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

[rafibomb]

Fangraphs had him ranked #5 so they obviously love this pick for the Angels.

[ten ocho recon scout]

"See all that son? That's all yours. You can play 3B, SS or 2B... we could use you anywhere"

 

We finally replace Simmons.

 

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

21 hours ago, bloodbrother said:

Oddly enough, all of these outstanding analytics and our BIG CLUB is Dog Shit and our coaching staff can't fix SHIT...

Makes for a Great read though... EXCITING!!! ...  Let's check it out in 3 years...

[ten ocho recon scout]

On 7/18/2022 at 11:08 AM, Angelsjunky said:

Fangraphs:

I think the Angels got arguably the steal of the first round in pint-sized powder keg Zach Neto, who I had ranked fifth and consider one of the top 100 prospects in baseball. He’s athletic enough to maintain his high-octane swing and still make tons of contact, and the full-body swing enables him to surprise you with power despite his size.

So far so good.

[ten ocho recon scout]

On 7/17/2022 at 5:53 PM, mmc said:

 

#accurate

[Justin]

8 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

So far so good.

July 17th is my birthday. Last year I got a "Happy Birthday" text from one of my best friends from high school, whose name is Zach Seto. I replied "I was just thinking of you a couple of hours ago; The Angels first round draft pick is a kid named Zach Neto. I hope I end up liking him more than I like you." 

So far, I do. 

[oldguy]

Incredible boon to the club.  He's freeing up almost 30 million in payroll that they would have used on signing one of the premium shortstops last offseason.  

[ten ocho recon scout]

35 minutes ago, Justin said:

July 17th is my birthday. Last year I got a "Happy Birthday" text from one of my best friends from high school, whose name is Zach Seto. I replied "I was just thinking of you a couple of hours ago; The Angels first round draft pick is a kid named Zach Neto. I hope I end up liking him more than I like you." 

So far, I do. 

Seriously. Seto is probably a decent enough guy, but what's his WAR? How is his face paint? Etc etc

[ten ocho recon scout]

Too bad Ohoppe is hurt.... would be nice to have both of them together, not just for the team record, but for chemistry.

Both in the early goings have the look and feel of long term building blocks. 

[Angelsfan1984]

33 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Too bad Ohoppe is hurt.... would be nice to have both of them together, not just for the team record, but for chemistry.

Both in the early goings have the look and feel of long term building blocks. 

I was thinking the same thing. I saw him in the dugout in Texas going crazy for a homerun. Definitely need guys like this to make a run.

[ten ocho recon scout]

They rock the samurai helmet for home runs, to try and get ohtani to stay.

5 years from now we're going to see them have an Ultimate Warrior speedo for guys to wear after a home run, to get Neto to stay.

[AngelsLakersFan]

On 7/18/2022 at 4:30 PM, SlappyUtilityMIF said:

Oddly enough, all of these outstanding analytics and our BIG CLUB is Dog Shit and our coaching staff can't fix SHIT...

Makes for a Great read though... EXCITING!!! ...  Let's check it out in 3 years...

Great take old man!

[warped]

Zach neto is dope

[ScottT]

Incredible find.  I knew it all along. 

[oldguy]

4 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Too bad Ohoppe is hurt.... would be nice to have both of them together, not just for the team record, but for chemistry.

Both in the early goings have the look and feel of long term building blocks. 

One upside to O'hoppe being hurt is the development of Thaiss.  Thaiss also has hundreds of games of first-base experience which gives us some needed depth there when O'hoppe returns.

[oldguy]

On 7/18/2022 at 2:42 PM, rafibomb said:

Fangraphs had him ranked #5 so they obviously love this pick for the Angels.

I never thought of Neto as "pint-sized."  Perhaps he wears his pants a bit high, but he's not pint-sized!

[Reveille1984]

1 hour ago, oldguy said:

I never thought of Neto as "pint-sized."  Perhaps he wears his pants a bit high, but he's not pint-sized!

Yeah, MLB has him at 6'0" 185.  Not the biggest dude, but "pint-sized" is a bit of a stretch.

[Angel Oracle]

2 hours ago, oldguy said:

One upside to O'hoppe being hurt is the development of Thaiss.  Thaiss also has hundreds of games of first-base experience which gives us some needed depth there when O'hoppe returns.

Walsh has to be getting close to being sent down to AAA.   It’s been some 60 PAs with no success whatsoever.

Probably didn’t get enough reps in that one week rehab in AAA.

Edited June 14, 2023 by Angel Oracle

[Duren, Duren]

Really impressive last night. The first Angel sac bunt all season. With two strikes yet. And followed by a home run. Plus the steady top line defense. Not flashy as some shortstops, but all the skills are there. 

With more experience he will even be better. 

He strikes me as a player who will be a team leader for a long time.

[Stradling]

On 7/18/2022 at 3:30 PM, SlappyUtilityMIF said:

Oddly enough, all of these outstanding analytics and our BIG CLUB is Dog Shit and our coaching staff can't fix SHIT...

Makes for a Great read though... EXCITING!!! ...  Let's check it out in 3 years...

I guess we have 2 more years to find out.  

[warped]

The next Jeter

[Taylor]

1 hour ago, warped said:

The next Jeter

He's getting the gift baskets ready.

[Mark68]

22 hours ago, oldguy said:

I never thought of Neto as "pint-sized."  Perhaps he wears his pants a bit high, but he's not pint-sized!

He's more "quart-sized", but plays up, as if he is "gallon-sized".

[totdprods]

On 6/14/2023 at 2:08 PM, oldguy said:

One upside to O'hoppe being hurt is the development of Thaiss.  Thaiss also has hundreds of games of first-base experience which gives us some needed depth there when O'hoppe returns.

Absolutely. This wouldn’t have happened. Thaiss’ defense will get better with reps. Visually he has looked way more competent the last few weeks than the first few weeks. Even with what he did in SLC, he had really few overall catching innings professionally still. I wasn’t sure he was even suited to be a backup catcher, but an O’Hoppe/Thaiss tandem next year is a-okay.

FWIW, I could see a Ward/Thaiss platoon at 1B next year too. Frees up some space for them to grab a true defense-first back-up catcher and playing time in outfield for Moniak, Adell, and Adams depending on how things shake out. 

Edited June 15, 2023 by totdprods