Angels select SS Zach Neto 13th overall in the 1st round of the 2022 MLB Draft

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[halonatic13]

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9. Zach Neto, SS, Campbell

Neto is a definite shortstop who should be a plus defender in the majors and has a plus arm, but he’s really made himself some money this spring with his performance, including just a mere 7.6 percent strikeout rate for the Camels. He’s got the extraneous movement that you need to have to be a top hitting prospect in this year’s draft, although he calms it down with two strikes; despite that, he’s short to the ball and makes high-quality contact, even hitting for some home-run power that may not persist into pro ball with wood bats and better pitching. He’s spent a little time on the mound, but his future is on the dirt, and with his propensity for putting the bat on the ball and enough power to project as a 30-doubles guy, he should go in the top half of the first round.

[Erstad Grit]

A non-pitcher!

[Erstad Grit]

Just watched some high-lites, his leg is super bizarre 

[mmc]

Is Neto our best position player prospect now?

[rafibomb]

Just now, mmc said:

Is Neto our best position player prospect now?

Maitan

[DMVol]

1 minute ago, mmc said:

Is Neto our best position player prospect now?

Don’t know……but our best position prospects are all SS’s….

[Angel Oracle]

Not sure what to make of Neto.

Hear good and meh on him.

Should have known that Rocker would go really early.

Gotta rely on C-Rod to be healthy now.    Wonder what the odds are for that?

Or for Erla to stick with them next season?

Edited July 18, 2022 by Angel Oracle

[m0nkey]

Has anyone said “Neato!” Yet?

[Lou]

1 minute ago, m0nkey said:

Has anyone said “Neato!” Yet?

Yes. Care to guess who it was?

[m0nkey]

Just now, Lou said:

Yes. Care to guess who it was?

@Lou?

[Lou]

Just now, m0nkey said:

@Lou?

NtdAWg

[m0nkey]

Damn, looked it up and lost 

[khouse]

3 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Not sure what to make of Neto.

Hear good and meh on him.

Should have known that Rocker would go really early.

Gotta rely on C-Rod to be healthy now.    Wonder what the odds are for that?

Or for Erla to stick with them next season?

Yeah but for f-sake...did it have to be to the Rangers?

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[Lou]

5 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Not sure what to make of Neto.

Hear good and meh on him.

Where have you heard meh? I've read only very good things about him.

[khouse]

Some of the "meh" from CBS Sports?

Zach Neto, SS, Campbell: Neto is a well-rounded player who found the Big South to be a Little Challenge. You can choose your own most impressive statistic: is it that he nearly homered more times (15) than he struck out (19); is it that he did record as many stolen bases as strikeouts; or is it that he had a walk-to-strikeout ratio exceeding 2.0? Neto hits the ball hard and at a good angle, and he receives compliments for his general knowhow. If there are blemishes to his game, it's that he faced weak competition and that he's unlikely to become more than a second-division shortstop.

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[greginpsca]

Wil Wilson, part 2

[m0nkey]

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Flair!

[Erstad Grit]

5 minutes ago, m0nkey said:

Flair!

[Clark W Griswold]

Really high leg kick so it will be interesting to see if they tone that down.

is he already penciled in at SS for Friday’s game vs the Braves?

[greginpsca]

Getting the feeling that he was picked because they could sign him for under slot. And spend that money elsewhere.

[Taylor]