April 15, 201115 yr Knights and Barons postponed. Kinston @ Dash Rienzo Hickory @ Intimidators Petricka
April 16, 201115 yr Could've had Trout. Instead, we take another college football player with a long swing.
April 16, 201115 yr QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 15, 2011 -> 09:12 PM) Could've had Trout. Instead, we take another college football player with a long swing. A high schooler with our 1st round pick? Unheard of. I still can't find fault with the Mitchell pick though. Edited April 16, 201115 yr by DirtySox
April 16, 201115 yr QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 15, 2011 -> 08:12 PM) Could've had Trout. Instead, we take another college football player with a long swing. Stop. Most of the league passed on Trout, it's not like we took a college pitcher who maxes out at 90 mph. Mitchell still has a ton of upside, certainly not time to give up on him.
April 16, 201115 yr Trout certainly would have been considered the more aggressive pick, considering that's what their new drafting philosophy is supposedly. They were probably wanting a leadoff hitter that's closer to the big leagues than some high school player. Well, that high school player is now in AA, and Mitchell is at Winston-Salem. Yes, I know he missed a year, but still. I'm just not feeling Mitchell will be anything. Hope I'm wrong, but it's still going to take a couple years to find out. Edited April 16, 201115 yr by flavum
April 16, 201115 yr Jacob Petricka followed up his 6 IP no-hit, 79K performance with a 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K. On the year he now has 11 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 16 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.55 WHIP, 8 K/BB. Edited April 16, 201115 yr by JoeCoolMan24
April 16, 201115 yr QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 15, 2011 -> 11:25 PM) Trout certainly would have been considered the more aggressive pick, considering that's what their new drafting philosophy is supposedly. They were probably wanting a leadoff hitter that's closer to the big leagues then some high school player. Well, that high school player is now in AA, and Mitchell is at Winston-Salem. Yes, I know he missed a year, but still. I'm just not feeling Mitchell will be anything. Hope I'm wrong, but it's still going to take a couple years to find out. Two years ago I said a sleeper prospect for the 09 draft was Brandon Belt, the 1b from UT. I'd seen him on TV and in games in person to say that with his sweet swing, he could have been a solid pickup for the Pale Hose. Instead he fell 5 rounds plus a few comp rounds before SFG drafted him. My two cents is that it's useless complaining about baseball drafts anymore. It's a crapshoot.
April 16, 201115 yr I still don't think Mitchell should be at W-S after missing a full year of development time. Let him hit his way to a promotion.
April 16, 201115 yr QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 15, 2011 -> 11:25 PM) Trout certainly would have been considered the more aggressive pick, considering that's what their new drafting philosophy is supposedly. They were probably wanting a leadoff hitter that's closer to the big leagues than some high school player. Well, that high school player is now in AA, and Mitchell is at Winston-Salem. Yes, I know he missed a year, but still. I'm just not feeling Mitchell will be anything. Hope I'm wrong, but it's still going to take a couple years to find out. Mitchell was a very aggressive pick.
April 16, 201115 yr I'm just not feeling Mitchell will be anything. Hope I'm wrong, but it's still going to take a couple years to find out. I don't think it'll take that long.
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