#1 pick in the 2019 Draft

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14 minutes ago, Camden_yardbird said:

That one hurt.  Speaks to development too, not just drafting skill.  Roberts had a head start on development, a father who was a head coach, and an understand of his approach and what would make him successful.

Orioles development is just fine despite the rhetoric. It really is the raw materials they get. Give them good stock and they will produce. Praying for a Radhames Liz to be a superstar gets us in this funk.

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33 minutes ago, Aglets said:

I feel like we are too quickly discounting the contributions of Larry Bigbie.

He had a whole 2 WAR season one time!

 

Steroid.

[weams]

Don't forget. Some of the failures had help getting drafted. 

[atomic]

Tim Beckham and Delmon Young were both #1 overalls.  There are no sure things in the baseball draft. 

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1 minute ago, atomic said:

Tim Beckham and Delmon Young were both #1 overalls.  There are no sure things in the baseball draft. 

Young and Beckham are both draft success stories. It's incredibly hard.

[OriolesMagic83]

BJ Surhoff was a #1 pick too.  #1 picks are much more likely to be steady regulars than stars.  

[bpilktree]

Back to the orginal question the answer is Yes.  There is a guy named Bobby Witt Jr.  whose dad was Bobby Witt.  He is a big time high school prospect that many believe will be the best high school prospect since Harper was drafted.  He is a SS and would be about the only benefit of this awful season in being able to draft him.  

[Aglets]

4 minutes ago, bpilktree said:

Back to the orginal question the answer is Yes.  There is a guy named Bobby Witt Jr.  whose dad was Bobby Witt.  He is a big time high school prospect that many believe will be the best high school prospect since Harper was drafted.  He is a SS and would be about the only benefit of this awful season in being able to draft him.  

Interesting, sounds like someone worth tracking.  I know it's crazy early, but is he projected to be the 1:1 guy in the '19 draft?

[OriolesMagic83]

Does the team with the worst record get the first pick, or does is switch back and forth between AL & NL?

[Luke-OH]

1 minute ago, Aglets said:

Interesting, sounds like someone worth tracking.  I know it's crazy early, but is he projected to be the 1:1 guy in the '19 draft?

Currently yes. He’s not on the same tier as Harper or Strasburg but he’s very highly touted.

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1 minute ago, Luke-OH said:

Currently yes. He’s not on the same tier as Harper or Strasburg but he’s very highly touted.

But he is touted like Buxton or Springer were. Right?

[Aglets]

6 minutes ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

Does the team with the worst record get the first pick, or does is switch back and forth between AL & NL?

Worst team in MLB by W-L record gets the #1 pick.

[Luke-OH]

Just now, weams said:

But he is touted like Buxton or Springer were. Right?

Probably more so from what I’ve heard/read. Well rounded prospect with performance history and bloodlines. He doesn’t have a huge standout tool but he could be 60s across the board if he develops well, which is a star player.

[weams]

 

[bpilktree]

14 minutes ago, weams said:

But he is touted like Buxton or Springer were. Right?

He has been more touted then some of the recent number 1 picks out of high school.  Last year Royce Lewis was picked number one and he has been more touted then him.   Granted he is only a Sophmore in many of the all star leagues last year so we will see if he continues the track.  He is listed as 6-1" already so you would figure he would be around 6'3 to 6'4 by his senior year.  He is at a top high school for baseball as well playing along side former Texas player Rusty Greer's son.