2016 MLB Draft

[bpilktree]

Agreed. Having played with Reed for a few years in high school and scouted him when Florida came to South Carolina the past few springs, I can tell you first hand he's more of an athlete than a baseball player in my opinion. That's not to say he couldn't develop into a solid all around player with pro instruction but I've just never been sold on his ability to hit consistently at the next level.

What are your thoughts on Reynolds he is the guy I like because he has some speed and solid line drive hitter. I could see him ready for majors by 2018. He doesn't have the prototypical corner outfield power but not sure he athletic enough for center in the majors. He does remind me of Markakis type though and switch hitter.

[Can_of_corn]

Does he have good OBP numbers? We need a few of those guys in our lineup in the worst way.

How did drafting for OBP work out last year?

[Slade-OH]

What are your thoughts on Reynolds he is the guy I like because he has some speed and solid line drive hitter. I could see him ready for majors by 2018. He doesn't have the prototypical corner outfield power but not sure he athletic enough for center in the majors. He does remind me of Markakis type though and switch hitter.

I'm a fan. Has always shown a solid hit tool and I actually think he has the frame to grow into some more home run power down the road in pro ball. Even if he's just a 10-15 homer guy, I still think he'll hit enough doubles in the gap to post requisite slugging numbers for a corner spot if he ends up there. But, I think he can handle center because he's an above average runner and gets greats jumps. Good track record of success at Vandy. Three year starter. Has made big strides with his plate discipline both last summer in the Cape and this spring. Not a sexy pick but I think he's one of the more polished bats in the class and would be a great choice.

[weams]

How did drafting for OBP work out last year?

Does it even translate from that level?

[Can_of_corn]

No clue without numbers in front of me but I would say if your organization is lacking in those guys common sense says you draft a few who have a solid history of getting on base.

I would say that with the attrition rate you see in prospects you go BPA unless you are punting a pick for pool money.

[Can_of_corn]

Does it even translate from that level?

I thought it would, and then a 1/2 BB/K ratio in Aberdeen happened.

Other than a welcome uptick in walk rate his numbers look about the same this year.

[weams]

I would say that with the attrition rate you see in prospects you go BPA unless you are punting a pick for pool money.

I agree. Unless there is a left handed hard throwing pitcher available.

[Frobby]

How did drafting for OBP work out last year?

Does it even translate from that level?

Maintaining a high OBP is the one thing Stewart has been able to do -- .215/.376/.349. Clearly it doesn't make up for his other deficiencies to date.

[Can_of_corn]

Maintaining a high OBP is the one thing Stewart has been able to do -- .215/.376/.349. Clearly it doesn't make up for his other deficiencies to date.

I mentioned the uptick in walk rate. Honestly 376 doesn't make me that happy considering his experience and the level of competition.

When he was drafted last year I expected he would be in high A by now.

[weams]

http://www.minorleagueball.com/2016/4/14/11421838/2016-mlb-draft-profiles-scouting-reports-index

HIGH SCHOOL PITCHERS

Ian Anderson, RHP, Shenendehowa, New York (May 20, 2016)

Braxton Garrett, LHP, Florence, Alabama (May 20, 2016)

Jason Groome, LHP, Barnegat, New Jersey (April 15, 2016)

Mark Manning, RHP, Sacramento, California (May 25, 2016)

Riley Pint, RHP, Overland Park, Kansas (March 25, 2016)

Joey Wentz, LHP, Shawnee Mission, Kansas (May 23, 2016)

Forrest Whitley, RHP, San Antonio, Texas (May 23, 2016)

HIGH SCHOOL HITTERS

Will Benson, OF, Atlanta, Georgia (May 20, 2016)

Nolan Jones, SS, Langhorne, Pennsylvania (May 28, 2016)

Alex Kirilloff, OF, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (May 28, 2016)

Josh Lowe, 3B-RHP, Marietta, Georgia (May 18, 2016)

Mickey Moniak, OF, Carlsbad, California (May 12, 2016)

Delvin Perez, SS, International Baseball Academy, Puerto Rico (May 14, 2016)

Blake Rutherford, OF, Simi Valley, California (April 26, 2016)

Taylor Trammell, OF, Kennesaw, Georgia (May 28, 2016)

COLLEGE PITCHERS

Justin Dunn, RHP, Boston College (May 6, 2016)

Dakota Hudson, RHP, Mississippi State University (May 5, 2016)

Connor Jones, RHP, University of Virginia (May 5, 2016)

Eric Lauer, LHP, Kent State University (May 14, 2016)

A.J. Puk, LHP, University of Florida (April 29, 2016)

Jordan Sheffield, RHP, Vanderbilt University (May 2, 2016)

Logan Shore, RHP, University of Florida (April 30, 2016)

COLLEGE HITTERS

Nick Banks, OF, Texas A&M University (April 14, 2016)

Zack Collins, C, University of Miami-Florida (May 10, 2016)

Ronnie Dawson, OF, Ohio State University (May 31, 2016)

Jake Fraley, OF, Louisiana State University (June 1, 2016)

Kyle Lewis, OF, Mercer University (April 28, 2016)

Chris Okey, C, Clemson University (June 1, 2016)

Corey Ray, OF, University of Louisville (April 14, 2016)

Buddy Reed, OF, University of Florida (April 14, 2016)

Bryan Reynolds, OF, Vanderbilt University (May 31, 2016)

Nick Senzel, 3B, University of Tennessee (April 28, 2016)

Matt Thaiss, C, University of Virginia (May 12, 2016)

Rnk	Player	POS	YR	B-T	HT	WT	School	ST	Commitment1	Kyle Lewis	OF	JR	R-R	6-4	195	Mercer	GA	2	Jason Groome	LHP	HS	L-L	6-6	180	Barnegat	NJ	Vanderbilt3	A.J. Puk	LHP	JR	L-L	6-7	225	Florida	IA	4	Riley Pint	RHP	HS	R-R	6-4	190	St. Thomas Aquinas	KS	Louisiana State5	Blake Rutherford	OF	HS	L-R	6-3	190	Chaminade Prep	CA	UCLA6	Nick Senzel	3B	JR	R-R	6-1	205	Tennessee	TN	7	Corey Ray	OF	JR	L-L	6-0	185	Louisville	IL	8	Mickey Moniak	OF	HS	L-R	6-2	170	La Costa Canyon	CA	UCLA9	Ian Anderson	RHP	HS	R-R	6-3	170	Shenendehowa	NY	Vanderbilt10	Dakota Hudson	RHP	JR	R-R	6-6	205	Mississippi State	TN	11	Braxton Garrett	LHP	HS	R-L	6-3	190	Foley	AL	Vanderbilt12	Matt Manning	RHP	HS	R-R	6-6	190	Sheldon	CA	Loyola Marymount13	Joshua Lowe	3B/RHP	HS	L-R	6-3	185	Pope	GA	Florida State14	Buddy Reed	OF	JR	B-R	6-3	200	Florida	MD	15	Alex Kirilloff	1B/OF	HS	L-L	6-2	185	Plum	PA	Liberty16	Connor Jones	RHP	JR	R-R	6-3	200	Virginia	VA	17	Zack Collins	C/1B	JR	L-R	6-3	220	Miami	FL	18	Forrest Whitley	RHP	HS	R-R	6-7	230	Alamo Heights	TX	Florida State19	Nolan Jones	SS	HS	L-R	6-3	175	Holy Ghost Prep	PA	Virginia20	Delvin Perez	SS	HS	R-R	6-1	150	International BB Academy	PR	none21	Jordan Sheffield	RHP	R-SO	R-R	6-1	190	Vanderbilt	TN	22	Bryan Reynolds	OF	JR	B-R	6-3	195	Vanderbilt	TN	23	Robert Tyler	RHP	JR	L-R	6-5	215	Georgia	GA	24	Cal Quantrill	RHP	JR	L-R	6-3	185	Stanford	ON	25	Eric Lauer	LHP	JR	R-L	6-3	205	Kent State	OH	26	Joey Wentz	LHP	HS	L-L	6-5	200	Shawnee Mission East	KS	Virginia27	Zach Burdi	RHP	JR	R-R	6-3	210	Louisville	IL	28	Logan Shore	RHP	JR	R-R	6-3	215	Florida	MN	29	Taylor Trammell	OF	HS	L-L	6-2	185	Mt. Paran Christian	GA	Georgia Tech30	Will Benson	1B	HS	L-L	6-6	215	Westminster School	GA	Duke31	Matthew Thaiss	C/1B	JR	L-R	6-0	195	Virginia	NJ	32	Alec Hansen	RHP	JR	R-R	6-7	235	Oklahoma	CO	33	Kevin Gowdy	RHP	HS	R-R	6-4	175	Santa Barbara	CA	UCLA34	Alex Speas	RHP	HS	R-R	6-3	180	McEachern	GA	Auburn35	Anfernee Grier	OF/SS	JR	R-R	6-1	180	Auburn	AL	36	Joe Rizzo	3B	HS	L-R	5-11	195	Oakton	VA	South Carolina37	T.J. Zeuch	RHP	JR	R-R	6-7	220	Pittsburgh	OH	38	Anthony Kay	LHP	JR	L-L	6-0	180	Connecticut	NY	39	Cody Sedlock	RHP	JR	R-R	6-3	200	Illinois	IL	40	Drew Mendoza	3B/SS	HS	L-R	6-4	190	Lake Minneola	FL	Florida State41	Will Craig	1B	JR	R-R	6-3	230	Wake Forest	TN	42	Daulton Jefferies	RHP	JR	L-R	6-0	175	California	CA	43	Justin Dunn	RHP	JR	B-R	6-2	170	Boston College	NY	44	Zach JacksonRHP	JR	R-R	6-3	200	Arkansas	OK	45	Carter Kieboom	3B	HS	R-R	6-2	180	Walton	GA	Clemson46	Ryan Boldt	OF	JR	L-R	6-2	200	Nebraska	MN	47	Chris Okey	C	JR	R-R	6-0	195	Clemson	FL	48	Gavin Lux	SS	HS	L-R	6-2	175	Indian Trail Academy	WI	Arizona State49	Matt Krook	LHP	R-SO	L-L	6-4	205	Oregon	CA	50	Heath Quinn	OF	JR	R-R	6-3	195	Samford	AL	51	Jon Duplantier	RHP	JR	R-R	6-4	225	Rice	TX	52	Corbin Burnes	RHP	JR	R-R	6-1	185	St. Mary's	CA	53	Jesus Luzardo	LHP	HS	L-L	6-0	195	Stoneman Douglas	FL	Miami54	Cole Ragans	LHP	HS	L-L	6-3	190	North Florida Christian	FL	Florida State55	Jared Horn	RHP	HS	R-R	6-2	190	Vintage	CA	California56	Reggie Lawson	RHP	HS	R-R	6-4	205	Victor Valley	CA	Arizona State57	Sean MurphyC	JR	R-R	6-0	195	Wright State	OH	58	Jake Fraley	OF	JR	L-L	6-1	195	Louisiana State	DE	59	Ben Rortvedt	C	HS	L-R	5-10	175	Verona Area	WI	Arkansas60	Ben Bowden	LHP	JR	L-L	6-4	220	Vanderbilt	MA	61	Cooper Johnson	C	HS	R-R	6-0	185	Carmel Catholic	IL	Mississippi62	Dane Dunning	RHP	JR	R-R	6-3	195	Florida	FL	63	Bobby Dalbec	1B/RHP	JR	R-R	6-4	220	Arizona	CO	64	Kyle Muller	LHP	HS	R-L	6-5	210	Jesuit	TX	Texas65	Bryson Brigman	2B	SO	R-R	5-11	180	San Diego	CA	66	Nick Banks	OF	JR	L-L	6-2	195	Texas A&M	TX	67	Nick Lodolo	LHP	HS	L-L	6-5	175	Damien	CA	Texas Christian68	Bo Bichette	2B/3B	HS	R-R	6-0	200	Lakewood	FL	Arizona State69	Zac Gallen	RHP	JR	R-R	6-2	180	North Carolina	NJ	70	Jake Rogers	C	JR	R-R	6-2	190	Tulane	TX	71	Lucas Erceg	3B/RHP	JR	L-R	6-2	185	Menlo	CA	72	Luis Curbelo	SS/2B	HS	R-R	6-3	185	Puerto Rico BB Academy	PR	Miami73	Carlos Cortes	2B/OF	HS	L-B	5-8	185	Oviedo	FL	South Carolina74	Matthias Dietz	RHP	JC2	R-R	6-5	220	John A. Logan (IL)	IL	Texas Christian75	Brandon Marsh	OF	HS	L-R	6-2	175	Buford	GA	Kennesaw State76	Nolan Martinez	RHP	HS	R-R	6-2	165	Culver City	CA	San Diego State77	Zack Brown	RHP	JR	R-R	6-2	200	Kentucky	IN	78	Austin Hays	OF	JR	R-R	6-0	195	Jacksonville	FL	79	Braeden Ogle	LHP	HS	L-L	6-5	170	Jensen Beach	FL	Florida80	Austin Bergner	RHP	HS	R-R	6-4	180	Windermere Prep	FL	North Carolina81	Jeff Belge	LHP	HS	L-L	6-4	210	Henninger	NY	St. John's82	Charles King	RHP	HS	R-R	6-4	185	Coppell	TX	Texas Christian83	Ronnie Dawson	OF	JR	L-R	6-2	225	Ohio State	OH	84	Braden Webb	RHP	R-FR	R-R	6-2	195	South Carolina	OK	85	Michael Shawaryn	RHP	JR	R-R	6-4	210	Maryland	NJ	86	Tyler Baum	RHP	HS	R-R	6-0	160	West Orange	FL	North Carolina87	Skyler Szynski	RHP	HS	L-R	6-2	195	Penn	IN	Indiana88	Ryan Zeferjahn	RHP	HS	R-R	6-4	190	Seaman	KS	Kansas89	Adam Laskey	LHP	HS	R-L	6-3	185	Haddon Heights	NJ	Duke90	Thomas Jones	OF	HS	R-R	6-3	190	Laurens	SC	Vanderbilt91	Zach Linginfelter	RHP	HS	L-R	6-4	200	Sevier County	TN	Tennessee92	Ryan Rolison	LHP	HS	L-L	6-2	190	University School of Jackson	TN	Mississippi93	Akil Baddoo	OF	HS	L-L	6-1	195	Salem	GA	Kentucky94	Sheldon Neuse	SS/RHP	JR	R-R	6-0	195	Oklahoma	TX	95	Cole Stobbe	SS	HS	R-R	6-2	180	Millard West	NE	Arkansas96	Garrett Williams	LHP/OF	JR	L-L	6-3	200	Oklahoma State	LA	97	Conner Capel	OF	HS	L-L	6-1	185	Seven Lakes	TX	Texas98	Nick Quintana	SS	HS	R-R	5-11	180	Arbor View	NV	Southern California99	Hudson Sanchez	SS	HS	R-R	6-2	175	Southlake Carroll	TX	Texas A&M100	Brett Cumberland	C/1B	SO	B-R	6-0	185	California	CA	101	Stephen Alemais	SS	JR	B-R	6-0	180	Tulane	NY	102	Bailey Clark	RHP	JR	R-R	6-4	195	Duke	NC	103	Brandon McIlwain	OF	HS	R-R	6-1	205	Council Rock North	PA	South Carolina104	Stephen Wrenn	OF	JR	R-R	6-2	170	Georgia	GA	105	C.J. Chatham	SS/3B	JR	R-R	6-4	170	Florida Atlantic	FL	106	Kyle Cody	RHP	SR	R-R	6-7	245	Kentucky	WI	107	Kyle Funkhouser	RHP	SR	R-R	6-3	225	Louisville	IL	108	Tyler Fitzgerald	SS	HS	R-R	6-2	185	Rochester	IL	Louisville109	Kyle Weatherly	RHP	JC1	R-R	6-3	185	Grayson (Texas)	TX	Louisiana State110	Avery Tuck	OF	HS	R-R	6-4	195	St. Joseph	CA	San Diego State111	Walker Robbins	1B/LHP	HS	L-L	6-2	180	George County	MS	Mississippi State112	Pete Alonso	1B	JR	R-R	6-3	225	Florida	FL	113	Kyle Serrano	RHP	JR	R-R	6-2	205	Tennessee	TN	114	Max Kranick	RHP	HS	R-R	6-3	190	Valley View	PA	Virginia115	Davis Daniel	RHP	HS	R-R	6-0	165	St. James	AL	Auburn116	Jameson Fisher	1B	R-JR	L-R	6-2	200	Southeastern Louisiana	LA	117	Bryse Wilson	RHP	HS	R-R	6-2	210	Orange	NC	North Carolina118	Ryan Hendrix	RHP	JR	R-R	6-3	190	Texas A&M	TX	119	Mario Feliciano	C/OF	HS	R-R	6-0	190	Carlos Beltran BB Academy	PR	none120	Khalil Lee	OF/LHP	HS	L-L	5-10	180	Flint Hill	VA	Liberty121	Chad Hockin	RHP	JR	R-R	6-3	200	Cal State Fullerton	CA	122	Andrew Lantrip	RHP	JR	R-R	6-3	180	Houston	TX	123	Mason Thompson	RHP	HS	R-R	6-6	180	Round Rock	TX	Texas124	Cory Wilder	RHP	JR	R-R	6-4	225	North Carolina State	OH	125	Hunter Bishop	OF	HS	L-R	6-4	190	Junipero Serra	CA	Arizona State126	Josh Stephen	OF	HS	L-L	6-0	185	Mater Dei	CA	Southern California127	Jaren Shelby	OF	HS	R-R	5-11	185	Tates Creek	KY	Kentucky128	Nick Deeg	LHP	JR	L-L	6-5	220	Central Michigan	MI	129	Easton McGee	RHP	HS	R-R	6-6	190	Hopkinsville	KY	Kentucky130	Will Ethridge	RHP	HS	R-R	6-5	205	Parkview	GA	Mississippi131	Alexis Torres	SS	HS	R-R	6-0	170	Puerto Rico BB Academy	PR	Broward CC132	Will Toffey	3B	SO	L-R	6-2	195	Vanderbilt	MA	133	Noah Murdock	RHP	HS	R-R	6-8	175	Colonial Heights	VA	Virginia134	John Kilichowski	LHP	JR	L-L	6-5	210	Vanderbilt	FL	135	Colby Woodmansee	SS	JR	R-R	6-3	195	Arizona State	AZ	136	A.J. Puckett	RHP	JR	R-R	6-4	200	Pepperdine	CA	137	Ryan Sluder	OF	JR	R-R	6-3	200	Oklahoma State	TX	138	Logan Gray	3B	JR	R-R	6-2	185	Austin Peay State	KS	139	Griffin Jax	RHP	JR	R-R	6-2	210	Air Force	CO	140	Logan Ice	C	JR	S-R	5-11	191	Oregon State	WA	141	John "JC" Flowers	RHP/OF	HS	R-R	6-2	170	Trinity Christian Academy	FL	Kentucky142	Cole Irvin	LHP	JR	L-L	6-3	203	Oregon	CA	143	Errol Robinson	SS	JR	R-R	5-11	170	Mississippi	MD	144	Lake Bachar	RHP	SO	S-R	6-2	205	Wisconsin-Whitewater	IL	145	Jared Poche	LHP	JR	R-L	6-1	205	Louisiana State	LA	146	Logan Davidson	SS	HS	S-R	6-3	185	Providence	NC	Clemson147	David Martinelli	OF	JR	L-R	6-1	200	Dallas Baptist	TX	148	Tyler StubblefieldLHP	JR	L-L	6-4	210	Texas A&M	TX	149	Mitchell Traver	RHP	R-JR	R-R	6-7	255	TCU	TX	150	Dustin May	RHP	HS	R-R	6-6	180	Northwest	TX	Texas Tech151	Nolan "Nonie" Williams	SS	HS	B-R	6-1	190	Home School	KS	Louisiana State

[bpilktree]

You've piqued my interest. Does he have Markakis' glove and arm?

Slate would know a bit more it sounds but I have watched Reynolds a fair share over years being a big sec person and I would say better speed and worse arm. He is switch hitter as well. He has pretty big frame at 6'4

[backwardsk]

Find a way to draft Buddy Reed Jr. Who plays at the U of

Florida and is from Maryland. Oh wait we gave up that chance when we picked up the garbage. That's going to hurt for years.

I'm not going to pretend to know if this guy is going to be good or not, but the two mocks I've seen have him at 30 and 39.

[Otter]

HS bats. College pitchers. Just wish we had more picks to increase our chances.

This. With the high attrition rate of prospects, the best way to build up a thin farm system is accumulate picks. The more lottery tickets you buy, the better chance of winning. It's interesting to note that in October last year there was a decent chance we would have ended up with 4 first round picks and 3 second round picks. It's disappointing to now have only 1 first round and 2 second round picks.

[Can_of_corn]

This. With the high attrition rate of prospects, the best way to build up a thin farm system is accumulate picks. The more lottery tickets you buy, the better chance of winning. It's interesting to note that in October last year there was a decent chance we would have ended up with 4 first round picks and 3 second round picks. It's disappointing to now have only 1 first round and 2 second round picks.

And one of the second round picks is unprotected. If it was me it would go to a signability pick to save some money to use on other targets.

[Can_of_corn]

Only makes sense if you can get a better talent than what you would have gotten with the 2nd round pick. Why pass up the top player on your board in the 2nd round to hope another player is there later to take a flier on?

Because if you take the BPA with an unprotected pick it tilts the balance of power in favor of the player and his agent.

Obviously a plan should be in place to make proper use of any monies saved.