Quote from sportwarrior on June 5, 2018, 10:38 am

Guh. That BA ranking. That just sounds like a flat out overdraft. I've gotta remember/expect that the pros have things under control because this feels like a waste of draft resources. AJ Smith used to do this, getting a guy he wanted in the 2nd or 3rd or 4th because *he* wanted him absolutely regardless of where the kid *should* have been drafted. I hated AJ Smith, so that's probably why I have such a strong aversion to this sort of thing.

Quote from ramrodd on June 5, 2018, 10:54 am

The 4th round  Padres select RHP Dylan Coleman Missouri State

Quote from sportwarrior on June 5, 2018, 10:54 am

4th round: Dylan Coleman RHP from Missouri State U

Missouri State has sent 11 pitchers to the big leagues since the turn of the century, and Coleman is talented enough to add to that total. An unheralded recruit out of Potosi (Mo.) High, where he broke a 45-year-old career scoring record in basketball, he earned a spot in the Bears rotation at the outset of his freshman season. He led the Missouri Valley Conference with in strikeouts (106) as a sophomore and is on course to do so again in 2018.

Coleman lacks consistency, with the quality of his pitches and even more with his command, but when he's on he can can display stuff worth of a late first-round selection. He can pitch at 92-94 mph with a fastball that has reached 98 mph and features some run and sink, and he can back it up with a sharp mid-80s slider. But there also are times when his heater and slider lose some power and flatten out.

Coleman has yet to show much feel for a changeup and also possesses a curveball that isn't as reliable as his slider. He starts slow with his delivery before speeding up his tempo, which leads to him getting out of sync and struggling to locate his pitches. While he has been a durable in college and will get the chance to develop as a starter in pro ball, his ultimate role may be as a high-leverage reliever.

Quote from ramrodd on June 5, 2018, 11:06 am

Quote from ramrodd on June 5, 2018, 10:54 am

The 4th round  Padres select RHP Dylan Coleman Missouri State

Has a fastball 91-95 tops out at 98 that come out easy with good downhill plane, with god run to it. He has a 82 mph slider that is good to plus. He is more of a relief pitcher his velocity drops a lot later on in the games.  Padres will need to work on his  pitching mechanics so it can help him on his control.   Some scouts see him as someone who can throw 100 mph later on as a relief pitcher.

Quote from hoffy51 on June 5, 2018, 11:34 am

I think with Little and Miller they are drafting guys who can hit, and then figure out where they can play later on.

Quote from ramrodd on June 5, 2018, 11:35 am

The 5th round  Padres select CF Dwanya  Williams-Sutton East Carolina

Quote from ramrodd on June 5, 2018, 11:42 am

Quote from ramrodd on June 5, 2018, 11:35 am

The 5th round  Padres select CF Dwanya  Williams-Sutton East Carolina

He been on MLB radar for a while got drafted by the Reds in HS. He has raw power that is a good athlete. He has  a good arm. He had good to plus speed in HS now it more avg now. He had a lot of  injuries during the year so durability is a concern. When he was on the field  he did produce good numbers.

Quote from sportwarrior on June 5, 2018, 11:47 am

Williams-Sutton has nice size at 6'2 215. He sounds real athletic, apparently with good pop and speed. This is the kind of pick I am very ok with in these 5/6/7 rounds.

Quote from ramrodd on June 5, 2018, 12:27 pm

The 6th round  Padres select LHP Alexuan Vega Leonides Morales Rodriguez HS