Orange Guy had Jim Callis from Baseball America and Kevin Goldstein from Baseball Prospectus on the Cubs pre-pregame show today. The highlights
Callis:
- Gaussman is the best player that actually has a chance of dropping to the Cubs, though the chance of him doing so is small (but nontrivial!)
- Cubs will probably draft Almora
- Callis would take Correa over Almora and Fried, if all three were available at 6
- He compared Almora to Buxton and said that Almora has a lower ceiling, but a higher floor
- Callis had lots of great things to say about McLeod (thinks he’ll be a GM someday) and Wilken, referred to them as a dream team
- It’s a lousy draft for pitching
Goldstein:
- Baez, Jackson, Rizzo the only bats with upside in the system.
- Loves Sczczcaratafdr’s speed, but points out there’s not a lot else there.
- He does not like the Cubs pitching prospects, wouldn't say any of them have good upside.
- He spent some time tempering expectations on Dillon Maples.
- He agrees that the Cubs will probably take Almora. He’s toolsy, could be a future 20-20 CF
- He thinks Correa is the best player in the draft, probably won’t drop to 6
- He doesn’t think the three big college pitchers will drop to six, but if Zimmer is still around at 6 he thinks the Cubs will take Almora over him anyway
My memory stinks and I can't remember which of these guys said this
Someone:
- Fried is the best HS pitcher in the Draft
Comments
GBTS wrote:
This reminds me of people bitching about Obamacare
BerseliusQuote Reply
Rice Cube wrote:
Probably Reuben
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@ Berselius:
Well played.
Mobile RiceQuote Reply
I’d rather have two pitchers hit than give a single AB to Koyie HIll.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Did either of them have anything to say about Lake and/or Torreyes?
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Nope. They were mostly talking draft
BerseliusQuote Reply
KG spent some time talking about a HS pitcher that is a teammate of Max Fried with elbow problems, but I missed the name.
BerseliusQuote Reply
@ Berselius:
Jim Hendry has already promised him a MLB contract and NTC, out of sheer force of habit.
I think he was talking about Giolito, BTW.
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@ Mercurial Outfielder:
That sounds right. My memory sucks and I have a terrible ear for names (dying laughing). I had Gaussman as Dawson when I originally tweeted it
BerseliusQuote Reply
Decent run-down (with video) of Giolito and Fried: http://www.padresprospects.com/2012/05/16/2012-mlb-draft-scouting-reports-lucas-giolito-max-fried-joey-gallo/
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I added two more bits that I hazily remembered
Callis (I think) compared Correa to Buxton, saying that he had a lower ceiling but a higher floor
Someone called Fried the best HS pitcher in the draft
BerseliusQuote Reply
Run down on Almora: http://baseballprospectnation.com/2012/05/11/scouting-report-albert-almora-of/
Sounds like Jacque Jones to me.
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@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Can his throws reach halfway to the infield?
BerseliusQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
I’m kind of confused by the hit tool rating. It says he’s a future high average guy who hits to all fields, then gives him a 30/70?
EDIT: never mind, that’s a now/later split, not a fraction
BerseliusQuote Reply
Javier Baez apparently hit a huge homer.
ACTQuote Reply
DPLEETED
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Baez just hit an even longer HR than last night’s, over the batter’s eye in CF this time.
BerseliusQuote Reply
@ Berselius:
Surely this breaks some unwritten rule about only hitting HRs moderate distances to preserve the purity of the game.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
I thought Matt Murton was Orange Guy.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
@ Berselius:
Nice little player.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ Suburban kid:
I thought King William III was Orange Guy.
Marilyn HagertyQuote Reply
@ Suburban kid:
WAG
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
The range of funny/disturbing images from GISing “orange guy” is phenomenal. I could never choose one.
Marilyn HagertyQuote Reply
BerseliusQuote Reply
Wow. Baker is hurt.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Guess we’ll see LaHair in this game after all
BerseliusQuote Reply
Wha’happen?
Suburban kidQuote Reply
@ Suburban kid:
Looked like Baker pulled something when he started to go out of the box
BerseliusQuote Reply
Or not, he’s staying in
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@ Berselius:
I think Callis was comparing Almora to Buxton, not Correa to Buxton.
MikeyLoQuote Reply
@ Rice Cube:
There goes the World Series championship.
mb21Quote Reply
@ MikeyLo:
Curse my memory. You’re probably right. Fixed in the post above
BerseliusQuote Reply
Francescon with his 2nd poor start in a row. Hopefully he can get it back on track
dylanjQuote Reply
Justin Blackmon blew a .24 during his DUI.
GBTSQuote Reply
Great save by Barney.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Nice start so far for T Wood
BerseliusQuote Reply
Sounds like Baker is a bit gimpy.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Z’s homer traveled 431 feet.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Koyie Hill’s bat is about as useful as the blade guard on his bandsaw.
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@ Mercurial Outfielder:
As long as he doesn’t swing at ball four he’s not absolutely useless (dying laughing)
Rice CubeQuote Reply
TOOTBLAN
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
K-TOOTBLAN!
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Koyie Hill is a fucking waste of space on the diamond
Recalcitrant Blogger NateQuote Reply
Way to protect the runner with a half-swing there, Captain Fundamentals.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
This is a great AB by Posey.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
I would rank the draft guys Correa, Almora then Zunio with Giolito as the dark horse. That said the Correa hype is getting a bit much.
dylanjQuote Reply
Not sure that’s a strike, but what a nasty pitch. Good late movement.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ Rice Cube:
Oppo too.
GBTSQuote Reply
Applauding a no-hitter being broken up is fucking dumb.
Also, Soriano should’ve caught that.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Travis Wood is looking very sharp
dylanjQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
I think if he had two legs he would’ve gotten there better.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Filthy yakker
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ Rice Cube:
Yeah, but even with the injury he got a horrible jump and took a worse angle.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Awww… 1-0 Giants, Koyie couldn’t hold on.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Men with no fingers cannot hold onto baseballs. Fucking Koyie Hill is shit on a stick.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
I thought he looked pretty safe even if Koyie hangs on.
GBTSQuote Reply
DFA this Bob Vila wannabe
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Nice catch, captain fundamentals
BerseliusQuote Reply
So, I take in Koyie Hill isn’t very popular around these parts.
ACTQuote Reply
@ GBTS:
It was close. But there’s no excuse for someone who talks so much shit about fundamentals to drop a ball that Reed put right on him.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ GBTS:
It was very close. I couldn’t tell from the two angles shown so far.
Too bad he couldn’t block that wild pitch either.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
This is just getting sad. He. Cannot. Move.
GBTSQuote Reply
Soriano’s broken.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
He needs to be in the American League yesterday.
GBTSQuote Reply
Dear Dale,
I have no legs.
Signed,
The Corpse of Alfonso Soriano
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Soriano looks awful. I can’t believe that Sveum keeps putting him out there.
BerseliusQuote Reply
Wood just doesn’t want to win
BerseliusQuote Reply
Jim Bowden’s source says the Astros will take Appel first overall
BerseliusQuote Reply
if thats the case B then the only way I see Correa drop is if Seattle takes Zunio. Still think Almora is the guy
dylanjQuote Reply
Campana’s gotta find a way to get hit by that pitch. (dying laughing)
GBTSQuote Reply
@ GBTS:
(dying laughing) Brenly agrees.
GBTSQuote Reply
Getting on base fail.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
If Campana had even average on-base skills, he’d steal 70 bases.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
I love AT&T Park but it swallows too many long fly balls.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
I can’t wait until the Royals sign Melky for $15m/yr
BerseliusQuote Reply
Oh, fuck off, Angel Pagan.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ Berselius:
Betcha the Astros beat them to it.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
McLane’s gone, and they’ve got some pretty sharp guys running the show now. Trust The Process is still calling the shots in KC
BerseliusQuote Reply
DALE: HE CANNOT RUN, YOU SHINY-PATED PRICK
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Seriously, I hope all the “Soriano is lazy” assholes are taking note. The guy can’t even jog comfortably. He could have been milking a DL stint for a month by now.
GBTSQuote Reply
@ Berselius:
I just don’t see them splashing for FA as bad as they’ve been this year. Even if they do, it’ll be for pitching, not offense. I also think Yost will be shitcanned in the near future if they don’t pick it up.
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@ GBTS:
That would suppose that these are the sort of people that prize consistency and intellectual honesty.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
new shit: http://obstructedview.net/minor-leagues/2012-mlb-draft-notes.html
mb21Quote Reply
@ GBTS:
He’s too lazy to put himself on the DL, GBTS
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