Reggie Pruitt is a 2015 OF with a 6-1 168 lb. frame from Kennesaw, GA who attends Kennesaw Mountain HS.
Long and slender greyhound body. 6.58 runner, game speed plays way up from that defensively and on the bases. Excellent range in centerfield, can run down the ball in the gaps, easy gliding actions, very good arm strength when he gets his feet set and directional, very good carry, impact defensive tools. Right handed hitter, fast twitch hands, tends to be late getting the barrel started, loose extended swing, can shorten his swing for more consistent contact, projects to keep improving offensively with additional strength. Advanced base runner with lots of aggressiveness. Good student, verbal commitment to Vanderbilt.
Will Biggio get the call up this season? Those numbers are crazy albeit small sample
Meanwhile, in Lansing, Lopez is scuffling a little bit but Groshans (3-5, HR) and Kirk (2-4, 2B, HR, BB) continue to absolutely demolish A-ball pitching.
Kirk's up to 75 PA with an OPS over 1.000. 6 doubles, 3 HR, 14 BB... and 4 (FOUR!) Ks. That's ludicrous.
Question for the draftniks: Let's say high school pitcher Matt Allan is the best guy on the board at pick 11 (Fangraphs rates him a 45FV). Do you take him, or pull a Groshans and take a guy ranked a little lower (say Quinn Priester ranked 22 but also a 45FV) to save 1M+ and put it towards our second or third round pick like we did with Kloffenstein?
I think there's legit separation between Allan and the other high school arms beyond the pure FV but given the volatility of the prospect type is it better to spread out the risk?
So the hypothetical option would be:
Allan + 2nd round talent
Priester/Goss/?? + 1st round talent
Question is do I go HS pitching? Idk how the board is shaping up but I think I’d still be on the bat train
Question for the draftniks: Let's say high school pitcher Matt Allan is the best guy on the board at pick 11 (Fangraphs rates him a 45FV)
Just saw that. A new era begins.Vladdy is up Friday as per Montoyo's press conference.
Vladdy is up Friday as per Montoyo's press conference.
I mean, under what scenario is Matt Allen the BPA at #11? Fangraphs has him 15th.
I'm definitely on the bat train as well. I look at the Cubs and Astros model as one to emulate since there's less injury risk and volatility with elite hitters and you can trade hitting for proven pitching later.
I'm speaking more generally since I see more parity in the arms ranked 11-35 than in the bats. Conversely, I don't yet see a comparable hitting talent in the 25-30 range that would persuade me to pass up on the guys at our slot.
The top current players on my board (who might realistically be there) from each demo:
College Hitter: Josh Jung (later ranked alternative -> Shea Langeliers)
College Pitcher: Alek Manoah (later ranked alternative -> George Kirby)
HS Hitter: Corbin Carroll (later ranked alternative -> Jerrion Ealy)
HS Pitcher: Matthew Allen (later ranked alternative -> JJ Goss)
Vladdy is up Friday as per Montoyo's press conference.
Bring Biggio with you Vlad.
I like Jung and Shea Langeliers. This FO drafted Shea Langeliers in 2016 in the 34th round.
Ticket sales for Friday are going to shoot up fast now. May consider going myselfVladdy is up Friday as per Montoyo's press conference.
Ticket sales for Friday are going to shoot up fast now. May consider going myself
Never really understood the idea that he reps Toronto. He definitely panders, but to say he genuinely likes it is probably a stretch. He himself said liking Toronto is "unnatural"
Meanwhile, in Lansing, Lopez is scuffling a little bit but Groshans (3-5, HR) and Kirk (2-4, 2B, HR, BB) continue to absolutely demolish A-ball pitching.
Kirk's up to 75 PA with an OPS over 1.000. 6 doubles, 3 HR, 14 BB... and 4 (FOUR!) Ks. That's ludicrous.
1) "Let's say..." indicates a hypothetical.
2) BA has him ranked 11th. The difference between 11th and 14th on fangraphs is like a quarter of a grade (45+FV vs 45FV)
So yeah, I'm more comfortable with my hypothetical than your absolute proposition that under no scenario could he be BPA.
Langeliers has been heating up the last few weeks. Hitting over .300 now and throwing out 70% of runners. If he took 1M+ less I would definitely consider him over Jung at 11 (despite our Pentecost disappointment at the same pick), though I like Jung's track record and floor. Not sure. That's why I'm asking. BPA or money strategy?
LOL.
I'm just saying: the industry consensus has Allen somewhere in the 10-20 range...and closer to the middle of that (~15) than to 10.
I thought it was a weird question to ask about him specifically simply because it seems like a stretch to call him "BPA" at our pick.