2013 MLB Draft - Tonight at 7

[Walrus]

Originally Posted by MIAdragon

He has an acetabular labrum tear and has thrown like shit. He's going to be a VERY tough sign.

Thanks, that makes me feel better.

[MIAdragon]

Originally Posted by Walrus

Thanks, that makes me feel better.

If he gets back to where he was last year you're golden.

[alnorth]

Originally Posted by MIAdragon

He has an acetabular labrum tear and has thrown like shit. He's going to be a VERY tough sign.

That hip injury is about a 3-4 month rehab from what I've read. Before that injury, he was pitching well enough for consideration at #1 overall.

When his hip recovers, there's no reason why he shouldn't be able to do what he's done the last 3 years.

[Coach]

This stooge doesn't know what the **** he's doing.....

[Walrus]

There we go.

[Reaper16]

The ball comes out of Manaea's hand real funky like. Nice.

[Coach]

Reynalds (and the MLB Network broadcasting crew) are just brutal..

his windup reminds me of chris sale

*video of chris sale throwing sidearm*

well he's tall and skinny and left ahh **** it let me touch some interns ass

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

"Before the season started, his mechanics were a cause for concern. Now you know why. His mechanics are very stressful on his body and the body is showing it. He gets his plant knee extended quickly and make his hip control all of his balance and absorb all of the rotational forces in his delivery. Then the elbow never has much flexion in it and kind of long arms the ball. With his elbow so extended, the moment arm of the forces are farther out and requires his rotator cuff to work harder along with the other internal rotators to work harder to turn his arm over. That is why you are seeing shoulder problems."
http://www.crawfishboxes.com/2013-ml...-indiana-state

[alnorth]

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

"Before the season started, his mechanics were a cause for concern. Now you know why. His mechanics are very stressful on his body and the body is showing it. He gets his plant knee extended quickly and make his hip control all of his balance and absorb all of the rotational forces in his delivery. Then the elbow never has much flexion in it and kind of long arms the ball. With his elbow so extended, the moment arm of the forces are farther out and requires his rotator cuff to work harder along with the other internal rotators to work harder to turn his arm over. That is why you are seeing shoulder problems."
http://www.crawfishboxes.com/2013-ml...-indiana-state

Signing him for 2MM or whatever to watch him break down in the minors would be a very Royals thing to do. Damn near every promising starting pitcher prospect we've had recently has hurt themselves.

[alnorth]

Our last pick of the night is coming up.

[alnorth]

Cody Reed, Juco fireballer currently committed to transfer to ole miss.

[KevB]

Keith Law's take on him, has him as his #37 ranked player:

Reed is a true ?pop-up? guy, appearing on scouts' radars this spring as a possible sandwich-round pick who was undrafted when eligible the last two years.

He checks a lot of boxes scouts look for in amateur pitchers -- size, athleticism, handedness (his would be left), velocity (92-95), a second pitch (a plus curveball), and a good delivery. Reed takes a long stride toward the plate, keeps himself online, and gets his pitching hand turned over nice and early.

He's still something of a project, with below-average command and control and a lack of formal pitching instruction or history facing good competition, but the raw material here is tremendous, with the potential for a mid-rotation starter or more.

[siberian khatru]

Originally Posted by KevB

He's still something of a project, with below-average command and control and a lack of formal pitching instruction or history facing good competition, but the raw material here is tremendous, with the potential for a mid-rotation starter or more.

He will thrive in our pitcher development system.

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by siberian khatru

He will thrive in our pitcher development system.

................wait, that was sarcasm, right?

[duncan_idaho]

Interesting draft and not how I expected that to shake out... I'm really surprised Meadows was available at 8 and would probably have preferred they go that right...

But after seeing this all work out/break out, that Dozier pick makes a lot more sense than it did at 8 pm.

They picked a pair of helium, high ceiling guys with the next two picks, and the money that was saved on Dozier should make it possible to sign at least one of those guys.

Manaea is a high ceiling with some risk that looks much better at No. 34 than No. 8. If he can get healthy and they can clean up the mechanics a bit, he has huge potential. 6-6 lefties who can throw in the mid-90s, working off a good changeup and with a decent breaking pitch (Manaea throws a slurve). Hopefully, they can give him an extreme over-slot deal and sell him on starting his pro career with money similar to what he'd get as a top 5 pick next year.

Reed kind of came out of nowhere, but when lefties with that type of size pick up 5-6 mph on an average fastball in their second year in a college program... that tends to happen.

He's raw, but has received only minimal development and coaching so far. That's a guy that can really take off with professional instruction.

The first round pick of Dozier looks cheap... but when it is backed up by high-upside risks like Manaea and Reed, I think cost concerns go out the window.

Of course, it's now up to the Royals to do SOMETHING with these guys when/if they sign them, and that hasn't exactly been a strong suit in this farm system of late.

A guy like Manaea is someone who could be like Yordano Ventura, though. A guy whose stuff is so good, that if you can smooth out his mechanics a little bit, he might be bulletproof in development.

Speaking of Ventura... not sure if anyone posted info from his AAA debut tonight...

5 IP (87 pitches)
1 hit
4 BB (this is the thing to watch with him)
6 K

He now has 80ks in 62 2/3 IP this year, against just 24 walks.