Draft Order 2021

[jerios55]

2 hours ago, Fla_O'sfan said:

Not too sure it matters all that much? This year, the Orioles had the 2nd pick and took a player that they probably could have taken at 8 or 9.

https://www.talkingchop.com/2020/6/10/21284545/2020-mlb-draft-order-draft-pools-bonus-values

https://www.mlb.com/news/2019-mlb-draft-pools-and-bonus-values

The ability to spend changes by 3 million (2019 and 2020 fairly close in that drop). 

Whether the strategy was necessary, good, stupid, whatever... that money was still used (most of it).  It'll take years to know about the overslots worthiness, but they shouldn't be discounted.

[hutchead]

Moved up another notch with tonight's loss combined with Kansas City's victory over St. Louis. We now own the sixth pick. A loss in the finale against Boston moves us up to at least fifth, ahead of the Red Sox. Victories by Detroit and Arizona would move us up to the third pick. I hate seeing us lose but it's intriguing to know we can possibly leap from the eighth pick to the third pick in one three game series.

[Pat Kelly]

This is the way. 

[BohKnowsBmore]

14 hours ago, hutchead said:

Moved up another notch with tonight's loss combined with Kansas City's victory over St. Louis. We now own the sixth pick. A loss in the finale against Boston moves us up to at least fifth, ahead of the Red Sox. Victories by Detroit and Arizona would move us up to the third pick. I hate seeing us lose but it's intriguing to know we can possibly leap from the eighth pick to the third pick in one three game series.

Having our choice of the HS bats (or one of the Vandy pitchers if 1 or 2 passes) is a good spot to be in for this upcoming draft, based on what we know right now.

[hutchead]

With two games to play, the Orioles could still end up picking anywhere from 3rd to 10th. To pick 3rd they would have to lose their final two games while Boston and Detroit win their final two games and Washington wins one of their final three games. We currently have the sixth pick as we jumped Arizona yesterday to move up from seventh. If we were to win our final two games we could drop to 10th with one win by Arizona and two wins by Kansas City, Colorado, and Seattle.

[Number5]

1 hour ago, hutchead said:

With two games to play, the Orioles could still end up picking anywhere from 3rd to 10th. To pick 3rd they would have to lose their final two games while Boston and Detroit win their final two games and Washington wins one of their final three games. We currently have the sixth pick as we jumped Arizona yesterday to move up from seventh. If we were to win our final two games we could drop to 10th with one win by Arizona and two wins by Kansas City, Colorado, and Seattle.

I think you mean two losses.

[Frobby]

5 hours ago, hutchead said:

With two games to play, the Orioles could still end up picking anywhere from 3rd to 10th. To pick 3rd they would have to lose their final two games while Boston and Detroit win their final two games and Washington wins one of their final three games. We currently have the sixth pick as we jumped Arizona yesterday to move up from seventh. If we were to win our final two games we could drop to 10th with one win by Arizona and two wins by Kansas City, Colorado, and Seattle.

Thanks for this.    We’ll be somewhere in the top 10 no matter what happens, so that’s good.   That’s quite a lot of room to move one way or the other in two games.   

[Sports Guy]

Just lose baby!

[fansince1988]

This is a good site for tracking the race to the bottom:

http://www.tankathon.com/mlb

Edited September 26, 2020 by fansince1988

[jerios55]

7 hours ago, hutchead said:

With two games to play, the Orioles could still end up picking anywhere from 3rd to 10th. To pick 3rd they would have to lose their final two games while Boston and Detroit win their final two games and Washington wins one of their final three games. We currently have the sixth pick as we jumped Arizona yesterday to move up from seventh. If we were to win our final two games we could drop to 10th with one win by Arizona and two wins by Kansas City, Colorado, and Seattle.

Detroit has a 2 game lead on us and the only team to win a tiebreaker based on last years record.  So I'm pretty sure 4th is the highest option now.

Sitting at 6th.  I think nats get 1 more at least and think 5th is looking fairly likely.

[Sports Guy]

That worthless win against Boston the other day is going to prove costly.

[OrioleDog]

The Tigers may have Cardinals makeups Monday.  A doubleheader could be scheduled, though I wonder how squishy Game 2 could get if Game 1 does something to clarify the NL playoff picture.

Looks like we have never had the 6th pick.  Lots in the 3-9 range 2001-2012

3 = Machado

4 = Loewen, Matusz, Bundy, Gausman

5 = Wieters, Hobgood (10th biggest bonus precisely $2000 ahead of Mike Minor)

7 = Smith, Markakis

8 = Townsend

9 = Rowell

[sevastras]

In my humble opinion, a top 7 pick this year is as good as our number 2 options last year.  I am not a huge fan of taking college pitchers number 1, but Rocker is a clear number 1 guy.  

I am really high on Tyree Reed and Chase Petty. Chase Petty is Dylan Bundy but think Dylan Bundy at the draft and not post multiple injuries. 

[jerios55]

41 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

That worthless win against Boston the other day is going to prove costly.

With who is playing who, I think it'll be one position, but I guess we'll see.

[Sports Guy]

59 minutes ago, jerios55 said:

With who is playing who, I think it'll be one position, but I guess we'll see.

Yea, I would guess our best hope is getting to 5th.  Probably not enough will fall our way to get to 3rd.