July 16, 20241 yr Blake Shepardson is the older brother of Grant Shepardson, who was a prep pitcher picked in the 5th round by the rockies. Grant's writeup had this on Blake: Shepardson trains with his older brother, Blake, who is a reliever at the University of San Francisco and flirts with triple digits, and if the Draft doesn’t work out, he’ll head to join the Dons pitching staff as well.
July 16, 20241 yr He did pretty good in the mlb draft league, with 2 hit allowed, 11 ks in just 5.2 innings https://www.mlbdraftleague.com/player/824245
July 16, 20241 yr Just now, bmags said: He did pretty good in the mlb draft league, with 2 hit allowed, 11 ks in just 5.2 innings https://www.mlbdraftleague.com/player/824245 Just turned 21 years old too so he isn't too old. I like it.
July 16, 20241 yr 5 minutes ago, bmags said: Blake Shepardson is the older brother of Grant Shepardson, who was a prep pitcher picked in the 5th round by the rockies. Grant's writeup had this on Blake: Shepardson trains with his older brother, Blake, who is a reliever at the University of San Francisco and flirts with triple digits, and if the Draft doesn’t work out, he’ll head to join the Dons pitching staff as well. I really like his 8.7 BB per 9
July 16, 20241 yr Author Just now, Squirmin' for Yermin said: I really like his 8.7 BB per 9 For the record, if the choice is between a specimen with flaws, and a 5'9" reliever throwing 92, give me the flaws all day.
July 16, 20241 yr 4 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: For the record, if the choice is between a specimen with flaws, and a 5'9" reliever throwing 92, give me the flaws all day. True. I'm just sad with rounds 3-now. Somehow we blew our load in round 2? Edited July 16, 20241 yr by Squirmin' for Yermin
July 16, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said: I really like his 8.7 BB per 9 Yea the Sox don't have a history of taking guys with high walk rates and tweaking their delivery in their system to get them right....
July 16, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, SoxAce said: Yea the Sox don't have a history of taking guys with high walk rates and tweaking their delivery in their system to get them right.... he probably does suck, but, as with gunnar kiel, why not?
July 16, 20241 yr Angels got the big get, but even the high schoolers that went were nto the famous ones in round 11. On to the 12th
July 16, 20241 yr Archer was named the MAC Player of the Year after slashing .300/.362/.599 with 18 homers and nine steals in 53 games this spring. He has decent power and is a plus runner, but evaluators say he needs to tone down his approach to generate more contact as a professional. re mlb pipeline
July 16, 20241 yr 3 hours ago, southsider2k5 said: Here's the thing. If they really blew it all for these two high school kids and Smith, they have changed absolutely nothing about their draft philosophy. This is the exact same thing that happened under Getz. Or they want to draw a fine line and don't want other team(s) agents think the Sox have $2M sitting aside that might impact their leverage in dialogue.
July 16, 20241 yr The 6-foot-6, 240-pound George has one of the most electric arms in college baseball but worked just two innings as a Texas freshman in 2023 and 11 1/3 as an Alabama sophomore this spring because he doesn't throw strikes. His fastball averages 99 mph and touches 102 but usually misses the zone badly, and most of the strikes he gets on his sharp upper-80s slider come on chases. There's nothing glaringly wrong with his delivery, but he's more physical than athletic. He has closer upside if he even can discover some feel for pitching.
July 16, 20241 yr The 6-foot-6, 240-pound George has one of the most electric arms in college baseball but worked just two innings as a Texas freshman in 2023 and 11 1/3 as an Alabama sophomore this spring because he doesn't throw strikes. His fastball averages 99 mph and touches 102 but usually misses the zone badly, and most of the strikes he gets on his sharp upper-80s slider come on chases. There's nothing glaringly wrong with his delivery, but he's more physical than athletic. He has closer upside if he even can discover some feel for pitching. Pierce George: #213 on the BA500 Good pick.
July 16, 20241 yr If a guy can't throw strikes but is ranked #213, I think it speaks to the weakness in the draft.
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