Major League Draft

[1972Shocker]

After 3 rounds and one Compensation B round pick (121 players) no current Shocker has been drafted yet.

Not sure about our recruits.

Edit: No recruits taken yet either.

[martymoose]

When did the "experts" anticipate some of our guys going?

[SubGod22]

perfectgame.org had:

rounds 1-3

Charlie Lowell WSU
Tyler Grimes WSU

4-10

Chris O'Brien WSU
Johnny Coy WSU
Brian Flynn WSU

11-25

Chance Sossamon WSU
Tim Kelley WSU

26-50

Don Lambert WSU
Kevin Hall WSU
Ryan Hege WSU
Preston Springer WSU

[shocker22]

Lowell should be going anytime now and OB should be in rounds 6-8

[1972Shocker]

When did the "experts" anticipate some of our guys going?

Not real sure. The following is from Paul Suellentrop's season in review article:

Several juniors _ including C Chris O'Brien, SS Tyler Grimes, P Charlie Lowell and P Brian Flynn _ are likely to be picked in the early rounds of the major-league draft beginning Monday. The big question during the draft might be the slotting of P Josh Smith, a junior lefty.

I think early rounds implies the first 10 to 12 rounds. I would expect Charlie Lowell to go first.

[1972Shocker]

Tyler Grimes goes at #178 in Round 5 to the Twinkies.

That's a great draft for Tyler.

Good luck, Tyler.

[SubGod22]

Tyler Grimes at 178 to Minnesota

[RoyalShock]

Don't the Twins typically pride themselves on virtually error-free defense?

[1972Shocker]

Don't the Twins typically pride themselves on virtually error-free defense?

Apparently the Twins like the raw material and think they can fix the defense. Tyler was much better defensively his first 2 years, not sure what happenend this year.

I wonder if trying to impress the scouts got in his head.

In any case, he survived the bad defensive season quite well from a draft standpoint.

[Ta town]

I ragged on Tyler Grimes all season but....

MLB draft is about tools and potential. Tyler has a tremendous arm, good range, and some speed. He has great tools thus he has potential.

Most his errors came on weak ground balls that he would simply muff or throwing when he probably shouldn't have been, I can recall a couple times he threw to 3rd in a hurry instead of just getting the out at 1st and it cost him.

In short I think his errors were mainly a result of mental lapses not ability. Whether or not those problems can be fixed who knows. However at least the problems are potentialy fixable as opposed to a SS who fields everything he gets to but doesn't have range and doesn't have an above average arm, things you simply can't improve on.

College ball the attempt is to win games so sometimes the sure handed SS is the guy you would rather have. Minor league ball is for developing so god gifted tools is what you want.

[JaminShock]

Lowell to the Marlins at 193.

[1972Shocker]

Charlie Lowell at #193 in Round 6 to the Marlins.

Good luck Charlie.

[Snapshot9]

Don't the Twins typically pride themselves on virtually error-free defense?

Apparently the Twins like the raw material and think they can fix the defense. Tyler was much better defensively his first 2 years, not sure what happenend this year.

I wonder if trying to impress the scouts got in his head.

In any case, he survived the bad defensive season quite well from a draft standpoint.

4 or 5 errors = fixable, 30 frickin errors = I don't know.

[SubGod22]

Flynn 227 to Detroit

[WuDrWu]

Good luck Brian!