A's 2012 Draft Notes
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 1:30 am
1.25(25) Andrew Heaney LHP - I'm pretty stoked to find a such a solid pick this late. I was planning on a lottery ticket and instead I got a really nice piece. I've read Mark Buehrle and Jamie Moyer as comps for Heaney's ceiling and the ballpark should play to his strength. Considering the dearth of real players in the Marlins system I expect him to move quickly and be a member of the rotation by 2014.
2.25(55) Zach Eflin RHP - Leaving Eflin on the board for me was kind of all of you, thought he'd be gone by 55. If Heaney is a "safer" high school arm Eflin is a lottery ticket. The two things that I really like about him are the advanced change up and great reports about make-up, which I really value especially for lottery ticket young kids (Stanton and Bogaerts are the two best examples). A potential rotation of Crick/Heaney/Eflin could look really nice around 2017
3.25(85) Patrick Wisdom 3B - So I went high school arms with my first two picks, and was thinking about another kid. Wisdom totally slipped my mind and I read his name somewhere, which jogged my memory. I like the Mike Olt comps as upside, good solid player with a good solid debut. 3B is a pretty crowded position for me on the farm with Bogaerts (I'd like to believe he'll be a Tejada/HanRam esque SS but 3B is more realistic) and three lottery tickets in Harrison, Rodriguez, and Nunez, but an advanced lower risk college bat this late in the 3rd round is an easy win. It'll be really interesting to see ends up being the long term 3B for the real Cardinals.
4. Via Trade Walker Weickel RHP - I was really torn between Eflin and Weickel for my second round pick, but I ultimately decided ceiling over floor and went with Eflin. I really like the idea of a 1-2 punch in the same system, and the Padres look like they are figuring player development out to a degree. Really excited to see Weickel and Eflin get their start next year, hopefully in full season ball.
2.25(55) Zach Eflin RHP - Leaving Eflin on the board for me was kind of all of you, thought he'd be gone by 55. If Heaney is a "safer" high school arm Eflin is a lottery ticket. The two things that I really like about him are the advanced change up and great reports about make-up, which I really value especially for lottery ticket young kids (Stanton and Bogaerts are the two best examples). A potential rotation of Crick/Heaney/Eflin could look really nice around 2017
3.25(85) Patrick Wisdom 3B - So I went high school arms with my first two picks, and was thinking about another kid. Wisdom totally slipped my mind and I read his name somewhere, which jogged my memory. I like the Mike Olt comps as upside, good solid player with a good solid debut. 3B is a pretty crowded position for me on the farm with Bogaerts (I'd like to believe he'll be a Tejada/HanRam esque SS but 3B is more realistic) and three lottery tickets in Harrison, Rodriguez, and Nunez, but an advanced lower risk college bat this late in the 3rd round is an easy win. It'll be really interesting to see ends up being the long term 3B for the real Cardinals.
4. Via Trade Walker Weickel RHP - I was really torn between Eflin and Weickel for my second round pick, but I ultimately decided ceiling over floor and went with Eflin. I really like the idea of a 1-2 punch in the same system, and the Padres look like they are figuring player development out to a degree. Really excited to see Weickel and Eflin get their start next year, hopefully in full season ball.