MLB draft thread

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Max Muncy (HS SS) to Oakland at #25. Would have been very confusing if the Dodgers had taken him.

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Chase Petty (HS P) to the Twins at #26.

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Jackson Merrill (HS SS) to the Padres at #27. This is an overdraft. He was #102 on BA's list. I see that he is from Maryland. I guess he's not going to U of Md.

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Carson Williams (another HS SS) to the Rays at #28.

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Dodgers take Madison Brunz (sp?) at #29. Never heard of him and he's not in BA's top 500 draft prospects.

Edit: Because I didnt hear his name correctly, I couldnt find him at first. His name is Maddux Bruns and he's #49 on BA's list. He seems to be a hi upside/hi-risk pick.

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I'm stepping away for a while...

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Here are the comp 1st round picks:

30 - Jay Allen - Reds (HS OF)
31 - Joe Mack - Marlins (HS C)
32 - Ty Madden - Tigers (College P)
33 - Tyler Black - Brewers (College 2B)
34 - Cooper Kinney - Rays (HS 2B)
35 - Mat Nelson - Reds (College C)
36 - Noah Miller - Twins (HS SS)

[chancellor]

Thoughts:

- Tigers fans who follow the draft were pretty disappointed with their pick. The Tigers are almost devoid of high level talent at the MI positions in the minors, and are pretty well-stocked with pitching.
- OTOH, the Red Sox, drafting 4, has Law's #1 rated prospect and top SS on the board fall into their lap. And he should be ready right about the time Bogaerts contract expires.
- I've concluded the Orioles scouting motto is "You hang 'em, we'll bang 'em".
- The Mets MUST, and I mean MUST, draft someone named Harold today.
- Both Bachman and Rocker are probably very, very happy they didn't go #8.
- A buddy of mine who scouts in the SE says the Mariners got a huge value at 12 with Harry Ford.
- I like Frelick to the Brewers a lot, but man, they had to think about taking Watson there. Never thought he'd be available at 15, and the Marlins were probably really happy.
- McGreevy to the Cards is about as stereotypical of a Cards pick that I can remember.
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[Ken]

Thoughts:

- Tigers fans who follow the draft were pretty disappointed with their pick. The Tigers are almost devoid of high level talent at the MI positions in the minors, and are pretty well-stocked with pitching.
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Surely Tigers fans are smarter than this. Of all professional entry drafts, baseball is the one that you certainly should not draft for "need". Prospects are currency, if you need a MI you trade for one or sign one.

*Note, if we are talking about "facebook" fans, then sure. They are probably confused why their teams didn't trade up too. You can't fix stupid, right?

[madducks]

The Mets didn't waste any time signing Kumar Rocker with a signing bonus of $6 million.

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BA article on which teams they think have had the best drafts so far thru day #2:

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/four-2021-mlb-draft-classes-were-excited-after-day-two/

[Ken]

Surely Tigers fans are smarter than this. Of all professional entry drafts, baseball is the one that you certainly should not draft for "need". Prospects are currency, if you need a MI you trade for one or sign one.

*Note, if we are talking about "facebook" fans, then sure. They are probably confused why their teams didn't trade up too. You can't fix stupid, right?

Apparently the Angels disagree.

They took 20 pitchers with their 20 draft picks. 19 of them college pitchers.

[Bene Futuis]

Apparently the Angels disagree.

They took 20 pitchers with their 20 draft picks. 19 of them college pitchers.

Dodgers doing almost the same thing - 17 of 19 picks are pitchers (three high schoolers, I think).

[hacko]

Indians also - they said - pitcher heavy draft in their presser.

[Sour Masher]

Indians also - they said - pitcher heavy draft in their presser.

Maybe, but some of these teams have skewed so extreme, it is hard to fathom there were some position player values out there that got missed.