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[Zack Attack Troll]

First round draft picks signed.

That is good for baseball.

[diehardmetsfan]

do u know anything about ed kunz?, the closer out of oregon

[seaver41]

The Mets signed Kunz on July 24. He's with the Brooklyn Cyclones right now.

[diehardmetsfan]

seaver41 said:

The Mets signed Kunz on July 24. He's with the Brooklyn Cyclones right now.

ik that, i meant like a scouting report

[seaver41]

I don't think there's an extensive scouting report for him available. Here's an excerpt from the article on MLB.com

"Kunz holds a fastball hovering around 95 mph, a changeup and a slider in his repertoire, and batters hit just .194 against him this season. He's had an outstanding college career, going 10-1 with a 2.87 ERA in 73 games"

[Zack Attack Troll]

Fastball: Kunz threw a heavy fastball that ran up to 94 mph.
FB Movement: He keeps his fastball down in the zone, and it has some above-average sink to it.
Slider: His slider sits in the 80-82 mph range. It's a true slider, with a short, late break and hard bite.
Control: Kunz commanded his fastball and slider well over the weekend, particularly in his second outing, on Sunday.
Poise: Above average. He came into both situations and threw strikes.
Physical Description: Big right-hander who throws from three-quarters arm slot.
Medical Update: Healthy.
Strengths: Command and poise. Kunz comes into games and pounds his heavy fastball to the bottom of the strike zone. He gets a lot of ground balls and his stuff will break bats at the pro level.
Weaknesses: He doesn't have a third pitch to attack left-handed hitters.
Summary: Kunz's package of stuff is well-suited to the back of a bullpen, but the lack of the third pitch may keep him from closing as a pro. His future may be as a setup man who can pound his sinker-slider combination in on right-handed hitters.

I looked at his draft video and he kind of a slinger that throws at a low 3/4 delivery. Upside is probably an Octavio Dotel lite type, which is pretty good. Going to get a lot of ground balls.

Got a $720,000 bonus.

[diehardmetsfan]

doublestix said:

Fastball: Kunz threw a heavy fastball that ran up to 94 mph.
FB Movement: He keeps his fastball down in the zone, and it has some above-average sink to it.
Slider: His slider sits in the 80-82 mph range. It's a true slider, with a short, late break and hard bite.
Control: Kunz commanded his fastball and slider well over the weekend, particularly in his second outing, on Sunday.
Poise: Above average. He came into both situations and threw strikes.
Physical Description: Big right-hander who throws from three-quarters arm slot.
Medical Update: Healthy.
Strengths: Command and poise. Kunz comes into games and pounds his heavy fastball to the bottom of the strike zone. He gets a lot of ground balls and his stuff will break bats at the pro level.
Weaknesses: He doesn't have a third pitch to attack left-handed hitters.
Summary: Kunz's package of stuff is well-suited to the back of a bullpen, but the lack of the third pitch may keep him from closing as a pro. His future may be as a setup man who can pound his sinker-slider combination in on right-handed hitters.

I looked at his draft video and he kind of a slinger that throws at a low 3/4 delivery. Upside is probably an Octavio Dotel lite type, which is pretty good. Going to get a lot of ground balls.

Got a $720,000 bonus.

aiight, thnx

[seaver41]

Given how much of a change-up advocate Rick Peterson is, Kunz might start developing one and work with Peterson on it more in ST.

[seaver41]

SNY had the Brooklyn Cyclones game on tonight. Kunz pitched the 9th to close it. His fastball was hitting 98. His slider was about 85. He had a 2-seamer that was hitting around 94. They mentioned his change during the broadcast but I don't recall seeing it.