2021 1st round pick (5): Colton Cowser - OF - (Junior) Sam Houston University

[Sports Guy]

We should merge the 2 Cowser threads.

[BohKnowsBmore]

1 hour ago, pollaxt said:

Brandon Nimmo comps...that'll set a city's heart on fire.

If Brandon Nimmo could stay healthy, he’d be having a really good career. He’s a very good player. 
 

Dude’s got 9.5 WAR in ~1,400 PAs 

[Moose Milligan]

Just now, Sports Guy said:

We should merge the 2 Cowser threads.

You mean there's another one of these ****ing things?

[Hazmat]

We’ll never know, but it’s possible Lawlar told the O’s not to pick him.  I’m sure, as a TX kid, he would prefer AZ to B-more.

[BohKnowsBmore]

1 minute ago, Philip said:

Thank you for the clarification, but if they are all ranked the same, then what is the point of the rankings?

They tier them then make rankings within the tiers. So difference within a given bucket is typically less than bucket to bucket. 

[Sports Guy]

Just now, Moose Milligan said:

You mean there's another one of these ****ing things?

I didn’t even know this one existed.  There is a conversation going on on the MLB board.  I’m guessing that thread is better than this (I haven’t read this one but saw enough to know it’s probably a sh**show)

[BohKnowsBmore]

4 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

I don't think there are any secrets anymore, either.  There's no more moneyball.

Everyone should just hire a Vanguard index fund as their GM. 

[lovetoaster]

4 minutes ago, Philip said:

Thank you for the clarification, but if they are all ranked the same, then what is the point of the rankings?

If you’re a 49, may as well start hitting the books a lot harder.

[waroriole]

Gotta love the folks that flame out over the draft. Watch a few videos and read a few mock drafts and know more than everyone. 
 

That one guy lost his mind over Austin Martin last year. 

[Go_Os]

11 minutes ago, doccat said:

Total rep to the guy who posted "I feel like the kid who got a Savings Bond for Christmas".   This summarizes how I feel as a fan.   There's nothing wrong with a Savings Bond.  It might even be worth a lot one day.   It just isn't fun or exciting.

When you are suffering through a total rebuild and your team is one of the all-time historic worst teams ever, you kind of prefer fun and exciting...

For me, Rocker would have been "Fun and Exciting".

But who knows?  Maybe 5 years from now Cowser is a quality starter and Rocker is injured or ineffective...

And don't forget the over slot guy will we be adding later in the draft when you make your evaluation in 5 years.

[lovetoaster]

2 minutes ago, waroriole said:

That one guy lost his mind over Austin Martin last year. 

You mean future Hall of Famer, American President and multiple Nobel Prize winner Austin Martin? Let’s not revisit that one. Haha. 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

1 minute ago, lovetoaster said:

You mean future Hall of Famer, American President and multiple Nobel Prize winner Austin Martin? Let’s not bring that one up. Haha. 

Also makes a hell of a sports car too.

[Tony-OH]

13 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

We should merge the 2 Cowser threads.

There should only be this thread. Everyone knows to have the conversation about each pick on the draft thread for each player. any other conversation is wasted.

[Sports Guy]

4 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

There should only be this thread. Everyone knows to have the conversation about each pick on the draft thread for each player. any other conversation is wasted.

Thus why I said we should merge them.  

[Tony-OH]

2 hours ago, Roll Tide said:

10 rated player by MLB.com….more bargain shopping

 

 

 

https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/bs-sp-orioles-draft-colton-cowser-20210711-cxbed4fsevc4nf7z3abt74tiwe-story.html

Really frustrated that you start draft talk in this forum.