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  1. colbyjack
    CJ had the Brewers picking him in his draft preview. No I didn't. Re-read the part on Gray, as I had him labeled as one of my picks, not one of the Brewers picks. I felt the Brewers would be in on Gray, but it doesn't surprise me that Gray may be thinking of heading to Vandy if he has fallen out of first-round consideration due to his ankle injury.
  2. colbyjack
    My annual draft preview story is up on the homepage. Enjoy: http://www.brewerfan.net/ViewArticle.do?articleId=281 Please discuss in the draft forum.
  3. colbyjack
    My annual draft preview story is up on the homepage. Enjoy: http://www.brewerfan.net/ViewArticle.do?articleId=281
  4. colbyjack
    X already touched on my concerns for Paramore. I'm not sold that he's going to hit. It's easy to peg him as a future Overbay type of hitter as a catcher just by looking at his numbers, but he hasn't been able to make too many adjustments to succeed at the college level so far, and he really struggled hitting with a wood bat last summer. I don't care if you walk a ton, you still need to be able to hit. Gutierrez has more than a sinker, although that is his best pitch. I really like the idea of trying him as a starter, as he has the frame and loose easy arm strength to succeed in that role, and if he doesn't, he goes back to being a reliever.
  5. colbyjack
    Nice job clancy. You have a couple of guys listed that I like (Hunter, St. Clair, Gutierrez), so that of course makes me an even bigger fan of your projection, and Weeks and Long wouldn't be bad either (Paramore I'm not sold on). I'm sure it won't shake out this way, but I'd love to see the Brewers target some power college arms that they normally wouldn't have the chance to draft. I've mentioned this before, but the draft is shaking out as though it really could favor the Brewers in this regard. Scheppers with pick #16, Hunter with one of the sandwich picks and Chris Carpenter with one of their sandwich picks or early 2nd round picks would give the organization three college pitchers that all have top of the rotation size and stuff. Add in someone like Zach Putnam and Carlos Gutierrez, hard throwers that could begin their pro careers as starters, and you could have some really exciting arms to look forward to, and guys that could move very fast if they stay healthy and thrive under pro instruction. Of course the medical history is somewhat troubling on several of those guys, but even if you have a Justin Verlander type of revelation from one of those young pitchers you would have to think the effort would be a success.
  6. colbyjack
    Look for Brent Brewer to join the Manatees tomorrow. The numbers may not seem to justify it, but he's moving up.
  7. colbyjack
    Sorry, but I am out for tonight's game.
  8. colbyjack
    I was hoping this week's game would be an 8 or 9pm start. I've been working until 8-9 pm the past few days, so I'll try to do my best to get out early to make this game. I know we had only one extra last week, but you may want to prepare someone else to play LF or LCF if you have the bodies. Hopefully this won't be an issue and I'll see ya'll tonight.
  9. colbyjack
    Brewer may be a fair comp for Hewitt, although Hewitt is soaring up since he's showing that he's more than just an athlete. Usually, you've got to be able to hit to go in the first round, not that Brewer could not, but he clearly was a little more raw in that area, and the Brewers took Brewer in the 2nd round two years ago because they couldn't pass on his off the charts athleticism. Here is a brief scouting report on Hewitt from last summer's East Coast Professional Showcase, from Jeff Simpson at PGCC: Arguably one of the best pure athletes at the event, Hewitt has a set of raw tools that could play anywhere on the field. He's listed as infielder right now, but outfield might be his best position in the future. He has game-changing speed and lots of offensive upside.
  10. colbyjack
    Just to give some perspective with Hewitt, if he attends Vanderbilt, he is slated to fill the shoes of Pedro Alvarez. Alvarez was considered raw coming out of high school as well, but had a monster freshman year and immediately made everyone wonder how he was "missed." (He wasn't missed, as he was well known coming out of HS, but his Vandy commitment and overall unrefinement made him somewhat unsignable).
  11. colbyjack
    Again, that's hard to say, because if he still profiles in a similar fashion to how PG rated him, he probably doesn't go in the top 10 rounds. If a team likes him enough and believe his bat has progressed enough he could sneak into the top 10 round area, but I don't see him in the top 5 rounds.
  12. colbyjack
    Winn's profile prior to this season was that he would probably be best suited to 2B down the road, as his arm is ok, but probably not strong enough for SS. He has good range and quick feet with average running speed. He has a contact bat and is a great situational hitter. There isn't a whole lot of power to his swing, but he has played for the prestigious East Cobb program and has committed to Georgia Tech, a school that doesn't lose recruits very often. Really the PG profile tells you all you need to know. While he's having a fine season, it's difficult to gauge whether the numbers he has posted are just high school stats at their best or if he has added significant strength and made the necessary adjustments to be more than how he profiled prior to this spring.
  13. colbyjack
    Yes, ESPN is televising the first round or two, on ESPN2. I grow less comfortable with the idea of Fields at #16 for the simple fact that it is a deep year for college closers, as you might be able to get a guy just as good as Fields with one of the sandwich or second round picks, as I would prefer to see the team try to take one of the best hitters or prep pitchers they can with their first pick before addressing the bullpen, which is always somewhat of a risky pick.
  14. colbyjack
    Maybe I just completely missed it but how far do you have Matusz falling, colby? Would that many teams pass on a polished, left handed pitcher? If you notice when I get to the Reds or the Marlins pick I kind of catch myself wondering who I missed. I missed Matusz, and I talked about this with Craig after the show. He was kind enough to ask me if I wanted to re-tape my segment, but I stuck by it knowing that I at least mentioned Matusz enough during that segment. Without a doubt, there's no way Matusz falls past the top 3-5 overall picks, and again, I was doing the mock draft on the fly working off of a cheat sheet I had in front of me. I'm not a huge fan of mock drafts given how fluid they are and just given how much they are based off of personal opinion, but I think viewers get the jist of who the top players are and where they are most likely to end up based on the discussion on the Brew Crew Review. Craig, thanks again for having me.
  15. colbyjack
    I've heard Indiana prep RHP Alex (Bubba) Meyer is also a Boras advisee.
  16. colbyjack
    I don't think Putnam's status will be affected too much, as long as he's able to return today as scheduled and can also pitch the rest of the year. The way the Wolverines are playing the past couple of months, they could be gunning for Omaha, which would give Putnam 3-5 more starts between now and the end of his season. Scheppers' injury has got to hurt him. IMO, he's definitely going to fall past where he should have gone (top 7-12 overall picks), and how far he falls is really uncertain at this point in time. The good thing for him is that he's "only" expected to miss six weeks, but those six weeks fall at a very unoportune time. Brett Hunter could fall even farther. He still hasn't pitched since his second start of the season on Feb. 29th, even though he was expected to return a week or two ago. I noted on the college resource thread that the Brewers could be in a very good position if they're willing to take on a couple of injury risks given their extra picks, as they normally wouldn't be able to land a pair of college arms like Scheppers and Hunter at #16.
  17. colbyjack
    Thanks for the first-hand report on Jeffress. Honestly, I could care less what his line looked like this evening, I'm just happy as heck to see him back on the field, and the one positive I can take from his absence is that it wasn't because of any arm/injury troubles.
  18. colbyjack
    A victory in game one, although Landmark made things interesting late in the game. Some very slick defense played this evening, and everyone got involved with the offense, with special props to razzor for his 3-HR night.
  19. colbyjack
    Thanks a lot for sharing that tbbrewers. I know the Brewers liked Hawn quite a bit a year ago (as well as Bell), and I wouldn't be surprised at all to see either one re-drafted by the team this year.
  20. colbyjack
    Here's the scoop for me tomorrow, and I apologize for being unable to give my resolute commitment to the first game of the season... I have an accepted offer on my home, actually not too far from Sijan. The buyers conducted their inspection today, and my wife and I are considering putting an offer in on a home possibly as early as tomorrow evening. I have not spoken with my realtor yet regarding this, but given his schedule as well as my own, we may have to iron things out tomorrow evening to keep things moving forward. I hope to be there, and fortunately if all goes through as-is I won't be moving until mid-July, meaning I should be around long enough to see it through to the end of the season, with the exception of the games I have already mentioned before that I know I won't be able to attend. Jamie, just so you know, I haven't forgotten that I still owe you $3 for the player fees.
  21. colbyjack
    I think TLB was just pointing out that he didn't know how long Long would be at FSU, just that he was leaning towards going there. As Madtown brought up, there are instances that Long could be draft eligible as a sophomore, but that isn't the case here, as his birthdate is 12/5/1988, meaning he doesn't turn 21 until his junior year in college.
  22. colbyjack
    If you don't grab the picture, it will be lost in BA's photo archives as soon as he's not featured. This one's more than good enough to share with all: http://www.baseballamerica.com/images/aescobar08428309cp.jpg
  23. colbyjack
    If i remember correctly what i've read, i thought Melvin as said that he stays informed of who Zduriencik is targeting with high picks, but that he pretty much leaves the choice to Jack on who to draft, outside of maybe Boras clients that will demand over slot money. Is that how you know things work? You've got it right danzig. Melvin leaves the pick up to Jack Z., but Melvin definitely is kept in the loop with the entire process, and similar to scouts bringing in crosscheckers who bring in the scouting director, the scouting director will often bring in the general manager to give them an idea of which players the team is considering drafting with their early pick(s). I'm unaware of any situation where Melvin has dictated what players the team should take, but I don't doubt that he has given some overall direction that the scouting dep't. should take. I think it was around 2005 when the organization started to take more college players early, and last year they came out and expressed why they took so many college guys early, not only to get them to the big-leagues more quickly, but also to give the organization more bargaining chips to work with when it comes to trades. Most of the player-by-player arguments at certain slots are debated among the crosscheckers and scouts. I do know there was a big debate in the war room between Ryan Sweeney and Tony Gwynn Jr. in 2003, and between Yovani Gallardo and Erik Cordier in 2004, but again, that wasn't because of any involvement of Doug Melvin as far as I know.
  24. colbyjack
    The story probably sounds familiar because Jack Zduriencik says pretty much the exact same thing every time he's interviewed. I'm not sure if Greg was implying that with his comment or not, but that's what I took from the story. Jack Z. always plays his cards very close to the vest, and I must say I still enjoy hearing him say things like "talent is the biggest need" and how they have to avoid being cute with their picks.
  25. colbyjack
    Entering the year we talked about how this season was make-or-break for Gamel at third base since the organization was setting him up for the perfect instruction at the hot corner with Don Money as his manager and Garth Iorg as the roving infield instructor who was scheduled to spend a lot of time with Gamel in Huntsville. Gamel has the benefit over Braun in that he has spent a full year at each level, giving him more time to work on his defense, and while I know excuses can always be made for every player, he still has 10 errors so far this year, which is a lot. There's a lot of season left for him to straighten the ship, and you could also argue that it really doesn't matter how bad his defense has been given how well he has been hitting the ball. But as we saw with Braun last year those defensive problems are magnified at the big-league level where we get a much better idea than just relying on a box score to see of how much a bad defensive player can be a liability to his team. Fortunately there's no pressing need to rush Gamel, as he has four months to go this year and probably all of next year to determine whether or not he'll be able to stick at 3B long-term. I do think it is somewhat telling that the organization views 3B as a system-wide need despite the presence of both Gamel and Taylor Green, unless they're just getting greedy and want a blue-chip prospect at every position at every level in their system http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif.
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