2022 MLB Draft Day 2 Thread

[ashbury]

Ben Ross, Notre Dame shortstop.

 

[Dman]

OK my bad.  This is the Chirstian Encarnation-Strand pick from last year with less of a track record.  I like the risk reward here though at 6.  The Twins just can't resist a good utility infielder especially this late, lol.  I guess the pitching can wait until all the hitters are gone.

[bunsen82]

Just now, ashbury said:

Ben Ross.

 

First thing I though of is someone named their kid off of the Friends show,  Ross and his son Ben.  

[NapoleonComplex]

2 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

Second baseman who's already had TJ surgery.  Sounds like another sleeper!

Heck of a first full season for him as well. Could be a steal.

[bunsen82]

Ortega blew up this year,  becoming the 2nd baseman and one of the better hitters on the Vols team this year.  He went from a small college to Tennessee.  Basing this off of 1 year of stats but he definitely looks decent.  Average at everything but has compact power and did this in the SEC.   He has the chance at being a player.  

[Jeremy Nygaard]

1 minute ago, bunsen82 said:

Ortega blew up this year,  becoming the 2nd baseman and one of the better hitters on the Vols team this year.  He went from a small college to Tennessee.  Basing this off of 1 year of stats but he definitely looks decent.  Average at everything but has compact power and did this in the SEC.   He has the chance at being a player.  

Edouard Julien comes to mind for me. A bat that needed to be in the lineup. A glove that would be best in the dugout. But not a typical DH profile. Those are the types of guys that get drafted at 2B.

[nicksaviking]

Ok, my (completely uneducated and BS) prediction for the next pick, Bryce Osmund - OK State. Presumably he'd have been under the purview of the same scout who did CES.

[bunsen82]

These players just seem so so to me.  Although it usually ends up being this way until they start playing.   I definitely feel like they are putting more of their money resources into the top 2 players,  which if they pan out is good.  May not hit on as many other players throughout the draft as we have done like last year.  

[nicksaviking]

Dang, the Rays just got a guy named Gary Gill Hill? That name's going to be hard to top.

[Monkeypaws]

1 minute ago, nicksaviking said:

Dang, the Rays just got a guy named Gary Gill Hill? That name's going to be hard to top.

Any relation to Willy Joe Gary?

[MplsFan]

Are there any catchers left?

[Jeremy Nygaard]

8 minutes ago, bunsen82 said:

These players just seem so so to me.  Although it usually ends up being this way until they start playing.   I definitely feel like they are putting more of their money resources into the top 2 players,  which if they pan out is good.  May not hit on as many other players throughout the draft as we have done like last year.  

I do think they will have to go overslot to get Prielipp and will require some finagling of their bonus pool through all of Day 2. 

Lee falling was also a surprise, so it's likely these guys are all going to be safe, underslot picks. And they'll take some shots tomorrow in case they have some extra dollars. 

[SteelDodo]

I'm hoping for only pitchers and catchers for the rest of the draft.

[bunsen82]

3 minutes ago, MplsFan said:

Are there any catchers left?

Quite a few,  mostly high school.  There is still Malcolm more,  a few others and then more college players rated around the 250 mark.  

[bunsen82]

Kyle Jones   Toledo Pitcher

[SwainZag]

7th round, Kyle Jones, 22 year old RHP, Toledo

[Jeremy Nygaard]

Jones is definitely going to be under-slot. Maybe gets $75k, probably less. 

[bunsen82]

Jones was at the combine,  had good strikeout totals and K/9.  Might be something there to work with.  Feels like we have been making more 8th round and later draft picks.  Not to say they can't work out but the success of this draft is most likely going to come down to the first 2 picks.  If they hit anything else we get from this draft will be gravy.  

[DocBauer]

Andrew Morris: 6' 195lbs, 20yrs old.

Jumped from Div Ii to TX Tech for 1022. 4 pitch mix mix with low 80's slider as his best offering. Some unorthodox mechanics could lead to struggles throwing consistent strikes. No overpowering FB.

(Pulled from CBS sports)

Started out at Mesa State. 18-2 WL with a short 2020 season factored across the board. 175.2 IP and 160 H. Averaged 10.87 K per 9 in his career, and better each year. WHIP acceptable 1st and 3rd season but high in the short 2020 season.

Agreed maybe a RP type, due to lack of length if nothing else. But mechanics the biggest issue it appears. Smooth that out, fastball probably plays up off the slider. Staying in the rotation would depend on additional offerings, it appears. 

 

[bunsen82]

9 minutes ago, DocBauer said:

Andrew Morris: 6' 195lbs, 20yrs old.

Jumped from Div Ii to TX Tech for 1022. 4 pitch mix mix with low 80's slider as his best offering. Some unorthodox mechanics could lead to struggles throwing consistent strikes. No overpowering FB.

(Pulled from CBS sports)

Started out at Mesa State. 18-2 WL with a short 2020 season factored across the board. 175.2 IP and 160 H. Averaged 10.87 K per 9 in his career, and better each year. WHIP acceptable 1st and 3rd season but high in the short 2020 season.

Agreed maybe a RP type, due to lack of length if nothing else. But mechanics the biggest issue it appears. Smooth that out, fastball probably plays up off the slider. Staying in the rotation would depend on additional offerings, it appears. 

 

NM

[bunsen82]

Zebby Matthews next pick.   Starting to get into their usual draft formula at this point.  6' 5" pitcher
 

K/9 jumped up a lot this last year.  This pick looks interesting.  

[nicksaviking]

35 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

Dang, the Rays just got a guy named Gary Gill Hill? That name's going to be hard to top.

Ha, Zebby Mathews, take that Rays!

[DocBauer]

Ben Ross, 6' 1" 180lbs. 21 years old.

3yr college quad slash:

.405/ .471/ .758/ 1.229

43 dbls/ 5 tpls/ 25 HR/ 20-3 SB

Small school kid with what appears to be a solid frame and some athleticism. Definite hit and eye ability at his level. 

A small school, under-slot flier it appears. His summer league numbers look good, FWIW.

[TwinsAce]

Zebby Mathews with pick 234 - another senior sign and slider pitcher sounds like.

Random - but it was nice to hear Jim Callis call out the Twins for providing a quick scouting report on Zebby since he isn't a scouted/draft board type guy. 

[Alex Schieferdecker]

Just want everyone to know that I have strong opinions on all of these day two draftees, which will be proven correct in the coming years, but I will not be sharing them publicly in order to, uh, protect my model.

[ashbury]

12 minutes ago, DocBauer said:

Andrew Morris: 6' 195lbs, 20yrs old.

Jumped from Div Ii to TX Tech for 1022. 4 pitch mix mix with low 80's slider as his best offering. Some unorthodox mechanics could lead to struggles throwing consistent strikes. No overpowering FB.

(Pulled from CBS sports)

Started out at Mesa State. 18-2 WL with a short 2020 season factored across the board. 175.2 IP and 160 H. Averaged 10.87 K per 9 in his career, and better each year. WHIP acceptable 1st and 3rd season but high in the short 2020 season.

Agreed maybe a RP type, due to lack of length if nothing else. But mechanics the biggest issue it appears. Smooth that out, fastball probably plays up off the slider. Staying in the rotation would depend on additional offerings, it appears. 

 

I think he's got enough arm to stick at SS, our FO's apparent theme for this 2022 draft.

[NapoleonComplex]

Zebby Matthews: 95.2 IP, 122/21 K/BB - Competition aside, that's impressive.

[ashbury]

"Daddy?  Where do catchers come from?"
"Nobody knows, honey.  Nobody knows."

[TwinsAce]

Not Twins related, but Cleveland with another HS pitcher drafted, picking Jackson Humphries finally.  I'm not an expert, but I don't really see any obvious reaches (or 4YR SRs) early on that indicate a ton of draft slot savings.  Anyone else know?

[DocBauer]

Kyle Jones, RHP, 6'1" 200lbs

All MAC baseball and academic. 

7-3 with 4.24 ERA (5th in the MAC), and 2nd in K's and IP with 91.1 IP and 114 K's. 

All I could find.