Draft!

[Stanford]

The draft is today and we have the 14th pick. GOOD FOR US.

[Stanford]

We took Tyler Beede at 14. Finally, a guy we didn't seriously reach for.

6'4" right hander from Vandy.

Compared to Matt Harvey and Sonny Gray. HUGE UPSIDE, apparently. The experts seems to love him and project him to be in the bigs fairly soon.

Scouting Report

Spoiler:

Hit/On-Base -- Beede was considered a projectable right-hander when he was taken by the Blue Jays in the first round of 2011, and he certainly has picked up a few miles on his fastball, sitting 90-93 and will occasionally touch 95.

Curve – This is the most inconsistent of Beede’s offerings, but I’ve seen it plus at times at 77-79 with good depth and downward plane. He sometimes struggles to stay on top of the pitch however and it has a tendency to become a spike curveball that is difficult to command.

Change – Another pitch that has flashed plus, but less often than the breaking ball. Beede’s change is usually in the 80-92 range with decent arm action and a tiny amount of fade, as well.

Command – Right now, Beede’s command isn’t where it needs to be for him to be a frontline starter. He puts too many batters on via walk right now, and struggles to hit his spots with his fastball and secondary offerings. Part of that could be due to his inability to repeat his delivery, which scouts tell me changes often.

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[Stanford]

It is noteworthy to point out what Sabes has done with top 15 picks in the past.

2006 #10: Tim Lincecum
2007 #10: Madison Bumgarner
2008 #5: Buster Posey
2009 #10: Zack Wheeler

Pretty good record.

[Mamba Mentality]

Scouting report says he issues with command vs. control, but he has a live arm none the less. He'll be on the mound sooner than later, just needs to work on his mechanics a little.

[Stanford]

Drafted another catcher in the 2nd round. The draft team loves catchers.

[TheLowlySquire]

Baseball draft is such a crazy crapshoot, more than 90% of the guys don't pan out. I'm fine with whoever they pick as long as I can complain when we trade him away for a 45 year old Carlos Beltran