If you rate player A at 87 out of a hundred and player B at 85 out of 100 and player B can be signed for 750K less it isn't "beyond stupid" to go with player B. Not if you can use that money to get superior players later in the draft.
It may or may not turn out to be the right move, but it isn't stupid.
Exactly. The Aiken pick didn't hurt them at all.
I don't think missing on one pick, even a 1-1 would color Elias to the point that he would never again use a high draft pick on a pitcher.
If you can't make very consistent hard contact against high school age competition I'm worried.
Main reason I wouldn't have used a #2 on Witt last year.
Of all the things to criticize Manfred over, you go with his teeth?
Well I've got some good news for you, he's had work done, probably for you personally.
Like I said earlier, I haven't seen much in the way of positives with the pick trading currently allowed.
More teams have the chance to dump bad contracts for picks? No thanks.
In what world is a minor league baseball player "somewhat prominent"?
They were reaching pretty hard to advance their agenda.
Which is of course their prerogative.