24th Round - Lucas Long - RHP - San Diego

Just can’t see a scenario where he signs a FA to a big 9 figure deal.

Elias made an interesting comment during an interview about how it's getting difficult to assess AAA hitting because so many MLB starters are coming up lame that AAA pitching is being moved up to the big leagues and guys in AAA throwing now, might not be the best they have due to MLB injuries.

I'm just going to assume you were including Ichiro as your fifth.

Gametime:  7:40 pm ET Forecast:  58 degrees, parlty cloudy Matchup:   Dean Kremer (R) vs Alec Marsh (R) Lineups Orioles TBA     3B  Maikel Garcia R SS  Bobby Witt R 1B  Vinnie Pasquantino L C   Salvador Perez R LF  MJ Melendez L DH  Nelson Velazquez R 2B  Michael Massey L RF  Hunter Renfroe R CF  Kyle Isbel L   Orioles Bench TBA Orioles Bullpen Available Keegan Akin (L)  0.1 IP, 3p Wednesday; 0.1 IP, 16p Monday  Mike Baumann  (R)  1.1 IP, 25p Tuesday Danny Coulombe (L)  0.2 IP, 10p Wednesday  Craig Kimbrel  (R)  1.0 IP, 12p Wednesday;  1.0 IP, 13p Monday;  1.0 IP, 21p Sunday Yohan Ramirez (R)  1.2 IP, 28p Tuesday Dillon Tate  (R)  1.1 IP, 21p Monday Jacob Webb (R)  0.1 IP, 15p Wednesday Probably Available Yennier Cano (R)  1.0 IP, 20p Wednesday, 1.2 IP, 20p Monday;  1.1 IP, 22p Sunday 

Interesting, thanks! If it sounds like a myth (especially when it comes to health care lol) it probably is.

Great points here. Has it ever occurred to Dean Kremer that he should just start pitching like a TOR guy?

Do they need to? They have developed a few (Strider who was coming off of injury in the 4th round/Friend traded for but was a first rounder) AND they have the best lineup in baseball. I think they hit over 300 home runs last year (307 to be exact). I'm not that dogmatic. I am not married to any one singular approach. But I believe that recent history shows that if we want to win a championship, we are going to have to spend. - It could be on shorter term older elite starters like the Astros, extensions to young players like the Braves, impact FA signings and trades like the Rangers. I don't expect that we would be anything like the Dodgers.