NelsonCruuuuuz
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21 hours ago, RZNJ said:
First you said Elias made typically awful picks. Then you said you only meant the first round were typically awful. He's only had 3 drafts. I'm assuming you didn't think Adley was a typically awful pick. That leaves Kjerstad and Cowser. I'm assuming you thought they were the typically awful picks? If I'm wrong, please clear it up for me.
Correct. Adley was the guy. Kerjstad was upset over def but get the strategy…def, agree with you. Cowser (who I don’t dislike at all) was a bad pick. You know who I wanted. You are rebuilding…you want to be strong up the middle and with good pitching. Adley check. SS over another corner outfielder and not even close. Just a dumb pick imo. Frustrating.
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20 minutes ago, RZNJ said:
So, Cowser and Kjerstad are the typical awful Elias pics. And remember, passing on your guy Austin Martin, helped get us Mayo and Baumler. So, good pick is Austin Martin and typical 4th and 5th round picks. Awful pic is Kjerstad, Mayo, and Baumler. Got it. Thanks.
I love how you distort my opinion lol.
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Nice article on Green. I’d be happy with him too. Jones/Holiday/Green all have a pedigree, that matters. Doesn’t mean greatness but better odds imo.https://twitter.com/feinsand/status/1537883142320623616?s=21&t=PddcUm9_99AmOPfbHg73TA
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22 minutes ago, OriolesMagic83 said:
As much as I haven't liked some of Elias' picks, I don't see him picking a defensively limited player with the 1st pick. If he does, I'll give him the abuse he deserves. DJ Stewart wasn't an Elias pick. Picking Berry first would be like picking Stewart in the top 10.
Berry def profiling bc much higher than Stewart lol but agree completely. Parrada is supposed to be an elite bat. Limited position. Rizzo of the Nationals likes him, he does a great job so trust his judgment.
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33 minutes ago, RZNJ said:
Ha. I bet most think Parada would be an awful pick. Were Westburg, Stowers, and Henderson typical awful Elias picks as well?
First round. Overall I think he does a good job honestly. But first round approach is questionable.
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2 hours ago, RZNJ said:
Again, how special is the bat? He's a 3B and quiet possibly a future 1B. That bat better be super special! Jones is a true CF and probably a GG caliber CF. Green can play CF but probably winds up in RF. Johnson is probably a 2B. Brooks Lee is probably a 3B or 2B but there's an outside chance he can stick at SS. All of these players are supposedly good offensive players. Give me the guy who can play some defense. In that case, I'm thinking Jones and Lee are probably the 2 best combination players factoring in defense and offense. Perhaps you can throw Termarr Johnson in there as well as the reports on his hand, first step quickness, and throwing accuracy are all good.
Collier would be a typical awful Elias pick, Berry too. Elias should not take anyone outside of Jones, Holiday, Lee, Green & Parrada. Period.
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10 hours ago, Sports Guy said:
Taking a glorified DH with the first pick after your tanked so that you could get a high pick is f’ing stupid.
You absolutely can not justify it.
Many will, strap in. Get ready for the “we can’t judge Elias for many years” on this draft bs…
Who do you like for the top 5?
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7 hours ago, Sports Guy said:
Lee isn’t really defensible either.
Even Elias has said this draft has a lot of high level HS talent at the top of it. You have to go after that level of talent.
He clearly doesn’t have to based on his last draft.
Lee profiles as a 3b/2b. Jones & Holiday have much greater upside (higher risk of course but strong family pedigrees).
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This is what I had heard yearshttps://twitter.com/afkostka/status/1537745647784312832?s=21&t=HVLVBUL-FvVQy5a-BpMjuQ bc ago was in the works. The dispute between brothers was surprising however .
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4 hours ago, ShoelesJoe said:
Does Jones project to have above average offense, or is his value based more his defensive abilities? I’m of the opinion that we should go with the best bat, and figure out where to put them in the field at a later date. If that means picking Johnson or Holliday or Green over a slick CF like Jones then so be it.
Parrada is the best bat def.
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2 hours ago, OriolesMagic83 said:
If Hall comes up, I would think it would be better for him to work in an Akin type role. Come in for 2 or 3 innings after the starter has faltered or just to give the bullpen a break. I was against bringing him up until September, but now I don't see the harm. He's not going to cost the O's a playoff spot. Maybe the ML instruction could help him when minor league instruction does not seem to be helping.
Nailed it. Agree completely.
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43 minutes ago, ScGO's said:
What sort of deal does Elias have to have in place to send Hays to a contender before the deadline? A Top 100? 2-3 Organizational Top 10s? 3-5 total prospects?
Hays is becoming a 5 tool guy. His arm is a cannon, He's a capable CF playing GG level Corner OF. He runs well, but doesn't steal bags much. 25-30 HR power is possible and the current OPS+ is 133
However, I almost feel like he needs to show other teams that 1) he can be healthy for a couple seasons in a row, which I think if he plays 140+ games this year, he proves, and 2) he can put up consistent numbers, which he may need to show with a strong finish this year and a good first half next year.
If he shows this, he could get the return I discussed above. I guess my question is, would a team give that up now?
Why are we trading our best players?
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10 hours ago, Hank Scorpio said:
https://nypost.com/2022/06/14/mets-steve-cohen-not-ruling-out-anything-for-mlb-trade-deadline/
Buck / Mancini reunion? Not sure what the Mets system looks like but I could see Buck being into it.
That would be awesome actually. I hate the Mets but love Buck & Max.
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14 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:
He looks completely different than Wieters did when we brought him up.
It would be stunning if he wasn’t a far better player.
And looks like a jaguar in comparison speed wise lol
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4 hours ago, OriolesMagic83 said:
I voted for Prieto, but I think the answer is Odor, unless the OP was implying that players already on the ML team are not included.
Didn’t someone mention him going to the braves? Pure speculation?
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1 hour ago, NelsonCruuuuuz said:
He would also be an awful 1, agreed.
for me it’s (spitballing for now):
jones
holiday or Lee, undecided still, tough one
parrada or green (undecided)
I think I’d go:
Jones
Lee
Holiday
Parrada
Green
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6 hours ago, Legend_Of_Joey said:
40th man on, 1st one off.
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6 hours ago, Legend_Of_Joey said:
https://twitter.com/orioles/status/1537132896183631880?s=21&t=AQoC8LRMti8jKdqkXnwF5A
Lowther struggled heavily in his latest Norfolk outing too.
About right timing. Hopefully he clears and you can send to instructional league
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9 hours ago, OriolesMagic83 said:
Berry is not a player you pick at 1:1. What is he going to be a defensively challenged 1B in the majors? Unless he's comparable to David Ortiz (fat chance), that's a terrible pick.
He would also be an awful 1, agreed.
for me it’s (spitballing for now):
jones
holiday or Lee, undecided still, tough one
parrada or green (undecided)
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3 minutes ago, NelsonCruuuuuz said:
This also states we are scouting Jones & Holiday heavy, which is very promising, like the pedigree and think that matters a lot. https://www.prospectslive.com/prospects-live/2022-mlb-mock-draft-n78w7-st9r4
Also has us taking Jud Fabian in later round!
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This also states we are scouting Jones & Holiday heavy, which is very promising, like the pedigree and think that matters a lot. https://www.prospectslive.com/prospects-live/2022-mlb-mock-draft-n78w7-st9r4
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1 minute ago, NelsonCruuuuuz said:
A lot of good write ups here I thought. Goes to Comp round too. After reading this, not sure why you would even consider Jace Jung 1-7 or so. https://jacksondels.medium.com/2022-mlb-mock-draft-v1-555a41e8a484
And everyone knows my opinion on underslot
but why not Dylan Lesko if you must do that?
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A lot of good write ups here I thought. Goes to Comp round too. After reading this, not sure why you would even consider Jace Jung 1-7 or so. https://jacksondels.medium.com/2022-mlb-mock-draft-v1-555a41e8a484
2022 MLB Draft Discussion (Use this thread to discuss all picks, not Orioles picks)
in O's Amateur Draft and International Signings
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A consistent underslot strategy even when it doesn’t make sense for the goals of making the team a champion. Seems like a bit of stubbornness.