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Author:  Keyser Soze [ Sat Feb 20, 2016 12:10 pm ]
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The Funk Man picked up where he left off from last season and that's not a good thing with another unspectacular start against a terrible SIU-Edwardsville team. I heard he was down to 87-89 in the 4th and 5th with his usual no command. He should have signed last year to get some desperately needed professional instruction. This is a wasted year for him. 5 IP 7 H 2 ER 4 BB 3 K's
Author:  Keyser Soze [ Sat Feb 20, 2016 7:49 pm ]
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Oklahoma RHP Alec Hansen was 95-98 but was pulled in the 2nd inning because of 4 walks and a HBP. Only 14 of his 36 pitches were for strikes. Gotta throw strikes, Son. 1 IP 1 H 3 ER 4 BB 1 K 1 HBP
Author:  Keyser Soze [ Tue Feb 23, 2016 8:34 pm ]
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It's only 4 games against SIU Edwardsville and Western Kentucky but Corey Ray (Simeon) is hotter than a rolling ball of butcher knives. He's 11-15 with 1 double, 1 triple 3 home runs, 13 runs and 9 RBI. His slash line is .733/.750/.1533. He's also 6-6 in stolen bases. The only negative is they have him playing left field. It sure would be nice to know that your top 10 pick can handle playing center field.
Author:  THE INQUISITOR [ Fri Feb 26, 2016 7:57 pm ]
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The Funkman should have taken the $$$$ last year

Here is todays brilliant outing courtesy Qurik:



Michael Quirk
‏@QuirkRebels247
Woodman pops up and the Rebels take their 6-1 lead to the top of the fifth. Funkhouser's line: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 7 BB, 6 K.
Author:  Regular Reader [ Fri Feb 26, 2016 10:16 pm ]
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Keyser Soze wrote:
Riley Pint hit 102 in a bullpen today. I saw him hit 98 at the Under Armour game but he struggled with his command. His delivery isn't ideal he has trouble repeating and there's a lot of effort but fuck me 102.


On a different note, how's your guy Touki doing?
Author:  Regular Reader [ Fri Feb 26, 2016 10:18 pm ]
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good dolphin wrote:
That collection of adults staring at a teenage boy looks like a NAMBLA convention


Just wait, with your boy looking to play travel ball...you'll have to eat those words. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Author:  Keyser Soze [ Sat Feb 27, 2016 11:41 pm ]
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Regular Reader wrote:
Keyser Soze wrote:
Riley Pint hit 102 in a bullpen today. I saw him hit 98 at the Under Armour game but he struggled with his command. His delivery isn't ideal he has trouble repeating and there's a lot of effort but fuck me 102.


On a different note, how's your guy Touki doing?

I was able to see him at Kane County before he was traded. You would like him now. They really simplified his delivery. He's more compact and direct to the plate. His stuff isn't as electric but it's tighter with much better command. That night he was working on fastball/changeup command so they didn't let him throw a breaking ball until the 5th inning but the few I saw were hammers. I hope Atlanta keeps him like he is now and doesn't try to change him again. If they do he should move quick and can get to the big leagues sometime in mid 2017. He most likely won't be an ace but he'll be a solid 2-3 for a long time.
Author:  Keyser Soze [ Mon Feb 29, 2016 8:56 pm ]
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The draft order is finally set. The Padres have 5 picks in the top 71 selections. The Cardinals have 3 picks in the top 34. The Sox have 3 picks in the top 49. The Cubs first selection is #104.


1. Philadelphia Phillies
2. Cincinnati Reds
3. Atlanta Braves
4. Colorado Rockies
5. Milwaukee Brewers
6. Oakland Athletics
7. Miami Marlins
8. San Diego Padres
9. Detroit Tigers
10. Chicago White Sox
11. Seattle Mariners
12. Boston Red Sox
13. Tampa Bay Rays
14. Cleveland Indians
15. Minnesota Twins
16. Los Angeles Angels
17. Houston Astros
18. New York Yankees
19. New York Mets
20. Los Angeles Dodgers
21. Toronto Blue Jays
22. Pittsburgh Pirates
23. St. Louis Cardinals
24. San Diego Padres
25. San Diego Padres
26. Chicago White Sox
27. Baltimore Orioles
28. Washington Nationals
29. Washington Nationals
30. Texas Rangers
31. New York Mets
32. Los Angeles Dodgers
33. St. Louis Cardinals
34. St. Louis Cardinals
Author:  Keyser Soze [ Sat Mar 12, 2016 9:32 am ]
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RHP Connor Jones fastball sat 91-94 and topped out at 95. His slider was 82-85. He's moving himself into top 10 conversation. 8 IP 7 H 0 ER 0 BB 3 K's
Author:  Keyser Soze [ Wed Mar 23, 2016 8:12 pm ]
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Riley Pint made his first start of the year tonight. His fastball was 94-98 and his slider was 84-89. An 89 mph slider from a high school Kid. Good god man.
Author:  Keyser Soze [ Sun Mar 27, 2016 10:24 am ]
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At the National High School Invitational OF Blake Rutherford (Chaminade HS) went 9-14 with 2 2B 1 3B and 5 runs scored.

LHP AJ Puk's fastball sat in the mid 90's but he was hit hard by Kentucky. He's been very inconsistent this year. 4.1 IP 4 H 6 ER 2 BB 5 K's 2 HR's
Author:  W_Z [ Sun Mar 27, 2016 10:47 am ]
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probably a stupid question but if anyone would know keyser would, when was the last time the yankees had a pick before the mets in the draft?
Author:  Keyser Soze [ Sun Mar 27, 2016 11:02 am ]
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Ha. That's a great question. I didn't go thru every year but when they played in the 2000 WS the Mets (94-68) had a better record than the Yankees (87-74). This might not be the first time since that season the Mets had a better record but it sure feels that way.
Author:  Keyser Soze [ Sat Apr 02, 2016 9:14 am ]
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Georgia RHP Robert Tyler sat 94-97 and topped at 99 in a dominating performance against Alabama. Tyler has a plus fastball and plus change but his breaking ball and command are both below average. When he has it all working like last night he's one of the most dominating pitchers in the country (no hitter thru 8.2 IP) but the lack of command makes him very inconsistent. Where he goes will depend on a team believing he can improve the command and BB to at least average and develop into a middle to top of the rotation starter.
Author:  Keyser Soze [ Sat Apr 02, 2016 12:45 pm ]
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Kyle Funkhouser has been bumped back to the Sunday starter. I like Funk but the stubborn bastard has made some terrible decisions. I think he'll be a better pitcher when he can finally put all this bullshit behind him and he can just concentrate on pitching. He's lost a ton of money and he has no one else to blame but himself.
Author:  Keyser Soze [ Tue Apr 05, 2016 7:25 pm ]
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HS LHP Jason Groome made his season debut today. In the first his fastball was 91-93 with sink while his hammer curveball was 75-78. 4 IP 1 H 0 R 1 BB 10 K's.
Author:  Keyser Soze [ Thu Apr 07, 2016 8:02 pm ]
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1. Philadelphia: Jason Groome LHP Barnegat HS
2. Cincinnati: Corey Ray OF Louisville
3. Atlanta: Blake RutherfordOF Chaminade HS
4. Colorado: AJ Puk LHP Florida
5. Milwaukee: Nick Senzel 3B Tennessee
6. Oakland: Kyle Lewis OF Mercer
7. Miami: Braxton Garrett LHP Florence HS
8. San Diego: Delvin Perez SS Puerto Rico International
9. Detroit: Riley Pint RHP St Aquinas HS
10. Chicago WS: Bryan Reynolds OF Vanderbilt
11. Seattle: Dakota Hudson RHP Mississippi St
12. Boston: Buddy Reed OF Florida
13. Tampa Bay: Micky Moniak OF La Costa Canyon HS
14. Cleveland: Connor Jones RHP Virginia
15. Minnesota: Robert Tyler RHP Georgia
16. LA Angels: Drew Mendoza 3B Lake Minneola HS
17. Houston: Will Benson OF Westminster HS
18. NY Yankees: Nolan Jones SS Holy Ghost Prep HS
19. NY Mets: Jordan Sheffield RHP Vanderbilt
20. LA Dodgers: Ian Anderson RHP Shenendhowa HS
21 Toronto: Josh Lowe 3B Pope HS
22. Pittsburgh: Kevin Gowdy RHP UC Santa Barbara
23. St Louis: Zack Collins C Miami
24. San Diego: Logan Shore RHP Florida
25. San Diego: Anfernee Grier OF Auburn
26. Chicago WS: Ryan Boldt OF Nebraska
27. Baltimore: Alex Kirilloff OF Plum HS
28. Washington: Cal Quantrill RHP Stanford
29. Washington: Carter Keiboom 3B Walton HS
30. Texas: Joey Wentz LHP Shawnee Mission HS
31. NY Mets: Alec Hansen RHP Oklahoma
32. LA Dodgers: Bobby Dalbec 3B Arizona
33. St Louis: Zach Burdi RHP Louisville
34. St Louis: Daulton Jeffries RHP Cal
Author:  Keyser Soze [ Sun Apr 10, 2016 11:08 am ]
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Louisville RHP Zack Burdi (Downers Grove South) hit multiple 100's during his relief outing yesterday. Many believe he has the repertoire and athleticism to transfer as a starter at the next level but that combination of huge fastball and wipeout slider could get him to the big leagues in a hurry (possibly this year) as a back end reliever. It will be interesting to see where he goes in the draft and how that team utilizes him.
Author:  Keyser Soze [ Mon Apr 11, 2016 7:33 pm ]
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LHP Jason Groome threw a no hitter today and struck out 19. His fastball sat 90-94 and topped at 97. His final pitch of the day was 94. Easy gas.
Author:  Regular Reader [ Tue Apr 12, 2016 12:50 pm ]
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You really think Pint will fall that far to #9?
Author:  IMU [ Tue Apr 12, 2016 1:40 pm ]
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This is worse than my hot hatch thread.
Author:  Keyser Soze [ Tue Apr 12, 2016 10:45 pm ]
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Regular Reader wrote:
You really think Pint will fall that far to #9?

In this scenario he could. I'm not sure he's a top 5 guy. It's a huge arm but it also comes with some warts. His arm action isn't ideal, he has a lot of effort in that delivery and the command is spotty at best.

If he falls out of the top 5 I don't see Billy Beane taking a high school arm at 6. Miami took a 100 mph HS arm last year in Tyler Kolek and he just went down with Tommy John so I don't see them going down that road again and AJ Preller will never pass on a Puerto Rican SS so that leaves Detroit at #9.

Sure maybe Colorado or Milwaukee will be tantalized by that big arm but I think they will go the safer route with college guys. We'll see how it plays out but I wouldn't be surprised if he even drops out of the top 10.
Author:  Keyser Soze [ Sat Apr 16, 2016 8:07 am ]
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LHP Jason Groome has been ruled ineligible by the state of New Jersey's governing body for high school athletics for violating the state’s transfer rule. He is suspended for 12 games or 30 days. He'll miss 2-3 starts.

What a shit show. He transferred from a school in Florida because he decided he wanted to play his senior year with his hometown high school. It's not a "ringer" in-state transfer situation. He just wanted to play his last year with his childhood friends. This really shouldn't affect his draft position that much because guys already saw him be real good but you still feel bad for the guy.
Author:  Keyser Soze [ Wed Apr 20, 2016 11:50 am ]
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Riley Pint didn't have his best control yesterday but sat 96-99 and hit 100 several times. He also mixed in an 85-88 slider and 90-92 change up (good lord). 6 IP 6 H 4 BB 6 K
Author:  Regular Reader [ Wed Apr 20, 2016 12:13 pm ]
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How in the hell can a batter identify a 92mph change up?!? Especially non-MLB players.

Damn.
Author:  Keyser Soze [ Wed Apr 20, 2016 1:06 pm ]
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I have no idea. I can only assume the reason he even threw them was for the 75 scouts who were there. If I was his coach and he got beat on a 90 change I would drag him off the mound by his nut sack.
Author:  Keyser Soze [ Thu Apr 28, 2016 6:27 pm ]
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Kansas HS LHP Joey Wentz finally gave up a hit in his 5th outing of the season. He had gone 23 innings without allowing a hit. His fastball is up to 95 and he looks like a top half of the first round guy. Here's his season totals: 30 IP 1 H 0 ER 61 K 5 BB.
Author:  Keyser Soze [ Sun May 01, 2016 9:04 am ]
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LHP Jason Groome was a little rusty in his return to action yesterday. He sat 90-93 and topped at 94 while his curveball was 76-79. 7 IP 2 H 0 ER 3 BB 13K's
Author:  Keyser Soze [ Fri May 06, 2016 8:49 pm ]
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BA did a mock draft today but it's not worth posting. If Corey Ray falls to the Sox at 10 I'll eat my hat.
Author:  THE INQUISITOR [ Wed May 18, 2016 10:57 am ]
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Law did his mock 1.0

10. Chicago White Sox
Dakota Hudson, RHP
Mississippi State

I've heard the White Sox are on big college arms, especially Hudson and Georgia right-hander Robert Tyler. That said, I wonder if they'd roll the dice on Pint, given their willingness to take guys with great stuff but unusual aspects to their deliveries.

26. Chicago White Sox: Gavin Lux, SS, Indian Trail Academy (Kenosha, Wisconsin)

Here are BA's picks

10. White Sox: Chicago is expected to go more for skills than raw tools in this year’s draft in general as Nick Hostetler takes over as scouting director, though his predecessor Doug Laumann is still hitting the road himself. However, if Ray is available here, the White Sox will pounce on the Chicago prep product who played in their Amateur City Elite (ACE) program. Wherever he goes, Ray will break Kyle Funkhouser’s record as the highest pick in Louisville history. PICK: Corey Ray, of

26. White Sox: The White Sox have had such success with lefthanders, and the best one available fits well here. If his velocity picks up as the weather heats up, that could be Kent State’s Eric Lauer, although Texas prep Kyle Mueller, who has helium, could also fit in a strong year for high school southpaws. PICK: Eric Lauer, lhp
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