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Royals like CT kids…Staples' Hiro Wyatt could go in Rd 5-6 if $ can lure him from USC, but more likely a team with a high pool balance lures him tomorrow.
Possibly Morton or Sears. Cooke is a draft eligible sophomore.Who do we think has the best potential to be drafted this year? Smith? Fogell?
To me those are the most likely. Morton would surprise me despite his raw tools. Sears and Cooke no way can I see being drafted.Who do we think has the best potential to be drafted this year? Smith? Fogell?
Sears drafted by Detroit in Round 10.To me those are the most likely. Morton would surprise me despite his raw tools. Sears and Cooke no way can I see being drafted.
Sears drafted by Detroit in Round 10.
Sears is the kind of power lefty that teams like to dream on. The results haven’t caught up to his stuff yet but he could make a jump as a pro with his stuffTo me those are the most likely. Morton would surprise me despite his raw tools. Sears and Cooke no way can I see being drafted.
To me those are the most likely. Morton would surprise me despite his raw tools. Sears and Cooke no way can I see being drafted.
could see him out of the bullpen once he refines his skills. He doesn't turn 21 until October. Very young and projectable with size and a lower arm slot. A bunch of stinker starts this year but 93 from the left side will always get a shot in pro ballI’m shocked. Happy for kid but wasn’t blown away with his stuff or stamina. Scouts must see something that can be developed.
I could see that too. Might be able to pick up a few ticks on the FB in shorter stints and then you are looking at a true power lefty out of the pen which is worth a flier in the 10th round. Rooting for the kid to go placescould see him out of the bullpen once he refines his skills. He doesn't turn 21 until October. Very young and projectable with size and a lower arm slot. A bunch of stinker starts this year but 93 from the left side will always get a shot in pro ball
Must be thinking - what if I waited 12 minutes to post that!I’m shocked. Happy for kid but wasn’t blown away with his stuff or stamina. Scouts must see something that can be developed.
Peterson fit the big East perfectly because his combination of style and stuff relied heavily upon getting called strikes that were one or two balls off the plate. Tough to do that in Supers or the pro ball. Still super impressive.I thought Sears was the most draftable player for Uconn given his high ceiling being a lefty who consistently hits 92-93 on the gun with movement. I think at the next level if they can work with him by tightening up his delivery (don't fully eliminate the herky-jerky stuff but tweak it)/working on pitching from the stretch and increasing velo there's a shot there. But Detroit needs to invest the time with him. If I had to draft one Uconn-eligible player in this draft it would be Sears.
I was always a Sears optimist during the past season (if he wasn't sick I wanted him to pitch that Florida game over Coe), however, with that being said, I was surprised with the 10th round. Thought he'd be in the 12-14 round range. Petey went in the 9th round last year by way of comparison. If you're results-oriented that one-round difference is a headscratcher but ceiling matters.
Will be an interesting one to follow.