Article: 2023 MLB Draft Day 2 Thread

[BrewCrew8675309]

Just now, LouisEly said:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=woodwa000jas

Only 3 games this past season (injured?), started all three, 13.2 IP, 7 H, 6 BB, 18 K.  There's something there.

Pitched in CCL in 2022, gave up a lot of hits but 9.3 K/9 and 3.1 BB/9 in 23.1 IP. 

https://fgcuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/jackson-woodward/9217

This shows that he ran into some trouble later in the year...dead arm? 

[duewizard]

5-155 RHP Ryan Birchard

[LouisEly]

2 minutes ago, BrewCrew8675309 said:

https://fgcuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/jackson-woodward/9217

This shows that he ran into some trouble later in the year...dead arm? 

Wrong Woodward.  They drafted Jason Woodward, not Jackson Woodward.

[narwhalattack]

Seems like we’re at the point in the draft where we no longer have any idea who the guys are

[umphrey]

Birchard, looked like a signability guy, but it looks like he’s a 19 year old JUCO with an Oregon commitment, so probably will not be cheap

[duewizard]

These 2 picks seem underslot

[duewizard]

Just now, umphrey said:

Birchard, looked like a signability guy, but it looks like he’s a 19 year old JUCO with an Oregon commitment, so probably will not be cheap

Oh, really?

[BrewCrew8675309]

Just now, duewizard said:

Oh, really?

In a news article it mentioned that it was his dream to get drafted. https://www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/ryan-birchard-s-nccc-success-leads-to-choice-between-d-i-scholarship-or-mlb-draft/article_46546fbe-fc14-11ed-8924-a3c7eba33548.html

Also this... 

https://ncccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/players/ryanbirchardwwvq

Touched 98 but lived in 93-95...two other offerings and was part of a 5 inning no-hitter vs SUNY-A

 

Edited July 10, 2023 by BrewCrew8675309
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[jay87shot]

There's our juco superstar.

[Spencer Michaelis]

Birchard made the list I posted earlier. Really, really like this pick. Huge ceiling.

 

 

[duewizard]

For 182 I still like Bohrofen. I also like SS Alex Mooney or LHP Jaden Woods

[homer]

16 minutes ago, narwhalattack said:

Seems like we’re at the point in the draft where we no longer have any idea who the guys are

"This guy's dead!"

"Well cross him off the list."

[Team Canada]

9 minutes ago, Smichaelis9 said:

Birchard made the list I posted earlier. Really, really like this pick. Huge ceiling.

 

 

The leg kick is different, but anyone else seeing Ben Sheets in that throwing motion?

[duewizard]

6-182 SS Cooper ´Pratt (HS)

[snoogans8056]

Holy cow they just dropped a bomb with Cooper Pratt.

[homer]

Sounds like Pratt will cost some money to get him to skip college. 

[homer]

 

[nate82]

1 minute ago, homer said:

 

 

They do know under slot deals are a thing? 

[StearnsFTW]

Pratt would be a huge get.  The first scouting report I read was all about how similar he is to Gunnar Henderson.   Ummm........yes please.

 

Ranked 45th overall at MLB.com.

 

[izzi]

Ya, i don't see Pratt signing, but you never know, right? Maybe just trying to save money to use elsewhere by drafting a guy who won’t sign? Or is that a bad strategy? Seems like it happens, tho.

[Jastro]

Callis just said on the live stream according to his sources that the brewers are going to get the Cooper Pratt deal done

[brooks_quichenick]

Callis just mentioned that he thinks the Brewers are going to get Pratt signed, and that it will be the steal of the draft. Fingers crossed!

[duewizard]

6 minutes ago, izzi said:

Ya, i don't see Pratt signing, but you never know, right? Maybe just trying to save money to use elsewhere by drafting a guy who won’t sign? Or is that a bad strategy? Seems like it happens, tho.

Might sign Boeve and Woodward underslot to free up money for Pratt

[Ro Mueller]

8 minutes ago, izzi said:

Ya, i don't see Pratt signing, but you never know, right? Maybe just trying to save money to use elsewhere by drafting a guy who won’t sign? Or is that a bad strategy? Seems like it happens, tho.

The last of our Rounds 1-10 picks to not sign was Dylan Covey in 2010, so I have to believe we’re confident in signing Pratt, pending physical. It just means we’ll draft a bunch more (relatively cheap) Woodwards from here on out, with the usual sprinkling of impossible-to-sign guys.

[duewizard]

7-212 LHP Tate Kuehner