2009 Draft Thread

by **kruker** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 22:44:56

Project from a cold weather state.....guaranteed to work out.

by **caocao** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 22:45:06

Another OF have trouble with breaking ball.

Hitting ability: Hudson is a below-average hitter right now. He struggles with breaking balls and pitch recognition. He does have a level, direct swing, with an upright stance and high elbow.

by **CalvinBall** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 22:45:32

Hewitt v. 2.0

by **CFP** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 22:45:53

If we sign either Dugan or Hudson it will probably be a miracle

by **ReadingPhilly** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 22:46:27

dugan/hudson/hewitt 1-2-3 at gcl, make it happen.

really i hope at this point they pick malm tomorrow. give him a lot of money. then take 2 picks next season for dugan and hudson.

by **kruker** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 22:47:45

I'd feel better about these tools guys if they weren't speed first. Give me an athlete who has the potential to hit 30-40 HR's if lightning strikes, not a guy who might leg out some infield hits if he can ever make contact with those ever so exotic breaking balls.

More Dom Brown/Mike Stanton big athlete types please.

by **CalvinBall** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 22:47:58

CFP wrote:If we sign either Dugan or Hudson it will probably be a miracle

do they want a lot of money? why will it be hard?

who knows, but i am afraid to trade away any of the OFers we have now if these two are supposed to replace them.

by **CalvinBall** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 22:49:12

the coverage on this is miserable. everytime the say good or nice pick. literally everytime.

by **FTN** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 22:51:49

Kevin Goldstein (7:46:31 PM PT): The Phillies do take a signability guy in the third inning with ultra-athletic Kyrell Hudson, a high school centerfielder from Washington. His speed and arm both rank as 60-70 on the scouting scale.

by **CFP** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 22:52:32

He has no bat. It doesn't matter. He's at least four years away from contributing anything useful to a Major League team. He can have speed and be a good defensive player and it's not going to matter.

by **Bakestar** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 22:52:53

So we got a worse Anthony Hewitt?

by **Werthless** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 22:53:13

I think we're just biding our time until the 5th round, when we swoop in and pick up a big power hitter.

by **FTN** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 22:54:00

Bakestar wrote:So we got a worse Anthony Hewitt?

Basically.

by **kruker** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 22:54:44

Bakestar wrote:So we got a worse Anthony Hewitt?

No. Hudson is much cheaper and we'll get the same results.

by **ReadingPhilly** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 22:55:29

kruker wrote:
Bakestar wrote:So we got a worse Anthony Hewitt?

No. Hudson is much cheaper and we'll get the same results.

and he's not 23 and graduating high school

by **CalvinBall** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 22:55:36

I stand corrected. This guy is not Hewitt v. 2.0, he is Hewitt Beta

by **CFP** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 22:57:23

You know it's a bad sign when lacrosse and football links come up before baseball stories about Hudson on Google

by **seke2** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 22:58:08

we need more michael bourn types. that's the key to success. that's been the kind of player who has fueled our recent rise to the top of the baseball world.

look at the homegrown guys who have contributed...were ANY of them (save maybe rollins) a "toolsy" draft pick?

maybe dom brown will break the mold and be the first of that line to have some real success, but so far most of those guys have really struggled once they got to the AA/AAA level and saw some close to MLB quality pitching.

by **The Red Tornado** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 22:58:47

Hudson hit 90mph on the mound, maybe we can teach him to pitch!!

by **PSUPhilliesPhan** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 23:10:06

I do not f'in care if a guy has a 60-70 arm unless he is a pitcher

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