against Columbia … went 7.1 innings and allowed two earned runs on eight hits against Cornell … got a tough no decision in Game 2 of the Ivy League Championship Series after allowing one earned on five hits in 7.2 innings … started Princeton NCAA Regional opener at Texas … allowed four runs on four hits in 4.1 innings.

 

2010: Made nine appearances and eight starts … was 4-3 with a 7.38 ERA … was 4-1 in Ivy League action … first college appearance came in a loss at Elon … pitched six shutout innings at Navy before surrendering three runs in the seventh in a Princeton win … held Dartmouth scoreless over six and struck out six in a shutout win … limited Columbia to a single earned run in seven in a win … allowed four earned runs to defeat Cornell.

 

At Coppell

 

Was a first-team all-state pitcher and two-time district Most Valuable Player as a pitcher at Coppell High School ... was 6-1 with a 2.65 earned run average and 95 strikeouts as a senior ... also batted .412 when playing in the field ... fanned 88 with a 9-2 record and a 0.95 ERA a season earlier.

 

Personal

 

Son of Bruce and Chris Hermans ... both parents attended Carroll College and are teachers ... has a younger sister Mia ... birthday is June 21.

[cbbryan]

31st Round Selection

 

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Sean Johnson

Position: RHP

Height: 6'7"

Weight: 190 lbs

B/T: R/R

College: Iowa Western CC (IA)

High School:

Hometown: Durango, CO

 

Here's his recruiting page that he wrote, apparently. Has video of his delivery.

 

http://www.ncsasports.org/baseball-recruiting/co/colorado-springs/fountain-valley-high-school1/sean-johnson13

[TruffleShuffle]

6'7" and 190 lbs? Jeez eat a burger dude.

 

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[davell]

Been on a plane most of the day, love the Clifton signing. Pretty sure Law mentioned Alamo would be tough to sign. Him or Martinez would be excellent, but I don't expect it. Wagner is a nice pick, figure we get him in. All in all, solid draft. Strategy appeared sound as well.

[Cubswin11]

Poncedeleon, bitches!?!

[cbbryan]

32nd Round Selection

 

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Keaton Leach

Position: RHP

Height: 6'2"

Weight: 180 lbs

B/T: R/R

DOB: 4/14/95

College: Glendale College (CA)

High School: South Pasadena (CA)

Hometown: Pasadena, CA

 

I can't find much on him as far as scouting reports. There's a news story about an arm injury his freshman year, he didn't pitch his soph season in HS. At one point he committed to Fresno State, who described him as a "Tom Seaver" type prospect, but it doesn't look like he ever went there. He also had an offer from Oregon, but ended up going the CC route.

[Cubswin11]

32nd Round Selection

 

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Keaton Leach

 

I can't find much on him as far as scouting reports. There's a news story about an arm injury his freshman year, he didn't pitch his soph season in HS. At one point he committed to Fresno State, who described him as a "Tom Seaver"

Harold Reynolds must own the outlet who reported that

[Guest]

32nd Round Selection

 

Keaton Leach

Position: RHP

Height: 6'2"

Weight: 180 lbs

B/T: R/R

DOB: 4/14/95

College: Glendale College (CA)

High School: South Pasadena (CA)

Hometown: Pasadena, CA

 

I can't find much on him as far as scouting reports. There's a news story about an arm injury his freshman year, he didn't pitch his soph season in HS. At one point he committed to Fresno State, who described him as a "Tom Seaver" type prospect, but it doesn't look like he ever went there. He also had an offer from Oregon, but ended up going the CC route.

 

Holy crap, local boy for me.

[cbbryan]

33rd Round Selection

 

 

Chris Madera

Position: OF

Height: 5'11"

Weight: 185 lbs

B/T: R/R

DOB: 8/23/92

College: Northwest Florida State (FL)

High School: Avon Old Farms School

Hometown: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

 

Note: Uncle Koby Perez (former Red Sox farmhand, current Phillies scout)

 

Here's a YouTube video: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&ved=0CEIQtwIwBA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DEM5Jwg1HqwA&ei=bf2zUdzzCoHLyAGisIDYAg&usg=AFQjCNH6yIag-IhQFS8sTGme2Wuu-i3XNg&sig2=8_pGtSrQeP3hBOEMRGHhXw&bvm=bv.47534661,d.aWc

[cbbryan]

34th Round Selection

 

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Jake Thompson

 

Position: RHP

Height: 6'1"

Weight: 200 lbs.

B/T: R/R

DOB: 9/22/94

School: Siuslaw HS (OR)

Hometown: Florence, OR

 

Pat Casey has won two College Baseball World Series as head coach of the Oregon State Beavers and he’s been talking with some local talent.

 

Pat Casey – “I think he is the epitome of what it means to be an Oregon State Baseball player. Terrific young man with terrific heart; very very talented; just fits into what we do. Very smart.”

 

Jake Thompson, a senior at Siuslaw High School made an informal decision earlier this year to commit to the Beavers… he signed a formal Letter of Intent last week. Casey says when he hits the recruiting trail he sees players with a lot of talent but not as much heart… or players with a lot of smarts… but not quite as much talent.

 

Pat Casey – “And then there’s guys like Jake where you’re going this is the guy. I am a hundred percent confident that this guy fits in our program. Obviously he had to be talented enough to be here and he’s a special athlete. Not only in baseball but in basketball and football also.”

 

Thompson’s prowess on the mound as a right handed pitcher is what drew Casey and the Beavers’ attention.