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<blockquote data-quote="GTNavyNuke" data-source="post: 52968" data-attributes="member: 322">The draft starts tomorrow (5 June) and goes to Friday.&nbsp; Two years ago I put together a spreadsheet which list the Perfect Game listing of GT commits and the Perfect Game ranking.&nbsp; I also list what the draft position was for a high school senior who had committed to us (HS), the draft position for a GT Junior (Jr) and a GT Senior (Sr).&nbsp; If there is MLB in the listing, that means the player went to the MLB when drafted, otherwise elected to go or stay at GT. <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/download/mn0b4c4sdectc4d/GT_Baseball_Draft_4_June_2014.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.mediafire.com/download/mn0b4c4sdectc4d/GT_Baseball_Draft_4_June_2014.pdf</a>Anyway, I&#039;m no expert but here&#039;s who I would expect to be drafted this year:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">GT seniors -<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dusty Isaacs has a reasonable shot - he was 1497th out of HS and not drafted last year.&nbsp; I think / hope he gets drafted based on being our go to reliever with a good (1.92) ERA.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Matt Grimes is borderline.&nbsp; He was 128th in HS but 948th as a Jr.&nbsp; His ERA this year was 4.39 which hurts.&nbsp; I think Hall may have started Grimes over Parr in the last Washington game to give him a little more exposure.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mott Hyde is borderline.&nbsp; He was drafted 1326th out of HS and not drafted last year.&nbsp; His .282 ERA probably isn&#039;t high enough.&nbsp; But we&#039;ll see.</li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">GT Juniors -<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">AJ Murray may get a late draft but it will be too low to be worth leaving.&nbsp; He was 1450th out of HS.&nbsp; But he needs to get better at batting with only a .283 batting average.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Heddinger (3.98 ERA) needs to get the ERA down.&nbsp; Josh was pitching a lot better at the end of the year.</li>
</ul><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cole Pitts is hurt (Tommy John) and had a 3.18 ERA.&nbsp; I expect for him to come back and have a great year.</li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">GT Commits<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Kel Johnson is 47th by Perfect Game.&nbsp; Since 2008, we have had 10 top 100 Perfect Game ranked commits.&nbsp; 5 have gone straight to MLB (minors of course).&nbsp; I really hope he comes to GT because he has a lot of power hitting which is what we need.&nbsp;&nbsp; No way to tell though -- looking at past years, the Perfect Game ranking doesn&#039;t match up all that well with draft position.&nbsp; These baseball rankings make the football rankings look very accurate.&nbsp; But of all the Juniors and commits, he is the one most likely to get drafted high enough that he can&#039;t say no.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Daniel Gooden, LHP ranked 143 by Perfect Game will probably get drafted.&nbsp; But too low in the draft to make it worthwhile.&nbsp; Playing in college is a lot better than the minors to learn your craft.</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Anyway, that&#039;s my WAG.&nbsp; It will be interesting to see what happens.&nbsp; Since they are doing 2 rounds tomorrow, we should have a pretty good idea by tomorrow night.&nbsp; And then wait to see what the players want to do.In summary, I don&#039;t think we lose any Jrs and the only commit in question is Kel Johnson (50/50).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GTNavyNuke, post: 52968, member: 322"] The draft starts tomorrow (5 June) and goes to Friday. Two years ago I put together a spreadsheet which list the Perfect Game listing of GT commits and the Perfect Game ranking. I also list what the draft position was for a high school senior who had committed to us (HS), the draft position for a GT Junior (Jr) and a GT Senior (Sr). If there is MLB in the listing, that means the player went to the MLB when drafted, otherwise elected to go or stay at GT. [url]http://www.mediafire.com/download/mn0b4c4sdectc4d/GT_Baseball_Draft_4_June_2014.pdf[/url] Anyway, I'm no expert but here's who I would expect to be drafted this year: [LIST] [*]GT seniors - [LIST] [*]Dusty Isaacs has a reasonable shot - he was 1497th out of HS and not drafted last year. I think / hope he gets drafted based on being our go to reliever with a good (1.92) ERA. [*]Matt Grimes is borderline. He was 128th in HS but 948th as a Jr. His ERA this year was 4.39 which hurts. I think Hall may have started Grimes over Parr in the last Washington game to give him a little more exposure. [*]Mott Hyde is borderline. He was drafted 1326th out of HS and not drafted last year. His .282 ERA probably isn't high enough. But we'll see. [/LIST] [*]GT Juniors - [LIST] [*]AJ Murray may get a late draft but it will be too low to be worth leaving. He was 1450th out of HS. But he needs to get better at batting with only a .283 batting average. [*]Heddinger (3.98 ERA) needs to get the ERA down. Josh was pitching a lot better at the end of the year. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Cole Pitts is hurt (Tommy John) and had a 3.18 ERA. I expect for him to come back and have a great year. [/LIST] [*]GT Commits [LIST] [*]Kel Johnson is 47th by Perfect Game. Since 2008, we have had 10 top 100 Perfect Game ranked commits. 5 have gone straight to MLB (minors of course). I really hope he comes to GT because he has a lot of power hitting which is what we need. No way to tell though -- looking at past years, the Perfect Game ranking doesn't match up all that well with draft position. These baseball rankings make the football rankings look very accurate. But of all the Juniors and commits, he is the one most likely to get drafted high enough that he can't say no. [*]Daniel Gooden, LHP ranked 143 by Perfect Game will probably get drafted. But too low in the draft to make it worthwhile. Playing in college is a lot better than the minors to learn your craft. [/LIST] [/LIST] Anyway, that's my WAG. It will be interesting to see what happens. Since they are doing 2 rounds tomorrow, we should have a pretty good idea by tomorrow night. And then wait to see what the players want to do. In summary, I don't think we lose any Jrs and the only commit in question is Kel Johnson (50/50). [/QUOTE]

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