The CRISP RYAN and KAILSCH WORBA-approved 2015 Draft Jepstein splooge thread

[Slaky]

6th round. Dave Berg. RHP, UCLA. Side-arming/submarine righty.

The right-hander has been an anchor of the UCLA bullpen throughout his career with the Bruins, becoming one of just five players in UCLA history to earn All-Pac-12 honors three years in a row. He holds the UCLA record for most postseason appearances (17) and postseason saves (6), as well as the NCAA single-season record for saves (24, set in 2013). Berg is also the only pitcher in school history to lead the conference in ERA in back-to-back seasons, and became the historic conference's first reliever to ever win the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year Award in 2013.

RV is already fantasizing about dipping him in a big ole' vat of ketchup.

Trader Joe's ketchup, natch.

It's actually Trader's Joe

[CT III]

6th round. Dave Berg. RHP, UCLA. Side-arming/submarine righty.

The right-hander has been an anchor of the UCLA bullpen throughout his career with the Bruins, becoming one of just five players in UCLA history to earn All-Pac-12 honors three years in a row. He holds the UCLA record for most postseason appearances (17) and postseason saves (6), as well as the NCAA single-season record for saves (24, set in 2013). Berg is also the only pitcher in school history to lead the conference in ERA in back-to-back seasons, and became the historic conference's first reliever to ever win the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year Award in 2013.

RV is already fantasizing about dipping him in a big ole' vat of ketchup.

Trader Joe's ketchup, natch.

It's actually Trader's Joe

Huey shuns Trader Joe's as he comes down staunchly in the Aldi camp of that particular family feud.

[Eli]

So was the Cubs' draft just super boring this year, or have we all just stopped pretending we care about it now that the major-league team is competitive again?

[PenFoe]

So was the Cubs' draft just super boring this year, or have we all just stopped pretending we care about it now that the major-league team is competitive again?

Well, you know I care about the prospects dearly, and I found it really boring. 

[Eli]

So was the Cubs' draft just super boring this year, or have we all just stopped pretending we care about it now that the major-league team is competitive again?

Well, you know I care about the prospects dearly, and I found it really boring. 

All draft picks should be kept secret for like three years so then we can just wait to find out who's even worth being excited about.

[PenFoe]

So was the Cubs' draft just super boring this year, or have we all just stopped pretending we care about it now that the major-league team is competitive again?

Well, you know I care about the prospects dearly, and I found it really boring. 

All draft picks should be kept secret for like three years so then we can just wait to find out who's even worth being excited about.

This sounds like torture.

I can't wait for Eugene to start, that team is going to have ridiculous talent. 

At least 5 future HOF. 

[Eli]

So was the Cubs' draft just super boring this year, or have we all just stopped pretending we care about it now that the major-league team is competitive again?

Well, you know I care about the prospects dearly, and I found it really boring. 

All draft picks should be kept secret for like three years so then we can just wait to find out who's even worth being excited about.

This sounds like torture.

I can't wait for Eugene to start, that team is going to have ridiculous talent. 

At least 5 future HOF. 

I think it's a great idea. For example, now that it's 2015 we could look back at the 2012 draft class and get excited about

[Quality Start Machine]

So was the Cubs' draft just super boring this year, or have we all just stopped pretending we care about it now that the major-league team is competitive again?

Well, you know I care about the prospects dearly, and I found it really boring. 

All draft picks should be kept secret for like three years so then we can just wait to find out who's even worth being excited about.

This sounds like torture.

I can't wait for Eugene to start, that team is going to have ridiculous talent. 

At least 5 future HOF. 

I think it's a great idea. For example, now that it's 2015 we could look back at the 2012 draft class and get excited about

...how much younger we were then?

[PenFoe]

So was the Cubs' draft just super boring this year, or have we all just stopped pretending we care about it now that the major-league team is competitive again?

Well, you know I care about the prospects dearly, and I found it really boring. 

All draft picks should be kept secret for like three years so then we can just wait to find out who's even worth being excited about.

This sounds like torture.

I can't wait for Eugene to start, that team is going to have ridiculous talent. 

At least 5 future HOF. 

I think it's a great idea. For example, now that it's 2015 we could look back at the 2012 draft class and get excited about

The problem is that even a really good draft has maybe 3 potential impact guys in the bigs.

We'd end up not having much to look at. 

Duane Underwood is pretty much the only guy in the Cubs entire 2012 draft class to be excited about, and he'll be lucky to make it to AA this year. 

[Eli]

The problem is that even a really good draft has maybe 3 potential impact guys in the bigs.

We'd end up not having much to look at. 

Duane Underwood is pretty much the only guy in the Cubs entire 2012 draft class to be excited about, and he'll be lucky to make it to AA this year. 

I move that we make Pensplaining a thing.

[SKO]

The problem is that even a really good draft has maybe 3 potential impact guys in the bigs.

We'd end up not having much to look at. 

Duane Underwood is pretty much the only guy in the Cubs entire 2012 draft class to be excited about, and he'll be lucky to make it to AA this year. 

I move that we make Pensplaining a thing.

Seconded by me, third'd by Christian Villanueva.

[PenFoe]

The problem is that even a really good draft has maybe 3 potential impact guys in the bigs.

We'd end up not having much to look at. 

Duane Underwood is pretty much the only guy in the Cubs entire 2012 draft class to be excited about, and he'll be lucky to make it to AA this year. 

I move that we make Pensplaining a thing.

This is all very confusing to me.

[Oleg]

Fitz Stadler. 32nd round. 6'7" RHP. A local kid from Glenbrook South.

Stadler doesn't have the present stuff to warrant a seven-figure bonus, but he's so athletic and projectable that it's easy to envision him blossoming into a first-round pick after three years of college. His older brothers Walker and Sullivan pitched for coach Tracy Smith at Indiana and Stadler likely will do the same for Smith at Arizona State. His fastball usually sits at 86-88 mph and tops out at 92, and he should pack on a lot more velocity once his 6-foot-8, 215-pound frame matures. His heater plays above its velocity because it features great extension, some sink and steep downhill plane. Stadler's curveball has nice depth when he stays on top of it, though it too needs more power and it becomes slurvy when he gets around it. He's working on adding a changeup. Also a quarterback who drew interest from college football programs, he has excellent body control and repeats his mechanics well for his size, so throwing strikes isn't a problem.

Sounds like he'll be a really tough signing but The Cubs are loading up on really tall pitchers.

They're all tall to you.

[Chuck to Chuck]

Fitz Stadler. 32nd round. 6'7" RHP. A local kid from Glenbrook South.

He's huge. Was the QB of the football team this past year and played already having the scholarship from ASU (I think that's where he's going). Worried for the kid he'd get tackled and separate his shoulder.

Can't see him signing as a 32nd rounder with that kind of college deal lined up.

[Saul Goodman]

Mike Baxter is a perfectly reasonable choice for DH in American League parks, they don't really need Schwarber at all.

(screaming internally)