IslandBrave
Mashin' to Mississippi
Soroka with another great outing. Liking this kid so far
8/1/2015 MINORS SAT. THREAD ... Jenkins, Toussaint, Soroka Shine in spotlight
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Tapate50
Well-known member
After the promotion is a great sign
Heyward
<B>Voted Worst Poster <br>'13, '14, '15 (Co-Winner
No reason to this year.
msstate7
Well-known member
Yep. Way too much pressure. Give up a run, you lose
Heyward
<B>Voted Worst Poster <br>'13, '14, '15 (Co-Winner
Not even that, i was just saying, save his arm for ST
msstate7
Well-known member
I was joking... Well, sort of
KB21
Where's My Cup of Coffee?
I know some love to say the Braves go after players with torn UCLs or that they are the cause of torn UCLs. In both cases, it is a generalized statement that doesn't hold water. If it was Billy Beane buying low on injured players, he would be hailed as some genius who was exploiting a market. Since the Braves do it though, and since they trust their scouts more than they trust numbers, it's a poor strategy.
The plethora of UCL injuries in baseball recently is directly caused by what these players are doing when they are 10-13 years old, throwing too often, throwing too many pitches, too much competitive pitching, and not allowing their arms to rest.
rico43
<B>Director of Minor League Reports</B>
This is just one reason I always look at Baseball-Reference.com first.
zbhargrove
Well-known member
I'm excited about Allard, but I think Soroka is going to be the one to surprise everyone by being a force... love that he flew under the radar slightly because of being in Canada.
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
For some reason, Riley's stats don't show up at milb.com. Didn't in the GCL and they haven't upgraded his page. Nice start at Danville for him.
Liking Soroka as well. He's from Canada, but he pitched in a lot of showcases in the states so he wasn't totally under the radar. Tall, lanky kid who looks like he could fill out a bit as he gets older. Here's video and draft synopsis of him from mlb.com.
Link: [video]http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/67565098/v86971883/draft-report-mike-soroka-hs-pitcher[/video]
Has a little whip action in his arm that concerns me a bit, but he has a nice loose delivery.
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
I referenced Ryan Klesko in a post about Austin Riley and came across this picture of Riley. He even kind of looks like Klesko. Riley's a big kid and some scouts had concerns about his weight, but it looks like the guy can hit some.
Here's the mlb video on Riley both hitting and pitching: http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/67565098/v130635483/draft-report-austin-riley-hs-shorstoppitcher
Here's the mlb video on Riley both hitting and pitching: http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/67565098/v130635483/draft-report-austin-riley-hs-shorstoppitcher
That cut at the plate and knee lock reminds me of Prado!
Sorry [MENTION=18]Dalyn[/MENTION]
Sorry [MENTION=18]Dalyn[/MENTION]
Oklahomabrave
Anytime Now Frankie...
Has anyone seen Soroka? Where's his FB at and what's his stuff like?
He's going to be huge for us the next few years.