May 8, 200916 yr BA mentioned him in a piece today: Matthew Eddy: A reader asked about White Sox LHP Justin Edwards, but I accidentally deleted the question. Sorry, still getting used to our new chat software. Edwards, 21, struck out nine in five innings, giving up one hit, during his '09 debut for Low-A Kannapolis on Wednesday. The White Sox took him in the 3rd round of the '06 draft out of Olympia High in Orlando, but as the reader points out, there hasn't been a lot of buzz about Edwards. The biggest reasons: He carried a 5.64 ERA into the season, he missed all of '08 while recovering from an injury, and his stuff is good but not great. He ranked in the Appy League Top 20 in his debut (access it from "Rankings Archive" on our Main page) and in our '07 Prospect Handbook. He pitches in the mid- to high-80s with a solid curveball and changeup.
May 8, 200916 yr That was my question. As I mentioned in another thread I really like Edwards and hopefully he has a breakout year because we need pitching prospects in the worst way.
May 9, 200916 yr Why are we taking guys that throw mid to high 80s in the 3rd round? Mark Buehrle types fall deep into the draft like he did. Draft velocity early, wtf.
May 9, 200916 yr QUOTE (danman31 @ May 9, 2009 -> 05:14 AM) Why are we taking guys that throw mid to high 80s in the 3rd round? Mark Buehrle types fall deep into the draft like he did. Draft velocity early, wtf. I thought MB fell in the draft because he was a draft and follow?
May 9, 200916 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 9, 2009 -> 08:32 AM) I thought MB fell in the draft because he was a draft and follow? Yeah, but the point is that they did get him late regardless. Teams weren't clamoring to take him in the top 2 rounds.
May 9, 200916 yr QUOTE (danman31 @ May 9, 2009 -> 05:14 AM) Why are we taking guys that throw mid to high 80s in the 3rd round? Mark Buehrle types fall deep into the draft like he did. Draft velocity early, wtf. Remember, Edwards was selected in the 3rd round of the 2006 draft; when the White Sox still had an atrocious philosophy to drafting pitchers. I'm sure there were remarks on his scouting report such as, "competitor, throws soft, good command, pitched well on a state championship high school team, all around winner, signed on for a southern college team." I dont even know if any of those are true, but it wouldn't surprise me. Edited May 9, 200916 yr by Flash Tizzle
May 9, 200916 yr This was Justin Edwards' draft scouting report: 105 Justin Edwards Olympia HS LHP L/L 5'11" 170 1987-09-07 HS 350K Comments: One of the top high school lefties out of Florida, he's shown good command of his fastball, change and curve. Velocity has varied, but he's hit 90 mph.
May 9, 200916 yr QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ May 9, 2009 -> 10:16 PM) This was Justin Edwards' draft scouting report: 105 Justin Edwards Olympia HS LHP L/L 5'11" 170 1987-09-07 HS 350K Comments: One of the top high school lefties out of Florida, he's shown good command of his fastball, change and curve. Velocity has varied, but he's hit 90 mph. Whenever you see a line like this, it usually means the pitcher throws 5 mph slower on average. Something to keep in mind with the draft coming up.
May 9, 200916 yr Someone in the White Sox draft office must have been screaming "WHERE'S OUR NEXT JIM PARQUE?!?!?!"
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