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God, can’t Callis and Mayo just host? How many times do they lead into them asking if these guys are basically all stars?

Get me Antoine Kelly in the third.

I have no problem taking super athletic prep pitchers with good bodies and feel to spin.

I would have preferred Nunez fwiw. But Thompson is a big upside play and I’m for it compared to recent 2nd round picks.

uting Report: Thompson entered the year as the top prep pitcher in Texas and one of the most exciting pitchers in the 2019 class. He jumped onto national radars as an underclassman with big performances on the travel ball circuit thanks to his power fastball, feel to spin the ball and athleticism on the mound. All of those traits still exist for Thompson now, but his stock fell this spring as scouts saw his stuff come and go. His fastball has been 90-96 mph at times, but just as often he has thrown more in the 88-92 mph range, which concerned scouts who were already looking for him to improve his consistency from outing to outing. Thompson throws a mid-80s slider with sharp, late, two-plane break that’s one of the better sliders in the class. However, the pitch can at times blend into his curveball, which is typically in the upper 70s with more 11-to-5 shape than the horizontal bite of his slider. While Thompson has a fast, whippy arm action out of a high, three-quarter slot, scouts are concerned about his strike-throwing ability. Some teams would specifically point to a wrist wrap that Thompson has in the back of his arm stroke that could limit his control moving forward. While it hasn’t been the best spring for Thompson, he still has a projectable, 6-foot-2, 184-pound frame, excellent feel to spin the ball and natural, high-end athleticism that player development would love to see in an organization. Thompson is committed to Texas A&M.

Hell yeah, I like it

Here we gooo

Just NO TOMMY HENRY

Okay, I gotta say I have no idea. Lotta talent available but I can’t even keep track.

I wouldn’t hate it, just not my favorite.

Cam Cannon to other Sox.

Damn. Gunnar Henderson gone.

I don’t think signability for the prep hitters is a thing as it is with the pitchers this year. Heard Hampton was pretty getable

I don’t really like a side armer TBH

Stop. With. The. Petty. Crap.

Very surprised after selecting Jung that this is the pick

Sigh. Johnson off the board. at least we are moving!

Trade with Seattle I believe

In a chat they said Brooks Lee is unsignable

Ugh, fell in love with Wallner today too. F the Twins.

And Sikkema goes. Bleh.

Its not great, but great command, good pitcher. Would love in third but We also need just some depth pitchers: : 6-1 | Wt: 217 | B-T: L-L Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Scouting Report: In a year in which it’s hard to find pitchers scouts like, Sikkema is one pitcher scouts truly love. They love his feisty mound presence, his feel for pitching and his craftiness. And they also love his long, illustrious track record. The son of a baseball coach, Sikkema was Missouri’s moment-of-truth reliever as a freshman, when he tied Tanner Houck’s school freshman record with eight wins. Midway through his sophomore season, Sikkema moved from being the Tigers’ closer to taking over as the Friday night starter and excelled immediately. As a junior, he’s been consistently dominant as the club’s Saturday starter, going 6-3, 1.22 with an .180 opponent average as of early May. Sikkema is a thick-bodied pitcher without much, or any, projection left. He uses both an over-the-top arm slot as well as a three-quarter slot, switching back and forth to mess with hitters. He can reach up to 93-95 mph with his fastball when he raises his arm slot in short stints, but he generally sits 89-92 mph as a starter with plenty of arm-side run from the lower slot. He mixes four pitches, none of which is a plus offering, but all four are average or better. He throws an above-average slurve from his lower arm slot that has some power and depth and a more traditional, average curveball from over the top. He willingly mixes in an average changeup as well. All of his offerings play up because Sikkema fills the zone with strikes to both sides of the plate. If a team wants to move Sikkema back to the bullpen, he could move quickly. But he has likely worked his way high enough in the draft to get sent out as a starter, where a team would count on his feel and bulldog mentality to make up for any deficiencies in his pure stuff.

Seriously. Analysis is fun but these dudes also aren’t immediate contributors, there’s no trades, and it’s obvious the show itself is hugely slowing shit down. It’s ridiculous.

Jameson gone. Dbacks with a super interesting draft.

Of players I’ve read about I like the following prep pitchers: JJ Goss Brennan Malone college: Sikkema Seth Johnson college Hitters: Matt Wallner HS hitters: Kyren Paris Hampton Lugo Henderson Fletcher Valdes