Yankees take Brackman
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Jun 07, 2007 
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The Yankees took 6-10 Andrew Brackman of N.C. State. He’s a Boras client who had what was described as a “tired arm” this season that forced him to miss time.
Some believe that Boras invented that so his client would slide down to a team who could pay him over slot. Such a team would be the Yankees.
I don’t know anything about this guy at the moment. But I do know this: in the history of baseball, the only pitcher this tall who turrned out to be good was Randy Johnson. This kid is 6-10 and a lot can go wrong with your mechanics at that height.
Here is what Baseball America says about him:
As an awkward 6-foot-7 16-year-old at Cincinnati’s Moeller High, Brackman wasn’t considered a top 50 prospect in baseball or basketball. His basketball game blossomed as a senior, and when N.C. State offered him a chance to play both sports, he eagerly accepted.
A bout with tendinitis assured he wouldn’t be drafted highly enough out of high school to buy him out of college, and after giving up basketball as a sophomore (he had thrown just 77 innings in his first two years at N.C. State), he’s begun to come into this own.
Now a legitimate 6-foot-10, 240 pounds, his upside is considerable. His athleticism helps him repeat his delivery, but he struggles with his balance and release point, leading to erratic command, especially of his secondary stuff. He touched 99 mph in the Cape Cod League in 2006 and again during an early-season outing in Myrtle Beach, S.C., and he pitches at 94 with exceptional plane.
His mid-80s spike-curveball is filthy. Brackman’s changeup was the pitch that had improved the most this spring, and grades as a third potential plus offering. He’s still unrefined, but even without the polish, Brackman shouldn’t slide out of the top 10 picks.
I heard him compared to a better Chris Young, and that’s not too bad.
I live with a kid at school who is close to Brackman and grew up with him, and after I told him I was unhappy the yanks drafted a pitcher who had arm problems in the past year, this is what he says to me ” Don’t worry, brackman has had arm problems since he was 14″. Great reassurance.
michael, tommy john and he will be fine.
The yankees did not do their due diligence on this pick and it was a horrible selection. I would have taken smoker, arrieta, and especially harvey or a guy with no experience and injury problems. What a joke.
P.s. That should be “over” not “or”
How about a pre-emptive TJ surgery and get it over with early?
well this pick looks like itll suck
Wow. The vitriol when most of us have never seen any of these guys is amazing. Look at all the guys they have picked the last few years. Hell, look at Joba. Im gonna trust the Yankee brass.
HAHA Shilling would have a perfect game through seven right now but Lugo has an error. Can’t wait to read about that one on 38bitches.com
the good news is it’s 1-0. come on a’s!
This is not a good selection. “Tremendous Upside Potential” is definitely the way to go in the first round, but this guy has no track record of CONSISTENLY good performance for a college pitcher (unlike joba chamberlain, and moreso ian kennedy. Even last year, his best year at NC State, he had control problems. Gammons compared this to the Chamberlain selection, but i think there are too many downsides here. He’ll have to work really hard to be able to have great command at the higher levels with his height (something that will cause problems with his release point). Unfortunately, scouts have questioned his attitude, committment, and work ethic. For someone like him, that does not bode well. Figure a relatively unproven track record, elbow issues, and this may be millions wasted down the road (not that that’s a significant problem for the Yankees). Nardi and Billy Connors sure got they work cut out for them; tall pitchers just have too many issues to draft THIS early (betances in the 8th round is more reasonable). mike pelfrey of the mets is a good example. It’s a pick in which everything will have to click for him to be a good starter. Good luck.
Mo – Lack of information or knowledge has never let some of these certified sub-geniuses give their expert opinions.
Man, the Yankees health problems really have infected every level of the organization. Today we draft a guy in the 1st round with potential arm trouble… then I read this…
http://www.baseballamerica.com.....cts/?p=351
“The rumor mill surrounds Yankees outfielder Jose Tabata yet again. Tabata, who has reportedly seen at least five different hand specialists in the past year to correct a cyst problem in his wrist according to several sources, missed time earlier this year and hasn’t played since June 3.”
Changing speeds is great in a pitcher, but control is even better. Anyone can/should hit a 85 breaking pitch if it’s belt high. Please tell me deep down, this kid is future trade bait. Sorry to say, but this doesn’t look like the future.
As for trusting the brass…Abreu,Vizcaino,Pavano….
Forgive me for doubting oh so little…
All of you who are killing this pick really don’t know what you are talking about. The Yanks should always go for upside in the first round because they have the money to sign those guys. I like pitchers like Josh Smoker as much as the next guy but it is incredibly unlikely that he will ever become a top of the rotation guy which Brackman easily could.
Also, elbow problems just really aren’t that big of a deal in the long run these days and neither is Tommy John.
deep to left – thanks for your answer on the other entry. grateful, cheers.
And i did not see one mock draft, not one, that had him dropping below 55, and most had him in the first. Not a reach in my book. Some of you act like you are looking at his medical and psych reports and have seen lots of tape. This is why televising the draft is silly. Most of us have never seen most of these guys, so we have no familiarity quotient, so how the hell can i really judge the picks.
Mo – That should have read “Lack of information or knowledge has never kept some of these certified sub-geniuses from giving their expert opinions.”
nobody knows about harvey’s signability right now. hes commited to UNC so who knows, plus he might be around for our 2nd round pick (unlikely since boston picks twice before that) but i’m happy with this pick, he has a high 90′s fastball and nasty curveball. dont give up on this guy until he goes to tampa and works out with nardi.
Exactly Jesse. Smoker is at best a 3-5 spot guy.
Mets take harvey?
Schilling is throwing a No Hitter through 7!
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
I like taking a chance on him…..good investment.
Now let’s see what we do later on…
Or Sox.
Mets picked a middle reliever at 42. Yanks taking a potential 1-2 at 30 doesnt look so bad. Harvey goes to Sox, i guess.
Dear Global Warming:
As the saying goes… “Even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes….”
For the real “Southern” Yankee fans… .
insert: “then we shoot said squirrel and boil him good…”
A’s should be embarrassed, Schilling is awful
I do like the Brackman pick a lot. Still, I was so pumped for us to get Porcello. That guy is going to be a star, in my opinion. I knew the Tigers were going to pick him in the back of my mind but I had managed to convince myself that he would fall to the Yanks. Aargh!
Broken mirror, walk under a ladder, step on a crack, shake hands w/ Bush.
Jinx Schilling, Jinx!
I cant believe Schilling is gonna pitch a no hitter!!!!
PA mike … for the 1000th time, everyone wanted to sign pavano … so dont blame cashman because he has been injured … abrea was great last year, has been so so this year and looks to be breaking out of his horrible slump. as for vizcaino he was part of a trade to get RJ the hell out of NY. they were hoping for some guaranteed ML roster talent, thats all they can get, the trade was more of getting randy out of there than anything else … you must have seen him pitch in person before if you are stating that you dont think he’ll be the future at all … give me a break the scouts loved him, give him a chance before u rip the yanks draft.
Completely blew this pick. Damon Oppenheimer should be fired tomorrow. That’s back to back awful first round picks.
Yeah… there is a question that bothered me about perfect game for a while…
The rule says that a perfect game happens when a pitcher retires 27 batters in order.
So let’s suppose that an error occurred on throw to first base, and there is a baserunner on first, and then the next batter induced a DP which wipes out the runner on first, and the pitcher goes on and retires the rest of the batter.. Doest that still count as a Perfect Game? Or just a No-Hitter?
btw… i do think that the whole draft on TV thing is a joke simply because the probability that a draft pick become everyday player is pretty low…
Schilling no hitter though 8.
Damn…now we are going to hear about this for weeks now.
Allow me to be the first to state, this kid will never pitch in the major leagues with an Yankee uniform.
We don’t even have a medical report on this kid and you guys have already set up an appointment with Dr. James Andrews and have him on a plane to Birmingham. I assume some medical investigation takes place with the scouting process.
He’s all potential and has never shown anything over an extended period of time in college. He was hurt earlier this year and was terrible and throwing in the 80s when he came back. There was absolutely no reason not to pick Matt Harvey. Especially, when both guys will have big, ridiculous bonus demands.
That Schilling. Such a topper. Had to outpitch Wang.
Kennedy was a terrible pick? really?
Adam-
You think Ian Kennedy was a terrible first round pick? If you do who do you think we should have taken?
“Completely blew this pick. Damon Oppenheimer should be fired tomorrow. That’s back to back awful first round picks.”
A. Based on what information?
B. Oh yeah, Ian Kennedy and Joba Chamberlain were just *terrible* picks. What could Cashman have been thinking?
Please stop polluting the website with nonsense.
its a no-hitter. A runner can not reach base
Ivan,
27 up, 27 down. Doesn’t matter if the pitcher just faces the minimum number of batters. He has to retire 27 men in a row to qualify for a perfect game.
Mets pass on Harvey again. Something must be up, hes going to school.
Adam, you are obviously retarded
How the hell are Ian Kennedy, Joba Chamberlain, and Brackman bad 1st rounders. Please show me the proof you have of that
“That’s back to back awful first round picks.”- Adam
Ian Kennendy was a bad pick last year? are you crazy? The only way you would say that is if you were the fan of another team- he will be in the bigs next year.
Schilling is gonna pitch a no hitter. Will it be his first?
Kennedy has a very low ceiling and carried a hefty bonus. We should have taken a guy with more upside last year and taken advantage of being the Yankees. Joba Chamberlain saved last years draft.
Emobacca-
Retarded people everywhere are offended that you just compared them to adam. I demand an apology on their behalf.
I was really hoping to see Marco Scutaro hit a HR off of him to break it up…
Schilling, ” I want my big, fat extension now! “
Wow, this has got to be the most negative response to a player almost no one here has ever heard of or saw pitch. I think a lot of the bad feeling is his height, the last pitcher that height on the Yankees left us all with a bad taste. I do however trust that the Yankees know what they are doing draft wise at this point. Hopefully he’ll rise as fast as last year’s first pick, now AA pitcher Ian Kennedy.
Adam-
I haven’t read a name yet. Who is this person with a higher ceiling we should have taken?
i hate schilling , i hope someone bunts like ben davis did
i out left for schilling
LETS GO A’s
DON’T LET THIS HAPPEN!!!!!!!! PLEASE
yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111
YEAHHHHH WOOOOOOOOO
now let’s get that runner in
Brackman is just a dynamite pick…..He’ll spend very little time in A Ball….There’s just a waelth of upside …Better yet The Chill just gave up a 2 out hit in the 9th ( stewart )
I LOVE SHANNON STEWART
yessssssssssssssss
thank you thank you
Shannon Stewart MVP MVP MVP
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
HAHAHAHA I loved how he was smirking when the inning started. He’s such a loser.
Go Shannon Stewart!!!!! My new favorite noon-yankee!!!!!
hit it out
hit it out
hit it out
hit it out
SOX LOSSSSSSSSSSE
Thats the 2nd time I have turned on a no hitter this year to watch the next batter break it up.
all right!!!!!!!!
the “Carl Everett” spirit is still alive!!!!!
Pay back for Mussina circa 2001.
OK, Stewart has broken up Schilling’s no-hit bid with one out to go. Can we drop talking about the jerk now? LOL
Kennedy has crap stuff. He’s getting AA and A hitters out because he’s polished and has good command. That stuff isn’t going to fly when he gets to the bigs. He’s a back of the rotation starter at best. If you guys can’t see that then you’re just being homers.
Sweep woulda been sweet!
“Kennedy has a very low ceiling and carried a hefty bonus.”
A. Low ceiling? Really? Yeah, he sure sucked up A ball this year and had to be sent to AA. What do you base the evaluation of low ceiling on, other than your own inferiority complex/agression?
B. Hefty bonus? Who cares. Thats the point — the Yankees can get really good people lowerdown with $$.
Please go away.
Deep to Left, thank ya~
Anyways… the additional reason why i think the draft is bad.. is because the draftees do not make impact immediately when they are drafted. Unlike NBA and NFL… it usually take them 5~6 yrs and go thru all the minor league and build themselves up.
And… Ya! Big clown lost his no-hit bid!! ^_^
Love Shannon Stewart.
damn, sox win
For those that are wondering, I would have taken Pedro Beato last year.
Thank the good Lord for Shannon Stewart, I wouldn’t be able to deal with Schilling if he threw a no hitter.
One minute, Adam, so last year they should have taken a bigger upside guy and flex their Yankee muscles. But this year, that is apparently a problem, because that is what they just did.
And Kennedy has very good stuff, great control and makeup.
Shades of Carl Everett.
I wanna thank everyone for helping me put the *HEX* and “BOJO* on Schilling.
Oh, the power of our Blog!!!!
*YES*
They took an injury prone guy that is 100% upside. Matt Harvey should have been the pick.
Adam-
All I want is the name of a player that was selected after Kennedy that you believe is better. If Kennedy is as bad as you say he is it shouldn’t be difficult.
Brackman is a good pitcher and athlete. I watched him play basketball for NC State against my Heels many times and he is a very athletic guy. He will probably make a decent player one day. Of course, drafting baseball players is much harder than football or basketball. You just never know what you are going to get.
No one likes this pick.
Kevin Goldstein (2:04:02 PM PST): The Yankees finish up the first round by taking Andrew Brackman. Maybe the Oliver Stone theories were correct, and it really was a big ol’ orchestration to drop him to the Yankees — and maybe not. I don’t think I like the pick, even at 30.
BSmith (2:05:35 PM PST): He’s fun to watch pitch, I know, but at some point, the results have to matter. The consistency isn’t there, the dominance has never been there, and earlier in the year, I wrote about his struggles against 1-5 hitters in the ACC. He is probably going to do well in the low minors, if he’s healthy, but I don’t see him having much more success than Jon Rauch.
No no-no but it is down to 93
Brackman.
Sheesh.
I blame A-Rod.
2 guys for Baseball prospectus are not everyone. BP had Brackman going 55. How bad can they think he is. And Boston just passed on Harvey too to take another reliever. Relax.
Harvey must have told everyone he is going to school
EVERYBODY on ESPN ‘loved’ the pick.
The guy got a “tired arm” after 78 innings. Pick is a disaster.
ANYONE FIND IT FUNNY THE SOX DRAFTED A KID NAMED DENT IN THE SECOND ROUND….
This is BP’s listing *before* the draft for Brackman.
*30*. Andrew Brackman, RHP, North Carolina State
Pros: The six-foot-11 righthander has touched 99 mph in the past, and arguably has a higher ceiling than any player in the draft; curveball flashes as plus at times; mechanics are surprisingly refined for a player with his size and lack of experience.
Cons: Rarely pitched as freshman or sophomore because of a basketball commitment, then was practically shut down after 78 innings due to a tired arm; before the shutdown, he became less and less effective as season wore on.
Matt Harvey is officially unsignable. There is no other explination.
You guys are so funny. Baseball America loves him, the Yankees obviously like him. Gammons, Phillips, and Law were choking on their own vomit as they gave kudos to the Yankees for the great pick. But the scouts here don’t like it. Too funny.
People get tired arms all the time. Please.
2006 Rule 4 Draft write-up on Ian Kennedy from Baseball America:
At his best, Kennedy pitches off his fastball despite a short frame and shows a knack for making the big pitch. Above-average fastball command has allowed him to dominate college hitters (as evidenced by a 158-38 strikeout-walk ratio in 2005) and in two summers with Team USA. Kennedy has regressed in 2006, however, becoming much more hittable (.254 average against versus .201 last year) and vulnerable to big innings. Scouts report Kennedy’s fastball sits more frequently from 86-89 mph, rather than 89-92 as in the past. Even when he has his velocity Kennedy has missed his spots, leaving balls up in the zone, and his changeup–a plus pitch in the past–has taken a step back as well. His slurvy breaking ball needs to be tighter and find the strike zone more often. Complicating matters, agent Scott Boras represents Kennedy. Scouts can’t agree where he merits being picked but share the belief it will take the right fit of a scout who has followed him since he starred with Rockies prospect Ian Stewart in high school, and an organization comfortable with his size and adviser
“You guys are so funny. Baseball America loves him, the Yankees obviously like him. Gammons, Phillips, and Law were choking on their own vomit as they gave kudos to the Yankees for the great pick. But the scouts here don’t like it. Too funny.”
Baseball America loveD him. Gammons, Phillips, and Law are not draft experts and have no idea what they’re talking about.
“People get tired arms all the time. Please.”
Not so bad where they can’t return to pitch for the rest of the season.
“Scouts report Kennedy’s fastball sits more frequently from 86-89 mph, rather than 89-92 as in the past. Even when he has his velocity Kennedy has missed his spots, leaving balls up in the zone, and his changeup-a plus pitch in the past-has taken a step back as well. His slurvy breaking ball needs to be tighter and find the strike zone more often.”
That’s top of the line stuff right there!
Ok, Dr. Reno and Dr. Adam, im so upset that the Yankees did not have access to the medical reports of you guys. I cant believe that they didnt know about the tired arm and 78 innings. You guys are totally right, so negligent.
Reno, every scouting publication has Kennedy shooting up their lists right now, you are looking at old stuff. Why not dig up his little league numbers.
Hey if Boston doesn’t want to re-sign Schilling for next year, I’d gladly welcome him to the 2008 Yankees rotation which would be Wang/ Schilling/ Pettitte probably returning for his free $16M i.e. $16M player’s option for 2008/ Hughes/ Mussina. The great thing about this rotation would be the enormous flexibility the Yanks would have with three starters being off the books after next year: Schilling (probably retires after ’08), Pettitte (ditto), and Mussina
(let him go). $13M + $16.M + $11.5M = $40M cleared for Johann Santana and Dontrelle Willis in ’09 (Santana/ Wang/
Willis/ Hughes/ whoever). The Yanks could sign Santana and Willis to 7 years, $119M, and $17M/yr. each so they cost $34M for’08 combined and the Yanks would have $6M left over
to sign a Paul Byrd-like veteran if not Byrd himself or go with another kid from the farm system (Ian Kennedy?)
If the Yanks offered Schilling a year and $13M, what he’s making this year, he’d take it despite all his anti-Yankee nonsense cuz money talks, bullshit walks. He’d cost the Yanks practically nothing because $9M will be off the books from the Yanks no longer having to pay Jaret Wright, Javier Vasquez, or Randy Johnson (i.e. they’re making $4M, $3M, and $2M respectively from the Yanks this year). They let go of Vizcaino, that’s another $3M cleared. They let go of Jose Veras who hasn’t pitched for the ’07 Yanks yet, that’s another $400K cleared, so 2008 Schilling costs the Yanks only $600K ($13M – $12.4M)!!!
Hopefully Harvey slips to the Yanks in round 2.
Mets have to take him at 77, right?
Remember, prior to his rather “average” junior year Ian Kennedy was considered one of the BEST college pitchers ever. He was mentioned as a possible top pick prior to his ’06 season. I think the Yanks did just fine in getting him in the mid-twenties last year.
Harvey is still around after 76 picks
How about Ohka, who has just been released from the Blue Jays. He can be a long man/starter, and an extra arm may come in handy later this season.
Mets just passed Harvey at #77
Cult of baseball was trying to show Adam the Great GM that write-ups are often wrong and that the Yankees went against one “expert” evaluation. But Adam the Great GM prefers to litter the blog with his opinions
Would Harvey sign if he is picked in round 2, cuz its kind of a slap to the face since he is much better than that. Would he just go to college to try to become a better pick next year?
Anytime there’s a guy who jugs it @ 98 , has above average secondary pitches, you have to give him serious consideration….He fell because of $$$ more than anything else….Think of him as a super-sized Justin Verlander….. As for Ian Kennedy, Yanks have him on the fast track….Maybe it’s to display him before the trade deadline….Adam, make no mistake, You’ll be paying to see him sometime in 08…Maybe not in the Bronx, but somewhere maybe Texas….I’ve seen him at every level, he’s # 3 rotation good…..As much as I like Clippard, Ian will by pass him by the time the new park is opened……Just an opinion….
I think the Red Sox will take him at 85
I guess the Yanks just think a young pitcher won’t “mature” properly until he has TJ surgery…First Humberto Sanchez and now Brackman will be next…bank on it. Taking a guy that tall with elbow problems is moronic… The next Randy Johnson he isn’t!
Ahhh, we missed the negativity out of Chicago.
Ben,
I’m with you. Red Sox will take him with their second round pick.
So glad Fat Schill didn’t get a no hitter. Nice job by the A’s, by the way — the guy threw only 100 pitches in throwing a complete game one hitter. Nice patience.
Mo: Awww,thanks…It’s so great to know I was missed!!!
anyone will sign for the right price, and Sox just passed up harvey.
If Yanks take Harvey at 92 , and we get Brackman AND Harvey, its a win.
No dice. Sox passed too.
Do you take him and take the risk of him not signing? I would
There has to be something wrong with Harvey that us fans dont know about. No way the Mets and Red Sox pass up on him twice. Now I have the feeling that he will be available for the Yankees but pass up on him, too.
If Mets and Detroit pass, Yanks will have their chance. If they dont, its obvious hes not gonna sign.
Or Detroit will take him and snag both Porcello and Harvey from the Yanks.
Couldn’t the Yanks benefit by trying to get a decent position prospect instead of targeting all pitching?
Does detroit have the money for both?
Mo –
Agreed. Also agreed it will be a win if Yankees get both.
I think its much easier to sign positional free agents. Young pitching is much rarer. And more tradeable if you need to make moves.
And this happens to be a very shallow and weak position player draft.
Chicago Dave, the Yanks like to get good pitching in the draft first because pitching is such a scarce commodity in today’s world. Normally, they just end up trading these pitchers for position players (i.e. Abreu)
I would still rather have a balance of prospects in the minors rather than putting all our eggs in the pitching basket. When you have injuries during the season, it’s much easier to call up a minor league player than trying to scramble to make a trade. Having some decent positional players to call up would be a great help… As I think we have witnessed this year, especially.
Agreed. im not saying i entirely agree with the philosophy of the Yankees, but I think it makes sense.
Dave, I agree with you, but sadly, Im not Brian Cashman
Chicago Dave
I think that the team is taking the mentality of building the staff through the minor league system and the line up through free agency. There aren’t many good position players in our minor league system. I think taking the best player available leads them to taking a lot of pitchers also.
They are up next
Heres the chance.
Passed on him again!
Obviously Harvey is not going to sign.
Harvey is gonna slip real late, looks as if he will go to college
Now can you give the organization a break for not taking him at 30. You guys overreact like crazy
Hitting Ability: Romine used to change his approach nearly every game, making it hard to get a proper evaluation. But he seems to have settled on an erect stace with his hands set low. He consistently makes hard contact.
Power: With a Todd Zeile type of approach, Romine has some legitimate power potential. He doubled in the game against Lakewood.
Running Speed: He’s a below-average runner.
Arm Strength: Romine has a well above-average arm, falling in the plus to plus-plus category.
Arm Accuracy: Runners don’t test him because of his arm strength, but he’s accurate as well.
Fielding: Romine is inconsistent behind the plate. At times, he looks like he’s got good hands and belongs back there. Other times, he looks more like a first baseman.
Range: Again, inconsistent. Sometimes he looks live and active, sometimes he appears limited and slow.
Baseball Instinct: The son of former big leaguer Kevin Romine and the younger brother of ASU starter Andrew, Romine grew up around baseball and has plus instincts.
Physical Description: Romine lost quite a bit of weight since last summer and fall and has added strength, profiling as a strong, offensive-minded catcher.
Medical Update: Healthy.
Strengths: His ability to make contact. Romine makes hard contact consistently with power to all fields.
Weaknesses: Inconsistencies with his glove. While Romine has a plus arm behind the plate, the other aspects of his defensive game are not always on display.
Summary: Romine hasn’t always played scout league ball, limiting how often he’s been seen outside of the regular season. Though he’s been tough to evaluate in the past because of an ever-changing offensive approach, he’s settled in and has shown good hitting potential to go along with a strong throwing arm. The only question is if Kevin’s son will go pro or follow his brother’s path and head to ASU.
Scouting report sounds similar to Posada: good contact hitter, bad runner, strong arm, some power, etc.
I’m not saying I don’t like good young pitching talent…Who in their right mind would quibble with getting good young pitching prospects? I just think that we already had a pitching-heavy draft last year, so it would be nice to see some position guys sprinkled in there this year. Still, if the talent just isn’t there to be taken in this year’s crop, then I guess that kills the balance theory…
Regardless, I’m just a little tired of seeing the Yanks go for guys with arm trouble – whether they’re young (like Sanchez, Brackman) or old (like Pavano, Wright). Go for guys with good mechanics and no history of arm trouble…That’s what I’d love to see!
The funny thing is that BP said the Yankees had a horrible draft last year,but the draft was a large reason their farm went to #7 on BA’s chart.They got the best 2 relievers in the draft with Melancon and Robertson, and two guys that were top 10 pitchers in draft with Chamberlain and Bettances,and a safe pick in Kennedy. The Yankees got ripped by those two guys from BP then and now the same is happening.Brackman was the best player available at 30 and has one of the highest ceilings in the draft,and his lack of experience could work in the Yankees favor.It gives Nardi Conteras an easier time to right his mechanics because his bad habits will be easier to kick.And he walks in with a crazy fastball and a plus curve with a change on the way.Brackman might have the best stuff in the farm system,actually he most likely does.
I bet the Angels take Harvey at 118, they havent picked yet and have the money, they can look at like a first rounder.
Aha…My prayers answered! Yanks were sorely in need of a decent catching prospect…
They call it baseball, however you can make a case for calling it pitchball….Do some quick math, how much $$$ have the Yanks spent on FA pitching compared to position players…Let’s go back since 2000….Remember the Mattingly, Winfield, Henederson teams of the 80′s…Great lineup, shit pitching……
Another reliever for the Mets. They must be really down on Heilman, lol.
Just for anyone who wants to read something optimistic, here is Keith Law’s review of Brackman…
Brackman’s a very tall, athletic, ex-basketball player with fairly clean arm action and a basically sound delivery. He has a superior fastball that could eventually overpower major league hitters. His power curveball will be an out-pitch to both righties and lefties. He shouldn’t be rushed. Everything will improve with instruction and innings now that he is concentrating full time on baseball. He has a speciall arm with the chance to become a No. 1 starter, or at worst a No. 3.
Harvey might still be available at pick 124, LOL
How dare Keith Law be high on Brackman. Our resident scouts and doctors dont like the pick.
Yanks Lineup tonight
Damon dh
Cabrera cf
Abreu rf
A Rod 3b
Matsui lf
Cano 2b
Phelps 1b
Cairo ss
Nieves c
no jeter, no posada….. hopefully Moose gives the Yanks a good effort.
Hey can anyone direct me to a website or link that has all the upcoming draft picks. Like who is picking when and during which round, thanks.
Lucroy, Jonathan
Comments: Lucroy is a pretty good, if lesser-known, all-around catching prospect. He has a good line-drive stroke and has the chance to hit for average with some pop. Defensively, he is a natural leader who throws extremely well. Those who look for college catching in this draft should surely take a look at Lucroy.
Hmm, I hope the yankees took a long look at this guy before they selected Romine
Still, I think Pete’s point was a valid one…How many pitchers that tall have made a true impact in the big leagues? Johnson is honestly the only one that comes to my mind as well… With a body that long and lanky, there’s plenty of opportunity for the mechanics to become inconsistent, and, in so doing, take that sore elbow even further.
“Hey can anyone direct me to a website or link that has all the upcoming draft picks. Like who is picking when and during which round, thanks.”
mlb.com has a draft tracker plus video coverage.
Its a valid point by Pete. But with baseball you just never know. We are already defying the odds with Wang, seeing as no pitcher in history has had long term success with such a low K/9 rate. So maybe Brackman can break the trend too, we’ll just have to wait and see.
“Kennedy has a very low ceiling and carried a hefty bonus. We should have taken a guy with more upside last year and taken advantage of being the Yankees. Joba Chamberlain saved last years draft.”
seriously you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.
Betances, Robertson, McAllister, Chamberlain, Kennedy, Kontos, Hilligloss, McCutchen, Melancon
you are embarrassing yourself.
“Still, I think Pete’s point was a valid one…How many pitchers that tall have made a true impact in the big leagues?”
Chris Young is also 6′ 10″. There are some other guys who are 6′ 8″ or so who have success and that’s not all that much shorter.
“How many pitchers that tall have made a true impact in the big leagues? Johnson is honestly the only one that comes to my mind as well…”
Chris Young
So, what will the Yanks take next…another pitcher? What does everyone think?
OK, I’ll give you all Chris Young!
124 and add 30 to that for every round.
I’m not agreeing with outspoken fools like Andrew, but the word from scouts on Kennedy is he will most likely be a back of the rotation starter.
Now I do love to read scouts opinions, but I’ve always gone by the belief of I’ll believe what I see on the field. Kennedy may not project to be a frontline starter, but so far he’s doing pretty well. Who knows maybe he really harnessed his skills and learned to pitch effectively. Or maybe he’s just benefiting from lesser competition.
Either way I’m glad he is succeeding, and with so a low percentage of even first rounders who do anything in the majors, if Kennedy can contribute at all I’d say it was a good pick.
If you go by the Moneyball philosophy a guy like JD Drew would be in the hall of fame and Tom Glavine wouldn’t. What I always liked about write up’s on Kennedy is it said he has the ability to make a big pitch.
“The funny thing is that BP said the Yankees had a horrible draft last year,but the draft was a large reason their farm went to #7 on BA’s chart”
i would love to see a link to this, but if i recall at the time it was largely a consensus that the yankees and the red sox had the 2 best drafts.
i would love to see a link to this, but if i recall at the time it was largely a consensus that the yankees and the red sox had the 2 best drafts.
According to the 2007 prospect handbook the yankees draft was one of the best. The redsox did have the best draft, but the yankees took some high ceiling guys later on which really rose their draft stock.
Check out the video on Brock Huntzinger the latest red sox pick. He’s wearing a yankee jersey on the mound, mildly amusing.
I called it.
Harvey to the Angels.
Goldstein was negative about are draft right after it happened.Many people at NYYforums will corroborate that story as well.He trashed the draft and the Kennedy pick initially.And our draft looks like it was better than the Red Sox draft at the moment given how our guys have performed better than theirs.
Yankees drafted Pope
I didn’t realize he was a baseball player:)
And Bard has looked terrible, he was their big coup last year.
Sweet potential artsy guy in the clubhouse, lol
Good call Mo
Harvey to Angels. Is he hellbent on going to college or are the Sox & Yanks missing the boat. I wanted Harvey over the much more risky Brackman.
Ryan Pope:Tiny Savannah College of Art and Design produced the state’s biggest riser among college prospects, as Ryan Pope came out this season throwing well, racking up a 40-3 strikeout-walk ratio in his first 25 innings. He has a prototypical pitcher’s body and athleticism, which enables him to repeat his delivery. His fastball was up to 90-93 mph early in the season, though his velocity fell off as the season wore on. His command is below-average and he tends to leave his stuff up in the zone. His 12-to-6 curve is a below-average offering, but he shows feel for a solid-average changeup. One scout called the Bradenton, Fla., native the enigma of the draft because of how he jumped on the scene from so far off the radar. Teams like the Mets and Yankees, among a handful of others who saw him at his best, might be willing to take him in the third- to fifth-round range.
Thats the best report I’ve seen on the guy.The coaching staff is really going to be important with these guys.I don’t know why but this guy reminds me of Kontos in some ways.
I really doubt Harvey signs with LAA, there has to be a reason he fell that far and passed up the big spenders multiple times
The Angels are big spenders. He’ll sign. Another great pick by Eddie Bane.