I’m not saying Sykora will get that much. Guys like Jacob Wilson got nothing close to slot on day 1. There’s 7 figure appetite for his prototype on day 2
On Sykora - There are still at least a handful of teams that can offer 7 figure bonuses on day 2. Last year, 10 guys signed for $1M+ after day 1. Mostly rounds 3-4, a few past round 10. Brenner Cox got 1M in r4
Shit, JT and Galvan are both even older than Flores. That class already has 0 depth. Did Matthew Porchas quit baseball? Bit of a snarky tweet from him when Pierce George left. Valentine took the whole year off, it seems, and just committed to Pepperdine. 21 class is brutal to look back at too and we likely get nothing from Harrison next year.
Seeing 0 draft coverage anywhere on Boehm.
Sykora, Selvig, Borba, Tumis are all 19 already. Sanders might just be on the cusp, I don't quite know the rule because Pete was said to be draft eligible in 2021 despite only being 20.8 years old
Okie Lite was still the best team in conference last year for me. Maybe they're just becoming Tech in their new park where they juice their offensive stats all year and then flame out in June. Not pitching JWB in game 1 was weird though and then he got shelled in game 2. Be nice if they got raided by the draft. Riggio is already draft eligible.
I was told LSU gave the Xavier closer 125 + 100% scholarship. Bama Friday guy commands even more than that I'm sure. I also want to know how Holliday is landing pitchers outside of just promising Friday night.
I get the sense we're in that ballpark, we're just playing the waiting game for now. It really doesn't makes sense for us to start splashing cash until we know how the draft goes with so many key pieces still on the fence. No point denting the budget for an overpriced transfer if we can get Witt and Gordon back
Options 2-3 are likely fine, but leave us with a risky floor and ceiling only as high as Flores can improve. Borba making it could mean that he's headed for a Flores-esque freshman year. Flores' summer could mean he isn't a lock to be a positive contributor. Powell's average fell from about .400 on April 1 to .340 by the end of the year.
I don't see how next year's team is even just as good as last year's without plus infield and outfield transfers at the top of the lineup
The UCSB guy doesn’t seem receptive on socials. Bingham’s probably getting drafted.
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Go ahead and sharpie Cummings into a top 2 spot in the order
Borba is making it, but his bat doesn’t seem College ready. Wazzu/Memphis and Flores left side. Powell and O’Dowd right side. JT, Cummings, Max OF. One more bat is found money and maybe moves Powell to DH
He’s been on a tear lately. Slugging almost 1.000. Flores and Galvan not really inspiring. I was wrong about JT being there, think they had another Jared Thomas on the team last year or something.