Now that Weatherholt has signed for only slightly above slot, not the $7.5 to 8 million some outlets were speculating, the Cards remaining hyper-risk averse draft strategy makes even less sense!! All the LOW ceiling picks were assumed to be necessary to meet Weatherholt’s price. Now that it’s been found to not be the case-at all, why not take some chances on higher upside picks? Seriously, this is really bothering me!!
The Cards system is filled with utility infielders, 4th or 5th outfielders and 5th starter/swingman types, along with a boatload of AAAA players (& that’s their Top 30 list)! This year’s draft has literally one player who could be an impact player at the MLB level…one. I don’t need to wait 4-5 years for the benefit of hindsight perspective. It’s a 100% fact right now. Jack Findlay is a soft throwing lefty (shocker) coming off TJ surgery & who is almost 22 (as a junior). Why did he command $175K over slot? Was he going to go back to college next year & hope to boost his stock, on what would presumably be a strict innings limit & get more than $150K? The ghost of Steven Gingery wants to know…