Thursday, June 10, 2010

2010 Dodgers Draft

第一輪28順位
Zach Lee ('91 Sep13)
QB/RHP R/R 6'3" 195lbs HS TX

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McKinney HS star quarterback Zach Lee
from tigerrag.com

QB...不要笑,他準備拿美足/棒球獎學金到LSU上學。AGM球探總管Logan White說我們會盡全力簽下Lee,但各界都認為Lee是今年選秀裡最難簽的新秀之一,Lee本人接到獲選電話時自己也很訝異他竟這麼早被選。LSU的美足教練Les Miles放話說Lee老早決定去他們那邊,你們MLB免肖想:
"Zach wants to come to LSU, get a degree and play football and baseball for the Tigers. I met with Zach and his parents today, and I think that they are looking at LSU as a great opportunity both academically and athletically."

可能要3~3.5M以上(ESPN的Keith Law嘴砲可能要6M以上)的簽約金才能搞定他...去年好像只有前三順位的簽約金高過這個數字只有4人的簽約金超過3.5M這個數字(Stephen Strasburg 7.5M)...

Lee本人說:
"At this point I’m leaning a lot more to toward college. I think the opportunity to be able to go in and possibly compete for a starting job early in football and also to be able to compete and play for the baseball team – both elite programs – is pretty hard to pass up along with getting an education on top of it."

換句話說,若White真的簽下Zach Lee,就算Dodgers偷到一個前20順位的新秀,這有點像2005年Dodgers用第一輪補償40順位"偷" Luke Hochevar那樣,只是後來沒談成,Hochevar後來成了隔年的狀元...

然而因為老闆Frank McBroke正鬧離婚,Dodgers又有近兩年只花8.5M (全MLB最少)在簽年輕新秀的情況下,讓人有種Dodgers是不是故意選Zach Lee以便光明正大的省1M左右的錢在選秀上...這種陰謀論可不只是我在說,選秀當天BP的Joe Sheehan就在twitter上說:
That's pretty blatantly pushing your pick into 2011, no? #dodgers

另有一點特別值得一提的是Zach Lee他並沒有出現在Dodgers的選秀前選訓營裡表現給對此新人有興趣的MLB球團看,十分值得玩味...

失去他的話,Dodgers會得到一個2011年第一輪的補償名額(29順位)...

89~93 mph 速球...一說可飆到95~96 mph,另有滑(一說曲?)球和變速,控球以一位足棒雙棲球員來說算不錯的了。

傷病史:無。

私人認為Dodgers是故意選Zach Lee的,反正若簽下算偷到,若簽不下對財務有困難的老闆Frank McBroke來說更佳...他現省1M左右的slot money。這也是為何去年沒給兩位type A FA arbitration的原因之一,因為給了還得花更多的簽約金簽年輕新秀。

給些數字供參考,BA認為簽Lee可能要3M以上;去年Dodgers總共花了4M左右在簽全部的新秀上;前年 則是4.4M左右...

第二輪78順位
Ralston Cash ('91 Aug20)
RHP R/R 6'1" 197lbs HS GA

89~91 mph速球,最快到93~94 mph,順暢的投球機制...但...糟糕的變化球(75~78 mph滑曲、81~84 mph變速)。BA認為他是Georgia第33好的年輕prospect,選太早...數據看起來很漂亮,但球探報導說他容易丟太甜,只是高中等級的打者揮不到,進職業見真章。另有球探建議他把曲球收起來改練滑球...

選得稍微早了一些,又是Logan White的over draft老把戲,但似乎和他與Dodgers球團的關係有關 ── 他是Dodgers top pitching prospect RHP Ethan Martin的表弟。但若他的變化/變速球都練不出來就只能走牛棚了...他有Georgia的獎學金資格,但好消息是本人似乎較想和Dodgers簽約。

第三輪109順位
Leon Landry ('89 Sep20)
OF L/R 5'11" 195lbs LSU LA

嬌小速度型,臂力較差,有一點點power,中上速度與還不錯的守備...缺點是有時候會在一些較容易的守備時出差錯。Sickels認為像Matt Lawton

Landry本人是很開心地和他老爸慶祝獲選,看來很快會簽下...不過倘若守備長不起來,因臂力不夠只能站LF,此時power不足就會變雞肋。

第四輪142順位
James Baldwin III ('91 Oct10)
OF L/R 6'3" 190lbs HS NC

美足棒籃三棲,身材很棒,揮棒角度有power潛力。他是James Baldwin Jr.之子...

選他應該就是著眼他的power潛力吧...

第五輪172順位
Jake Lemmerman ('89 May4)
SS R/R 6'1" 192lbs Duke NC

power普普,中下速度,守備範圍不夠應會轉守二/三壘,有一點點over draft...

假如簽不下的話他可以回學校等明年再來...

第六輪202順位
Kevin Gausman ('91 Jan6)
RHP L/R 6'4" nil, HS CO

棒籃雙棲。身材高,過瘦,89~92 mph 四縫線速球(之前可丟90~94 mph,極速96 mph,今年較慢)有尾勁但控較不佳,high 80s 二縫線速球,投球機制簡潔漂亮,76 mph 曲球、瓦肯變速與像切球的滑球品質都不佳。

又一隻要向LSU搶人的。ESPN報說他比較想去LSU,BA則報說可能要1M左右的簽約金才可能簽下。 Gausman本人說:
"Because of the amount of money that I want, (the Dodgers) are going to follow me and see if I'm actually worth that. Being drafted in the sixth round, I think I have a chance to next year come out and really be a big influence at LSU and maybe even be their No. 1 guy on the mound," he added. "As of right now, I'm set on (LSU)."

看起來想簽他似乎不樂觀...

照慣例寫到第六輪,剩下的等他們真的長得起來再說,之後一些有趣的還有...第11輪的OF Joc Pederson是ex-Dodger Stu Pederson之子...

第16輪的LHP Andrew Pevsner是1988年Dodgers WS第一戰時出生的,他們全家都是Dodgers fans,另外接生他的醫生本來要去現場看球賽的...

第32輪的OF Devon Ethier是Andre Ethier的弟弟...

第35輪的1B Beau Brett是HoFer George Brett的姪子...

第43輪的RHP Chad Wallach是Dodgers AAA manager Tim Wallach的三子,也理所當然就是A+ C Matt Wallach (長子)與low A RHP prospect Brett Wallach (次子)的弟弟...是怎樣...Dodgers是想學葛來分多那樣搜集衛斯理家族的成員嗎...

第47輪的1B Cody Martin是Ethan Martin的弟弟...

第48輪的2B Anthony Garcia是Leo Garcia之子...

補充一下,今年選秀和LSU有關的...
LSU in the Draft

Rd. (Pick), Name, Pos., Team
Comp. A (39) Anthony Ranaudo, RHP, Boston Red Sox
3 (97) Micah Gibbs, C, Chicago Cubs
3 (109) Leon Landry, OF, Los Angeles Dodgers
8 (249) Austin Ross, RHP, Milwaukee Brewers
8 (262) Blake Dean, LF, Los Angeles Dodgers
LSU Commitments in the Draft

Rd. (Pick), Name, Pos., Team
1 (8) Delino Deshields Jr, 2B, Houston Astros
1 (28) Zach Lee*, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers
1 (29) Cam Bedrosian, RHP, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
4 (143) Garin Cecchini, SS, Boston Red Sox
6 (202) Kevin Gausman, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers
11 (353) Lucas LeBlanc, OF, Boston Red Sox
19 (573) Jacoby Jones, SS, Houston Astros
19 (588) Austin Southall, CF, San Francisco Giants
19 (590) Ryan Eades, RHP, Colorado Rockies

和Dodgers相關的...LSU在學2/5;高中生準備要去LSU 2/9...

2 comments:

大胖 said...

那代表明年很可能有兩個第一輪…不是更花錢?@ @"

madboy said...

這招叫"緩兵之計"...

天曉得明年Dodgers老闆姓氏會不會換...