2021 Comp Round B pick (65): Reed Trimble - (Sophomore) Southern Mississippi

[Moose Milligan]

Just now, NelsonCruuuuuz said:

Posters would defend Elias if he picked a muppet. Just a head scratching draft. If your not getting premium talent internationally (some improvement but not not getting top guys) and you take safe players in the draft and super utility types, how exactly are you closing the gap with the BlueJays, Yankees, Red Sox, Tampa…

Haven't won since 1983, it might be 2083 for the next one.

Just heartbreaking ineptitude. 

Let's make a deal:

Continue to rage against these picks and what Elias is doing and you're not allowed to root for any of these players if they pan out to be legit prospects.  

 

[waroriole]

 

[Sports Guy]

 

[jamalshw]

2 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

 

This is interesting. It looks like we went with safer pick with Norby and then a bit more toolsy and untested with Trimble. It's an okay balance. I'm okay with the three players so far, but not loving this draft so far. I like it better than I liked it three picks in last year, but fingers crossed for something splashy soon. 

[Moose Milligan]

Stephen Loftus, you've only got 307 followers on twitter homie.  

[Sports Guy]

Just now, Moose Milligan said:

Stephen Loftus, you've only got 307 followers on twitter homie.  

He used to work for the Rays.

[Moose Milligan]

1 minute ago, Sports Guy said:

He used to work for the Rays.

Used to.  

[LookinUp]

14 minutes ago, waynebug said:

That's right.  With the 65th pick they took the 148th ranked prospect. 

More underslot !!!

We need a clown emoji.

Never mind. Found it!

[Ruzious]

I'm surprised they went overslot on yet another OFer - rather than a pitcher.  O's system seems over-loaded in the OF.  But that's ok if they really believe these 2 will start for them, hit, and provide speed and athleticism.  

[eddie83]

8 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Stephen Loftus, you've only got 307 followers on twitter homie.  

So? Many idiots have a ton of followers. 

[LookinUp]

[Insert lower rating or write-up pointing out deficiencies]

-- reaction, terrible pick.

[Insert higher rating or write-up point out positivies]

-- reaction, great pick

 

It's the same every year and likely with just about every team. We don't know what we don't know. We don't know what they do know. We don't know what they don't know.

Bottom line. We don't know. It's fun reading about these new guys though.

[Sports Guy]

28 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Used to.  

We can’t all work at Burger King

[Moose Milligan]

Just now, Sports Guy said:

We can’t all work at Burger King

Pity.  That new Ch'king sandwich is money.  

[Sports Guy]

19 minutes ago, LookinUp said:

[Insert lower rating or write-up pointing out deficiencies]

-- reaction, terrible pick.

[Insert higher rating or write-up point out positivies]

-- reaction, great pick

 

It's the same every year and likely with just about every team. We don't know what we don't know. We don't know what they do know. We don't know what they don't know.

Bottom line. We don't know. It's fun reading about these new guys though.

We don’t know but how often are people wrong when they criticize a lower ranked guy being picked higher?

[LookinUp]

1 minute ago, Sports Guy said:

We don’t know but how often are people wrong when they criticize a lower ranked guy being picked higher?

What about when they choose the lowest possible ranking and ignore the better ones? 

This is the baseball draft. Criticism is going to be right more than it's not. That doesn't mean the critics' way is a better way. They'd certainly be wrong more often than not too.