Boras can't do a lot here. It would very likely cost any of these top picks a lot of money to not sign and go back to school for a senior year.
I'd be fine with picking 1-3 in next year's stacked draft.
My question is why would anyone be looking at Akin's twitter likes from four years ago?
I have to assume they had some motivation to do so, and the wording of the post sounds like a threat.
Of course that doesn't change primary discussion.
It isn't personal, it is never personal with me.
I'm just pointing out that it is easy to "do the right thing" when it is someone like Akin.
That is why it is so laughable that Atomic thinks I want Akin in the organization. He's a fungible asset.
Doing the right thing?
If an established, quality major league player, say a 3-4 win guy likes that tweet any chance he gets released?
Akin is disposable.
Can you read?
Can you show me where I said that I don't want Akin released?
I said it would be ridiculous and hypocritical if they did.
How was that not clear?
I haven't seen the tweet, I'm not going to look for the tweet but releasing someone over liking any tweet is ridiculous when you consider what players have done over the years and manged to stay employed.
I'm not just talking about pre-segeragtion days.
Of course it being hypocritical doesn't mean it might not happen.
I'm expecting Davis to be gone before Tork would get here and we have no idea what is going to happen with Mancini. If the bat is as projected, yea, you'd want him as a 1B/DH (He might be adequate in Left).
Can you give me an example of a 1-1 that signed for overslot since the current iteration of slotting was put in place?
Also, no one takes a long time to sign anymore, the deadline is early July.