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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on Jun 16, 2021 0:30:26 GMT -5
To me Joey Bart ceiling is much lower than Bobby witts. Those are the comparisons we are talking about. And I would say a number 3 starter or even hopefully number 2 starter ( in terms of Leiter) Ild say is higher than a Joey Bart. So that’s a much lower ceiling. If we are comparing him to the other Vanderbilt pitcher. Eh. I’ll take him every day all day.
(As for your getting upset about people demanding that you "conform": no one is asking you to do that. It is a little confounding, though, when you throw out assertions repeatedly without justifying them. Contrary to popular belief, people aren't entitled to their opinions - opinions need to be justified. At least if anyone else should be expected to care about them.)
Would also like to add, directed at dyoung - you have called others out for getting defensive multiple times but so far you're the only person I've seen get defense. Lashing out, talking about how you're just a fan like everyone else, saying we don't talk to scouts, deflecting to "we'll see in 5 years", all of that is just being defensive when all we're asking is for you to justify your opinions and the longer you go deflecting that the less people will take your opinions seriously.
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on Jun 16, 2021 0:34:27 GMT -5
Honestly, given the general tendency of many here to cling onto particular indicators, and given how beloved Mookie was, I'm a little surprised people weren't in on Watson earlier. He seems very Mookie-ish in a lot of ways and it was one of the reasons I've had my eyes on him throughout the process. Still wouldn't be my top choice but I definitely wouldn't mind it, I just think it's an exciting skillset.
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Post by jimoh on Jun 16, 2021 5:39:42 GMT -5
(As for your getting upset about people demanding that you "conform": no one is asking you to do that. It is a little confounding, though, when you throw out assertions repeatedly without justifying them. Contrary to popular belief, people aren't entitled to their opinions - opinions need to be justified. At least if anyone else should be expected to care about them.)
Would also like to add, directed at dyoung - you have called others out for getting defensive multiple times but so far you're the only person I've seen get defense. Lashing out, talking about how you're just a fan like everyone else, saying we don't talk to scouts, deflecting to "we'll see in 5 years", all of that is just being defensive when all we're asking is for you to justify your opinions and the longer you go deflecting that the less people will take your opinions seriously. Just to second this to dyoungteach, and explain in what I hope is a friendly way. This site is not like a bar, where you give your opinion and everyone says "well, that's interesting." It's a place where you give your opinion, and people challenge you on it and ask your reasons. If you cite good evidence--which I see you are fully capable of doing numerous times in numerous good posts--, you get them to change their minds and believe you. If you cite no evidence or weak evidence or terrible arguments, people will call you on it. When people call you on it, you can choose to be hostile or upset and lash out, or you can try to think about why people like some of your arguments and harshly attack others. If you don't understand the basis of some criticism, just ask. If you change your mind, people will think more of you, not less. I'm one of the weaker posters here in terms of both math and patience, but I have learned so much from other posters in all the years I have been on here. Trying to make your arguments better is a great thing. C'mon, man, you have the word "teach" in your name.
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Post by dyoungteach on Jun 16, 2021 8:28:35 GMT -5
To me Joey Bart ceiling is much lower than Bobby witts. Those are the comparisons we are talking about. And I would say a number 3 starter or even hopefully number 2 starter ( in terms of Leiter) Ild say is higher than a Joey Bart. So that’s a much lower ceiling. If we are comparing him to the other Vanderbilt pitcher. Eh. I’ll take him every day all day. But where are you getting these comparisons? Fangraphs has Bart as a 50 prospect and Witt as a 60, so okay, I'll take the 60 too... But why are these the "comparisons we're talking about" for Davis and Mayer/Lawlar or whoever? Who made these comparisons? Based on what? It's been pointed out to you already that fangraphs themselves don't rate Mayer/Lawlar higher than 50.
In other words, once again: what is your reason for saying Davis has a lower ceiling?
(As for your getting upset about people demanding that you "conform": no one is asking you to do that. It is a little confounding, though, when you throw out assertions repeatedly without justifying them. Contrary to popular belief, people aren't entitled to their opinions - opinions need to be justified. At least if anyone else should be expected to care about them.)
A). The h3ll people aren’t entitled to their opinions!! You don’t have to agree but to say someone can’t have their own option is just bullhonkey. We aren’t living in nazi Germany. Davis has been compared to Bart. Lawyer to Witt. I’ve shown where before and who. Lawyer has been talked about like Witt several times. Both mlb and fangraphs. Davis was in the fangraphs chat. I’ll allow you to do your own research and tell me who YOU see them compared to. I sure didn’t just randomly pick two names.
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Post by freddysthefuture2003 on Jun 16, 2021 8:37:48 GMT -5
But where are you getting these comparisons? Fangraphs has Bart as a 50 prospect and Witt as a 60, so okay, I'll take the 60 too... But why are these the "comparisons we're talking about" for Davis and Mayer/Lawlar or whoever? Who made these comparisons? Based on what? It's been pointed out to you already that fangraphs themselves don't rate Mayer/Lawlar higher than 50.
In other words, once again: what is your reason for saying Davis has a lower ceiling?
(As for your getting upset about people demanding that you "conform": no one is asking you to do that. It is a little confounding, though, when you throw out assertions repeatedly without justifying them. Contrary to popular belief, people aren't entitled to their opinions - opinions need to be justified. At least if anyone else should be expected to care about them.)
A). The h3ll people aren’t entitled to their opinions!! You don’t have to agree but to say someone can’t have their own option is just bullhonkey. We aren’t living in nazi Germany. Davis has been compared to Bart. Lawyer to Witt. I’ve shown where before and who. Lawyer has been talked about like Witt several times. Both mlb and fangraphs. Davis was in the fangraphs chat. I’ll allow you to do your own research and tell me who YOU see them compared to. I sure didn’t just randomly pick two names. I've got no dog in this fight, but for the love of christ, it's Lawlar. Carry on with the slap fight.
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Post by jmei on Jun 16, 2021 8:39:03 GMT -5
Let’s stay on topic. Thanks.
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Post by dyoungteach on Jun 16, 2021 8:44:01 GMT -5
(As for your getting upset about people demanding that you "conform": no one is asking you to do that. It is a little confounding, though, when you throw out assertions repeatedly without justifying them. Contrary to popular belief, people aren't entitled to their opinions - opinions need to be justified. At least if anyone else should be expected to care about them.)
Would also like to add, directed at dyoung - you have called others out for getting defensive multiple times but so far you're the only person I've seen get defense. Lashing out, talking about how you're just a fan like everyone else, saying we don't talk to scouts, deflecting to "we'll see in 5 years", all of that is just being defensive when all we're asking is for you to justify your opinions and the longer you go deflecting that the less people will take your opinions seriously. Far from deflecting. Like I said. I could care less if you don’t take my opinions seriously. I’ve stated there are a few writers I feel that way about on a national stage. I have never not shown where my thought process comes from. If you don’t agree great. But don’t try to overpower a persons thought, because what I’m saying is your opinion is no more “for sure” than mine. You have equal experience as me. And I’m sure your just as equally educated as me. Have same amount of passion as me. Have followed the Sox for just as long; through ups and downs of both major league teams and minor league system. The 5 years comment is my way of trying to be graceful by saying hey maybe I’ll be wrong about Davis or rocker. ( or heck about the 4 shortstops). We have no clue who’s right or wrong right now. In 5 years. I’m very sure we will. So a). That’s trying to give you grace to say hey you could be right. And b) I’m saying let’s move on. What I won’t do is tolerate a push into a corner for me or anyone else to say no conform.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Jun 16, 2021 8:44:13 GMT -5
But where are you getting these comparisons? Fangraphs has Bart as a 50 prospect and Witt as a 60, so okay, I'll take the 60 too... But why are these the "comparisons we're talking about" for Davis and Mayer/Lawlar or whoever? Who made these comparisons? Based on what? It's been pointed out to you already that fangraphs themselves don't rate Mayer/Lawlar higher than 50.
In other words, once again: what is your reason for saying Davis has a lower ceiling?
(As for your getting upset about people demanding that you "conform": no one is asking you to do that. It is a little confounding, though, when you throw out assertions repeatedly without justifying them. Contrary to popular belief, people aren't entitled to their opinions - opinions need to be justified. At least if anyone else should be expected to care about them.)
A). The h3ll people aren’t entitled to their opinions!! You don’t have to agree but to say someone can’t have their own option is just bullhonkey. We aren’t living in nazi Germany. Davis has been compared to Bart. Lawyer to Witt. I’ve shown where before and who. Lawyer has been talked about like Witt several times. Both mlb and fangraphs. Davis was in the fangraphs chat. I’ll allow you to do your own research and tell me who YOU see them compared to. I sure didn’t just randomly pick two names. Ah dude, you just broke Godwins law
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Post by huskies15 on Jun 16, 2021 9:20:43 GMT -5
Man this thread was a fun follow at one point. Think the board needs the draft to come pretty badly.
Anyway, as a novice draft follower, who are some rd2 and beyond prospects to look into? I'm pretty familiar with the names at the top at this point.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jun 16, 2021 9:41:56 GMT -5
Would also like to add, directed at dyoung - you have called others out for getting defensive multiple times but so far you're the only person I've seen get defense. Lashing out, talking about how you're just a fan like everyone else, saying we don't talk to scouts, deflecting to "we'll see in 5 years", all of that is just being defensive when all we're asking is for you to justify your opinions and the longer you go deflecting that the less people will take your opinions seriously. Far from deflecting. Like I said. I could care less if you don’t take my opinions seriously. I’ve stated there are a few writers I feel that way about on a national stage. I have never not shown where my thought process comes from. If you don’t agree great. But don’t try to overpower a persons thought, because what I’m saying is your opinion is no more “for sure” than mine. You have equal experience as me. And I’m sure your just as equally educated as me. Have same amount of passion as me. Have followed the Sox for just as long; through ups and downs of both major league teams and minor league system. The 5 years comment is my way of trying to be graceful by saying hey maybe I’ll be wrong about Davis or rocker. ( or heck about the 4 shortstops). We have no clue who’s right or wrong right now. In 5 years. I’m very sure we will. So a). That’s trying to give you grace to say hey you could be right. And b) I’m saying let’s move on. What I won’t do is tolerate a push into a corner for me or anyone else to say no conform. As others have said, it's fine to offer differing opinions but if you have nothing to back them up that makes a lot of sense, then you have to expect pushback. We all get pushback at some point when you put out your opinions here. I mean if you have a conversation with somebody and they don't agree with your opinion, would you prefer to have them just nod and smile at you or actually have a real conversation with you? Sure it's fine to say something like you read on Bleacher Report, xyz, but when you have others here citing Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo, Keith Law, etc, well respected sources, well then you know not all sources are considered equal and you will get pushback. That would be akin to using me as a "source" as to something prospect related as I am no expert. I could give other parallels about not all sources being equal (see last four years), but the point is you'll get pushback. When you make blanket statements about how the Sox should never draft a pitcher with the 4th pick or can't draft a catcher with the 4th pick because another 4th pick that was a catcher failed.....the whole Trey Ball thing - nobody here - please we have archives here - please find where you see excitement on this board that the Sox drafted the next Chris Sale, because if anybody had seen a reputable source come up with that comp, you would have seen a lot of excitement on this board, and I was posting here then too, and there was none of that. Understand you'll get pushback. If you want no pushback then keep your opinions to yourself. If you put yourself out here you'll probably get pushback - I don't think any of us have not gotten pushback. Yes, the pushback should be civil. No need for nastiness. Attack on opinion, fine. Attack a poster - NOT COOL. And sometimes you'll be surprised. Sometimes you'll offer an opinion that others agree with. Sometimes others might change their minds on what they originally thought. And sometimes they won't, but they'll see it from your angle and come away with a better perspective of all sides of the issue than they had before.
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Post by pedroelgrande on Jun 16, 2021 9:57:23 GMT -5
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jun 16, 2021 10:13:24 GMT -5
Interesting. They have the Sox with a high risk, but potentially extremely rewarding Khalil Watson pick. I wonder if the Sox would bypass Leiter and Davis in that situation. It's funny but I'm at the point I really don't have much opinion on who they should draft (don't draft Trey Ball. lol). You can make a valid case for any of these guys at #4. I do wonder if there's a consensus tier where it's like these five or six (fill in the number) are considered the top tier. It just seems that this year there's so much difference of opinion of who's among the first half dozen picks. Usually there's a consensus #1 or it's either this guy or that guy. This year it could be just about anybody. My guess right now is that Mayer is at the top of the list. Lawlor and now Watson are wild cards and can go anywhere from 2 to 8. And now the pitchers, Leiter and Rocker, have fallen (or have they?) from the top spots. I feel like every time these two give up a run, we hear that's why you can't draft the pitcher there as if all college pitchers should have 0 ERAs or something like that. I mean, I have no idea who's ceiling, if things break right, is higher - Mayo or Watson or Lawlor or who has the higher probability of that happening. Davis seems like a steady pick and a catcher who can hit is no small thing. Leiter or Rocker look like guys who can be #2 starters in the majors sooner or later. So I can't real give an informed opinion of who the Sox should definitely or shouldn't definitely draft. My guess is it's Leiter, based on what was stated in fangraphs. I'd put a 50% guess on that (also based on Bloom's stated desire to bring quality and quantity of pitching into the organization), 30% on Davis, and 20% on Watson. Which way I hope it goes, I have no idea. I can't wait for this draft to get here. And also, am curious as to who would be a realistic big hit at #40 or thereabouts when the Sox draft early in the 2nd round. I remember the Sox getting JBJ with a pick near that area in 2011 (after hearing about how the Sox should/could get Josh Bell).
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Post by jaffinator on Jun 16, 2021 11:20:08 GMT -5
Pipeline podcast: "We left the top of the board the same except moved Kahlil Watson was 8 to 4, people are flocking into see him and there's talk he could go 1 or 2." "One assistant scouting director that analyzes a lot of data says Leiter has one of the best fastballs he's come across in any draft." "Jobe's slider a bit ahead of Rocker's, he can put it where he wants, he can get misses in the zone, Rocker's is a chase pitch. I've had guys go in an see him and says 80 slider, 70 fastball, 70 changeup, 60 command. He grades out better than Leiter and Rocker, but they've dominated much better competition." So, he's just 2020 deGrom and not the 2021 version? Pass. /s Beyond this being a scout that they heard from, I don't really understand the grades they give guys on the MLB website. There's got to be some draft-related inflation, because according to their lists, the top 8 guys in the draft would slot in somewhere between 6 (Mackenzie Gore) and 15 (Riley Greene) by "overall grade" on their Top 100. It's obviously not a big deal, its just kind of annoying for someone with next to no knowledge of these guys when looking at quick comparisons. Maybe the point is to be even simpler than that and the grades pre-draft are more for comparisons amongst the class than anything else. Yeah I saw that and my immediate reaction was "Well that scout better be advocating for him at the top of their board!"
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Post by TearsIn04 on Jun 16, 2021 11:33:53 GMT -5
But where are you getting these comparisons? Fangraphs has Bart as a 50 prospect and Witt as a 60, so okay, I'll take the 60 too... But why are these the "comparisons we're talking about" for Davis and Mayer/Lawlar or whoever? Who made these comparisons? Based on what? It's been pointed out to you already that fangraphs themselves don't rate Mayer/Lawlar higher than 50.
In other words, once again: what is your reason for saying Davis has a lower ceiling?
(As for your getting upset about people demanding that you "conform": no one is asking you to do that. It is a little confounding, though, when you throw out assertions repeatedly without justifying them. Contrary to popular belief, people aren't entitled to their opinions - opinions need to be justified. At least if anyone else should be expected to care about them.)
A). The h3ll people aren’t entitled to their opinions!! You don’t have to agree but to say someone can’t have their own option is just bullhonkey. We aren’t living in nazi Germany. Davis has been compared to Bart. Lawyer to Witt. I’ve shown where before and who. Lawyer has been talked about like Witt several times. Both mlb and fangraphs. Davis was in the fangraphs chat. I’ll allow you to do your own research and tell me who YOU see them compared to. I sure didn’t just randomly pick two names. I try to stay out of these messy fights, which in my opinion are making the site much less interesting and informative. But is it too much for me to ask that we refrain from references to the Nazis? It's insulting to many people and jarring to just about everyone. Thanks.
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Post by jmei on Jun 16, 2021 11:34:12 GMT -5
I’m skeptical of any scout who casually drops an 80 grade anything.
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Post by incandenza on Jun 16, 2021 11:37:48 GMT -5
But where are you getting these comparisons? Fangraphs has Bart as a 50 prospect and Witt as a 60, so okay, I'll take the 60 too... But why are these the "comparisons we're talking about" for Davis and Mayer/Lawlar or whoever? Who made these comparisons? Based on what? It's been pointed out to you already that fangraphs themselves don't rate Mayer/Lawlar higher than 50.
In other words, once again: what is your reason for saying Davis has a lower ceiling?
(As for your getting upset about people demanding that you "conform": no one is asking you to do that. It is a little confounding, though, when you throw out assertions repeatedly without justifying them. Contrary to popular belief, people aren't entitled to their opinions - opinions need to be justified. At least if anyone else should be expected to care about them.)
A). The h3ll people aren’t entitled to their opinions!! You don’t have to agree but to say someone can’t have their own option is just bullhonkey. We aren’t living in nazi Germany. Davis has been compared to Bart. Lawyer to Witt. I’ve shown where before and who. Lawyer has been talked about like Witt several times. Both mlb and fangraphs. Davis was in the fangraphs chat. I’ll allow you to do your own research and tell me who YOU see them compared to. I sure didn’t just randomly pick two names. "Has been compared to..." "Has been talked about like..." This just isn't saying anything. The mere fact that analogies have been drawn to other players is not informative. Perhaps you've heard the observation that Trey Ball was "compared to" Kershaw and Sale...
So to make things a little more concrete: I was asking about the ceilings of these players and why you think Davis' is lower. Everything I've heard about Davis' ceiling would suggest middle of the order bat + average or better defense at C with exceptional control of the running game. Do you think that is an overestimation of his ceiling? Or do you consider that ceiling too low to be worth gambling on at pick #4?
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Post by jaffinator on Jun 16, 2021 11:41:31 GMT -5
Man this thread was a fun follow at one point. Think the board needs the draft to come pretty badly. Anyway, as a novice draft follower, who are some rd2 and beyond prospects to look into? I'm pretty familiar with the names at the top at this point. What kills me about this (as someone who's lurked on the site for a while and only now feels comfortable enough in their following of College Baseball to comment and offer opinions) is that it seems like no one wants to talk about any of the performances that can actually easily be seen on national TV! I get that it's not easy to watch everyone who's being discussed at #4, and that people here aren't pro scouts, but the chances of watching someone the Red Sox might draft, if not in the first round then later, is actually pretty good at the moment! I really liked watching Doug Nikhazy this season because he was utterly dominant at Ole Miss (and was therefore on TV a good bit) and he'll probably be picked right around 40 where the Sox have their second pick. He's got 3 legit secondaries with a curve, changeup, and slider (probably in that order) all of which get pretty excellent whiff rates. After Gunnar Hogland went down, he really stepped up, but that did involve putting a lot of innings on his arm after that. The problem with him is that the fastball lives 88-91. Given that it played up against the best hitters college baseball has to offer, if he can get it to run 90-94 I think he can be a good 3-4 starter. A lot of posters here have IDed Aaron Zevala (Oregon) as someone to pick up at 40, but I think he'll probably be gone by then because he'd been climbing aggressive through the rankings. He's got a super advanced hit tool, makes excellent contact while not striking out very much at all. Average fielder in college (probably average run + average arm) with some positional flexibility, having played both 3rd and RF, though I'd expect him to play mostly outfield at the next level. This year added some power not present before.
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Post by ramireja on Jun 16, 2021 12:39:35 GMT -5
MLB Pipeline's top tools in the draft: Best Hitter: Marcelo Mayer, SS, Eastlake HS (CA) Best Power: Brady House, SS, Winder-Barrow HS (GA) Fastest Runner: Seth Stephenson, SS, Temple JC (TX) Strongest Arm: Henry Davis, C, Louisville Best Defender: Marcelo Mayer, SS, Eastlake HS (CA) Best Fastball: Jack Leiter, RHP, Vanderbilt Best Curveball: Seth Lonsway, LHP, Ohio State Best Slider: Jackson Jobe, RHP, Heritage Hall HS (OK) Best Changeup: Jordan Wicks, LHP, Kansas State Best Control: Michael McGreevy, RHP, UC Santa Barbara
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Post by jimoh on Jun 16, 2021 15:20:08 GMT -5
I apologize for distracting posts. I give up. Very excited about the draft and grateful for all the good info and solid arguments here.
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Post by 1toolplayer on Jun 16, 2021 15:21:27 GMT -5
New Hampshire native, and JUCO Pitcher Adrian Siravo recently worked out at Jet Blue in front of "about 20 scouts" for the Red Sox. He mentioned he was one of 15 players there, and the only New England native. He's UConn commit that was thought to get drafted last yr as a HS senior, and instead of UConn, he went to go to JUCO this year to get his shot at the draft again, and seems intent on playing pro ball. He doesn't appear on BA's current top 500, but was #379 as a HS senior last year. New England Baseball Journal (Paywalled)
Here's his BA report: A two-sport star who is also seen dunking over opponents in high school basketball games, Siravo brings immense upside, especially once he concentrates solely on baseball. At 6-foot-4, 195 pounds, Siravo is tall and athletic with room to grow. He has a raw delivery with plenty of effort and tends to make a huge leap to the plate, but he should be able to iron out some of those kinks at Connecticut. His fastball sits 91-94 mph, but there’s belief he could get it up to 98 mph at the collegiate level. In addition to his fastball, Siravo also throws a splitter, but thus far it's nothing more than a fringy pitch. He performed well at both the 2019 East Coast Pro and the Area Code Games, where his fastball impressed scouts, and he’s a player to watch at Connecticut once he figures it all out
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on Jun 16, 2021 15:36:50 GMT -5
New Hampshire native, and JUCO Pitcher Adrian Siravo recently worked out at Jet Blue in front of "about 20 scouts" for the Red Sox. He mentioned he was one of 15 players there, and the only New England native. He's UConn commit that was thought to get drafted last yr as a HS senior, and instead of UConn, he went to go to JUCO this year to get his shot at the draft again, and seems intent on playing pro ball. He doesn't appear on BA's current top 500, but was #379 as a HS senior last year. New England Baseball Journal (Paywalled)
Here's his BA report: A two-sport star who is also seen dunking over opponents in high school basketball games, Siravo brings immense upside, especially once he concentrates solely on baseball. At 6-foot-4, 195 pounds, Siravo is tall and athletic with room to grow. He has a raw delivery with plenty of effort and tends to make a huge leap to the plate, but he should be able to iron out some of those kinks at Connecticut. His fastball sits 91-94 mph, but there’s belief he could get it up to 98 mph at the collegiate level. In addition to his fastball, Siravo also throws a splitter, but thus far it's nothing more than a fringy pitch. He performed well at both the 2019 East Coast Pro and the Area Code Games, where his fastball impressed scouts, and he’s a player to watch at Connecticut once he figures it all out High school basketball? Trey Ball 2.0, pass
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Post by cdj on Jun 16, 2021 16:15:23 GMT -5
New Hampshire native, and JUCO Pitcher Adrian Siravo recently worked out at Jet Blue in front of "about 20 scouts" for the Red Sox. He mentioned he was one of 15 players there, and the only New England native. He's UConn commit that was thought to get drafted last yr as a HS senior, and instead of UConn, he went to go to JUCO this year to get his shot at the draft again, and seems intent on playing pro ball. He doesn't appear on BA's current top 500, but was #379 as a HS senior last year. New England Baseball Journal (Paywalled)
Here's his BA report: A two-sport star who is also seen dunking over opponents in high school basketball games, Siravo brings immense upside, especially once he concentrates solely on baseball. At 6-foot-4, 195 pounds, Siravo is tall and athletic with room to grow. He has a raw delivery with plenty of effort and tends to make a huge leap to the plate, but he should be able to iron out some of those kinks at Connecticut. His fastball sits 91-94 mph, but there’s belief he could get it up to 98 mph at the collegiate level. In addition to his fastball, Siravo also throws a splitter, but thus far it's nothing more than a fringy pitch. He performed well at both the 2019 East Coast Pro and the Area Code Games, where his fastball impressed scouts, and he’s a player to watch at Connecticut once he figures it all out High school basketball? Trey Ball 2.0, pass Mookie was too
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Post by jmei on Jun 16, 2021 16:46:28 GMT -5
Seems like the kind of guy you can take a late-round flyer on.
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Post by ghostofrussgibson on Jun 16, 2021 17:53:02 GMT -5
Living here in the Winston-Salem area, we're excited about a local, tall lefty who our WS Journal say could go in the first round or two. MLB.com has Josh Hartle at #45. www.mlb.com/prospects/draft/Like all high school pitchers, he has some hills to climb. He's 6'5", 218... and hits low to mid 90's. He has a full ride to Wake Forest. Do other posters have intel/insight into his draft situation? Might he be a consideration in the second round?
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Post by jimoh on Jun 16, 2021 19:04:55 GMT -5
Living here in the Winston-Salem area, we're excited about a local, tall lefty who our WS Journal say could go in the first round or two. MLB.com has Josh Hartle at #45. www.mlb.com/prospects/draft/Like all high school pitchers, he has some hills to climb. He's 6'5", 218... and hits low to mid 90's. He has a full ride to Wake Forest. Do other posters have intel/insight into his draft situation? Might he be a consideration in the second round? Thanks! Reminder to people not from NC: Khalil Watson is from the town of Wake Forest NC which is about 100 miles away from Wake Forest University, which years ago moved to Winston-Salem, home of the A ball Dash (the only team named after punctuation).
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