2019 MLB Draft Thread

[Heyward]

And you have?

I'm not the one pimping him up saying he's ready defensively right now. In fact, I haven't said much about him at all.

Most people have said he's the best defensive catcher in the draft. I dont know enough about him to declare he'll be a bust and it's an awful pick.

 

[Tapate50]

Langeliers at 21 is fine. At 9 he's a huge reach.

Probably depends on the $.

 

[Russ2dollas]

People call his junior season a “rebound”, but a .311/.376/.484 isn’t honestly not very impressive for college player; 13.41 k% isn’t terrible, however the 8.38 bb% suggests subpar plate discipline.

Can’t understand all of the double negatives.

He’s a good hitter. Hamate saps power and he’s expected to have some power. He loses the metal bat but he gets the mlb ball.

 

[weso1]

After looking at his numbers and considering his defensive ability, he kind of reminds me of Henry Blanco.

 

[Carp]

People call his junior season a “rebound”, but a .311/.376/.484 isn’t honestly not very impressive for college player; 13.41 k% isn’t terrible, however the 8.38 bb% suggests subpar plate discipline.

So.... It is impressive???

 

[msstate7]

Most people have said he's the best defensive catcher in the draft. I dont know enough about him to declare he'll be a bust and it's an awful pick.

That's the weird part to me... I would venture to say 80+% of this board hasn't saw this kid play 2 games. Weird to have this strong opinion without firsthand knowledge of the player

 

[Carp]

Most people have said he's the best defensive catcher in the draft. I dont know enough about him to declare he'll be a bust and it's an awful pick.

I didn't say either one of those things. Again, we've seen highly touted defensive players perform at sub-standard rates in the majors. What I said is pump the brakes.

 

[Russ2dollas]

Reports I've read mostly say average hit and average power at best.

Link? I’ve seen above avg with better power.

He doesn’t have huge strikeout numbers. Walks are solid. Swing in the zone a long time

 

[jpx7]

Can’t understand all of the double negatives.

Fixed; was posting quickly while finishing a phone call. Let it suffice to say that his college stats, even in this “rebound” season, are not suggestive of a player who will become a good (or better) MLB hitter.

 

[CrimsonCowboy]

I haven’t seen him play, so I’m not going to make snap judgements and call him a bust like a few on this site have basically done. I was hoping Baylor made the NCAA super regionals, but they were in the same region as UCLA, the #1 team in the country for much of the season.

 

[jpx7]

There goes Carroll, maybe get Rutledge at 21?

There was no slam dunk at #9, but I was hoping for Carrol.

 

[Tapate50]

Fixed; was posting quickly while finishing a phone call. Let it suffice to say that his college stats, even in this “rebound” season, are not suggestive of a player who will become a good (or better) MLB hitter.

But that player probably goes top 5 with that profile

 

[SidSlid92]

Just disgusted with the pick. Wanted Baty or Carroll

 

[Russ2dollas]

Klaw worships at upside and ranked him 12th. He had carroll top 5. I probably would have gone carroll.

Glad nats picked the juco. He may be nasty but I think he’s 75 percent chance to do nothing. And 15 percent to do his damage after being traded. Huge pitchers with big time stuff usually take forever to figure it out and it’s line zero percent with the team that drafts them

 

[Heyward]

There was no slam dunk at #9, but I was hoping for Carrol.

I wanted Carroll too, or Bishop/Rutledge.

I dont love/hate Shea though.

 

[Enscheff]

are you familiar with the biological concept of the punctuated equilibrium?

LOL...

Now we know what your summer school class was.

 

[chop2chip]

Harold Reynolds out here dropping Nolan Ryan comps for a guy drafted 17th overall in a bad draft.

 

[jpx7]

But that player probably goes top 5 with that profile

Sure. But that doesn’t really have anything to do with, nor justify, going lower-ceiling at #9.

 

[CrimsonCowboy]

Harold Reynolds out here dropping Nolan Ryan comps for a guy drafted 17th overall in a bad draft.

Harold has never been the sharpest knife in the drawer

 

[Russ2dollas]

Fixed; was posting quickly while finishing a phone call. Let it suffice to say that his college stats, even in this “rebound” season, are not suggestive of a player who will become a good (or better) MLB hitter.

A 750 ops makes him a star. I think he can do that.