2022 MLB Draft

[Pato del Muerto 52884]

Just now, Beau Vine said:

I pity anyone who becomes a DBack fan because of this, because I've been there, and it sucked.

But now how good does it feel to be a fan of the franchise that does it the right way?

[tx 3 putt 77934]

8 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

So Arizona’s AA team is in Amarillo 

 

he'll play in el paso vs AAA padres team

[Beau Vine 54878]

1 minute ago, Pato del Muerto said:

But now how good does it feel to be a fan of the franchise that does it the right way?

They do it right a lot better than AZ.  Shit, not even the Cardinals would hire LaRussa to run their front office and let him hire Dave Stewart to be GM.

[Laxtonto 12640]

Bolte to the A's at 56.

[Rickylovesweed 14837]

Bolte gone at #56 to the Athletics. 

[Helobious 9504]

Just once I want to hear an analyst say  “you know what this player is probably overrated and I think he sucks”.

[Beau Vine 54878]

Look at the Crime Dog!!!  Shit, Rollie Fingers and Eric Davis looked pretty good.

[tx 3 putt 77934]

do you think rollie fingers gets tired of that mustache but he has to keep it ?

[Helobious 9504]

Try not to strikeout on your way off the stage Brendan Ryan. Goddamnit I forgot he existed until right now.

[Beau Vine 54878]

3 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

do you think rollie fingers gets tired of that mustache but he has to keep it ?

If he shaved it, Charlie O. Finley would rise from the grave and demand that the $400 he paid him for the mustache be returned.  Not worth risking that.

[Beau Vine 54878]

Swish-a-licious!

[Helobious 9504]

Love me some swisher. If Drew Thorpe has no relation to Jim Thorpe he needs to lie and say he does. I would absolutely do that with that last name.

[Scraps 13598]

Love me some swisher. If Drew Thorpe has no relation to Jim Thorpe he needs to lie and say he does. I would absolutely do that with that last name.

Yeah but you are also an idiot

[rvm96 1643]

Brewers rep just announced that this pick was for the 2002 draft

[shadow_operative2.0 16060]

43  games for Denard with Tampa, interesting choice. 

[Cairn Horn88 8435]

3 hours ago, Cousin Strawberry said:

Rocker refused to get a physical.

Not sold on Rocker.

[rvm96 1643]

9 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

43  games for Denard with Tampa, interesting choice. 

He's employed by Tampa

[TonyTexas 10571]

24 minutes ago, Helobious said:

Love me some swisher. If Drew Thorpe has no relation to Jim Thorpe he needs to lie and say he does. I would absolutely do that with that last name.

Especially if he was drafted by Atlanta

Edited July 18, 2022 by TonyTexas

[rvm96 1643]

22 minutes ago, rvm96 said:

Brewers rep just announced that this pick was for the 2002 draft

And now they said "with the seventy two pick". Interesting choice for a rep.

[shadow_operative2.0 16060]

Eric Davis, one of the all-time 'what if' guys. 

[Beau Vine 54878]

10 minutes ago, rvm96 said:

And now they said "with the seventy two pick". Interesting choice for a rep.

Rickie Weeks didn't go to Southern U. to play school.

 

6 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Eric Davis, one of the all-time 'what if' guys. 

He was Billy Hamilton with 40 HR power.

[Rickylovesweed 14837]

LSU has already had 2 players drafted and 5 recruits. 

[shadow_operative2.0 16060]

1:00 tomorrow on mlb.com, no TV. 

[tx 3 putt 77934]

5 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said:

LSU has already had 2 players drafted and 5 recruits. 

 

lot of SEC hs commits drafted tonight 

[WBT 20745]

7 hours ago, Helobious said:

Love me some swisher. If Drew Thorpe has no relation to Jim Thorpe he needs to lie and say he does. I would absolutely do that with that last name.

I'd rather be related to Otis Thorpe

[Laxtonto 12640]

So it looks like Texas is the team to be concerned with about being able to go way over slot for kids that have a decent college commitment.

[Post Oak 20334]

Brock Porter come on down

[Hank Chinaski 6324]

10 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Eric Davis, one of the all-time 'what if' guys. 

Davis, Strawberry and Bo. Straw should have hit 600 HR but couldn’t keep his shit together. Bo’s career(s) would have been fascinating to watch on many levels, as he was still developing as a baseball player. Those guys playing (full, healthy seasons) in the 90s offense era would have been great. 

[Laxtonto 12640]

1 hour ago, Post Oak said:

Brock Porter come on down

Was not expectign a beat write to flat out state it as so... Damn

[TonyTexas 10571]

13 minutes ago, Laxtonto said:

Was not expectign a beat write to flat out state it as so... Damn

He’s the only HS guy remaining that is ranked high enough to be able to wallet whip but I’m not sure the Rangers have enough. Everything I’ve read says he was going to Clemson unless he was drafted in the top 15. Which means he wants $4M+. The Rangers have $4.4 left in their pool. They can spend up to 20% more ($1.8M) with penalties which include taxes and/ or loss of international draft picks. 

[Helobious 9504]

 

[Laxtonto 12640]

6 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

He’s the only HS guy remaining that is ranked high enough to be able to wallet whip but I’m not sure the Rangers have enough. Everything I’ve read says he was going to Clemson unless he was drafted in the top 15. Which means he wants $4M+. The Rangers have $4.4 left in their pool. They can spend up to 20% more ($1.8M) with penalties which include taxes and/ or loss of international draft picks. 

If they draft him with the 4th rounder and punt the 5th rounder they can get to 3.3 or so pretty easily. If they punt another later pick they will be around 3.5/3.6 which is what I expect him to sign for. I doubt he is going to get 4.

But getting him at 3.5 would be a major win and if Rocker is indeed healthy that is a slam dunk draft from a top-end talent perspective. With how deep the Rangers minors is with good but not great guys ceiling-wise, this is probably a solid strategy.

[Valmy77 13443]

I am glad that Melendez got drafted by Arizona since it is so close to El Paso and if he can make AA he can play in Amarillo. That's cool. Hope he gets a chance in the Majors at some point.

Good luck Coffey and Bolte. We barely knew ye.

Edited July 18, 2022 by Valmy77

[Sbbruin 21912]

18 hours ago, DougO said:

Rocker could start next week. 

For Texas maybe.  But not a real MLB team.

[tx 3 putt 77934]

58 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

I am glad that Melendez got drafted by Arizona since it is so close to El Paso and if he can make AA he can play in Amarillo. That's cool. Hope he gets a chance in the Majors at some point.

Good luck Coffey and Bolte. We barely knew ye.

diamondbacks AAA plays against El Paso 

[TonyTexas 10571]

4 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

For Texas maybe.  But not a real MLB team.

No shit. He’s thrown 20 innings  in the last year for some independent team in NY. 

[VirginiaLonghorn 4808]

Pete to Cards

[VirginiaLonghorn 4808]

Ardoin to Baltimore 

[shadow_operative2.0 16060]

Porter to Rangers. 

[ztejas 43746]

I didn't have Pete 2nd off the board. 

[Don Johnson 4758]

 

[Post Oak 20334]

3 hours ago, Laxtonto said:

Was not expectign a beat write to flat out state it as so... Damn

Well well well.  What an interesting draft.

[Valmy77 13443]

Melendez, Ardoin, and Hansen have been drafted off the current squad. Good luck in the minor leagues gentlemen.

Coffey and Bolte are probably gone from the signing class.

Anybody else we should be worried about?

[Rickylovesweed 14837]

Oklahoma State is losing some pitching. 

They've had 3 or 4 pitchers drafted already. 

[Valmy77 13443]

5 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said:

Oklahoma State is losing some pitching. 

They've had 3 or 4 pitchers drafted already. 

The Major Leagues saw that amazing bullpen and knew they had to have all of them.

[Valmy77 13443]

There goes Birdsell to the Cubs. I won't miss him.

[VirginiaLonghorn 4808]

Hodo to O’s

[Valmy77 13443]

1 minute ago, VirginiaLonghorn said:

Hodo to O’s

Unlike Ardoin, he might have a shot.

Hodo, Silas, Pete, and Melendez all gone. Just Faltine left out of the guys likely to be drafted.

Cox, Bolte, and Coffey gone from the signing class. Anybody else we should be worried about?

[Rickylovesweed 14837]

2 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

Unlike Ardoin, he might have a shot.

Hodo, Silas, Pete, and Melendez all gone. Just Faltine left out of the guys likely to be drafted.

Cox, Bolte, and Coffey gone from the signing class. Anybody else we should be worried about?

Southard is also a risk. 

[Post Oak 20334]

1 hour ago, Sbbruin said:

For Texas maybe.  But not a real MLB team.