TheFutureIsNear Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Draft is in less than 2 weeks and we have 40 man roster space to take someone. Here's some guys that have caught my interest so far and a couple of articles with some good info. Please post more guys that you are interested in or any more good articles you can find. http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/2015...names-remember/ http://m.mlb.com/news/article/157830358/to...in-rule-5-draft Jabari Blash from Seattle seems like an obvious pick this year. 26 year old RF with legit MLB power. .264/.355/.640 with 22 HR's in 228 AAA PA's...and he had a .263 BABIP. That's pretty crazy. Struggled in 2014 but showed the same type of crazy #'s in AA in 2013. Someone might take a shot on him earlier than us, but a guy with 30 + HR power is always worth a risk. Tyler Goedell from Tampa is also interesting. Former sandwich pick as a 3B who is now a 6'5 180 lb OF with above average speed. Hit .279/.350/.433 in AA this year. This is what Kylie McDaniel had to say about him pre season: "Goeddel was a sandwich pick out of high school as a projectable 6’4 athlete that was young for his class. He’s had trouble keeping on weight and predictable problems staying low at third base, which could necessitate a move to right field at some point. Goeddel is an excellent athlete that will flash above average speed, arm strength and raw power projection with at least average tools across the board. He’s 6’5/180 right now and things haven’t quite clicked offensively yet, but he’s been league average or better at each stop of the minors and has been aged appropriately; long frames take longer to mature, so there could be a breakout looming." Balbino Fuenmayor is a gamble but 1 that intrigues me a ton. Formally a highly touted teenager out of Venezuela that earned him a good paycheck as a 16 year old. He struggled the entire time with Toronto and found himself in the Indy league in 2014. Well that must have woke him up because he was the Indy player of the year and got him a minor league contract with the Royals. He absolutely raked in AA for a .354/.386/.591 before being promoted. He continued to tear up AAA but tore his ACL after only 70 PA's in July. He's a risk drafting because he will start the year on the DL, but passing on the chance to get the next David Peralta would suck. TJ Rivera from the Mets has done nothing but hit in the minors (.338 between AA & AAA past 2 years) and is capable of playing any infield position. A little on the old side at 27 and might only be a utility infielder, but never hurts to acquire mlb level players for nothing. And then of course there is always the option of grabbing a guy that throws 95+ and sticking him in the pen and hoping for the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDF Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 QUOTE (TheFutureIsNear @ Nov 30, 2015 -> 01:05 AM) Draft is in less than 2 weeks and we have 40 man roster space to take someone. Here's some guys that have caught my interest so far and a couple of articles with some good info. Please post more guys that you are interested in or any more good articles you can find. http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/2015...names-remember/ http://m.mlb.com/news/article/157830358/to...in-rule-5-draft Jabari Blash from Seattle seems like an obvious pick this year. 26 year old RF with legit MLB power. .264/.355/.640 with 22 HR's in 228 AAA PA's...and he had a .263 BABIP. That's pretty crazy. Struggled in 2014 but showed the same type of crazy #'s in AA in 2013. Someone might take a shot on him earlier than us, but a guy with 30 + HR power is always worth a risk. Tyler Goedell from Tampa is also interesting. Former sandwich pick as a 3B who is now a 6'5 180 lb OF with above average speed. Hit .279/.350/.433 in AA this year. This is what Kylie McDaniel had to say about him pre season: "Goeddel was a sandwich pick out of high school as a projectable 6’4 athlete that was young for his class. He’s had trouble keeping on weight and predictable problems staying low at third base, which could necessitate a move to right field at some point. Goeddel is an excellent athlete that will flash above average speed, arm strength and raw power projection with at least average tools across the board. He’s 6’5/180 right now and things haven’t quite clicked offensively yet, but he’s been league average or better at each stop of the minors and has been aged appropriately; long frames take longer to mature, so there could be a breakout looming." Balbino Fuenmayor is a gamble but 1 that intrigues me a ton. Formally a highly touted teenager out of Venezuela that earned him a good paycheck as a 16 year old. He struggled the entire time with Toronto and found himself in the Indy league in 2014. Well that must have woke him up because he was the Indy player of the year and got him a minor league contract with the Royals. He absolutely raked in AA for a .354/.386/.591 before being promoted. He continued to tear up AAA but tore his ACL after only 70 PA's in July. He's a risk drafting because he will start the year on the DL, but passing on the chance to get the next David Peralta would suck. TJ Rivera from the Mets has done nothing but hit in the minors (.338 between AA & AAA past 2 years) and is capable of playing any infield position. A little on the old side at 27 and might only be a utility infielder, but never hurts to acquire mlb level players for nothing. And then of course there is always the option of grabbing a guy that throws 95+ and sticking him in the pen and hoping for the best. i too like the blash write up as well, might be worth keeping if Avi is sent to the minors or trade. ref Fuenmayor, he is still recouping.... put him on the IR... and see what develops. ref rivera, i think he can a nice look see as a ut infielder and see what or how he does in the majors. re Wilson from Stl, another look see. re De Paula from San .... i think he can may be able to a an interesting player if he sticks as a RP with just a 2 pitch profile. re Guduan Hou .... 100 mph fast ball for a lefty..... oh yeah, control problems, maybe he is over throwing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 The great Balbino! I want the Sox to pick him up just so I can call him that on a regular basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Was targeting Blash as my AAP back in '07 strictly on name alone but, unfortunately he did not sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Wouldn't starting on the DL be less of a risk, since it makes the player much easier to hide? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 (edited) I like Blash's tools alot back in the day. He was a former sox pick in high school, so I'm positive we'll be interested (especially with the lack of power already on our team). Edited November 30, 2015 by SoxAce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDF Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 (edited) QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Nov 30, 2015 -> 03:54 AM) Wouldn't starting on the DL be less of a risk, since it makes the player much easier to hide? he will need to start the season, off the dl and on the 40 man, when the season begins, then he can go on the dl, example is nate jones last season. the whole point of my suggestion is, his tools took a hit and he may be worth the hiding to see what the sox pitching staff has in him. Edited November 30, 2015 by LDF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Nov 29, 2015 -> 10:54 PM) Wouldn't starting on the DL be less of a risk, since it makes the player much easier to hide? Can a team draft a Rule 5 guy and immediately put him on the 60 day DL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDF Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 QUOTE (raBBit @ Nov 30, 2015 -> 05:38 PM) The stipulation on injuries is that a player can only be drafted if he has been active in the last 90 days. but the main question is, why is he on the waiver list. but this is a rhetorical question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFutureIsNear Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 mlbtraderumors had an update on the great Balbino by the way. Apparently he is running already and will continue baseball activities in January. Guess hes not so much of a risk...someone will take him for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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