southsider2k5 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, GenericUserName said: It looks like his arm is going to snap off on his follow through. He is built like a 16 year old Latin American kid. There is zero fat on that body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, GreenSox said: I ask for prep players, because they have the leverage. And I don't think the Sox have taken any college seniors who have no leverage and who they can ding for 10K and overspend on others. Teams have so much intel on the targets they are projecting to take in the top 10 rounds and what they would need to sign. They aren't going into this blind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boopa1219 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 13 minutes ago, GenericUserName said: From a perfect game article All the athletes, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harfman77 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 The Royals have now taken 8 pitchers in the first 7 rounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 1 minute ago, harfman77 said: The Royals have now taken 8 pitchers in the first 7 rounds. Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boopa1219 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, harfman77 said: The Royals have now taken 8 pitchers in the first 7 rounds. Reminder that Dayton Moore came up with the Braves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dam8610 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 I love the draft strategy so far. They went with pure baseball players with some upside in the first 3 rounds, then switched to loud tooled athletes who have played some baseball in the next few rounds. Round this off with some decent potential college seniors, then grab some signability concern loud talent tomorrow, and this will be one hell of a draft. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFirebird Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 1 minute ago, Dam8610 said: I love the draft strategy so far. They went with pure baseball players with some upside in the first 3 rounds, then switched to loud tooled athletes who have played some baseball in the next few rounds. Round this off with some decent potential college seniors, then grab some signability concern loud talent tomorrow, and this will be one hell of a draft. I agree with this....much better strategy than the Sox used to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 (edited) In the 8th RD, the White Sox select LHP Andrew Perez, South Florida Edited June 5, 2018 by ChiliIrishHammock24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 In the 8th round the White Sox select Andrew Perez a LHP from South Florida U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harfman77 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 (edited) Looks like the closer for USF. http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2017/11/20/2018-cbd-top-100-countdown-65-andrew-perez-south-florida/ Edited June 5, 2018 by harfman77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenericUserName Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Perez was ranked as the 20th best college pitcher not in the top 130 at fangraphs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Jonathan Mayo said "Definitely reliever only". I guess he got noticed because people came to see McClanahan, and saw him end those starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thxfrthmmrs Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 So we drafted a Keenyn Walker type player with a 7th round pick. That’s signs of having a good draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 (edited) Tony Graffanino's son drafted by the Braves, same name, but goes by AJ. Edited June 5, 2018 by ChiliIrishHammock24 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 5 minutes ago, ChiliIrishHammock24 said: In the 8th RD, the White Sox select LHP Andrew Perez, South Florida I know very little about this kid, but I’m getting a Bernardo Flores vibe with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 JJ Schwarz goes to the A's. I was hoping the Sox would take him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, ChiliIrishHammock24 said: Jonathan Mayo said "Definitely reliever only". I guess he got noticed because people came to see McClanahan, and saw him end those starts. Any idea on velocity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Just now, Chicago White Sox said: Any idea on velocity? 93-95, up to 96 I believe is what they said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harfman77 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Aaron Poreda? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Hopefully a pick like this also helps in the slot savings department. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Like #1 Meh on #2 and #3; no real objection, just not my cup of tea for those spots. Like the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harfman77 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Hopefully a pick like this also helps in the slot savings department. I'm not sure you can save enough at this point to make any real difference, especially on a junior. I would like to see the Sox grab Tyler Cropley from Iowa, tough kid that has played up to every level he has been in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Love the weaver pick. Of the tools available, getting lucky on speed or velo in rounds 6-10 is great, especially on a prep pick. Really happy. Not expecting much, but the nice thing about prep is you don't have to worry about getting them on a rushed dev track. He can take his time in AZ and GF and move up when he's making progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Perez South Florida’s closer, Perez has posted a 2.65 ERA in 34 innings this season and been seen regularly thanks to the presence of highly-touted lefthander Shane McClanahan. Perez is a talented southpaw in his own right, though he’s definitely a relief arm whereas McClanahan only might be. The 6-foot-1, 217-pound lefty throws a fastball that has been up to 95 regularly towards the end of the season, sitting in the 93-94 mph range in one inning starts and dropping down to 91-92 if he throws multiple innings. Perez’ breaking ball has also improved this spring, though it’s still just an average, 75-81 mph hard slurve, though Perez dubs it a slider. Perez could go in the latter half of the top 10 rounds thanks to a strikeout rate that’s been higher than 10 batters per nine innings each year in the American Athletic Conference and a significantly improved walk rate this spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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