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  1. NoVaO
    Very good question. Given Lawrie's versatility, and overall approach, I would probably take Lawrie though I kinda trust Martin more, if that makes sense. The struggles Lawrie endured in some of the summer leagues last year give me some question, but just going off the video I've seen, he looks very good.
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    Stosh - big body, mechanics look pretty good, but I don't have the benefit of slowing his motion down on an in-depth level right now. He was only hitting 87 - 89 in his draft video so he is doing something to limit his velocity. Showed good control and a nice little breaking ball Adams - looks like an athlete, good velocity, he might be an injury risk though I need to look at everything more closely Lasker - will probably be one of the guys I look at on a more in-depth basis, but he does a funny thing with his arm action that could hurt his control or make him an injury risk Romanski - nothing special, throws strikes, stuff is decent, left hander, which is always nice I think Adams and Lasker are pretty intriguing but they may be injury risks. I need to look at them more closely, however.
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    Justin Smoak. Aaron Crow gets an A- I noticed a couple comments in other places saying grades are no fun if they all get B's. I had to laugh at that cause I didn't realize Castro was the only guy who didn't garner some type of grade B. Oh well.
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    Hey guys, I'm doing a draft review for THT in the upcoming weeks and I recently completed part one, in which I broke down Brett Lawrie, which was a very good pick: http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/breaking-down-the-draft-part-1/ I'm going to be profiling guys up through pick 50, so I'll already be doing Jacob Odorizzi (who I like a lot) and Evan Frederickson (who people say is hitting 94, though he is not showing that in his draft video). But I'm taking requests for players outside the top-50 and I've already decided to Seth Lintz because I like his overall stuff, but I spot a reason for why his velocity only sits in the high 80's - low 90's and Cutter Dykstra who's swing I don't like because he is overall way to handsy meaning I don't see that power some people are projecting him with. So if you have any suggestions, I would like to hear them.
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    Wow, extremely tough break...the good thing is he should be able to make a full recovery without lingering effects and being a good athlete should help him in his recovery. The arm is healthy and could even benefit from taking time off from the wear-and-tear of pitching.
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    Well, too many good players and needing to find room for all of them is certainly a good position to have. Trades are always a possibility. It wouldn't be the worst idea to take one of your top hitters and trade them off for 3 or 4 pieces including a couple high level, close to major league ready prospects. Fans hate this idea and are always reluctant to make a sort of deal like that, but if you look through history when one trades a top level player, the team that trades a bunch of pieces for that player usually comes out on top though the premise is much riskier when you deal top hitters rather than top pitchers. Just a thought.
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    jazzytrav, I haven't seen Escobar, but I honestly can't get excited judging by his numbers. His numbers are pretty terrible. He hasn't shown much power over the course of his career, though he has shown an uptick this year. He doesn't strike out too often, but he isn't exactly a high-contact hitter. Given his poor BB%, he is going to have to hit for a high batting average to get his OBP up to an acceptable level. So I can't get excited about him. With that said, he is young, he is a SS that I have heard is a very good defensive SS and the bat is less of a priority for a SS, and maybe he could fill out a bit more. Plus, I haven't seen his swing, so he may have more potential than his numbers actually show. brewjihad, thanks for the report. I guess we can't fully judge how his defense has progressed, but the errors do tell part of the story. Guess he still has some work to do. Either way, his bat should be able to play at every position, but his value is definitely highest at 3b.
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    Oh, no doubt about that. Keep in mind, however, I wrote the article over the offseason and while Winter League Ball does give you some indication of a player's progress, I can't use those numbers in the overall scheme of how Gamel has progressed over his career. However, Gamel really just screamed breakout player to me because it looked like he was poised to breakout last year, but only moderately improved over his overall numbers. I am curious if anybody has an update on how his defense has progressed. As for Braddock, I see he was dominant last night in 4 innings work. I'll be keeping my eye out for video on him that provides a better view of his stuff/mechanics.
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    Thanks for the reply. Laporta would be an interesting guy to do, but Carlos Gomez of THT did a draft recap from last year and has a breakdown of Laporta with video from his Florida days: Matt Laporta I would agree with Gomez in that he has a classic power hitter's swing. Lets his hips and hands turn together, while letting the ball travel deep into his hitting zone (indicator of bat speed). Also keeps his swing pretty short for a power hitter.
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    Hey guys, I'm the author of that article and I wanted to thank you for the link and the kind words. I didn't want to start a new thread, however. There are a couple other articles I'm sure people would be interested in, specifically a breakdown on Mat Gamel and a hitting mechanics related article on Prince Fielder. If anybody is interested, the links are below: Mat Gamel Prince Fielder One guy I've noticed in the Brewer organization is Zach Braddock, who I did get video on, but could not get a good enough view to actually conduct an analysis on. However, numbers wise he is definitely a sleeper. Anybody have any other suggestions of guys to look at in the Brewer organization? Also, kudos to an excellent site. Keep up the good work.
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