June 6, 200817 yr And once again the guys on MLB.com have never heard of Hudson, that's 3 picks in a row now.
June 6, 200817 yr Old Dominion also had a disappointing year, finishing 25-27 after being ranked No. 25 by BA in the preseason, due in part to the three quality pitching prospects on its staff. Lefthander Dan Hudson was coming off an impressive sophomore year and summer in the Cape Cod League but went 5-6, 4.70 in 13 starts this spring as the Monarchs' Friday starter. His stuff remains attractive, however. Hudson is 6-foot-4, 215 pounds and throws his fastball in the low 90s. He has long been a strikeout pitcher and that didn't change this season, as he struck out 107 batters in 92 innings against 33 walks. He has a long arm stroke in the back and a whipping sidearm motion through his release point, which makes for natural life on his fastball, fading away from lefthanders and in on righthanders—though it can also make his command inconsistent. Hudson also throws a slider, curveball and changeup, with the curve being his best secondary pitch. that report is not correct though, he isnt a lefty...hes a righty i actually like that K rate alot Edited June 6, 200817 yr by daa84
June 6, 200817 yr I like the movement on Hudson's pitches, seems like a poor-man's version of stuff wise MacDougal, but clearly with much better control.
June 6, 200817 yr danks must be telling teams hes gonna go back for his sr year...probably thinks he can get back into the first round
June 6, 200817 yr QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jun 5, 2008 -> 07:11 PM) I like the movement on Hudson's pitches, seems like a poor-man's version of stuff wise MacDougal, but clearly with much better control. Is it possible to have worse control than him as far as pro pitchers are concerned?
June 6, 200817 yr QUOTE (danman31 @ Jun 5, 2008 -> 06:14 PM) Is it possible to have worse control than him as far as pro pitchers are concerned? Jason Neighborgall (spelling) when he was drafted.
June 6, 200817 yr at this point in the draft i dont really know any players, so ill stick with what i do know and i think dominic de la osa from vandy could be a solid pick in these rounds
June 6, 200817 yr QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 5, 2008 -> 06:28 PM) Round 6 starting. Aren't they doing Rounds 6-50 tomorrow? EDIT: Never mind. I thought I heard karl ravich on that draft show say that they were only doin rounds 1-5 today. Edited June 6, 200817 yr by sayitaintso
June 6, 200817 yr FWIW, in the BP roundtable one guy mentioned how much he LOVED O'Neill from Penn St. The guy is a groundball machine. Perhaps we can convert him into a starter?
June 6, 200817 yr Looking at the video, Morel doesn't look like all that bad of a pick. O'Niel doesn't have a video, but if that tidbit someone posted is correct and he is a sidearmer with a low 90's fastball w/ movement, he might be a decent pick. Somewhat like a poor man's Joe Smith? Would have liked Scott Gorgen there much better however. Hudsen looks like a meh pick. Besides for the 1st round, the players we are drafting this year seem way to similar to the ones we did last year.
June 6, 200817 yr So as it turns out we're not really worried about our farm system at all. CONFIDENCE!
June 6, 200817 yr QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 5, 2008 -> 07:37 PM) Oh my god it's Kenny's son? Is it? I didn't think he had a son playing baseball for Wichita.
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