The Official Los Angeles Angels 2016 MLB Draft Thread

[Billy_Ball]

7 hours ago, Angels Never Die said:

There are WAY too many draft rounds if teams give that little of a shit about those picks.

 

....when the Angels drafted Jonah Dipoto (38th rd) and Matt Scioscia (45th rd.)

[Inside Pitch]

5 hours ago, ukyah said:

i bet molina doesn't sign. also, he sounds like a goof. he's got a shit gpa and apparently no sat score. he has no intention of going to college, imo. you might think that makes him a cinch to sign, and maybe that's so, but i see he's going to a community college. my bet, the angels won't overpay him, so he goes to CC and reenters next year's draft. it seems based off of that story and his gpa that the big bonus baby money is all he and his family are really after.

not stoked with my first impression.

There will need to be some selling involved to get him to sign.  

[ten ocho recon scout]

38 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

There will need to be some selling involved to get him to sign.  

"Sign here, and youll be the top prospect in our system"

 

And if that doesnt work

"We'd sign with you if you drafted us"

[ukyah]

7 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

There will need to be some selling involved to get him to sign.  

implied in my post was that i don't think much of his character. the angels need prospects, so hopefully he signs, but i don't think much of his potential. time will tell the story.

[AngelsLakersFan]

This is one of the situations where, if he doesn't accept our offer then we probably didn't want him anyway. Character goes a long way towards guys making the most out of the talent that they have and reaching their full potential.

[Lou]

For the 3rd consecutive year, my little high school had a player drafted on Day 1 of the MLB draft. 

and they're all literate. 

[Cdaniel]

whats the best way to keep up with all the different kids we drafted and when they sign?

[Pujols4MVP]

On 6/9/2016 at 9:52 AM, ScottyA_MWAH said:

I still can't figure out how he still has a job. Normally these guys are held accountable.

Sometimes the Wilson picks seem like he picked them by using a Ouija board.

[Pujols4MVP]

On 6/9/2016 at 5:49 PM, Chuckster70 said:

Fuck these Fucking Losers.

Reminds me of when the NY Rangers picked Dylan McIlrath at #10 in the NHL draft when Fowler, Tarasenko, Kuznetzsov were still available. McIlrath looked like a Goon/Enforcer type when he was drafted & has turned out to be a guy who takes way too many penaltys.

[Taylor]

On 6/9/2016 at 6:59 PM, bloodbrother said:

So with the Angels viewing him as a 1B.....and considering they drafted him in RD1, they really need to hope his bat is great. Average bat doesn't cut it when it ocmes to 1B prospects, especially ones taken so highly

[Make Angels Great Again]

Cron looks like Lackey's little brother.

[Chuck]

Confirmed Ric Wilson to chat with us LIVE here on Wednesday. 

I will post the time as soon as that's ironed out. 

 

[Make Angels Great Again]

I hope Cron doesn't read this board. That'll kill your confidence (if you care about what random people on the internet say)

 

Cron needs to hit more gooder.

[m0nkey]

His paycheck compared to 99.7% of ours here will raise that confidence back up

[Make Angels Great Again]

Who would be that .3% I wonder?

 

My bet is on Troll Daddy.

[Pujols4MVP]

29 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Confirmed Ric Wilson to chat with us LIVE here on Wednesday. 

I will post the time as soon as that's ironed out. 

 

Does Ric Wilson use a Ouija board to help him with his draft pick selections ?   lol

[Angel Oracle]

I have just about given up on Cron, not a good way for Ric Wilson's career to get started in 2011.

[m0nkey]

49 minutes ago, Make Angels Great Again said:

Who would be that .3% I wonder?

 

My bet is on Troll Daddy.

I would've said caliangel 

[Docwaukee]

not sure if anyone posted this, but here is Taylor Blake Ward's scouting report on picks 11-20

http://www.scout.com/mlb/angels/story/1677791-angels-draft-scouting-reports-rounds-11-20

[Inside Pitch]

Not sure if you guys have access to ESPN, but Keith Law, a noted critic of most Angels drafts is actually throwing some praise at the Halos....  Also notes the dramatic shift back to pre-Dipoto drafting.

[Inside Pitch]

5 hours ago, Dochalo said:

not sure if anyone posted this, but here is Taylor Blake Ward's scouting report on picks 11-20

http://www.scout.com/mlb/angels/story/1677791-angels-draft-scouting-reports-rounds-11-20

TBW does good work -- Doc, not sure how much you've been looking at the numbers and histories, but even the college picks seem to have the term "athletic" associated with them.   Across the board it seems the pitchers drafted all have a knack for throwing strikes and many of the hitters have extreme batting eyes...   It also seems like they had absolutely no pause when it came to picking undersized players with at least one extreme skill set.  All in all it seems there was a real effort made to find value.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Is he saying that in a good way, the "pre dipoto" years? Not taking a side good or bad, but is law suggesting the last drafts were flawed philosophically?

[Inside Pitch]

2 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Is he saying that in a good way, the "pre dipoto" years? Not taking a side good or bad, but is law suggesting the last drafts were flawed philosophically?

Well, he called the drafts crap when they happened....  he didn't really double down and repeat himself in the current article.  He had a lot of praise for the Newcomb pick when it was made but he didnt think it was a good draft.  

Mostly he was pointing out that the direction seemed to have shifted back to where it was prior to Dipoto coming on board -- to guys with upside.

[Docwaukee]

3 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

TBW does good work -- Doc, not sure how much you've been looking at the numbers and histories, but even the college picks seem to have the term "athletic" associated with them.   Across the board it seems the pitchers drafted all have a knack for throwing strikes and many of the hitters have extreme batting eyes...   It also seems like they had absolutely no pause when it came to picking undersized players with at least one extreme skill set.  All in all it seems there was a real effort made to find value.

totally agree.  everyone has a bit of upside.  skilled position players ie C, MIF, CF etc.  even though guys may not stick at those spots, they seem to have value.  I have no idea whether these players will amount to much, but it's certainly added interest at the very least.  

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

10 hours ago, Dochalo said:

not sure if anyone posted this, but here is Taylor Blake Ward's scouting report on picks 11-20

http://www.scout.com/mlb/angels/story/1677791-angels-draft-scouting-reports-rounds-11-20

 Lund has a solid swing from the left-side, but can become slappy at times. 

 

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