THE DUKE Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 1 hour ago, hrubes20 said: I haven't gotten to see him play yet. What I've read on him sounds very Zunino-esque. Solid (not great) defensive catcher with a good arm. Lots of power potential in the bat, with a questionable hit tool. He's also a big boy, so you have to worry about him outgrowing the position as well. Then it just comes down to the power. If it shows up, you have Altuve-light. If it doesn't, you have Ronald Torreyes. Most project him at around average to slightly below average power. He may never hit 20+ HR, but he's a solid bet for 10+. Has some of the best bat speed in college baseball right now. Madrigal is also faster and a better defender than those two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Just now, THE DUKE said: Most project him at around average to slightly below average power. He may never hit 20+ HR, but he's a solid bet for 10+. Has some of the best bat speed in college baseball right now. Madrigal is also faster and a better defender than those two. Agreed on speed, at least for Torreyes. Altuve is no slouch there, but Madrigal may have him by a nose. Flip it for the defense. Torreyes was in the same (plays 2B but could maybe play SS as a professional) area that Madrigal is now. Altuve is the worst defensively of the 3 by a fair bit. I'm a Madrigal fan, btw. I've just seen too many people claiming that he's Altuve 2.0, and I just don't think that's accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 1 minute ago, hrubes20 said: Agreed on speed, at least for Torreyes. Altuve is no slouch there, but Madrigal may have him by a nose. Flip it for the defense. Torreyes was in the same (plays 2B but could maybe play SS as a professional) area that Madrigal is now. Altuve is the worst defensively of the 3 by a fair bit. I'm a Madrigal fan, btw. I've just seen too many people claiming that he's Altuve 2.0, and I just don't think that's accurate. I saw Torreyes come up through Low A in Dayton when he was in the Reds system, and no one here ever thought of him as a possible SS. He wasn't even that highly regarded a 2B defensively (granted he was only 18 at the time). Nobody should ever call anyone the next anyone if they are being compared to a MVP caliber talent. You can't put an 80 hit tool on any amateur, and Altuve is an 80 hit tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 1 minute ago, THE DUKE said: I saw Torreyes come up through Low A in Dayton when he was in the Reds system, and no one here ever thought of him as a possible SS. He wasn't even that highly regarded a 2B defensively (granted he was only 18 at the time). Nobody should ever call anyone the next anyone if they are being compared to a MVP caliber talent. You can't put an 80 hit tool on any amateur, and Altuve is an 80 hit tool. Multiple FSL scouts said this during his first year in the Cubs org as a 19 year old in High A ball. I think Madrigal certainly is the better defender, but it's not as big of a gap as it may appear. And I agree with you wholeheartedly on the 2nd part. But yet I'm still seeing and hearing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 8 minutes ago, THE DUKE said: I saw Torreyes come up through Low A in Dayton when he was in the Reds system, and no one here ever thought of him as a possible SS. He wasn't even that highly regarded a 2B defensively (granted he was only 18 at the time). Nobody should ever call anyone the next anyone if they are being compared to a MVP caliber talent. You can't put an 80 hit tool on any amateur, and Altuve is an 80 hit tool. The Angels northeast area scout put an 8 on Trout's hit tool and nailed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Has anybody posted a list of their top IFAs yet? I know we've seen blurbs about a guy here or there (Blue Jays signing the top guy again), but I don't think I've seen a list. Kiley put out his top 5 hitters and top 5 pitchers in his chat a few days ago and it got me curious. For those wondering, he said the following: Bats: 1. Diego Cartaya, C - Linked to Dodgers 2. Noelvi Marte, SS - Linked to Mariners 3. Marco Luciano, SS - Giants 4. Orelvis Martinez, SS - Blue Jays (Thought by BA and a few others I've seen as the top player and expected to get $3ish million) 5. Alexeis Azuaje, SS - No linked team that I saw Arms: 1. Osiel Rodriguez, RHP - Cuba - No linked team that I saw 2. Richard Gallardo, RHP - Linked to Cubs 3. Sandy Gaston, RHP - Cuba - No linked team that I saw 4. Abraham Calzadilla, RHP - Linked to Dbacks 5. Starlyn Castillo, RHP - Linked to Phillies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Jake Burger tore his achilles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 15 hours ago, bkobow05 said: Jake Burger tore his achilles Damn. Eloy has a wonky knee this spring as well, although it isn't deemed serious at this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Forgot to ask, but where is everyone looking for college baseball scores and box scores? D1baseball was my previous go-to, but they have a damn paywall for even their scoreboard this year, much to my chagrin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 1 hour ago, hrubes20 said: Forgot to ask, but where is everyone looking for college baseball scores and box scores? D1baseball was my previous go-to, but they have a damn paywall for even their scoreboard this year, much to my chagrin. I just use baseball cube for individual player stats otherwise I go directly to the school websites 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 53 minutes ago, bkobow05 said: I just use baseball cube for individual player stats otherwise I go directly to the school websites That's what I've been doing, but it takes way longer than having a big scoreboard for all the games. SECsports.com is good for the SEC teams, at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devils1854 Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 3 hours ago, hrubes20 said: That's what I've been doing, but it takes way longer than having a big scoreboard for all the games. SECsports.com is good for the SEC teams, at least. Warren Nolan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 18 hours ago, hrubes20 said: Forgot to ask, but where is everyone looking for college baseball scores and box scores? D1baseball was my previous go-to, but they have a damn paywall for even their scoreboard this year, much to my chagrin. I'm pretty pissed about the D1Baseball pay wall for scores too, at least their stats section is free (for now ) I'll follow individual players more than teams (love me some draft), so I link to specific team schedules and just have a folder in my favorite links: Auburn - Casey Mize RHP: http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-basebl/sched/aub-m-basebl-sched.html Florida Gators - Brady Singer RHP - Jackson Kowar RHP: http://floridagators.com/schedule.aspx?path=baseball Missouri State - Jeremy Eierman SS: http://missouristatebears.com/schedule.aspx?path=baseball Oregon State - Nick Madrigal 2B-SS: http://osubeavers.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=321 Wichita State - Greyson Jenista RF, Alec Bohm 3B: https://goshockers.com/schedule.aspx?path=bsb Duke - Griffin Conine, OF: http://www.goduke.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=22851&SPID=1850 Georgia Tech - Joey Bart, C: http://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/m-basebl/sched/geot-m-basebl-sched.html South Florida - Shane McLanahan, LHP: http://gousfbulls.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=368 Missisippi - Ryan Rolison, LHP: http://www.olemisssports.com/sports/m-basebl/sched/ole-m-basebl-sched.html Kentucky - Tristan Pompey, OF - Sean Hjelle, RHP: http://ukathletics.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=100 Clemson - Seth Beer, 1B-DH-LF: http://www.clemsontigers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=657825&SPID=103712 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 JJ Schwarz has gotten off to a nice start after a less than expected sophomore and junior years. Playing both C still and some 1B, but he's hitting .405/.489/.865 with 4 HR already. If a team can think he can at least be a passable defensive catcher, that bat might play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 13 hours ago, devils1854 said: Warren Nolan Thank you! Did not know this existed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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