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6/6/11
Analysis – Mets First Day Pick: - OF Brandon Nimmo
#11 – 1st Round – OF Brandon Nimmo – High School: No Team
Nimmo lives in Wyoming, a state that has no high school baseball. If you ever have gone to Wyoming in April, you wouldn’t be wondering why. Instead, Nimmo hit in his backyard against a pitching machine. The interesting thing here is he’s listed as an outfielder, even though there is no outfield in Wyoming. Anyway, he always wanted to play baseball and signed up for the USA Baseball TOS last August. He went 2-4, with a triple, 2-runs scored, 2-RBI, and was named MVP for the American team. At this point, he still hadn’t been recruited by any college because how do you scout a kid hitting in their backyard (I’m not making this shit up, guys). I’m not sure how successful his high school career could have been because he had knee surgery in 2009 after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee playing wide receiver on the football team in September 2009. Thus, if there was a baseball team (again, there isn’t) there would have been no 2010 season anyway. Oh yeah, did I mention he has tendinitis in the same knee now? He did play American Legion ball in 2011 (.448, 84-RBI, 15-HR, 34-SB, 70-G) but not against any quality pitching. Reports from the Mets War Room tonight is they think they will have no problem signing him. You think? Observation: I have no idea what to say at this point. I said last year’s 2nd round pick, Cory Vaughn, sucked, and I was wrong about this. How do you give a grade to someone that doesn’t play baseball? And the picture won't even post on the site. Grade: INC
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Mack, he was ticketed to go to the University of Arkansas and wants a reported $2.5+ bonus to forgo going to college. The Mets grabbed him, as supposedly the Rays and a few other teams were VERY high on him and see him as a true toolsy outfielder. The injuries mean he fits right in with this organization...praying they are merely injuries and nothing truly chronic...(wait- I said "chronic" and we weren't talking about Grant Roberts, were we???)
I could use some chronic right now...
So can we all...
Cronic! Now I know how the Wilpons felt when they found out they didnt have that 500 million their Madoff statment said they did. I sure hope Purke, Jerez, or that sweet powerhitting catcher youve takes about is left in round two. It's obvious Alderson was handcuffed in this draft & his team has had to pay slot and they are taking big gambles here. This is when you find out how truely good Sandy and his team really are. I've never in all my years as a fan wanted this ownership gone until right now. Why bring in the draft experts if your not going to bank on the draft being the future. I sure hope that in three years, the wilpons can't repay Einhorn. Wtf! We all need to stop going to games right now and make sure they don't have the cash to pay in three years. The only way this makes any cents, is that they needed the extra cash to pay Reyes, but that would actually give fans some hope and this is all too hopeless. Thx Fred and Jeff...4 nothing. Charley T
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