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2017 2nd round pick (60): Adam Hall - SS - A.B. Lucas Secondary School, London, Ont. (CA.) HS

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1 minute ago, scarey1999 said:

Hall being overslot now makes me wonder if we'll have funds to really be able go after some of the HS kids like Allen and Jones.  Or perhaps the FO already knows they are not going to be able to meet their demands.

I have thought from the start that the late picks overslots candidates were more of a fallback if DL doesn't sign.  I think they must feel good about Hall eventually signing if they inked Hall to an overslot deal first.

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1 hour ago, scarey1999 said:

Hall being overslot now makes me wonder if we'll have funds to really be able go after some of the HS kids like Allen and Jones.  Or perhaps the FO already knows they are not going to be able to meet their demands.

I agree; I think this puts the nail in the coffin for Jones and Logan.  A little disappointed; didn't think he would be an overslot.  The fact that he was drafted higher than expected and signed so quickly made me think he was slot or even underslot.  

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On June 28, 2017 at 10:34 AM, scarey1999 said:

We gave Mountcastle the same $1.3 mil bonus in 2015 when we drafted him in 1-36.  The FO must think pretty highly of Hall to give him the same dollar amount at 2-60.

Pretty excited about the top 3, Halls & Lowth.

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Instructional league also brought a return to action for Adam Hall, who played in just two games during his pro debut in the Gulf Coast League -- he collected three hits in both contests -- before suffering a season-ending oblique injury in mid-July.

"Adam was healthy and did great. He impressed all of us out here," Graham said about the Orioles' No. 10 prospect.

Drafted by Baltimore in the second round and signed for $1.3 million, Hall is a well above-average runner with an advanced feel to hit and some power potential from the right side of the plate. Equally important is the 18-year-old Ontario product has a chance to remain at shortstop, where he profiles as a slightly above-average defender, one with the necessary tools to also profile at either second or third base.

"He's certainly impressive with his ability to swing the bat and run -- that's for sure," Graham said, "and we think he has a lot of ability at shortstop. But this fall it was all about getting him the reps and development he missed out on this summer.

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/258825068/dl-adam-hall-at-orioles-instructional-league/?topicid=151437456

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