2017 Actual MLB Draft Day(s) Thread

[David]

all i'm asking for is that they draft the next Mookie Betts today

 

was he an old school overslot or just a great diamond in the rough find?

[davell]

https://twitter.com/hudsonbelinsky/status/874667844469968896

[davell]

all i'm asking for is that they draft the next Mookie Betts today

 

was he an old school overslot or just a great diamond in the rough find?

 

Both, in a way. He wasn't THAT highly ranked, from what I remember. Maybe top 100ish or so? With a bonus in the 500-700k range? Too lazy to look it up.

[Tryptamine]

Anyone heard anything about Tristan Beck? Unlike Allen, the announcers haven't even brought up his name at any point.

[sneakypower]

all i'm asking for is that they draft the next Mookie Betts today

 

was he an old school overslot or just a great diamond in the rough find?

there were articles indicating he was some kind of neuroscience scouting experiment, and one quote from when he was in the minors something like "if this guy pans out, you'll know there's something here"

Edited June 13, 2017 by sneakypower

[davell]

Damn, Enlow gone immediately.

[Bobson Dugnutt]

all i'm asking for is that they draft the next Mookie Betts today

 

was he an old school overslot or just a great diamond in the rough find?

 

didn't theo & co. rate him much more highly than other teams because he aced the neuroscouting tests that they were just beginning to implement at the time?

[sneakypower]

all i'm asking for is that they draft the next Mookie Betts today

 

was he an old school overslot or just a great diamond in the rough find?

 

didn't theo & co. rate him much more highly than other teams because he aced the neuroscouting tests that they were just beginning to implement at the time?

yeah i just found it

https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/02/18/neuroscouting-may-give-red-sox-heads-prospects-potential/EFBHR3zNdThk1NboRpNMHL/story.html

[davell]

There goes Allen.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

all i'm asking for is that they draft the next Mookie Betts today

 

was he an old school overslot or just a great diamond in the rough find?

 

Both, in a way. He wasn't THAT highly ranked, from what I remember. Maybe top 100ish or so? With a bonus in the 500-700k range? Too lazy to look it up.

 

He wasn't a BA top 200 prospect but he was Tennessee's top recruit and got a $750k bonus.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

There goes Allen.

 

Ahh, the A's.

[Bobson Dugnutt]

 

was he an old school overslot or just a great diamond in the rough find?

 

didn't theo & co. rate him much more highly than other teams because he aced the neuroscouting tests that they were just beginning to implement at the time?

yeah i just found it

https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/02/18/neuroscouting-may-give-red-sox-heads-prospects-potential/EFBHR3zNdThk1NboRpNMHL/story.html

 

it was talked about in the Verducci book, too, actually. i wasn't sure how other teams felt about him, but i know he flew up the red sox list with those tests. the book also talks about how he had a stronger reputation as a bowler than a baseball player.

[davell]

White Sox take Gonzalez.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

There go a couple of the top college bats in KJ Harrison and Luis Gonzalez.

[DouglasDorsey]

Pardon me as I dont follow the amateur rankings a ton, but is the 1B from Iowa - Adams- going to be picked or has he already? Any reports or him?

[Hrubes20]

Damn. Riley Adams to the Blue Jays.

[davell]

Skoug is about it for a bat that makes sense in the 3rd, for college hitters.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Skoug is about it for a bat that makes sense in the 3rd, for college hitters.

 

Or Connor Wong.

 

ETA: Never mind. The Dodgers just popped him.

[Hrubes20]

And Wong gone now as well. My best available big board has been annihilated.

[davell]

Pardon me as I dont follow the amateur rankings a ton, but is the 1B from Iowa - Adams- going to be picked or has he already? Any reports or him?

 

I don't know anything about him, but he's ranked 296 by BA. So he'll get drafted. Likely today.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Draft Tracker is broken because apparently they can't conceive of the Cardinals having a pick.

[DouglasDorsey]

Pardon me as I dont follow the amateur rankings a ton, but is the 1B from Iowa - Adams- going to be picked or has he already? Any reports or him?

 

I don't know anything about him, but he's ranked 296 by BA. So he'll get drafted. Likely today.

 

Thanks! I hadn't seen any hype about him draft wise, Tillo being the only guy from around here being talked about really.

[davell]

Jake Thompson is a great value, at this stage for someone.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Ohh Keegan Thompson, RHP, Auburn

[CaliforniaRaisin]

MLB #134 prospect:

 

A highly decorated high schooler who won gold medals with Team USA's 16-and-under and 18-and-under squads, Thompson was a top-five-rounds prospect in 2013 but went undrafted because he wanted to play at Auburn. He starred as a two-way player as a freshman but injured his elbow the following spring and had Tommy John surgery that sidelined him for all of 2016. After turning down the Tigers as a 33rd-rounder last summer, the redshirt junior has looked as good as ever on the mound this spring. Since his high school days, Thompson's best pitch has been his plus curveball, which features good depth. He usually works in the upper 80s with his two-seam fastball and the low 90s with a peak of 95 with his four-seamer, though his heater gets flat at higher velocities. He also has solid feel for a changeup. Thompson throws strikes with all his pitches and scouts have noted that he's more mature as a pitcher now, focusing on getting outs and not worrying as much about velocity. As a polished college pitcher who's already 22, he'll get the opportunity to advance quickly in pro ball. Teams will have to balance his track record of success against his medical history, which also includes a missed start this spring with shoulder tendinitis.