What impact does coronavirus have on the draft?

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, weams said:

Brian sure could surf though. He had all those balance muscles fine tuned. 

Never saw him fall off the mound.

[UpstateNYfan]

On 3/14/2020 at 3:56 PM, paulcoates said:

NCAA grants an extra year of eligibility to Spring Sports

 

https://www.golfchannel.com/news/ncaa-grant-extra-year-eligibility-spring-athletes?utm-tags=golf1305000&fbclid=IwAR2bOofPr_10uhV5PW_AYn-BmxVlhhRjUkyZb53nEV_Eham4FeCm9oX-_fg

Next year's draft may include Super Seniors, Seniors,  Super Juniors and Juniors. Will current "true" Juniors be difficult to sign because they think they may move up a notch next year, but be "old"? Will first and second rounders demand over slot money because of this? Why do multiple rounds if no first year leagues exist, play another year of  college. If MLB has no season, how will they line up the picks, lottery based on 2019 season? IMO, to be fair, MLB should decide what will happen in next year's draft before this years if no season is played. There are certainly a lot of possibilities.

[Enjoy Terror]

I think it’s interesting to simply see how thinks shake out if no one plays baseball for a season. You get another full draft class I guess, but where do they go? Who do you cut to make room? The ramifications of a missed season, and not just a strike shortened one that only affects the majors, but one that cancels every baseball season in the nation, are unprecedented. Truly scary, fascinating, so many adjectives.

[DocJJ]

Social distancing will last until late summer if projections are accurate.   Doubtful we see much baseball this season.   We'll have to draft based upon last years' performances. 

I suspect Tigers take Torkelson at #1.   O's will have to choose among Martin, Lacy, Hancock, and Gonzales.

 

I prefer Lacy, myself.....  Looks like an Ace.

[joelala]

On 3/9/2020 at 3:32 PM, DocJJ said:

I've watched both pitch.

Hancock has an elite arm.   FB can hit upper 90's.  His secondary offerings are all pretty good.

Lacy is lefty.  FB consistently in Mid 90's.  Secondaries were not as good as Hancock's last year, but look improved this year.    Lacy has better FB command, Hancock has better secondaries command.

 

Personally prefer Lacy.

 

 

36 minutes ago, DocJJ said:

Social distancing will last until late summer if projections are accurate.   Doubtful we see much baseball this season.   We'll have to draft based upon last years' performances. 

I suspect Tigers take Torkelson at #1.   O's will have to choose among Martin, Lacy, Hancock, and Gonzales.

 

I prefer Lacy, myself.....  Looks like an Ace.

ACE-a lACEy

[Redskins Rick]

Wonder about super 2 status, if they arent playing, then nobody's clock is moving. Right?

[hoosiers]

Have to hope that our front office is and has been preparing for the draft all of this time.  The chaos or extra noise surrounding this draft should create an opportunity for those best prepared.  I am sure it is an advantage that our first pick is so high.  What I will say is that pre-spring lists are traditionally skewed toward college players - as has been the case this year, but that many high school prospects make up ground in the spring - especially the guys with good stuff who see their fastball velo rise from mid-low 80s to low 90s as happened with Zach Britton.  It does not appear that HS players will get on the field nearly as much as would be preferred to properly analyze and compare.  That said, our front office has a background with Houston and with us last year to lean toward college players with only a couple of HSers mixed in - and those mixed in were HS hitters and not as much pitchers.  It will be an interesting draft.

[Redskins Rick]

33 minutes ago, hoosiers said:

Have to hope that our front office is and has been preparing for the draft all of this time.  The chaos or extra noise surrounding this draft should create an opportunity for those best prepared.  I am sure it is an advantage that our first pick is so high.  What I will say is that pre-spring lists are traditionally skewed toward college players - as has been the case this year, but that many high school prospects make up ground in the spring - especially the guys with good stuff who see their fastball velo rise from mid-low 80s to low 90s as happened with Zach Britton.  It does not appear that HS players will get on the field nearly as much as would be preferred to properly analyze and compare.  That said, our front office has a background with Houston and with us last year to lean toward college players with only a couple of HSers mixed in - and those mixed in were HS hitters and not as much pitchers.  It will be an interesting draft.

Zach didnt increase his fastball, he perfected his sinker, where it was unhittable, and his goto pitch. Then toss in a 94 heater and you got dominance.

 

[weams]

18 hours ago, UpstateNYfan said:

Next year's draft may include Super Seniors, Seniors,  Super Juniors and Juniors. Will current "true" Juniors be difficult to sign because they think they may move up a notch next year, but be "old"? Will first and second rounders demand over slot money because of this? Why do multiple rounds if no first year leagues exist, play another year of  college. If MLB has no season, how will they line up the picks, lottery based on 2019 season? IMO, to be fair, MLB should decide what will happen in next year's draft before this years if no season is played. There are certainly a lot of possibilities.

Juniors won’t be getting the eligibility. Only senior from what I now read. 

[hoosiers]

On ‎3‎/‎17‎/‎2020 at 2:29 PM, Redskins Rick said:

Zach didnt increase his fastball, he perfected his sinker, where it was unhittable, and his goto pitch. Then toss in a 94 heater and you got dominance.

 

ZB was a classic "late riser" with his fastball velo improving dramatically at the beginning of the spring season of his senior year.  

Per MLB 2006 draft tracker, "he jumped on radars when his FB hit 94 early this spring".  I remember the Baseball America pre-draft blurb on ZB and was pretty giddy when the Os drafted him.  Have to laugh when the truth gets posted and someone tries to correct it.

[Redskins Rick]

6 hours ago, hoosiers said:

ZB was a classic "late riser" with his fastball velo improving dramatically at the beginning of the spring season of his senior year.  

Per MLB 2006 draft tracker, "he jumped on radars when his FB hit 94 early this spring".  I remember the Baseball America pre-draft blurb on ZB and was pretty giddy when the Os drafted him.  Have to laugh when the truth gets posted and someone tries to correct it.

ZB had also almost pitched his way out of the big leagues, because he was so inconsistent.

[Orioles0615]

https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2020/03/18/mlb-reportedly-considering-skipping-the-draft-and-international-free-agency-this-year/

 

Draft and international signing could be skipped 

[atomic]

28 minutes ago, andrewochs615 said:

https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2020/03/18/mlb-reportedly-considering-skipping-the-draft-and-international-free-agency-this-year/

 

Draft and international signing could be skipped 

Would save the league $400 million.  Would hurt the Orioles if they draft two years worth of players next year as they would lose out on a high pick.  

[Moose Milligan]

We didn't suffer through that season last year not to get a draft pick.

 

 

[Redskins Rick]

34 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

We didn't suffer through that season last year not to get a draft pick.

 

 

to me it would make sense, to go ahead and hold the draft and next year have a specialized draft or slot signing system of some shot, as a 1 year only thing.