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It looks like it could come down to Hultzen vs. Bundy vs. Bauer, w/outside shot at Rendon

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Hultzen has unreal control. However, I'm suspicious of how his velo spike plays over a pro season. I'd be happier with Bundy/Starling/Bauer.

I think he ends up a little lighter than the spike probably low 90's but for that command I'll take that.

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I want Bundy.

Everything I've read leads me to believe that Rendon could be on the way down. As much as we need premium position players his recent injuries make him a no go in my book. Starling has too many question marks--so I think we're stuck with a pitcher.

Of the Pitchers in the draft I would only place Cole ahead of Bundy and I can't see any way that Cole falls to us. I suppose I would take Hultzen over Bauer, but its close.

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Wouldn't the teams have a lot of the leverage since there has been talk of a stronger slotting system moving forward? I could never understand how an agent or father could tell their client or son that going to school would be a smarter move than taking what could amount to $1.5M-$6M guaranteed. I believe in education, but the importance of being educated is to make some money and do something with your life. In the case of taking millions of doallars, you would be able to do both and easily afford to go back to school if need be.

If I were a team I would always draft the player I liked the most and worry about signing them later. I am going to make an aggresive offer and have the player walk away from that kind of money. If they can do it, then more power to them, but being drafted is not the same as being a free agent and it shouldn't be treated as such IMO.

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Tomorrow is going to be nuts. The top high school AND college guys are asking for big money, including helium guys who entered the discussion as safe alternatives. HS guys at the top will get money, and some may drop pretty far. I'd imagine with a new bargaining agreement on the horizon, guys like Bauer and Hultzen don't have a ton of leverage, but they are both asking for serious money right now.

There is just no cheap pick at 1:4 unless it's a reach. Gotta go BPA.

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Wouldn't the teams have a lot of the leverage since there has been talk of a stronger slotting system moving forward? I could never understand how an agent or father could tell their client or son that going to school would be a smarter move than taking what could amount to $1.5M-$6M guaranteed. I believe in education, but the importance of being educated is to make some money and do something with your life. In the case of taking millions of doallars, you would be able to do both and easily afford to go back to school if need be.

If I were a team I would always draft the player I liked the most and worry about signing them later. I am going to make an aggresive offer and have the player walk away from that kind of money. If they can do it, then more power to them, but being drafted is not the same as being a free agent and it shouldn't be treated as such IMO.

The issue isn't top 10 guys asking for crazy money. It's the number of seven-figure bonuses being floated lower on pref lists.

Teams do have the leverage -- particularly with HS juniors. But if you are a high school kid that thinks he could go in the first two rounds three years from now, there is little reason to jump on a low- to mid-six-figure offer unless you REALLY do not like the idea of going to school. This draft is overflowing with 2nd Round calibre talents, so there are way more kids worthy of high-six to seven figure bonuses than there are "slots" for that kind of cash. Had this convo with two area guys two months ago (and one college recruiter). It's either going to be a lot of very happy teens, or 2014 is going to line-up as potentially another very deep class.

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Jason Churchill thinks the M's will take Lindor at 2. I doubt the DBacks take him at #3 as I think they'll go Bundy or Hultzen.

I think Rendon actually will fall to the Orioles who will take him.

Rendon is certainly shaping up to be an interesting case. I wonder who, if anyone, has got to see his medicals. If he falls to the O's, it's likely b/c of his medicals, and I don't see Angelos signing off on a guy who might be an injury risk.

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Rendon is certainly shaping up to be an interesting case. I wonder who, if anyone, has got to see his medicals. If he falls to the O's, it's likely b/c of his medicals, and I don't see Angelos signing off on a guy who might be an injury risk.

As seems typical with Orioles luck, it is particularly untimely that Luke Scott just declared that his shoulder is effecting his hitting as well as his throwing. I think the O's brass is pretty well convinced that Luke needs surgery and they are giving him every opportunity to say uncle and get it done. You'd think that that would be in the back of the brass' minds with respect to Rendon. Will he need surgery to get his shoulder problem straightened out? More importantly, will the O's staff think that it will?

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