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
GBTS wrote:
This reminds me of people bitching about Obamacare
Rice Cube wrote:
Probably Reuben
@ Berselius:
Well played.
I’d rather have two pitchers hit than give a single AB to Koyie HIll.
Did either of them have anything to say about Lake and/or Torreyes?
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Nope. They were mostly talking draft
KG spent some time talking about a HS pitcher that is a teammate of Max Fried with elbow problems, but I missed the name.
@ 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.
@ 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
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/
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
Run down on Almora: http://baseballprospectnation.com/2012/05/11/scouting-report-albert-almora-of/
Sounds like Jacque Jones to me.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Can his throws reach halfway to the infield?
@ 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
Javier Baez apparently hit a huge homer.
DPLEETED
Baez just hit an even longer HR than last night’s, over the batter’s eye in CF this time.
@ Berselius:
Surely this breaks some unwritten rule about only hitting HRs moderate distances to preserve the purity of the game.
I thought Matt Murton was Orange Guy.
@ Berselius:
Nice little player.
@ Suburban kid:
I thought King William III was Orange Guy.
@ Suburban kid:
WAG
The range of funny/disturbing images from GISing “orange guy” is phenomenal. I could never choose one.
Wow. Baker is hurt.
Guess we’ll see LaHair in this game after all
Wha’happen?
@ Suburban kid:
Looked like Baker pulled something when he started to go out of the box
Or not, he’s staying in
@ Berselius:
I think Callis was comparing Almora to Buxton, not Correa to Buxton.
@ Rice Cube:
There goes the World Series championship.
@ MikeyLo:
Curse my memory. You’re probably right. Fixed in the post above
Francescon with his 2nd poor start in a row. Hopefully he can get it back on track
Justin Blackmon blew a .24 during his DUI.
Great save by Barney.
Nice start so far for T Wood
Sounds like Baker is a bit gimpy.
Z’s homer traveled 431 feet.
Koyie Hill’s bat is about as useful as the blade guard on his bandsaw.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
As long as he doesn’t swing at ball four he’s not absolutely useless (dying laughing)
TOOTBLAN
K-TOOTBLAN!
Koyie Hill is a fucking waste of space on the diamond
Way to protect the runner with a half-swing there, Captain Fundamentals.
This is a great AB by Posey.
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.
Not sure that’s a strike, but what a nasty pitch. Good late movement.
@ Rice Cube:
Oppo too.
Applauding a no-hitter being broken up is fucking dumb.
Also, Soriano should’ve caught that.
Travis Wood is looking very sharp
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
I think if he had two legs he would’ve gotten there better.
Filthy yakker
@ Rice Cube:
Yeah, but even with the injury he got a horrible jump and took a worse angle.
Awww… 1-0 Giants, Koyie couldn’t hold on.
Men with no fingers cannot hold onto baseballs. Fucking Koyie Hill is shit on a stick.
I thought he looked pretty safe even if Koyie hangs on.
DFA this Bob Vila wannabe
Nice catch, captain fundamentals
So, I take in Koyie Hill isn’t very popular around these parts.
@ 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.
@ 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.
This is just getting sad. He. Cannot. Move.
Soriano’s broken.
He needs to be in the American League yesterday.
Dear Dale,
I have no legs.
Signed,
The Corpse of Alfonso Soriano
Soriano looks awful. I can’t believe that Sveum keeps putting him out there.
Wood just doesn’t want to win
Jim Bowden’s source says the Astros will take Appel first overall
if thats the case B then the only way I see Correa drop is if Seattle takes Zunio. Still think Almora is the guy
Campana’s gotta find a way to get hit by that pitch. (dying laughing)
@ GBTS:
(dying laughing) Brenly agrees.
Getting on base fail.
If Campana had even average on-base skills, he’d steal 70 bases.
I love AT&T Park but it swallows too many long fly balls.
I can’t wait until the Royals sign Melky for $15m/yr
Oh, fuck off, Angel Pagan.
@ Berselius:
Betcha the Astros beat them to it.
@ 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
DALE: HE CANNOT RUN, YOU SHINY-PATED PRICK
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.
@ 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.
@ GBTS:
That would suppose that these are the sort of people that prize consistency and intellectual honesty.
new shit: http://www.obstructedview.net/minor-leagues/2012-mlb-draft-notes.html
@ GBTS:
He’s too lazy to put himself on the DL, GBTS