dasox24 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 On MLB Network, Harold Reynolds just compared Bubba Starling to Griffey and A-Rod. Quite the compliment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (dasox24 @ Jun 6, 2011 -> 03:19 PM) On MLB Network, Harold Reynolds just compared Bubba Starling to Griffey and A-Rod. Quite the compliment. Yeah, but what does Harold Reynolds know? He said Beckham would be the 2B of the all 2010-2019 MLB decade team! lol Edited June 6, 2011 by JoeCoolMan24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 QUOTE (dasox24 @ Jun 6, 2011 -> 03:19 PM) On MLB Network, Harold Reynolds just compared Bubba Starling to Griffey and A-Rod. Quite the compliment. The tools are ridiculous and thus so is the ceiling. He's very raw though. A very risky pick, but the payoff could be huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie Ball Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Interesting... Sleeper Alert: Onelki Garcia Speck It's not often a player emerges as a pop-up candidate to go in the first round the day of the draft—especially in a year with this kind of depth—but such is the case this year with Onelki Garcia Speck, a lefthander who defected from Cuba. Garcia could go as highly as the back half of the first round. Details on Garcia are fuzzy, but Baseball America has learned that he throws in the 92-95 mph range with an above-average curveball. An article (in Spanish) in The New Herald by Jorge Ebro from 2008 said Garcia Speck was 20 years old, which would make him 23 this year. The agency representing Garcia, Miami Sports Consulting, LLC, has reportedly sent teams a fax demanding a major league deal, but as a Cuban that must be drafted instead of signed as a free agent, his leverage appears limited. According to one source, Garcia pitched three seasons with Guantanimo, going 12-12, 4.73 over 205 innings. In 46 games (45 starts), he struck out 195 but walked 128. His last season was 2009-10, when he went 5-6, 3.40. http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/...i-garcia-speck/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted June 6, 2011 Author Share Posted June 6, 2011 QUOTE (Cali @ Jun 6, 2011 -> 03:15 PM) Sometimes I wish, just once they Sox could get a #1 pick if only for one year, to get that stud, that consensus TOP GUY to boost the system. But, with KW et al in charge, they'd Ryan Leaf it somehow haha (I know Leaf was #1 but you get the metaphor) This is kinda why I'm so in favor of a total rebuild. And why I could live with (though I concede it won't be easy) 2-3 s***ty years if that enables us to fatten up the system with premium studs. Winning 81-85 games every year doesn't tickle my fancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 2 hours away from draft now? And like 3 1/2 until the Sox pick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggsmaggs Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jun 6, 2011 -> 04:09 PM) 2 hours away from draft now? And like 3 1/2 until the Sox pick? I would guess much later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jun 6, 2011 -> 04:17 PM) I would guess much later. I watched the draft last year, but I couldn't think of how long it took for each RD. Well, all I know is that I have a lot of baseball to watch tonight. I'll have the draft and the Sox game on simultaneously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted June 6, 2011 Author Share Posted June 6, 2011 Franciso Lindor to the Cubs gathering steam. That'd actually be a nice pick. Worry about what you do with he and Castro later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 6, 2011 -> 04:23 PM) Franciso Lindor to the Cubs gathering steam. That'd actually be a nice pick. Worry about what you do with he and Castro later. Many seem to worry that he is going to outgrow SS. Shifting him over to 2B is absolutely in the realm of possibilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 QUOTE (Cali @ Jun 6, 2011 -> 04:15 PM) Sometimes I wish, just once they Sox could get a #1 pick if only for one year, to get that stud, that consensus TOP GUY to boost the system. But, with KW et al in charge, they'd Ryan Leaf it somehow haha (I know Leaf was #1 but you get the metaphor) Maybe by drafting Tim Beckham? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 QUOTE (dasox24 @ Jun 6, 2011 -> 04:19 PM) On MLB Network, Harold Reynolds just compared Bubba Starling to Griffey and A-Rod. Quite the compliment. I think comparing the #1 pick to Griffey and ARod basically happens every year. Edit: or at least every year it's not a pitcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggsmaggs Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 6, 2011 -> 04:42 PM) Maybe by drafting Tim Beckham? OR matt Bush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimpy2121 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 6, 2011 -> 04:23 PM) Franciso Lindor to the Cubs gathering steam. That'd actually be a nice pick. Worry about what you do with he and Castro later. I know he's never going to set foot on campus. Even if he doesn't sign, he won't go D1. Even though he committed, he hasn't signed the LOI yet. Just add him to the list of guys Joe Mauer, the Uptons, and Cuddyer (never committed to a school, but still gives money to our program). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 6, 2011 -> 02:05 PM) This is kinda why I'm so in favor of a total rebuild. And why I could live with (though I concede it won't be easy) 2-3 s***ty years if that enables us to fatten up the system with premium studs. Winning 81-85 games every year doesn't tickle my fancy. But how do you feel about a total rebuild done by KW? He never would, I think, but if he did would you have confidence he could net quality prospects? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggsmaggs Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (Cali @ Jun 6, 2011 -> 05:03 PM) But how do you feel about a total rebuild done by KW? He never would, I think, but if he did would you have confidence he could net quality prospects? That's the problem with re-building in my opinion, KW doesn't identify prospects well. I think we need to, but with someone other than KW at the helm. Edited June 6, 2011 by maggsmaggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jun 6, 2011 -> 04:07 PM) That's the problem with re-building in my opinion, KW doesn't identify prospects well. I think we need to, but with someone other than KW at the helm. Ya, if we ever go into full rebuild mode, KW certainly isn't the man for the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggsmaggs Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Will someone explain to me this Danny Hultzen inheritance thing? I just heard he gets a huge inheritance if he goes to medical school...That right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitetrain8601 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Oh how I dream that we would have a shot of drafting Dylan Bundy. To me, I think he's going to be an absolute stud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasox24 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 6, 2011 -> 03:43 PM) I think comparing the #1 pick to Griffey and ARod basically happens every year. Edit: or at least every year it's not a pitcher. Yeah, but I just thought it was more impressive coming from a guy who was Griffey's teammate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPN366 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 6, 2011 -> 11:06 AM) JPN will love this. Meh. If he's projected in the first 10 rounds, then it won't bother me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitetrain8601 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jun 6, 2011 -> 05:25 PM) Will someone explain to me this Danny Hultzen inheritance thing? I just heard he gets a huge inheritance if he goes to medical school...That right? I believe that is Bubba Starling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Kevin Goldstein Kevin_Goldstein Kevin Goldstein MLB has ruled that the Cuban LHP is NOT NOT NOT eligible. 4 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted June 6, 2011 Author Share Posted June 6, 2011 Cole to Pirates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 QUOTE (dasox24 @ Jun 6, 2011 -> 06:48 PM) Yeah, but I just thought it was more impressive coming from a guy who was Griffey's teammate. But that guy is Harold Reynolds though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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