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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    edited June 2011
    Some bizarre picks the last couple years. Cito Culver in the first round now this...

    Kevin Goldstein: 51. Yankees: Dante Bichette, Jr., 3B, Orangewood Christian HS (FL). Kid can hit, even looks like his dad, but does he have other tools?

    keithlaw: I laughed. Jr. didn't make my top 100 (report: http://es.pn/jJzYLw )RT @jslyuan: Yanks realize it's not actually Dante Bichette right? [via Twitter]

    keithlaw: Wait till you see the hack. RT @Bloogart7: @keithlaw Yikes, just saw footage of Bichette running. Not impressed. [via Twitter]


    Good bat, who knows what else.
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    BA scouting report


    Dante Bichette Jr., of
    Orangewood Christian HS, Orlando

    Bichette's father played 14 seasons in the major leagues, earning four All-Star Game nods, collecting 1,906 hits and 274 home runs and even posting a 30-30 season in 1996. His son is cut from similar cloth. He's a righthanded hitter who has solid athleticism and a track record of performance, going back to helping his Little League team reach Williamsport, Pa. The younger Bichette is a high school infielder, but his profile will wind up being that of a power-hitting left fielder. He lacks fluidity defensively, and his best tool when he's not in the batter's box is his throwing arm. Offense is his calling card, and he's a cage rat who often can be found taking extra rounds of batting practice. Bichette has had a lot of movement in his swing but has toned down a bit this season while still producing big power and plenty of bat speed. He has as much raw power as any prep player in Florida and runs well enough to be a corner outfielder if he can't stay in the infield. He's committed to Georgia.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    The Fixer wrote:
    BA scouting report


    Dante Bichette Jr., of
    Orangewood Christian HS, Orlando

    Bichette's father played 14 seasons in the major leagues, earning four All-Star Game nods, collecting 1,906 hits and 274 home runs and even posting a 30-30 season in 1996. His son is cut from similar cloth. He's a righthanded hitter who has solid athleticism and a track record of performance, going back to helping his Little League team reach Williamsport, Pa. The younger Bichette is a high school infielder, but his profile will wind up being that of a power-hitting left fielder. He lacks fluidity defensively, and his best tool when he's not in the batter's box is his throwing arm. Offense is his calling card, and he's a cage rat who often can be found taking extra rounds of batting practice. Bichette has had a lot of movement in his swing but has toned down a bit this season while still producing big power and plenty of bat speed. He has as much raw power as any prep player in Florida and runs well enough to be a corner outfielder if he can't stay in the infield. He's committed to Georgia.

    Not as bad of a scouting report as I was expecting from what I first read. Yanks will jump up and grab someone early if they want them as you can see from Culver last year but not sure about this.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Strange pick, not a real fan but what the hell do I know.
  • tcaporale
    tcaporale Posts: 1,577
    Girardi is very good friends with Dante Sr., going so far as to name his son Dante.

    So he obviously had input.
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,362
    So, what, did you guys get another DH? :P
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    So, what, did you guys get another DH? :P

    Says the guy whos team picked up

    Greene isn't quite one-dimensional, but it's close. He's a physical beast at 6-foot-2, 235 pounds, and one evaluator compared his power to that of Russell Branyan, another south Georgia lefthanded hitter.

    Seriously though, sounds like he has some serious power and could be an average leftfielder. Not a huge fan of the pick but this made me feel a bit better.

    http://www.yankeeanalysts.com/2011/06/2 ... e-jr-30581
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Let's go Yanks! I feel like this is the real start of the baseball season, not that games didn't matter before but I feel like this is where they get going.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    tha fuck?
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Welp, this isn't good.
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,635
    bad start to the game
    I miss igotid88
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,635
    damn MY9 game
    I miss igotid88
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    igotid88 wrote:
    damn MY9 game

    On MLB here in Philly, Cone is doing the game too.
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,635
    oh man. that hurt
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  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Fuck you Jon Lester!
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,635
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    igotid88 wrote:
    damn MY9 game

    On MLB here in Philly, Cone is doing the game too.

    by himself?
    I miss igotid88
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    igotid88 wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    igotid88 wrote:
    damn MY9 game

    On MLB here in Philly, Cone is doing the game too.

    by himself?

    Nah, that Matt Vergisarian, dude, or however you spell it.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    That looked bad, really bad. Tex is a tough dude. Not good.
  • jimed14
    jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    What did I miss?

    Still at work ... but judging by the fact Posada is now playng 1B ... and the swearing above ... I'm gonna assume Tex got hit by Lester.

    Cliffy, I told you in the Sox thread, Lester's been wild as hell this year.
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  • neilybabes86
    neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    SAME SHIT hit 2 of our guys in the 1st and knock tex out bad

    i would throw at gonzo;s head..i really would
    i post on the board of a band that doesn't exsist anymore .......i need my head examined.......

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