6 weeks to go. When do our draft gurus speculate on whe Sox pick for Round 2? Pick #39, I believe.

 

52 days, but who's counting...

I want to see Grayson Greiner (21) and Joey Pankake (9) get draft by the Sox. Greiner is the catcher for South Carolina. Pankake is 3rd baseman, left fielder this season after being the shortstop last year.

Edited April 15, 201412 yr by CrazyG

Chris Crawford has a new top 40 up.

 

http://mlbdraftinsider.com/2014/04/the-boa...014-volume-iii/

I think it was Quinarvy who got me hooked on a prep catcher for our 2nd RD pick. I am forgetting his name at this moment, but I think he was either a lefty power guy, or a switch hitting power catcher who was good defensively. I'll look him up and edit this post.

 

EDIT: Found him. Not a lefty, or a switch-hitter, so I'm not sure why I thought that, but his name is Jakson Reetz.

 

http://m.mlb.com/video/v31230535/draft-rep...tcheroutfielder

 

So Reetz or Conor Gillaspie's brother, Casey, would be nice picks to get in the 2nd RD.

Edited April 15, 201412 yr by Chilihead90

I think it was Quinarvy who got me hooked on a prep catcher for our 2nd RD pick. I am forgetting his name at this moment, but I think he was either a lefty power guy, or a switch hitting power catcher who was good defensively. I'll look him up and edit this post.

 

Jakson Reetz I presume.

And it looks like Reetz is playing well his senior year, too.

 

Dan Kirby ‏@DanMKirby Apr 7

Norris HS (NE) Jakson Reetz with 2 HR tonight. Has 5 HR, 8 SB, 1.956 OPS through 9 games. No match for Nebraska peers. #MLBDraft

Would you guys be interested in Nick Burdi with our 2nd round pick? Local kid who's having a great year at Louisville, just doesn't start, he's their closer.

Would you guys be interested in Nick Burdi with our 2nd round pick? Local kid who's having a great year at Louisville, just doesn't start, he's their closer.

 

No, I don't like drafting relievers in any round. I'd rather draft a fringe starter than a regular closer. Maybe that's too old school thinking, but I want my bullpen full of failed starters.

Would you guys be interested in Nick Burdi with our 2nd round pick? Local kid who's having a great year at Louisville, just doesn't start, he's their closer.

 

Nope. Nothing against Burdi, but he makes more sense to a contending team that can fast-track him to the big league bullpen. He's a safe bet to provide value for his drafting team, but he is and will only be a reliever.

Would you guys be interested in Nick Burdi with our 2nd round pick? Local kid who's having a great year at Louisville, just doesn't start, he's their closer.

 

 

See Royce Ring and Aaron Poreda to a lesser extent. (Like the punter/kicker/special teams guy in the early rounds in the NFL.)

 

However, Josh Fogg was drafted as a closer out of Florida and became a very decent 3/4 major league starter.

Edited April 15, 201412 yr by caulfield12

No, I don't like drafting relievers in any round. I'd rather draft a fringe starter than a regular closer. Maybe that's too old school thinking, but I want my bullpen full of failed starters.

No relief pitchers in the first several rounds.

I think it was Quinarvy who got me hooked on a prep catcher for our 2nd RD pick. I am forgetting his name at this moment, but I think he was either a lefty power guy, or a switch hitting power catcher who was good defensively. I'll look him up and edit this post.

 

EDIT: Found him. Not a lefty, or a switch-hitter, so I'm not sure why I thought that, but his name is Jakson Reetz.

 

http://m.mlb.com/video/v31230535/draft-rep...tcheroutfielder

 

So Reetz or Conor Gillaspie's brother, Casey, would be nice picks to get in the 2nd RD.

 

Yup, Reetz. Athletic and should remain at catcher.

 

 

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EDIT: Found him. Not a lefty, or a switch-hitter, so I'm not sure why I thought that, but his name is Jakson Reetz.

 

http://m.mlb.com/video/v31230535/draft-rep...tcheroutfielder

 

So Reetz or Conor Gillaspie's brother, Casey, would be nice picks to get in the 2nd RD.

 

Yup, Reetz. Athletic and should remain at catcher.

 

Kids hot.

Those of you who follow me on Twitter saw me voice my displeasure over NC State's usage of left-hander Carlos Rodon, the best college player in this year's draft class, on Friday night. Rodon, who has pitched with a 50- or 55-rated fastball all year, was going on short rest on Friday, but showed up (paradoxically) with more velocity, sitting at 92-94 mph and touching 96.

 

NC State then decided to push Rodon to 134 pitches, sending him back out to start his final inning after he'd already thrown 118 pitches, an acceptable, if upper-bound, number for a 21-year-old pitcher. This was a clear example of a coaching staff putting their own interests over those of a pitcher, a perfect example of moral hazard at work in amateur baseball, one that calls for regulation by the NCAA.

 

The Wolfpack, despite having two of the best college players in the country this year, are 5-11 in the ACC so far (19-14 overall) and in danger of missing the NCAA tournament, a result that would be devastating given their talent level. The potential cost of missing the tournament is so high that the coaching staff has the incentive to try to win at all costs, including asking players to do things that may not be in their own best interests, such as throwing 134 pitches in one outing. Only one MLB pitcher did that in all of 2013: Tim Lincecum, in his July 13 no-hitter. (In fact, since the start of the 2010 season, only four MLB pitchers have thrown 134 or more pitches. Three were no-hitters, one was Brandon Morrow's 17-strikeout one-hitter in 2010, and all four spread those pitches over nine innings rather than Rodon's 7 2/3 innings.)

 

Keith Law, insider blog, espn.com/mlb

No, I don't like drafting relievers in any round. I'd rather draft a fringe starter than a regular closer. Maybe that's too old school thinking, but I want my bullpen full of failed starters.

Addison Reed was drafted as a closer

I came across this article that states Rick Hahn was recently at one of Kolek's games to watch him in person, seems like there is some serious interest in Kolek on the Sox' end.

 

Hahn stated at one point that they had been scouting about half of a dozen different kids pretty heavily for the #3 pick.

 

I mean, this is a huge draft for the organization, I would hope Hahn and his scouts personally go see the presumed top ten players.

My ChiSox Mock for June:

1.3. Tyler Beede, RHP, Vandy

2.47. Grayson Greiner, C, South Carolina

3.83. Milton Ramos, SS, FL-HS

4.114. Jake Cosart, RHP, Seminole State

5.144. Chris Harvey, C Vandy

6.174. Bennett Sousa, LHP, FL-HS

7.204. Ben Wetzler, LHP, Oregon State

8.234. Darius Day, CF, IL-HS

9.264. Austin Slater, 3B, Stanford

10.294. Grant Watson, LHP, UCLA

I know most people are expecting the Sox to take a pitcher at #3 but if both Kolek and Aiken are off the board at that point I'd like them to take a hard look at Alex Jackson. High school position players are always a boom or bust proposition but this kid looks like a monster in waiting.

 

and

. The main thing I notice is how quiet his stance and swing is, he takes a shallow stride but is still able to generate huge power. He reminds me a lot of a right-handed Joey Votto.

NO NO NO to Beede or Holmes.

I'm really starting to like the idea of Tyler Kolek in a Sox uniform...

I'm really starting to like the idea of Tyler Kolek in a Sox uniform...

 

I would be quite surprised if Aiken and Kolek go 1 and 2. It would be the first time ever a HS pitcher went 1-1 correct? Say Aiken/Rondon go 1-2, it will be fascinating seeing Sox decide between Kolek/Hoffman/Beede.

I would be quite surprised if Aiken and Kolek go 1 and 2. It would be the first time ever a HS pitcher went 1-1 correct? Say Aiken/Rondon go 1-2, it will be fascinating seeing Sox decide between Kolek/Hoffman/Beede.

Yankees took Brien Taylor number one overall in 1991. Did not work out well.

Yankees took Brien Taylor number one overall in 1991. Did not work out well.

 

That was more of a fluke though, versus it being a legitimate bust. He tore a labrum in a fight.

Addison Reed was drafted as a closer

 

I'm aware.