Official 2019 Draft thread

[Hasslecracked]

Rd 10 pick 306

RHP Kyle Hill
Baylor
5'11"
195

Don't have much information about him

[rockycola]

Rd 10 pick 306

RHP Kyle Hill
Baylor
5'11"
195

Don't have much information about him

Same here but I just found this and it's an impressive honor:

Baylor pitcher and Calallen grad Hill earns first team All-American honors
Ashlee Burns, Corpus Christi Caller Times Published 2:06 p.m. CT May 31, 2019


Baylor senior pitcher Kyle Hill earned First Team All-America honors by Collegiate Baseball this week, making Hill the first Baylor pitcher to receive first team honors since 1999.


On the mound, Hill did not allow a run in 22 appearances for a 0.00 earned run average, with 28.1 innings of work on the season, and finished with a 6-0 record and seven saves. Hill's 22-game, 28.1 innings scoreless streak is the longest in program history for one season and overall.

Hill's earned-run average leads the Big 12 and his six wins on the year are the most by a reliever nationally that does not have at least one start on the year.

Hill is ranked fourth in Baylor's record book with 138 career strikeouts in relief, ranked third in all-time appearances with 92 games, and tied for fifth with 81 all-time relief appearances.

Hill is now the 51st All-American choice in program history and the 14th in Collegiate Baseball.

https://www.caller.com/story/sports/col ... 301428001/

[Hasslecracked]

Wow, he had a heck of a year. I wonder why he wasn't ranked?

[rockycola]

Wow, he had a heck of a year. I wonder why he wasn't ranked?

I know, right? Here's a few paragraphs of a long article:

By BRICE CHERRY bcherry@wacotrib.com

May 2, 2019
At 15 years old, Kyle Hill faced the dilemma of whether to undergo major shoulder surgery. At 18, Hill had to decide whether he still wanted to come to Baylor after the coaching staff that recruited him was fired. At 19, he had to deal with the doubts that naturally fester after a particularly ragged freshman year.

So, do you really think the “pressure” of getting three outs at the end of a ball game is going to bother him? Especially now that he’s a grizzled old veteran of almost 22?

Baylor’s senior closer is resilient. He’s a tough Hill to climb. He has proven that throughout his college career and his life in general.

“You want to talk about a person who I have the utmost respect for, and watching his diligence and his work ethic, how he leads this team and how he talks to our guys,” Baylor coach Steve Rodriguez said. “As a coach, that’s what makes you proud, because when you see him his freshman year, he’s a very mature kid for his age. Then you see him now, and you kind of go, ‘Wow, there have been some big jumps in his life, with who he is as a person.’ That’s what makes a coach happy.”
Freed up by Coach Strauss to use his superior spin rate to work higher in the zone, Hill put together a breakthrough year as a sophomore in 2017. He made 30 appearances out of the bullpen, finishing with a 3-3 record, a 2.98 ERA, and 54 strikeouts in 42.1 innings.
Hill excelled in a setup role, limiting batters to a .185 batting average. And in the most hellacious of fires, he was the “break glass in case of emergency” extinguisher.

“He was the guy,” Strauss said. “Troy was great, but when we were in trouble, that was the guy we went to. On the top of my chart, I had Hill’s name all the time. Because I knew if we were in trouble, there was no doubt I was going to go with him.”

Strauss had little doubt that Hill would be able to make a smooth transition to the closer role this year. The coach’s only concern was this – “I don’t have another Hill to get to Hill,” he said. Fortunately, pitchers like Daniel Caruso and Luke Boyd have stepped up as able setup men, alleviating the coach’s concerns.

As for Hill, he’s been a one-man power outage – because he’s been lights-out in finishing games. He leads Baylor in both wins (6) and saves (6), while holding opposing hitters to a meager .122 average. He has whiffed 30 hitters in 25.2 innings, using his electric spin rate and high release point to befuddle batters up in the strike zone.

https://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/ ... 75f44.html

[Sexymarinersfan]

Take away SMFs posts and its 4-5. I think he was trying to over take my all time post total in one night on one thread. lol

HAAAAHAHAHAA!!!!! Lmao I was gonna say something about that last night DT but I was on my 6th beer by the end of the thread. Lmfao!! That's hilarious!

I know it's not, but I prefer to picture sexymarinerfan as being a woman like Jenny Finch.. It just feels more natural with the whole "sexy" thang you know..

Man you don't know how many times I've thought about changing it. I even tried going with BenDavis4ever. In fact that's the only reason Rick Rizzs and I are even friends to this day is because Ben Davis and I share the same name and we spent a night then a week hanging out with the wives down and friends down at Spring Training. Now everytime at Fanfest or wherever, he's like hey Ben!! He called me out at a game sitting next to Blowers when I was down on the concourse. So cool!!!

[rockycola]

*
M's draft #2013 - Seven (7) MLBers drafted, none play for M's. 3 of top 6 picks out of baseball. The top pick will be soon. Horrible draft

JR 1 2013 12 Peterson, D.J. 3B - .190 / .270 / .373 / .643 with AAA Charlotte (White Sox) in 2019
JR 2 2013 49 Wilson, Austin RF released by the M's, signed by St. Louis, July 4, 2017 Palm Beach Cardinals released RF Austin Wilson.
JR 3 2013 85 O'Neill, Tyler RF - we all know his story
JR 4 2013 117 Horstman, Ryan LHP - November 6, 2017 Arkansas Travelers released LHP Ryan Horstman.
JR 5 2013 147 Reinheimer, Jack SS - 2017 cups of coffee with AZ and 2018 with Mets. Now in Orioles AAA
JR 6 2013 177 Simpson, Corey RF - have not heard about him since spring of 2016
JR 7 2013 207 Olson, Tyler LHP now pitching for the Cleveland Indians
JR 8 2013 237 Smith, Tyler SS - played 10 games for M's in 2017.....July 8, 2018: Released by the Atlanta Braves.
JR 9 2013 267 Zokan, Jake LHP A puzzle - July 13, 2018 Arkansas Travelers released LHP Jake Zokan, didn't play any ball in 2017 yet 2013-2016 Zokan was a very solid, rising player in the M's system. I suspect it was an injury. He player last year and this in Indy ball.
JR 10 2013 297 Pagan, Emilio RHP current Tampa Bay pitcher
JR 11 2013 327 Littell, Zack RHP current Minnesota Twin pitcher
JR 12 2013 357 Seager, Justin 1B The Seager that couldn't
JR 13 2013 387 Fontaine, Lachlan 3B
JR 14 2013 417 Miller, Ian CF - AAA Rainiers, speedy, he deserves his first call-up
JR 15 2013 447 Campbell, Eddie LHP
JR 17 2013 507 Fry, Paul LHP - April 14, 2017: Traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Baltimore Orioles for international bonus slot money. He's a MLB reliever now.

[Sexymarinersfan]

That entire Draft pretty much sucked. Could've had Aaron Judge or Hunter Renfroe.

[bpj]

HAAAAHAHAHAA!!!!! Lmao I was gonna say something about that last night DT but I was on my 6th beer by the end of the thread. Lmfao!! That's hilarious!

I know it's not, but I prefer to picture sexymarinerfan as being a woman like Jenny Finch.. It just feels more natural with the whole "sexy" thang you know..

Man you don't know how many times I've thought about changing it. I even tried going with BenDavis4ever. In fact that's the only reason Rick Rizzs and I are even friends to this day is because Ben Davis and I share the same name and we spent a night then a week hanging out with the wives down and friends down at Spring Training. Now everytime at Fanfest or wherever, he's like hey Ben!! He called me out at a game sitting next to Blowers when I was down on the concourse. So cool!!!

How about something cool like BenDavisSodoMojo and call yourself BDSM. You know that will pique the babes' interest. If ya know what I'm sayin.

[bpj]

I can almost hear Don Gorgon: "Well if your name is the same as his that must mean your name is Ben? Or Davis?"

[bpj]

Theory:

In the draft Dipoto was trying to create tremendous depth behind his pitching- knowing he needs to hold on to his position player prospects- because, say, Logan Gilbert had become valuable enough to trade to fill a current void.

The guys Dipoto drafted are probably closer to MLB than Gilbert anyways.

In my opinion, Gilbert just became a valuable piece in the type of trade that Dipoto has actually created his own precedent in the Tank O'Neill for Marco Gonzales trade.

Gilbert would bring us another Haniger/Gonzales level player that may be blocked in their organization- as Gilbert may be, now, in ours.