So... if we DO trade Bundy, next man up is...?

[Can_of_corn]

4 minutes ago, mdbdotcom said:

And play Hays and Mountcastle all year instead of Dwight Smith Jr and Stevie Wilkerson.

If they play Mountcastle all year they won't be able to non-tender him before the 2026 season.

[mdbdotcom]

6 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

If they play Mountcastle all year they won't be able to non-tender him before the 2026 season.

They will if they lock him up for seven or eight seasons this year.

[NCRaven]

14 minutes ago, mdbdotcom said:

And play Hays and Mountcastle all year instead of Dwight Smith Jr and Stevie Wilkerson.

Hays should be an immediate upgrade.  Elias is going to hold Mountcastle back-already said as much.  And they were both already in the pipeline when Elias got here.  Not a knock, just a fact.  The only player he’s acquired with a high probability of contributing to the next winner is Rutschman. 
Having said that, I like what he’s doing organizationally and on player development.

[Can_of_corn]

4 minutes ago, mdbdotcom said:

They will if they lock him up for seven or eight seasons this year.

First off it was a joke.

Secondly if they were to sign him to a 7+ year deal that would preclude them from tendering him a contract before the 2016 season, unless they do something like refuse an option year, but why would they do that and then agree to go to arbitration?

[Roll Tide]

11 minutes ago, NCRaven said:

Hays should be an immediate upgrade.  Elias is going to hold Mountcastle back-already said as much.  And they were both already in the pipeline when Elias got here.  Not a knock, just a fact.  The only player he’s acquired with a high probability of contributing to the next winner is Rutschman. 
Having said that, I like what he’s doing organizationally and on player development.

So wouldn't Rutschman also be the previous group. The last place finish and 1st pick was a result of them. You or I could've made that selection.

I'm not busting on Elias .... But Rutschman was the obvious 1st round pick long before the draft.

[NCRaven]

I’ll still give Elias credit for the pick.  But, I get your point.

[Roll Tide]

28 minutes ago, NCRaven said:

I’ll still give Elias credit for the pick.  But, I get your point.

I'd be more willing to give him credit for the other selections in that draft.

 

@Can_of_corn mentioned a guy he selected in the 5th round I believe. If he hits on a couple of those type guys it would help move things along.

 

[mdbdotcom]

2 hours ago, NCRaven said:

Hays should be an immediate upgrade.  Elias is going to hold Mountcastle back-already said as much.  And they were both already in the pipeline when Elias got here.  Not a knock, just a fact.  The only player he’s acquired with a high probability of contributing to the next winner is Rutschman. 
Having said that, I like what he’s doing organizationally and on player development.

I just think that, year-to-year, Villar's offense will be made up for.

[Frobby]

1 hour ago, Roll Tide said:

I'd be more willing to give him credit for the other selections in that draft.

 

@Can_of_corn mentioned a guy he selected in the 5th round I believe. If he hits on a couple of those type guys it would help move things along.

 

I agree he won’t really be judged on the Rutschman pick much, unless Rutschman disappoints in which case everyone will suddenly be saying they were in favor of Witt, Vaughn, etc.

It’ll be years before we know how the rest of the draft worked out, or whether we found any nuggets in our first Latin American foray.   I think the showing by these players in 2019 was pretty favorable, though.