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ayaghmour2 · 05-15-2021, 10:15 AM

Ideally, these two picks would have been Jim Morrison and Wally Doyle (or at least Hank Beckham), but in the 15 picks between Papenfuss and my eventual selection, six pitchers went off the board including four guys I would have loved to have with my 2 (although I knew Bunny Edwards would be long gone), but I am still happy with who I got.

2nd Round, 22nd Overall: RHP Newt Jackson: Whether it was on purpose or not, I actually covered my eventual first two picks in my initial high school amateur report. Of course, "Peter the Heater" got the biggest write up, but I decided to go with what I viewed as a "a relatively safe pick for a high schooler" with my first of two seconds. A six foot righty, Newt Jackson put together a strong three year career where he went 24-6 with a 1.51 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 50 walks, and 329 strikeouts over 310.2 innings pitched. A four pitch pitcher, he's got strong command of all his offerings and his cut, slider, change, and splitter all look like comparable and effective pitches. OSA seems to love the kid, explaining how he "should end up near the top of any major league rotation" which is much more then I'm expecting. I see dependable mid rotation arm a la Dick Luedtke (I may or may not have been spelling his name wrong the last year and a half), I just probably have to wait five or six years before it surfaces.

2nd Round, 28th Overall: RHP Roy Carey: I continued the pitching run (and I guess my love of righties), but after two high school arms I took the college route. They weren't the best numbers, but Roy Carey had three strong seasons at George Fox University where he was 22-14 with a 3.62 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 135 walks, and 178 strikeouts. There is a little concern with the rise in walks as a senior, his BB/9 jumped to 4.3, but my scout thinks he'll shake those issues off with age. Carey is a really interesting prospect, a six pitch pitcher with a fastball, sinker, curve, slider, change, and circle change. As you may expect with a sinker baller, Carey does an outstanding job keeping the ball on the ground which really helps make up for his lack of velocity. Throwing at just 83-85, he's going to have to find success by mixing his pitches and keeping batters out of scoring position. If they get to first, that's cool, he'll get the next guy to roll into a double play, but a guy at second or third might cause him some issues. My scout doesn't think all too highly of him in his report, but ranks him as the 7th best pitcher in the pool and highest ranked available. OSA thinks his deep arsenal will help him become a reliable #2, but I'll split the difference between them and my scout. He's a back of the rotation guy, but I think he's a pretty safe pick. Despite much velocity, he still puts up strong numbers and a nice velo boost or two might be all he needs to make a productive career.

05-15-2021, 10:15 AM	#459
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,012	1936 Draft: Round 2 Ideally, these two picks would have been Jim Morrison and Wally Doyle (or at least Hank Beckham), but in the 15 picks between Papenfuss and my eventual selection, six pitchers went off the board including four guys I would have loved to have with my 2 (although I knew Bunny Edwards would be long gone), but I am still happy with who I got. 2nd Round, 22nd Overall: RHP Newt Jackson: Whether it was on purpose or not, I actually covered my eventual first two picks in my initial high school amateur report. Of course, "Peter the Heater" got the biggest write up, but I decided to go with what I viewed as a "a relatively safe pick for a high schooler" with my first of two seconds. A six foot righty, Newt Jackson put together a strong three year career where he went 24-6 with a 1.51 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 50 walks, and 329 strikeouts over 310.2 innings pitched. A four pitch pitcher, he's got strong command of all his offerings and his cut, slider, change, and splitter all look like comparable and effective pitches. OSA seems to love the kid, explaining how he "should end up near the top of any major league rotation" which is much more then I'm expecting. I see dependable mid rotation arm a la Dick Luedtke (I may or may not have been spelling his name wrong the last year and a half), I just probably have to wait five or six years before it surfaces. 2nd Round, 28th Overall: RHP Roy Carey: I continued the pitching run (and I guess my love of righties), but after two high school arms I took the college route. They weren't the best numbers, but Roy Carey had three strong seasons at George Fox University where he was 22-14 with a 3.62 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 135 walks, and 178 strikeouts. There is a little concern with the rise in walks as a senior, his BB/9 jumped to 4.3, but my scout thinks he'll shake those issues off with age. Carey is a really interesting prospect, a six pitch pitcher with a fastball, sinker, curve, slider, change, and circle change. As you may expect with a sinker baller, Carey does an outstanding job keeping the ball on the ground which really helps make up for his lack of velocity. Throwing at just 83-85, he's going to have to find success by mixing his pitches and keeping batters out of scoring position. If they get to first, that's cool, he'll get the next guy to roll into a double play, but a guy at second or third might cause him some issues. My scout doesn't think all too highly of him in his report, but ranks him as the 7th best pitcher in the pool and highest ranked available. OSA thinks his deep arsenal will help him become a reliable #2, but I'll split the difference between them and my scout. He's a back of the rotation guy, but I think he's a pretty safe pick. Despite much velocity, he still puts up strong numbers and a nice velo boost or two might be all he needs to make a productive career.