Composite Top 100 MLB Draft Prospects

[DrungoHazewood]

19 hours ago, Philip said:

I wish the Commissioner would give some serious thought to how to make the draft more interesting. One great way would be for him to be absent.

That's funny, but almost no one besides you makes a decision on watching the draft based on Manfred's presence.

I think they should get rid of the draft, and then have a three day amateur signing window extravaganza. Each team gets an amount they can spend based on the inverse of their market size.  At 7pm on June 15th they say Go!  At 7pm on June 18th they stay stop, and nobody can sign their first MLB-affiliated contract for another year.

[DrungoHazewood]

Also, I'm a fan of Martin at #2 for the Orioles.  But if Asa Lacy looks anything like the last baseball star named Asa (Brainard), I'll be fine selecting him.

[Moose Milligan]

Blaze Jordan dropping that far is interesting, he was looked at the next Harper at one point.  I wouldn't mind if we drafted him.

[Jammer7]

9 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Blaze Jordan dropping that far is interesting, he was looked at the next Harper at one point.  I wouldn't mind if we drafted him.

Some like him, some don't. A ton of raw power in BP, but a lot of swing and miss in games. For me, he has to prove he can hit higher level pitching consistently. Probably a 1B profile, but maybe a corner OF if he works hard. 

[Moose Milligan]

2 minutes ago, Jammer7 said:

Some like him, some don't. A ton of raw power in BP, but a lot of swing and miss in games. For me, he has to prove he can hit higher level pitching consistently. Probably a 1B profile, but maybe a corner OF if he works hard. 

That's kinda how prospects work  

He's only 17.  I'm not saying he's a stud but he's fallen in the draft rankings accordingly.  If he's there at 39 or 74, why not?  

[Jammer7]

21 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

That's kinda how prospects work  

He's only 17.  I'm not saying he's a stud but he's fallen in the draft rankings accordingly.  If he's there at 39 or 74, why not?  

Its just a lot of risk based on projected value. If he was a real solid defender and had a better floor, maybe I could see it. There just isn't a consistent track record there of hitting against even solid level competition. Small town kid from Mississippi, who trimmed his body nicely before this Spring. But apparently was not showing the same power early in the season before COVID. This is the kind of kid that teams want to see prove himself in college. I doubt Sig's modeling would be favorable to him. I hope the kid has a great college career and ends up the next Torkelson. It is just too much risk, especially at picks 30/39 to take a probable 1B who may not hit enough to get to Frederick.

BA has him ranked at #90. Nah, I pass in favor of those with more likely overall value.

[Moose Milligan]

30 minutes ago, Jammer7 said:

Its just a lot of risk based on projected value. If he was a real solid defender and had a better floor, maybe I could see it. There just isn't a consistent track record there of hitting against even solid level competition. Small town kid from Mississippi, who trimmed his body nicely before this Spring. But apparently was not showing the same power early in the season before COVID. This is the kind of kid that teams want to see prove himself in college. I doubt Sig's modeling would be favorable to him. I hope the kid has a great college career and ends up the next Torkelson. It is just too much risk, especially at picks 30/39 to take a probable 1B who may not hit enough to get to Frederick.

BA has him ranked at #90. Nah, I pass in favor of those with more likely overall value.

I didn't flesh out my point enough.

I mean, outside of the top 10-15, it's a giant crapshoot.  Even the guys like Sig can make an educated guess but they're only able to guess slightly better than we can.  

[Frobby]

1 hour ago, Moose Milligan said:

Blaze Jordan dropping that far is interesting, he was looked at the next Harper at one point.  I wouldn't mind if we drafted him.

Meh.    I’m glad he could hit a BP fastball a very long way when he was 14, but that’s got very little to do with being a great baseball player.   I’ve got nothing against the kid, but I thought the hype was ridiculous a couple of years ago and it should have nothing to do with how we evaluate him.  

[weams]

6 hours ago, Jammer7 said:

Some like him, some don't. A ton of raw power in BP, but a lot of swing and miss in games. For me, he has to prove he can hit higher level pitching consistently. Probably a 1B profile, but maybe a corner OF if he works hard. 

@Eric-OH is not a fan. 

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, weams said:

Eric_OH is not a fan. 

If you can't make very consistent hard contact against high school age competition I'm worried.

Main reason I wouldn't have used a #2 on Witt last year.

[Philip]

On 6/8/2020 at 11:16 AM, DrungoHazewood said:

That's funny, but almost no one besides you makes a decision on watching the draft based on Manfred's presence.

I think they should get rid of the draft, and then have a three day amateur signing window extravaganza. Each team gets an amount they can spend based on the inverse of their market size.  At 7pm on June 15th they say Go!  At 7pm on June 18th they stay stop, and nobody can sign their first MLB-affiliated contract for another year.

Thats not necessarily a bad idea but it would put Unfair pressure on the kids. “If you don’t take my offer you’ve got to wait another year”

Regarding the Manfred quip, I mentioned it just because it illustrates his shortsightedness. It such a simple thing to tell the team that their draft picks could be announced by someone meaningful to that team. A bit of “Rah-Rah Go Orioles, we pick Joe Schlabotnik to continue to our wonderful tradition” blah blah.” It wouldn’t mean much but it would mean something. Instead Manfred does it all himself, which means less than nothing. Regardless of who people want to see announcing a pick, or how much they care, Everyone, even those who don’t care, would, if choosing, would choose somebody other than Manfred. 

[weams]

https://www.mlb.com/orioles/team/draft?mi_u=29226256&partnerId=ed-14861474-1216368123

[jamalshw]

On 6/7/2020 at 4:56 PM, Greg Pappas said:

1. Allow trades with very little restrictions, with the NFL Draft being a guideline.
2. While it'll never rival the NFL, they could do a better job of promoting the draft and the prospects, since most viewers are unfamiliar with them.
3. See #1.

I'm open for allowing trades, but restricting the trading of draft picks to when that pick is on the clock would certainly make for some added drama. The problem would be preventing these deals from leaking beforehand.

[DrungoHazewood]

16 minutes ago, jamalshw said:

I'm open for allowing trades, but restricting the trading of draft picks to when that pick is on the clock would certainly make for some added drama. The problem would be preventing these deals from leaking beforehand.

I like the idea of trading draft picks.  I also like the idea of directly buying and selling players.  But with the draft picks you need to be careful.  Teams might sell out the future for immediate gain.  What do you think Dan Duquette would have done with tradeable draft picks and an owner that basically wouldn't let him invest in development?  The Orioles might not have a pick in the top five rounds until 2028.

88-year-old Mike Ilitch in Detroit might have done the same thing.  Or an owner looking to sell and jacking up short-term revenues and value.

[Greg Pappas]

4 hours ago, DrungoHazewood said:

I like the idea of trading draft picks.  I also like the idea of directly buying and selling players.  But with the draft picks you need to be careful.  Teams might sell out the future for immediate gain.  What do you think Dan Duquette would have done with tradeable draft picks and an owner that basically wouldn't let him invest in development?  The Orioles might not have a pick in the top five rounds until 2028.

88-year-old Mike Ilitch in Detroit might have done the same thing.  Or an owner looking to sell and jacking up short-term revenues and value.

Not Jamal, but I mentioned restrictions similar to the NFL, where you are limited to three years (IIRC) out to submit a trade. Certain other limitations may be enacted, but in whole it's something the league should do.