2020 Round 2 (39): Hudson Haskin - OF - (Soph)(Tulane)

[Tony-OH]

I need to do more homework on this kid, but let's just say I'm scratching my head knowing the arms available here.  only watched that one video here, looked at the stats, including his pull happy, not great K-BB ratio cape cod league stats last summer and gotta wonder how this guy is the 1st 2nd rounder off the board. Very interesting draft strategy so far. 

One full draft and three selections into a 6 selection draft, and the earliest Elias has drafted a pitcher is the 8th round. It certainly seems like he's in the mindset of grow the bats, trade for the arms when they are closer and more ready. That's kinda how Houston did things for the most part when you think about it.

[weams]

 

[Three Run Homer]

30 minutes ago, weams said:

He has a big number supposedly. Sophomore draft eligible. 

Unless his number is what caused his ranking to fall, then why use the 39th pick to take a player ranked in the 70s who is also more expensive than his ranking would suggest?  It's hard to believe that there were no players out there who were higher on Elias' board and who would cost less money.  

[weams]

1 minute ago, Three Run Homer said:

Unless his number is what caused his ranking to fall, then why use the 39th pick to take a player ranked in the 70s who is also more expensive than his ranking would suggest?  It's hard to believe that there were no players out there who were higher on Elias' board and who would cost less money.  

He must have been high on Elias' board. 

[Ruzious]

5 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I'd be fine with the pick if it wasn't for the elephant in the room.

You mean that he's no Mark Trumbo?  

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, weams said:

 

They should average in all the swings and misses as 0 MPH when factoring that. 

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, Ruzious said:

You mean that he's no Mark Trumbo?  

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, weams said:

He must have been high on Elias' board. 

But if he's not high on anyone else's board that isn't reason enough to take him.

[bpilktree]

3 minutes ago, Three Run Homer said:

Unless his number is what caused his ranking to fall, then why use the 39th pick to take a player ranked in the 70s who is also more expensive than his ranking would suggest?  It's hard to believe that there were no players out there who were higher on Elias' board and who would cost less money.  

He is northeast kid though and only a year and half in college in a smaller conference.  He would be basically a guy that went to juco and came out instead of three years in college ball.

[bpilktree]

It’s not like they picked a guy the draft analysis had no idea who he was like the Cubs did.

[interloper]

4 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

But if he's not high on anyone else's board that isn't reason enough to take him.

Since when do GMs make picks based on anyone's board but their own?

[atomic]

13 minutes ago, Ruzious said:

I can't get too upset about picking a player who was that productive as a freshman, a big guy who's fast enough to play a solid CF, and walked a hair more than he struck out.    

I would have preferred one of the pitchers, but I'm not going to screech about other people ranking him lower.  

 

He is an old Sophomore.  

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, interloper said:

Since when do GMs make picks based on anyone's board but their own?

If you are confident that the kid will be there at 74 you shouldn't take him at 39 even if he is at the top of your board.

Do I need to explain that?

[Can_of_corn]

4 minutes ago, atomic said:

He is an old Sophomore.  

Which would be why he's draft eligible.

[bpilktree]

8 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

If you are confident that the kid will be there at 74 you shouldn't take him at 39 even if he is at the top of your board.

Do I need to explain that?

You act like he was ranked 200.  He is ranked 57th in baseball America ranking so there must be people that liked him somewhere in the second round or comp area.