Blue Jays Discussion: Luke Maile: Ace Reliever edition

[phillipmike]

Jays took High School Senior, RF Nick Neal in the 11th. Big kid, 6'6, 285 Llb

 

[metafour]

From Prep Baseball Report:
Prep Baseball Report > North Carolina > News

NO. 1 – NICK NEAL
At 6-foot-6, 290 pounds, Nick Neal is not going to sneak up on anyone but his rise throughout 2018 may have caught some off guard. The right handed slugger caught the attention of PBR scouts in the spring season at Randleman HS, where he got off to a slow start, but his size and athleticism could not be questioned.
At the end of the spring season, Neal attended the 5 Star Baseball workout at DXT in Kernersville. In this workout, with close to 80 players in attendance, he was head and shoulders above everyone else and the event basically stopped as he entered the batter’s box so everyone could watch.

Off that event, Neal earned an invite to the PBR Future Games in Indianapolis as a part of Team Carolina. At the Future Games, Neal impressed at the workout with an event record exit velocity of 104 mph. He also showed arm strength in his workout with a positional velocity of 86 mph at first base. In the live games, Neal’s power translated immediately with an opposite field blast on day one. He also drew rave reviews for his ability to recognize pitches and stay to his plan. Off the Future Game performance, Neal has been highly ranked in North Carolina and in the PBR Overall rankings.

 

[phillipmike]

Eric Sogard's cousin, Nick Sogard just got taken by the Rays.

 

[metafour]

Really interesting pick here.

 

[phillipmike]

Schwecke, Trevor
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (WI)
SS
R/R
4YR JR
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6' 1 185lbs
DOB:12/18/97


Schwecke has a busy right-handed swing with a lot of moving parts, but he possesses a good feel for hitting and some pop. Although he has solid athleticism, Schwecke profiles as a second baseman at the professional level because his arm and speed both rate as average.

 

[phillipmike]

Blue Jays 2018 First-Rounder Jordan Groshans Can Rake

 

[Longshot]

Teoscar called back up with Davis going down. Interesting move.

 

[as Pure as Evil]

i see they are taking tons of pitchers now.

 

[phillipmike]

Jays just took another Canadian;

OF Jean-Christophe Masson

 

[ShaneFalco]

Teoscar called back up with Davis going down. Interesting move.

 

[phillipmike]

Broken record alert - Jays take another Canadian;

Catcher Owen Diodati

 

[phillipmike]

Jays draft Roy Halladay's son, Braden Halladay

Drafted in the 32nd round, 32 was Roy's number which was retired by the Jays this season

 

[TheMadHatTrick]

Jays draft Roy Halladay's son, Braden Halladay

Take that Philly!

 

[phillipmike]

Take that Philly!

Philly had that pick lined up for the 34th round

 

[phillipmike]

 

[phillipmike]

The guy I want if we have any money left is Antoine Harris. One of the youngest players in the draft at 17.9, uber projectable at 6'4 170lbs, athletic, already up to 94mph with an easy delivery, and only committed to New Orleans which isn't exactly a power house (so he should be signable). Ranked 131st by Fangraphs but unranked by MLB.

Just went to the Twins

 

[TheMadHatTrick]

Just went to the Twins

It's ok he's probably unsignable at this point.

 

[phillipmike]

Will be a tough sign

Connor Phillips | Rank: 188

School: Magnolia West (Texas) HSYear: Senior Position: RHP Age: 18 DOB: 5/4/2001 Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6'2" Weight: 185 lb. Commitment: Louisiana State

Scouting grades: Fastball: 55 | Curveball: 55 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 45 | Overall: 45
Louisiana State grabbed two of the better pitching prospects from Texas for its recruiting class, though both Jimmy Lewis (Lake Travis High, Austin) and Phillips began turning their projection into reality this spring and thus may not get to Baton Rouge. Phillips helped Magnolia West win its first-ever district title and breeze through the first three rounds of the state 5-A playoffs, tossing three complete-game victories (including two shutouts) in his first three postseason starts.

While Phillips has a pair of potential plus pitches in his fastball and curveball, both still require some work. He operates at 90-94 mph, reaches 96 and holds the velocity on his heater deep into games, but it gets hit harder than it should because batters see the ball well coming out of his long arm action and high slot. He spins his upper-70s curveball with power and depth, though he sometimes struggles to land it in the strike zone.

Phillips also needs to refine his changeup, which should happen as he uses it more often against better hitters. He features effort in his delivery and may be able to tone it down a bit without sacrificing the quality of his stuff once he gets stronger.

 

[robertmac43]

Awesome move by the Jays to draft Braden, hoping so badly he becomes a 32nd round steal

 

[as Pure as Evil]

so how is everyone's perception of the draft. happy disappointed stoked ect

I like they seemed to take guys they were linked to for the most part . would hope they had enough time scouting them to get a solid feel. guess we will find out in 3-5 years

 

[Eyedea]

Will be a tough sign

Came from the same district as Groshans/Kloff.

 

[phillipmike]

Came from the same district as Groshans/Kloff.

I thought it was the same school but apparently there is a Magnolia High School and a Magnolia West High School

 

[TheMadHatTrick]

How would you guys re-rack our top 10 post draft? I assume Manoah is there somewhere, but does Williams make it too?

1) Bichette
2) Pearson
3) Groshans
4) Manoah
5) Murphy
6) Kirk
7) Conine
8) Pardinho
9) Kloffenstein
10) Moreno

 

[canucksfan]

Borucki at least a month away and Phelps likely with the Jays around mid June

 

[hoc123]

How would you guys re-rack our top 10 post draft? I assume Manoah is there somewhere, but does Williams make it too?

1) Bichette
2) Pearson
3) Groshans
4) Manoah
5) Murphy
6) Kirk
7) Conine
8) Pardinho
9) Kloffenstein
10) Moreno

Without doing much of a deep dive:

1. Bo Bichette
2. Nate Pearson
3. Jordan Groshans
4. Cavan Biggio
5. Alek Manoah
6. Eric Pardinho
7. Alejandro Kirk
8. Hector Perez
9. Kevin Smith
10. Gabriel Moreno