The Official Los Angeles Angels 2016 MLB Draft Thread

[HaloNArizona]

7th Round Pick:

Jordan Zimmerman out of Michigan St

PRIOR TO MSU: Hit .378 with 15 doubles, five home runs and had 49 RBIs to earn tournament MVP honors in leading Mesa Community College to the NJCAA World Series title in 2014 ... Stole 22 bases in 2014 with Mesa ... Hit .396 in 42 games in his second season with Mesa ... Won the Marucci Elite Hitter Award as the best hitter in the southwest ... Voted to the Northwoods League All-Star team in the summer of 2015.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Ross Pagel at Red Mountain High School, earning three varsity letters ... Earned Second Team All-Arizona Division I, first-team all-section and first-team all-city honors as senior ... Played summer baseball for the Palm Springs Power, leading the team to the league championship and earning league MVP honors.

[Docwaukee]

7th round - Jordan Zimmerman.  

http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=jordan-zimmerman-1

Mich St. U

[Inside Pitch]

11 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

What does this mean?

it means he changed his screen name but remains a one trick moron.   Well, two tricks -- he loves thanking Jerry for things.

[ukyah]

16 hours ago, ScottyA_MWAH said:

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

 

how does this translate to take my "scouting" seriously?

[HaloNArizona]

A fall report on Zimmerman:

 

http://www.d1baseball.com/prospects/michigan-state-pro-scout-day-mlb-draft-cam-vieaux-jake-boss/

 

[Chuck]

Wow, some nice scouting reports on Zimmerman. Good looking stats in College too. 

I'm really digging the blend of close college guys and HS talent. 

[Inside Pitch]

1 minute ago, Dochalo said:

7th round - Jordan Zimmerman.  

http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=jordan-zimmerman-1

Mich St. U

Another guy who milks walks....   Definite pattern.

[Inside Pitch]

Into the 7th round and only two full time 1B have been drafted in all of baseball..   Not sure I've ever seen that before.

[Richard]

 

[nikkachez]

And for whatever it's worth, Eric Longenhagen, the lead prospect analyst for FanGraphs and ESPN, loves the Marsh pick. Liked this pick and the Jones one last year. 

[HaloSpurs]

I love Jordan Zimmerman, really nice value pick 

[Docwaukee]

I like the Williams pick best so far.  Hope we sign him.  

[nikkachez]

5 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

I like the Williams pick best so far.  Hope we sign him.  

Jonathan Mayo saying he thought Williams was more of a 2017 name, but it sounded like he could possibly have ended up being an easy first round pick with his skillset. If they sign Thaiss, Marsh, and Williams, I'd consider this is a pretty dope draft. Could also be some of the reasoning to overdraft Thaiss? Save money for the guys with sign-ability concerns/commitments (Marsh and Williams) 

[HaloNArizona]

8th Round Pick:

Troy Montgomery - CF

Ohio State

 

2016 (Junior Season): Big Ten All-Tournament Team … NCBWA Third Team Preseason All-American … Preseason All-Big Ten by Perfect Game … Big Ten Preseason to Watch List … No. 7 Top B1G Prospect by D1Baseball … Top 300 College Players List by D1Baseball … named Best Runner, Defensive Outfielder in Big Ten preseason notebook by Baseball America … named MVP of fall of 2015 ... batting .283 (64-for-226) with 49 runs scored, 12 doubles, one triple, eight home runs, 32 RBI and 20-for-27 in stolen bases … second in the Big Ten with 45 walks , fourth in steals (20) and fifth in runs scored (49), … belted first home run of the year vs. Toledo  (2/19) … hit another home run and scored three runs and three RBI vs. Pitt (2/20) … hit third home run of the year vs. Illinois State (3/5) … had a career-high four-hit game, tying career-high with four runs scored at UNLV (3/12) … had OSU record-breaking reached base streak of 37-consecutive games snapped vs. Seton Hall (3/4) … went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and a double vs. Xavier (3/22) … homered and scored twice vs. Northwestern (3/27) … collected 3 RBI on 2-for-5 hitting with a double, home run and three runs scored vs. Morehead State (4/13)… hit .347 (5-for-14) with four runs scored, triple, home run, RBI and one stolen base in series vs. Rutgers (4/15-17) … went 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored vs. Cincinnati (4/19) … went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI in game two at Illinois (4/23) … had the go-ahead two-run double in the 5-1 win in series finale at Purdue (5/1) … batted .625 (5-for-8) with a home run, RBI, three walks and two steals in series vs. UAB (5/3-4) … 2-for-4 with a run scored in ranked win over No. 16 FAU (5/11) … hit .500 (6-for-12) with two runs scored, one RBI, two walks and 1-for-2 in stolen bases  at Minnesota series (5/19-21)… batted .409 (9-for-22) with four runs scored, four RBI, three walks and a stolen base at B1G Tournament (5/25-29) … fourth on the OSU career stolen base list with 59 swipes … fifth on single-season walks list (48)  … 17 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI contests.

2015 (Sophomore Season):  2015 Second Team All-Big Ten … Big Ten stolen base leader with 35, tying the single-season school record … started in center field in all 55 games… had a career-high reached base streak of 32 games … led the team with a 14-game hitting streak … batted .317 with a team-high 54 runs scored, 11 doubles, six triples, four home runs, 27 RBI, 35 stolen bases and 38 walks … collected three hits, two runs, three RBI, a double and stolen base at WKU series (3/8-9) … went 3-for-4 with a career-high three hits and four runs scored and a home run vs. Evansville (3/15) … batted .364 with three runs scored, a home run, two RBI and a stolen base in MSU series (3/20-22) … hit .462 with six runs, one RBI, two doubles, two triples, two walks and six stolen bases in Penn State series sweep … had a walk-off double down the right field line vs Penn State (4/5) … went 5-for-11 in series vs. UNLV (4/10-4/12) … 2-for-4 with a RBI in win 2-0 win over No. 4 Louisville (4/14) … posted a career-high four stolen bases, walked once and scored two runs in game one of a double-header at Northwestern (4/26) … went 3-for-5 with three runs scored, three RBI, double, home run and two walks at Miami (5/5) … batted .385 (5-for-13) with a double, triple, two RBI, two walks, two stolen bases and four runs scored vs. Maryland (5/8-5/10) … went 4-for-10 with two runs scored, double, RBI, four walks and three stolen bases at IU (5/14-15) … tied for second in the Big Ten in walks (38), third in triples (6), fifth in runs scored (54), eighth in on-base percentage (.431) and 12th in slugging (.493) … did not commit an error in 137 chances with 132 putouts and a team-best five assists … 17 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI contests … ended the year on a 32-game reached base streak.

2014 (Freshman Season): Played in 49 games, including 33 starts in center field for the Buckeyes as a true freshman ... batted .235 with 18 runs scored, six doubles, two triples, two home runs, 22 RBI and four stolen bases ... went 3-for-7 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored at No. 9 Oregon (3/7-9) ... 2-for-5 with a home run (first career), four RBI and a run scored in Michigan State series (3/21-23) ... 2-for-4 with a RBI, triple and a stolen base vs. Penn State (4/13) ... 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles, four RBI and a run scored vs. Cincinnati (5/13) .... six multi-hit games.

[Richard]

 

[Chuck]

The chicks dig long swinging dudes! 

[Broad Street]

7 minutes ago, Richard said:

 

Brandon Wood had a long swing ...

[Chuck]

Definitely has some loft in his swing

[Chuck]

2 minutes ago, Kody Mac said:

Brandon Wood had a long swing ...

That was also the knock on Troy Glaus. 

[Jason]

1 minute ago, Chuckster70 said:

Definitely has some loft in his swing

Some??

[Docwaukee]

8 minutes ago, Richard said:

 

how the hell did a guy with three 60+ tools and power fall to the 8th round?

BTW, Troy Montgomery sounds like someone you'd play polo with 

He's also another guy with a k/bb ratio of less than 1

[Jason]

Just now, Dochalo said:

how the hell did a guy with three 60+ tools and power fall to the 8th round?

BTW, Troy Montgomery sounds like someone you'd play polo with 

He's also another guy with a k/bb ratio of less than 1

I'm starting to see a theme. I like this

[Chuck]

More on Montgomery. 

http://www.scout.com/mlb/scouting/story/1658962-2016-mlb-draft-video-troy-montgomery

 

 

[Docwaukee]

he's like a Calhoun/Willits hybrid.  

[Jason]

Calhoun is exactly what I thought too after seeing that video