MLB Draft Thread

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Have to say I was wrong on Holder going that high.

He is definately gone now unless he wants the all time saves record

[I seen it dawg]

Interesting decision to make for Johnny Baseball

Shit he gone. And he better

[I seen it dawg]

Pat McMahon needs to go to another organization.

No shit.

[I seen it dawg]

DAMNIT!!!!! As a red sox fan that makes 2 I cant root for now when they make the big show.

No doubt Scooba. Wish they went somewhere else.

[KB21]

Have to say I was wrong on Holder going that high.

He is definately gone now unless he wants the all time saves record

Yeah. With Holder not being a power arm, he won't go much higher than this is if returns, and he would actually lose leverage if he comes back.

[MLB0615]

I didn't throw him under the bus. It's been a 3 yr repetitive thing. He's goofy so maybe head case is a little much although I don't think I termed him that way originally. He's been considered that by others an it stuck. Now I think he better grow some damn stones real fast because if he is gonna do the things we all think he can then he is gonna have to get tougher real quick. I hope he does. I'm pissed for us that he didn't do it the 3 yrs he was here. ONLy thing that held him back from being a top 5 pick.

I can assure you that the MLB teams who were interested in drafting Jacob, sent in a team psychiatrist beforehand to gather an in-depth analysis of his 'head case' potential.
He's got a very bright future ahead of him (as do some young readers of this board... many may want to go to State but change their minds after witnessing how you treat your highest draft pick)
Stop with the name calling and show some class and support..
(I really CAN'T believe I just had to say that to STATE fans!!)

[I seen it dawg]

Haha you think they did? I think he has a bright future too. If he can grow some stones and become tough as hell. He never showed that toughness here but he absolutely can because he is still young. He's a big boy now going into a mans world and I hope for his sake and yours that he welcomes it, challenges it, and becomes what we all hope he will be because go it. I'm not and I hope no one else is hating on him. I expect him to be a big leaguer soon and I hope a good one. He has work to do as expected. The one great thing for him is he has all the talent to make it, which is the thing that only a select few have.

I didn't start the head case thing and it's a little much to go that far with him and that's wrong. However, not a damn sole on here said a word about the term "head case" until all of a sudden he's drafted and the deficiencies he had while here, although super talented, are just to supposed to disappear. Sounds like some posters as well need to toughen up.

If you are a pitcher, and I don't give a shit who you are, you better be the toughest SOB that walks into the ballpark. If you're not you gonna have a tough time making it big time. He has shown the talent, I don't think he has exhibited the toughness. And that's my beef and it's my beef with any player that has no stones. I promise you I will not discriminate if a player lacks testicular fortitude.

Some of you need to get over what you think is a personal attack. I don't know him and my guess is he is a great kid. If our fans and the players that come here can't handle being "mentally tough" then piss off and go somewhere else. I promise when these guys get on campus they are challenged everyday by our coaching staffs of all sports to be mentally tough and that it takes that to win in this league.

Damn people pop your cherries and grow a pair. Toughen up.

[I seen it dawg]

I can assure you that the MLB teams who were interested in drafting Jacob, sent in a team psychiatrist beforehand to gather an in-depth analysis of his 'head case' potential.
He's got a very bright future ahead of him (as do some young readers of this board... many may want to go to State but change their minds after witnessing how you treat your highest draft pick)
Stop with the name calling and show some class and support..
(I really CAN'T believe I just had to say that to STATE fans!!)

In the 2nd round. With top 5 pick stuff. He's as filthy as Rodon or Nola. Why wasn't he picked there?

[Dawg61]

Nobody drafts RP in the 1st round. The fact Lindgren got picked in the 2nd and with the Yankees first pick is a huge compliment. Then the Yankees draft our other RP Holder in the 6th. Wow. We could see both of them pitching in Yankee stadium this year playing next to Derek Jeter and one year removed from Mariano Rivera. Awesome!!

[I seen it dawg]

I hope Lindgren succeeds because we are all Bulldogs. But for all you saying he is gonna be in the Yankee bullpen this summer....With his showing at ULL, not being able to start for whatever reason which has been widely speculated over the last 2 yrs, etc., how does anybody think he is going to react facing David Ortiz at Fenway with the bases juiced in a 1 run game with 1 out...in the 8th inning? Well folks that is about to be his job. He has a ways to go. His talent is there but the rest has to catch up.

[smootness]

In the 2nd round. With top 5 pick stuff. He's as filthy as Rodon or Nola. Why wasn't he picked there?

Seriously? Come on, man.

[I seen it dawg]

As far as talent goes Lindgren is very special. Like top 5-10 pick special. Meaning when he is good and right. Evaluating nothing else but pure stuff.

[MLB0615]

I hope Lindgren succeeds because we are all Bulldogs. But for all you saying he is gonna be in the Yankee bullpen this summer....With his showing at ULL, not being able to start for whatever reason which has been widely speculated over the last 2 yrs, etc., how does anybody think he is going to react facing David Ortiz at Fenway with the bases juiced in a 1 run game with 1 out...in the 8th inning? Well folks that is about to be his job. He has a ways to go. His talent is there but the rest has to catch up.

I don't think anyone could have asked for anything better from him this year (with the exception of a different outcome at ULL). He'll be in the thick of it very soon and will find out exactly what he needs to succeed .. A few weeks ago, he was the golden God who everyone wanted to see in that big moment, now he's a 'head case'?? I do know him, and I've never heard anyone say anything remotely similar.. He's just a VERY relaxed 21 year old kid trying to figure it out.
And this draft was pretty unconventional. I thought AJ Reed would go much sooner and they might pick some pitchers who weren't, you know.. Injured! Pure insanity!!

[I seen it dawg]

Meh. Not head case. Prove the existence of stones

[Coach34]

If Lindgren is in the Yankee bullpen in September- the Yankees are in ****ing trouble. He is talented- but he dont have the nuts yet to be in that moment in front of 40K. He would have a brown stain on those pin striped pants

[I seen it dawg]

Oh shit. Literally

[Homedawg]

The difference between lindgren and bj Wallace is this....Wallace was a starter, lindgren was a reliver, Wallace had 3+ pitches w a forth in his pocket. Lindgren had 2 plus pitches and that's really all. Wallace was truly a head case. Lindgren I have no clue other than internet talk. Wallace went third in the draft- lindgren went 55th. Wallace blew his money and never made it past double a. We will see w Jacob, but he won't be in the majors in the next year, If he is I'll be shocked.

[Coach34]

BJ Wallace was the most talented pitcher State ever had. And the best damn dart player I've ever had the pleasure of seeing (altho Blake Anderson may dispute that due to the scar). But BJ was a wildass alcoholic partyer that partied himself out of baseball.