2020 Round 3 (74): Anthony Servideo - SS - (Junior)(Mississippi)

[weams]

1 minute ago, Three Run Homer said:

So their draft strategy is to go for guys who got off to a hot start in 2019.  

2020. Yes. 

[sylvester]

Looks like we are cornering the market on shortstops.   3 in the first 5 rounds last year, 2 in the first 3 rounds this year.   Are we ever going to draft a pitcher or a corner infielder .

[bpilktree]

3 minutes ago, sylvester said:

Looks like we are cornering the market on shortstops.   3 in the first 5 rounds last year, 2 in the first 3 rounds this year.   Are we ever going to draft a pitcher or a corner infielder .

I think Gunner is seen as a third baseman and not middle infielder he played in high school.  

[24fps]

9 minutes ago, Three Run Homer said:

So their draft strategy is to go for guys who got off to a hot start in 2019.  

My theory is the O's cost-cutting have the scouting staff down to two guys now - one for the SEC and a junior guy for everywhere else.

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, 24fps said:

My theory is the O's cost-cutting have the scouting staff down to two guys now - one for the SEC and a junior guy for everywhere else.

Which one is Mike?

[24fps]

12 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Which one is Mike?

The one who picked the Tulane kid.  He spends most of his time in New Orleans now drinking to forget.

[Frobby]

32 minutes ago, OrioleDog said:

Just before 74, MLB Network gave a view of the Orioles zoom draft room - it was a 5 x 5 square.  Imagine Luke was somewhere in that very Brady visual.

I’d pay good money to talk to Luke after tonight and get the scoop on how all this goes down.   But then of course he’d have to kill me.    

[DirtyBird]

Great pick!

[Number5]

47 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

With good exit velocities.  (this eliminates pitchers)

I don't know... the Orioles have had some pitchers that had some balls exit in a hurry.

[justD]

https://www.prospectslive.com/lists/2020/5/27/top-101-mlb-draft-player-rankings

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[Tony-OH]

There is no doubt Anthony Servideo brings the most unique hair style of any of the Orioles draftees so far. Plate discipline guy at the plate who got off to a red hot start after completely bombing in the Cape Cod League last summer with wood bats. 

Defensively, a 50 arm suggest he might have enough arm to stick at shortstop, but there are mixed opinions on whether he can stay there. He's a 30-40 (scouting grade, not home runs) power guy and though he's got some strength, game power is not going to be part of his game. An athletic kid with some speed, he probably has a utility profile though don't count his bat out. If his red hot start was real development, the Orioles may have a steal here.

Reports are he's not a high exit velocity guy like the first three selections.

 

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[ScGO's]

Good stats in a much better college conference than the last two picks we made.  His swing looks so much more fluid and natural than Westburg and Haskin too.  I like this pick. 

[Enjoy Terror]

 

[Enjoy Terror]

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