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Agreed on all parts. It does he took shots in just incase, knowing he can get a UDFA with about the same talent as a normal 17th rounder.

The Orioles have signed almost every drafted player sine Elias has taken over. I'd say he has a pretty good idea of what each player will sign for.

Complete with latest UFDA signings as well.

When the rankings are officially done at the end of the year, obviously upside and ceiling are taken into consideration along with their draft status (bonus) weighing in for the first year when we don't have a lot of professional stats to use.

He'll go down once in awhile but that's the way fastball are played nowadays. Hitters tend to be able to get to good hard fastballs low in the zone with the newer upper cut swing paths most employ now. It's hard to get to 98 at the top of the zone.

If he wants seven figures, I'm surprised Elias drafted him because there's no way he's getting that after the year he had no matter what the issues supposedly were. He'd be a nice get if you get him as a discount, but like you said, you don't transfer to LSU unless you think you are going to play a lot and up your value.

I'll get things updated today. Sorry for the delay. It's tough being a one man show right now.

Add in Nevin and you have the 40-man foursome of 4-A players still on the roster. I could throw Arauz in there as well but it would not be as fun of an alliteration. These guys might be "moved" but as others have pointed out, they have no value because these are the guys every organization has. They are flawwed players that really don't do anything good enough to help and stick on a good major league team. If Martin was more consistent in the field at SS he'd have some utility value, but again, there are lots of utility value guys in AAA. Diaz has that power tool you gotta like but he can't tap into it enough during games and the rest of his game is mediocre at best. Bannon and Nevin? Neither one can hit enough to make up for their below average defense anywhere they play.

i think the innings limit is part of the key with Hall. Bring in up, let him open or put him in an Akin type role for the rest of the season so he can face major league hitters. He should be ready then to start 2023 in the rotation.

https://www.mlb.com/news/jared-beck-7-foot-tall-lefty-pitcher-drafted-by-orioles?fbclid=IwAR14HTS7S0xwILvJJHzrE8ymqVOMZNli17MJZfjhLCqjg_bCmBNVEk-OIfI This report says his areas scout said he was 89-91 but up to 95 by year's end. Certainly intriguing despite the low quality of talent he was facing.

The author of that piece was attempting to set the record for most scouting buzzwords in a piece. lol

True, but only if you were drafted much lower (like 11th round or below) or are still under 21. Teams nowadays know almost everyone's number so there are very few situations when players aren't signed in the first 10 rounds with the new slotting system. As Frobby pointed out, delaying your professional career a year could cost you $700K or more if you reach the majors a year later than you might have. Obviously every situtation and player is different, so I'm not saying there's a one size fits all right answer, but very few guys come out with no leverage as a 22-year old and get more money than they would have received as a junior.

Good point.

Most apparently is the word you missed in my true statement.

17.9 K/9 wow! With that K-rate and still being available in the 18th round, teams must think his stuff really won't play against professional hitters.

It won't help it. Sounds like a guy who wants to up his stock by playing for a great program in the best baseball college league.

Sid's favorite kind of guys! lol

If you are not rooting for a 7-foot tall lefty to make it, you are no fun! I love these unique frame guys.

True, and I have zero issues with kids who do so, but most do not win. I'd imagine since the slotting system came into place (something that needs to happen with an international draft too), very few players who were drafted in the first five rounds who did not sign and went back increased their bonus the next year.

This is certainly an overslot. It will be interesting to see how much. Elias hasn't lost a guy yet due to signability so I imagine he knows his number and his previous selections like the 4th and 7th picks were underslots.

It's it's doubtful Fabian will get more than he was going to get from the Red Sox last year.

Sure, just had to punt basically the next few picks.

Porter apparently will be signed for $3.7 million (I just read that in another thread so I can't confirm). Basically that's around pick 17 to 18 money. The Orioles next pick was valued at $2,313,900 so even if the Orioles wanted him there, they would have had to make up about 1.4 million, in the rest of the draft. The Rangers basically decided that they wanted Kumar and Porter so they gave away a chance to draft Johnson or Green to make it happen. It's an interesting strategy, but they got two high ceiling arms in one draft and that's pretty good. The Orioles would not have gotten Beavers if they tried for Porter and then would have punted their next two picks to make up for it or at least some kind of combination of picks later on.

I think a few posters really don't understand the slotting system and pool money approach. The Orioles have spent all or the vast majority or their bonus pool every year. They just tend to spread it around a bit taking a few overslots here and there which mean sunder slots elsewhere. This guy appears to be an underslot who could potentially end up as a back up catcher.