2012 Cubs Draft Thread

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Baseball Video Highlights & Clips | Draft 2012: Cubs draft SS Albert Almora No. 6 - Video | cubs.com: Multimedia

 

[dabynsky]

Damn it Nats!

 

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The Nats have all the nice toys.

 

[dabynsky]

Highest risk and highest upside in the draft.

 

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Rapid fire now, Cubs almost up in sandwich round.

 

[dabynsky]

5 minutes roughly til the Cubs pick

 

[dabynsky]

I would have liked Gallo.

 

[Jntg4]

Cubs select Nicholas Fisch

 

[dabynsky]

Tons of high schoolers taken this year. What signing bonus pools?

 

[dabynsky]

Was kind of hoping that McCuller would be there to make a run at.

 

[dabynsky]

Cubs next.

 

[dabynsky]

Of course commercial break before the Cubs pick.

 

[dabynsky]

Pierce Johnson a college right hander.

 

[dabynsky]

Compared to Drew Storen. He has two plus pitches. 92-95 mph fastball and a good breaking ball. Has had some arm issues. Might have to move to the bullpen.

 

[dabynsky]

Not the homerun pick that I was hoping for, but the guys I wanted were gone by the time the Cubs picked. Looks like the kid has a live, power arm. Arm issues makes you nervous, but seems like he could be a good power arm out of the pen if those flare up.

 

[Jntg4]

Pierce Johnson at #43

 

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Johnson was moving quickly up Draft boards, but a forearm strain put that on pause. He came back and threw well, with plenty of time to show everyone he's fully healthy leading up to the Draft. Johnson has a good three-pitch mix starting with a fastball that is plus at times, touching 94 mph. He's more successful when he keeps it down in the zone, which he does when he repeats his delivery well. Johnson throws a hard curve that works as an effective out pitch, missing more bats than he does with the fastball. He doesn’t use the changeup as much, but it has the potential to be at least an average pitch in the future. He throws strikes and competes very well on the mound. Assuming he's healthy, Johnson should join a solid group of college starters who could go off the board shortly after the top tier, profiling well as a No. 3-type starter at the highest level.

 

[dabynsky]

Pierce Johnson at #43

I only have three posts about him above :facepalm:

 

[dabynsky]

Johnson was moving quickly up Draft boards, but a forearm strain put that on pause. He came back and threw well, with plenty of time to show everyone he's fully healthy leading up to the Draft. Johnson has a good three-pitch mix starting with a fastball that is plus at times, touching 94 mph. He's more successful when he keeps it down in the zone, which he does when he repeats his delivery well. Johnson throws a hard curve that works as an effective out pitch, missing more bats than he does with the fastball. He doesn’t use the changeup as much, but it has the potential to be at least an average pitch in the future. He throws strikes and competes very well on the mound. Assuming he's healthy, Johnson should join a solid group of college starters who could go off the board shortly after the top tier, profiling well as a No. 3-type starter at the highest level.

Where is this from?

 

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MLB.com's draft tracker has a short blurb plus a video. That's where that's from.