Keyser who is your guy for the Sox to get?

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I think they should draft a pitcher. After Rodon any of the next four would be fine.

Jeff Hoffman dominated in his start tonight. He sat 95-97 and had his hammer curveball workin. 8 IP 3 H 0 ER 1 BB 16 K's

Theo and Jed were both in attendance so maybe they're rethinking that not drafting pitchers in the first round policy.

The bad outings for Tyler Beede are piling up. Hawgers Hogs got to him tonight. 7 IP 10 H 6 ER 1 BB 6 K's.

Carlos Rodon was just ok in his start last night. He sat 90-93 which was a tick down from his previous start. 8 IP 6 H 1 ER 3 BB 7 K's

Kyle Freeland just keeps rolling along. He now has 4 BB's and 87 K's on the season. 7 IP 7 H 2 ER 0 BB 12 K's

HS RHP Grant Holmes sat 93-94 and topped at 95. He also featured a much improved changeup while striking out 10.

HS RHP Jacob Bakauskas sat 94-97 and struck out 14 last night. In 36.2 IP he has 82 strike outs and 3 walks.

East Carolina RHP Jeff Hoffman will miss at least his next two starts after experiencing arm soreness during a side session.

Carlos Rodon was dominate in his start sitting 92-95 and topping at 96. 9 IP 6 H 1 ER 2 BB 15 K's

Aaron Nola was roughed up as he didn't have his pinpoint command. 5.2 IP 8 H 5 ER 4 BB 4 K's

HS RHP Tyler Kolek had another dominating outing last night hitting 100 multiple times. 7 IP 3 H 0 ER 1 BB 16 K's.

Jed and Kenny were in attendance.

Crazy to me that a high school kid can hit 100mph.

Have to think the risk of arm injury down the road for such kids is pretty high.

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Tyler Beede pitched well in an abbreviated start due to a power outage. 5 IP 2 H 0 ER 3 BB 7 K's

Brandon Finnegan left his start after 2.2 IP due to shoulder soreness. He is likely to make his next start.

Keith Law sees the first few picks this way... he was interviewed on The Baseball Tonight Podcast with Buster Onley on Thursday and I just listened to it today.

1-1 Astros Brady Aiken lhp Cathedral Catholic HS, San Diego.
1-2 Marlins Tyler Kolek rhp Shepherd (Texas) HS
1-3 White Sox Jeff Hoffman rhp East Carolina
1-4 Cubs Carlos Rodon lhp N.C. State
1-5 Twins Erick Fedde rhp UNLV or Bradley Zimmer of San Francisco

His thoughts were that Rodon has not been as dominate this year and he could fall if he does not go 1-1. He sees the Sox taking Hoffman since the Sox have avoided Boras guys and the Sox like great athletes with raw talent.He sees Hoffman as a #1 or a #2 starter.

I do not see how the Sox could pass on Rondon at 3 if he falls.
I do not see the Cubs taking either high school kid as they would not fit "The Plan"I do think they will take a college pitcher this year.

BTW Keyser I do read what you write here and think you are on top of things and I do appreciate your recaps.I would like to hear your thoughts on who the Sox and Cubs WILL take and who you think they SHOULD take.

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I'm going to continue to just give updates. I'll post some thoughts and maybe a mock closer to the draft.

There is a ways to go and things can still change .... I really look forward to your thoughts and I will share mine as well.

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May !st Keith Law Top % update....

1-1 Astros Brady Aiken lhp Cathedral Catholic HS, San Diego.
1-2 Marlins Tyler Kolek rhp Shepherd (Texas) HS
1-3 Erick Fedde rhp UNLV
1-4 Cubs Carlos Rodon lhp N.C. State
1-5 Twins Nick Gordon ss Olympia HS Orlando

He dropped Jeff Hoffman from the top 5 after he missed two starts as Keyser reported here in another post

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Carlos Rodon dominated again Friday night sitting 92-94 and touching 96. 6.2 IP 5 H 0 ER 2 BB 8 K's

Aaron Nola returned to form in his start against Texas A&M. He sat 92-94 and touched 95. 8.1 IP 4 H 3 ER 3 BB 7 K's

Tyler Beede had another lackluster start. 5 IP 7 H 3 ER 2 BB 7 K's

Still really hoping either Aiken or Rodon fall to #4, but I have a bad feeling they are both going in the top 3.

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Kiley McDaniel ranked his top 116 players. It's awful but here it is in case you're interested.

1. Brady Aiken LHP
2. Jeff Hoffman RHP
3. Carlos Rodon LHP
4. Tyler Kolek RHP
5. Nick Gordon SS
6. Grant Holmes RHP
7. Aaron Nola RHP
8. Max Pentecost C
9. Brad Zimmer RF
10. Alex Jackson C

http://sbb.scout.com/2/1400460.html

East Carolina RHP Jeff Hoffman will have Tommy John surgery.

ouch. how far will that cause him to fall?

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He'll still probably go in the first round. It will be much easier for teams with multiple top picks like Toronto, Miami, Kansas City, Cleveland or St Louis.

Now the Cubs miss out on both Aiken and Rodon foshotho.

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..and of course the Cardinals will take him with their complete bullshit competitive balance pick.

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Tyler Beede labored thru his start Thursday night while sitting 93-95. 6 IP 3 H 1 ER 6 BB 6 K

UNLV RHP Erick Fedde will have Tommy John surgery. He was a potential 1st round pick.

Carlos Rodon continued to dominate in his start last night sitting 91-94 and touching 95. 7 IP 4 H 0 ER 1 BB 9 K's

Aaron Nola shut out Alabama today sitting 91-93 and touching 94. 9 IP 4 H 0 ER 0 BB 9 K's

Kyle Schwarber hit his 10th home run to tie Sam Travis for the team lead.

Schwarber: .351/.460/.627 10 HR 34 RBI

Travis: .371/.432/.604 10 HR 52 RBI

BA released their top 100 draft list. It's not awful but they clearly miss Jim Callis.

1. Brady Aiken LHP Cathedral Catholic HS
2. Tyler Kolek RHP Shepherd HS
3. Carlos Rodon LHP North Carolina State
4. Alex Jackson C Rancho Bernardo HS
5. Kyle Freeland LHP Evansville
6. Jeff Hoffman RHP East Carolina
7. Nick Gordon SS Olympia HS
8. Erick Fedde RHP Nevada-Las Vegas
9. Brandon Finnegan LHP TCU
10. Aaron Nola RHP LSU

http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/ ... ects-list/

HS LHP Kodi Medeiros made his final start last night. He sat 91-93 and topped at 94. 7 IP 6 H 2 ER 3 BB 8 K's