Right, I totally see your point - and again I'm nitpicking. Which is what you have to do to differentiate between guys at the top of the draft.Originally Posted by smootness
You look at it as upward trajectory; a part of my brain looks at it as 'is he playing over his head this year'?
Yeah, but his entire career has had an upward trajectory. Even if he's playing over his head, he tore it up last year and in the Cape as well. I don't know why there's more evidence of Lewis playing above his head than a guy like Senzel.
Lewis has done this 2 years in a row and in the Cape so I don't see how that would be playing over his head.
http://www.kansas.com/sports/high-sc...e75987347.html
Potentially the Braves top 2 picks. There seems to be some smoke that Riley Pint is the top guy on the Braves prospect list.
Pint lost me with the face paint.
New MLB.com mock. Jonathan Mayo now onboard with us taking Lewis at 3: http://m.mlb.com/news/article/180464...icid=151437456
New Baseball America mock: http://bba.am/G0unNC
Moniak-Puk-Ray. Says we are leaning to a sit able college bat at 3 as the draft gets closer.
If we take Ray with Lewis on the board I'll be very annoyed. Lewis fits our needs so much better and is a local kid on top of it.
Braves1976 (05-29-2016)
I have read that the Braves are out on Ray and Senzel. With such conflicting reports at least we will know which sites can be completely ignored after this draft unfolds.
True. I did see Keith Law mention today that we are still in on Ray. Between him and BA, that feels pretty credible.
Keith Law was asked specifically if Blake Rutherford could fall to 40. This is his response:
"I had a scout broach that possibility to me yesterday. It's an interesting one, because he was seen coming into the year as a potential top 5 guy and is almost certainly not going up there. I could also see the Phils cutting a deal with him at 1, then trying to pay someone $5 million at 42. There are a lot of possibilities right now with the lack of clarity up top and all these high school kids with upside but no price tags yet."
He also said he doesn't think we're in on Senzel.
MLB updates their picks again. Has us picking Lewis.
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/180464...mlb-mock-draft
My gut still thinks we need to get Groome. I think he could match up with Allard and the two of them just dominate the division.
cajunrevenge (05-27-2016)
Swing comparison of Kyle Lewis to Corey Ray:
buck75 (05-28-2016)
man that bat speed of Lewis is incredible
Don't want Ray. We need a righty bat.
I don't like Ray's stance or swing at all.
Love Lewis' batspeed, plus if he tones down that high leg kick, he can hammer balls with ease like Justin Upton.
Forever Fredi
Braves1976 (05-29-2016)
hahahaha, you said "balls"
:-p
Ray has a Melvin Upton-like stance. IF his mechanics go in whack, he could struggle too much for my liking
Lewis has that big leg kick and exaggerated load. However, don't get caught up in that when analyzing hitters. Pay attention when the front heel hits the ground. That's when the swing starts. At that point, where are his hands? Are they fully loaded and ready to begin unloading? Where is the bat head? Is it wrapped around the head or more perpendicular to the spine? Is the bat more or less at a 45 degree angle? Those are the things that matter and determine how quick he gets to the ball once the swing starts .
He does something with that front leg that I do not like. He's quieter than Kyle for sure, but I see enough to believe that the power he has shown may not translate with a wooden bat.
For good measure, here is the same source's swing analysis of Nick Senzel.
buck75 (05-28-2016)
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