I would not have minded if astros did that. I've never heard the "he's blocked in the majors because player x plays his position" for a pitcher.
Chad Jones, who the Astros drafted in the 13th round in 2007, was drafted by the Reds in the 9th round. He spurned the Astros to play football and baseball at LSU.
Round 10, Pick 287: Austin Nicely, LHP, Spotswood HS, Grottoes, Virginia Committed to Virginia. Likely tough sign. Ranked #342 on the BA Top 500. He's a pitchability guy who's projectable, at 6'2", 175.
He was a total badass that got drafted into the NFL but almost lost his leg in a car crash. Crazy awesome story.
Recapping Day 2 for the Astros: 3rd round: Kent Emanuel, LHP, North Carolina 4th round: Conrad Gregor, 1B, Vanderbilt 5th round: Tony Kemp, 2B, Vanderbilt 6th round: Jake Nottingham, C, Redlands HS, Redlands, CA 7th round: James Ramsay, CF, South Florida 8th round: Jason Martin, CF, Orange Lutheran HS, Corona, CA 9th round: Brian Holberton, C, North Carolina 10th round: Austin Nicely, LHP, Spotswood HS, Grottoes, VA Wrapping it up tomorrow at noon with the lightning rounds: 11-40
Nicely sounds intriguing. He certainly fits a need within the system as a lhp with upside. He was ranked 78 overall by Law according to Astros County and has a commitment to Virginia. Have to imagine signing him will cost at least in the upper six-figures. Wonder if they believe they'll have enough money left over to have a realistic shot at an over-slot guy at 11.1 or if they'll just have a backup guy like Virant ended up being last year.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Astros">#Astros</a>' Mike Elias said organization intentionally went college-heavy during initial 10 rounds of <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23MLBDraft">#MLBDraft</a>. Supplements 2012 draft.</p>— Brian T. Smith (@ChronAstros) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChronAstros/status/343137548379512832">June 7, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Astros">#Astros</a>' Mike Elias on 2013 draft complementing 2012: "We injected quite a bit of polish into the system."</p>— Brian T. Smith (@ChronAstros) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChronAstros/status/343141422494519298">June 7, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Slot value not a major issue with <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Astros">#Astros</a> during 2013 draft, outside of Appel signing. <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23MLB">#MLB</a></p>— Brian T. Smith (@ChronAstros) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChronAstros/status/343138046511824896">June 7, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Astros">#Astros</a> are big on seventh-round selection James Ramsay. Highly athletic, dangerous on bases.</p>— Brian T. Smith (@ChronAstros) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChronAstros/status/343138418496258048">June 7, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Astros">#Astros</a>' Mike Elias on 2013 draft complementing 2012: "We injected quite a bit of polish into the system."</p>— Brian T. Smith (@ChronAstros) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChronAstros/status/343141422494519298">June 7, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Astros">#Astros</a> won't decide where Mark Appel starts pro career until after he signs. Chance he begins at AA Corpus Christi but A more likely</p>— Brian T. Smith (@ChronAstros) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChronAstros/status/343141653806211072">June 7, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Fully depends on when Appel signs. If agreement's reached quickly, <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Astros">#Astros</a> have more options to place No. 1 pick.</p>— Brian T. Smith (@ChronAstros) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChronAstros/status/343141974376845312">June 7, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
So, after Day 2, here are the best available, according to the BA 500. Connor Jones and Kyle Serrano (34 and 35) are basically headed to college, so I'm not gonna bother listing them. Post 503: Best available after Day 1 Top high schoolers available 58. Ryan Boldt 59. Rowdy Tellez 66. Garrett Williams 67. Cavan Biggio 70. Chandler Eden 72. Chris Okey 80. Jake Brentz 84. Garrett Hampson 85. A.J. Puk 88. Jordan Sheffield, RHP, Tullahoma HS, Tullahoma, TN; waylaid by Tommy John surgery, committed to Vanderbilt 90. Cal Quantrill, Trinity College School, Port Hope, Ontario; son of former MLB reliever Paul, committed to Stanford Top college players available 78. A.J. Vanegas, RHP, Stanford 99. Aaron Brown, LHP, Pepperdine 156. Adam Engel, OF, Louisville 179. Adam Plutko, RHP, UCLA 180. Tony Rizzotti, RHP, Tulane 181. Andy Hillis, RHP, Lee College (Tennessee) 191. Reed Reilly, RHP, Cal Poly 192. Michael Wagner, RHP, San Diego 193. Pat Young, RHP, Villanova 196. Ryan Cordell, OF, Liberty Top junior-college players available 161. David Gates, RHP, Howard JC (Texas) 162. Lukas Schiraldi, RHP, Navarro College (Texas); son of former MLB reliever Calvin 233. Hunter Lockwood, C, Weatherford JC (Texas) 266. Brandon Dulin, 1B, Metropolitan CC-Longview (Missouri) 272. Javier Reynoso, LHP, Middle Georgia JC 288. Jake Bray, RHP, Feather River JC (California) 315. Dakota Freese, RHP, Des Moines Area CC 322. Ty Bashlor, RHP, South Georgia JC 328. Sherman LaCrus, OF, Western Oklahoma State JC 330. Marcus Greene, C, New Mexico JC
179. Adam Plutko, RHP, UCLA The name sounds so familiar. It's like the Astros selected him in the sixth round of the 2010 MLB Draft and failed to sign him or some such.
not to be rude, but Emanuel has been UNC's Friday night pitcher the last two years. He's hardly been flying under the radar -- he's been nationally prominent. A great pick up for the Astros. I watched him pitch a great game against Rice during the Astros college classic back in March.
Totally agree. Also never heard this at the trade deadline: "we would have loved to make a move, but all we had to deal was pitching and no one was really looking for quality arms"
I would say pitching in mlb is like draft picks in the nba. Everyone can use a draft pick, not everyone can use point guard.
Go home Bud, you're <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">drunk</span> old. <iframe src="http://telly.com/embed.php?guid=S1IZZK&autoplay=0" title="Telly video player " class="twitvid-player" type="text/html" width="530" height="298" frameborder="0"></iframe>
Astros did awesome with first 3 picks as far as pitching. That will give the Astros flexibility during the 2014 mlb draft the Astros hopefully last high draft pick because next season will be much better with Apell leading the way.
