2011 MLB Draft Prospects Preview -- Brandon Nimmo
by Adam J. Morris on Jun 3, 2011 12:14 PM CDT
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Continuing with our preview of players that the Texas Rangers may take a look at in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft, which starts on June 6, 2011, today we are taking a look at Brandon Nimmo.
Nimmo is a name that is starting to be connected to the Rangers quite a bit...Jonathan Mayo projects Nimmo to go to the Rangers at #33 in his most recent mock draft. Keith Law's May 31 mock draft had Nimmo going to Texas at #33. John Sickels says, in his latest mock, that Brandon Nimmo is "plausible" at #33 for Texas.
Brandon Nimmo is a high school outfielder, a lefthanded thrower and hitter who is ranked #37 on the BA top 200 draft list. He's from Cheyenne, Wyoming, and BA notes that because there is no high school baseball in Wyoming, few Wyoming prep players are actually drafted -- only two have been selected in the past decade.
Nimmo currently has a commitment to attend the University of Arkansas to play college ball for the Razorbacks.
The pluses with Nimmo are that he's fast, athletic, and has the type of tools that intrigue scouts. The minuses are that, with no high school ball, he's been limited to American Legion and showcase circuit play,
The Yankees guy at scout.com did an interview with Nimmo in February that you can read here.
USA Today did a write-up on Nimmo in April that you can read here, and noted that no Wyoming high schooler has ever been picked higher than the 6th round -- and that was in 1966.
Law mentioned Nimmo is his chat session yesterday, responding to a question about whether he could be a "sleeper," like Mike Trout was two years ago:
Yes. Not as polished as Trout. Very athletic. A little concerned about the knee tendinitis lingering so long after ACL surgery.
Nimmo is, from what I've read, asking for first round money, so if the Rangers nab him at either #33 or #37, he's not likely to sign for slot. That said, he seems to be the most popular pick for the Rangers at #33 among the prognosticators, and Texas has shown before they are willing to go over slot for a guy they like.
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So he could be hurt and is very raw?
Sounds like he could very easily be a bust.
"Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor."-Capote
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I do feel like my legs are getting back though, I’m squatting more now than I was before the surgery, and the doctor said that by a year and a half, which is in March, that I’ll be close to 100%
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
Still weird to me that so many kids now
seem to blow out their ACLs at such a young age.
by Thought_Experiment on Jun 3, 2011 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions
It was while playing football
Got hit low and his cleat stuck. Nothing “injury prone” about that.
Hobson, did you see that?
Yes.
She stole that tie! It's the perfect crime. Girls don't wear ties; although some do. It's not a perfect crime, but it's a good crime.
Yes. If she murdered the tie it would be the perfect crime.
Ok, wasn't claiming he was injury prone, though
just that severe knee injuries seem much more common today than when I was a kid. Even among football players.
Not sure why… Just an observation.
by Thought_Experiment on Jun 3, 2011 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I blew my knee out when I was about 21 or so playing basketball
Just happens.
I think the thing is we just know more about prospects/draftees via the internet so it just seems like it happens more since we rarely heard about this type of information before. It’s like a friend telling me she might need TOS surgery and I absolutely know plenty about that which she didn’t expect. Occurances aren’t increasing just our knowledge of them.
Hobson, did you see that?
Yes.
She stole that tie! It's the perfect crime. Girls don't wear ties; although some do. It's not a perfect crime, but it's a good crime.
Yes. If she murdered the tie it would be the perfect crime.
American Legion's pretty decent here
The baseball season’s just too short here so there’s no reason for high schools to invest in a baseball team.
Hobson, did you see that?
Yes.
She stole that tie! It's the perfect crime. Girls don't wear ties; although some do. It's not a perfect crime, but it's a good crime.
Yes. If she murdered the tie it would be the perfect crime.
Yep
I read something about him on a different website that talked about how cold it was in April or May there and how there’s pretty much no way they can do it. I know it snowed in Utah the other day and Wyoming is quite a bit colder than Utah isn’t it?
The scouting report on Salty is that he’s a pampered, curly-haired motherfuck who didn’t earn his stripes. He has trouble throwing the ball back to the pitcher, claims to be a switch-hitter and is piss-poor in the clutch.
Have fun!
by oc on Jul 31, 2010 4:17 PM CDT
It's a little colder than Utah but not a ton
As far as snow, I drove through a blizzard Friday night going over a mountain. I couldn’t even see the next delineator post so probably 30 feet of visibility.
Here’s another good article on Nimmo. I tried to find a recent article that ran in the local paper recently (I live in the same town) but couldn’t.
Hobson, did you see that?
Yes.
She stole that tie! It's the perfect crime. Girls don't wear ties; although some do. It's not a perfect crime, but it's a good crime.
Yes. If she murdered the tie it would be the perfect crime.
Drafting Nimmo.
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by Aqua on Jun 3, 2011 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Seconded
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
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Brandon Nimmo: When I get up there I just want to hit the ball hard, solid, and get a line drive out of it. That’s all I focus on every time up: make good contact and hit a line drive. Power is not something that I ever try to put into my approach. I can hit the ball out, but it just happens – I rarely try to hit a homerun, and when they come they’re normally accidents. I’m more of a doubles and triples kind of guy who tries to get the ball in play and use some of my speed to get me around the bases. I try and stay inside the ball and hit the gaps a lot, particularly left centerfield
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
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Kevin Levine-Flandrup: So you do not have a problem taking your walks then?
Brandon Nimmo: Oh no, walks are a very positive thing. If I can get on first base any way at all it’s a positive thing, because there are a lot of great things that can happen once I get on first base
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
Another article below and some snippets
Nimmo, who carries a straight-A grade point average….
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“I prayed about getting a college scholarship ever since my sophomore year. I knew God would lead me in the right direction.”
Just seems like a fairly level-headed kid. Plus his dad is an accountant at the largest firm here so economics will probably come into play.
Hobson, did you see that?
Yes.
She stole that tie! It's the perfect crime. Girls don't wear ties; although some do. It's not a perfect crime, but it's a good crime.
Yes. If she murdered the tie it would be the perfect crime.
Whups - linky
Hobson, did you see that?
Yes.
She stole that tie! It's the perfect crime. Girls don't wear ties; although some do. It's not a perfect crime, but it's a good crime.
Yes. If she murdered the tie it would be the perfect crime.
Nice.
Yeah, he seems very mature for a 17 year old in the Scout interview.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
bay/cal
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by steel home on May 4, 2011
Almost Vag'd out.
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From Kevin Goldstein
More pre-draft bonus demand letters arriving: OF Brandon Nimmo $3.0 million, 1B Dan Vogelbach $1.65 million, OF Derek Fisher $2.25 million
i'd rather pay the money and go after Beede if he is available
"Its called stats!"
by steel home on May 4, 2011
I don't think Beede gets by Boston
and I’d think Nimmo gets about 2 million at the end.
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