On The Record: Who you'd have taken in the 2024 Draft

[Greg Pappas]

The MLB Draft is not the same as the NFL Draft because some teams try to strategize their available bonus pool, as opposed to the NFL Draft where it's far easier to just take the best guy in each round. So, it's not necessarily fair to compare your choices to those actually made.

With that said, I'd like us to go 'On The Record' and share who we'd have taken, at least with picks 22 & 32.  I'll start and we can laugh at these picks in a couple of years.

• 1st Round (22): RHP Brody Brecht, Iowa, 6'4-235
• Comp Pick (32): RHP Bryce Cunningham, Vanderbilt, 6'5-230
• 2nd Round (61): RHP Luke Holman, LSU, 6'4-201

[Ripken]

I love the Honeycutt pick so no problems there.  Definitely would have taken Brecht at 32.  

[D&B]

I am ok with the Honeycutt pick but would have preferred Carson Benge if fell. Brecht with the second pick and Ryan Prager with the third pick

[RZNJ]

Would have taken Brecht at #22 and Tyson Lewis #32.   With hindsight, knowing Brecht was available at #32, would have taken Kellon Lindsey #22 and Brecht #32.    

[OsFanInOhio]

Honeycutt or Lindsey at 22, with the intention of getting one of the hs ss (Sanford, Lewis, Carter) or santucci at 32.
 

Then either Sanford or Brecht at 32 when Brecht fell. 
 

maybe gage jump in the 2nd? 

[Go_Os]

• 1st Round (22): LHP Cam Caminiti
• Comp Pick (32): RHP Ryan Sloan

 

I don't know enough about the guys that were available at 61, but I would have taken another pitcher.

Edited July 15 by Go_Os

[Sydnor]

Lindsey at 22

Brecht at 32

[Greg Pappas]

5 hours ago, RZNJ said:

Would have taken Brecht at #22 and Tyson Lewis #32.   With hindsight, knowing Brecht was available at #32, would have taken Kellon Lindsey #22 and Brecht #32.    

I was 60/40 on Brecht and Lindsey at 22, so I get you.  I thought Cunningham was underrated a bit and chose him over another HS guy in Ryan Sloan.  The bonus pool was the factor there, as I didn't know where the O's were in that regard and Sloan was expected to ask a lot.  Holman was another close call over yet another HS guy in Dasan Hill.  Would have preferred Hill but knew Holman could arrive much quicker as a collegian and that turned out to be the theme for me.  That is not how I normally go about my own 'Who I'd Have Taken' each year, but the need feels great.

[Greg Pappas]

I can't give any more rep, but felt you all deserved it.

[doccat]

22. Tommy White (probably a first baseman/dh but I believe in the bat.)

32. Brody Brecht.

[Greg Pappas]

In 2023, I did the 'Who I would've taken' draft thing, as well:

	ORIOLES	GREG
17	CF ENRIQUE BRADFIELD JR	CF ENRIQUE BRADFIELD JR
53	OF MAC HORVATH	LHP ALEX CLEMMEY
63	RHP JACKSON BAUMEISTER	LHP CAMERON JOHNSON

In 2024 I did the same:

	ORIOLES	GREG
22	CF VANCE HONEYCUTT	RHP BRODY BRECHT
32	SS GRIFF O'FERRALL	RHP BRYCE CUNNINGHAM
61	C ETHAN ANDERSON	RHP LUKE HOLMAN

After the first couple of rounds, it gets muddy in trying to access signing bonuses and draft pool strategies.  So, I usually stop after the first few picks.  Elias will likely have the better choices in the picks I've illustrated above, but I felt the need was great last year too.  HS arms are usually taboo for me, in the early part of the draft.  But even I break down and partake on occasion.  This past draft (2024) I really focused on pitching, despite that being something I don't normally do.