Community Prospect List #36

went Flores

Willoughby next, I think

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by free f.p. #14 on Feb 15, 2011 12:33 PM PST reply actions

I voted for Flores and expect to keep doing so till we stop.

by Evan on Feb 15, 2011 1:16 PM PST up reply actions

I got totally turned around in my thinking during that last post. Now I think I should just vote pitchers the rest of the way. Escobar, Flores, Dunnington, heck I’ll write in Paniagua if I have to (not Graham though; don’t see much to like there).

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by Roger on Feb 15, 2011 1:25 PM PST up reply actions

Yeah, I liked Graham as a lottery-ticket pick a year ago, but you can’t keep clutching your lottery tickets that didn’t hit.

Meanwhile, I got turned around in my thinking on Jurica by considering sample sizes, particularly in comparison to Ryan Cavan. Jurica’s rotten 62-game showing at S-K isn’t much to judge him on, but I bet that’s a lot more games than whichever scout stumped for him ever saw him play at K-State. So I think we have to assume that the predraft consensus was probably correct, and he really is a 10-12th round talent.

by Evan on Feb 15, 2011 1:43 PM PST up reply actions

It’s way too early to give up on Graham. He’ll be 21 this year. We knew he was raw, but we also know that he has the capacity to throw in the mid to upper 90s, even if he hasn’t done so in the past 2 years. You can’t teach that kind of velocity.

That said, I agree that pitching should rule the day for the next few picks: Escobar, Flores, Dunnington, Graham for me.

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by tedfordfan on Feb 16, 2011 6:55 AM PST up reply actions

Has he done that since his junior year in HS, though? Seems like that’s all a sporadic pitch here or there; there’s nothing to suggest that that’s something he can pitch in that area regularly. And that’s without the control issues. It just sounds to me like he doesn’t have the athleticism necessary to develop pitching mechanics.

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by Roger on Feb 16, 2011 7:24 AM PST up reply actions

To paraphrase Felipe Alou

“You oly have to see it once to know it’s there”. That said I don’t think Graham belongs in the top 44. I have him and Aaron King both at the back of the top 60 based solely on the fact that they had some good scouting reports

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by Gobroks on Feb 16, 2011 8:22 AM PST up reply actions

The other pitcher that I have in the Graham/King grouping would be Edward Concepcion.

by nelson95 on Feb 16, 2011 9:08 AM PST up reply actions

Good call

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by Gobroks on Feb 16, 2011 10:15 AM PST via mobile up reply actions

Although at least King strikes people out. For all the reports of his velocity, Concepcion’s doesn’t have a particularly notable history of that.

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by Roger on Feb 16, 2011 11:11 AM PST up reply actions

sticking with jurica

pretty high pick, he’s gotta have some skills.

by bruddah on Feb 15, 2011 1:01 PM PST reply actions

Uh oh

Who do I vote for now ? Throws coin in the air and it lands on Flores.

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by nvsfg on Feb 15, 2011 1:37 PM PST reply actions

Escobar

He’s young, lefthanded and K’s people

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by Gobroks on Feb 15, 2011 1:59 PM PST reply actions

I just realized

we’ve run off 5 hitters in a row here. Besides Willoughby, I don’t know if there’s another positional guy that should go before #45 or so

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by free f.p. #14 on Feb 15, 2011 2:34 PM PST reply actions

Willoughby. Now let’s promote him, Ginats brasz!

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by Lyle on Feb 15, 2011 3:41 PM PST reply actions

I have to

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by Gobroks on Feb 15, 2011 5:07 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

Gah

I have to imagine he’s the starting 2B at Augusta next year

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by Gobroks on Feb 15, 2011 5:07 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

We can only hope...

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by Lyle on Feb 16, 2011 7:06 AM PST up reply actions

I can't think of who else would start there

The only person I can think of would be Julio Izturis, although he has the definition of an empty BA. Unless they want a Jurica-Villegas middle infield combo

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by Gobroks on Feb 16, 2011 8:24 AM PST up reply actions

Julio Izturis, although he has the definition of an empty BA

Why do you say that? Izturis primary feature offensively has always been a good walk rate (12% in 5 seasons with a .115 Iso). Last year was far away his worst in that respect, which raises the concern that he can’t keep it up against better pitching, but his history is low ba with good obp.

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by Roger on Feb 16, 2011 8:59 AM PST up reply actions

I was just going off last year's stats

Which was like .283/.316/.321 or something like that

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by Gobroks on Feb 16, 2011 10:14 AM PST via mobile up reply actions

Ah. His career minor league line is .267/.382/.309.

As a 16 year old in the DSL he hit .214/.355/.245. I used to joke he really was trying to walk his way off the island.

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by Roger on Feb 16, 2011 11:09 AM PST up reply actions

Hmm. I'm guessing the Giants will send him to Augusta next year

I’m hoping one of him/Villegas/Willoughby (maybe Jurica) do something next year

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by Gobroks on Feb 16, 2011 12:48 PM PST up reply actions

sadly, even there he’s a little old for that level.

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by Roger on Feb 16, 2011 7:26 AM PST up reply actions

Willoughby.

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by AndOnTheDrums... on Feb 15, 2011 4:00 PM PST reply actions

Escobar

Being left handed is worth a considerable amount, and the K’s are nice too, however, the walks need to come down considerably, but I don’t expect the BABIP of .335+ in both years to hold up as he climbs the ranks and has better defenses playing behind him.

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by Giant Torture on Feb 16, 2011 4:33 AM PST reply actions