2015 8th (253) - Seamus Curran - 1B - Agawam HS (MA)

6'6", 240 pound high school first baseman. Bats left handed. Big power according to Callis. The trend of power bats continues.

"High School version of Chris Shaw."

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Big Power.

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Love this pick. Get him signed.

Big kid, wonder if he is done growing?

Lefty power; missed out on big showcases. Raked in Jupiter. Good upside power pick. Bat and bat only.

"Agawam's Seamus Curran was a First Team ESPNBoston All-State selection last spring, but a bout with mononucleosis wiped out what should have been an explosive campaign on the summer circuit"

http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/high-school/post/_/id/36751/the-curious-case-of-agawams-seamus-curran

ESPN did an article on him back in April. Love this pick. Don't think the Rhode Island commitment should be tough to buy him out of either.

I really like this draft strategy. Stewart was awesome in the 1st. Then take a couple senior relievers that will sign then go big upside with power arms and power bats. You have to admit that they have a plan.

A bout with mononucleosis wiped out his final five games of the season, and then the next two months as he struggled to get his name out on the increasingly-important summer circuit. Some days, he could barely even open his eyes. Others, he found himself getting dismissed from school before 11 a.m. His weight plummeted to 205 pounds -- "I was a skeleton of what I am," he says.

The regression showed when he arrived at Bentley University to try out for the prestigious Area Code Games. After a lackluster showing, Curran didn’t make the squad, and perhaps turned off a few scouts.

Ever since then, he’s hit the weight room like a man possessed, hours mostly performed at the Powerhouse Training facility in East Longmeadow, where his friend Diaz also trained. With a rigorous weight-training regime, he brought himself back up to his junior season playing weight of 230, and then added 10 pounds for good measure.

"This winter I really worked on keeping my shoulder closed, staying on that ball and driving it to opposite field, but I kinda’ just read and adjust," Curran said.

Powerhouse owner Jon Davis marveled at Curran’s drive this winter, calling him "Pretty motivated for a kid who has the level of ability he has."

"That might sound funny, but with a lot of the higher-level guys, they’re just more talented than the other kids around them, and usually there comes a point where they get picked up and people catch them,"

http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/high-school/post/_/id/36751/the-curious-case-of-agawams-seamus-curran

Curran is a good hockey player. Could we have another Connaughton situation?

Curran is a good hockey player. Could we have another Connaughton situation?

No. But I like that he has diverse interests.

No. But I like that he has diverse interests.

Which may be how he caught mono

I'll take a 6-6, 240 High School first baseman with big power in the 8th round. Seems like a kid who if he was in a warm weather area and seen more he might have gone a lot higher. Good value selection. could be a total bust, but then again, most 8th rounders are. Again, I like what Rajsich is doing in this draft a lot.