MLB Draft Thread

[TheRef]

With the 53rd pick in the 2014 MLB First-year player draft, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim select RHP Joe Gatto from St. Augustine Prep (NJ)

The Arizona Diamondbacks are now on the clock.

[preachermatt83]

Hahaha, like 30th round.

Really? I figured he would come back if he fell out of the top 4 rounds bc he has the potential to be a top 2 rounder. I honestly think he should be picked no later than 2nd round

[Homedawg]

Lovelady is a walk-on. With Gavin, we don't exactly need Johnny Bench. We DO need a guy that can catch because Vallot isn't going to come to school and we have two seniors and then Gavin. If we didn't get Lovelady, our catching depth chart in two years would be Gavin and then Hunter Stovall, a freshman.

We aren't projecting Stovall as as catcher.

[preachermatt83]

As far as his first pitch went when he entered the game against ULL?*

Good one!

[TheRef]

With the 54th pick in the 2014 MLB First-year player draft, the Arizona Diamondbacks select LHP Cody Reed from Ardmore HS (AL).

The New York Yankees are now on the clock.

[CadaverDawg]

you guys who are down on Collins are crazy. He hits decently(pretty dang good for a frosh) and he just simply is not run on because of his amazingly quick release and outstanding arm.. His only downfall is blocking up hard throwing slider throwers. Again, as a freshman! He will finish his career barring injury, as one of the best we've seen play catcher at MSU and will be a very high draft pick.

I agree. Collins will prove any naysayers wrong (and there are only a few naysayers anyway, they're fools). Besides, he may not ever have to catch a Lindgren type pitcher ever again. A guy with that much of a lack of control, combined with the movement all of his pitches had.....I bet that was tough as hell.

[Homedawg]

you guys who are down on Collins are crazy. He hits decently(pretty dang good for a frosh) and he just simply is not run on because of his amazingly quick release and outstanding arm.. His only downfall is blocking up hard throwing slider throwers. Again, as a freshman! He will finish his career barring injury, as one of the best we've seen play catcher at MSU and will be a very high draft pick.

I'm not down on him. I think he can be good. As u said he can hit and he can throw! But as u said he can't block. But u also left out he is a poor receiver. Misses a lot of simple pitches.

[TheRef]

With the 55th selection of the 2014 MLB First-year player draft, the New York Yankees select Jacob Lindgren from MSU.

The Kansas City Royals are now on the clock.

[Homedawg]

I agree. Collins will prove any naysayers wrong (and there are only a few naysayers anyway, they're fools). Besides, he may not ever have to catch a Lindgren ever again. A guy with that much of a lack of control, combined with the movement all of his pitches had.....I bet that was tough as hell.

I'm not a naysayer. I think he has great upside. But at this point, I repeat, at this point, he's a poor defensive catcher. The bright side is he got his feet wet and will only get better.

[chainedup_Dawg]

Noooooooooo! I don't want a reason to pull for the Yankees! 17!

[TheRef]

With the 56th pick in the 2014 MLB First-year player draft, the Kansas City Royals select RHP Scott Blewett from Baker HS (NY)

The Washington Nationals are now on the clock.

[DawgSaint]

I hate the damn Yankees...anybody but the Yanks!

[CadaverDawg]

I'm not a naysayer. I think he has great upside. But at this point, I repeat, at this point, he's a poor defensive catcher. The bright side is he got his feet wet and will only get better.

If you take away Lindgren, he was not a "poor defensive catcher" though. Not in my opinion anyway. And I look at arm as part of defense, and he may have been the best in the SEC when it came to arm this year...as a freshman.

[TheRef]

With the 57th pick of the 2014 MLB First-year player draft, the Washington Nationals select LHP Andrew Suarez from the University of Miami.

The Cincinnati Reds are now on the clock.

[Todd4State]

We aren't projecting Stovall as as catcher.

Well, until we sign another one that's where he is going to be as of now. I could see second base- but I don't think we can say where he is going to be right now until our class fills out.

At any rate, it furthers the point that we needed a JUCO catcher.

[preachermatt83]

I'm not down on him. I think he can be good. As u said he can hit and he can throw! But as u said he can't block. But u also left out he is a poor receiver. Misses a lot of simple pitches.

That's only bc he is a freshman

[Todd4State]

I'm not down on him. I think he can be good. As u said he can hit and he can throw! But as u said he can't block. But u also left out he is a poor receiver. Misses a lot of simple pitches.

Lindgren's slider is not a simple pitch to catch.

[TheRef]

With the 58th pick in the 2014 MLB First-year player draft, the Cincinnati Reds select 3B Taylor Sparks from UC Irvine.

The Texas Rangers are now on the clock.

[Homedawg]

If you take away Lindgren, he was not a "poor defensive catcher" though. Not in my opinion anyway. And I look at arm as part of defense, and he may have been the best in the SEC when it came to arm this year...as a freshman.

He struggled w fitts big time too. But the part about the arm is true, he shit down the running game. People really quit trying. Which is huge.

[preachermatt83]

If you take away Lindgren, he was not a "poor defensive catcher" though. Not in my opinion anyway. And I look at arm as part of defense, and he may have been the best in the SEC when it came to arm this year...as a freshman.

exactly! Blocking up is only part of defensive side of catching.