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2015 MLB Draft

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by Drew_Le, Jul 25, 2014.

  1. Baseballa

    Baseballa Member

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    The Beard taking a contrarian viewpoint to the Astros?! Color me shocked!
     
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  2. Buck Turgidson

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    Thank god this can give yall something to talk about incessantly (yet again) for the next few weeks.
     
  3. No Worries

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Caught the HP umpire coming out of the locker room. He was in on the meeting and said Aiken told his manager it was &quot;tightness&quot; in his arm.</p>&mdash; Josh Norris (@jnorris427) <a href="https://twitter.com/jnorris427/status/578709714885718016">March 20, 2015</a></blockquote>
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  4. desihooper

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    Wonder if it is Yu Darvish "arm tightness" or Mark Appel "arm tightness?"

    Certainly don't wish him any ill-will, but this has to scare the you know what out of his camp.
     
  5. The Real Shady

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  6. xcrunner51

    xcrunner51 Contributing Member

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    Here's a nice look at Michael Matuella from Fangraphs. His name has been bandied about for the 2nd overall pick.
     
  7. Nook

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    Brady Aiken having TJ surgery..... So do the Astros get the benefit of the doubt now?
     
  8. studogg

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    wasn't there even concern that TJ surgery wouldn't work given the abnormally small size of his UCL?
     
  9. Rockets12

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    No the Astros are now evil for putting a curse on Aiken and making him get TJ surgery.
     
  10. No Worries

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    Yes, there was that concern.

    I guess we will have to wait to see if Brady Aiken's rehab takes.
     
  11. Buck Turgidson

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    Won't happen until '17 at the earliest, but at least they're thinking about it:

    Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association expect to discuss the idea of a draft combine in upcoming collective-bargaining negotiations, hoping access to amateur players’ medical information will help avoid the complicated situation that unfolded with the No. 1 pick in 2014, major league sources told Yahoo Sports.

    http://sports.yahoo.com/news/source...bine-to-assess-players--health-223807445.html
     
  12. Nippystix

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    Dang, per Keith Law (don't know how to embed tweets), Matuella will have Tommy John surgery.

    He was definite possibility with our 1-2 pick. Sad news, but hopefully he bounces back stronger than before.
     
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Duke RHP Mike Matuella, a potential first overall pick in June, tore his UCL and will have Tommy John surgery</p>&mdash; keithlaw (@keithlaw) <a href="https://twitter.com/keithlaw/status/583356009772650496">April 1, 2015</a></blockquote>
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    I wanted Matuella at 2. I think this pretty much assures Rodgers going #1.

    Not sure who I want at 2 now...I'm not really sold on Kirby or any other prospect really.
     
  14. Baseballa

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    Yeah, this is definitely the worst draft in recent memory to have two top 5 picks.
     
  15. tmacfor35

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    Matuella has to be an option at 5 still?

    No way will TJ surgery destroy his draft stock with the way guys have come back from it.
     
  16. juicystream

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    Matuella had back problems before as well, so it isn't just one injury.

    On the plus side, it should be a good draft to save money at the top and then sign overslot guys later.
     
  17. awc713

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    wonder if theres 0% chance of us nabbing aiken at 2 or 5.

    think there is too much animosity? aiken at 5 might be too good to pass up
     
  18. tellitlikeitis

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    he has to consent, in writing, prior to the draft to be re-drafted by the Astros or the Astros can't take him...to my knowledge he won't be doing that so its a moot point.
     
  20. Nippystix

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    My understanding is that any drafted player that is not signed has to sign a document that allows the same team to draft them again. I am pretty sure that Nix didn't sign, meaning we are not allowed to re-draft him, and I would not be surprised if Aiken doesn't sign either.

    For all intents and purposes, we should probably move on from any non-signee from last year.
     

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