2018 Orioles Draft Tracker

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55 minutes ago, Jammer7 said:

Perhaps so. We know many of the same people, so I will make some inquiries to try to find out what happened. I do not know him well, though we are fairly close to some of his teammates. I wonder if it is a shoulder and not the elbow. Not sure what the Braves think about rehabbing a guy and taking a chance on him. The Nats have that track record of taking medical risks, which is what I alluded to in he previous post. 

Its a little surprising, though, because the kid was in a program year round that is really excellent for pitchers to grow without being overused. They had several stud pitchers there in Brevard County the last several years. Stewart’s teammate, their #2 starter, is a Florida signee, RHP Nick Pogue. Remember that name. He will be a top pick in three years. A little raw now, but he has been handled extremely well through the years.

As a side rant, related somewhat, I suspect that the world of amateur scouting is what is actually to blame for these kids’ demise. All of the damn showcases are year round now. Kids burn out, plain and simple. The pitchers get little rest. Being fresh out of that grind, I can tell you I will do things differently with my younger son. They killed my son’s love of the game. And as far as I know, Carter never had arm or shoulder issues. They have to do something about this crap. It is killing the game. At least take the fall off. 

Braves offered him 47% of slot. To protect their pick. What I am saying is I think that will be his best offer. 

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57 minutes ago, Jammer7 said:

 

As a side rant, related somewhat, I suspect that the world of amateur scouting is what is actually to blame for these kids’ demise. All of the damn showcases are year round now. Kids burn out, plain and simple. The pitchers get little rest. Being fresh out of that grind, I can tell you I will do things differently with my younger son. They killed my son’s love of the game. And as far as I know, Carter never had arm or shoulder issues. They have to do something about this crap. It is killing the game. At least take the fall off. 

That and the fact that all pitchers break. And some can't be fixed. 

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Grenier and losing a pick for Cobb is really making this draft class look bad overall. 

Edited December 4, 2019 by sportsfan8703

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On 12/3/2019 at 11:17 PM, sportsfan8703 said:

Grenier and losing a pick for Cobb is really making this draft class look bad overall. 

It’s all about GrayRod, in the end.   Rom had a good year.   Those are the only two in the OH top 30.    There’s a few others I wouldn’t write off just yet.