Marcus Zappia

Contributor to The Yankees Farm Report

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@BobbyMilone29 This is why I love the combine. Get eyes on people with outdated public scouting reports.

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@BobbyMilone29 I’m a proponent of hard slotting. The bonus pools create more inequity and offer additional punishment to the teams trying to win. They also cannot set the order of an international draft to match the domestic one. Too much incentive to lose.

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@blackhawk770 It’s frustrating.

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Another brilliant display from MLB and ownership. You know what our game needs? More barrier to entry! Let’s figure out how to shrink our talent pool and discourage athletes from picking baseball. But we save money, and that’s all that matters.

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@VirginiaYankee1 @BobbyMilone29 Obviously not a scout, but getting to watch Hull in the CWS has made an impression, as it has with Jackson. They both have that look about them.

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@VirginiaYankee1 @BobbyMilone29 I would not expect him to make it to their second pick.

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@VirginiaYankee1 @BobbyMilone29 This is what makes the combine helpful for fans who follow the draft. The HS guys can change significantly in a few months, and it's good to get a look at them before the draft.

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@BobbyMilone29 @VirginiaYankee1 Not knocking them as players, but wondering if they fit the recent profile of Yankee first picks.

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@BobbyMilone29 @VirginiaYankee1 I have Marchand at the top of my list right now and Thome behind him. With a lot of these guys, there are serious questions about them being up-the-middle players, and the ones who don't have that question have power or hit concerns.

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@YankeeSource Okamoto felt like a good fit for the Yankees in the off-season, and now they can just get tortured by him.

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@VirginiaYankee1 The Yankees' system was crying for some guys to emerge from the FCL and DSL, and there have been some great developments early on.

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@YankeesFarm @blackhawk770 That went out?! This kid has some pop.

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@JustBB_Media UDFA to the big leagues! Congratulations, Rafael!

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@VirginiaYankee1 I’m a believer and a fan. Hope he has a big second half.

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@YankeesFarm It’s early, but I am pumped about this kid.

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@BobbyMilone29 There aren't many people on Earth who can hit a baseball like that.

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@YankeesFarm @VirginiaYankee1 I would put a 70 on the bat flip tool.