MLB Draft trying to raise it's game to NFL level.

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

Do you think this hurts or helps the college game as far as guys opting out of college and start signing out of high school?

 

[msstate7]

Mlb draft will always be less interesting bc more than of the picks never play mlb. Then the ones that do are a few years away

 

[thatsbaseball]

Helps the college game....I think.

 

[SteelCurtain74]

Interesting to see how high Bednar will go.

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

We must have broke Rocker… hasn’t been picked thru 9 picks yet… now picked 10th.

 

[SteelCurtain74]

We must have broke Rocker… hasn’t been picked thru 9 picks yet… now picked 10th.

From what one of the guys said on the broadcast, it seems his velocity is down and his upside wasn't considered as high as Jobe or some of the other pitchers.

 

[FlotownDawg]

Somebody get Ravich a Kumar bobble head doll so he can sleep with it. “Show me that smile one more time.” That was a little weird.

 

[Ralph Cramden]

I'm calling Bednar to the Braves

 

[wsjmsu75]

From what one of the guys said on the broadcast, it seems his velocity is down and his upside wasn't considered as high as Jobe or some of the other pitchers.

Still amazes me that he was pitching with one more day of rest than Bednar, and we knocked him out in the 5th while Bednar pitched a no hitter thru 6.

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

Bednar to Milwaukee

Woodruff, Small, & Bednar all in the same rotation

 

[wsjmsu75]

Woodruff, Small, & Bednar all in the same rotation

Wow. Guess I need to become a Brewers fan. Btw, what position in the first round did Bednar get picked at?

 

[tired]

As a pitcher

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

He hasn’t been drafted yet. That would just be a nice situation

 

[wsjmsu75]

As a pitcher

Duh. I meant what numerical position in the first round.

 

[Jeffreauxdawg]

Kumar Rocker will pitch for 12-15 years at the top of MLB rotations. The "experts" are overthinking this one. Dude is a horse and I'm glad he's gone. Leiter is electric, but he looks like a guy that is going to get hurt with the max effort deliver as a starter and will likely end up in a bullpen.

 

[wsjmsu75]

He hasn’t been drafted yet. That would just be a nice situation

Oh. Ok. Is there any live tv coverage of the draft?

 

[msstate7]

Kumar Rocker will pitch for 12-15 years at the top of MLB rotations. The "experts" are overthinking this one. Dude is a horse and I'm glad he's gone. Leiter is electric, but he looks like a guy that is going to get hurt with the max effort deliver as a starter and will likely end up in a bullpen.

Maybe. Kyle Wright fell to the braves too, and I was so excited. He has been a flop

 

[Ralph Cramden]

Giants

 

[Quincy A. Wagstaff]

$ 14th San Fran $

 

[tired]

Duh. I meant what numerical position in the first round.

Sorry man couldn't help myself. I know what you meant. Someone said Brewers but they haven't picked yet at 15.

 

[57stratdawg]

The Thrill handed off the note. That’s amazing.

 

[wsjmsu75]

The Thrill handed off the note. That’s amazing.

Bet Thrill had a lot of input on that pick.

 

[FlotownDawg]

It’s on ESPN

 

[Quincy A. Wagstaff]

$ 14th San Fran $

Slot value of #14: $4,036,800

 

[wsjmsu75]

Slot value of #14: $4,036,800

Can't get any better than that. Win a natty, get picked as the most outstanding player in the CWS, and earn yourself probably an extra 2 or 3 million in the process. So happy for Will. Hope he goes on to have a great MLB career.

 

[57stratdawg]

Hoglund to Toronto

 

[maroonmania]

Hoglund to Toronto

What was the injury that put him out this year?

 

[57stratdawg]

TJ

 

[Quincy A. Wagstaff]

Slot value of #14: $4,036,800

Could sign the biggest bonus of any State player ever. As far as I know, Foscue’s $3.25m is currently the biggest bonus of any State player.

 

[Quincy A. Wagstaff]

Maddux Bruns goes #29 to Dodgers. Good for him.

 

[Drebin]

Maddux Bruns goes #29 to Dodgers. Good for him.

Welp. Would've looked good in maroon and white.

 

[57stratdawg]

Ginn was #30 to LAD back in 2018. Like Ginn, Bruns would be draft eligible in again in 2 years.

Not holding my breath though.

 

[wsjmsu75]

Maddux Bruns goes #29 to Dodgers. Good for him.

Damn it. Who else are we likely to lose in this draft?

 

[Quincy A. Wagstaff]

Ginn was #30 to LAD back in 2018. Like Ginn, Bruns would be draft eligible in again in 2 years.

Not holding my breath though.

#29 slot value: $2,424,600

Anybody got a business with a big marketing budget?

 

[Drebin]

Ginn was #30 to LAD back in 2018. Like Ginn, Bruns would be draft eligible in again in 2 years.

Not holding my breath though.

I'm sure Bruns doesn't want to fall to the second round like Ginn did after two years in college.

My understanding is that the kid's family is wealthy so he won't be as driven by the bonus money as others have been. But I still doubt he makes it to campus. What happened with Ginn was really the exception and not the rule.

 

[57stratdawg]

James Wood from IMG (6’6 240 OF). Andrew Walling (JUCO / Oreg State transfer). McCants (brother OM player)

Wood had a pretty down year at the plate. I’m sure there are some others, but those are the headliners.

 

[Quincy A. Wagstaff]

I'm sure Bruns doesn't want to fall to the second round like Ginn did after two years in college.

My understanding is that the kid's family is wealthy so he won't be as driven by the bonus money as others have been. But I still doubt he makes it to campus. What happened with Ginn was really the exception and not the rule.

Ginn fell from 1st round to 2nd round, but he didn’t fall in terms of signing bonus.

2018 #29: $2,578,137
2018 #30: did not sign (Ginn)
2018 #31: $2,230,100

2020 #51: $1,050,000
2020 #52: $2,900,000 (Ginn)
2020 #53: $1,150,000

 

[Drebin]

Ginn fell from 1st round to 2nd round, but he didn’t fall in terms of signing bonus.

2018 #29: $2,578,137
2018 #30: did not sign (Ginn)
2018 #31: $2,230,100

2020 #51: $1,050,000
2020 #52: $2,900,000 (Ginn)
2020 #53: $1,150,000

Well aware of this. But that was a decision the Mets made to go over slot to get a guy that had fallen to them. It was a common strategy they used under that regime. It's still a bit of a blow to fall from 30 to 53, which is what he did. The Mets just wanted to make sure they got him signed (and at the end of the day, he didn't fall THAT far).

 

[messageboardsuperhero]

James Wood from IMG (6’6 240 OF). Andrew Walling (JUCO / Oreg State transfer). McCants (brother OM player)

Wood had a pretty down year at the plate. I’m sure there are some others, but those are the headliners.

Probably an unpopular opinion but I’d be okay if Wood went on to pro ball. He would take up a lot of scholarship dollars, and his bat is not SEC ready right now.

If Wood comes, great. But don’t expect him to contribute in 2022.

Walling would be great to have for 2022.

 

[Go Budaw]

I'm sure Bruns doesn't want to fall to the second round like Ginn did after two years in college.

My understanding is that the kid's family is wealthy so he won't be as driven by the bonus money as others have been. But I still doubt he makes it to campus. What happened with Ginn was really the exception and not the rule.

Ginn got way more money in the 2nd round with the Mets than he was ever offered from the Dodgers in the 1st round in 2018. He came to State, had the absolute worst case scenario for his college career happen (Tommy John at the beginning of his draft eligible season), and still got more money at the end. All he was out was 2 years minor league salary…$150k or so at best…plus maybe some marginal amount of interest earned on what he would have invested from the 2019 bonus. And now he’s healthy and off to a good start in A ball.

I agree that he’s the exception and not the rule, but he’s also not a great example of the perils of choosing college over the pros. Things turned out very well for him in spite of some daunting circumstances.