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Milwaukee acquires Granderson for Demi Orimoloye
Posted: Sat Sep 1, 2018 3:24 am
by phillipmike
Canadian OF former 4th Round pick with Tools
Was the 62nd ranked prospect according to MLB.com in 2015 at the draft:
School: St. Matthew's HS (Ont.) Year: Senior Position: OF Age: 21 DOB: 1/6/1997 Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6'4" Weight: 225 lb. Signed: Oregon
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Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 60 | Run: 60 | Arm: 60 | Field: 50 | Overall: 50
One of the best all-around athletes to come out of Canada in years, Orimoloye could become the first first-round pick out of Ontario since Scott Thorman in 2000 -- if he has a strong spring. Born in Nigeria, he moved to Canada when he was 10 months old.
Orimoloye is built like a linebacker at 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds, and all of his physical tools (raw power, speed, arm strength) grade out as plus. With his strength, bat speed and leverage, he can hit the ball farther than most high school players.
Relatively new to baseball, Orimoloye lacks polish at times at the plate, on the bases and in the field. But he has shown significant improvement in the last year and has prototypical right-field tools. He'll attend Oregon if he doesn't turn pro.
Re: Milwaukee acquires Granderson for Demi Orimoloye
Posted: Sat Sep 1, 2018 3:26 am
by Schad
Demi's our sort of prospect, which is to say that he strikes out a lot. Still, something vaguely resembling a prospect is better than the $50 I expected.
As someone who favours quality names, we really couldn't have done better than Oluwademilade Oluwadamilola Orimoloye.
Re: Milwaukee acquires Granderson for Demi Orimoloye
Posted: Sat Sep 1, 2018 3:31 am
by BigLeagueChew
That's more than a tongue twister, they don't even attempt at giving any clues for pronunciation on baseball reference.
Re: Milwaukee acquires Granderson for Demi Orimoloye
Posted: Sat Sep 1, 2018 5:46 am
by polo007
Re: Milwaukee acquires Granderson for Demi Orimoloye
Posted: Sat Sep 1, 2018 10:26 am
by Natural11
Well, if nothing else it frees up an OF spot. Nothing to be gained by trotting Grandy out there at this point.
Re: Milwaukee acquires Granderson for Demi Orimoloye
Posted: Sat Sep 1, 2018 1:02 pm
by Fairview4Life
Re: Milwaukee acquires Granderson for Demi Orimoloye
Posted: Sat Sep 1, 2018 6:20 pm
by Lateral Quicks
We may have somehow received a better return for Granderson than we did Donaldson. This guy is actually pretty toolsy and intriguing. Obviously he has some pretty significant flaws to overcome, but the upside is obvious.
Re: Milwaukee acquires Granderson for Demi Orimoloye
Posted: Sat Sep 1, 2018 9:14 pm
by BigLeagueChew
Ah I remember him now, there a team canada profile on him with greg hamilton before a jays game earlier this year.
Orimoloye is just the 2nd player to be drafted from Nigeria.
Re: Milwaukee acquires Granderson for Demi Orimoloye
Posted: Sat Sep 1, 2018 9:34 pm
by BigLeagueChew
Oh my god, he has 107 walks and 363 strikeouts over 4 seasons.
Re: Milwaukee acquires Granderson for Demi Orimoloye
Posted: Sat Sep 1, 2018 10:44 pm
by Schad
BigLeagueChew wrote:Oh my god, he has 107 walks and 363 strikeouts over 4 seasons.
Heh, yeah, he's a very flawed prospect. The sort that doesn't reach the majors in the vast majority of circumstances. But he is not $50, which is the return I expected for Granderson, so that is okay.