2019 2nd round COMP B pick (71): Kyle Stowers - CF - Stanford (CA)

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

 

[Ripken]

6 minutes ago, AceKing said:

Singable at under slot?  Looks like he can play and loves the game.  Those guys are important in mlb drafts, right?

Sure.  I don't hate it but liked others more.  I'm no expert and I'm sure there are $ and other things going on.  Trust the FO.

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[Sydnor]

 

@Luke-OH

I apologize if you have already commented on this and I missed it, but like Meoli in the copied tweet, my recollection is that Stanford was known for teaching swings that suppress power. Do you know if that is still the philosophy employed by Stanford, and if so, do you think it would add to Stowers’ upside?

 

Edited June 4, 2019 by Sydnor

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[Luke-OH]

It’s not a sexy pick, but he’s got a shot to be 50s across the board. Big time Cape Cod performance. His Junior numbers at Stanford are fairly comparable to Piscotty, which would be really solid value at 71. There definitely more power than he’s shown, look at his hand drift forward with the hips. Simple fix, same thing Nico Hoerner did.

[Spl51]

21 minutes ago, Luke-OH said:

It’s not a sexy pick, but he’s got a shot to be 50s across the board. Big time Cape Cod performance. His Junior numbers at Stanford are fairly comparable to Piscotty, which would be really solid value at 71. There definitely more power than he’s shown, look at his hand drift forward with the hips. Simple fix, same thing Nico Hoerner did.

It reminds me all the Dodgers lefties swings: Bellinger, Verdugo, Pederson.

[Luke-OH]

2 hours ago, Big O said:

20/80 HAS HIM 77

MLB HAS HIM 78

Fangraphs has him 32 in the same tier as Hoese, Wilson, Rutledge, etc

[sportsfan8703]

3 hours ago, Luke-OH said:

It’s not a sexy pick, but he’s got a shot to be 50s across the board. Big time Cape Cod performance. His Junior numbers at Stanford are fairly comparable to Piscotty, which would be really solid value at 71. There definitely more power than he’s shown, look at his hand drift forward with the hips. Simple fix, same thing Nico Hoerner did.

So with the big time Cap Cod performance, I’d think that would give our Analytics more data to predict what he might become?

I like the draft so far. Don’t reach for pitching. Plus it always seems like bats are the safer picks. 

[Aristotelian]

7 hours ago, Sydnor said:

I’d like to think that we can all agree that he has 80 hair.

Aka McLouth level hair.

[canonfaz]

Looks like he's got a fiery type of personality. Hopefully he makes it to the bigs. That would be fun to watch.

[Il BuonO]

7 hours ago, Cy Bundy said:

 

 

This brought back memories. Stanford vs Sac St. Sac St was in the conference in which my school (SFSU) participated. We also played Stanford non conference.

And I occasionally made similar catches in CF.

[interloper]

This guy looks like FUN. I love it. Eric Byrnes vibes. 

[Frobby]

Fangraphs had Stowers going 32nd in one of their mocks, and ranked him 32nd on their board.    Here’s a write-up:  

 

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TLDR

Stowers has a powerful cut and big raw power, but can be too aggressive at times, undermining the prototypical everyday right field tools.

Full Report

Stowers had a middling year due to issues with swing and miss, partially because he takes such a big, aggressive hack. That style of swinging is appealing to many teams, though, as it makes it likely that he'll hit for power in games. A sneaky good defender in center field, Stowers has some margin for error on the swing and miss if he can stay there. He'd be swing-appropriate for the Dodgers.

 

https://www.fangraphs.com/prospects/the-board/2019-mlb-draft?type=0&sort=-1,1&pagenum=0&pageitems=10000000000000&team=