Cain - Still very young (younger than LIncecum in fact), but not green by any means. Has prototypical build/frame. Greinke - Deceiving fastball for his size with great ability to change speeds while not losing any command. Gallardo - Has dominated almost every time he's taken the mound at the major league level (save 1 start in Coors) Johnson - I think he has been discussed in full. Cueto - Will probably be around later than the rest, I could see him outperforming Volquez this season.
Yoda wrote:Scherzer seems to be overlooked. Everyone is going nuts over Price and Joba but I think Scherzer is the better buy. He did get injured which is concerning but he pitched well everywhere including the AFL. Should be a good bargain late in the draft.
True. I also like Kershaw a lot although he is pretty young.
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[quote="Yoda"][quote="Kingctb27"][quote="Yoda"]Scherzer seems to be overlooked. Everyone is going nuts over Price and Joba but I think Scherzer is the better buy. He did get injured which is concerning but he pitched well everywhere including the AFL. Should be a good bargain late in the draft.[/quote] True. I also like Kershaw a lot although he is pretty young.
I actually like Cain a lot. People forget how young he is and he has some dominant stuff.[/quote]
Are you avoiding Cain or not? You like him but are avoiding him? And what do you see in Pelfrey? What's the difference between Floyd and Danks? I saw some flashes from Pelfrey but he seemed so inconsistant, and I think that went for Floyd too.
The difference between Floyd and Danks is quite large imo. Danks always maintained a good K rate thru the minors (9.3), Floyd's was always average (maybe even a little below average for a MiLB'er prospect). Danks is still quite young at 23 and I think will continue to improve. Danks FIP was around 3.40 last year, Floyd's was 4.80 largely due to his lucky .264 BAPIP.
I will be looking to draft Danks starting in round 15 (maybe on rd earlier) depending on what other pitchers are available. I wouldn't even draft Floyd in a 12 team, 23 round draft.
kab21 wrote:The difference between Floyd and Danks is quite large imo. Danks always maintained a good K rate thru the minors (9.3), Floyd's was always average (maybe even a little below average for a MiLB'er prospect). Danks is still quite young at 23 and I think will continue to improve. Danks FIP was around 3.40 last year, Floyd's was 4.80 largely due to his lucky .264 BAPIP.
I will be looking to draft Danks starting in round 15 (maybe on rd earlier) depending on what other pitchers are available. I wouldn't even draft Floyd in a 12 team, 23 round draft.
Yeah they are not close. Danks is much younger and has a higher upside.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." ~George Carlin
kab21 wrote:The difference between Floyd and Danks is quite large imo. Danks always maintained a good K rate thru the minors (9.3), Floyd's was always average (maybe even a little below average for a MiLB'er prospect). Danks is still quite young at 23 and I think will continue to improve. Danks FIP was around 3.40 last year, Floyd's was 4.80 largely due to his lucky .264 BAPIP.
I will be looking to draft Danks starting in round 15 (maybe on rd earlier) depending on what other pitchers are available. I wouldn't even draft Floyd in a 12 team, 23 round draft.
Yeah they are not close. Danks is much younger and has a higher upside.
I agree that Danks >> Floyd, but saying Floyd shouldn't be drafted in a 12-team 23-round draft is a bit much. Can you name 75 SP's better than him? I have him ranked around 60.
kab21 wrote:The difference between Floyd and Danks is quite large imo. Danks always maintained a good K rate thru the minors (9.3), Floyd's was always average (maybe even a little below average for a MiLB'er prospect). Danks is still quite young at 23 and I think will continue to improve. Danks FIP was around 3.40 last year, Floyd's was 4.80 largely due to his lucky .264 BAPIP.
I will be looking to draft Danks starting in round 15 (maybe on rd earlier) depending on what other pitchers are available. I wouldn't even draft Floyd in a 12 team, 23 round draft.
Yeah they are not close. Danks is much younger and has a higher upside.
I agree that Danks >> Floyd, but saying Floyd shouldn't be drafted in a 12-team 23-round draft is a bit much. Can you name 75 SP's better than him? I have him ranked around 60.
Haven't done my rankings but I wouldn't draft him in a standard league for sure.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." ~George Carlin
Yoda wrote: Yeah they are not close. Danks is much younger and has a higher upside.
I agree that Danks >> Floyd, but saying Floyd shouldn't be drafted in a 12-team 23-round draft is a bit much. Can you name 75 SP's better than him? I have him ranked around 60.
Haven't done my rankings but I wouldn't draft him in a standard league for sure.
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