Dominikk85
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It is quite normal that hs draftees hit above 500. Zack Greinke hit over 400 with tons of homers in HS https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zack_Greinke
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Imo there is no doubt the sox won't pass on either of rutschman or vaughn are available and rightfully so. It only becomes interesting if both are gone. Would they take the hs guy? Or an inferior college bat?
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To be fair eaton played well when he played but was injured all the time and is a big risk to go down again. 2017: 23 games (125 wrc+, 0.5 war) 2018: 93 games (123 wrc+, 1.9 war) Of course the white sox return didn't exactly lit the world on fire so far albeit dunning did become a top100 prospect and even with TJ could become a solid mlb pitcher.
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Extensions worked pretty well with eaton, sale and Quintana.
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Mlb experimenting with rule changes in independent league
Dominikk85 replied to Dominikk85's topic in Pale Hose Talk
The mound actually was moved back in the 19th century. It used to be like 50 feet. -
I think at 3 I would prefer a guy with track record who did it all 3 years (like vaughn) and not a performance riser who figured it out this year. College season is short and there always is a chance a single season performer was a bit fluky.
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Just wanted to put the numbers into some perspective. Definitely better than not performing though, just saying it can't be really compared with the college guys.
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To be fair it is HS competition. He certainly is talented but tim tebow hit .450 in his HS career... The average hs pitcher throws like upper 70s with the better guys throwing low to mid 80s.
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Why? Hs prospects take longer but the very top hs prospects don't take that long. Correa took 3 years, harper and trout two years, kershaw 3 years.
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I feel it is a pretty good draft to draft third as there is no big drop off in the top4. Rutschman probably would be preferable but vaughn, Abrams and witt all seem to be pretty comparable albeit with different risk and upside profiles. I think either one would be fine so you don't have to worry that much about what the teams in front of you do. This also means it doesn't make much sense to go for a late riser this year.
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I think the main knock against gonzalez is that he is old. 23.5 years old and hasn't played above A ball. Yeah he had a great season but it was high A ball as a 23 year old. Also 14 homers last year was a power improvement but if he is a corner OF that still is below average and at 23 he likely won't gain much more power. He likely won't arrive in the majors before he turns 25 so I can understand why he is down on him. But if he repeats last year and gains a bit more power I can see him making the top100, he just is behind in the age curve and needs to show it at higher levels.
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It is int That is interesting, longenhagen said that vaughns raw power isn't that outatanding (around 60 raw) but he makes it play up due to his good contact, i.e. he hits a lot of balls hard at good launch angles but not necessarily 450 foot moonshots.
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Should the White Sox experiment with the "opener"?
Dominikk85 replied to Greg Hibbard's topic in Pale Hose Talk
I think the opener is smart but probably not great for thre aesthetics of the game. There is already some traction for limiting pen action like installing a 3 batter minimum for a pitcher or something. -
But after graduating early from HS, so he essentially was hs age
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Some recent top5 HS hitters: 2015 Kyle Tucker 2014 Nick Gordon 2013 Clint Frazier 2012 correa Buxton 2011 bubba sterling Looks quite good, only sterling is a complete bust. What you said about Vaughn is right of course. It doesn't have to be quite vlad though. If it is Peter alonso it would be ok too. Vaughn has a little less power than alonso but a better hit tool according to the fangraphs guys so he could be a similar prospect.
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Problem is you don't know who is going to be a superstar. Every once in a while there is a floor ceiling total package like harper but usually with HS players the high upside guys also have high risk. There are the mike trouts and bo bichettes but also Alex Jackson or tim beckham.
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Vaughn batted 308/368/654 in cape cod last year. Not as dominant as in college but still very good.
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Why you should not want Reinsdorf to sell the SOX
Dominikk85 replied to 59th street's topic in Pale Hose Talk
I wish reinsdorf would do it like mike illitch and spend the final years of his life. I mean billionaires are businessmen and don't give away money but what is the point in saving if you are 85 years old? Illitch just said screw it and spent money to win one more championship. Sure his sons probably didn't like it but who cares, they still will be super rich. -
Pretty wild inning by bummer. 2k,3bb,2 doubles
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There have been a lot of theories about this. Most prominent was probably the "inverted w" thing which basically was derived from mike marshall's theory. Not sure if you can prove anything of it and if you can what kind of actions could prevent this.
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You can't really do that. I'm all for leaving him down the two weeks an while it will piss him off he will understand it. But leaving a ML ready top prospect down a whole year will create issues like him becoming a clubhouse cancer in AAA and losing motivation. You can delay prospects but there is a limit to it.
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No way hahn goes HS pitcher at 3rd, that would be totally untypical for him, he values floor more than anything and nothing is more risky than hs pitchers.
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The royals have needs everywhere. They have some depth in 40s and 45s but they lack high end talent. Nick pratto is a decent 1b prospect and they have some C prospects too but none of them is a surefire mlb starter. If I was the royals I would take a HS guy. They are going to suck the next 3 years anyway and they don't need quick moving talent but star upside.
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Eloy will be pissed but he will go to the highest bidder in 7 years. If that is the sox he will sign, if it is someone else he will sign there.