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Post by purplehaze on Jun 12, 2017 14:19:40 GMT -5
Who will be drafted today into professional baseball ? Draft begins tonight. Have to believe King and Critelli will go in later rounds, based on their HC careers and Cape Cod experience. others from the PL will also get an opportunity, I suppose
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Post by hchoops on Jun 12, 2017 14:28:30 GMT -5
The big early question is whether the Twins will take Los Angeles HS phenom Hunter Green, p-ss.with the first pick.
There is another lower rated p-3b named Brian Morrell who played for the hs I taught at for 30 years. He came to my hoops camp years ago. If he does not go high enough, his back up plan is a full ride to UND
Saw him play a few times this season. Imo, limited, I think he should go to ND and come out as an infielder. He has a beautiful swing-line drives from left to right.
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Post by HC92 on Jun 12, 2017 19:27:30 GMT -5
Greene went second to the Reds.
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Post by hchoops on Jun 12, 2017 20:05:36 GMT -5
Greene went second to the Reds. I predict the Twins will regret that decision |
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Jun 13, 2017 7:10:59 GMT -5
Two Louisville players taken among first 10: College POY Brendan McKay of U of L @ #4 and Ballard High School OF Jo Adell @ #10
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Post by alum on Jun 13, 2017 8:55:02 GMT -5
The big early question is whether the Twins will take Los Angeles HS phenom Hunter Green, p-ss.with the first pick. There is another lower rated p-3b named Brian Morrell who played for the hs I taught at for 30 years. He came to my hoops camp years ago. If he does not go high enough, his back up plan is a full ride to UND Saw him play a few times this season. Imo, limited, I think he should go to ND and come out as an infielder. He has a beautiful swing-line drives from left to right. Notre Dame is a good choice. AJ Pollock went to my kids' high school and then to ND. Went in as a SS and was turned into a CF. When healthy has done great with the DBacks including an All Star appearance. |
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Post by hcpride on Jun 13, 2017 16:12:00 GMT -5
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Post by bison137 on Jun 13, 2017 17:03:07 GMT -5
Also not picked through 9 rounds today. |
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Post by rgs318 on Jun 13, 2017 17:26:28 GMT -5
That should not be a surprise. He will eventually be picked up. Talent often beats ethics in the pros and in some colleges.
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Post by HC92 on Jun 13, 2017 17:27:18 GMT -5
The two other Oregon State starters went 31st and 131st (the one who beat us). Must be nice.
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Post by hchoops on Jun 13, 2017 17:31:55 GMT -5
Wonder if Austin Butler will be chosen ?
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Post by hc87 on Jun 13, 2017 18:09:18 GMT -5
BoSox took the kid who beat us...
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Post by hcgrad94 on Jun 13, 2017 18:10:06 GMT -5
BoSox took the kid who beat us... Who cahes. Cawlidge baseball is dead. |
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Jun 13, 2017 18:34:55 GMT -5
That should not be a surprise. He will eventually be picked up. Talent often beats ethics in the pros and in some colleges. This isn't your typical "look the other way" at a single bad incident Rob. Going to be real hard for any MLB club to draft him - even in the 40th round, as the backlash would be intense. He cost himself (at the very least) somewhere between a 2.5 - 4 mil signing bonus given on where he likely would have been picked. |
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Post by hc87 on Jun 13, 2017 18:39:18 GMT -5
BoSox took the kid who beat us... Who cahes. Cawlidge baseball is dead. It's on life support for sure in the Northeast.... |
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Post by hchoops on Jun 13, 2017 18:42:35 GMT -5
Who cahes. Cawlidge baseball is dead. It's on life support for sure in the Northeast.... Ask Nebraska about that |
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Post by sarasota on Jun 13, 2017 18:53:48 GMT -5
Wasn't the Maine program a high flyer for some years back?
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Post by HC92 on Jun 13, 2017 19:18:37 GMT -5
William and Mary had two kids drafted in the first five rounds.
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Post by hcpride on Jun 13, 2017 20:15:11 GMT -5
That should not be a surprise. He will eventually be picked up. Talent often beats ethics in the pros and in some colleges. This isn't your typical "look the other way" at a single bad incident Rob. Going to be real hard for any MLB club to draft him - even in the 40th round, as the backlash would be intense. He cost himself (at the very least) somewhere between a 2.5 - 4 mil signing bonus given on where he likely would have been picked. Gotta agree with you there - this kid may never play pro ball. I can't recall anyone with this sort of issue (a registered sex offender with repeated and admitted sexual assaults on a 5 or 6 year old relative) ever winding up in professional sports. Of course I never heard of a DIV 1 college athlete with that sort of criminal record playing either so you never know. |
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Post by timholycross on Jun 14, 2017 8:16:12 GMT -5
Wasn't the Maine program a high flyer for some years back? Always a threat to make the CWS before they changed the way they did seeding. You had most of the bad weather programs playing each other for the right to go. The Stony Brooks are fewer and much, much further between. |
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Post by rgs318 on Jun 14, 2017 8:45:54 GMT -5
That should not be a surprise. He will eventually be picked up. Talent often beats ethics in the pros and in some colleges. This isn't your typical "look the other way" at a single bad incident Rob. Going to be real hard for any MLB club to draft him - even in the 40th round, as the backlash would be intense. He cost himself (at the very least) somewhere between a 2.5 - 4 mil signing bonus given on where he likely would have been picked. I understand that, but from what i have read, he has had a clean record for some years, and is properly registered in his home state. I would like to think that he would be treated as a pariah, but I see some team as taking a chance on him. That is based on past practice by so many sports teams. If I am proven wrong, I would be impressed by MLB doing the right thing. |
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Post by sader1970 on Jun 14, 2017 8:51:32 GMT -5
I would be shocked if a professional baseball team was not willing to give this guy a shot when a college already has. Anyone think the professional standard of ethics is higher than the colleges and/or (gasp) the NCAA?
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Jun 14, 2017 11:43:21 GMT -5
I would be shocked if Heimlich doesn't get drafted. Once you get to the later rounds, the odds of drafting someone who will eventually reach the major leagues is so slim that it's probably worth it to give him a chance. As horrible as the action he took was, he was between age 12-15 when it happened. Apparently has not had any legal issues since then and has been receiving counseling.
How many chances did Matt Bush get? He drunkenly ran over the head of a motorcyclist and fled the scene of this accident a number of years ago but still managed to have someone willing to give him a shot.
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Jun 14, 2017 12:00:32 GMT -5
I would be shocked if Heimlich doesn't get drafted. Once you get to the later rounds, the odds of drafting someone who will eventually reach the major leagues is so slim that it's probably worth it to give him a chance. As horrible as the action he took was, he was between age 12-15 when it happened. Apparently has not had any legal issues since then and has been receiving counseling. How many chances did Matt Bush get? He drunkenly ran over the head of a motorcyclist and fled the scene of this accident a number of years ago but still managed to have someone willing to give him a shot. Got nothing to do with making the majors or not. Has to do with abysmal optics for any club that would take him, and comparing what Heimlich repeatedly did vs what Bush did is akin to comparing apples to bowling balls in the eyes of many. |
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Post by bringbackcaro on Jun 14, 2017 12:17:47 GMT -5
I would be shocked if Heimlich doesn't get drafted. Once you get to the later rounds, the odds of drafting someone who will eventually reach the major leagues is so slim that it's probably worth it to give him a chance. As horrible as the action he took was, he was between age 12-15 when it happened. Apparently has not had any legal issues since then and has been receiving counseling. How many chances did Matt Bush get? He drunkenly ran over the head of a motorcyclist and fled the scene of this accident a number of years ago but still managed to have someone willing to give him a shot. Putting alcoholism in the same ballpark as pedophilia is crazy talk. |
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