2019 MLB Draft Thread

[50PoundHead]

I love listening to the third day of the draft. You'd swear you're in a bingo parlor with the names being rattled off so fast like B-6 and O-63.

[mqt]

Dana Brown on the 5th round OF we took that Baseball America reported most teams hadn't heard of: “We were shocked when Paolini was still available, and that’s why we grabbed him.”

We took 5 players ahead of him including a college RP.

[nsacpi]

We took 5 players ahead of him including a college RP.

We took 3 players ahead of Freddie Freeman and 3 ahead of Kimbrel. I see a pattern.

[50PoundHead]

Vaughn Grissom PG page: https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/...aspx?ID=407062

[CJ9]

Vaughn Grissom was our 11th rounder. Good reviews on Twitter--

Vaughn Grissom played with Riley Greene. He's an interesting infielder with some offensive and defensive tools. Probably a 3B but some power potential with a swing tweak.

Vaughn Grissom has had a really good spring from an offensive standpoint. Should stick somewhere in the dirt, likely 2B fit, but can hit. Played on Riley Greene’s HS team this spring. #Braves

[CJ9]

Kiley on Grissom: "Probably 3B long term, but solid avg raw, athlete, feel to hit, we like him"

[mqt]

We took 3 players ahead of Freddie Freeman and 3 ahead of Kimbrel. I see a pattern.

That wasn’t meant as a critique of the pick or his future, but rather the “I can’t believe this amazing player fell so far!” thing that executives do all the time.

[CJ9]

Wow, Grissom is actually 106 on Fangraphs' overall board: "Teammate of Riley Greene has been scouted a lot right when he came on this spring. He's a likely third baseman with solid average tools and good actions that can start in pro ball at shortstop." That means he's our third highest pick on their board behind Langeliers and Shewmake.

[50PoundHead]

Wow, Grissom is actually 106 on Fangraphs' overall board: "Teammate of Riley Greene has been scouted a lot right when he came on this spring. He's a likely third baseman with solid average tools and good actions that can start in pro ball at shortstop." That means he's our third highest pick on their board behind Langeliers and Shewmake.

I don't know what's left to throw at him monetarily from the first ten rounds, but my guess is it will take beyond slot--perhaps considerably--to land him.

[jpx7]

I love listening to the third day of the draft. You'd swear you're in a bingo parlor with the names being rattled off so fast like B-6 and O-63.

You barely have time to properly google-scout a Braves pick before the next round’s pick is in.

[CJ9]

I don't know what's left to throw at him monetarily from the first ten rounds, but my guess is it will take beyond slot--perhaps considerably--to land him.

Agreed, but I'd imagine they make it work. They likely know what it'd take to sign him at this point, so no reason to pick him if you can't pay it.

[jpx7]

I don't know what's left to throw at him monetarily from the first ten rounds, but my guess is it will take beyond slot--perhaps considerably--to land him.

His commitments to FIU, not bigger-time school, which makes me think the team has a good chance to lock him down.

[nsacpi]

That wasn’t meant as a critique of the pick or his future, but rather the “I can’t believe this amazing player fell so far!” thing that executives do all the time.

yeah...well I think scouts have a pretty limited repertoire they break out for reporters

[50PoundHead]

One Andy Samuelson coming up: http://www.wvcwarriorathletics.com/s...lson_andy_70ul

[nsacpi]

i'm glad the front office is mixing in some high schoolers among the lottery tickets they are buying

[50PoundHead]

His commitments to FIU, not bigger-time school, which makes me think the team has a good chance to lock him down.

Could be, but these guys can always jump their initial commitment and go the JUCO route ala Carter Stewart if they view themselves as a late-riser. I'm just thinking they went $200,000 or $300,000 over to land Matt Rowland a few years back and that might be a scenario here.

[50PoundHead]

Samuelson's first stop was Valparaiso (didn't play his freshman year) before transferring to Wabash Community College. Braves have always tended to follow the Illinois JUCO circuit pretty hard.

[jpx7]

Could be, but these guys can always jump their initial commitment and go the JUCO route ala Carter Stewart if they view themselves as a late-riser. I'm just thinking they went $200,000 or $300,000 over to land Matt Rowland a few years back and that might be a scenario here.

Yea, I think that’s reasonable. I’m hoping the first three guys are underslot enough, and the 3-10 guys are mostly at or slightly over slot, that there is enough dry powder for Grissom and a couple other guys to be persuaded with an extra $100-200k.

[50PoundHead]

Love the names. Twins do not go gently into that good night by drafting Hawaii University RHP Dylan Thomas in the 13th round.

[jpx7]

Samuelson's first stop was Valparaiso (didn't play his freshman year) before transferring to Wabash Community College. Braves have always tended to follow the Illinois JUCO circuit pretty hard.

LaPorte is Chicago exurbs, so the Tribune has a nice little right up on him as a HS senior; seems he was a pretty good basketball player, too, so he not only has good size (6-4) but likely very good athleticism, too.