rookies and cream wrote:Inman got a lot of love a few years back when he was still a Brewers' prospects, especially over at Project Prospect. He is a good ground ball pitcher who had a decent K rate as well. I haven't followed him lately so I'm not sure how he's progressed. I do recall that he struggled for a while after being traded to the Pads.
His line looks inconsistent as many would probably predict. He'll pitch a shutout or only give up 1 or 2 runs, in a row, then give up 5+ in a couple consecutive games. His walk rate remains good, but it's his GB% that looks to be the telling factor as it's basically as inconsistent as the hits and runs allowed.
rookies and cream wrote:Inman got a lot of love a few years back when he was still a Brewers' prospects, especially over at Project Prospect. He is a good ground ball pitcher who had a decent K rate as well. I haven't followed him lately so I'm not sure how he's progressed. I do recall that he struggled for a while after being traded to the Pads.
His line looks inconsistent as many would probably predict. He'll pitch a shutout or only give up 1 or 2 runs, in a row, then give up 5+ in a couple consecutive games. His walk rate remains good, but it's his GB% that looks to be the telling factor as it's basically as inconsistent as the hits and runs allowed.
I saw him pitch in the futures game last summer (or the year before) and his delivery is extremely funky (and I'm not an expert by any means). It should allow him to have decent movement on the ball but I have no idea how he hasn't shredded his arm or how he can put any velocity on the ball (BA has him in the 87-90mph range). I think in the end despite his decent MiLB K rates he's going to be a very hittable MLB pitcher although he'll benefit from calling PetCo home.
JTWood wrote:He just went 3rd overall in our mid-season draft.
who went before and after? I own taylor in one of my farm leagues - drafted him this offseason - so I have been watching his season with great delight as well
This is a two-round for a 14-team league. We carry five minors slots at the beginning of the season and add two more slots during this supplemental draft. The players selected in this two-round draft have to be added to the five-man roster or dropped at the end of the year. Anyone with no MLB ABs/IPs is eligible for this draft, including college players.
And it looks like I was wrong. Taylor went 4th.
Picks 1 Hickville Hosses (RyanK) - Jeremy Hellickson SP 2 Hair of the Dog Fred (kellythemick) - Tyler Flowers C 3 Down Under Thunder (RynMan) - Kyle Drabek, SP 4 Urban Shockers (musialsuspects) - Michael Taylor, OF 5 New York JBombers (DaQ) - Reese Havens, SS 6 St. Louis Sluggers (me) - Brandon Allen, 1B 7 N.Y. Hortropolitans (bigh0rt) - Jemile Weeks, 2B 8 Austin Nine (daullaz) - Desmond Jennings, OF 9 New England Fighting Burros (n/a) - Bryce Harper, C
I attempted to take Mat Latos at #6 there, but he was grabbed off the WW 3 minutes before I posted my pick (Hort enjoyed that mightily). Because we're a contract league, we allow any player to be added to the active roster if the owner wants to pay the price. That means some big names, like Hanson & Bumgarner, were unavailable because they're already on active rosters.
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