Comments for The Baseball Draft Report http://baseballdraftreport.com Obsessively Following the MLB Draft Since 2009 Thu, 16 May 2013 01:46:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on College Second Basemen to Know by Rob Ozga http://baseballdraftreport.com/2013/05/07/college-second-basemen-to-know/#comment-10501 Thu, 16 May 2013 01:46:43 +0000 http://baseballdraftreport.com/?p=4631#comment-10501 And I just now realized I had Rodriguez listed with the shortstops on my preseason lists. He’s a 2B long-term, so he’ll be with them on the updated rankings.

]]> Comment on Potpourri by E-Dub http://baseballdraftreport.com/2013/04/12/potpourri/#comment-10499 Wed, 15 May 2013 19:01:34 +0000 http://baseballdraftreport.com/?p=4616#comment-10499 Had to check to realize that Trey Ball wasn’t a “consensus” pitcher when you posted that list of lefties. He’s looking perty sick. And bless you for mocking Andy McGuire in the first. In a huh-inducing move, BA went so far as to leave him off their Top 100 Draft Prospects. I have renewed doubts that their Durham offices are a drug-free workplace.

]]> Comment on 2013 MLB Draft Conference Preview: Mountain West Conference by SDSU Baseball Fan http://baseballdraftreport.com/2013/02/20/2013-mlb-draft-conference-preview-mountain-west-conference/#comment-10498 Wed, 15 May 2013 17:40:34 +0000 http://baseballdraftreport.com/?p=4526#comment-10498 Rob… Great article! Hope to see Travis Pitcher get a shot and drafted as well. He has not gotten much of a shot to pitch this year, and had a great summer with the Anchorage Glacier Pilots. I too believe he is way underrated and think he will be a great value for whoever picks him up! I wondered why he wasn’t pitching much so I asked around. He was asked to take 3-months off from throwing after summer for rest purposes. When he came back he hurt his hamstring and had to let that heal. After so much time off he had to get back into the the rhythm of things and it appears may have not had much help. Spoke to him recently and it looks like he is back in form clocking 92-96 velo, with his filthy change, a good curve and a new pitch that is a hybrid cutter-slider. Coaches don’t seem to be getting him out there though and keep staying with their same 4-guys out of the pen.

Doesn’t seem like Coach Valenzuela is a very good pitching coach at helping guys through mechanical issues or getting them on the right track. Looks like he just leaves them alone and has them figure things out on their own. Not sure I agree with his coaching style, because guys get in their heads so much when they can’t figure it out, and pitching is such a mental grind, but he is a great recruiter.

Anyway thanks again for the great article!

]]> Comment on College Second Basemen to Know by Rob Ozga http://baseballdraftreport.com/2013/05/07/college-second-basemen-to-know/#comment-10493 Wed, 15 May 2013 12:12:07 +0000 http://baseballdraftreport.com/?p=4631#comment-10493 Which 2B is that? I’m guessing Isaac Rodriguez, who is a good one. Haven’t seen him myself — not that I can recollect, anyway — but have heard/read pretty great things about his defense. He’s a little light on both power (senior year power spike notwithstanding) and speed to project him as anything more than a late-round utility infielder, but I think the defense and on-base skills are enough to get drafted.

]]> Comment on College Second Basemen to Know by julio dominguez http://baseballdraftreport.com/2013/05/07/college-second-basemen-to-know/#comment-10491 Wed, 15 May 2013 05:38:29 +0000 http://baseballdraftreport.com/?p=4631#comment-10491 How do you see 2nd baseman of southern miss, stands out of others in conference usa.

]]> Comment on College Second Basemen to Know by Joe Sciacca http://baseballdraftreport.com/2013/05/07/college-second-basemen-to-know/#comment-10479 Mon, 13 May 2013 13:19:53 +0000 http://baseballdraftreport.com/?p=4631#comment-10479 Thank you for your opinion. I hope you are correct. He has a deep desire to play at the next level.

]]> Comment on College Second Basemen to Know by Rob Ozga http://baseballdraftreport.com/2013/05/07/college-second-basemen-to-know/#comment-10478 Mon, 13 May 2013 12:12:13 +0000 http://baseballdraftreport.com/?p=4631#comment-10478 Big fan of Sciacca, a guy I’ve seen a lot of this year and most recently last weekend against Louisville. He’ll be higher up on the list on the final pre-draft revision. Obviously not a player anybody is currently projecting for big league superstardom, but he’s a rock solid college player and a very likely mid-round pick.

]]> Comment on College Second Basemen to Know by Joe Sciacca http://baseballdraftreport.com/2013/05/07/college-second-basemen-to-know/#comment-10351 Wed, 08 May 2013 19:24:17 +0000 http://baseballdraftreport.com/?p=4631#comment-10351 What happened to Tyler Sciacca, Villanova. He has been playing with a pulled quad. most of the yr.

]]> Comment on 2013 MLB Draft Conference Preview: Big Ten by Alex Putterman http://baseballdraftreport.com/2013/04/03/2013-mlb-draft-conference-preview-big-ten/#comment-10296 Tue, 07 May 2013 17:14:19 +0000 http://baseballdraftreport.com/?p=4605#comment-10296 Hi, I’m the baseball beat writer for the Daily Northwestern and am writing several pieces in the next few weeks for which I’m looking for some background on the draft prospects of various NU players. If you could email me at asputt@u.northwestern.edu I would love to set up a phone call to discuss this. I think it would be extremely helpful. Thanks very much, and I look forward to hearing from you.

]]> Comment on Let’s Talk College Catching by Guzman http://baseballdraftreport.com/2013/04/22/lets-talk-college-catching/#comment-10248 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:16:51 +0000 http://baseballdraftreport.com/?p=4619#comment-10248 I agree, MUCH NEEDED UPDATE should be in the works. No way Soto should be out of the top 10, not in my books.

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