Rounds 6-10: Chapman, Langille, Parillo, DeCarlo, Sollmann

[950opsLHcatcher]

Instead of going to a new thread for each player, we'll start lumping them together. Players drafted in rounds six through ten will go here.

 

Round 6: Steve Chapman, HS Center Fielder, L/L 6'0" 180 1985-10-12, FL

 

Round 7: Craig Langille, HS RHP, R/R 6'2" 190 1985-11-12, Bedford, NS

 

Round 8: Brandon Parillo, HS LHP, L/L 5'10" 185 1985-09-22, Huntington Beach, CA

 

Round 9: Derek DeCarlo, College RHP, R/R 6'3" 170 1983-03-24, Miami, FL

 

Round 10: Steven Sollmann, College Second Baseman, R/R 5'11" 195 1982-04-01, Cincinnatti, OH

[madbad2000]

Chapman from mlb.com

 

MEDIUM, WIRY, WELL PROPORTIONATELY BUILD. SLOPING SHOULDERS. BUILD SIMILAR TO MARK KOTSAY. SLIGHT CROUCH, SEMI-OPEN STANCE. GOOD SETUP & APPROACH. POWER MORE ALLEY TYPE. ARM STRENGTH SHOULD BE AVG. SOME OUTF INSTINCTS. RUNS EASY, BETTER UNDERWAY. HAS ENOUGH DEFENSIVE ABILITY NOW & BAT SHOULD GET BETTER W/ ADDED STRENGTH. A GOOD ATHLETE.

[bjkrautk]

from BA:

 

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Chapman, a key recruit for Auburn, has raw power potential and can hit the best fastball thanks to good bat speed. He's an average runner and thrower, but his bat is a question because he doesn't handle offspeed stuff well or recognize breaking balls.

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[Ralph Wiggum]

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...but his bat is a question because he doesn't handle offspeed stuff well or recognize breaking balls.

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So basically he's a younger Brady Clark..

 

great

[SoCalBrewfan]

Well, it's one thing to have that trouble at age 18...still, we'd be very lucky if he turned out as good as Brady Clark.

[nikip43]

I think this might be the Brewers first tough sign as the brewerfan.net profile says that he should honor his commitment to Auburn.

 

This will be a good opportunity to show how Milwaukee uses its profit sharing money from the Yanks and Co. on their draft and minor league system.

 

not another center fielder but he sounds like a guy who could have gone a few rounds earlier.

[batman]

Patrick:

 

Do you think Chapman has a reasonable chance to sign? This seems like a curious pick to me if they don't have some form of pre-draft agreement with him.

 

~Bill

[scoop53714]

Whats with all the "sloping shoulders" talk?? Now I have to go home and look in the mirror to see how mine rate. I hope we didnt pass on Bailey due to the wrong slant of his shoulder.

[Vgmastr]

Craig Langille:

 

MEDIUM-LARGE FRAME. ANGULAR BUILD. HIGH, SLIGHT SLOPED SHOULDERS. EXTENDED TORSO. FLAT CHEST. NARROW WAIST. LONG , THIN ARMS. LOTS OF ROOM FOR ADDED DEVELOPMENT. SIMILAR TO PAUL QUANTRILL. NO WIND UP DELIVERY, 3/4 RELEASE. LONG ARC. SMOOTH CIRCLE CHANGE. LOOSE & FLUID. DOWN-PLANE FB, ARM SIDE RUN, SINKS WHEN DOWN, MOST 88. 3/4 ROTATION SLIDER OCCAISIONAL BITE. STRAIGHT CHANGE UP SINKS, FADES. EXTENDS OVER FRONT SIDE. PROJECTABLE ARM & BODY. AGILE. EASY THROWER W/ FRESH ARM. START OF 3 PITCHES. PROGRESS MADE FROM LAST YR. MINOR MECHANICAL FAULTS CORRECTABLE.

[nikip43]

"Stephen has been rated as one of the top 30-40 players in the country by some publications. He is an outstanding player. He is a left-handed hitter who is one of the more polished and advanced hitters we've ever signed."

-Auburn recruiting website

[MassBrew]

Toby, if you can, please include hometowns -- will be easier on researching newspaper coverage tonight. Thanks.

[bjkrautk]

I've had Valiquette's profile up since about the 3rd round, fully expecting him to be the Canadian pitcher the Brewers drafted. (He went a few picks later in the 7th.)

 

BA doesn't have a profile on Langille, as they considered him the 24th best player in Canada. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/eek.gif

[950opsLHcatcher]

I'll try to pay attention to the hometowns... they aren't listed on mlb.com, though.

[madbad2000]

Langille HS

 

Charles P. Allen High School

196 Rocky Lake Drive

Bedford, Nova Scotia

CANADA

[Hate those Rodents]

I suppose we will take Brady Endl sometime soon, and maybe Dusty Brabender too.

[madbad2000]

Brandon Parillo

 

SHORT, STOCKY, DURABLE BODY. BROAD BACK, SLOPED SHOULDERS. WIDE HIPS. THICK LOWER HALF. STRONG, STURDY LEGS. NO WINDUP, HIGH 3/4. LONG ARM IN BACK W/ HESITATION. HIGH KICK. FLASHES ML CB, LATE BREAK, BITE WHEN ON TOP. DECEPTIVE MOTION ON TAILING, SINKING CHANGEUP. OCCAISIONALLY SHOWS AVG ML FB. THROW STRIKES W/ ALL PITCHES. PROJECTS PLUS CONTROL. GOOD FEEL FOR PITCHING. CRAFTY LHP. GOOD IDEA HOW TO PITCH. THROWS STRIKES. SITUATIONAL TYPE.

[bjkrautk]

A note on the Brewers 8th round pick, from BA:

 

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Long Beach State's best prep recruit is stocky LHP Brandon Parillo, whose worth climbed steadily during the spring as he showed an ability to maintain velocity on a 90-91 mph fastball and spin a breaking ball

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For MassBrew's sake, I'll say that he's from Huntington Beach, CA. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[squarepusher]

[ SHORT, STOCKY, DURABLE BODY. BROAD BACK, SLOPED SHOULDERS. WIDE HIPS. ]

 

Is this a draft, or a dog show?

[batman]

Is this a draft, or a dog show?

 

Indeed. It's so funny to read these scouting profiles after reading Moneyball, 'cause I can't help but picture the "fat scout" spitting out these sentence fragments while chewing tobacco and rubbing his gut.

 

http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

 

The scouts are underappreciated and they work really hard, but it's hard not to find fault with their English skills and their proclivity for treating players like meat. Good stuff.

 

~Bill

[madbad2000]

Derek DeCarlo

 

MEDIUM BUILD. WIRY FRAME. SQUARE SHOULDERS. HIGH WAIST. LONG LEGS. BODY SIMILAR TO EX-MAJOR LEAGUER JACK MCDOWELL. NO WIND UP, 3/4, SMOOTH DELIVERY. CLEAN ARM ON BACKSIDE. RECOVERED. SOLID AVG FB W/ LIFE OUT OF HAND, FB IS SNEAKY FAST, LATE IN ZONE. SHARP, TIGHT ROTATION CB W/ SWEEP ACTION THROUGH ZONE. DECEPTION CHANGE UP WHEN DOWN IN ZONE. HITS SPOTS. GOOD PITCHERS BODY. GOES AFTER HITTERS

 

 

www.fiusports.com/baseball/profiles/decarlo.htm

[SoCalBrewfan]

One of the Packers' draftees was described on a site as having a 'nice bubble.' Brings to mind the strip poker scene described as being in the new David Sedaris book...

[NastyTwig]

Those Arizona and Helena rotations are going to be stacked.

[bjkrautk]

Not much from BA:

 

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RHP Derek DeCarlo, has been the Golden Panthers' ace for most of the last three seasons (ceding the job to Blue Jays second-rounder Josh Banks last year) but has an extensive medical history and may just be a good senior sign next year.

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[colbyjack]

Bill, I'm guessing the Brewers took Chapman in the top 10 rounds because they believe they can sign him. They may have to give him a little more than slot value, similar to Wilhelmsen 2 years ago, but I would guess that he'll get signed sooner or later.

 

Lots of HS picks, and a short lefty. Jack Z. wins.

[madbad2000]

Bah Short lefties... ;o)