btdart20 Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Jammer7 said: 1. Holliday SS* 2. Cowser OF* 3. Kjerstad OF* 4. Mayo 3B 5. Westburg 2B/3B 6. Basallo C* 7. Povich LHP 8. Norby 2B/OF 9. Fabian CF 10. McDermott RHP Just missed: Prieto, Willems, Hall, Beavers, Haskin No Ortiz? What are the * for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btdart20 Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Jammer7 said: 1. Holliday SS* 2. Cowser OF* 3. Kjerstad OF* 4. Mayo 3B 5. Westburg 2B/3B 6. Basallo C* 7. Povich LHP 8. Norby 2B/OF 9. Fabian CF 10. McDermott RHP Just missed: Prieto, Willems, Hall, Beavers, Haskin No Ortiz? What are the * for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvpacchi Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 1. Holliday 2. Cowser 3. Mayo 4. Westburg 5. Ortiz 6. Kjerstad 7. Basallo 8. Povich 9. Fabian 10. Armbruester - seeing his fastball data at AAA has me excited. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btdart20 Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 4 hours ago, nvpacchi said: 10. Armbruester - seeing his fastball data at AAA has me excited. If you’re excited, so am I. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammer7 Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 8 hours ago, btdart20 said: No Ortiz? What are the * for? Ortiz was an accidental omission. I’d have him around 6. The * is for LH bat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvpacchi Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 11 hours ago, btdart20 said: If you’re excited, so am I. Appreciate it! But it shows what opinions can be sometimes.... he struggled last night. Still at least managed 16 whiffs across 98 pitches which is impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZNJ Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 1. Holliday 2. Basallo 3. Cowser 4. Mayo 5. Westburg 6. Kjerstad 7. Ortiz 8. Willems 9. Aron Estrada 10. Braylin Tavera 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammer7 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 So, assuming Bradfield signs, where would you start him in the organization prospect rankings? For me, it’s an interesting question because of the hit tool concerns. 1. Holliday 2. Cowser 3. Kjerstad 4. Mayo 5. Westburg 6. Ortiz 7. Basallo 8. Bradfield 9. Povich 10. Norby Next: Fabian, McDermott, Prieto, Willems, Horvath, Beavers, Hall, Haskin, Armbruester and Wagner. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btdart20 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 15 minutes ago, Jammer7 said: So, assuming Bradfield signs, where would you start him in the organization prospect rankings? For me, it’s an interesting question because of the hit tool concerns. 1. Holliday 2. Cowser 3. Kjerstad 4. Mayo 5. Westburg 6. Ortiz 7. Basallo 8. Bradfield 9. Povich 10. Norby Next: Fabian, McDermott, Prieto, Willems, Horvath, Beavers, Hall, Haskin, Armbruester and Wagner. It's tough to go much higher than 8. If proximity is a factor, maybe could bump Basallo. If depth concerns are a factor, then maybe he could bump a Westburg/Ortiz. On 7/4/2023 at 8:04 AM, btdart20 said: Tier 1: Holliday Tier 2: Cowser, Mayo, Basallo, Ortiz Tier 3: Westburg, Kjerstad, McDermott, Povich, Fabian I'd probably have him in tier 3 now with Fabian. But there's tier 2 upside for sure (like with Kjerstad and Povich). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Guy Posted July 12, 2023 Author Share Posted July 12, 2023 38 minutes ago, Jammer7 said: So, assuming Bradfield signs, where would you start him in the organization prospect rankings? For me, it’s an interesting question because of the hit tool concerns. 1. Holliday 2. Cowser 3. Kjerstad 4. Mayo 5. Westburg 6. Ortiz 7. Basallo 8. Bradfield 9. Povich 10. Norby Next: Fabian, McDermott, Prieto, Willems, Horvath, Beavers, Hall, Haskin, Armbruester and Wagner. Anywhere from 8-12 is reasonable imo. I would probably slot him 9th, behind Fabian and ahead of Willems. Norby moves to 11 followed by McDermott and Povich. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim'sKid26 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 4 hours ago, Jammer7 said: So, assuming Bradfield signs, where would you start him in the organization prospect rankings? For me, it’s an interesting question because of the hit tool concerns. 1. Holliday 2. Cowser 3. Kjerstad 4. Mayo 5. Westburg 6. Ortiz 7. Basallo 8. Bradfield 9. Povich 10. Norby Next: Fabian, McDermott, Prieto, Willems, Horvath, Beavers, Hall, Haskin, Armbruester and Wagner. I see it like this as well. It will be very interesting to see where all these pitchers from the 2023 draft end up this time next year. It would be very nice to see a bit more pitcher/hitter balance in our top 10. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZNJ Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 For all of the hit concerns regarding Bradfield, it sounds like he has bat speed and plate discipline and wiry, athletic, quick twitch reactions. Sounds like a lot to work with to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammer7 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 43 minutes ago, Jim'sKid26 said: I see it like this as well. It will be very interesting to see where all these pitchers from the 2023 draft end up this time next year. It would be very nice to see a bit more pitcher/hitter balance in our top 10. Agreed. The criticism they have been getting in how they have developed pitchers, so far, has some merit. They have spent some higher picks for more premium arm talent with Baumeister, Lord and Wells. So let’s see what they can do with these upside college guys. At some point, we need to see that they can develop pitching as well. That said, I think Lord’s story really excites me and shows great aptitude. I look for him to be a quicker rise than the other arms in this draft. The Bright and Showalter from 2022 gives me some hope as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammer7 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 25 minutes ago, RZNJ said: For all of the hit concerns regarding Bradfield, it sounds like he has bat speed and plate discipline and wiry, athletic, quick twitch reactions. Sounds like a lot to work with to me. I agree that he has the superior athleticism. Until he makes those changes, the concerns will knock him down. He’ll undoubtedly get stronger and make some great adjustments. I like that he is eager to make adjustments and learn. He has shown aptitude at Vandy, and he seems like a very bright young student of the game. I like his chances of being a much better hitter, with gap to gap power. I saw a Juan Pierre comp from one of the MLB Network pundits, but I think it’s closer to the Kenny Lofton comps as a hitter as a finished product. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interloper Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 16 hours ago, RZNJ said: For all of the hit concerns regarding Bradfield, it sounds like he has bat speed and plate discipline and wiry, athletic, quick twitch reactions. Sounds like a lot to work with to me. Without knowing much about him, my instant reaction at the pick was "oh man, speed/defense guy, he's gonna be a low-OBP guy", but of course it turns out the O's picked a speed/defense guy with strike zone awareness and good swing decisions. That instantly put me at ease knowing their success with guys like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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