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Post by vermontsox1 on Aug 9, 2021 13:33:36 GMT -5
You would think Boston would have known what he was seeking to sign as a second round pick before they drafted the player? Sox are out a top pick that might have become a player Bad front office management or did player change his mind? |
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Post by madstork on Aug 9, 2021 17:10:20 GMT -5
You would think Boston would have known what he was seeking to sign as a second round pick before they drafted the player? Sox are out a top pick that might have become a player Bad front office management or did player change his mind? 👍 |
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Post by azblue on Aug 10, 2021 23:17:09 GMT -5
Terrific article by Alex Speier about the Red Sox' 2021 draft focusing on players drafted after the second round. I was facinated by the note about B.J. Vela: "....junior college infielder B.J. Vela (.481/.560/.821, 7 homers, 4 strikeouts in 134 plate appearances) in the 16th. Alex's article on 2021 draft class |
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Post by telson13 on Sept 25, 2021 19:38:36 GMT -5
If I were the Sox, having the extra bucks with 41 and roughly 65 next year, I’d put a bug in his ear. They could overslot him at 25 easily. Even post surgery? With his inconsistent velocity, reliance on the slider, and the Mets wariness over his physicals, I think the chances that he's gonna need surgery is pretty high. Different point in development, but I think of Lucas Giolito. Good chance the inconsistency of the FB and SL movement is injury-related. So another year? Maybe after surgery? Sure. Groome is pitching to his talent now. If anything Rocker’s age might suggest an even better prognosis since his physical development is done. With two second-rounders and a shot at a guy whose best has been a top-3 talent? Yeah, that’s a gamble I take every time, provided I’m happy with the medical risk assessment. High-end college pitchers are historically relatively low risk to have at least marginally valuable careers. I think the upside outweighs the marginal increase in bust rate, depending on the injury itself. Roger Clemens had a R labrum repair, the sort of thing (I think both Pedro and Ramon Martinez did as well) that’s very low-likelihood recovery, and still did pretty well for himself. Actually, I think it was two surgeries. Point is just to be open-minded and develop options. Rocker is a potentially terrific one. Sometimes you swing for the fences. |
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