Comments on: NL Central Draft Review

By: cooper

cooper — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:58:47 +0000

Regarding Reds “worst pick”….FYI, go to link below and go down to #6.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/prospect-hot-sheet/2009/268365.html

By: cooper

cooper — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:25:54 +0000

What about the 2008 worst pick for the Reds ? How do you feel about him now?

By: Cooper

Cooper — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:06:39 +0000

WELL…………..

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:05:05 +0000

Well, Jason Castro isn’t a bad player, but he isn’t Justin Smoak. Whatever reason they had for not taking Smoak probably wasn’t a very good one.

The reason so many 1B were taken is because there were a TON of great sluggers in this draft. Absolutely stacked. I had 5 1B in my top 25 players, and Alvarez is likely a 1B as well.

By: COACH

COACH — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:56:54 +0000

WHAT WAS HOUSTON’S EXCUSE FOR NOT TAKING SMOAKE AT #10? I AGREE, THEY WILL REGRET THAT LATER. THINK THEY DID GOOD WITH LYLES. GREAT ATHELETE WITH LOTS OF INTANGIBLES.

WASN’T THIS YEAR’S DRAFT CRAZY. OTHER THAN SMOAKE AND MAYBE ONE OR TWO OTHERS, WHAT WAS THE DEAL ON THE RUN FOR ALL THE 1ST BASEMEN IN THE EARLY ROUNDS? LOTS OF GOOD PITCHING PASSED UP TO GRAB 1ST BASEMEN. DON’T UNDERSTAND THAT. SOME GOOD HITTERS BUT A FEW OF THEM LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING TO FIRST BASE ONCE THEY GOT A HIT.

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:45:52 +0000

Look, this isn’t anything new. The vast majority of players drafted into the pros of any sport were absolute stars in high school and college. It’s just very hard for people to believe that the high school hitter who hit a homer every other game or the pitcher who threw *gasp* 92 MPH might not be a major leaguer.

The absolute best draft prospects are far from a lock to even make the majors; for a reliever drafted in the 3rd round who was *not* a dominating presence in college, the obstacles are tremendous.

He *could* make it, of course. There are plenty of guys who nobody thought would make it, and did. Stewart could be a major league closer, and Justin Smoak could be a complete bust. The odds are just against it.

The draft is littered with people who have their own fan clubs that ‘know what he’s capable of’.

As for specific points: I’m not the one who’s judging Stewart on a few games, this was started by somebody who expected me to change my opinion of a player on a few games.

Stewart has appeared in the 6th inning of a game with a 2-run lead, the 8th inning of a game when losing by 6 runs, and the 9th inning of a tie game. That’s straaaange usage for a closer.

By: ZO

ZO — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:51:42 +0000

WHY ARE YOU BOTH PLAYING GAMES WITH THIS MAN.WE ALL KNOW WHAT ZACH STEWART IS CAPABLE OF. BESIDES HOW CAN THIS GUY JUDGE ZACH ON A FEW GAMES.AS FAR AS I’M CONCERNED ZACH IS ADVANCING WELL AND WILL BE IN THE MAJORS SOON. THEN LET’S SEE WHAT THIS GUY HAS TO SAY.

By: Cooper

Cooper — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:36:03 +0000

FYI - Stewart is the closer for the Dayton Dragons.

By: COACH

COACH — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:41:40 +0000

FOUND THAT GAME. RETIRED 6 OF FIRST 7 BATTERS. 1 HIT AND FOUR STRIKE OUTS, ALL CALLED. CAME OUT FOR THIRD AND WALKED THE FIRST 4 CONSECUTIVE BATTERS, THEN GAVE UP 6 HITS IN EIGHT BATTERS. TOTAL TRAIN WRECK. WILL LOOK FOR ERA BEFORE & AFTER. IT HAD TO GO THRU THE ROOF.

STILL LOOKING INTO THE 5 HOME RUNS DEAL.

I REALLY THINK YOU HAVE THIS GUY MISCHARACTERIZED THOUGH. AS A CLOSER HE REALLY GOES AFTER THE HITTERS AND THROWS LOTS OF STRIKES. HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY THRU HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE. MUCH THE SAME AS HE HAS DONE SO FAR WITH THE DAYTON DRAGONS. IF ANYTHING HE THROWS TOO MANY STRIKES WHEN WAY AHEAD IN THE COUNT. WONDER IF THAT IS WHERE SOME OF THE HOME RUNS CAME IN?

AGREE THAT IT IS STILL WAY, WAY, WAY TOO EARLY TO MAKE ANY KIND OF JUDGEMENTS ON THE PRO LEVEL. THINK THERE IS A LOT OF PROJECTION OUT THERE FOR THE FUTURE. HAS ALWAYS BEEN A LITTLE SMALL UNTIL SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL. HAS GROWN A LOT IN LAST 2-3 YEARS. WITH CONDITIONING, ADDED WEIGHT, ADDED STRENGTH IN BUTT AND LEGS, AND A FEW SMALL MECHANICAL CHANGES I THINK THIS GUY WILL CONSISTANTLY THROW 94-97 MPH.

By: COACH

COACH — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:59:19 +0000

THINK YOU MADE THE SAME MISTAKE A LOT OF TEAMS MADE IN LOOKING AT THOSE STATS. STEWART WAS A CLOSER ALL YEAR LONG AND THROWN IN AS A STARTER AT THE LAST MINUTE FOR THE TT VS OU GAME. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY HE SMOKED RIGHT THRU THE LINE UP THE FIRST TWO INNINGS THEN CAME OUT AND WALKED 4 OR 5 CONSECUTIVE BATTERS TO START THE THIRD. I WILL LOOK FOR THOSE GAME STATS AND GET BACK WITH YOU. SAY IT WAS 4. SOME QUICK MATH MAKES THAT .4 WALKS PER INNING, ONE WALK EVERY 2.5 INNINGS, 3.6 WALKS PER GAME. COULD BE BETTER BUT I DON’T THINK THAT WOULD QUALIFY AS UNABLE TO KEEP THE BALL IN THE STRIKE ZONE.

ANOTHER SUBJECT. WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON ANOTHER LOCAL IN THE CINCINNATI FARM SYSTEM, B.J. SYZMANSKI.