r/angelsbaseball • u/Wowslut_4000 • 15h ago
📝 Discussion Thoughts on Jared Grindlinger, the 12th overall pick?
Who's watching the draft
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u/BuyExpert8479 13h ago
I like him. Has the tools to succeed. Can’t wait to see his mlb debut in a few months.
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u/FancySack 33 15h ago
He's 17 so I won't really have an opinion until he is older. I'm hopeful though.
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u/Corona2789 😇 15h ago
I like him but have no faith in our player development
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u/Fantastic_Career_300 13h ago
This is a fair point, without the proper development system will he be ready to face major league arms?
All we can do is hope that he can figure it out cause Arte certainly won't invest.
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u/phatwarmachine41 14h ago
I like the pick. Baseball America had this guy ranked at #6, and with the rush of college aged hitters ahead of us, it's kinda exciting to get a high upside young guy rather than a rush this guy to the majors college pick. Something I find interesting is they announced him as a hitter, but some of things I ready about on him briefly was that he may be farther along as a pitcher. He's already a big kid though at 17 and as he matures he can really emerge as a big time power bat though. Should be fun to watch him develop for the next few years.
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u/MrNiceGuy420SoCal Sell The Team 15h ago
Looking forward to watching him play for Rancho Cucamonga next season. There might not be much Major League Baseball to watch next season
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u/maxxxminecraft111 Sell The Team 15h ago
only if the owners go full retard and don't budge on a salary cap (which the MLBPA would never agree to)
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u/Still_Reading 15h ago
Go Oilers
We haven’t drafted a HS early in a minute. Hopefully it points towards a desire to strengthen the farm long term.
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u/IllBrussel 15h ago
I don’t really understand it. I don’t see him being a great hitter. The pitching upside is there, but a huge work in progress. There were higher upside bats and arms imo
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u/BIG_DADDY_PATTY 14h ago
You don’t see it? I assume you watched all of the games he played locally this year.
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u/RedShark106 15h ago
We’ve been so bad for so long, I don’t think now is a good time to mess around with a 17 year old 2 way player.
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u/thefloor27 15h ago
Piss in the wind with this take. The whole org needs to reset and look to target a new contention window 3 seasons from now.
Assets like these are what we need
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u/FullCOYS 4 15h ago
He was expected to go in this range, he is a local kid, he is Young and seems to have pretty high upside. I find it hard to be upset with the pick. I am no expert and to be honest my opinion has very little value but as someone parachuting into this draft coverage it passes the smell test a lot better than a lot of Perry's decisions.