2012 MLB Draft Thread

[DirtySox]

Cleveland has to jump on Wacha or Stroman here.

[Tragg]

I think this is an excellent pick.
High ceiling is the idea.

[Domeshot17]

Originally Posted by DSpivack

With raw players they take awhile to develop, no? And that trend in the draft is relatively recent? Jared Mitchell is well on his way, hopefully.

Mitchell has 63 Strikeouts in 188 At Bats. We could be looking at a guy that K's near 180 times in the big leagues, and he hasn't really shown the 25-30 HR power he needs to justify that.

[DirtySox]

Originally Posted by DSpivack

Where are Thompson and Walker this year? I don't remember hearing about them recently.

Thompson is having another sub-par year in High-A. Walker is kind of mediocre in Low-A. Though Hawkins is seemingly a much better prospect.

[DirtySox]

Originally Posted by Domeshot17

Mitchell has 63 Strikeouts in 188 At Bats. We could be looking at a guy that K's near 180 times in the big leagues, and he hasn't really shown the 25-30 HR power he needs to justify that.

Yep. Hoping the K's drop more. He had an amazing first month. The good signs are that the power and walks are way up so far. Any improvement is what I'm looking for.

[DirtySox]

White Sox Take Courtney Hawkins

[soxnut1018]

Originally Posted by DirtySox

I think the Sox are going to need to have the Buehrle Tarp Slide talk with him.

[Domeshot17]

Originally Posted by DirtySox

Yep. Hoping the K's drop more. He had an amazing first month. The good signs are that the power and walks are way up so far. Any improvement is what I'm looking for.

He is far from a bust, but I am just nervous as hell that the wrong areas are not improving.

[Tragg]

It's reach time in the MLB draft.

[DirtySox]

Ick. Naquin is a tweener. I can't believe they didn't take Wacha or Stratton.

[DirtySox]

Merkin reiterates to expect pitching at 48.

[KMcMahon817]

Originally Posted by DirtySox

Thompson is having another sub-par year in High-A. Walker is kind of mediocre in Low-A. Though Hawkins is seemingly a much better prospect.

True. But Thompson has shown pretty good power numbers despite hitting just .205.

Walker does have 30 swipes already this year.

[DirtySox]

Oops I missed the Nats pick didn't I?

[Domeshot17]

Nationals just got an insane steal there.

[DirtySox]

Phil Rogers
Here's what my guy Kevin Goldstein (Baseball Prospectus) wrote about Courtney Hawkins, the White Sox's pick: "A physical beast at 6-foot-3 and a muscular 210+ pounds, Hawkins has a prototypical right-field profile with plus-plus raw power, plenty of arm strength and excellent athleticism for his size. There are concerns about the amount of swing-and-miss in his game, and some see him as a high school version of Oakland 2010 first-round pick Michael Choice.'' Had him rated 9th overall.