Comments on: Twitter Reactions to Cardinals Selection of Kolten Wong

By: Travis F

Travis F — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:59:17 +0000

And don’t forget power numbers were down everywhere in college baseball this year. They changed bats and it had a big impact. This kid showed he can handle wood. I am not concerned about his offense.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:59:13 +0000

Well sure looks like we didn’t.

By: Travis F

Travis F — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:56:42 +0000

Great reply. Everyone wants us to draft risky picks every year, in some part because they see how well Miller has turned out(so far). It is more exciting to watch Miller come up through the organization than it is to watch others, but that doesn’t mean they cannot flame out.

And my point on Wong is that there were only a couple of guys ranked higher(by BA) on the board than Wong. Yes, Guerrari was one, but the Cards may not have had him ranked as highly. Maybe there are make-up issues with him. Maybe they don’t like his delivery. I don’t know. I know that this was not a stretch to draft Wong. We have to Luhnow and the Cards some leeway here. They have been pretty good in the last few years.

By: Vision

Vision — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:20:48 +0000

Money and makeup were the two issues. Surely you don’t think where a guy is drafted has a direct correlation to his talent in the MLB Draft do you?

It’s just a different animal altogether.

By: Felonius_Monk

Felonius_Monk — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:49:32 +0000

Wasn’t considered the sort of high-upside player people are advocating. He was supposed to come with 3-4 competent pitches and decent make-up on the mound, but with a bit of a lack of polish and limited upside (#3 at the absolute most). The surprising lack of control only seems to have manifested itself this year.

So, I disagree. He was a conservative pick with a few blemishes but I think he’d have been expected to have a high % chance of making the majors in some capacity.

By: Danny Applegate

Danny Applegate — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:20:07 +0000

I guess I am one of the few who like this pick. Way I look at him is it’s not his 5’8″ size that matters. It’s the size of his heart. Don’t remember Joe Morgan or Nellie Fox being too tall!! Lets lust see what happens on down the road.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:52:58 +0000

I tend to agree with Law obviously.

By: Purple_Haze

Purple_Haze — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:47:49 +0000

Law hates Wong.

His answer to the question “what keeps Kolten Wong out of your top 50?”:

“Better question: Why would he be there? 5’8″, can’t run, lacks power, not a good defender at 2b. Doesn’t make sense to rate a guy without upside there.”

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:21:30 +0000

Watch the guys annoucing the pick. Taylor Guerrari was number 10 on the board. How is that false information?

By: zuke354

zuke354 — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:17:16 +0000

I think you could say the most polished hitter 3 out of the last 4 years because you could include wallace.

Never understood why so many teams overlook the hit tool.