Seth Mejias-Brean

[camisadelgolf]

Please use this thread to post scouting reports, links, and other comments about the Reds' 2012 eighth round pick.
http://www.azcentral.com/sports/ua/articles/2012/05/30/20120530arizona-wildcats-baseball-seth-mejias-brean-spark.html
http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/mejiasbrean_seth00.html
http://videos.azstarnet.com/p/video?id=14697251

[RedlegJake]

Here's an excerpt that tells you what Doug is referring to about Brean being a superb athlete:
Seth Mejias-Brean's stellar junior season has inevitably led to comparisons - but not to other baseball players.

To hear the Arizona Wildcats third baseman's teammates tell it, Mejias-Brean is a cross between Paul Bunyan and Chuck Norris, with a little Roy Hobbs mixed in.

Hand the UA's starting third baseman a football, and he'll throw it 60 or 70 yards.

"They call him Tebow," coach Andy Lopez said.

Give Mejias-Brean a basketball, and he'll show off a 360-degree slam dunk.

"He's just a freak," outfielder Robert Refsnyder said.

But Mejias-Brean is at his best with a bat in his hands. His batting practice sessions are legendary, complete with towering home runs and crushed line drives that send teammates dodging.

At 6 feet 2 inches and 210 pounds, the Cienega High graduate fills out a uniform better than anybody on the team. Pro scouts love his projectability, whether it's at third base, in the outfield or at catcher - a position he's never played before.

"I mean, look at his body," shortstop Alex Mejia said. "You can see him playing in the big leagues, like, next year.

"I've never seen a player like him. When he hits it, and the ball's flying out, it's hit so hard. ... Really, it's almost like the thing is yelling."

[Sea Ray]

Is Arizona in the college WS? Just wondering if we can see him or any of our other college draftees

[texasdave]

http://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2012-06-04/super-regional-hosts-announced

Arizona still in. As in UCLA.

[Sea Ray]

http://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2012-06-04/super-regional-hosts-announced

Arizona still in. As in UCLA.

Good to hear

[GoReds19]

He sounds like a steal in the 8th round.

[Gallen5862]

Florida is still also in.

[TOBTTReds]

Yesterday SMB went 3-5 with a 2B. The highlight has an RBI single at the :30 mark. Arizona is first team to advance to CWS.

http://www.ncaa.com/game/baseball/d1/2012/06/09/arizona-st-johns-ny

[TOBTTReds]

Jim Callis ‏@jimcallisBA
One more #CWS performer for #Reds: #Arizona 3B Seth Mejias-Brean for $125k ($136,300 pick value). Good defender, gap power. #mlbdraft

[Blitz Dorsey]

Really like this pick. Doesn't seem to have much HR power, but is a good all-around hitter with some pop, can run relatively well and is good defensively. Can't complain at all getting a player like that in the 8th round, especially at a position like 3B.

[RedlegJake]

I think the home run power might come with this guy. He is amazing athletically. If nothing else he has the ability to be a doubles hitting machine at third base. Defensively he should be able to cover with exceptional range and agility. I'm liking this pick as the bonus pick of the draft - the low round guy who surprises big time.

[Tom Servo]

Louisville Bats‏
@LouisvilleBats 4m4 minutes ago

Transactions: Rob Wooten activated from DL, Nick Routt to TI, Beau Amaral transferred from Billings & Seth Mejias-Brean traded to SEA.


Fare thee well, SMB. Your early career production in Dayton and Bakersfield had me dreaming on the possibility of a 2nd division starter. But Pensacola, and especially Louisville, were not so kind.

[19braves77]

Once a Wahoo, always a Wahoo ! What did Reds get for him in return ? Crate of printing paper.

[RedlegJake]

As you can tell from my early posts on SMB he was a huge disappointment for me. Freak athlete just not good at hitting at the pro level. I wish him well in Seattle.

[Rojo]

I was always an SMB-sceptic. The Cal League in 2014 must have just some real rag arms. Bakersfield had a team OBP of .359, and they weren't even first in the league for OBP.

[Tom Servo]

I was always an SMB-sceptic. The Cal League in 2014 must have just some real rag arms. Bakersfield had a team OBP of .359, and they weren't even first in the league for OBP.
The Cal League is a notorious hitters league, so obviously you get some mirages. But SMB showed good patience/pop in Dayton before that and had been solid in college, so there was some reason for optimism.

The guy I never bought was Waldrop, whose BB/K ratio always portended a crash. Incidentally he and SMB could be teammates now with the Tacoma Rainers, though Waldrop is back in AA to begin the year for Seattle.

[camisadelgolf]

I always get excited when I see a minor leaguer with that kind of K:BB ratio. Before scouting was as prevalent on the internet, I would've tagged him as a guy the Reds shouldn't give up on. The same goes for Chad Wallach. Then again, Ryan Hanigan was another one who came out of nowhere and proved useful. I wish him the best.