Os - D.J. Stewart Close to Deal

[Rene88]

Some Boards initially had him as high as ten overall. The positional limitations and unsually stance pushed other's ahead of hm. Also. Boras. He was a sign, not an easy sign.

Thanks Weams.

[Redskins Rick]

Some Boards initially had him as high as ten overall. The positional limitations and unsually stance pushed other's ahead of hm. Also. Boras. He was a sign, not an easy sign.

But, with the slot pool, how much leverage does Boras really have in this?

[e16bball]

Mid-2017 if we are lucky. Kolten Wong, no. 22 pick in 2011, was called up in mid-August 2013. He was a top-100 prospect the entire time he was in the minors,and had an advanced glove that allowed him to provide some value in 2013 even though his bat wasn't fully developed. That's about as quick as it gets for a college position player drafted in the bottom half of the first round.

To get an idea if Wong's situation holds true for most, here are college bats selected from pick 16 through the compensatory/supplemental/competitive balance rounds (approximately pick 50). Obviously, I only selected the ones who have actually been called up for meaningful extended MLB experience.

The date after each name is their MLB debut translated to D.J. Stewart. So for example, Josh Donaldson was drafted in June 2007 and debuted for the A's in April 2010. That would be the equivalent of an April 2018 debut for D.J. Stewart, since he was drafted in June 2015.

CF Jackie Bradley Jr. [2011 // pick 40] --- Opening Day 2017

1B Ike Davis [2008 // pick 17] --- April 2017

OF Julio Borbon [2007 // pick 35] --- June 2017

3B Mike Olt [2010 // pick 43] --- August 2017

2B Kolten Wong [2011 // pick 22] --- August 2017

3B Josh Donaldson [2007 // pick 48] --- April 2018

C Kevin Plawecki [2012 // pick 35] --- April 2018

2B Jace Peterson [2011 // pick 58] --- April 2018

CF A.J. Pollock [2009 // pick 17] --- April 2018

1B C.J. Cron [2011 // pick 17] --- May 2018

2B Logan Forsythe [2008 // pick 46] --- May 2018

2B Joe Panik [2011 // pick 29] --- June 2018

3B Lonnie Chisenhall [2008 // pick 29] --- June 2018

3B Conor Gillaspie [2008 // pick 37] --- June 2018

C J.P. Arencibia [2007 // pick 21] --- August 2018

Superhero Ryan Flaherty [2008 // pick 41] --- Opening Day 2019

3B Todd Frazier [2007 // pick 34] --- May 2019

I think this pretty clearly bears out Frobby's conclusion. There is some chance that Stewart will see an O's uniform in 2017, but it's much more likely that his arrival will come for good in 2018.

[Frobby]

To get an idea if Wong's situation holds true for most, here are college bats selected from pick 16 through the compensatory/supplemental/competitive balance rounds (approximately pick 50). Obviously, I only selected the ones who have actually been called up for meaningful extended MLB experience.

The date after each name is their MLB debut translated to D.J. Stewart. So for example, Josh Donaldson was drafted in June 2007 and debuted for the A's in April 2010. That would be the equivalent of an April 2018 debut for D.J. Stewart, since he was drafted in June 2015.

CF Jackie Bradley Jr. [2011 // pick 40] --- Opening Day 2017

1B Ike Davis [2008 // pick 17] --- April 2017

OF Julio Borbon [2007 // pick 35] --- June 2017

3B Mike Olt [2010 // pick 43] --- August 2017

2B Kolten Wong [2011 // pick 22] --- August 2017

3B Josh Donaldson [2007 // pick 48] --- April 2018

C Kevin Plawecki [2012 // pick 35] --- April 2018

2B Jace Peterson [2011 // pick 58] --- April 2018

CF A.J. Pollock [2009 // pick 17] --- April 2018

1B C.J. Cron [2011 // pick 17] --- May 2018

2B Logan Forsythe [2008 // pick 46] --- May 2018

2B Joe Panik [2011 // pick 29] --- June 2018

3B Lonnie Chisenhall [2008 // pick 29] --- June 2018

3B Conor Gillaspie [2008 // pick 37] --- June 2018

C J.P. Arencibia [2007 // pick 21] --- August 2018

Superhero Ryan Flaherty [2008 // pick 41] --- Opening Day 2019

3B Todd Frazier [2007 // pick 34] --- May 2019

I think this pretty clearly bears out Frobby's conclusion. There is some chance that Stewart will see an O's uniform in 2017, but it's much more likely that his arrival will come for good in 2018.

Great research! The one thing I will say is that some of these players probably held out until close to the old August 15 signing deadline, and thus didn't play at all the year they were drafted. If Stewart signs soon and gets in a full two months of MiL play, that improves his chances of being ready some time in 2017.

[sportsfan8703]

You gotta love the .500 OBP.