Simeon
Wood-Richardson - R/R, HS 9/27/2000 - Kempner HS (TX) - 6'3" 200 lbs
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People spend their entire lives
chasing their dream Simeon Woods-Richardson has
achieved it at the ripe old age of 18 years old. The 2018 Major League Baseball
amateur draft saw over 20 high school prospects receive the opportunity to
become a professional in the first two rounds alone.
"This has been a dream for me
and it actually came true like words can't describe" says Simeon Woods
Richardson on being drafted.
After a senior season that had games
packed with scouts with reports as many as 14 for one game, the question was
more where not if Simeon would get the call. Woods-Richardson heard his name
called near the top of Round 2 at pick #48 overall (6th in Round 2) as a right
handed pitcher, he is now in the New York Mets system.
Woods-Richardson is committed to the
University of Texas, but pitching in the high 90's on a consistent basis made
him a high end prospect on pro scouts radar a few years ago, and this season
confirmed Woods-Richardson was more than hype as he delivered dominant starts
all season averaging 10 striekouts a game.
ABC-13:
The next dominant pitcher might be playing at Kempner High
School. Kempner Senior Simeon Woods-Richardson is just 17 years old, but he has
a major fastball the scouts can't get enough of. Simeon has major league stuff
and a big league attitude.
3rd Man:
Woods-Richardson’s development has
positioned himself for a bright future in baseball. Committed to Texas,
Woods-Richardson is also a well-regarded prospect for June’s MLB Draft.
Baseball America ranks him as the 84th-best prospect in the class.
“It’s actually a blessing, but sometimes it can be
overwhelming,” he said. “I just try to keep my head down and look on to the
next day because everything is a new day. I just keep my head down, stay
humble, keep working and playing, and not focus on the future.”
Considered a legitimate two-way player, Woods-Richardson’s
primary position is on the mound. It’s also where professional scouts project
him long-term.
An aggressive pitcher who prefers to work quickly,
Woods-Richardson throws a fastball – four-seam and two-seam – changeup, cutter
and a sharp 12-to-6 curveball.
He attacks the zone and has impressive command for his age.
In the 2017 Area Code Games, Woods-Richardson caught scouts’ attention when he
struck out four straight batters in 13 pitches out of the bullpen in his first
appearance in the event.
MLB Draft Pipeline:
Fastball 50 60 (90-95)
Slider 30 50
Changeup 30 50 –
Mechanics 50 60
Control 40 55
Command 40 55
Baseball America (#76) –
One
of the youngest players in the 2018 draft class, Woods-Richardson is a
6-foot-4, 210-pound righthander out of Texas who impressed scouts at multiple
summer showcase events last year. At both the Area Code Games in Long Beach,
Calif., and Perfect Game’s World Wood Bat Association world championships in
Jupiter, Fla., during the fall, Woods-Richardson pitched with a low-90s
fastball that touched 93 mph at times. He features both a four-seam and
two-seam fastball, as well as two breaking balls—one a sweeping slider in the
upper 70s and the other a mid-70s curveball with an 11-to-5 shape. He showed
the makings of a plus breaking ball at the Area Code Games and even flashed a
potential plus changeup during the Tournament of Stars in Cary, N.C. After all
the flashes of upside over the summer, Woods-Richardson has continued to trend
up this spring, with his fastball velocity ticking up. Scouts have noted,
however, that he doesn’t always hold his velocity into starts as long as they
would like to see. As a younger, athletic righthander out of Texas who has
trended in the right direction this spring, Woods-Richardson has checked enough
boxes on his scouting report to get him drafted quickly in June. If he did make
it to campus at Texas, he would be a two-way talent with some impressive raw
power with the bat as well.
5-4 1 save, 0.84 ERA, 58.2-IP 38-H
15-R 7-ER 13-BB 107-SO
Hit .446 in 24 games, 5-2B, 3-3B,
6-HR 22-RBI 14-R, Walked 21 times struck out 7, 10 errors.
16 comments:
This kid not only looks like Judge, he hits like him too.
He's at least 4-5 years away.
Let us not assume yet that he will be developed as a pitcher.
So our first two picks are HS kids?
You may be right Mack......it could signal a rebuild.
Hopefully a much higher, faster rising arc than Desmond Lindsay has been so far.
I know it is just high school, but AI like the low # of strikeouts at the plate, so maybe he is not automatically a pitcher.
Mike -
I would draft 8 more high school players today.
Then, I would fill in the holes with the college players left in the draft by Day 3
My only worries are if:
1. The Mets have the stones to do this
2. Did they invest in the scouts to cover the high school games
3.. Did they rightfully put Omar in charge of this
There is nothing you can do to predict if a high school player is going to make it in the long run. Draft 10... get 5. I will take these results.
In this chart, is the left column where he is now, and the right column where they see him progressing to?
MLB Draft Pipeline:
Fastball 50 60 (90-95)
Slider 30 50
Changeup 30 50 –
Mechanics 50 60
Control 40 55
Command 40 55
it was a good 1st day!! but I'm wondering since they went HS did they save money, for later? Wilcox and Rocker are still available? id really like the Mets to draft and be able to sign either of those HS arms
You don’t generally save money on HS picks. They’re the ones with the most options - they are generally looking at a full ride to a major university, and can enter the draft two more times. It’s college seniors for whom it’s the last chance to be drafted who usually have to take whatever’s offered.
yes I agree Adam but, kelenic was ranked 10th goes to #6 and Wood-Richardson was ranked 160 went #48 ? maybe reaching deals with players for less than slot to save on other HS players later?
Draft all high school kids, and in 2 years, promote them all, lose a lot through the growing pains, get the # 1 pick a few years running, and have a powerhouse.
Hey, Judge struck out 8 times yesterday, so I am really glad we didn't draft him :)
I hate the idea of tanking for a few years on purpose, but I don't necessarily think you need to in order to rebuild in parallel and draft the best young talent available.
The Mets have 3 young position players in Conforto/Nimmo/Rosario that should be here a long time. Hope 1B gets covered by either Smith or Alonso, and 2B by either Guillermo (sic, lol) or Rivera. That doesn't leave a lot that has to be filled long-term via trade or FA.
I've seen a lot of long names fit on the backs of jerseys, but this one will be interesting.
1, convert this kid to RF
2. Rocker is going to Vandy
3. 3rd round... so much for ++ high school players
So far theyre 3rd, 4th and 5th round picks all college guys. When will they learn? Smh i hate how the Mets draft
You’d think so. Then again, their second pick may feel he can better his draft position by going to college and dominating. They WOULD NOT have picked him if they didn’t know his number already and were willing to meet it. So, while he will be signed, it may be for slot or a little under.
Kelenic doesn’t have many options. Yes he could go to school but he was picked 6th. You’d have to have the biggest balls in the world to think you could beat that draft position in three years. He’s signing and probably for a little under slot.
I doubt they’ll save millions on these two.
They’ll saved money in rounds 3-10 by picking all college seniors. Those savings will go towards signing a few high upside hs players.
I bet their first few picks on day 3 are hs.
The best player on the Mets was a 9th round pick out of college. The draft is both highly subjective (art more than science 90% of the time) and a mathematical puzzle. Unless you are picking ken griffey jr or Kris Bryant its hard to know what you are getting.
I like the first two picks, bc they took the best available hitter with the first who will probably come in a little under slot and a high upside rhp with the second who will probably come in near slot.
Considering the developmental curve required for pitching if you put 4 rhp who are 6'3 - 6'5 who all throw low to mid 90s and line up 4 evaluators you'll probably get 4 different orders of preference. this was the dude they liked more than the other dudes.
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