2022 2nd Round Pick (#42): Max Wagner - 3B - (Jr) Clemson University

[forphase1]

Not sure about this one.   Certainly some nice numbers this year,  but not sure this was the bpa at this spot. 

[Just Regular]

We're going to unseat Max Kepler's Twins as Germany's most popular MLB team.

[Yossarian]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

What's confusing about it?

I like this 1B from Texas better if we're taking another college bat. 

Why no pitching?

[ArtVanDelay]

Another 20 year old with a lot of home runs and a lot of walks.  Elias has a type. 

[bpilktree]

1 minute ago, odogs101 said:

Gotta think we're shaving a little slot money here

I doubt it if he is just a draft eligible sophomore.

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, Yossarian said:

I like this 1B from Texas better if we're taking another college bat. 

Why no pitching?

I'm not going to argue about the guy from Texas.

I don't think anyone should find Elias picking college bats and avoiding pitching to be a surprise.

At this point it's a pattern.

[StatusDC]

2 minutes ago, PHRESH said:

We should be approaching the max in 3B prospects by now.

Have a feeling some of these prospects are going to be dealt for starting pitching.

[Remember The Alomar]

This pick, as well of the previous one, are reminiscent of a Ravens draft in a lot of ways. 

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, bpilktree said:

I doubt it if he is just a draft eligible sophomore.

I haven't seen numbers on it but I don't think a lot of draft eligible sophomores go back to school.

[Sports Guy]

https://rubbingtherock.com/2022/07/15/clemson-baseball-wagner-drops-espn-draft-rankings/amp/

[Just Regular]

Cronkite

10:53

Holliday - Beavers - Wagner : Thoughts on O's draft thus far?

 

Eric A Longenhagen

10:54

They seem to buy into guys who've performed better of late, guys with huge upticks in performance in their draft year. has happened the last two years

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, ArtVanDelay said:

Another 20 year old with a lot of home runs and a lot of walks.  Elias has a type. 

Just like Moose and his 17 year old Dominicans. 

[Sports Guy]

1.8M slot value.  The Os still haven’t drafted someone they need to go overslot for. 
 

 

[Paul in Virginia]

Law thinks maybe he ends up at 2nd:

Wagner is a draft-eligible sophomore who was undrafted out of high school in 2020 and hit just .214/.305/.345 as a sparsely-used freshman for Clemson, but he broke out in the Northwoods League last year and carried that into this spring, tying for third in Division I with 27 homers. He shortened up his path to the ball and stays inside it much better now, allowing the Green Bay native to make more contact and drive the ball consistently, with 60-70 power to his pull side and enough to hit a few out the other way. He doesn’t like the ball down, however, and the way his hands start makes him vulnerable to pretty much anything in the lower third of the zone and down.

 

He’s rough defensively at third and probably ends up in an outfield corner, although he might be better at second base than he is at the hot corner. It’s big power with bat speed for someone looking for an upside play among the college hitters.

 

 

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, StatusDC said:

Have a feeling some of these prospects are going to be dealt for starting pitching.

I don't think it's that easy to trade for quality pitching.