Hey Sully, good work on the site. I appreciate all the draft info I can get my hands on. I know you know a mock draft in November is quite a reach, but I found
the Covey projection to the Sox interesting (given the #3 rank by PG and #6 rank by BA). You noted that you felt he's in the second tier of prep arms. What
specifically don't you like about him? (Note: I agree with you being a bit down on him, just wondering what your take on him is).
I won't go into too much detail, but he reminds me a bit of Hobgood last year. At 6'2'', 200 lbs., he doesn't leave room for much projection. But, he's sitting 92-93 right now with good arm-side run and has ran it up in the mid-90's (or did so at the WWBA National Championship). He also has one of the best breaking balls in the draft, a true 12-6 knee buckler. I'm not a fan of his mechanics. He breaks his hands a little early and there's a fair amount of head/shoulder tug as well as being a little too upper body oriented for my liking. All of this, in turn, affects his command, which is about average right now. I see him as a 3 starter at best.
I won't go into too much detail, but he reminds me a bit of Hobgood last year. At 6'2'', 200 lbs., he doesn't leave room for much projection. But, he's sitting 92-93 right now with good arm-side run and has ran it up in the mid-90's (or did so at the WWBA National Championship). He also has one of the best breaking balls in the draft, a true 12-6 knee buckler. I'm not a fan of his mechanics. He breaks his hands a little early and there's a fair amount of head/shoulder tug as well as being a little too upper body oriented for my liking. All of this, in turn, affects his command, which is about average right now. I see him as a 3 starter at best.
