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Post by ramireja on Sept 5, 2020 13:55:56 GMT -5
If the Sox were to slip to, say, fourth, and Rocker, Leiter, and Fabian are gone... who do they take? And how bad a step down is it for the organization? It is a strange year, in that there are some great guys but it makes me nervous. Rocker/Leiter reminds me of one of those years with two QBs being debated... you do NOT want to pick Ryan Leaf. The short and not fun, but honest answer is that its waaaay too early to analyze the draft prospects in that way. Even in a typical draft year in which you have a full sophomore campaign to analyze for college prospects, there's still usually significant movement between 1st round prospects throughout their junior years. We're working with even less information this coming year and you can hardly consider any of those three to be locks for the top 3. You didn't come here for the not fun answer though, so the more fun answer is that beyond Rocker, Leiter, and Fabian, picking 4 could mean picking the top HS bat (I'm not touching a HS arm anywhere in the top 5). At the moment, Brady House and Jordan Lawlar would currently be the top 2 for that demographic IMO. Also keep eyes on Jaden Hill (RHP, LSU), Matt McClain (middle infield or CF, UCLA) and Alex Binelas (3B, Louisville) from the college ranks. If college baseball doesn't return to normal next year......its going to be a really interesting (and potentially unfortunate) year to be picking toward the top.
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Post by manfred on Sept 5, 2020 14:04:29 GMT -5
If the Sox were to slip to, say, fourth, and Rocker, Leiter, and Fabian are gone... who do they take? And how bad a step down is it for the organization? It is a strange year, in that there are some great guys but it makes me nervous. Rocker/Leiter reminds me of one of those years with two QBs being debated... you do NOT want to pick Ryan Leaf. The short and not fun, but honest answer is that its waaaay too early to analyze the draft prospects in that way. Even in a typical draft year in which you have a full sophomore campaign to analyze for college prospects, there's still usually significant movement between 1st round prospects throughout their junior years. We're working with even less information this coming year and you can hardly consider any of those three to be locks for the top 3. You didn't come here for the not fun answer though, so the more fun answer is that beyond Rocker, Leiter, and Fabian, picking 4 could mean picking the top HS bat (I'm not touching a HS arm anywhere in the top 5). At the moment, Brady House and Jordan Lawlar would currently be the top 2 for that demographic IMO. Also keep eyes on Jaden Hill (RHP, LSU), Matt McClain (middle infield or CF, UCLA) and Alex Binelas (3B, Louisville) from the college ranks. If college baseball doesn't return to normal next year......its going to be a really interesting (and potentially unfortunate) year to be picking toward the top. Naw, not fun answer is fun too... I mean, depressing, but informative and helpful. And I am not optimistic about a normal college season.
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on Sept 8, 2020 15:43:30 GMT -5
Assuming the floor is 5 as Eric put in his projections, here would be my super early wish list in order of preference:
1. Jack Leiter 2. Luke Leto 3. Kumar Rocker 4. Jonathan Cannon 5. Robby Martin/Matt McClain
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Post by borisman on Sept 10, 2020 12:51:35 GMT -5
God I hope they don’t draft a shortstop. Unfortunately for you McClain and Lawlar will be in the mix, depending on draft position and upcoming (hopefully) season. You never know what will happen if Xander opts out (not that it will have an impact on the upcoming draft).
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Post by unitspin on Sept 21, 2020 5:52:48 GMT -5
If we miss out on the pitching I'll take Fabian or McClain. Heard McClain has been viewed as a cf by many scouts. Please do not take a catcher.
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