MLB Draft, 2021

[Edgy MD]

I'm just hoping they pick a guy named Harold with their next selection.



WHITE CASTLES FOR EVUHBODY!

[bmfc1]

If the Mets hadn't lost the last meaningless game of last season to WSH then WSH would have picked 10th and Rocker would be with them.

[LWFS]

Most strikeouts in Div. 1. Consistent college track record. Droolworthy, Pitching Ninja-lovable stuff. Former pro athlete as parent.



What's not to f'ing like?

[Edgy MD]

Neither of his parents are obscure-but-working actors? Didn't go to Harvard-Westlake? Doesn't have a hyphenated surname that wraps around his shoulders from hip to hip? WHAT'S TO LIKE?!?!



Really, Kumar seems like a lovely pick, and one with the closest-to-the-big-leagues tag, but had the Nats gone first and grabbed him, I'd be plenty psyched about Brady House.

[MFS62]

It seems like a good, safe pick.

But I had one "uh-oh" moment when the talking heads were evaluating the pick. One of them said (I paraphrase) "sometimes his fastball isn't a swing and miss pitch". And his tone seemed cautionary. There was no explanation. Does that mean his fastball is straight (no movement)? Does that mean he loses velocity as he goes deeper into games? Does that mean he loses command of location? Is it something that can be corrected with coaching?

I wish the person had explained it instead of just dropping it in there.



Later

[A Boy Named Seo]

It seems like a good, safe pick. But I had one "uh-oh" moment when the talking heads were evaluating the pick. One of them said (I paraphrase) "sometimes his fastball isn't a swing and miss pitch". And his tone seemed cautionary. There was no explanation. Does that mean his fastball is straight (no movement)? Does that mean he loses velocity as he goes deeper into games? Does that mean he loses command of location? Is it something that can be corrected with coaching? I wish the person had explained it instead of just dropping it in there. Later

I think they covered that last night, too. He's hit as high as 99 and dropped as low as 93. The colleges work these kids a lot and now that he's not free labor, I'm sure he'll be on strict work loads to keep him fresh and protect that arm.

[ashie62]

Rocker is big, almost of a fatbody concern.



Not such a safe pick.



Throws a great chase slider and not much else



Grade C

[A Boy Named Seo]

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Rocker is big, almost of a fatbody concern.



Not such a safe pick.



Throws a great chase slider and not much else



Grade C

[A Boy Named Seo]

Round 2 starting NOW!!! with the Pirates at pick #37 overall. Mets next pick is at 46.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Mets draft Calvin Ziegler, the best prospect in all of Canada, eh. He's an 18-year old, right-handed fireballing hoser who has committed to Auburn. MLB had him ranked as the #123 best prospect, so maybe an under slot dude here?



Edit: nice stirrups, kid.



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[Johnny Lunchbucket]

They don't even have footage of him, that's a good sign!

[LWFS]

That slot thing-- saving money to bowl over Rocker-- HAS to be it, right? With plenty of more visible prep talent and good college hitters out there-- South Carolina's Ethan Wilson, e.g.-- reaching for this Canuckleballer doesn't seem to make much sense, otherwise.



i wonder if they'd have grabbed Jaden Hill (a scary, scary 6'4' who was a top-5 prospect this year before Tommy John) had he fallen a few more slots.





EDIT: A work friend of mine who's plugged into area high school ball/scouting in the area just texted me to say we REALLY missed out not getting funky, funky NJ lefty Solameto (Bishop Eustace HS).

[LWFS]

To hear these MLBTV dudes talk, it's impressive how many "pure hitters" were seemingly bred in eugenics labs 18-21 years ago.

[Edgy MD]

=LWFS post_id=71147 time=1626110895 user_id=84]EDIT: A work friend of mine who's plugged into area high school ball/scouting in the area just texted me to say we REALLY missed out not getting funky, funky NJ lefty Solameto (Bishop Eustace HS).

[A Boy Named Seo]

At pick #81, the Mets picked up https://www.mlb.com/prospects/draft/dominic-hamel-687589Dominic Hamel, a 22-year old right-hander who is the "darling of teams that favor analytics because his fastball, slider and curveball all have high spin rates." MLB had him ranked #96 so this seems in the right neighborhood for him.



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[LWFS]

Coal-black Hamel, more than a little Lugo-ish

[Edgy MD]

Three pitchers in three rounds, two of them at college graduation age.

[Benjamin Grimm]

He looks a little like Ron Darling.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Wow, Kumar already inked for $6M. The extra dough likely explains the second round pick.


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[Edgy MD]

Fucka da slots.

[bmfc1]

The Mets drafted HS players in Rounds 2 and 3 so perhaps that's how they plan on recouping the over-slot $ they paid to Rocker.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Edgy MD wrote: Three pitchers in three rounds, two of them at college graduation age.

Make that 3 out of 4, as the Mets get another big, college righty, this time a reliever. Christian Scott is 6'4" and K'd 51 in 54 innings for the Florida Gators. Um, he's below slot (sorry, Edgy) and that's all I got.



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[smg58]

Not that I'm complaining about how things worked out for the Mets, but what message are teams sending to their fans if they're too cheap to draft the best player available?

[Edgy MD]

It's far more interesting to me what message we send by allowing the league to get away with having a bonus pool limit at all. It's utter garbage.

[Edgy MD]

UCLA shortstop Kevin Kendall becomes the sixth four-year collegian in seven rounds selected by the Mets.



No known relation to Jason. Admires Derek Jeter and Tom Brady.



Conclusion: total fucking dork.



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Interesting in that the only other non-pitcher the team has selected so far is firstbaseman J.T. Schwartz, also from UCLA.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Yeah the slot system is shitty. I'm the sure the Mets had "below slot" offers to all these college guys and told them if they didn't accept, they'd draft someone else.



And latest giant, college righty to say yes is Carson Seymour from Kansas State. 6'6" and coming off a season where he posted a 6.19 ERA, I'm guessing he's "toolsy". If this baseball thing doesn't out, he looks like he could sell you a reliable insurance policy.



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[A Boy Named Seo]

These rounds are flying, aren't they.



The Mets draft... wait for it... a 6'6" junior righty Mike Vasil from Virginia. Seems like there's gonna be lots of older, less heralded, giant-sized prospects entering the system.



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[Edgy MD]

2021 was JT Schwartz' redshirt sophomore season, and it was some kind of breakout year, slashing a .396 / .514 / .628 // 1.142 comet of a season. And he slashed that shit in the PAC-12 — one of the four conferences in Division I that is a league apart from the rest of the division. That batting average is seventh- and the on-base percentage second-best in Bruin history.



Favorite athletes include Nolan Arenado, Chase Utley, and Kyrie Irving, which makes him a lot better than his ... wait a minute? Did he fucking say "Utley"?



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Don't let that photo fool you. He bats lefty.

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: Interesting in that the only other non-pitcher the team has selected so far is firstbaseman J.T. Schwartz, also from UCLA.

Bingo! I really did laugh out loud at that.

Later

[nymr83]

Willets Point wrote: No relation to John, I hope?

This is the hilarious part of the MLB draft process. Unlike the NFL and NBA where guys like Trevor Lawrence and Zion Williamson were household names a year before they were pro players, nobody knows any of these guys.



Kumar is not invited to John Rocker's white hooded family reunions.