Dave Saltzer

My thoughts exactly. He's the BPA by far at this point.

I've wondered if it would be worth taking a flyer on him about now and seeing if a million could sway him out of his college commitment. It might be worth losing a couple of players in the 5-7 rounds to get him to sign. Some team will try to do it.

Jake Yacinich

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  Class:
Junior   Hometown:
Des Moines, Iowa   High School:
Dowling Catholic   Height / Weight:
6-2 / 180   Position:
IF   B/T:
L/R

2014 Honors -- First-team All-Big Ten -- the first Hawkeye since 2009 to earn the distinction... first-team All-Big Ten by College Sports Madness.2014 -- Started 52-of-53 games at shortstop... led the team with a .365 (76-of-208) batting average to go along with 45 runs and 32 RBIs... posted a .447 slugging and .438 on-base percentage and was 25-of-29 on the base paths... the 25 steals were the 11th most in a single season in school history and the most by a Hawkeye since 2010... ranked second in the second in the Big Ten in steals (25) and batting average (.365), tied for fourth in hits (76), on-base percentage (.438) and triples (4), sixth in hit by pitches (11) and seventh in runs (45)... tied for team lead with 23 multi-hit and has eight multi-RBI games... went 2-for-4 with a run scored against Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament... stole home, which earned him a spot in the day's top-10 on ESPN SportsCenter... hit .500 (7-of-14) with four runs and three RBIs at Purdue (5-15/17)... went 4-for-6 with three runs in the finale for his fourth four-hit game of the season... hit .417 with five hits, and RBI, and six total bases in three games against Illinois (5/9-11)... went 3-for-4 with a double and RBI in game one and 2-for-4 in the finale... went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs in Iowa's 8-3 victory over Upper Iowa (5/7)... hit .429 (6-of-14) with a double, two runs, and four RBIs at Ohio State (5/3-5)... tallied his third four-hit game of the season May 4, finishing 4-for-6 with three RBIs and two runs in Iowa's 17-2 win... went 3-for-5 with an RBI and run scored against Western Illinois (4/15)... hit .500 (5-of-10) in three games against Northwestern with a home run, three RBIs and four runs scored (4/11-12)... went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI and a triple in game one... was 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs with a triple and his first career home run in game two... became first Hawkeye since 2008 to have triples in back-to-back games... batted .625 (5-of-8) with four runs scored in two games against Kansas (4/8-9)... tallied his second four-hit game of the season, finishing 4-for-5 with three runs in the finale... hit .429 in three games against Kansas State (6-of-14) with a triple, one RBI, and eight total bases (3/7-3/9)... had a career-best four hits, going 4-for-6 with two runs and an RBI in the series finale (3/9)... hit .333 in the Stetson Invitational (4-of-12) with one RBI and four total bases (2/28-3/2)... hit .455 with three RBIs and three runs as the Snowbird Baseball Classic... hit .455 (5-of-11) with four runs and three RBIs at Austin Peay... named to the Big Ten Watch List.

2013 -- Started 34 games at shortstop and three at third base... missed six games April 12-30 due to a back injury... missed the Northwestern series (March 22-23) due to a concussion... shared the team-lead with Kris Goodman in RBIs (24) and multi-RBI games (6)... ranked third on the club in hits (44) and total bases (48), and fourth in batting average (.286) and runs scored (22)... hit a team-best .362 (21-of-58) with runners in scoring position and .318 (14-of-44) against right-handed pitching... posted a seven-game hitting streak March 3-18, setting a new career-high... reached base in 10 straight games April 14-May 5, setting a new career-best... had 13 multi-hit games, including a career best three hits against Western Illinois (March 2), Omaha (March 17), and Nebraska (April 6)... opened season with five-game hitting streak... played in 2-of-3 games off the bench vs. Minnesota, registering a single and two walks at the plate... went 5-for-13 (.385) over a three-game series with Nebraska (April 5-7)... hit .385 (5-of-13) in series vs. Omaha... scored three runs vs. Austin Peay on Feb. 16, tying a career-high... went 4-for-13 (.308) with a team-best five RBIs at the Snowbird Classic (March 8-10)... recorded first extra base hit of the season on Feb. 16... was a preseason All-Big Ten selection by College Sports Madness... one of three Hawkeyes named to the 2013 Big Ten Baseball Players to Watch list.

2012 -- Appeared in 46 games, the most among any Iowa freshman and the third-most on the team... made 42 starts... hit .292, recording 47 hits in 161 at-bats... tied for second on the team with eight doubles and 24 RBIs and tied for third with 24 runs scored... tallied one triple and 57 total bases... went 9-for-9 in stolen bases... ranked first in the Big Ten and 22nd nationally with 14 sacrifice bunts... was hit-by-pitch seven times, which ranked fourth most on the team... tallied game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the ninth in series opener against Northwestern... delivered game-winning, walk-off hit in bottom of the ninth in 10-9 victory over Milwaukee... ranked second on the team with 15 multiple-hit games, including four, three-hit contests... tied for team lead with six multiple-RBI games... recorded season-high hitting-streak of five games and reached-base streak of nine games... hit in the No. 2 spot 28 times... hit .308 against righties, .353 with two outs, .388 with runners on base and .426 with runners in scoring position... batted .329 at Duane Banks Field... notched eight two-out RBIs... named to the Riverview Inn Classic All-Tournament team for his efforts at Austin Peay... recorded five hits, two doubles, scored five runs and tallied four RBIs in the three-game tournament... saw first career action and made first career start on Feb. 18 against Notre Dame, tallying first career hit and RBI.

High School -- Three-time all-conference, two-time all-state and two-time all-district honoree... was named to the all-state team after batting .434 and leading his team to a conference title as a junior... batted .475 with three home runs as a senior as he led his team to conference and state titles... football and track standout... was a four-year honor roll student.

Personal -- Born March 2, 1993... son of Pat and Erin Yacinich... high school coach was Tim O'Neill... health and human physiology major.

Player  

avg 

gp-gs 

ab 

r 

h 

2b 

3b 

hr 

rbi 

tb 

slg% 

bb 

hbp 

so 

gdp 

ob% 

sf 

sh 

sb-att 

po 

a 

e 

fld% 

Yacinich, Jake  

.365 

53-52 

208 

45 

76 

6 

4 

1 

32 

93 

.447 

19 

11 

30 

5 

.438 

4 

2 

25-29 

81 

154 

13 

.948 

Jake Yacinich SS/3B JR     L R 6/2 175

Has speed. Was one of the top base stealers in the country as of 2 weeks ago.

J. B. Bukauskus is still on the board. There's a name to work with.

“They are good up the middle. Bo Way is a good player for them. He’s not your typical 4-hole hitter from a physical standpoint, not a huge kid, but he can really run and probably hitting over .350 this year. He’s a baseball player. 

Position

Outfield

Ht./Wt.

5-11 / 175

Weight

175

Class

Sr.

Hometown

Brunswick, Ga.

Highschool

Glynn Academy

 

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Bo

Way

2014 Baseball Roster

• 1Motley, Justin
• 2Liquori, Alex
• 3Pentecost, Max
• 5Nixon, Cornell
• 6Bruce, Jacob
• 7McGowan, Chris
• 8McCalvin, Justin
• 9Bergen, Travis
• 10Simmons, Kal
• 13Ward, Mason
• 14Hawkins, Kendall
• 16Lowman, Will
• 17Ivey, Dylan
• 18McArthur, Cole
• 19Wynn, Clint
• 20Howell, Jeremy
• 21Morgan, Brennan
• 22Connell, James
• 23Erwin, Chris
• 24Bahnick, Matt
• 26Allum, Taylor
• 28Moore, Jacob
• 29Friese, Gabe
• 30Austin, Andrew
• 31Versteeg, Jordan
• 32Way, Bo
• 34Bennett, Colin
• 36Davis, Drew
• 37Harsh, Nathan
• 38Bancroft, Benjamin
• 40Britt, Eric
• 41Solomon, Will
• 47Hillyer, Jordan

 

 

Current batting stats for him can be found here: http://www.ksuowls.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4556

No Way! The Angels just drafted Bo Way!

250. Alex Abbott OF 1B 6-1 195 L L Tift County Tifton GA Florida Team ELite

Outstanding bat to watch

OF Alex Abbott (6-0, 185). Tifton, Ga. Tift County High School.

Perfect Game’s No. 47 player in the 2014 class. Max Preps has Abbott listed as the No. 16 player in the 2014 class.

Blue Devil in Tifton and Brave in Syracuse, Alex Abbott (left) and ex-Florida baseball/football player Gavin Dickey were at the East Coast Professional Showcase. Dickey is currently a scout for the Houston Astros. (1 of 1)

August 5, 2013

Becky TaylorCNHI

Looking at another prospect, it referenced Jewel that we drafted. Interesting info here:

6'1" 190lbs DOB: 11/29/93 | Scouting video

I don't have a problem with going pitching heavy, but these last two picks seem like surefire bullpen guys and using picks this early on college relievers seem like a less than ideal usage. It feels like drafting based on the current ML club's needs, which is the last thing you should be doing.

 

There's still some interesting position players or even pitchers with a better chance to start left that they're passing on for non-standout hard throwing bullpen guys.

 

Just seems weird.

I have a feeling that they are going to try and convert one or both of them into starters. They can always go back into the pen, but, if they have 3 pitches, would be far more valuable as starters.

6'3" 200lbs DOB: 05/16/93 | Scouting videoJewell struggled as a freshman starter at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in 2013 before finding his niche as a closer this spring. Scouts trekked to Miami, Okla., to see him and fellow right-hander Dean Deetz, giving Jewell the nod for having the better body, delivery and command. Jewell has a mid-90s fastball that tops out at 97 mph, and his heater has good life when he doesn't overthrow it. He'll flash a solid slider at times, though it lacks consistency. He has some feel for a changeup, but he doesn't need it much against JuCo hitters or in a bullpen role. Jewell has a loose arm and a strong build, and he does a reasonable job of throwing strikes. If he doesn't turn pro this summer, he'll transfer to Oklahoma for his junior season.

If he has the changeup, I'd like to see the Angels try him in the rotation. He can always go back to a bullpen role.

Damn, Reds grabbed Gavin LaValley.

 

HS 3B with some power that I liked. Oh well

 

And I'll agree with some others here, Rhoades is the first pick of their draft that I'm pretty unimpressed with.

I thought about LaValley, but he will most likely end up at 1B where he will mash. He shed 30 lbs to play baseball (after being a center in football), and looking at his build, may put a good chunk of that back on as he fills out. 

Jeremy Rhoades:

6-4  19 G  8 GS  4 SV  2.35 ERA  76.2 IP  25 BB  92 SO

At this point, yes, but I'm not sure which ones. Lots of teams are feasting on the pitching right now.

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119

Rhoades, Jeremy

Illinois State (IL)

RHP

R/R

JR

6'4" 225lbs DOB: 02/12/93 | Scouting videoRhoades earned all-Missouri Valley Conference honors as a sophomore reliever in 2013, and he has thrived this year while splitting his time between the bullpen and the rotation. He faded a little bit toward the end of the regular season, though that wasn't a major concern because he profiles as a reliever in pro ball. Rhoades' best pitch is a legitimate swing-and-miss slider that can sit in the mid-80s and features late tilt. He commands it better than his fastball, which usually operates at 90-92 mph and tops out at 94. He could add a tick or two of velocity if he reverts to full-time bullpen duty as a pro. Though his strong build gives him the durability to be a starter, Rhoades has some effort in his delivery and doesn't always repeat his mechanics consistently. His changeup lags behind his fastball and slider, and he'll probably scrap it once he focuses on becoming a reliever.

Halos going with big college arms early and often. Aren't all 3 of their picks 6'5?

Gatto is listed at 6'3" but he is just coming out of HS.

And the Angels' 3rd rounder is...

 

RHP Chris Ellis from Ole Miss

Started as a reliever, but i think the Angels will work him in the rotation.

Well after Day 1, it looks like the Angels are trying to maximize on their investment to determine the best player available. They could have picked a hitter and instead went with a pitcher. This isn't the safest pick, but if Newcomb pans out (and I think he will) he has big upside. A lefty who can dial it up to the mid-90s isn't all that common, and I'm excited to add a starter of that caliber down the road. 

The same is true of their second pick--another middle of the order starter. Given the chance to pick plenty of hitters, the Angels once again chose to go with a pitcher early on, which will save them plenty of money down the road. With the high cost to get FA pitching or to trade for a good starter, it's far better to draft and develop it.

And also, yes, bringing in Salas who lets every inherited runner score sure didn't help.

He sure got squeezed. I saw at least 2 third strikes. I guess you have to earn it.

Seriously! While the record books will show it one way, I wouldn't be as upset at him over last night. He got HOSED on several calls.

See you all back in the thread tomorrow for rounds 3-10.