Law on Schoop

[baltfan]

Just said during the Futures Game that Schoop was very impressive in batting practice. This was in response to a question as to who to look for in the game.

Take it for what it's worth. At least provides some hope.

[Can_of_corn]

So he practices well...

The way this month has gone for the O's...I'll take it.

[RVAbird]

Just said during the Futures Game that Schoop was very impressive in batting practice. This was in response to a question as to who to look for in the game.

Take it for what it's worth. At least provides some hope.

Now if only Law could pronounce it correcly...

[winudi]

Brief writeup from Law on Schoop:

Jonathan Schoop (Baltimore) was the most impressive hitter overall, especially in BP. He gets great extension through the zone and controls the bat head well, with good balance overall and solid hip rotation for power. He's not a great runner and is in search of a position; he was a shortstop but wasn't going to stay there, and so far this year he's spent time at second and third, mostly second where he appeared briefly today. His bat profiles at either spot and he does have the arm for third.

http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/blog?name=law_keith&id=6756493

[Say O!]

Brief writeup from Law on Schoop:

http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/blog?name=law_keith&id=6756493

Very encouraging to read. And for those not as familiar with Law's work, he is a very tough grader, so prospect praise from him is hard to come by.

[paulcoates]

I only have 1 question. How did the Orioles sign this guy before another organization spotted him?

[allstar1579]

I only have 1 question. How did the Orioles sign this guy before another organization spotted him?

Curacao is the only place they actually scout internationally.

[DrOrioles90210]

Curacao is the only place they actually scout internationally.

Is this true?

[TakebackOPACY]

I didn't dig around for this so sorry if it was posted somewhere else.

Tweet from Ben Badler

BenBadler Ben Badler

There's a lot of noise going on when he gets his swing started, but Jonathan Schoop's raw power is impressive

10 Jul

[RVAbird]

I didn't dig around for this so sorry if it was posted somewhere else.

Tweet from Ben Badler

BenBadler Ben Badler

There's a lot of noise going on when he gets his swing started, but Jonathan Schoop's raw power is impressive

10 Jul

Ben posted this while watching Schoop take BP at the Futures game (a BP session that several analysts noted as exceptional).

It was a concern of mine pre-season, but to Schoop's credit he has come a long way in quieting his load and swing in such a short time. Needs to keep his upper body and head still and maximize the swing in his strong hips to generate power. I'm pleased with the improvements. He was probably just letting loose at an all-star BP session. And he put on a show.

[MikeAD]

He and Machado at SS and 2B would be just great.

[allstar1579]

Is this true?

They used to scout the Netherlands and Australia pretty good, the whole strategy was that other teams cornered the market in the hotspots, so we should corner the lesser known places. Now it's just let's not bother spending internationally at all.

[TGO]

They used to scout the Netherlands and Australia pretty good, the whole strategy was that other teams cornered the market in the hotspots, so we should corner the lesser known places. Now it's just let's not bother spending internationally at all.

There are other teams in Curacao--Atlanta and Texas off the top of my head. I think Atlanta may have been the first. We were definitely the first (and for a long time only) team in Aruba, though.

[eb45]

They've done fairly well in Curacao lately, with Schoop a legit prospect and Bernadina looking like he might be one as well. And there are a couple promising players from Venezuela, a region the Orioles have typically completely ignored.

The Orioles' goal in international amateur signings is to get as much talent as possible while spending as little as possible, which produces a lot of low-level organizational filler and maybe one serious prospect who everyone else missed on every two or three years. They don't get burned, but they don't exactly do well either. And a team in their position has to be willing to risk getting burned every once in a while for a player who might be special.

[allstar1579]

There are other teams in Curacao--Atlanta and Texas off the top of my head. I think Atlanta may have been the first. We were definitely the first (and for a long time only) team in Aruba, though.

Yeah I think it was just us and Atlanta there after Andruw Jones, but Texas jumped in later and has done well there lately. I think we have backed off of the further out places though, and for all the talk I heard about us jumping into the Asian market, it never happened.