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Day 2 Sleepers



Who do you like as draft sleepers on Day 2?

The guys I mention here are not the top 200 guys that did not get picked on day 1, I'm thinking more of the deeper sleepers.

For the second year in a row I am going to go with....

Ryan Wood, 2b-RHP, East Carolina U.   He came to ECU as a pitching prospect with a bum arm.  He is going to leave as professional infielder.  He is 6'4 or 6'5 175-185.  That is one of the longest and lankiest second-basemen I have ever seen or heard of.  His build is more SS than 2b and his arm is definately strong enough to do that too.  He is really agile on the feet, which you need to play 2b at such a size.  On offense he is a very good present hitter with the frame to project for alot more power.  He walks plenty, the strikeouts are a little high but not too high, and he has been a centerpiece for a good college team for 4 years now.  He is a senior, so he has to sign cheap, so if you need to stay with a budget but still get talent Wood is your guy.  He is hittiing .379/486/629 with 22 doubles, 1 triple, 14 homers, 50 walks, 7 HBP, 41 strikeouts and 14 steals in 16 tries this year.

also..

Chris Masters, LHP; Nick Liles 2b-3b and Brent Greer SS Western Carolina.  Masters is the ultimate Jekyll/Hyde.  When he is on his has a low-90s fastball and a knockout hard curve/slider.  When he is off he has a high-80s FB and he throws no strikes.  He did have one of the better K rates in the NCAA this year and has a bright future as a LOOGY.

Kipp Schutz, OF, Indiana

Matt Way, LHP and Jared Prince, OF Washington State

Chase Austin, SS/3b and Cory Harrilchak; OF Elon College

Andrew Clark, 1b/OF, Louisville

Adam Warren, RHP, U North Carolina.  His last year in a college has been his best, which is saying something considering how solid he has been.  He fastball, as a sr, has gone from 88-92 to 90-94 and he still commands a somewhat broad repertoire of good pitches well and can get ground balls.  He is a smart pitcher with tons of experience against NCAA baseball's best hitters.  Durable and versatile.  I can see him as an innings eating back-rotation arm or in relief maybe his velo plays up even more and his ground-ball tendenices make him a great set-up man.  As a Sr. he has to sign for cheap.

Alex McRee, LHP, UGA  He isa 6-7 lefty with top 2 rounds stuff (low/mid 90s FB and good slider) who has been held back by Mono this year.  UGA's Dean Weaver is another arm to watch.  He has mostly relieved in college but he thows low/mid 90s has has gone from raw to refined in just a couple years

Carlos Ramirez, C, Arizona State.  Big power, and has shown he can do it with wood bats and his arm is solid too.  Build is maybe a little chunky.

Rob Lyerly, 1b-3b, Charlotte.  He went from hitting under .200 for Campbell to hitting over .400 for a good Charlotte program.

Andrew Carraway, RHP, Virginia.  He is a good pitcher with good stuff who has been overlooked for years.

Diego Seastrunk, C/IF, Rice.  He is a sleeper only if he can catch.  Solid, sound bat but not enough offensive upside as a 1b/3b.

Daniel Tuttle, RHP, Randleman HS NC,  Low 90s FB with a solid change and slider.

 

 

Way deep sleepers (the late round roster fillers that might have a future):

Kevin McAvoy, IF/OF, Maine.  He had a freshman All-American type season on a Maine offense that was loaded with bats.  The highlight of his year was a grand slam against UNC's all-time Wins leader (and current Padres AA pitcher) Robert Woodard.  Woodard later told me that, despite going through a full ACC sced and going to Omaha that that Maine offense was one of the toughest he had ever faced.  McAvoy disappeared as a sophomore and junior and was bounced between 2b/3b/of and the pitcher's mound as Maine floundered.  As a senior he finally found his stroke again to an extent.  He had a 1021 OPS as a freshman before falling into the 750-850 range as a soph-junior before rebounding to hit 379/4469/649 as a senior.  He has a stocky build, fringe-avg athleticism and a plus arm.

Kevin Mahoney and Kevin Mailloux, 2b-3b, Canisus.  They are basically idential players.  A little old and stocky but each has shown some speed and the ability to hit for power with wood and metal.  Check out a past post of mine for more details

Jordan Petraitis, SS-3b, Miami Ohio.  He is a little old but he has a great frame, a good arm and he might be athletic enough to stick at SS at least on a part time basis as he advances.  He has good gap power and is a fundamentally sound ball player.  Has shown the ability to hit with wood

David DiNatale, OF, Miami.  DiNatale was a high school Aflac All-America who started his career at Central Florida before that program imploded.  He transferred to Miami had has had a solid, but nowhere near great career.  His tools are solid and his track record is long.  As far as guys to fill out my minor league OF, he is one I would want to have.

BJ Dail, RHP, Mt Olive College.  A 32nd round pick out of HS in 2006 he was suspended for the entirety of his sophomore season at UNC after posting a 0.00 ERA with 7 hits, only one for extra bases (a double), 6 walks and 9 strikeouts as a freshman in 11.2 innings.  After being suspended for his sophomore season he made the mistake of being involved in a drunken mishap in the Cape Cod League with a UGA pitcher.  I don't remember the exact details but Dail was somehow run over by the UGA pitcher's truck.  After that disaster (and his previous suspension) Dail vanished from UNC's roster and wound up at D-2 powerhouse Mount Olive(NC) College.   He posted a 7-0 2.90 ERA in 64 innings giving up just 43 hits, 18 walks and he got 64 strikeouts.  At his best he is an athletic RHP with a 91-93 FB who can use a change and curve

Paul Goldschmidt, 1b, Texas State.  Kyle Drabek's HS teammate at a Houston powerhouse was a late-rounder out of HS and has developed into a 6-4, 240 college slugger.  He was one of the key players in Texas State's turnaround from a nobody to a #2 NCAA seed.

Pat Irvine, OF/C, Elon.  One of the NCAA's best hitters this year.  He entered his Jr year as a prospect before falling apart.  As bat as he was as a Junior he has been every bit as good as  Senior by hitting over .400 with an OBP and SLG in the top 10 nationwide.  Despite being a 220-pound ex-catcher is actually has solid wheels and athleticism.  He lead the nations #1 offense in steals, OBP, AVG and SLG.  On the downside he swings from his heels and might get killed by pro pitching.  Also, he played in a hitter's park in a hitter's league

Evan Crawford, IF/OF, Indiana.  Raw.  He is maybe a 2b, maybe a SS, maybe a CF.  He is skinny and could develop power but right now he is a toolsy table setter with a so-so bat.

Dylan DeGraaf, OF, Western Carolina.   Long and lanky as hell.  He is a very solid defender with good speed and power.  He is still basically as refined as HS player right now but the tools are there.

D'Vontrey Richardson, OF, FSU A backup QB on the FSU football team, Richardson made a big impact as a freshman before tailing off.  He didn't play as a soph was pretty fair as a redshirt-soph this year.  He still has talent and great tools.  He is worth taking late as a summer follow.  If Christian Ponder beats him out for the QB job again this fall maybe he signs at the Aug 15 dealline.

Aerik Taylor, Radford

Daniel Cooke, OF, Gardner-Webb.  A solid college baseball player with enough tools to be a repeat all-conference safety in football.

Joey Bergman, 2b-3b, Coll. Charleston.  He isn't THIS good but he did lead the NCAA in On-Base Pct and was 2nd in Batting Average (to Bryce Bentz) and was 13 in SLG.  He isn't all that but you can't overlook what he has done.

Kevin Nolan, IF, Winthrop

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I didn’t go into detail about I merely didn’t get to before I got tired. I’ll hit them tomorrow

by nms on Jun 10, 2025 4:13 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, look out for Bryce Brentz. Had a monster year at Middle Tennessee. Only a sophomore and not draft eligible, but teammate Rawley Bishop is. Played mostly third base this year, after playing first base this year. Could be a really nice Day 2 pickup.

by StickRat on Jun 10, 2025 5:26 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i take it...

you live in NC. cool. so did i.

by apoxonbothyourhouses on Jun 10, 2025 7:02 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Signability

Still a bunch of them left. Luke Bailey is falling far. Who do you think will take the risk with his elbow?

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a noob could be simply a level 100 running round shouting ‘’WTF DO I GO!?’’ or someone calling someone else a noob and then getting hit with a brick, anyone can call anyone a noob, but normally they are noobs themselves
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by cwhitman412 on Jun 10, 2025 7:44 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Max Stassi

Why are teams stayin away from high school catcher Max Stassi? Most mock drafts had him projected to go in the 1st round. Is there an injury or soomething else preventing him from hearing his named called?

by RandyKutcherHair on Jun 10, 2025 8:55 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

money

Remember: baseball guys... baseball...

by Metty5 on Jun 10, 2025 9:30 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He's committed to UCLA, and is excited about going there

Money may have quite a bit to do with it, but signability is the bigger issue with him.

by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Jun 10, 2025 6:28 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So......

Entering the 2nd day, who’s the best available players that we should know about?

by BTrain on Jun 10, 2025 9:50 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

A few guys I like

SS Mychal Jones - Miami Dade Junior College - good power, is a bit old (22) but could be a fast riser

P Kyle Bellamy - University of Miami - quirky delivery, great numbers, a reliever that could move through a system quickly

SS Stephen Perez - Florida HS - great baseball IQ, defense to stick at SS, decent pop from both sides of the plate

OF Blake Dean, LSU - 42 homers in three seasons

CF Jordan Henry, Ole Miss - on base machine with little power

CF Brett Nommensen, Eastern Illinois - hit .525 with a .625 OBA this year at EIU

SS Darnell Sweeney, Florida HS - great wiry frame with a solid arm, good student

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Jun 10, 2025 10:34 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm watching for a couple of JUCO pitchers

Jacob Cowan of San Jacinto, and Zach Neal from Howard.

There’s plenty of info out there on Cowan. I know next to nothing about Neal, though, except that he’s got some Nintendo like numbers pitching for the JC powerhouse in Texas.

by CapgrasDelusion on Jun 10, 2025 10:49 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

KC just took Wood as a RHP.

baseball rules.

by doublestix on Jun 10, 2025 1:50 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

forget this

he will play SS.

baseball rules.

by doublestix on Jun 10, 2025 6:41 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Chris Masters?

You know if he makes the bigs that “knockout” curve must be called the “Masterlock”.

Never, Never, NEVER give up

by hero66 on Jun 10, 2025 9:03 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Bobby Lashley will break it

by Kaorikaze on Jun 11, 2025 12:04 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Preston Guilmet

Arizona pitcher with a funky motion and good numbers.

I am beginning to lose patience
With my personal relations.
They are not deep
And they are not cheap.

W.H. Auden

by jimduquettesucked on Jun 10, 2025 10:44 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah

I forgot to mention him.

He isn’t the great pitcher he looked like as a sophomore but he is a guy who has had a long history against top hitters.

by nms on Jun 11, 2025 12:47 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs


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