IBC

Sorry guys, my queue ran out and I was on Snow Duty yesterday. The one downside to my gig at the airport is when it snows, my entire division gets called out to plow. 12 hours in a Caterpillar after 4 hours of sleep and I was a mess.

Were you guys able to get the whaaaaambulance out to help?

What'd you do yesterday Z? You selling women's Jai Alai League tix these days?

2 guys on my short list gone... Nice picks.

I know it's very unlikely he signs before opening day, but all picks are gambles. Jose M. Fernandez just happens to be one with real long odds.

Reds wrote:I know it's very unlikely he signs before opening day, but all picks are gambles. Jose M. Fernandez just happens to be one with real long odds.

Worth the gamble

Plus there's the remote possibility OOPSS confuses him with the other Jose Fernandez and then you've really got something!

Padres wrote:What'd you do yesterday Z? You selling women's Jai Alai League tix these days?

Actually, I traveled to Boston from Montreal to do sales training with the Red Sox at Fenway Park tomorrow. Small team...maybe you've heard of them.

Better question.. Are you going to say "Go Yankees!" when you're done and walk out..?

Very pleased to nab Mike Nikorak with pick #47, especially since I considered him with an earlier pick. He was ranked top 10-20 on many boards leading into the draft.

Mets wrote:Very pleased to nab Mike Nikorak with pick #47, especially since I considered him with an earlier pick. He was ranked top 10-20 on many boards leading into the draft.

Yeah, nice pick. I started to take him instead of Buehler with my last pick, but since I also have Kyle Freeland, I can't have my future rotation so dependent on Colorado prospects.

Mets wrote:Very pleased to nab Mike Nikorak with pick #47, especially since I considered him with an earlier pick. He was ranked top 10-20 on many boards leading into the draft.

Also on my short list, but my prospects are pitching heavy so when it came between high upside bat vs arm, I went with the bat again.

Jag, Orimoloye was also on my list.. love the pick.

Yeah Orimoloye would've been my first 3rd round pick had he been on the board

Bishop, man, you broke my heart by grabbing Calhoun. Here I was, hoping he'd been overlooked by all and would fall to the late second, but no, you came in and took him. Well done, you scoundrel.

Twins wrote:Bishop, man, you broke my heart by grabbing Calhoun. Here I was, hoping he'd been overlooked by all and would fall to the late second, but no, you came in and took him. Well done, you scoundrel.

I don't feel as bad now knowing there were multiple people ahead of me who were planning on taking him.

little dude, but those A+ numbers are solid

Still a couple of other guys left on the board I had grouped together as hopefuls for my upcoming pick, we'll see if any of them make it.

I couldn't pass up the numbers he put up with the bat. I wish he was a half a foot taller or better with the glove but that bat, if it's real that's a something.


Good to know my instincts were correct in that he wasn't going to be around for pick 79. I had a couple of other guys in mind who went higher in the actual draft.

is the draft being held up because of a 33 year old reliever who has never been in MLB?

I guess Shawn is taking the Bowie news extra hard.

Right when the draft had some good, solid momentum too

Combination of Oh and not having time to research until now. Since I'm usually not available when the Fangraphs posts go up and everyone else improves their bullpens, I have to find my own competitive advantage

Mets wrote:I guess Shawn is taking the Bowie news extra hard.

I did laugh at this.

Another long wait for Oh's projection?

I'll spell it out for you guys

He's 33, had great success in Korea, went to Japan where he was very good in year 1, and solid in year 2. His projection shouldn't fluctuate significantly from last year in Japan:

2.73 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 8.6 k/9, 2.1 bb/9, 0.8 hr/9

Previous year was decently better than that:
1.76 ERA, 0.81 WHIP, 10.9 k/9, 1.8 bb/9, 0.7 hr/9

Consider some bounce back after what was a "down" year for him last year and then regression for league adjustment, and his projection will probably be pretty close to his 2015 Japan numbers, or at least in the same ballpark.

Good news, guys:

Dan Szymborski @DSzymborski 2m
ZIPS really likes Seung Hwan Oh, 33: 175.5 zWAR 5M strikeouts, 0BB 0.00 ERA in 2016

damn, I was close lol

Some good news for me.. one of my gambles is closer to paying off:

http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2016/01/11/cub ... nt-by-mlb/

Now just need him to sign by opening day.