2018 Actual MLB Draft Day(s) Thread

[davell]

Stewart's wrist injury complicated things with him. The Braves offered at least 40% of slot, but they definitely were undercutting him. Still, not sure how you pass it up.

[OleMissCub]

Stewart's wrist injury complicated things with him. The Braves offered at least 40% of slot, but they definitely were undercutting him. Still, not sure how you pass it up.

 

40% under slot still would have been like 2 million or something like that. Crazy.

 

I’ve heard that with Hoglund a big factor with him is that he apparently comes from money, so I guess it’s easier to say no with those family circumstances.

[Regular Show]

Stewart's wrist injury complicated things with him. The Braves offered at least 40% of slot, but they definitely were undercutting him. Still, not sure how you pass it up.

 

I heard the Braves offered a $4 mil bonus a while back, but Carter and his agent wanted the full slot value. Wrist injuries aren't typically big issues for pitchers and are more worrisome for hitters (takes away power and can be a chronic problem). I don't understand why the Braves didn't offer the full value. If his elbow and shoulder area look fine then you shouldn't really haggle over other stuff.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Stewart's wrist injury complicated things with him. The Braves offered at least 40% of slot, but they definitely were undercutting him. Still, not sure how you pass it up.

 

I heard the Braves offered a $4 mil bonus a while back, but Carter and his agent wanted the full slot value. Wrist injuries aren't typically big issues for pitchers and are more worrisome for hitters (takes away power and can be a chronic problem). I don't understand why the Braves didn't offer the full value. If his elbow and shoulder area look fine then you shouldn't really haggle over other stuff.

 

Anthopoulos has a reputation of doing this now - he didn’t sign first rounders Tyler Beede in 2011 or Phil Bickford in 2013.

[Bear Cub]

Neil’s Stone has signed.

[davell]

Neil’s Stone has signed.

 

Yeah, I'd imagine him and Greindl also got 100k+.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

BA has their Cubs draft grades: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/chicago-cubs-2018-mlb-draft-grades/

 

Best Pure Hitter: Cole Roederer and Nico Hoerner

Best Power: Luke Reynolds, then Brennen Davis

Fastest Baserunner: Edmond Americaan, then DJ Artis just slightly behind

Best Defensive Player: Andy Weber

Best Athlete: Brennen Davis

Best Fastball: Riley Thompson

Best Secondary Pitch: Paul Richan's slider

Best Pro Debut: Cole Roederer (might have been Nico Hoerner if not for his injury)

Most Intriguing Background: Andy Weber (both parents are violinists) and Brennen Davis (owns two pet goats named Marco and Polo)

Best Late-Round Pick: Edmond Americaan

The Ones Who Got Away: Mitchell Parker (28th round) and Tyler Ras (33)

[Hrubes20]

 

Richan’s offspeed getting some praise is nice considering his pre-draft strength was fastball command. I believed he was undersold as a talent on draft day, so far so good there.

 

I think this has much more to do with the lack of quality pitching being drafted by the Cubs in 2018 than it does Richan having great offspeed stuff. Even a 55 slider would be the top secondary offering in this draft class.