Coming
Up Today:
10 am -
12 noon –
3
pm - Top 10 3B in 2014 MLB Draft - - Updated
4-28-14
6 pm –
Tyler Kolek, Max Pentecost, AJ Reed, Casey
Gillaspie, Branson Trube
Only
one team in MLB has had its starter go at least five innings every game: the
New York Mets.
Eddy-Chat
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John (Chicago): Josh and JJ raved
about Jacob deGrom in yesterday's podcast, but
deGrom didn't make BA's list of the top 65 RHPs. Do you think he'd make that
list now?
Matt Eddy: No, I
don’t think deGrom would necessarily make that list, but I sure am glad I
ranked him in the Mets Top 10 despite an ordinary year in 2013 in terms of ERA,
WHIP, etc. DeGrom has a surefire major league arm, but his ceiling doesn’t
appear to match many of the game’s top-flight prospects, unless his sinker or
slider is now a consistent 70 pitch.
Now that I have lost 99% of the draft research I have gathered
(stolen laptop), I’m going to have to approach this draft in a much more
informal manner.
We’re all obviously
targeted on the 10th pick overall, with the hopes that there will
also be some quality players left on the board when pick #85 comes around.
Let’s not forget that the majority of the Mets prospects we talk about every
day weren’t picked this high. There’s a lot of talent in baseball and this is a
very deep draft.
Back to the 10th
pick… players are moving up and down the board every week as games play out. NC
State LHP Carlos Rodon was a lock as the top pick overall for most of the mock season
and now it looks like he could fall to 3rd. NC State SS Trae Turner was once the odds on favorite
to be the first shortstop picked, but now it looks like that honor will go to
Olympia (FL) H.S. Nick Gordon. And Michael Gettys is all over the place, being in some top 10 lists while falling
to the second round on others.
No one ever knows who
is going to picked in this sport, but, right now we can look at some trends:
RHP – locks for the
top 10 are Shepherd (TX) H.S. Tyler Kolek and East Carolina’s Jeff Hoffman. Vanderbilt’s Tyler Beede is falling while both LSU’s Aaron Nola and Conway (SC) H.S. Grant Holmes seem safe. Late bloomer Stone Bridge (VA) HS Jacob Bukaukas and Coral Springs (FL) H.S. Touki Toussaint’s name will still be
on the board.
LHP – Cathedral
Catholic (CA) H.S. Brady Aiken is now projected to be the top overall pick, bumping Rodon to
being literally tied with Kolek. Right now, they remain the only locks in the
top 10 picks; however, Evansville’s Kyle Freeland is right there.
C – Only Rancho
Bernardo (CA) H.S. Alex Jackson is a sure top 10 pick.
SS – There were
three ‘locks’ most of the mock season, but, right now, only Olympia (FL) H.S. Nick Gordon seems safe. NC State’s Turner
may be available at #10 while Clovis (CA) H.S. Jacob Gatewood looks like he has fell to a
late first round pick at best.
OF - Frankly, right now, there is no lock for any of the outfielders to be picked in the top 10 picks. San Francisco's Bradley Zimmer is just there.
Here’s
a ‘food series’ of Queens vs. Bronx, leading up to the series against the
Yankees (from my friends at https://www.grubhub.com) - Foods
More Popular with One Area over Another - Orders from 4/16/13 to 4/15/14:
Bronx over Queens
Taco Salad – nearly 1100% (12x)
more commonly ordered in Bronx than Queens
Chimichanga – more than 800% (9x)
more commonly ordered in Bronx than Queens
Tamale – nearly 500% (6x) more
commonly ordered in Bronx than Queens
Chocolate Cake – more than 400%
(5x) more commonly ordered in Bronx than Queens
Sweet Plantain – more than 300%
(4x) more commonly ordered in Bronx than Queens
Flan – more than 300% (4x) more
commonly ordered in Bronx than Queens
Torta – nearly 300% (4x) more commonly
ordered in Bronx than Queens
Tres Leches – more than 200% (3x)
more commonly ordered in Bronx than Queens
Bacon Cheeseburger – more than
200% (3x) more commonly ordered in Bronx than Queens
Fettuccine Alfredo – more than
200% (3x) more commonly ordered in Bronx than Queens
Queens
over Bronx
Thai Iced Tea – nearly 500% (6x)
more commonly ordered in Queens than in Bronx
Falafel – more than 400% (5x)
more commonly ordered in Queens than in Bronx
Garlic Naan – more than 300% (4x)
more commonly ordered in Queens than in Bronx
Gyro Sandwich – more than 200%
(3x) more commonly ordered in Queens than in Bronx
Pad Thai – more than 200% (3x)
more commonly ordered in Queens than in Bronx
Chicken Tikka Masala – more than
200% (3x) more commonly ordered in Queens than in Bronx
Iced Coffee – more than 160% more
commonly ordered in Queens than in Bronx
Samosa – more than 140% more
commonly ordered in Queens than in Bronx
Fruit Salad – nearly 140% more
commonly ordered in Queens than in Bronx
Muffin – more than 130% more
commonly ordered in Queens than in Bronx
Cameron-Chat
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Comment From Minor League Pitching Prospect
- Who’s the best and potentially most impactful arm currently in the minors? Is
it still Archie Bradley? He’s been off to a
rough start this year and is now dealing with elbow soreness. Gausman? Bauer?!?
Dave Cameron: I find
almost all of the current crop of “top pitching prospects” overrated. Noah Syndergaard is about the only one I think is
worth the hype
Through end of April -
Through end of April -
| G | ST | IP | ERA | WHIP | K | BB | |||
| MLB | |||||||||
| Jon Niese | 5 | 5 | 32.2 | 2.2 | 1.04 | 24 | 8 | ||
| Dillon Gee | 6 | 6 | 40.2 | 2.88 | 1.01 | 27 | 13 | ||
| Jenrry Mejia | 5 | 5 | 28.1 | 3.49 | 1.38 | 31 | 15 | ||
| Zack Wheeler | 5 | 5 | 29.1 | 3.99 | 1.43 | 31 | 11 | ||
| Bartolo Colon | 5 | 5 | 32 | 4.5 | 1.28 | 26 | 3 | ||
| AAA | |||||||||
| Jacob deGrom | 5 | 5 | 28 | 1.93 | 1.14 | 23 | 9 | ||
| Rafael Montero | 6 | 6 | 31.1 | 4.31 | 1.24 | 30 | 12 | ||
| Noah Synderggard | 6 | 6 | 32 | 3.94 | 1.41 | 28 | 12 | ||
| Logan Verrett | 5 | 5 | 25.1 | 4.97 | 1.7 | 20 | 4 | ||
| Dana Everland | 7 | 3 | 21 | 4.29 | 1.43 | 28 | 5 | ||
| AA | |||||||||
| Rainy Lara | 4 | 4 | 22 | 3.68 | 1.23 | 8 | 6 | ||
| Darin Gorski | 4 | 4 | 20.2 | 3.05 | 1.35 | 24 | 9 | ||
| Tyler Pill | 4 | 4 | 19 | 7.58 | 1.74 | 12 | 7 | ||
| Matt Bowman | 3 | 3 | 17.1 | 1.04 | 0.98 | 17 | 5 | ||
| Greg Peavey | 3 | 3 | 16.1 | 5.51 | 1.1 | 15 | 5 | ||
| Hansel Robles | 4 | 4 | 20.1 | 2.21 | 1.43 | 21 | 11 | ||
| A+ | |||||||||
| Steven Matz | 5 | 5 | 28.2 | 1.88 | 1.12 | 28 | 8 | ||
| Luis Cessa | 4 | 4 | 23.1 | 5.01 | 1.46 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Matt Koch | 4 | 4 | 22.2 | 4.37 | 1.24 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Domingo Tapia | 4 | 4 | 20 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 7 | 9 | ||
| Gabriel Ynoa | 5 | 5 | 24.2 | 6.93 | 1.86 | 14 | 9 | ||
| Michael Fulmer | 4 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 1.72 | 15 | 1 | ||
| A | |||||||||
| Robert Gsellman | 4 | 4 | 24.1 | 1.48 | 1.23 | 23 | 6 | ||
| John Gant | 4 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 1.38 | 25 | 8 | ||
| Chris Flexen | 4 | 4 | 19 | 7.11 | 1.84 | 12 | 11 | ||
| Ricky Knapp | 4 | 4 | 22 | 2.45 | 1.05 | 24 | 5 | ||
| Kevin McGowan | 4 | 4 | 20.1 | 3.54 | 1.13 | 18 | 8 | ||
| Robert Whalen | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1.93 | 1 | 14 | 5 | ||
| Miller Diaz | 3 | 2 | 14 | 3.21 | 1.29 | 17 | 6 | ||
I would think 10 or so of those minor league pitchers will see significant time in the bigs. Exciting.
ReplyDeleteAnd the Tommy John twins (Hefner and Mateo) should be back pitching soon, I'd imagine.
After reading that food list, I'm moving to the Bronx.
When did deGrom become the Rodney Dangerfield of baseball? His era is still under 2........Harvey and wheeler were nowhere close to putting up these numbers when they were in the PCL. ...if Thor or Montero had his numbers so far this year, the fans would be half rioting on social media for them to promoted immediately. ............
ReplyDeleteAgain, as I've said for a while, I'll never understand the idea of player projections and player ' ceiling'........
Lagares anyone???
Ernest - teams seem to get their minds set on who comes first and deGrom really wasn't ever in the plans to be part of a future Mets rotation. It will be interesting to see what they do with him.
ReplyDeleteHey guys, should we be worried about Colon? I know he said something about a back issue leading up to his last terrible outing. And last night was obviously in Colorado, so I don't know if that really counts either...........with Mets now seemingly having 3 capable starters right now in Vegas, we need colon to throw quality starts to keep amazins in the 2014 playoff hunt, and/or to give us high trade value.
ReplyDelete"Only one team in MLB has had its starter go at least five innings every game: the New York Mets." Not any more...
ReplyDeleteI think this is what you are going to get with Colon.... 2 or 3 good outings then a clunker... all of them will have lots of innings regardless how he pitches
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