2015 Post-Draft Discussion Thread

Then Kyri Washington would have been a 5th round pick also Chris. It's like a safe pick, more like a guy the Epstein FO would have taken in '04 when they were taking all College guys up top.

It's no big deal, though do think you guys are going to be getting asked that same question multiple times over the next several days as more people look over the numbers of the guys Boston took and see Matheny's, then take a look at some of his scouting reports on other places.

There are lots of guys in baseball who have very successful careers who would never win a buff body contest. See Wells, Pedrioia, Gwynn, etc. I remember when many people, including me, were upset the Red Sox drated Brian Johnson who was also considered to be a low ceiling guy. Johnson looks pretty good right now and he could probably do a better job right now than every Red Sox starter not named Rodriquez. There is something to be said for having a bunch of players with strong makeups who can contribute to the success of a team and organization.

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Trevor Kelley

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Im also from Barrington. I was surprised when i didnt know him or his family.

Q: What do red letters mean? Not signing?

Witness Protection Program?

Baseball America ,discusses every teams draft and around the 19:00 mark they hit on the Sox. They basically loved it. From what. I understand when they picked Benintendi basically he could end up the best player or hitter in the draft by far or there taking a chance basically from limited production. They way they explained it I at peace with the pick that's all I can ask. They love the kid and pick and are trusting there scouts. If there was more baseball production he might not of been there at 7.

Also touch on the catcher who they believe is the best all around college catcher. Great value. Also the kid at 8 (Rei and Allen)They love what they did after ten they feel the Sox have back up plans if they can't sign there first options. They mention Brackman,Valentin,Washington , and Jenco great picks. It made me feel good. These kids are not organizational guys. There words.

I am amazed at the scouting that is being done and the ranking of players, as many as 500. Considering the huge range of quality and competition among school systems and college/university conferences, it is an incredible task to try to differentiate among players with similar stats and performances.

Even more, there is much going on in amateur ball, the traveling teams of young kids and teenagers that are augmenting the development of players. I have two grand nephews who live in the Buffalo area and both are baseball phenoms. They travel all over the East competing in various tournaments and they aren't in high school yet. During the winter they are hitting and throwing in indoor facilities. So even though it is a cold weather climate, they are playing an enormous amount of baseball and developing skills much earlier than it was possible to do when I was a kid.

I am finding it harder to assess drafts now than in the past when, for the most part, the best players were gone very early. Now because of the ridiculous structure of the draft, and its financial constraints, there probably are better players - at least players with higher ceilings - being drafted after the 10th round than those drafted between the third or fourth and tenth rounds.

Most teams seem to be following the same strategies - of getting the best player available in the first couple of rounds, but then drafting the college players with less leverage and who are likely to sign for well under slot, with maybe one or two exceptions. Then after the 10th round, the high ceiling high school kids who aren't yet superstars start getting drafted.

I do not understand the competitive balance picks. How does St. Louis get one?

Yeah, you're expecting way too much out of the fourth round, especially in a crappy draft. I think another thing cognitively that could be coming into play (I've noticed this being the case for me), is that the lack of a second-round pick means you (royal you, not you specifically) tend to look at Rei the way you would a second-round pick, Matheny as a third-round pick, etc. Heck, last year and in 2012 they'd drafted two more guys before their third-rounder because of comp picks.

Honestly, once you get out of the first couple of rounds, it's all a combination of the team's scouting operation and dumb luck.

And also: whoa, hi Curll.

That would explain it. I'm still going to count it as a Barrington guy making good