Comments on: Yanks eyeing Vandy’s Jacobson

By: pounder

pounder — Mon, 12 May 2008 15:46:51 +0000

Hendrickson redux.No fastball to speak of and is no. 3 on a college rotation.Of course, strange things do happen,and I am far from an expert on this…..but this seems dicey.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 12 May 2008 01:54:56 +0000

“1-3, 5.80 ERA with 39 hits and 16 walks allowed in 35.2 IP” is nothing to write home about.

55 base runners in 35 innings, I’ll pass.

By: dan

dan — Sun, 11 May 2008 23:17:27 +0000

He might just be a little out of whack mechanically right now, but the numbers don’t match the scouting report. 16 walks and 32 strikeouts in 35.2 innings doesn’t seem like it should be coming from a guy that “commands well,” is a “bat breaker with late pop,” and has a change-up that is “a [p]lus pitch and looks like a strikeout pitch at any level.”

His numbers as a sophomore were much better, showing great control and decent strikeout numbers in a tough conference. Any thoughts/reasons behind why he’s struggling so far this season?

By: whozat

whozat — Sun, 11 May 2008 22:38:31 +0000

Dunno.

You gotta take what’s there. You don’t draft for need. If there’s this guy and a less-interesting lefty, you don’t take the less-interesting lefty.

By: Rich

Rich — Sun, 11 May 2008 19:54:33 +0000

If this report is true, the Yankees need to plug their leaks and keep their interest in players confidential.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Sun, 11 May 2008 19:27:31 +0000

I like his mechanics but I want a little more from a supplemental pick, a little more power and hopefully a LHP, I like that he is a tall and fall pitcher and it looks like the Yankees are developing a crush on tall and fall guys , I would keep him in mind but not at 40-50. What do you think whozat ?

By: whozat

whozat — Sun, 11 May 2008 19:01:12 +0000

And, given that the yankees turned their attention back to drafting and development several years ago, and have brought their biggest advantage ($$$) to bear effectively in that space, it’s dumb to keep whining that the big league team has a lot of pricey vets on it. Of course it does. All the promising position players are still in AA or lower. Give it time.

By: whozat

whozat — Sun, 11 May 2008 18:56:32 +0000

I’m not saying they haven’t. But, I feel that their opportunities to draft high for years and years make it far from “sad” that they have a team that is stocked with young talent while the Yankees have a team that has more veterans.

By: Mike A.

Mike A. — Sun, 11 May 2008 18:52:28 +0000

That’s such a cop out. Having a top 5 pick every year guarantees nothing, just ask the Pirates. The TB guys did a heckuva job scouting and doing their homework. Most of their best pitching prospects - Davis, McGee, Hellickson, Mason - weren’t drafted in the first round.

Give them some props, they’ve done very well for themselves.

By: whozat

whozat — Sun, 11 May 2008 18:48:52 +0000

When you get to draft in the top five every single year, it’s pretty easy to eventually wind up with a team stocked with young talent.