Harold's Leg Lift Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 You're not supposed to get upside like this with the 26th pick. 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Just now, Tony said: Good or bad? Good, didn’t hear it was possible. Everyone around his travel program thought he was going to college. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy U Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 My biggest question is "are the other people we've talked about like Prielipp, Toman, Gilbert, etc being floated lower by teams with bigger budgets or is Schultz #1 on their board?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G13 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Sox have been horrible of late drafting high school pitchers, hopefully Shultz changes that. Shouldve drafted Prielipp, imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polar Bear Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 minute ago, DirtySox said: I like. Wonder what this does to the draft pool. Looks like lower than slot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Just now, DirtySox said: I like. Wonder what this does to the draft pool. Have to imagine as a Vandy commitment he won't come cheap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 So about all those mock drafts. 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Just now, Harold's Leg Lift said: You're not supposed to get upside like this with the 26th pick. Could have easily gone to Vandy and been a 1-1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 is difficult to get much more exciting than the tall and lanky, 6-foot-9, 225-pound lefthander. That’s just what Schultz is, and he has that size plus impressive stuff, with a fastball that’s touched 98 mph this spring after mostly settling in the low 90s last summer on the showcase circuit. While Schultz flashed bigtime stuff this spring, he was also not seen frequently, after missing much of the spring season with mono. He draws Chris Sale and Randy Johnson body comps, but unlike your typical tall pitcher who will rely on a longer arm swing for leverage, Schultz has a shorter take back and hides the ball extremely well before releasing from a low, three-quarter slot, adding even more deception to an already tough look for the hitter. While Schultz has impressive body control for his size, he’ll need to fine tune his fastball command as he can be scattered in the zone at times. Schultz has a lot of confidence in his 80-83 mph sweeping slider that can surpass the 3,000 rpm mark. Scouts are impressed with how he dictates the movement and shape depending on the count, adding sweep for the punchout. Capping off his repertoire is an 81-83 mph changeup, thrown mostly to righthanded hitters. Schultz has huge upside, but is expected to be a tough sign out of a Vanderbilt commitment. This was BAs eriteuo 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) 6'9". touched 98. MLBN guy said they had him in the middle of round 1 before he got mono. Other than 1st round HS pitchers usually disappoint, he has some potential. Edited July 18, 2022 by Dick Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 In all honesty, I wonder if they promised to fast track him to the majors in a relief role? I'd imagine that would make him more likely to sign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold's Leg Lift Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 Just now, fathom said: Good, didn’t hear it was possible. Everyone around his travel program thought he was going to college. They were just angry he didn't go with the in house representation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polar Bear Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 minute ago, ron883 said: In all honesty, I wonder if they promised to fast track him to the majors in a relief role? I'd imagine that would make him more likely to sign He is a high school pitcher, he won't sniff the majors for 3 or 4 more years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 minute ago, ron883 said: In all honesty, I wonder if they promised to fast track him to the majors in a relief role? I'd imagine that would make him more likely to sign I would be shocked if that's the case with a high school kid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 minute ago, ron883 said: In all honesty, I wonder if they promised to fast track him to the majors in a relief role? I'd imagine that would make him more likely to sign No they are just offering him a few million today to play baseball professionally. Guys they aren’t putting a HS in the majors this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Last time Sox drafted Illinois kid in first round it was complete bust Honel……still have nightmares! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Just now, Polar Bear said: He is a high school pitcher, he won't sniff the majors for 3 or 4 more years That's true. Crochet at least was a college guy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look at Ray Ray Run Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Just now, Polar Bear said: He is a high school pitcher, he won't sniff the majors for 3 or 4 more years Hes 6'9 too. Would be shocking if he debuted before 23-24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Sox are next up at 62 in case anyone wondered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Shirley drafts sure hit different. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Let’s get the kid from Riverside Brookfield next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, ron883 said: In all honesty, I wonder if they promised to fast track him to the majors in a relief role? I'd imagine that would make him more likely to sign He’s not even close to the majors. Not worried at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Just now, bmags said: Let’s get the kid from Riverside Brookfield next Is there another one aside from Owen Murphy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) Reached for a player who's going to be hard to sign. Maybe they just didn't like this class and are going to punt the pick to next year. Everyone seems to like the pick though; I guess high risk/high reward. Edited July 18, 2022 by GreenSox 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 minute ago, Soxfest said: Last time Sox drafted Illinois kid in first round it was complete bust Honel……still have nightmares! I saw both live. Schultz is on another planet than Honel, and I saw both on less than stellar nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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