2023 MLB Draft Day 1 Thread

All these picks have been solid. What a draft. I was hoping Dollender would slide all the way to the Cubs. 

Poor Dollander going to a backwards pitching organization when he needed to go to a forward-thinking one.

7 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

There's no way Meyer slides, right?

Sigh

Thank you Angels

So what are our best case scenarios here?

Here we go!

Just now, Rob said:

So what are our best case scenarios here?

There's a lot of high value guys, they'd have to really botch this

I’m hoping Waldrep. 

He’s not exciting (but Wicks wasn’t either). Hopefully they do fun stuff later tonight.

Love this pick.  What's his name?  What position does he play?

The mocks were right

1 minute ago, Derwood said:

The mocks were right

Well, 2 of the big 7 were right.

Went under slot. 

1 minute ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

Well, 2 of the big 7 were right.

 

So maybe I didn't look at all 7 mocks

2 minutes ago, CubinNY said:

Went under slot. 

I really doubt it

mlb network said Shaw had a 40 inch vertical (i don’t really believe that) but projects as average speed

2 minutes ago, SpongeWorthy said:

mlb network said Shaw had a 40 inch vertical (i don’t really believe that) but projects as average speed

He's pretty much 50-60 on every tool

Good pick by the White Sox. 

7 minutes ago, SpongeWorthy said:

mlb network said Shaw had a 40 inch vertical (i don’t really believe that) but projects as average speed

 

2 minutes ago, TomtheBombadil said:

Why not? It's not common but doesn't seem out of reach for a young, professional-caliber athlete in 2023

something like 5-10 guys post a 40 plus inch vertical at the nfl combine a year and they all pretty much run sub 4.5

if he truly does have that kind of athleticism he should project to have better than average big league speed 

13 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

I really doubt it

Agreed. At best, it’s a small haircut of like $500k but he’s been mocked generally in the 8-15 area.

 

1 minute ago, SpongeWorthy said:

something like 5-10 guys post a 40 plus inch vertical at the nfl combine a year and they all pretty much run sub 4.5

if he truly does have that kind of athleticism he should project to have better than average big league speed 

Straight line speed, perhaps.

But baseball speed usually requires lateral speed and agility, which might not correlate with a vertical jump.

Just now, SpongeWorthy said:

something like 5-10 guys post a 40 plus inch vertical at the nfl combine a year and they all pretty much run sub 4.5

if he truly does have that kind of athleticism he should project to have better than average big league speed 

Pretty sure he does. I haven’t seen lower than 55 put on his speed and multiple 60s.

Perfectly fine with Shaw there. I think he actually has more potential impact than he’s given credit for, but still is safe enough to let the Cubs swing for the fences later on.

4 minutes ago, SpongeWorthy said:

something like 5-10 guys post a 40 plus inch vertical at the nfl combine a year and they all pretty much run sub 4.5

if he truly does have that kind of athleticism he should project to have better than average big league speed 

MLB has him at a 60 grade by the way

"Shaw might be one of the better college hitters in the Draft class. He rarely strikes out and draws walks while making consistently hard contact. He can drive the ball to all fields and he showed off impressive opposite-field power last year for Maryland, with many of his homers going out to right and right-center field. He’s a plus runner who is a legitimate basestealing threat."

From mlb.com