5th round - Matthew Taylor - LHP - Middle Georgia College

[Tony-OH]

5th round - Matthew Taylor - LHP - Middle Georgia College

ERA Win Loss G GS IP H BB K BAVG

3.31 7 5 16 15 81.2 71 29 128 .226

[weams]

http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/taylor_matt00.html

[paulcoates]

[video=youtube;mFpUYzmsVO4]

[Gurgi]

He wont be wearing number 8 in Baltimore.

[Sports Guy]

Stotle:

Taylor, another GB guy. Average FB, good change-up. Toss up pen vs. starter, long term

JJ putting emphasis on GB pitchers...Jtrea should love this draft.

[The Rick]

So he went to JuCo after failing at Alabama?

[Gurgi]

So he went to JuCo after failing at Alabama?

Twelve innings doesnt seem enough to say someone failed.

[Tony-OH]

So he went to JuCo after failing at Alabama?

As a Freshman. Just watching the video his breaking stuff will need to improve but he missed bats and he gets groundballs. Is this Zach Britton-lite?

No real opinion here, but I'm kind of surprised that Jordan has ignored the hitters so far and gone with his 3rd straight pitcher.

[The Rick]

Twelve innings doesnt seem enough to say someone failed.

How about the fact that he transferred to JuCo, does that say he failed? Seems pretty obvious to me.

[Gurgi]

How about the fact that he transferred to JuCo, does that say he failed? Seems pretty obvious to me.

Maybe he missed his moms home cooking?

Maybe his grades sucked. Who knows.

[Sports Guy]

As a Freshman. Just watching the video his breaking stuff will need to improve but he missed bats and he gets groundballs. Is this Zach Britton-lite?

No real opinion here, but I'm kind of surprised that Jordan has ignored the hitters so far and gone with his 3rd straight pitcher.

Skole and Delmonico have very good power upside, something this organization lacks and he continues to take borderline relievers. Why?

[Can_of_corn]

How about the fact that he transferred to JuCo, does that say he failed? Seems pretty obvious to me.

Or maybe a family crisis caused him to have to move from Alabama to a JuCo closer to home. No where near enough information available for conclusions.

[The Rick]

Or maybe a family crisis caused him to have to move from Alabama to a JuCo closer to home. No where near enough information available for conclusions.

Thats why I'm asking.

[lovetoaster]

How about the fact that he transferred to JuCo, does that say he failed? Seems pretty obvious to me.

There are several reasons why a baseball player would have gone to a JuCo. The competition in JuCo baseball is pretty strong and maybe he just was not happy for whatever reason at Alabama. But it appears that you have already made up your mind on this pick.

[Can_of_corn]

Thats why I'm asking.

Didn't read like you were asking, it read like you had already decided.