Official 2019 Draft thread

[ice99]

I'd want the next pick to be a high risk, high ceiling player.

[Juliooooo]

Our #2 pick looks better than our 1st round pick from what I've seen.

Our 20 pick seems incredibly underwhelming.

What are your first impressions (everybody)?

What seems underwhelming about him?

[Sexymarinersfan]

I'd want the next pick to be a high risk, high ceiling player.

Keyon Yovan maybe?

[Sexymarinersfan]

Isaiah Campbell P out of Arkansaa. MLB has him ranked #45. I'm so happy with all this pitching we are gobbling up!!! So happy!!

[Juliooooo]

Seems the Mariners want some pitching.

And tall pitchers at that.

[Sexymarinersfan]

Seems the Mariners want some pitching.

Thank God!!!

Good article on Campbell by the Red Sox.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.overth ... h-campbell

[Hanjag]

Me to
Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 55 | Curveball: 45 | Splitter: 50 | Control: 50 | Overall: 50

Campbell starred in the California Collegiate League in 2016 but made just one appearance the following season because of elbow soreness that led to the removal of several bone spurs. He flashed first-round stuff at times in 2018 and won the game that thrust Arkansas into the College World Series final, but he lasted until the 24th round (Angels) as a redshirt sophomore because of questions about his health, inconsistency and signability. After doing a nice job of easing those concerns in 2019, he should be one of the first college right-handers drafted in June.

All big tall college pitchers

[ice99]

Not a high K pitcher, but about one K per inning. Has a low walk rate, less than 2 per 9 innings.

[Sexymarinersfan]

George Kirby, Brandon Williamson, and Isiah Campbell. PITCHING, PITCHING and more PITCHING!!!!

Ice, Campbell is you're high risk high reward guy it sounds like.

He was selected last year in the 24th round, but he entered 2019 as a popular breakout pick. The righty was sidelined for most of 2017 with bone spurs and then came back last spring and struggled to put it together consistently, showing some flashes but never on a regular basis. He’s come back this year with some new tools that have allowed him to rise as a likely Day One selection.

Campbell is ranked as the number 47 draft prospect on Baseball America’s top 500 draft prospects list, and according to them the big change for him this year has been the addition of a slider to his pitch mix. In the past, he threw more of a slow, looping curveball that wasn’t a very consistently effective offering. So, he ditched that and has turned to a harder, sharper breaking ball that has worked extremely well. He pairs that with a fastball that can get up to 95 mph and is his best pitch, as well as a changeup that is getting better and has the potential to be above-average if everything goes well.

Campbell fits in the Red Sox mold in that there’s a chance he ends up as a reliever. He’s a big righty with an effective fastball/slider combination that could potentially play up in shorter stints. That said, he’s a big kid — listed at 6’4” 225 pounds — that has the body to hold up through the rigors of a professional season. With the improvement of his changeup and especially with his command this season, there is growing belief that he has the potential to stay as a starter. Some other targets in this range are almost certainly going to be relievers eventually, whereas it’s more of a toss-up with Campbell, and some are leaning more towards a future in a rotation being morelikely than not.

[ice99]

George Kirby, Brandon Williamson, and Isiah Campbell. PITCHING, PITCHING and more PITCHING!!!!

Ice, Campbell is you're high risk high reward guy it sounds like.

He was selected last year in the 24th round, but he entered 2019 as a popular breakout pick. The righty was sidelined for most of 2017 with bone spurs and then came back last spring and struggled to put it together consistently, showing some flashes but never on a regular basis. He’s come back this year with some new tools that have allowed him to rise as a likely Day One selection.

Campbell is ranked as the number 47 draft prospect on Baseball America’s top 500 draft prospects list, and according to them the big change for him this year has been the addition of a slider to his pitch mix. In the past, he threw more of a slow, looping curveball that wasn’t a very consistently effective offering. So, he ditched that and has turned to a harder, sharper breaking ball that has worked extremely well. He pairs that with a fastball that can get up to 95 mph and is his best pitch, as well as a changeup that is getting better and has the potential to be above-average if everything goes well.

Campbell fits in the Red Sox mold in that there’s a chance he ends up as a reliever. He’s a big righty with an effective fastball/slider combination that could potentially play up in shorter stints. That said, he’s a big kid — listed at 6’4” 225 pounds — that has the body to hold up through the rigors of a professional season. With the improvement of his changeup and especially with his command this season, there is growing belief that he has the potential to stay as a starter. Some other targets in this range are almost certainly going to be relievers eventually, whereas it’s more of a toss-up with Campbell, and some are leaning more towards a future in a rotation being morelikely than not.

It sounds good as long as he doesn't wind up as a reliever.