Eric A Longenhagen of Fangraphs was asked about Perez -
Alex: Are
Delvin Perez’s “character concerns” being
overblown and overanalyzed or is it a legit worry? Is it just a young kid being
immature or is it something more serious? Thanks Eric and glad to have you here
at FG!
Eric A Longenhagen: I think
it’s justifiable for teams to worry about stuff like that if they’re about to
give the kid $6+ mil AND pass on other talented players to take him. I also
think part of the reason teams shy away from player like Perez is because
they’re not confident in their own player devo infrastructure at the lowest
levels. Ita’s often insufficient, especially for players from other cultures.
Other Q and A’s on the same article –
Anonymous
Coward: Thoughts on taking HS pitchers 1-1 in general? What about in the case
of Jason Groome?
Eric A
Longenhagen: I think Groome is the most talented player in the class and I
would have a hard time not taking the most talented player in the class if I
were picking 1-1. Having said that, my job isn’t going to be evaluated by how
this pick turns out like the jobs of members of Philly’s front office will.
Given the track record of highly selected HS arms (which is bad) and Groome’s
off-field stuff (which just adds to his riskiness) it’s justifiable to go in
another direction.
wrburgess:
Some of the negative views against Kyle Lewis is
that he hasn’t faced quality pitching in college, but he has performed well in
Cape Cod and other spotlight sessions. Based on your own views, does
low-quality pitching matter as much for his potential?
Eric A
Longenhagen: It isn’t Kyle Lewis’ fault that the pitching he’s faced at Mercer
has mostly been bad and, other than maybe making it harder for him to adjust to
seeing quality pitching more regularly in pro ball, it doesn’t impact his
potential. What it does do is make him harder to scout, since scouts want to
see if you can track and square pro-quality stuff. Teams are risk-averse and
not knowing whether Lewis can identify a 50 curveball simply because he’s never
had to makes him riskier than some Kyle Lewis clone who has raked in the SEC
for three years.
Dooduh:
Where do you rank Chris Okey of the top catchers
in the draft? Think he makes it thru rd 1?
Eric A
Longenhagen: There are, weirdly, a lot of interesting catching prospects in
this year’s draft and Okey has a better shot at remaining behind the plate than
guys like Thaiss and Collins, though it isn’t a lock. I don’t think Okey goes
in Rd1 unless it’s for under slot, though.
Dooduh:
Why isn’t Robert Tyler getting more love? Looks
like a beast to me. Should go in the top half of rd 1 IMO. Haven’t seen him
that high in any mocks tho. Thoughts?
Eric A
Longenhagen: Some injury history, control issues, doesn’t consistently get on
top of his curveball. I love the arm strength and the changeup, but it’s hard
to teach any pitching prospect, let alone a college one, a better curveball
than they naturally possess.
Bren:
Would Will Craig be a big overdraft for the Mets
at #19? Any chance they can get him at #31, or do they have to pop him if they
think he’s there guy?
Eric A
Longenhagen: In a vacuum, Craig is an overdraft at #19. BUT if you go underslot
with Craig at 19 and use the savings to grab a falling high school arm at #31?
Take a bow.
It’s mock
time again and there’s 10 new ones again this week, including new mocks from Keith Law and Jim Callis -
1. LHP A.J. Puk Florida
2. LHP Jason Groome Barnegat HS (NJ)
3. OF Kyle Lewis Mercer
4. RHP Riley Pint St.
Thomas Aquinas HS (KS)
5. OF Corey Ray Louisville
6. IF Nick Senzel Tennessee
7. IF Delvin Perez Intl Baseball Academy (PR)
8. OF Mickey Moniak La Costa Canyon HS (CA)
9. OF Blake Rutherford Charminade HS (CA)
10. RHP Dakota
Hudson Mississippi State
11. RHP Ian
Anderson Shenendohowa HS
(NY)
12. C-1B Zack
Collins Miami
13. LHP Braxton
Garrett Florence HS (AL)
14. RHP Matt
Manning Sheldon HS (CA)
15. IF-P Josh
Lowe Pope HS (GA)
16. RHP Forrest
Whitley Alamo Heights HS (TX)
17. OF Buddy
Reed Florida
18. RHP Connor
Jones Virginia
19. 1B-OF Alex Kirloff Plum
HS (PA)
20. RHP Jordan Sheffield Vanderbilt
21. LHP Joey
Wentz Shawnee Mission
HS
22. IF Nolan
Jones Holy Ghost Prep
(PA)
23. RHP Cal
Quatrill Stanford
24. OF Taylor
Trammell Mount Paran HS (GA)
25. OF Bryan
Reynolds Vanderbilt
26. RHP Kevin
Gowdy Barbara HS (CA)
27. 1B-3B Will
Craig Wake Forest
28. RHP Robert
Tyler Georgia
29. RHP Jared
Horn Vintage HS (CA)
30. OF Will
Benson Westminster
Schools (GA)
31. IF Drew Mendoza Lake Minneola HS (FL)
32. RHP Cody
Sedlock Illinois
33. LHP Kyle
Muller Jesuit College
Prep
34. RHP Logan
Shore Florida
35. LHP Anthony
Kay Connecticut
36. RHP Justin
Dunn Boston College
37. RHP Alex
Speas Mceachen HS (GA)
38. IF Carter
Kieboom Walton HS (GA)
39. C Chris
Okey Clemson
40. LHP Eric
Lauer Kent State
41. RHP Alec
Hansen Oklahoma
42. RHP Daulton
Jeffries Cal
43. RHP Zach
Burdi Louisville
44. OF Jake
Frahey LSU
45. RHP Reggie
Lawson Victor Valley HS (CA)
46. 3B Joe
Rizzo Oakton HS
(VA)
47. RHP Joe
Duplantier Rice
48. LHP Jesus
Luzardo Stoneman Douglass
HS (FL)
49. IF Bo
Bichette Lakewood HS
(FL)
50. LHP Matt
Crohan Winthrop
51. RHP Corbin
Burnes St. Mary’s
52. C Sean
Murphy Wright State
53. RHP Austin Bergner Windermere Prep (FL)
54. RHP Zack
Brown Kentucky
55. OF Ryan
Boldt Nebraska
56. SS Gavin
Lux Indian Trail
Academy (WI)
57. RHP Zach
Jackson Arkansas
58. IF Bryson
Brigman San Diego
59. LHP Matt
Krook Oregon
60. C Cooper
Johnson Carmel Catholic HS (IL)
61. IF Bobby
Dalbec Arizona
62. RHP Bailey
Clark Duke
63. OF Penny
Grier Auburn
64. OF Heath Quinn Samford
11 comments:
Should be interesting how it goes. Can they get another Conforto at 19? We need real offensive prospects. Always have.
Tom -
A good choice could be Wake Forest' 3B-1B Will Craig who many say is the best pure hitter in the draft.
and here I think they need pitching prospects. bc you project prospects 2-4 years from when they are drafted onto the major league roster.
Robb, I would draft hitters and trade one of our elites for elite prospects of the pitching kind. But that's just my bias.
Robb, I would draft hitters and trade one of our elites for elite prospects of the pitching kind. But that's just my bias.
the mets are good at developing pitching, not so much everything else.
The mlb draft is such a crap shoot, bc the players in it are never on the same developmental or competition curves.
we focus on the first round, but murphy was a 9th rounder. degrom the tenth.
thomas,
BPA is probably the best way for the mets to go and when in doubt draft pitching bc you can always trade young arms for things and never can you have enough pitching. but id gladly take a young power hitting guy who will end up at 3b in 4 years.
It's great to have offensive prospects. BUT....the Mets are in it because of their pitching. Their studs have kept them in a tight race the first half last year and again this year. Plus, having quality arms is the best currentcy in the game.
Having a stacked rotation last year allowed them to deal Fulmer to the Tigers for Cespedes. So basically, having a surplus of pitching gave them the offense they needed to win.
If I was them, I'd draft the best pitchers available regardless of who remains on the board. Just keep grabbing arms. Besides, their current rotation will get expensive sooner than later and they simply can't afford to keep them all. They'll need replacements and wouldn't we all want another young arm to replace the one that's leaving?
My take, is to get arms.
Charles -
Matt Manning should be still on the board...
Has been a reliever in school but could easily be converted to a starter.
Throws a 100 mph heater
I'm with you. Their arm stash of the last few years has dried up. They definitely need arms.
That's what I want, competent power hitters.
That's what I want, competent power hitters.
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