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MLB Draft Primer: The First Round


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1 minute ago, Cy Bundy said:

https://www.usabaseball.com/news/gsa-spotlight-noah-song/c-304557154?tid=216639934

Obviously you’ve read more recent information than that, but if he does go for 2 years, how far do you think he may drop? Could you get him at 41 as an under slot? Seems that a deal could be reached and you get the arm and some pool $.

They had an elite athlete service deferment thing, but I think Mattis got rid of it, but Trump has floated bringing it back. So it’s up in the air. 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/military-policy-toward-pro-athletes-depends-on-whos-giving-the-orders/2017/05/05/1fd62ac0-3191-11e7-9534-00e4656c22aa_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.7fa1d13c7373

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15 minutes ago, Cy Bundy said:

Does Songs windup look at all like Giolito’s new windup to you? They look very similar to me.

 

No, not really, look at where Songs throwing elbow gets before his hand comes up. 

You may have to do frame by frame, Song has a super quick arm action.

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2 hours ago, Luke-OH said:

I’m not as high on Campbell as some, I’ve seen him as high as 30. I’m more late 2nd to 3rd around similar arms like Alec Marsh, Grant Gambrell. Both of those guys have a little more raw stuff but aren’t quite as polished.

Haven’t placed Cronin, relief only is tough to judge, but he’s easily one of the top 5 relief only dudes and maybe 2nd behind Jacob Wallace.

Thanks Luke for indulging my Razorback fandom.  You are the best.

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7 hours ago, rudyrooster said:

Thanks Luke for indulging my Razorback fandom.  You are the best.

A more obscure Razorback name I like is Jacob Kostyshock. Not a top 100 type, but an interesting upside arm if you get past the durability issues. 

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11 hours ago, Luke-OH said:

If it wasn’t for all the multiple pick teams, maybe you could buy him to 41, but that won’t work with the D’Backs, Braves lurking. He’s going to go well before 41.

Braves love to go after big HS pitchers.  I'm guessing they go after either Brennan Malone at 9 or Quinn Priester at 21.  They might have lucked out by not signing Carter Stewart.  Imo, Hunter Bishop would make a lot of sense for them at 9.  I'm guessing they're hoping against hope that CJ Abrams somehow slides to 9.  

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5 minutes ago, Philip said:

I may have missed this, but why do we want Vaughn? Isn’t he just a big first baseman? Even if he’s a fabulous first baseman, we’ve already got lots of those.

You never, ever, ever draft for need in the first round of the MLB draft.

Also, I don't hear anyone pining for Vaughn to be the Orioles pick. 

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Just now, Can_of_corn said:

Do you think Grenier was a need pick?

That's unknowable without insight from the Orioles draft room. Does it seem that way, yes. Was he picked a lot higher than I personally thought he should go, yes. But I can't be sure that he wasn't just the top name on the board.

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7 minutes ago, Luke-OH said:

That's unknowable without insight from the Orioles draft room. Does it seem that way, yes. Was he picked a lot higher than I personally thought he should go, yes. But I can't be sure that he wasn't just the top name on the board.

I agree that the Grenier pick seemed like a "stretch" at the time, but consider he was the consensus best defensive shortstop in the draft and his bat showed significant improvement his final year of college.  He hasn't had the smoothest start to his pro career but there is still plenty of time.

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1 hour ago, Luke-OH said:

You never, ever, ever draft for need in the first round of the MLB draft.

Also, I don't hear anyone pining for Vaughn to be the Orioles pick. 

Well, he’s got 3 votes (out of 100) in the poll so far.

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