Middle Round, High Reward Pitchers?

[tuff_gong]

From some of the threads I've read recently, it seems like when people talk about not taking a lot of pitching early they say something like "I usually take one ace in the first 6-8 rounds then fill out my staff with high reward pitchers in the middle rounds." I have nothing wrong with that strategy, but the point of this thread is to share some of those possible guys. Guys that are below the elite, but may be undervalued or have a chance to do really well this year. So, who are some pitchers you will be targeting after round 8 or so?

[tuff_gong]

I forgot to add this, for a frame of reference, I think guys like Lackey, Kazmir, and Cain were among these type of guys last year.

[clarence worley]

Ian Snell and AJ Burnett are two pitchers that I've been targeting in later rounds (10+). I think both guys have very good chances to outproduce their draft position significantly this year.

[Yoda]

Looking at the 30+ avg rankings I have, guys like Hamels, Haren, C.Young, Burnett, E.Santana, RJ, Felix, Cain, Myers, Matzusaka are around after the 80th pick. In some leagues they will be gone sooner but that is based on what my current rankings are telling me.

[Yoda]

In addition, I would add guys like Hill, Paps, Olsen (personal fav), Josh Johnson, A.Sanchez, Anthony Reyes (personal fav), Beckett, DCAb, K.Escobar (personal fav), Mussina, Chuck James, Sowers, Wainwright, Billingsley (personal fav), Snell, Hirsh, Francis, Garza (personal fav) and even RJ should be around in the mid to late rounds.

[clarence worley]

Two more worth targeting: Bedard and Capuano.

[Area51's]

In addition, I would add guys like Hill, Paps, Olsen (personal fav), Josh Johnson, A.Sanchez, Anthony Reyes (personal fav), Beckett, DCAb, K.Escobar (personal fav), Mussina, Chuck James, Sowers, Wainwright, Billingsley (personal fav), Snell, Hirsh, Francis, Garza (personal fav) and even RJ should be around in the mid to late rounds.

nice names on the two above posts yoda! I really like Snell, Hill, Bush, Escobar ALOT on the second post--only one I'd be nervous of is BIllingsley, and thats cuz, as a dodgers fan, I probably worry too much.

Great value here.

Can't remember if anyone named Burnett or John Patterson, but them too.

[Secret Avatar]

I agree with Yoda and Worley on some solid mid- to late-round SP picks. I would also add Javier Vazquez to that list, as crazy as that might seem. He pitched much better than his stats indicated last year (1.29 WHIP shows the potential) and improved as the year went on (1.23 WHIP and over K/IP in the second half). If he could catch a break in 2007, he could be a 15+ game winner with sub-4 ERA and 200+ K for the price of a happy meal.

Also: Juan Cruz (if healthy and in the rotation) and Hong-Chih Kuo (ditto). These two will probably be undrafted in 95 percent of leagues but have some pretty nasty stuff (and high K rates) and could post some good numbers if given the opportunity.

[The Loveable Losers]

I agree with Yoda and Worley on some solid mid- to late-round SP picks. I would also add Javier Vazquez to that list, as crazy as that might seem. He pitched much better than his stats indicated last year (1.29 WHIP shows the potential) and improved as the year went on (1.23 WHIP and over K/IP in the second half). If he could catch a break in 2007, he could be a 15+ game winner with sub-4 ERA and 200+ K for the price of a happy meal.

Also: Juan Cruz (if healthy and in the rotation) and Hong-Chih Kuo (ditto).

I completely agree on Vazquez. His stats were so bad in 2006 that you should be able to get a solid pitcher with some upside late in the draft.

[Yoda]

I agree with Yoda and Worley on some solid mid- to late-round SP picks. I would also add Javier Vazquez to that list, as crazy as that might seem. He pitched much better than his stats indicated last year (1.29 WHIP shows the potential) and improved as the year went on (1.23 WHIP and over K/IP in the second half). If he could catch a break in 2007, he could be a 15+ game winner with sub-4 ERA and 200+ K for the price of a happy meal.

Also: Juan Cruz (if healthy and in the rotation) and Hong-Chih Kuo (ditto).

I completely agree on Vazquez. His stats were so bad in 2006 that you should be able to get a solid pitcher with some upside late in the draft.

I still have doubts about Vazquez. I think he will put together a nice year but not in Chicago especially considering park, league and division.