Yes to all you wrote there. That is why the Ford under slot makes some sense, really. A very talented kid, strong and fast. Seems a lot like a young Austin Martin, except he can play catcher. A similar tool profile. A very interesting situation. It should really tell us more about the sophistication of Elias’ process. Some of the more popular publication picks are safe, and maybe a little lazy. When you take an undervalued kid and hang it all out there with the faith that you can coach that young fella up to be a star, at a lower cost. Man, that is conviction. We’ll see.
Word is that after Watson, the team has Ford at sub-slot, Frelick at sub-slot, Davis, then (believe it or not) Rocker.
My personal feeling is thay the HS SS candidates all have limited power profiles, which means gambling on projectability. I would prefer Ford at just under slot. He has a very similar bat profile to Javy Baez, except stronger to opp and slightly less swing and miss.
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Word is that after Watson, the team has Ford at sub-slot, Frelick at sub-slot, Davis, then (believe it or not) Rocker.
My personal feeling is thay the HS SS candidates all have limited power profiles, which means gambling on projectability. I would prefer Ford at just under slot. He has a very similar bat profile to Javy Baez, except stronger to opp and slightly less swing and miss.
The most likely scenario is Watson.