Day 2 of draft

Probably one of the big dollar teams he was looking for, so that lessens the chance that he returns to Texas.
 
You hit it on the head, Red Five. There's a reason the coaching staff kept giving him a chance, even though he couldn't throw strikes or get anybody out. He probably had the most electric stuff on the staff. Kyle would be smart to jump on this opportunity, and I hope for his sake, he gets it turned around at the next level. From what I know of him, he's a great kid on top of being a talent.
 
someone was wondering yesterday about JP Ramirez from Canyon. Just went 15th round to the Nationals

Jungmann is still on the board
 
1 19 Chicago Cubs Andrew Cashner RHP Texas Christian
1s 45 Boston Red Sox Bryan Price RHP Rice

2 60 Minnesota Twins Tyler Ladendorf SS Howard (Texas) JC

2 76 Cleveland Indians Trey Haley RHP Central Heights HS, Nacogdoches, Texas

3 82 San Francisco Giants Roger Kieschnick OF Texas Tech

3 84 Cincinnati Reds Zachary Stewart RHP Texas Tech

3 93 Los Angeles Dodgers Kyle Russell OF Texas

3s 109 Houston Astros Ross Seaton RHP Second Baptist HS, Houston

4 118 Florida Marlins Curtis Petersen RHP Ryan HS, Denton, Texas

6 174 Pittsburgh Pirates Robbie Grossman OF Cy-Fair HS, Cypress, Texas

6 181 Washington Nationals Paul Demny RHP Blinn (Texas) JC
6 188 Milwaukee Brewers Jose Duran SS Texas A&M

6 199 Los Angeles Angels Josh Blanco LHP Franklin HS, El Paso
6 200 New York Yankees Brett Marshall RHP Sterling HS, Baytown, Texas

7 209 Cincinnati Reds Pedro Villareal RHP Howard (Texas) JC
7 210 Chicago White Sox Jordan Danks OF Texas

7 213 Texas Rangers Matt Thompson RHP Grace Prep Academy, Arlington, Texas
7 217 Los Angeles Dodgers Cole St. Clair LHP Rice

7 218 Milwaukee Brewers Trey Watten RHP Abilene Christian (Texas)
7 225 San Diego Padres Adam Zornes C Rice

8 235 Kansas City Royals Malcolm Bronson OF Jasper HS
8 242 Houston Astros Brad Dydalewicz LHP Lake Travis HS, Austin

8 244 Oakland Athletics Jeremy Barfield OF Klein
8 251 Chicago Cubs James Leverton LHP, OF Texas Tech

8 255 San Diego Padres Beamer Weems SS Baylor

9 265 Kansas City Royals J.D. Alfaro 2B/3B/SS Western Hills
9 275 St. Louis Cardinals Aaron Luna OF/2B Rice

9 285 San Diego Padres Kyle Thebeau RHP Texas A&M

9 291 Cleveland Indians Clayton Cook P/P Amarillo HS, Texas
10 296 Baltimore Orioles Herrmann 3B Alvin CC
10 306 Minnesota Twins Evan Bigley OF Dallas Baptist

10 311 Chicago Cubs Wilson RHP Texas A&M
11 333 Texas Rangers Cliff Springston LHP Lorena
11 337 Los Angeles Dodgers Nathan Eovaldi RHP Alvin HS, Texas

11 347 Colorado Rockies Walker LHP Texas-Austin
11 351 Cleveland Indians Longwell RHP Rice
15 446 Baltimore Orioles Jason Gurka lhp Angelina (Texas) JC
15 451 Washington Nationals J.P. Ramirez OF Canyon HS, New Braunfels, Texas
 
Wow, is about all I can say.

Still can't get too excited about this, because the Angels do have money. If Taylor really lights it up this summer, they may decide to offer him stupid money to sign before the deadline.

However, he has been lighting it up all spring. When I saw him a couple weeks ago in a playoff game, he was touching 94 and just carving people up. So the fact that he was taken in the 24th almost certainly means signability was a huge issue.

A stable of arms that includes Wood, Ruffin, Kasparek, Boening, Green, Thomas, Workman, Belt, Dicharry and Jungmann is really something to be pumped about - assuming Kenn does return. Arm strength certainly won't be a problem. Nine of those 10 guys can touch 90, with Workman and Jungmann capable of touching mid-90s. And the one who doesn't throw as hard as the others, Wood, was right there with Ruffin as the most reliable arm on the staff at the end of the year.

And Dicharry's pitching mate at Collins, the big lefty, Stafford, is nothing to sneeze at. He will be in Austin in the fall, too.
 
15 460 Atlanta Braves William Hiller OF/P/3B Victoria Memorial
15 468 Arizona Diamondbacks Bobby Stone LHP/IF Montgomery HS, Texas
16 500 New York Yankees Luke Anders 1B/P A & M Consolidated
17 504 Pittsburgh Pirates Jaron Shepherd OF
18 549 Toronto Blue Jays Bobby Bell RHP
19 569 Cincinnati Reds Mace Thurman LHP Baylor
19 574 Oakland Athletics Hart RHP Texas State
19 577 Los Angeles Dodgers David Rollins LHP Carthage
19 589 Los Angeles Angels Michael Burford C Manor HS, Austin, Tex.
20 618 Arizona Diamondbacks Meaker RHP Dallas Baptist
22 654 Pittsburgh Pirates Patrick Palmeiro 3B/OF Heritage HS, Colleyville, Texas
22 662 Houston Astros Terrance Jackson OF/LHP
22 670 Atlanta Braves Bryan Carter 3B Texas A&M
22 671 Chicago Cubs Tarlandas Mitchell RHP Alto (Texas) HS
24 717 San Francisco Giants Wes Musick LHP Houston
24 721 Washington Nationals Chris Kelley RHP
24 737 Colorado Rockies Thomas Field SS Texas State
24 739 Los Angeles Angels Taylor Jungmann RHP Georgetown (Texas) HS
 
Signee Brandon Loy was taken by Baltimore in the 32nd round and Sam Stafford was taken by Boston in the 40th round.
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25 762 Seattle Mariners Paul Robinson 2B Paris (Texas) JC
26 777 San Francisco Giants Ryan Lormand 2B Houston
27 810 Chicago White Sox Doug Thennis 1B Texas Tech
27 811 Washington Nationals Chris Solis C Incarnate Word (Texas)
27 819 Toronto Blue Jays Bryan Kervin SS Texas Christian
27 820 Atlanta Braves Anthony Rendon SS Lamar HS, Houston
27 827 Colorado Rockies Timothy Matthews RHP Baylor
27 831 Cleveland Indians Michael Goodnight RHP Westside HS, Houston
27 832 Boston Red Sox Hunter Cervenka LHP Sterling HS, Baytown, Texas
28 858 Arizona Diamondbacks Adam Smith SS Klein HS, Spring, Texas
29 870 Chicago White Sox Randall Thorpe OF Heritage HS, Colleyville, Texas
29 877 Los Angeles Dodgers Jonathan Runnels LHP Rice
29 878 Milwaukee Brewers Tommy Collier RHP Cy-Fair HS, Cypress, Texas
29 883 Detroit Tigers Keith Stein OF Sam Houston State
29 885 San Diego Padres Omar Gutierrez RHP Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
30 893 Tampa Bay Rays Ryan Turner 2B Midland (Texas) College
30 894 Pittsburgh Pirates Daniel Martin RHP Panola (Texas) JC
30 901 Washington Nationals Casey Whitmer RHP Texas
30 905 St. Louis Cardinals Brett Bruening RHP Grayson County (Texas) CC
30 909 Toronto Blue Jays Cody Dunbar RHP Texas Christian
30 911 Chicago Cubs Matt White RHP Paris (Texas) JC
30 915 San Diego Padres Bobby Verbick OF Sam Houston State
31 941 Chicago Cubs Kyle Wilson 3B Hill (Texas) JC
32 956 Baltimore Orioles Brandon Loy SS Rowlett HS, Texas
32 967 Los Angeles Dodgers Shan Sullivan 3b Angelo State
32 968 Milwaukee Brewers Colton Farrar RHP First Baptist Academy of
33 1000 Atlanta Braves Justin Fowler RHP/IF NewDiana
35 1046 Baltimore Orioles Buck Britton 2B Lubbock Christian (Texas)
35 1072 Boston Red Sox Carson Blair SS Liberty Christian HS, Argyle, Texas
36 1079 Cincinnati Reds Erik Gregersen RHP Stephen F. Austin
37 1104 Pittsburgh Pirates Matt Curry 1B/OF Red Oak
37 1109 Cincinnati Reds Randall Linebaugh RHP/IF Mesquite
37 1111 Washington Nationals Casey Selsor IF/LHP Reagan
37 1112 Houston Astros Kirkland Rivers LHP/OF
37 1119 Milwaukee Brewers Kyle Winkler RHP Kempner HS, Sugar Land, Texas
37 1123 Detroit Tigers Nicholas Cassavecchia RHP Baylor
37 1124 New York Mets Tim Erickson LHP Hardin Jefferson
38 1156 Philadelphia Phillies Jarred Cosart RHP/OF Clear Creek HS, League City, Texas
46 1173 San Francisco Giants Joey Hainsfurther SS Highland Park
40 1202 Houston Astros Scott Lawson 2B Grayson County (Texas) CC
40 1213 Detroit Tigers Bryan Bingham RHP Navarro JC
40 1218 Arizona Diamondbacks Douglas Wall LHP Westside (Tex.) HS
40 1221 Cleveland Indians Tim Palinscar OF Texas-San Antonio
40 1222 Boston Red Sox Sam Stafford LHP/OF Klein Collins HS, Spring, Texas
41 1229 Cincinnati Reds Justin Walker LHP Lamar
42 1266 Minnesota Twins Riley Boening lhp Texas
44 1321 Washington Nationals J.P. Padron 3B Clear Creek
44 1328 Milwaukee Brewers Kaleb Herren RHP North Central Texas JC
 
I am very surprised that Austin did not get drafted. I was afraid that the knee injury in the regional was going to keep Preston from being drafted.
 
Preston's injuries and age are not in his favor. He might have to do walk on's when he's healthy.
 
based on the draft, any of you experts wanna offer up some opinions on who is staying and who is going. Who our likely starters will be. How good we will be. Thanksk for those with the expertise to provide guidance.
 
I would like to see that as well. Maybe start a new thread dedicated to predictions for next year.

On the radio, Augie was very excited about next year. I assume he expects most of the team to return.
 
Russell and Danks are most likely gone and Walker and Kasperek are definite possibilities. I think Walker goes and KK stays. Moldenhauer probably stays. Our starters will probably be:

C - Rupp
1B - Belt
2B - Tucker
SS - Hernandez
3B - Clark
LF - Moldenhauer
CF - Davis or Lusson
RF - Lusson or Keyes

SP - Ruffin
SP - Wood
SP - Kasperek (depending on whether or not he stays) or Jungmann
 
Did Russell M get drafted? Not sure he was eligible?

I'd bet alot of money Walker is gone, KK too.


Isn't Grossman likely to come?
 
Walker will leave for sure because he can't afford another bad season. KK might come back because he could still improve his stock if he shows that he is more consistent. He could easily be gone though. Grossman will be here as he was drafted much later than most thought which usually menas signability is an issue. Jungmann also for the same reasons.
 
I think Grossman and Jungmann are likely to come.

If Kenn doesn't get a good offer right away, I'd expect him to head to a summer league. If he pitches well there, he'll see a higher offer.
 
Beau Vine hits it again.

And I think Cervenka is a risk to sign.

Jungmann and Dicharry should both see a lot of action as freshmen. I would expect both to be middle relief/spot starter types, if they don't bust into the weekend rotation.

Perfect storm would be for Ruffin-Kasparek-Wood-Boening to be going well and be the top 4 starters, for Workman-Jungmann-Dicharry to be ready to go behind those 4, and to have Thomas & Green throwing short relief. That's a pitching staff full of quality arms.
 
And an excellent point, as always, from Sua Sponte. I fully expected Tech to be much more competitive than they were this year. Had to be some underlying things going on there. They were too talented in a lot of areas to stink it up like they did.
 
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