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Official 2011 MLB Draft - Day 2


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QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 7, 2011 -> 11:40 AM)
He pitched really poorly against Baylor in the regional: 5.1 innings, 10 runs, 9 walks

In fairness, the second start was on short rest on Monday, but yeah a pair of ugly starts against Baylor.

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Jeff Soptic, RHP, Johnson County Community College: This 6-6 right-hander scrapes 100 MPH with his fastball and has a promising slider. Although somewhat unrefined as a pitcher, his upside is huge and his arm strength is as good as anyone else's in the draft. He could easily go in the supplemental round to a team looking for a high-octane arm to harness.

 

Love the upside. Great pick because of the risk.

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QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jun 7, 2011 -> 01:24 PM)
Soptic seems to have pretty solid mechanics, or at least nothing that looks like he will have injury problems. Not thrilled that he projects to be a reliever, but if he is coming out of the pen, maybe he can maintain that 100 MPH cheese.

I have zero problems drafting closer candidates in the 3rd round.

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QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jun 7, 2011 -> 12:15 PM)
Must be easy heat because he looks like he throws effortlessly.

Good find. From my mostly untrained eye those look like pretty good mechanics. Kinda sucks that he's a Mizzou commit. One of my teams is going to miss out on this guy!

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QUOTE (danman31 @ Jun 7, 2011 -> 12:37 PM)
Good find. From my mostly untrained eye those look like pretty good mechanics. Kinda sucks that he's a Mizzou commit. One of my teams is going to miss out on this guy!

 

He looks very right-handed Matt Thornton. Very upright and tall, then effortless.

 

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