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JR

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Re: 2015 MLB Draft
« Reply #690 on: June 10, 2015, 11:12:15 pm »
Sounds like chi's kid had a good scouting report from BA.

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Mobley is an athletic high school righthander with a loose arm and plenty of projection. His fastball gets to 91-94 mph regularly and he flashes a potentially plus curveball. 

The only thing holding him back is his dad likes to streak the field and start the YMCA at very random points during the middle of his games.

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Re: 2015 MLB Draft
« Reply #691 on: June 10, 2015, 11:13:42 pm »
Sounds like the Chiman I know.  Seems the ushers ought to figure out that when a guy enters the stadium in just a raincoat on a cloudless night...

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« Reply #692 on: June 10, 2015, 11:18:10 pm »
Okay, now that we're quoting other sources about Chiman's kid, here's a portion of an actual and true interview the kid gave a year ago with local prep baseball site.

PBR: Who has had the biggest impact on you as a baseball player?

Mobley: Both my Mom and Dad have made a huge impact on my baseball career! They are always willing to go out if their way to do whatever I need. My dad has spent countless hours working with me to be the best that I can be.


Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of Do Not Happen By Accident.

Congrats again.

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Re: 2015 MLB Draft
« Reply #693 on: June 11, 2015, 03:13:00 am »
Keith Law draft chat:


Steve (Bethlehem, PA)

I can't help but be reminded of Chase Utley's profile coming out of UCLA when looking at Ian Happ (great bat, work-in-progress defensively). Not to mention they are both the rare high ranked college 2B prospect. Could Happ work himself into a plus defender or is he far less athletic than Utley was? Or am I just totally crazy?


Klaw 

I think there's a lot of merit to the profile comparison, although they're not identical players. Happ, like Utley, is a better athlete than people give him credit for being, and I think he'll be more than fine at 2b. His RH swing isn't good, so there's one open question - will it improve, or can you get him to hit LH full-time and still hit lefties - that Utley didn't have.

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Re: 2015 MLB Draft
« Reply #694 on: June 11, 2015, 03:44:31 am »
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Padgett knew the Cubs and Cardinals thought highly of him, and when Chicago's turn came to select in the third round on Tuesday -- which is slotted for a $731,000 signing bonus -- it wanted the tall lefty, whose fastball topped out at 94 mph this spring. Padgett, with a solid college option, asked for more money.

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"It didn't play out how we wanted it to with the Draft, but I'm excited to be part of a wonderful baseball program for Mississippi State," Padgett said Wednesday, adding he was hoping for $800,000.


http://m.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/129817644/lure-of-college-swaying-cubs-pick-jadred-padgett

Chiman

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Re: 2015 MLB Draft
« Reply #695 on: June 11, 2015, 06:08:10 am »
Sounds like chi's kid had a good scouting report from BA.

LOL. That was good. :)

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Re: 2015 MLB Draft
« Reply #696 on: June 11, 2015, 07:05:40 am »
Congrats, Chi!

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« Reply #697 on: June 11, 2015, 07:32:46 am »
Very cool.  Congratulations.

craig

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Re: 2015 MLB Draft
« Reply #698 on: June 11, 2015, 08:46:51 am »
...I think there's a lot of merit to the profile comparison, although they're not identical players. Happ, like Utley, is a better athlete than people give him credit for being, and I think he'll be more than fine at 2b. His RH swing isn't good, so there's one open question - will it improve, or can you get him to hit LH full-time and still hit lefties - that Utley didn't have.

"better athlete" and "more than fine at 2b" are nice to read.  Law seems to be Happ's biggest advocate among the media guys.  The 2B bit shouldn't be overlooked.  For now we feel like we're volume at infield.  But that can change fast within two years.  I think there are lots of plausible scenarios, undesirable but plausible, where two out of Braynt/Baez/Castro might not be infield fixtures two years from now.  Bryant to OF?  Baez traded?  Castro traded?  Baez never quite makes it?  Baez as utility guy instead of starter?  Castro traded?  Castro never sees .700-OPS again?  It may be that *if* Happ can both hit and play a capable 2B, that we'll be very thankful.  Not expect Utley or Jeff Kent, obviously, but a good-hitting fine-fielding 2B could be really useful. 

Mark DeRosa had only three especially good years in his big-league career, and the Cubs got two of those three.  But over that three-year span, DeRosa average 15 HR, .370 OBP, .292 average, and around .820 slugging.  If Happ hit at the Cubs-version-of-DeRosa for 6 or 12 years, while playing fine 2B, that would be terrific value.  I'm hoping. 

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Re: 2015 MLB Draft
« Reply #699 on: June 11, 2015, 11:40:15 am »
Thorpe throw's mid 90's?  I thought he was more of a soft tosser.  Were you thinking of Northwood?

The starters seem to sit low 90's and can touch mid 90's.  I'd put Edwards in that group.  That seems to be the Cubs sweet spot for starters.  They throw harder than Hendrix, but the aren't sitting mid 90's.  Reliever's seem to still be guys that throw harder, but not the 100 mph guys.





Yes.  Norwood is the one I was thinking of.

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« Reply #700 on: June 11, 2015, 01:30:26 pm »
Okay, now that we're quoting other sources about Chiman's kid, here's a portion of an actual and true interview the kid gave a year ago with local prep baseball site.

PBR: Who has had the biggest impact on you as a baseball player?

Mobley: Both my Mom and Dad have made a huge impact on my baseball career! They are always willing to go out if their way to do whatever I need. My dad has spent countless hours working with me to be the best that I can be.


Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of Do Not Happen By Accident.

Congrats to you and your wife Chi....It makes a parent proud to see their child live his dream. And you and your wife can sure know that you both had a key role in him ending up where he is today. Congrats again.
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Re: 2015 MLB Draft
« Reply #701 on: June 11, 2015, 02:06:16 pm »
This is the web site of a former PSD poster who keeps track of signings/likely to signs.

http://ccdt.webs.com/

MT Minacci seems likely to sign.  I think Dave23 mentioned his colorful past.

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« Reply #702 on: June 11, 2015, 03:05:55 pm »

http://m.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/129817644/lure-of-college-swaying-cubs-pick-jadred-padgett

Interesting that Padgett bottom line was $800,000 at round 3---and Cubs wouldn't go there.  If Hudson gets more than $800,000, think that will tell us Cubs preferred Hudson all along. Padgett doesn't really know about other guys Cubs were talking to for that pick.

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« Reply #703 on: June 11, 2015, 04:29:53 pm »
Yeah, if $800 was his target, that's not much.  I wonder how accurate some of the stories are, though.  The story literally says "the same conversation" happened in round 5.  Maybe with Cardinals or other teams.  But by round 5, the Cubs had already spent their cash on Hudson and Wilson.  So I don't think they'd be calling him again, other than to ask if his price would have dropped a bunch down to 5th round slot. 

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Re: 2015 MLB Draft
« Reply #704 on: June 11, 2015, 06:25:20 pm »
Again thanks to everyone(even CurtOne and that trouble making JR)for there support. I will hopefully have some pics and info to share with everyone next week.