CalvinBall wrote:Strike zone awareness and working counts has me like

Woody wrote:

Warszawa wrote:How well can you really judge a high school players ability to hit?

The Phillies? Historically not so great

MLBTP: 6. Favorite team growing up?
CR: My favorite team growing up has always been the Baltimore Orioles.

MLBTP: #7 Who do you model your game after?
CR: Robinson Cano which is my favorite player. I just love how smoothly he plays the game.

Rockinghorse wrote:One of the earliest posts I remember on BSG was I think from Woody in a draft thread, something like "I gotta fever and the only prescription is video of skinny black kids taking batting practice." Might have been Hewitt? I searched but closest I can find is:

Earlier today someone stole 85 bucks and items from the Philadelphia Hearing Aid Center. Not saying anything but it was a skinny black guy
by Barry Jive
Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:51 pm

jp_crawford
@c_randolph welcome to the philly fam brother.

viza_card
Congrats to @ScottyJetpax25 for being drafted by the @Phillies It's been a long time since we have played together but glad we can again

Chris Crawford ‏@CrawfordChrisV · 10m10 minutes ago
Much better job in the second round for the Phillies.

JJ Cooper ‏@jjcoop36 · 10m10 minutes ago
You can find evaluators who prefer Kingery to first-round pick Kevin Newman.

Eric Longenhagen ‏@longenhagen · 10m10 minutes ago
Great pick by Philly. Kingery can hit, run and play defense.

What do you think sets you apart from other middle infielders in this class?

SK: I’ve proven that I can hit at multiple levels. I did it in college and I did it in the Cape Cod league. That, along with my speed, sets me apart. I’ve shown that I can create havoc on the basepaths with my speed and my bat really just improved each year at Arizona. I also got even more comfortable with my range this year and I made things happen on defense as well.

What’s the main thing you want to work on?

SK: I want to work on my footwork at second base because that can always get better. I also want to make sure that I stay aggressive at second base. It’s a short throw so sometimes you can find yourself getting complacent and sitting back on a ball rather than getting the right hop. I like to be aggressive and get right to the ball.

Last summer in the Cape Cod League, you showed that you can still rake with a wooden bat. Do you sense that has helped your draft stock somewhat?

SK: Definitely. The top players in college are in the Cape Cod league so going there, facing that pitching, and putting up some good numbers really shows the scouts that I have a good swing and that it doesn’t matter if I’m swinging wood or metal.

Everyone loves to compare draft prospects to current players. What major league player would you say that your skill set is similar to?

SK: I’d say I’m something like Ian Kinsler, with a little bit more speed.

ReadingPhilly wrote:

Chris Crawford ‏@CrawfordChrisV · 10m10 minutes ago
Much better job in the second round for the Phillies.

JJ Cooper ‏@jjcoop36 · 10m10 minutes ago
You can find evaluators who prefer Kingery to first-round pick Kevin Newman.

Eric Longenhagen ‏@longenhagen · 10m10 minutes ago
Great pick by Philly. Kingery can hit, run and play defense.

Matt Breen ‏@matt_breen · 1m1 minute ago
#Phillies scouting director Johnny Almaraz said team expects to sign 1st round pick Cornelius Randolph "pretty quickly."