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CUBluejays

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Re: 2015 MLB Draft
« Reply #90 on: May 08, 2015, 09:59:43 am »
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/a-far-too-early-2015-mlb-mock-draft/

He has the Cubs taking Clark.  For college pitchers he mentions Jon Harris, who is from the same college as Pierce Johnson, as some one the Cubs like.  Of all the high school OF I like Tucker's upside the best, but when he fills out he is going to be a corner OF.  Clark and Plummer might not stick in CF either.

Unless Bergman makes it to the Red Sox, I don't think Fulmer will make it to the Cubs. High effort delivery and poor command just doesn't seem like a Cubs pick. McDaniel thinks Buhler's delivery makes his fastball easy to pick and it is flat and that makes it easier to hit.

Edit: BA Mock Draft Has the Cubs taking Fulmer

http://www.baseballamerica.com/draft/mlb-mock-draft-2015-version-1-0/
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davep

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Re: 2015 MLB Draft
« Reply #91 on: May 08, 2015, 11:15:07 am »
A left fielder doesn't seem to fit this front office's draft history.

JeffH

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Re: 2015 MLB Draft
« Reply #92 on: May 08, 2015, 01:21:41 pm »
Dave, that's not true.  If you believe what the front office says now, they drafted Schwarber believing that he would be relegated to LF.

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Re: 2015 MLB Draft
« Reply #93 on: May 08, 2015, 01:31:23 pm »
Yeah, I think the front office believes in elite bats (and/or elite arms if the arm is more-elite than the available bat).

Jes Beard

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« Reply #94 on: May 08, 2015, 06:02:34 pm »
It might better be summarized as liking high upsides, the higher the better, with the prospects of reaching the upside potential being a major consideration.

In other words they seem to believe in the approach that makes sense and which other teams should follow, though few do, or at least not very well.

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Re: 2015 MLB Draft
« Reply #95 on: May 08, 2015, 06:17:58 pm »
I'm surprised that Aiken and Nix aren't ranked higher

CUBluejays

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Re: 2015 MLB Draft
« Reply #96 on: May 08, 2015, 08:11:42 pm »
Aiken has rumors that there is more wrong with his arm than TJS.  Until his medicals are released to teams nobody will know where he is going to go.  Could be top 10 or in the 40's.

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Re: 2015 MLB Draft
« Reply #97 on: May 08, 2015, 08:17:27 pm »
47th would be nifty.

davep

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Re: 2015 MLB Draft
« Reply #98 on: May 08, 2015, 08:58:39 pm »
Matuela at 9 and Aiken at 47.

But we would have to take a doctor at 103

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Re: 2015 MLB Draft
« Reply #99 on: May 08, 2015, 09:03:38 pm »
We've got one

StrikeZone

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Re: 2015 MLB Draft
« Reply #100 on: May 08, 2015, 11:12:26 pm »
47th would be nifty.

I like the way this guy thinks.

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« Reply #101 on: May 08, 2015, 11:26:31 pm »
Medicals will have to be very worrisome for Aiken to be there at #47.

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Re: 2015 MLB Draft
« Reply #102 on: May 08, 2015, 11:29:16 pm »
I'm OK with taking a gamble on a second round pick.

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Re: 2015 MLB Draft
« Reply #103 on: May 08, 2015, 11:30:00 pm »
I wouldn't mind Matuela at number 9

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Re: 2015 MLB Draft
« Reply #104 on: May 08, 2015, 11:38:05 pm »
I'm OK with taking a gamble on a second round pick.

Yeah, that pick is like found money---ready to give it up if Russell Martin had signed.