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Post by ortiz34 on Jun 3, 2019 22:12:18 GMT -5
Why do i got the feeling we are taking a pitcher.
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jun 3, 2019 22:14:26 GMT -5
Orioles taking Gunnar Henderson...Sox are up.
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jun 3, 2019 22:15:36 GMT -5
Cameron Cannon is the pick according to Kiley.
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Post by nomar on Jun 3, 2019 22:16:08 GMT -5
Cannon
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jun 3, 2019 22:16:46 GMT -5
Cannon ranks:
Baseball America: 94 MLB: 79 Fangraphs: 48 Perfect Game: 73 Keith Law: 87
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Post by ortiz34 on Jun 3, 2019 22:17:01 GMT -5
Experts were right on Cannon
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jun 3, 2019 22:17:09 GMT -5
I guess we shouldn't be surprised. Will they get Quintana at pick 69?
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jun 3, 2019 22:17:09 GMT -5
MLB:
Scouting grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 45 | Run: 50 | Arm: 50 | Field: 50 | Overall: 45
A classic grinder who gets the most out of his tools, Cannon spurned the D-backs as a 21st-round pick out of an Arizona high school. He has improved throughout his three years of college at Arizona and earned all-star honors in the Cape Cod League last summer. While his floor is more impressive than his ceiling, it may be enough to get him selected in the top three rounds.
Cannon's best attribute is his ability to make repeated line-drive contact from the right side of the plate. He controls the strike zone well and has grown into some gap power, ranking among the NCAA Division I leaders in doubles this spring. He's an average runner out of the batter's box and a little quicker once he gets going, though he's not much of a basestealer.
Cannon has played both middle-infield positions for the Wildcats and spent most of his Cape summer at third base. He has reliable hands and is best suited for second base because his average arm is a bit stretched on the left side of the infield. Some scouts think he could hit his way to a big league starting job while others project him as a utilityman.
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on Jun 3, 2019 22:19:42 GMT -5
Fangraphs thinks he can't play shortstop but also projects him to tap into more power with a mechanical adjustment. I trust the organization to tap into that, and even if there's not a huge boon in power he seems like the type of player the Sox tend to gravitate towards. I'm okay with it.
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jun 3, 2019 22:19:48 GMT -5
Cameron Cannon had the 16th best average in all of D1 baseball at .397.
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Post by juanpena on Jun 3, 2019 22:23:04 GMT -5
Shouldn't a guy named Cannon have better than a 50 arm?
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jun 3, 2019 22:23:13 GMT -5
How does he compare with Chase Strumpf? I looked at MLB.com and Strumpf sounds like he's more of a hitter than Cannon. Sounds like if all goes well, Cannon is a starting 2b, and if not, he's likely a utility player.
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on Jun 3, 2019 22:23:13 GMT -5
Quintana to Detroit.
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on Jun 3, 2019 22:23:52 GMT -5
This is sort of an off the cuff comparison but Cannon seems like a rich man's Brett Netzer.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jun 3, 2019 22:24:05 GMT -5
With Quintana not on the board anymore, does that mean the relief pitcher Matt Cronin?
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on Jun 3, 2019 22:25:05 GMT -5
How does he compare with Chase Strumpf? I looked at MLB.com and Strumpf sounds like he's more of a hitter than Cannon. Sounds like if all goes well, Cannon is a starting 2b, and if not, he's likely a utility player. I would imagine the Red Sox thought Cannon had a chance to stick somewhere on the left side of the infield.
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Post by larrycook on Jun 3, 2019 22:27:37 GMT -5
Cameron Cannon had the 16th best average in all of D1 baseball at .397. He was a line drive machine this year.
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jun 3, 2019 22:27:38 GMT -5
I would imagine Cannon signs for slot or slightly below and goes to Lowell.
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on Jun 3, 2019 22:29:41 GMT -5
As a UCLA alum if you would've told me before the season that Ryan Garcia would go 50th and before Strumpf I would've laughed in your face.
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Post by Ryanod1 on Jun 3, 2019 22:34:06 GMT -5
I dont particularly love the Cannon pick, but I get it. I have a feeling the sox see him as a future offensive minded 2b. We aren't in need of a safer 3b or SS pick due to players being close to ready, but 2b can use someone in the "safe" pick category. It may be Chavis's long term destination, but with Pedroia gone they need the depth. Im hoping for big upside picks while using their top pick to hedge their bets.
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jun 3, 2019 22:39:12 GMT -5
Ryne Nelson was just selected by the D'Backs.
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Post by jimed14 on Jun 3, 2019 22:41:36 GMT -5
Well hmm. Cannon went to Arizona, not Arizona St.
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Post by incandenza on Jun 3, 2019 22:44:04 GMT -5
A future utilityman, eh? Well, that's not super exciting, but then, it was the 43rd pick.
Am looking forward to us picking a Mookie Betts-caliber player by the 5th round though. That happens in most drafts, right?
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jun 3, 2019 22:44:28 GMT -5
This is sort of an off the cuff comparison but Cannon seems like a rich man's Brett Netzer. Funny, that's precisely what I thought. Like you, just off the cuff and not saying that's a great comp, but that's what came to mind. Maybe a 2B Chatham?
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Post by nomar on Jun 3, 2019 22:48:55 GMT -5
Lets hope he’s not another Netzer. Netzer started striking out a lot after being drafted and has no pop
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