The Official Los Angeles Angels 2016 MLB Draft Thread

[NrM]

@Chuckster70 In my defense, I did preface my post by saying I wasn't sure of the difference in the leagues and talent level.

 

[Oz27]

4 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

I wonder if Thaiss can top Taylor Ward comparing himself to Jeff Mathis.

Casey Kotchman maybe?

"I really like to think of myself as a left handed Robb Quinlan."

[AngelsLongBall]

2 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Mathis is hard after...

Jesus Christ he's hairy like animal. That said, he can fill my glass

[bloodbrother]

Marsh pick is especially great since he'll take over CF when Trout leaves in FA

Too soon?

[Inside Pitch]

1 hour ago, ScottyA_MWAH said:

Exactly.  Cron was playing in a much more competitive league too.  Cron was a catcher too.  I think the only difference I see here is that Cron played in VERY hitter friendly fields, whereas quite a few of the SEC fields from what I understand are a little harder.  It's heavier air and the ball doesn't travel like it does out west. 

In what planet was the Mountain West Conference a more competitive conference than the ACC?   

UM, FSU, Clemson, Louisville, VA , VTech.....     The MWC was never in the same league as the ACC, SEC or the PAC 10, now 12.    Utah didnt move to the Pac 12 until after Cron was gone...   

http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=C.J.-Cron

http://www.thebaseballcube.com/seasons/review.asp?Y=2010&L=MWC     

[fan_since79]

LOL, I was out on some errands tonight and had 1090 AM on the radio, the Padres station. I don't know what the show was, but they went through every single pitcher the team drafted since 1977, and the only one who contributed to the team in any way was Andy Benes. He was an All-Star for one year (1993). I didn't recognize any of the other pitchers, and the vast majority never made it to the majors. Oh, there was Matt Bush, but he took 12 years to get up here and is pitching for the Rangers.

The point was, the draft can be a crapshoot, especially as far as pitchers are concerned. I guess another point is the Padres are not a good organization.

(edited to correct a date)

[Mark68]

How many baseball programs are there in the MWC, anyway? Four?

 

[Mark68]

1 minute ago, fan_since79 said:

LOL, I was out on some errands tonight and had 1090 AM on the radio, the Padres station. I don't know what the show was, but they went through every single pitcher the team drafted since the beginning of the franchise, and the only one who contributed to the team in any way was Andy Benes. He was an All-Star for one year (1993). I didn't recognize any of the other pitchers, and the vast majority never made it to the majors. Oh, there was Matt Bush, but he took 12 years to get up here and is pitching for the Rangers.

The point was, the draft can be a crapshoot, especially as far as pitchers are concerned. I guess another point is the Padres are not a good organization.

 

Who drafted Randy Jones?

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, Mark68 said:

Who drafted Randy Jones?

The Padres.

[fan_since79]

1 minute ago, Mark68 said:

Who drafted Randy Jones?

Oops, it was since 1977 they were talking about. Yeah, Jones was drafted in 1972.

I should go back and edit my post.

[Second Base]

16 minutes ago, Lou said:

huh?

Cron played in the Mountain West Conference, where only 2 teams were over .500 in conference play. New Mexico, 10-14 in conf. and 20-41 overall, won the MWC tournament. 

I'm talking about the continually underrated MWC that produces top notch talent on a yearly basis and is typically on constant competition with the Pac-12 schools.  At the amateur level, baseball out West is better is pretty much every way than it is back east. 

[Second Base]

1 minute ago, jsnpritchett said:

The Padres.

Who is a hell of a cook.  

[Second Base]

32 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

? Virginia is in the ACC, not SEC.  And they have 4 teams in the top 25.

Whatever, it's all back east.  Same crappy muggy summers and idiotic accents. 

[fan_since79]

1 minute ago, ScottyA_MWAH said:

Whatever, it's all back east.  Same crappy muggy summers and idiotic accents. 

Yo, you dissin' Philly?! Where I'm from, bro!

 

[Mark68]

Yeah, it's never muggy in SoCal, and there are no accents used by surfers or Valley residents.

[ettin]

Both these picks make a lot of sense for a team like the Angels that needs the right combination of finding a good enough player that will actually sign and help fill our barren farm system. If Groome had actually fallen all the way to us I really think we would have passed on him because he is looked at as a difficult signing and we couldn't afford to flop on our 1st round pick and have the #30 system for sure next year too.

Thaiss makes sense as a possible quick system development player to add to the team in 2018 as the Angels seem sunk this year and are preparing to sell.

Marsh is more of a long term piece that can potentially join the team in the 2020'ish time frame.

The draft is supposed to be deep with college starters and some OF's so I wouldn't be surprised if we start picking some of those up tomorrow.

[fan_since79]

People loved my Philly accent when I first moved here, especially young women. 

Of course, that was then, and this is now. But the memories...

 

 

[KevinJ14]

According to some Angels fans, we just drafted a poor man's CJ Cron and Reggie Willits, while others say we drafted Schwarber and Darin Erstad.

[Chuck]

3 minutes ago, KevinJ14 said:

According to some Angels fans, we just drafted a poor man's CJ Cron and Reggie Willits, while others say we drafted Schwarber and Darin Erstad.

The haters are the prior, no worries.

[arch stanton]

If you can step into the left hand batters box and hit a baseball then it's a guarantee that someone will find a place to put you in the field. Where he plays should be the last concern 

[tomsred]

19 minutes ago, elixir said:

I want a ball player, not a DH who never been tested in the majors. Bring back the guy who drafted Trout!

How do you know Thaiss is only going to be a DH?  How do you know he won't hit as well as Trout?  Trout was an uncertain commodity once like Thaiss, and drafted 10 positions lower.  As a GM you put scouting personnel in place to do a job in the manner you want it done, you don't hire them because they scouted one player that produced someone who is successful and you happen to like.  And if you're waiting for someone who has been "tested in the majors" to appear in the draft, good luck to you.

[tomsred]

57 minutes ago, KevinJ14 said:

According to some Angels fans, we just drafted a poor man's CJ Cron and Reggie Willits, while others say we drafted Schwarber Brian Downing and Darin Erstad.

Fixed.

[Chuck]

31 minutes ago, elixir said:

I want a ball player, not a DH who never been tested in the majors. Bring back the guy who drafted Trout!

You mean someone that Dipoto has drafted while with the Angels?!?!

 

[Troll Daddy]

Thaiss is only the second New Jersey native the Angels have signed in the first round. That's got to count for something.

[Second Base]

Hey guys, just wanted to say I was in a mood tonight. I'm sorry. A lot of what I said was crap. The east coast has fantastic prospects just as everywhere else. Baseball is a talent found everywhere.

And the guys we drafted, I'll study then as much as possible before making any legitimate claims. I'm hoping its Calhoun and Zimmer version 2.

if it counts for anything, preliminarily, I have Thaiss and Walsh at #1 and 4, but again, I'll need to do a lot more groundwork before justifying anything.

Again, sorry guys.