Braves Take Shortstop Matt Lipka With First Pick In 2010 MLB Draft

I don’t know anything about this young man,must admit I was waiting for a big name or at leats someone who wasbetter known.I could be wrong about this young man but I’m still waiting to hear something about him.

Summary :

Lipka isn’t as famous as his two-sport teammate Zach Lee — but unlike Lee, Lipka has indicated that he is willing to give up football and focus on baseball as a career, whether at Alabama or in pro ball this fall.

Lipka is a plus-plus runner with a very easy swing that’s geared for hard contact, but perhaps not much power given his somewhat flat swing plane, although he’s well-built and could hit for power if someone can get a little more loft in his swing.

He’s more likely to play second base than short in pro ball, but he’ll outplay his tools at either spot because he’s aggressive and wants the ball even if it’s not really his responsibility. He’s a scouts’ favorite because of that style of play, but the fact that he also has legitimate run and hit tools makes him a solid second-round candidate.

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Why not Castellanos who fell incredibly far for a projected top 20 3B. Hell, he’s still on the board, maybe he has told teams he is going to college. Maybe he’ll still be on the board for pick #53.

i heard he’s a white Jason Heyward

http://baseballbeginnings.com/2009/12/15/matt-lipka-video/

That be nice

76. Matt Lipka, ss
McKinney (Texas) HS
McKinney quarterback/righthander Zach Lee may continue to play two sports at Louisiana State, but his top wide receiver will focus on baseball, either in pro ball or at Alabama. A two-time 4-A all-state wide receiver in Texas, Lipka caught 22 touchdown passes from Lee last fall. He’s one of the fastest prospects in the draft, capable of running the 60-yard dash in 6.4 seconds. He’s a quick-twitch athlete with strength in his 6-foot-1, 190-pound frame. A righthanded hitter, he has strong hands and bat speed, though he gets jammed more than he should. He employs a line-drive stroke but has a chance for at least average power. Lipka has the athleticism and arm strength to play shortstop, but his hands and actions are questionable. He’ll get the opportunity to play shortstop as a pro, and he also profiles well as a center fielder. While Lee is considered one of the draft’s most unsignable players, Lipka should sign if he goes in the first three rounds as expected.

I found a video of him I’m not to good at making links but I’ll try anyway

Only 18,maybe he turns out to be good and maybe our lead off hitter but there was a lot of guys that dropped that were available- Castellanos, Ranaudo, Bentz, Workman and Wilson. However, Wilson and Workman are still there for 2 morrow and just got to hope two selections before us don’t take one of these two. i’d prefer wilson, big outfielder, athletic and power potential. If he gains some weight he could hit for a lot of power. reggie Golden is still there too.

http://www.youtube.com/user/farmsystem#p/u/15/Q—myfwCMYk

Think of a OF of Austin Wilson, Heymaker and Jordan Schafer.

We do pick early tomorrow don’t we with the O’s 2nd rounder we got for Gonzales.This young man looks good in the cage,maybe he does turn out to be a plus for us in a couple of years.I did read yesterday that they might look to get some infield depth to go along with our pitching prospects.Another thing to remember is our draft is being run by someone else this year,the guy who was running it took a higher position with the Nats.

I’d like to see the braves draft aaron shipman. They probably won’t go for the questionable signability guys, so this georgia kid is actually realistic. Here’s BA’s scouting report.

67. Aaron Shipman, of
Brooks County HS, Quitman, Ga.
The “pop-up” player in Georgia this year shouldn’t have been off the radar. Shipman comes from a baseball family, as his father Robert—a 10th-round pick in 1987 by the Tigers—is his high school coach and his brother Robert III is a freshman at Georgia. While his older brother is a slugging first baseman and baseclogger, Aaron Shipman is a fast-twitch athlete who compares favorably to anyone in Georgia’s deep class of athletic center fielders. He just hasn’t played in the East Cobb program as a south Georgia kid, but he was getting plenty of attention as the draft approached and could go in the second round. Shipman earns above-average grades from scouts in speed, throwing arm and future center field defense, though he could use some polish. His swing is perhaps just as exciting, as it’s smooth and low-maintenance. Shipman also pitches and runs his fastball up to 91 mph, but he is a much better prospect in the field and doesn’t figure to wind up at Mercer, his college commitment

Wilson wins. Draft him please.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkdtex_EkaM

i’m on the Wilson band wagon. 5 tool player that has power and is gifted athletically. Just needs to fill out his body

1. Stetson Allie
2. Austin Wilson
3. A.J. Cole
4. Brett Eibner
5. Yordy Cabrera
6. James Paxton
7. Chad Bettis
8. Reggie Golden
9. DeAndre Smelter
10. Jesse Hahn
11. Jedd Gyorko
12. Jarrett Parker
13. Sammy Solis
14. Ryne Stanek
15. Austin Wates

no Yordy Cabrera? No Allie? No Wilson? No Cole? and, at worst, no Jarrett Parker or Reggie Golden.

I know the first four are really tough signs, but we could have gotten much more value from the pick.

I don’t dislike the pick. He seems really projectible. I think we’ll see the Braves take one of the top-5 on that list @ 53

if it comes down to Allie and Wilson, who do you take?

I read a scouting report on him saying that he is line drive hitter that sprays them from gap to gap, but that he has a long trigger on his swing. They say with that long trigger that he has a tendancy to pull off the pitch from time to time. This report also said he has a stocky build and his arm may ultimately put him at second base.

Now don’t get me wrong and this is a couple of arb years away but could Y. Escobar be on his way out of ATL ? I mean the guy is a up and down player offensively and sometimes has mental laspes in the field.

However he got a huge cannon for an arm but this is just a statement about the future. With you new draft pick above and other highly praised minor league short stops (and hell no not Brandon Hicks) we seem to be deep at the positon.

Still a good pick by Wren but in my book it seems alitte bit of a reach.
Go Bravos ! Time to repay the D’Backs favor of a loss tha they gave us last night by winning tonight.