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Sorry I was multi-tasking and fixed the comment in an edit. Just URL in general but you can’t see where it actually goes since it is a google share that could take you anywhere and you can’t validate the authenticity of the website.
Condon wasn’t a horrible pick to me but just not my favorite. At least it wasn’t a pitcher who likely would get hurt
Fingers crossed the next pick for the Cards is an upside pick for a guy with pop like Thome or Spangler
I don’t love the Condon pick. I don’t think he is going to hit for enough power to be a valuable big leaguer.
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Depending on how much Mo raids the Cardinals FO this winter, potentially it could be a serious setback, as when Luhnow left and others followed. Potentially, say if Flores is recruited away, he could then recruit others.
I could see this being a good thing because the people he would raid would be the guys Mo had brought in and liked and Flores and a few guys leaving gives Bloom a chance to bring in his own guys. I could see him replacing Flores soon even if he stayed
I’m on the same page as 25. To find elite position players, you often have to get them out of high school since the players so talented often never make it to college. Many do improve on college and show they have good upside as well though but beyond the top, most college guys are lower ceiling higher floor. I don’t want to draft a guy to just make the bigs but instead someone who can be an impact player.
I generally don’t have concerns drafting either high school or college for position players and just base it purely off talent. For pitchers, I am full on board with 25’s data that college P are the way to go and steer clear of high school pitchers like the plague. Pitchers in general are risky but also much more unpredictable. It just takes a few adjustments for a guy who was just ehh to suddenly be an ace level.
Willie I doubt JJ is upset at instantly having a net worth of over $100 million. He will be able to sign another deal as well before his career is over and if he can easily make a great amount on interest
Wooo just seeing the news and this is a FANTASTIC deal. He will provide much much more value than that. This year $29.2 million of value this year.
27, you don’t draft on need and you draft for the best player available. The pitchers at the top of this class aren’t great outside of Flora and no way he makes it to 13. I also really don’t want a C but part of that is Helfrick is a guy generally mocked around 13 and I don’t like players with 30 hit tool (Gorman).
Here is my draft board for the first 20 picks. No way things go this way, but just the ranking of how much I like certain guys.
Tier 1
1. Roch Cholowsky – SS – College
Take Masyn Winns glove (minus the arm) and then throw on + power projection with great swing decisions and the ability to hit for a good average. By far my favorite player in the class and I think this guy will be a star.Tier 2
2. Grady Emerson – SS – HS
3. Vahn Lackey – C – College
4. Drew Burress – CF – College
These guys are all likely big league starters with more upside in the tank and combine good hit and power along with the ability to play up the middle spots. I have Burress very high. He is undersized, but this guy can play and he hits the ball hard. Harder thanmost in the class despite the size and he lifts the ball too instead of smashing it into the ground.Tier 3
5. Eric Booth – CF – HS
6. Jackson Flora – RHP – College
7. AJ Gracia – CF – College
8. Tyler Spangler – SS – HS
9. Landon Thome – SS – HS
I see some risk in all of these guys, but all of them have upside that allow them to be All Stars if they can put it together. Gracia I feel has untapped power potential with that big frame and will improve over time and he gets really good reads so CF is a possibility for him. Spangler and Thome are two of the more impressive HS guys who both have good power projection while also having good hitting fundamentals with good swing decisions; neither likely stay at SS, but they have the hitting tools to be impact bats. Despite being HS guys I think they are less risky than many of the college players with the quality of their bat control and swing decisions without major holes in their game.Tier 4
10. Tyler Bell – SS – College
11. Christopher Hacopian – 2B – College
12. Ace Reese – 3B – College
These guys all have flaws, but they can be big league regulars albeit average or slightly below averageTier 5
13. Bo Lawrence – 3B – HS
14. Jacob Lombard – SS – HS
15. Sawyer Strosnider – RF – College
16. Cole Carlon – LHP – College
17. Hunter Dietz – LHP – College
18. Gio Rojas – LHP – HS
19. Zion Rose – CF – College
20. Cameron Flukey – RHP – College
These guys all have upside and some like Lombard heaps of it, but they all are quite high risk and are more rough around the edges. In general I really do not like this college pitching group.BA says hitters, hitters, hitters are the only thing they are hearing to the Cardinals at 13.
Fangraphs mocked Grindlinger to the Cards, BA has Helfrick, Sports Illustrated has Tryler Bell, MLB Prospect pipeline last week had Bell as well
LACardfan
Who is going to trade for him?
Teams would give something like a 35+ for him. At the deadline contending teams acquire worse RP than him each year just to take a flier or add depth.
Bullpen blowing it. Fernandez first and the Stanek. I’m tired of seeing Stanek and am excited for for him to be traded so I no longer have to see him pitching for the Cardinals
Checking in on the box score, I am sure 1TD is ecstatic that he is yet again right that Liberatore is allergic to keeping a lead.
Mautz only pitched 2 innings today and I assume it was intentional to save his arm. I’m curious if next time it would be Liberatore if Mautz or Dobbins are pitching in that spot.
Every single game today on Peacock? I guess they don’t like people actually watching the games. I hope they have a record low baseball viewership today.
I still would also give run way for Crooks as it is a building year. Scouts thought his arm was quite good and his receiving was good as well. Give him plenty of time to keep adjusting to the big league game and see what he has this year. Next year he will have a lot more competition between Bernal and by mid year I’m guessing Rainiel potentially as well.