Cerbaho-WG

Rounds 11-40 (guhhhhh) start at noon today.

QUOTE (Noonskadoodle @ Jun 7, 2013 -> 01:41 PM) Twins draft a 6 foot 10!!! RHP Aaron Slegers from Indiana. Kind of a reach there.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jun 7, 2013 -> 01:28 PM) Um. A 10% K rate doesn't exactly qualify as "strikeout issues" to me... Scouting report I was reading said he had contact issues.

QUOTE (Noonskadoodle @ Jun 7, 2013 -> 12:36 PM) Over the years, Coastal Carolina has produced some solid Draft talent, some going as high as the second round. Whether May, the son of former big leaguer Lee May Jr., goes that early remains to be seen. May is a speedy, switch-hitting leadoff type. He has plus speed to steal bases and to run down balls in center field. The rest of his game still needs to be developed. He has some bat speed, but has to do a better job of making consistent hard contact. With improved jumps and routes, he'll be an above-average defender, though he can outrun mistakes now. The top-of-the-order and center field skills, not to mention the Major League lineage, will surely have many teams interested. Jacob May, OF, Coastal Carolina – May is a bit undersized at 5’10″, 175 lbs., but he plays much bigger than that. May has a pro body with a very developed musculature. He runs well, is a good baserunner and hustles around the diamond. He shows a mature feel for hitting and uses his bat speed to lace line drives to all fields. The lack of size and power limit May’s profile for some, but I think he’s just a ballplayer. With his strong tools and solid all around game a strong Spring for Coastal might put May in consideration for as high as the 2nd round. Pretty typical Sox pick. All tools, has strikeout issues. http://www.goccusports.com/sports/m-basebl...3/teamcume.html

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jun 6, 2013 -> 11:26 PM) It's my favorite thread every year. I love seeing people comment on players before we draft them. Gives a much truer idea of what they REALLY think before we draft a RP with our 2nd pick, and everyone loves him. Spare us. You're not a talent evaluator and you have no idea if the Sox will change his mechanics. Posters here are just happy we took a high school pitcher.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Jun 6, 2013 -> 09:48 PM) I was having issues with milb.com as well, but the Barons did play a doubleheader. Game 1 Game 2 Showed as PPD for me. Thanks! Wow, Barons drew eleven walks in the first game (7 innings).

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jun 6, 2013 -> 10:59 PM) Just glancing through Danish's twitter, he seemed pretty pumped about the draft, but he also has a TON of Florida Gators stuff there too, including his bio saying he plays baseball at Florida. Wonder if Hahn is going to overslot this one. More often than not, money talks. I'd be shocked if he doesn't sign.

Start your pastry jokes now!

MILB.com is being odd for me. Charlotte: http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?g...ox&sid=milb Phegley hits another homer. Excellent start for Castro. W-S: http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?g...ox&sid=milb Hawkins 1/3, 2B, 0Ks. Kanny and Bham postponed.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 6, 2013 -> 07:58 PM) I would go as far to say it's an area of strength right now with M. Johnson, Semien, Sanchez and Anderson now. Sanchez needs more time (and more power), and Semien and Johnson aren't even close to being considering legitimate starting prospects. We need everything, but good shortstops don't grow on trees.

QUOTE (staxx @ Jun 6, 2013 -> 07:55 PM) Middle Infielders are a dime a dozen Yeah, that's why the Sox organization is overflowing with them.

Seems like a good kid. We definitely need strength up the middle. Can't complain here.

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Jun 5, 2013 -> 10:50 PM) Flowers and Thompson as well. Walker can probably K 200 times as well. But instead of hitting HRs he can swipe bags.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 6, 2013 -> 08:09 AM) The topic of Jeter's defense really does bring out the hyperbole. He wasn't a terrible defensive SS his whole career. He was a decent defensive SS for a lot of years, but has slowly descended into sub-par later in his career. He was no gold glover, ever, but he wasn't bad until very recently. No, he was probably the worst defensive shortstop for years. His worst defensive year statistically was arguably 2000 and he was about as terrible in '01, '05, '07 and '12. He had some decent years (and even a good one in '09!), but on the whole he was and is atrocious in the field.

Dibs on forecasting this pick a failure with knowing next to nothing about this year's draft crop. Also call dibs on calling Laumann an idiot.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 5, 2013 -> 08:43 AM) Then Phegley can struggle for 2 weeks and everyone can say he belongs in a league where they ride the bus Yes, because people were calling for Flowers' head two weeks into the season.

QUOTE (MnSoxFan @ Jun 5, 2013 -> 10:40 AM) He sure looked pretty good to me. You must be a stat head. Jeter has been one of the most overrated shortstops in decades, mainly because people don't know how atrocious his defense is and was.

Phegley with another XBH. Rienzo with a hell of a start thus far. I still think he's a reliever, for the Sox, next year. Also, Brent Morel - remember him - is now hitting .272. Had an OPS of .900 last month!

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 4, 2013 -> 07:03 PM) Ball, Stanek and Peterson would be the three that would be dream scenarios given the slot they're picking. Yup, this nails it. I sincerely doubt Ball will fall to us, but it's nice to dream.

QUOTE (He_Gawn @ Jun 4, 2013 -> 12:46 PM) Won't be surprised if he stays next year. Indiana should be very, very good next year again. Slegers will probably go in the first five rounds, so I'm thinking he's gone. DeNato will probably come back, and Coursen-Carr had a very impressive freshman campaign. It's really weird thinking IU will actually be good at baseball again next year.

QUOTE (JUSTgottaBELIEVE @ Jun 4, 2013 -> 01:06 PM) My alma mater had him beat in Game 1 of the regional until Valpo's closer blew a 3-run lead in the bottom of the 9th. Very impressed with how far Valpo's program has come since I played there in early 2000's. To knock Florida out of the tournament and then lose two 1-run games to the #13 team in the nation (IU) and another team that was very hot coming into the tourney (Austin Peay) is very impressive for a small-Midwest program. Valpo definitely had a tough loss against IU in game one. Their starter was very good, but Kowalczyk was overthrowing his sliders. Not really terribly surprised that they blew it, but having Clark hit the walk off homer was eye opening. To be fair, Austin Peay, even with their 16-game winning streak coming into the regional, wasn't that good. They had zero chance in both games against IU.

My alma mater, Indiana University, reached their first super regional in the team's history this year. The Hoosiers will be in Tallahassee, and I think they have a very good chance to make it to Omaha. Aaron Slegers, a 7-foot tall pitcher and B1G pitcher of the year (who will probably be drafted on Friday as well) will most likely start off the super regional.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 3, 2013 -> 09:40 PM) Sure sounds like Hawk feels losing Eduardo Escobar's energy is what caused 2012 Sox to choke. Hawk's ideal lineup: 1) Southerner 2) Southerner 3) Southerner 4) Southerner 5) Southerner 6) Someone from San Pedro de Macoris 7) Southerner 8) Southerner 9) Southerner

Wilkins with the line of the year so far: 0-1, 4 BBs, 1 RBI, 2 R. His last AB was his only out.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 3, 2013 -> 09:35 PM) The Energy of Gordon Beckham 1 Mariners 0 You absolutely know Hawk is thinking this.