Interesting tidbit on Andrew Brackman...
I'm absolutely in shock that he's not pitching up to form. His numbers looked so good. Here is what Allan Simpson had to say about him:
"Entering the 2007 season, North Carolina State junior Andrew Brackman, another pitcher with a limited pitching background, was touted as the college righthander with the best fastball. The 7-foot, 240-pounder was clocked at 99 mph last summer in the Cape Cod League. He was expected to continue his evolution into full-time pitcher this spring after abandoning his basketball career with the Wolfpack, but hasn't dominated as expected.
Brackman (4-2, 3.79, 40 IP/38 SO) pitched to expectations his first two or three times out, but has deteriorated with each outing since. Against Wake Forest in his most recent outing, he was the losing pitched as the Wolfpack was beaten 16-3. Brackman worked the first four innings, allowing nine hits and six runs (five earned).
"His velocity was consistent with most of his other appearances, meaning he sat between 93-95 mph for the most part with some higher readings thrown in," a scout said. "He had no command of his off-speed pitches, however, and Wake's hitters were sitting dead red. By the fifth, Andrew's pitch count was up around 85 and the command of his fastball waned to the point that he started leaving pitches out over the plate instead of on the corners. And the Deacons crushed them."
With Brackman not pitching to his potential, it has left a widening void in the crop of college righthanders in this year's draft. At this point, only Brackman is assured of going in the first round."
Bbbbbut...he looks so good on the mound and he can throw 99.
http://pgcrosschecker.com/2007/columnists/allansimpson/weeklycolumn/week8_32807.aspx
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by Torncuff on Mar 28, 2007 7:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Draft
OTOH, with or without Brackman, this is looking like a very exciting draft. All those LHP's, great looking HS RHP and lefties. The article didn't even touch on a very strong draft for HS position players, Burgess, Heyward, Vitters, Jackson, etc.
I am really looking forward to the mock draft discussions on this site.
by DrBGiantsfan on Mar 28, 2007 8:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
brackman
by fewgoodcards on Mar 28, 2007 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
by DrBGiantsfan on Mar 28, 2007 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
by eazyb81 on Mar 29, 2007 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now...
It will also be interesting to watch if the new MLB draft rules allow teams to get more aggressive with these types of players, knowing that they will recover an equal spot in the 2008 Draft.
Also, FTR, everyone who goes to Seton Hall Prep is a Yankees fan. Everyone.
by templeUsox on Mar 29, 2007 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well
by WayneCampbell05 on Mar 31, 2007 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Youre implying
by nms on Mar 31, 2007 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know...
by templeUsox on Mar 31, 2007 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah
by WayneCampbell05 on Mar 31, 2007 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really like the LHP in this draft.
by NYYLover1000 on Mar 28, 2007 10:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
moskos
i'm not very high on poreda. sure he is a 6'6" lefty that throws 95 and doesn't walk anyone, but he has no secondary stuff and doesn't strikeout very many either (45.1 IP, 7 walks, 37 strikeouts). if i am taking a big lefty that throws mid 90's and doesn't have much of a breaking ball, it is madison bumgarner.
i agree on robles. he is 6'4" with a ton of projectability and already throws mid 90's and has a pretty good curve. the thing i don't like about him is that stiff landing leg. if you could change his mechanics around a little and maintain that stuff he will be a very good pitcher.
smoker is another solid high school lefty with good stuff. maybe not the upside of some of the other guys, but a very good pitcher.
by fewgoodcards on Mar 28, 2007 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would love to get Bumgarder,
by NYYLover1000 on Mar 28, 2007 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
poreda
i agree that bumgarner most likely won't be there at 30. some of us cardinal fans are hoping we take him at 18, but if he is the top high school lefty on the board he will probably be gone by then as well.
cecil would be a solid choice. i don't know if you want him starting or not, but he could do it. he is said to have both a change and a splitter plus a curveball as well i think. if you could get him to drop two of those pitches and just concentrate on say a split or a change he should be able to have a solid 3 pitch mix.
by fewgoodcards on Mar 28, 2007 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's funny because
by NYYLover1000 on Mar 28, 2007 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brackman
A projectable pitcher isn't ready to pitch in the majors? Stop the presses! This requires TWO posts!
by limozeen on Mar 29, 2007 4:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Projectable
Not sure Brackman's size makes him more projectable than other hard throwing pitchers in the draft, it may actually work against him.
If I'm drafting a college pitcher in the top 10 of the draft, I'm looking for someone with Brackman's ceiling plus advanced development, David Price, for example. Otherwise, I'd rather draft a high upside HS pitcher like Porcello, Harvey, Main, Beavan, etc. Better yet, I'd rather draft one of the high upside HS hitters like Burgess, Heyward, Vitters, et al. You have more development time with them plus they appear to possibly be already closer to being MLB ready than Brackman.
by DrBGiantsfan on Mar 29, 2007 7:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1!
by indiansfan on Mar 30, 2007 2:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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