Round 1s, Pick 52: Patrick Wisdom
Posted on June 4th, 2012 by Jeff in 2012 MLB Draft, tags: Patrick Wisdom, Patrick Wisdom Scouting ReportPatrick Wisdom
Junior, St. Mary’s, CA
Height:6’2″
Weight: 210 lbs
DOB: 8/27/91
Bats: R
Throws: R
Jeff’s Quick Take: Wisdom has hit for a park adjusted .401 wOBA this season, so he’s not a bad hitter. He’s got power potential and seems like with experience, he can stick at 3rd base. Let’s take a look at the scouting reports after the jump.
MLB.com’s Scouting Report:
Power-hitting college bats always get attention. With Wisdom, it will come down to potential vs. performance in 2012. Wisdom has shown the ability to hit the ball out to all fields when he makes contact. He has plus power to the pull side. The issue is that he hasn’t been able to show an ability to make consistent contact to tap into that strength. Wisdom is a solid defender at third with a plus arm, with more than enough glove to stay at the hot corner. It all comes down to the bat for Wisdom. If a team thinks that his junior year struggles were an aberration and that he can find some consistency at the plate, it will see a player who profiles well as a run-producing third baseman of the future.
BB Prospect Report(link has an embedded video of Wisdom:
This guy reminded me a lot of Mike Olt, now a Rangers prospect who I saw a lot of on the Cape in 2009 and in Spring 2010 when UConn made its California swing. Same right-handed set-up, nearly same stance, same swing, same bat speed, same flahses of raw power and pull power in games. Wisdom’s career path also reminded me of Mark Teahen, who was nobody when he got to St. Mary’s and left as a top 100 player, just like Wisdom will. The reason he will go good is because power that can stay at third base is hard to find. His other tools play just fine — solid average arm, though like many young third baseman, he needs about 10,000 ground balls to be a major league ready infielder. He also ran a very solid average. I liked him a lot. This is a guy who played two years in Alaska, showing you that the Cape Cod League is not the end-all-be-all of human existence.
Here’s the MLB scouting report video, which they give the Ken Burns treatment on two photos:
Here’s a good scouting report video with batting case, fielding and live game footage:
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I wonder if he can play any other position besides 3B. I like the power potential but where will he fit defensively?
Pretty blah draft.
This was probably the pick I was most upset with. He was the 161st ranked player according to Baseball America and there were a number of high school third baseman I had much higher grades on namely Carson Kelly, Rio Ruiz, and Trey Williams whom I thought would have made better picks.
At least we got Kelly and Williams later on, although they may not both sign…
Wisdom at least had the power potential but entirely too early on him after his horrible season. Maybe the Cardinals are calling up Virant or Anthony Alford and saying we have 2 mil extra wanna sign? Ruiz would be godo too but make that 3 3rd basemen in the first 2 days.
Watched Wisdom closely in Alaska. He was good, but never thought he’d get drafted this high. Did you realize that the Cards picked three former Alaska League players on Day 1? Ramsey and Piscotty played up here as well.
looks like piscotty’s little brother is playing in the alaska league this summer. unless there are two piscottys in college ball.
If you are a saber oriented guy you can’t like the Piscotty pick and not like Wisdom – nearly the same but better value later in the draft.
I don’t like piscotty, but do like this Wisdom pick
Doubling up on college third basemen seems a bit odd, but I like the power potential. The depth chart issues will get sorted out somehow (Cox in a deadline trade this year?). I’m not enthralled with either this or the Piscotty pick, but the Ramsay pick is the one that I dislike the most.
In a draft that experts said was weak on college talent we draft four straight college players. Arrggg….. Hulk smash!
No kidding, illinoisc-fan. I liked Ramsey enough that I can take the (possible) overreach at #23…but Piscotty lacks pop, and Wisdom hit .262(!) this year.
People keep talking about Wisdom’s “power potential” but the guy has shown an ISO around .200 each of the last two years — wholly unexceptional for a college bat that doesn’t play an up-the-middle position.
The Cardinals were as well-positioned as any team in the majors to grab for the brass-high-upside ring. And they went for the tin at #36 and #52. Man, I’m feeling let down right now.
[...] was forced. $9.1 million over 14 picks is not going to sit well with some of the players agents. Patrick Wisdom was pick #52 and Stephen Bean was #59. Wisdom hit .262 in college. Future Redbirds does have some [...]
The hr he hit in the video was off of trevor bauer
Wisdom is signed.
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cards-wisdom-agree-matheny-oquendo-aldrete-scanio-drafted/article_da51c10b-1b2d-57e2-9d89-2b0a738f5619.html
Wisdom signed for $693,000. This is about $275,000 under MLB’s estimate for his draft position. The Cards saved some valuable bonus money for Trey Williams.
If you look closer, Wisdom hit 351 in 2011. The problem with 2012 was he was not pitched to, no hitting coach at St. Mary’s College. This kid has power potential and is a 4.0 Dean’s list, coachable and has a gun for an arm. Have watched him develop and with some good professional coaching, he will make his big league start in 2016. Big muscular body type. Who cares if he hit 262 last season – it’s what he does in the minors that matters. I like this pick and he and Piscotty (who will NOT play 3rd base – pay attention) are a wrecking cru. Good college players who are mature and ready to work hard. High Schoolers are in the need of baby sitters and cannot hit off of top pitching. Good picks by the Cards, did their homework.
I’m actually starting to agree and come around on him. I figured something went on if he dropped 90 points from 2011 to 2012.
Why wouldn’t Piscotty play 3rd? Is he not capable? Hope he takes a lesson from Colin Walsh and learns to undo the dreaded Stanford swing and use his hips more.
Maybe because Mo said that he was most likely an outfielder long term?
Didn’t read that. Let’s hope he develops more power.