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2021 MLB Actual Draft Day(s) Thread

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Every year, we put up a new thread for draft day. Post everything in here and I’ll lock the other thread. I will update this OP with the Cubs’ actual picks as they are made.

 

This year, there'll be 20 rounds and the Cubs pick 21st in the first round. The Cubs bonus pool for the 2021 draft is $6,779,400, the 7th smallest pool in the draft.

 

All signings: $5,013,300

Slot for picks signed: $5,503,000 (with 5% overage: $5,266,485)

Total Slot: $6,779,400 (with 5% Overage: $7,118,370)

Remaining Bonus Space: $1,766,100 (with 5% overage: $2,105,070)

 

1.21 (slot: $3,132,300): Jordan Wicks, LHP, Kansas State; Rankings - BA: 13, MLB: 16, FG: 17/FV: 45, ESPN: 22, Athletic: 13 - Signing Bonus: $3,132,300

2.56 (slot: $1,276,400): James Triantos, SS/3B, James Madison HS (VA); Rankings - BA: 59, MLB: 78, FG: 46/FV: 40+, ESPN: 61, Athletic: 100

3.93 (slot: $627,900): Drew Gray, LHP, IMG Academy (FL); Rankings - BA: 129, MLB: 179, ESPN: 123 - Signing Bonus: $900,000

4.123 (slot: $464,500): Christian Franklin, OF, Arkansas; Rankings - BA: 57, MLB: 52, FG: 49/FV: 40+, ESPN: 124, Athletic: 77 - Signing Bonus: $425,000

5.154 (slot: $343,400): Liam Spence, SS, Tennessee - Signing Bonus: $135,000

6.184 (slot: $263,700): Riley Martin, LHP, Quincy University (IL) - Signing Bonus: $1,000

7.214 (slot: $206,500): Parker Chavers, OF, Coastal Carolina; Rankings - BA: 176, MLB: 160, ESPN: Others who just missed top 200 - Signing Bonus: $125,000

8.244 (slot: $168,500): Casey Opitz, C, Arkansas; Rankings - BA: 245 - Signing Bonus: $90,000

9.274 Chase Watkins, LHP, Oregon State; Rankings - BA: 284 (slot: $152,300) - Signing Bonus: $125,000

10.304 (slot: $143,900): Peter Matt, OF, Duke - Signing Bonus: $5,000

11.334: Gage Ziehl, RHP, Penfield HS (NY); Rankings - BA: 470

12.364: Teo Banks, OF, Permian HS (TX); Rankings - BA: 434

13.394: Erian Rodríguez, RHP, Georgia Premier Academy - Signing Bonus: $125,000

14.424: Frankie Scalzo, RHP, Grand Canyon University - Signing Bonus: $125,000

15.454: BJ Murray, 3B, Florida Atlantic

16.484: Zachary Leigh, RHP, Texas State

17.514: Christian Olivo, SS, Leadership Christian Academy (PR)

18.544: Dominic Hambley, RHP, Belmont Secondary School (BC) - Signing Bonus: $200,000 (only $75,000 charged to caps)

19.574: Daniel Avitia, RHP, Alhambra HS (AZ)

20.604: Wilson Cunningham, LHP, Junípero Serra HS (CA)

 

Teams can spend up to $125,000 on picks in the 11th through 20th rounds without it counting towards their bonus allotment. Any bonus above $125,000 comes out of the team's bonus allotment. As of last year, nondrafted free agents are limited to $20,000 bonuses.

 

NDFAs:

 

David Avitia, C, Grand Canyon

Richard Brereton, RHP, Duke

Walker Powell, RHP, Southern Mississippi

Tyler Santana, RHP, Jacksonville

 

Final mocks:

 

BA - Michael McGreevy, RHP, UC Santa Barbara

ESPN (Kiley McDaniel): Colson Montgomery, 3B, Southridge HS (Huntingburg, Ind.)

Fangraphs (Eric Longehagen & Kevin Goldstein): Will Bednar, RHP, Mississippi State

MLB Pipeline (Jim Callis): Colson Montgomery, 3B, Southridge HS (Huntingburg, Ind.)

MLB Pipeine (Jonathan Mayo): Will Bednar, RHP, Mississippi State

The Athletic (Keith Law): Izaac Pacheco, 3B, Friendswood HS (TX)

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Oh goody, is this going to be one of those handshake agreement drafts where nearly every team decides to pass on and screw over any player who is asking for overslot money?
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Oh goody, is this going to be one of those handshake agreement drafts where nearly every team decides to pass on and screw over any player who is asking for overslot money?

 

I don’t think so. Leiter (soph) and Lawler (draft eligible again as a sophomore) have leverage. The Mets and Nats have been willing to go over slot for talent.

 

And we’re bound to get some weird picks with next to no season last year, no college summer leagues last year and many states starting their prep seasons very late this year. The Pirates and O’s definitely went below slot, hope the Royals did too.

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Bednar would be fun, but my assumption was the crazy run he's been on the last month+ leapfrogged him right past us. I think him and Ford are the two guys I'm most hoping for. Unlikely we get either, but not totally unreasonable. Kind of like Ed Howard last year where it takes like two teams ahead of us going rogue and picking someone way down the board.

 

Well, that was fun hope while it lasted. The Royals did their part in helping better names slide our way though

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