June 4, 201214 yr MLB Network had a cool feature on this kid before the draft started tonight.Seems to be a great kid. Really was hoping he'd fall to #9.
June 4, 201214 yr Kevin Goldstein : Crazy rumor of Boras trying to push Appel all the way to Nats at 16. Wow...
June 4, 201214 yr I think SD takes a pitcher and it's not going to be Appel...I see them taking Giolito who has been compared to Roy Halladay
June 4, 201214 yr I was wrong SD took the other pitcher that I think is better than Appel SD picks Max Fried-Height: 6'4", Weight: 170 Projectable left-handers are always a hot commodity and Fried is one of the best in this Draft class. Fried has a good three-pitch mix and knows how to use it. His fastball sits comfortably in the 90-91 mph range, but he can reach back for 93-94 mph when he needs to. His fastball has good natural sink and he'll also throw a cutter. He's got a Major League average curve that he can throw for strikes at any point in the count and his changeup should be above average, with good deception and late sink. Occasionally, Fried doesn't get on top of his curve, so it can get a bit slurvy, but that's easily correctable. With very good command and well-above-average mound presence, it's easy to see why some think Fried might be one of the early southpaws to come off the board in June.
June 4, 201214 yr Maybe Appel goes back to school ala Andrew Luck, just kidding...Many teams will continue to pass on Appel now due to not budgeting for how much money he is going to ask...I have heard Appel will go to the A's at 11...
June 5, 201214 yr I think your guys take Lucas Giolito formerkywrestler...He would be a solid pick imo...
June 5, 201214 yr Author Pirates could struggle to sign him... They signed the #5 overall pick last year to a $8M bonus.
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