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45 minutes ago, Herbie Hancock said:



Also, if you gave me the opportunity to punch only one of Kiley McDaniel or Manfred in the face, I'm really not sure who it would be.

The answer is always:

Jeff Passan 

2 hours ago, Don Johnson said:

Yeah. It’s like 99.9% you sign if drafted in top 10 rounds. Deal already made. Only doesn’t happen if some injury stuff pops up. 

Another situation is a player that has a guarantee from a team for a certain number but doesn't make it to them. Iirc that happened with a Florida OF in the second round a couple years ago and he went back to school instead.

Marlins picked up two damn good hs arms 

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That was not the nip flash I was hoping for.

 

Nice pick Seattle....no one knows him

3 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

Hey, when you have a chance to draft a high school kid from <checks notes> INDIANA, you, uh... I got nothin.

WTF did Harold just say?

Not just indiana, small town indiana. Star football player too. Goes he loves the hometown legend story. 
 

But really, it’s not the 80s anymore. These kids have spent several summers playing top competition from all over the country in select tourneys, and international tourneys as well.

2023 MLB Draft Day 1 selections by conference (first rounders in parentheses):

13:
SEC (7)

12:
ACC (3)

5:
Big Ten (2)

4:
Pac-12 (2)

1:
Big 12 (1)
WAC (1)
CUSA (1)
Summit
Colonial
Sun Belt
MAC
Big South

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6 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Do the Astros get an early promotion pick if they call up Gilbert this season? If so, just pull the f***ing trigger already. 

Btw that's only for opening day rosters 

1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said:

Is Sykora looking likely to hit campus?

2nd best prospect available. I think he gets passed over until later. He should go pro, mlb farm system will do him better than pitching in college and two years closer to mlb debut 

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6 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

2nd best prospect available. I think he gets passed over until later. He should go pro, mlb farm system will do him better than pitching in college and two years closer to mlb debut 

I'm in the dark on the money aspect -- what does an NIL deal look like for a top HS player at a school like Texas?  Obviously the MLB signing bonus would come into play, too.

1 minute ago, jimmyjazz said:

I'm in the dark on the money aspect -- what does an NIL deal look like for a top HS player at a school like Texas?  Obviously the MLB signing bonus would come into play, too.


no idea, but it seems like Texas doesn’t have the big nil money like lsu. Go pro now and you’re two years closer to mlb debut, two years closer to the big fa contract 

Kansas City fans are not very happy with the Mitchell pick at 8. The kid played SS sophomore and junior year 

8 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

I'm in the dark on the money aspect -- what does an NIL deal look like for a top HS player at a school like Texas?  Obviously the MLB signing bonus would come into play, too.


astros drafted a vandy recruit last year in the 11th and money whipped him. 5star hs of out of NC 

if a team likes Sykora, the same could easily happen. I’d be curious to see his spin rates 

Of course you never know what deals teams have worked out, but only 4 teams took players in the 1st round who appeared to be overdrafts that would sign for well under slot to enable their team to take an overslot player later: Cleveland, Dodgers, Astros, and Angels.   Look for those teams to take one of the remaining top HS guys sometime in rounds 3-11.  We shouldn’t start thinking Sykora will come to Texas until he is still not drafted when round 11 is complete.

17 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

This guy doesn't know shit.  And neither do the Tigers.  What a stupid pick.

The Tigers might be playing games with the slot pool by signing Clark for considerably under slot, giving them firepower to do something later in the draft. 

7 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

Of course you never know what deals teams have worked out, but only 4 teams took players in the 1st round who appeared to be overdrafts that would sign for well under slot to enable their team to take an overslot player later: Cleveland, Dodgers, Astros, and Angels.   Look for those teams to take one of the remaining top HS guys sometime in rounds 3-11.  We shouldn’t start thinking Sykora will come to Texas until he is still not drafted when round 11 is complete.

Oakland A's might have a big pool to play with today.

I’m amazed more teams don’t under sign players

im already seeing that crews wants over his slotted amount lulz 

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19 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Kansas City fans are not very happy with the Mitchell pick at 8. The kid played SS sophomore and junior year 

There will be robo umps by the time he’s in the show. Doesn’t matter if he can frame.

Just now, rvm96 said:

Oakland A's might have a big pool to play with today.


they have a pool surplus for sure 

Just now, UnhappilyMarried said:

There will be robo umps by the time he’s in the show. Doesn’t matter if he can frame.


He threw 100+ from short stop and the of during the prospect combine. Hits 97 on the mound. If he can bat, move him out from behind the plate 

5 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

I’m amazed more teams don’t under sign players

im already seeing that crews wants over his slotted amount lulz 

They do it a lot in rounds 6-10. Texas signed multiple top 10 picks to $1k deals last year. 

33 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Kansas City fans are not very happy with the Mitchell pick at 8. The kid played SS sophomore and junior year 

Helo hoping he’d fall to the Yankees at #26 tell you all you need to know

1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:


no idea, but it seems like Texas doesn’t have the big nil money like lsu. Go pro now and you’re two years closer to mlb debut, two years closer to the big fa contract 

This is not true.  Going pro now does not necessarily put you two years closer to your MLB debut.  It could also cost him money in the long run.  College players are getting to the ML much faster than high school guys.

2 minutes ago, txhorns said:

This is not true.  Going pro now does not necessarily put you two years closer to your MLB debut.  It could also cost him money in the long run.  College players are getting to the ML much faster than high school guys.


ut doesn’t even have a pitching coach, huge red flag if I had pro aspirations 

3 minutes ago, txhorns said:

This is not true.  Going pro now does not necessarily put you two years closer to your MLB debut.  It could also cost him money in the long run.  College players are getting to the ML much faster than high school guys.


it can cost you money in the short term for sure, but not in the long run imo. You have to take a hard look at the mlb team’s track record for developing arms. IMO that’s the determining factor  

30 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:


ut doesn’t even have a pitching coach, huge red flag if I had pro aspirations 

If I correctly understand what I just heard on the radio, yes we do.

1 hour ago, TonyTexas said:

Helo hoping he’d fall to the Yankees at #26 tell you all you need to know

The guy that doesn’t know the IF fly rule should probably step down. 

1 hour ago, TonyTexas said:

Helo hoping he’d fall to the Yankees at #26 tell you all you need to know

The Yankees need a new shortstop prospect? Oh wow, I bet that puts Volpe and his .216 average on notice.

9 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

If I correctly understand what I just heard on the radio, yes we do.


Pierce is the head coach / pitching coach 

hmmmm

Just now, tx 3 putt said:


Pierce is the head coach / pitching coach 

hmmmm

He's a good pitching coach, which is probably why he keeps canning guys.  It seems like a pretty extreme double-dip, though.

1 minute ago, Dutchrudder said:

The Yankees need a new shortstop prospect? Oh wow, I bet that puts Volpe and his .216 average on notice.


they picked up a damn good prospect. Wouldn’t be shocked if he slides over to 3b 

1 minute ago, Dutchrudder said:

The Yankees need a new shortstop prospect? Oh wow, I bet that puts Volpe and his .216 average on notice.

Are you going to pretend to be a Guardians’ fan again? 

Just now, jimmyjazz said:

He's a good pitching coach, which is probably why he keeps canning guys.  It seems like a pretty extreme double-dip, though.


ut is a top 5 program all time. Something isn’t right with that move 

10 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

He's a good pitching coach, which is probably why he keeps canning guys.  It seems like a pretty extreme double-dip, though.

 

 

7 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Are you going to pretend to be a Guardians’ fan again? 

I follow both Cleveland (where I grew up) and Houston (where I have lived for the past 25 years). And there isn't a law that says you can't root for more than 1 team, but if there was you would be serving a dozen consecutive life sentences. Nobody besides MBU follows the Guardians around here, so there's not much to talk about with them being a .500 team and probably not making any big trades. I can start posting Cleveland highlights if you want.

22 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

The Yankees need a new shortstop prospect? Oh wow, I bet that puts Volpe and his .216 average on notice.

Mitchell is a catcher/OF/P

Sooooo no mention of Sykora going at 71 and DC going at 136? Came for discussion, instead it’s an argument about where 3 Putts Pom poms are aimed. Cool. 

3 minutes ago, brojangles2 said:

Sooooo no mention of Sykora going at 71 and DC going at 136? Came for discussion, instead it’s an argument about where 3 Putts Pom poms are aimed. Cool. 


Campbell is gone. He had a small draft party today in Houston 

32 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Mitchell is a catcher/OF/P

Yeah, I thought you were talking about Lombard who is a SS. 

20 hours ago, cmontexas said:

Im not a scout but why is Roc Riggio not even in the top 100?

 

20 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

Because he's a soph.

About that...

If theres 127 dudes in this draft better than Riggio I dont know shit

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