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Max Meyer, RHP, Minnesota
Why You Should Know Him: Meyer always
had big-time stuff, but one of the questions with him entering the season was
how well could the undersized righthander maintain his electric stuff in a
starter’s role? While we’ll never know how he could have handled that over a
full season, the stuff was plenty good over the first four weeks and he’s got
plenty of athleticism, enough to garner comps to Sonny Gray and Marcus Stroman.
Where Meyer winds up being drafted will show how the industry values
undersized, but explosive and proven arms.
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18. Andy Thomas, C, Baylor
Perhaps overlooked because of his lack of traditional home
run power, Thomas has been one of the best pure hitters in the Big 12 for a
number of years now. After playing sparingly as a freshman, Thomas broke out by
hitting .324 with a .435 on-base percentage as a sophomore and then added some
doubles power as a junior, which contributed to a .335/.413/.519 slash line.
He was hitting just .209 when things shut down last month,
but some of his peripheral numbers, such as his 11 walks compared to just eight
strikeouts, suggest he was still putting together quality at-bats and would
have been poised for a breakout sooner or later.
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RHP Carmen Mlodzinski, South Carolina
The 21-year-old Mlodzinksi's overall college numbers aren't
eye-opening, but he was coming into his own this past season when he posted a
2.84 ERA in 25.1 innings over four starts.
Mlodzinksi could be a relatively fast mover through the
system.
MLB Pipeline scouting report snippet: The redshirt sophomore
has smoothed out his three-quarters delivery since high school and did a much
better job of repeating his mechanics during the summer. He's athletic and his
arm works well, so there's no reason he shouldn't have good control.
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Nick Loftin is actually one of four players I wrote
that have a lower ceiling, and would not be happy with the pick. He has no plus
tools. Loftin is more or less a contact heavy hitter with very little power
(though he was showing more gap power before the season shut down). He won’t
strike out much, but also doesn’t walk much either. Unless he’s hitting at a
high clip, he’s not going to be a high on base guy. He has some athleticism and
a good enough arm that he should stick at short. He’s a solid base runner, but
at best he has average speed. All in all, he has some pretty average tools, but
not a single plus tool. His swing does remind me a bit of Dansby Swanson.
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Drew Romo - The Woodlands (TX)
Currently, Texas prep catcher Drew Romo holds the 38th spot
on Baseball America’s top 400 draft prospects rankings, and is ranked 38th on
FanGraphs’ draft board as well. He draws very good reviews for his arm and his
work behind the plate. A switch-hitter, Romo is expected to grow into
above-average power, but there are plenty of questions about how his hit tool
might develop.
Romo’s hands work a little better as a lefty, while his
right-handed stroke is a little stiffer. There’s a decent approach developing,
but overall he shows limited signs of developing an average MLB hit tool. On
the other hand, he is well built with obvious power potential, and is already
capable of spraying hard line drives to all fields.
Still, despite the fact that both sites have him as the 38th
ranked talent in the draft, Romo seems unlikely to be the Tigers’ choice. His
stock is still closely tied to his throwing, blocking, and receiving. With the
advantage of soft hands behind the plate looking likely to be diminished by
automated pitch calling in the very near future, a second round grade is a
tougher sell for a glove-first catcher.
While those skills do help mitigate some of the risk, there
is quite a bit of risk present. High school catchers are historically a
treacherous proposition on draft day. There are exceptions, and Romo has enough
defensive polish and offensive potential to be picked in the 30-50 range, but
it’s hard to see the Tigers taking a catcher at No. 38 overall in this draft,
let alone a prep catcher with average raw and little physical projection
remaining.
Need should never be the driving factor on draft day, but
between Jake Rogers, Grayson Greiner, Cooper Johnson, and Sam McMillan, there
is solid defensive depth at the position. What the Tigers need is a high
quality starter with strong two-way ability. Romo might get there eventually,
but unless they are more enamored than most teams with his bat, the Tigers seem
unlikely to bite here.
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No more low skills draftees; Cecchini showed that makes no sense.
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