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I doubt any of our members are related to Mickey Moniak but he was just selected as the first player of the 2016 MLB draft. Looking at his scouting video, he reminds me of Paul O'Neill which would justify his pick as the #1 overall imho.
Big Congrats to JOEMKTG's son Joe who was drafted tonight by Seattle in the 2nd round, the 50th player taken. What an accomplishment as a HS player, just awesome! 
Thats awesome. Congratulations to Joe Rizzo and family.
A big shout out to Chris Okey from Clemson and to the 4, yes thats FOUR from Florida drafted in the first 2 rounds.
Nice job Sully, who BTW is mot going to be Garridos replacement.
CONGRATS to Joe! An amazing player, Seattle got a good one!
Exciting times, hard work pays off, congrats to all living the dream.
So, perhaps a stupid question, but is Joe going pro or is he still going to college. Where is the line?
Here you go. Joe Rizzo. http://m.mlb.com/news/article/...is?topicid=167757330
Wow!
I was really hoping to see Joe in Columbia for a few years, never realized his dad was a member here.
From the little bit I've seen and heard about Joe he seems like a great kid with a heck of a bat...congrats to him and you (and the rest of your family) who I am sure put tons of work into helping him follow his dreams.
Congrats to Joe (and Dad)
Huge congrats to young Mr. Rizzo and his family!
Thank you all for the great words!
We sweated that one out, rooting against clubs from picking Joe until Mariners at 50.
It's a great match between player and club. Joe wants to get moving yesterday, so he's got some flying to do (that's a long flight from dc).
Simply awesome - congrats!
Congrats to 2nd rounders Joe Rizzo (Oakton HS) and Connor Jones (Univ of Virginia) and their families. Both their dads post on HSBBWeb.
Congrats to Joe and all of the EvoShield Canes alumni. In Day 1, we had 7 of the top 77 picks wear an EvoCanes uniform. Very proud of all our players.
Hearty congratulations Joe. Good luck.
Many members of the board to whom I say thanks for your support over the years, e.g., Redbird5.
But I wanted to specifically call out PGStaff. His vision and management team have provided platforms upon which players can stand out and shine, and is one of the fathers of this industry. Without PG, Joe's road would've been far more difficult.
Thanks Jerry.
Congratulations! Awesome news!
TPM posted:Thats awesome. Congratulations to Joe Rizzo and family.
A big shout out to Chris Okey from Clemson and to the 4, yes thats FOUR from Florida drafted in the first 2 rounds.
Nice job Sully, who BTW is mot going to be Garridos replacement.
To expand on this, according to hometowns, here is how the first night of the MLB draft went:
AL = 2, CA = 12, CT = 1, CO = 1, DE = 1, FL = 9, GA = 9, IA = 1, IL = 5, KS = 2, KY = 1, MA = 1, MI = 1, MN = 2, NJ = 2, NY = 2, OH = 3, PA = 2, RI = 1, TN = 5, TX = 4, VA = 2, WA = 1, WI = 2, P.R. = 3, Canada = 2
Let's hear it for those Cold Weather states who put up VERY respectable numbers!
CaCO3Girl posted:TPM posted:Thats awesome. Congratulations to Joe Rizzo and family.
A big shout out to Chris Okey from Clemson and to the 4, yes thats FOUR from Florida drafted in the first 2 rounds.
Nice job Sully, who BTW is mot going to be Garridos replacement.
To expand on this, according to hometowns, here is how the first night of the MLB draft went:
AL = 2, CA = 12, CT = 1, CO = 1, DE = 1, FL = 9, GA = 9, IA = 1, IL = 5, KS = 2, KY = 1, MA = 1, MI = 1, MN = 2, NJ = 2, NY = 2, OH = 3, PA = 2, RI = 1, TN = 5, TX = 4, VA = 2, WA = 1, WI = 2, P.R. = 3, Canada = 2
Let's hear it for those Cold Weather states who put up VERY respectable numbers!
Interesting. Looks like RI is the per capita leader with PR and GA just behind.
Looks to me that Il. is leading the way in cold weather states!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To add to that with regards to cold weather states and the draft, the number 3 pick, Ian Anderson is from our local area in upstate NY and is a great kid. He has played my son a few times and these are the times that I am glad my son was a pitcher only and didn't have to try and hit against him. He throws hard! He is the highest number draft pick from our area. Congrats to him and his family.
Congrats Rizzo"s ,my son 2019 was jumping for Joy for him since his frame and style was just like his own , one of my fav picks along with my others from my back yard IL and Wisconson .
fenwaysouth posted:Congrats to 2nd rounders Joe Rizzo (Oakton HS) and Connor Jones (Univ of Virginia) and their families. Both their dads post on HSBBWeb.
WTG!
LHPJamesmom posted:To add to that with regards to cold weather states and the draft, the number 3 pick, Ian Anderson is from our local area in upstate NY and is a great kid. He has played my son a few times and these are the times that I am glad my son was a pitcher only and didn't have to try and hit against him. He throws hard! He is the highest number draft pick from our area. Congrats to him and his family.
Ian, Ian's family and Ian's agents did a GREAT job to get to that spot. Kudos!! Deserves it!!
Wonderful news for Joe! I remember watching him and several of the others that have been drafted in PG All-American Classic and Area Code last year. Congrats Joe and Joemktg!
Almost exactly one year ago I was in Ft Myers watching some 300 of the best HS players in the country at the PG National Showcase. We use that event to choose the PG All Americans that end up playing on National Television at Petco Park in San Diego.
After watching players for a few days the head of a MLB scouting department asked me if we were going to select Joe Rizzo. I said, of course, he is the best hitter here. The scouting director said you better get ahold of him because he is getting ready to leave.
So I ran downstairs and luckily found him. Told him we were going to invite him to the All American game. About that time his dad, Joe, walked up and introduced himself saying, hello Jerry I'm JOEMKTG on HSBBW. That was a nice surprise.
Anyway, I read what everyone says, including what our own writers and scouts have to say about the draft. I really like Mickey Moniak and many others that played in our All American game. But every time I hear so called experts that haven't seen these players other than video clips say Moniak is the best HS hitter, I cringe. He is an excellent hitter, but no better than Joe Rizzo and Rizzo has plus raw power. Also Blake Rutherford and Alex Kiriloff are among the very best. The draft can really fool people. There is much more than talent involved.
Joe Rizzo is one of most professional hitters I have ever seen in a HS player. If he stays healthy I think he will prove that to be true, be it pro or college. Getting him with pick 50 was very good for the club.
BTW, FWIW, I have seen pretty much every top HS player over the past 20 years.
9 or the first 15 players taken, 12 of the first 20 picks, played in the PG All American Game. The first 10 picks played in 120 PG events. And 95% of the players drafted in the first two rounds had played in PG events. I know some don't like hearing that stuff, but it is kind of important to us. And yes, kids going to college is a much bigger number for us and also very important.
Yikes - I made a comment on Mickey Moniak above based on his scouting video at MLB.com. I never heard of him before until he was the first player selected. I hope I did not imply I thought he was the best high school hitter in the country. Nor was I intending to imply that I was an expert on the matter.
CaCO3Girl posted:TPM posted:Thats awesome. Congratulations to Joe Rizzo and family.
A big shout out to Chris Okey from Clemson and to the 4, yes thats FOUR from Florida drafted in the first 2 rounds.
Nice job Sully, who BTW is mot going to be Garridos replacement.
To expand on this, according to hometowns, here is how the first night of the MLB draft went:
AL = 2, CA = 12, CT = 1, CO = 1, DE = 1, FL = 9, GA = 9, IA = 1, IL = 5, KS = 2, KY = 1, MA = 1, MI = 1, MN = 2, NJ = 2, NY = 2, OH = 3, PA = 2, RI = 1, TN = 5, TX = 4, VA = 2, WA = 1, WI = 2, P.R. = 3, Canada = 2
Let's hear it for those Cold Weather states who put up VERY respectable numbers!
WooHoo Illinois. And the 2 Wi kids live just north of the Illinois border and I believe play predominantly in Illinois.
Congrats to the entire Rizzo family. I can only imagine the relief last night must have been. Best of luck to the young man as his journey really begins. Best of luck and health.
Congrats, what an awesome dream come true.
Congrats to Okey as well, back to back catchers drafted for the Reds in the last two years within the first two rounds..
PG STAFF- does perfect game attend area code games or east coast pro, and rate kids based on performance there?
The first pick is not always the one with the most talent, just the one who has made themselves more affordable. I believe top pick will be around 6m give or take. The draft is designed to make smaller market and larger market teams competitive.
CLEVELANDDAD,
I wasn't referring to anything you said. More about the "experts" in the media.
PABASEBALLDAD,
Yes, we scout the main Area Codes in Long Beach and the East Coast Pro. Those scouts that run those events also scout our events. We also cover the USA Baseball big events. However we don't count those as PG events. Sometimes we will see a player at all three of those events and 20 or more of our events. Both tournaments and showcases, it really helps when you get to see players a lot.
For those who are becoming familiar with the draft for the first time. I am sure that most of you realize the majority of players drafted attended college.
In fact, there were somewhere around 80 or so college picks in a row between the 7th and 10th rounds. This is due to the economics of the draft. College players tend to be cheaper, especially college seniors. This will become clear when signing bonus' are released.
Usually you start seeing HS players going in the early rounds and again starting at the 11th round. Clubs can actually spend more money with less penalty after the 10th Rd.
I really hope they change this system. It gets in the way of picking the best players in the right order. It's more about spreading out the money. Though I must admit, some teams have done very well in this system.
Anyway, this is why you see some outstanding prospects out of HS heading to college. The clubs can't pay them. So they usually get picked late, go to college, and become early picks out of college. Several of the early picks out of college this year were PG All Americans in HS. Puk, Collins, Oaky, etc. But several others really developed in college.
For the most part HS early picks sign and the best HS players that don't get picked early go to college. Guess I feel like HS pitchers drafted early should sign. Three years of college can be a big risk. But some have actually benefitted a lot by attending college. I still think it is kind of risky for pitchers, not as much for position players.
It is amazing how many that weren't considered great prospects in HS, developed into high draft picks in college.
Congratulations Joe!!!
Big shout out to Blue10 one our HSBBW parents (and someone who helped my son and I during his recruiting journey). Her son Tommy Edman was drafted in the 6th round by The Cardinals.He's a talented player and a solid young man. Plays the game and carries himself the right way. A reflection of his parents who are super cool too.Even if they are Ephs
Happy to see so many San Diego players represented in the draft. Son played against all of them. Locals only