Angels select Louisville LHP Reid Detmers 10th overall

[Taylor]

9 minutes ago, Lazorko Saves said:

Don't like the pick at all.  That slurvy balloon curveball can fool a lot of college hitters, but major league hitters...

[rafibomb]

11 minutes ago, Lazorko Saves said:

Don't like the pick at all.  That slurvy balloon curveball can fool a lot of college hitters, but major league hitters...

That curve does not resemble a slurve at all. That thing is a legit 12-6, bottom drops out, fall off the table curve.

Edited June 11, 2020 by rafibomb

[jsnpritchett]

Looks like In the past, Detmers has retweeted Charlie Kirk and retweeted at least 2 anti-Hillary Clinton tweets, so I imagine he'll be popular here.

Nothing too controversial that I saw.

[Claude]

I think this guy is going to bring some energy. 

[rafibomb]

3 minutes ago, RendZone said:

I think this guy is going to bring some energy. 

[Brandon]

Dude looks like Reggie Willits

[Lazorko Saves]

2 minutes ago, rafibomb said:

That curve does not resemble a slurve at all. That thing is a legit 12-6, bottom drops out, fall off the table curve.

Well, maybe.  I didn't see him live this year.  Saw him live only once last season.  Maybe he's really improved it this year.  Would be interested to hear about your viewings of him this season.

[Bronson]

I honestly don’t know much about this guy but I’ll trust everyone’s opinion here and say it’s a good pick. I’m just happy we took a freaking pitcher. 

[kevinb]

Like a good pitcher being taken in the first round. Excited about the pick.

[Vlad27Trout27]

reportly he's also working on a cutter aswell. So if that pitch comes along, could increase his ceiling.

[rafibomb]

15 minutes ago, Lazorko Saves said:

Well, maybe.  I didn't see him live this year.  Saw him live only once last season.  Maybe he's really improved it this year.  Would be interested to hear about your viewings of him this season.

I think the big difference is where his fastball is sitting. 90-94 is plenty of a speed difference with a curve like that especially coming from a lefty. Fastball at 90-94 with arm-side run, borderline plus-changeup in the 80's and a plus-curve is honestly a pretty complete repertoire.

 

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[Vlad27Trout27]

and reportly, plus or even better command.

[Taylor]

4 minutes ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

and reportly, plus or even better command.

Wait, you mean he doesn't throw 30 pitches an inning and get into 3-2 counts with every other batter?

[Vlad27Trout27]

A nice in depth Scouting report.

https://lastwordonbaseball.com/2020/05/05/reid-detmers-mlb-draft-profile/

 

[Bronson]

His speed worries me. He better have a lot of movement on that fastball.

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

A nice indebt Scouting report.

https://lastwordonbaseball.com/2020/05/05/reid-detmers-mlb-draft-profile/

 

To whom does it owe money?

[Vlad27Trout27]

1 minute ago, jsnpritchett said:

To whom does it owe money?

 

3 minutes ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

A nice in depth Scouting report.

https://lastwordonbaseball.com/2020/05/05/reid-detmers-mlb-draft-profile/

 

oops.  corrected.

 

[rafibomb]

5 minutes ago, Bronson said:

His speed worries me. He better have a lot of movement on that fastball.

 

he does

[AngelsLakersFan]

Look's like he held the D-pad to the right on the first pitch and then down on the second.

[DMVol]

I just hope we don’t trade him this winter in a salary dump....

[HaloBronco]

It's nice to see them take a pitcher, we obviously need a lot of help in that area..

I'd be happy if they just drafted pitchers with they're remaining 4 picks...

 

[Vlad27Trout27]

Watching these Clips, he kind reminds of Skagg (RIP). somewhat of similar mechanic, espcially from the stretch, plus curve 

[Claude]

[aznhockeyguy]

His pitch repertoire reminds me of Cole Hamels.  Hamels wasn't the hardest thrower but had plus command and 3 plus pitches.

http://www.brooksbaseball.net/landing.php?player=430935

[Claude]

Reid DetmersDarron Cummings/Associated Press

First Round (No. 10 Overall): Reid Detmers, LHP, Louisville

After working in a swingman role as a freshman, Detmers emerged as one of the most dominant starters in college baseball as a sophomore, going 13-4 with a 2.78 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and 167 strikeouts in 113.1 innings.

His looping mid-70s curveball might be the best breaking ball in the draft, and he sets it up with a low-90s fastball and an above-average changeup. His advanced command and overall feel for pitching could put him on the fast track to the majors.

The only knock is his lack of elite velocity, which raises questions about his ultimate ceiling, but he's a good bet to be a solid middle-of-the-rotation starter.

Grade: A+

Detmers immediately becomes the top pitching prospect in the Angels system, and that's significant for a team that needs pitching in the worst way at the MLB level. As long as his nasty curveball keeps buckling hitters at the pro level, he looks like a future No. 3 starter who should move quickly.