Jun
08
Yanks 45th pick, #1345 overall
ByWith the final pick of the 45th round, the Yanks took the awesomest pitcher in the history of the universe: Pat Venditte, from Creighton. I am not worthy to speak of his awesomeness, nor are you worthy of watching this (don’t worry, I won’t tell):



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sounds like he’s not likely to sign, but kudos for drafting him anyway.
weird wild stuff
[...] He’s down with taking on a project. Austin Jackson was a basketball player they taught to play baseball. George Kontos went from a 5.30 career ERA in college to one of the most dominant pitchers in recent NY-Penn League history. Garrett Patterson is perpetually working on his mechanics. Staying true to form, Oppenheimer gave his minor league coaches plenty to work with by taking the raw Brackman, the out-of-control Carpenter, the work-in-progress deluxe in Chad Dawson, and of course, the awesomest pitcher ever. [...]