HBP for our future draft pick

Yea.  I just don't understand what I'm missing with Singer.  I think I've watched 6 starts this year and I've come away just meh every time. The fastball velocity concerns me despite the movement it has.  The slider and changeup show-up at times, but they aren't super consistent out pitches. I just can't get excited about spending the number 4 pick on him.

Just now, Heads22 said:

HBP for our future draft pick

You mean homer allowed

Just now, fathom said:

You mean homer allowed

Stop. Please no.

Just now, DirtySox said:

Yea.  I just don't understand what I'm missing with Singer.  I think I've watched 6 starts this year and I've come away just meh every time. The fastball velocity concerns me despite the movement it has.  The slider and changeup show-up at times, but they aren't super consistent out pitches. I just can't get excited about spending the number 4 pick on him.

Extremely unimpressed. Hangs a lot of offspeed pitches and he absolutely lost his velocity after 30 pitches. If you didn't know better, you would think he profiles as a 2nd or 3rd rounder

1 minute ago, DirtySox said:

Yea.  I just don't understand what I'm missing with Singer.  I think I've watched 6 starts this year and I've come away just meh every time. The fastball velocity concerns me despite the movement it has.  The slider and changeup show-up at times, but they aren't super consistent out pitches. I just can't get excited about spending the number 4 pick on him.

I think it's a combination of recent school pedigree and name recognition propping him up. I can't explain it any other way.

Mark me down for Mize, Madrigal, Bart, or Bohm.

This thread is guaranteed to be hilarious to read in 5 years.

Just now, flavum said:

Mark me down for Mize, Madrigal, Bart, or Bohm.

This thread is guaranteed to be hilarious to read in 5 days.

FTFY

Didn't know Singer's stuff had fallen off so much. I haven't watched the game tonight but I'll take everyone's word that he's just not impressive.

1 minute ago, BlackSox13 said:

Didn't know Singer's stuff had fallen off so much. I haven't watched the game tonight but I'll take everyone's word that he's just not impressive.

I wanted to like him, I really did. His stuff was extremely average.  India on the other hand looks great.

I don’t find Liberatore to be that high upside tbh. 

14 minutes ago, fathom said:

I wanted to like him, I really did. His stuff was extremely average.  India on the other hand looks great.

India is the guy I'd love for us to pick, but I highly doubt we will. I've prepared myself for Madrigal 

11 minutes ago, bmags said:

I don’t find Liberatore to be that high upside tbh. 

McClanahan has higher upside to me, and he hasn't been mentioned in the Top 5 in a while.

1 minute ago, Dam8610 said:

McClanahan has higher upside to me, and he hasn't been mentioned in the Top 5 in a while.

I was on the McClanahan train for a while, either would be fine with me. With McClanahan, he has some major control issues. Again, I'd take him over Singer 7 days of the week and twice on Sunday. I just think that it is more acceptable to draft Liberatore top 10 than it would be McClanahan, I saw a mock draft(I think fangraphs) that had McClanahan at 37. 

8 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

I was on the McClanahan train for a while, either would be fine with me. With McClanahan, he has some major control issues. Again, I'd take him over Singer 7 days of the week and twice on Sunday. I just think that it is more acceptable to draft Liberatore top 10 than it would be McClanahan, I saw a mock draft(I think fangraphs) that had McClanahan at 37. 

I think two of the mocks on Friday had him going 21st to the Brewers.

So watching Heimlich, it might just be tonight but it's not like he looks overly impressive anyways

Madrigal due up second here on ESPN2

Maybe he's the Californian Ichiro. The contact is impressive. Another single.

2 minutes ago, Heads22 said:

Madrigal due up second here on ESPN2

Yep I will take him

 

3 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

 

Wow, he has a nice fluid, easy swing. It's obvious why his contact/hit tool is so highly rated. He won't generate much power but the contact should be outstanding.

I see there is another Broussard at LSU.

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14 minutes ago, Heads22 said:

So watching Heimlich, it might just be tonight but it's not like he looks overly impressive anyways

What makes you say that?

7 minutes ago, Heads22 said:

Maybe he's the Californian Ichiro. The contact is impressive. Another single.

Careful, don't want to set expectations too high. Ichiro is a likely Hall of Famer.

I am no scout, if you subbed Aaron Nola for Brady Singer in this thread, we would be in a Soxtalk timewarp.

2 minutes ago, Dam8610 said:

What makes you say that?

Careful, don't want to set expectations too high. Ichiro is a likely Hall of Famer.

Heimlich has been all over the place tonight, not sure if he's struck out a batter in a laborious two innings. I'll readily admit it's the first time I've seen him, but his stuff doesn't look electric considering the numbers I know he's put up.

I will say I've been impressed watching Madrigal their two games in the tourney

India Ks too much for my liking. He's not quite in Jeren Kendall territory, but he's closer than I'd like for a #4 overall pick.