Dylan Cease is yet another hard throwing RHP coming out of HS in the 2014 draft. Some analysts have him as the best HS RHP in the draft ahead of Tyler Kolek and Touki Toussaint. Whether you believe in Cease may depend partly on whether you believe he is 6'1", 170 lbs or 6'2", 180 lbs. Whatever his size, he has long arms with a loose delivery that produces a FB that sits 92-95 and has topped out at 97 MPH. He has a 12-6 curveball, if such a thing exists, and a changeup that he needs to throw more often.
Big League Futures has him ranked at #14 which just happens to be the Giants draft slot. Mack's Mets early Mock Draft has him down at #21. Matt Garrioch at Minor League Ball has him at #13 while BA has him all the way down at #35. Kiley McDaniel has him at #10.
Personally, I like Kolek and Touki, but I think Shankbone like Cease a bit more.
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Heh Doc;
ReplyDeleteWho in your opinion, is the best overall player (pitcher / position player) that is in your best guess likely to be available for the Giants pick? Your the G.M. who would you pick?
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Well, that's what I'm trying to work through by posting these profiles, so I haven't really settled on that yet. It will probably become more clear closer to the draft, but right now there is a clear #1 overall(Rodon) and then #'s 2 through about 20 or so are just a crapshoot. It's hard to know which ones out of that large group will be there at #14.
DeleteIf I have to throw out one name that I'm irrationally exuberant about I think it would be Marcus Wilson. I haven't done a profile on him yet, but it's coming.
On the pitching side, I really like a kid named Luis Ortiz. His profile is also coming.
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Thank you, BLSL. Glad someone is reading them.
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I think Kolek is a bit overhyped, but it is 99% academic at the 14 spot, he'll be long gone.
ReplyDeleteI'd take either Cease or Touki happily. I think I like Cease a bit more, nice raw talent. Tons of nice pitchers in this draft.
Haha DrB already declared your fascination with Cease!
DeleteThough I can't help but like Cease as well, I still can't be sure until baseball season and may not even be sure when the draft starts
J
If anybody has a 12-6 downer, I'd have to say it's Sonny Gray. That kid's curve is nas-ty, and it falls off the table hard. I was watching a few clips of young Clayton Blackburn yesterday over on Giant Potential, and his curve is nothing to sneeze at. It's a little more of a looper than a hammer, but he locked one hitter up in a big way with it.
ReplyDeleteConcur with BLSL's sentiments! I'm a forlorn Vikings fan up here and its like watching the 85 Gigantes. Thanks for posting!
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Thanks for the kind comments and thanks for reading, everybody!
ReplyDeleteI remember he was ranked higher before he committed to Vanderbilt. He would be a nice pick at 14 but there is a very good chance that Cease wont sign. Ive read Kyle Crick comps to him due to his blazing arm speed
ReplyDeleteThis is a good point. But the Giants might have a secret Vandy plan going, and they have the track record on Ryder Jones and Stanford recently. Still, one of the 2 hardest commits in the fair nation.
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