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Post by alex710707 on Jun 11, 2020 21:46:15 GMT -5
One question, if they sign all these 5 players and still some slot money left. Can they use these slot money and sign undrafted guys over 20k?
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Post by RedSoxStats on Jun 11, 2020 21:46:46 GMT -5
One question, if they sign all these 5 players and still some slot money left. Can they use these slot money and sign undrafted guys over 20k? no
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jun 11, 2020 21:48:56 GMT -5
Well, let's hope we get a normal-ish draft next year. 5 rounds just doesn't cut it.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jun 11, 2020 22:23:42 GMT -5
Thanks to all that contributed. I don't follow amateur baseball so every year, for me, it's pretty much the same routine of taking the opinions of those I think know what they are talking about then researching the picks.
A special thanks to vermontsox1, great job.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jun 11, 2020 22:45:34 GMT -5
A reminder that teams are barred from negotiating and signing UDFAs until 9am on Sunday. Hey kid, take this weekend to be sad and sign for no money. Manfred you villain. Arguably it's for the kid's benefit. They get a few days to think about what they want to do, talk to coaches about the program's situation, etc. Rather than having a flurry of phone calls at midnight, which nobody wants.
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Post by adiospaydro2005 on Jun 12, 2020 3:08:22 GMT -5
A reminder that teams are barred from negotiating and signing UDFAs until 9am on Sunday. I think you can pretty much guarantee that teams were talking to potential UDFAs during that 4th and 5th round last night.
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Post by ryan24 on Jun 12, 2020 5:12:04 GMT -5
Of all the sports drafts that we watch and try to figure out, the baseball draft is the most confusing, at least to me. Not drafting for need? Gauging sign ability of players. High school versus college players. Slot monies juggling. This is all on top of the projection science that goes on, what will a player look like in 3 to 4 years. What do you look for and what is the secret formula? I remember drafting kids in the 13-15 range to play ball. Has the star little leaguer hit the wall? Will the 13 year old be able to hit a decent curve? How much bigger will he be at 15? All little things. Even more complicated in the big leagues. Has things come so easy that the kid has not learned to have to work hard? Can the kid adjust his stroke to the constant upgrades in the quality of pitching he will face moving up thru the levels. Can pitchers learn to be pitchers not throwers? Chris and the other moderators are right. We/ they have not seen these kids play so how can you judge how good or bad the draft is? The one thing I think is a common thread for sox drafts is that they seem to be able to find hitters and fielders but not much in the way of pitching. This is a generalization. I am sure if you look you can find some differences to this statement. Lets wait and see whether this was a good or bad draft.
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jun 12, 2020 8:21:56 GMT -5
Moved some of the UDFA conversation to the draft signing thread.
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Post by alnipper on Jun 12, 2020 10:28:28 GMT -5
I gave our first 5 rounds (4 picks) a C. I feel our first two picks are 2nd round value and our 5th rd pick is a 4th rd value and our 4th is a 5th. So an average draft. Now it's time to develop them to higher values. Now lets go big signing UDFA.
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Post by geostorm on Jun 12, 2020 11:20:42 GMT -5
a snippet, from The Athletic
"Their first-round pick caught the industry by surprise, their second-round pick was lost to a sign-stealing scandal and their third-round pick was something of an internet celebrity — at least by high school baseball standards.
But it was the fourth-round pick who seemed to mean a little extra to the Red Sox on Thursday.
His name was Jeremy Wu-Yelland. He’s a big, left-handed pitcher out of the University of Hawaii. He throws hard, made a strong impression in the Cape Cod League and might work best as a reliever in pro ball. Pretty standard stuff for a fourth-round pick.
Except the scout who found him was J.J. Altobelli, and in this year of all years, it meant a little more for the Red Sox to choose one of Altobelli’s guys.
His father, John; stepmother, Keri; and 13-year-old sister, Alyssa, were killed in the January helicopter crash that also took the life of Kobe Bryant and five others.
“It was very meaningful to me,” Altobelli said via text message from his home in Newport Beach, Calif. “There is no doubt it has been an extremely difficult year so far. All the credit goes to Jeremy and the talent he has and the work he has put in to put himself in the position to be selected. But to be able to have a player selected this year, especially with what has gone on in my life, I will never forget that moment. Means everything to me, and I’m thankful to (scouting director Paul Toboni) and the staff for making that selection. Jeremy has a bright future, and I’m excited to see what he does with the opportunity.”"
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