2022 MLB Draft Thread

[Tapate50]

A glimpse into the future in AAs office if one dude doesn’t take our money

[Mad Dog Murph]

So I can come out of my doomsday bunker now? Good. I was getting tired of beefaroni and warm bottled water. Need to get that generator fixed

[Tapate50]

So I can come out of my doomsday bunker now? Good. I was getting tired of beefaroni and warm bottled water. Need to get that generator fixed

Maybe restock? The international signing period ain’t THAT far away.

[Mad Dog Murph]

Maybe restock? The international signing period ain’t THAT far away.

*crawls back into the bunker *

[CJ9]

From Twitter:

College Hitters with a 90th percentile EV > 107.5 mph, a chase rate < 15%, and a whiff rate below 25% in a season since 2018:

Will Frizzell (WSH)
Adley Rutschman (BAL)
David McCabe (ATL)
Spencer Torkelson (DET)
Peyton Burdick (MIA)
Quincy Hamilton (HOU)
Tyler Locklear (SEA)

[zbhargrove]

From Twitter:

College Hitters with a 90th percentile EV > 107.5 mph, a chase rate < 15%, and a whiff rate below 25% in a season since 2018:

Will Frizzell (WSH)
Adley Rutschman (BAL)
David McCabe (ATL)
Spencer Torkelson (DET)
Peyton Burdick (MIA)
Quincy Hamilton (HOU)
Tyler Locklear (SEA)

Pretty sweet! We also officially have signed every pick

[CJ9]

Pretty sweet! We also officially have signed every pick

They’ve all had almost a week at the Florida complex. Hoping we can see some of them in games starting Tuesday.

[clvclv]

Names to add to the 2022 draft class - undrafted free-agents...

Atlanta Braves
Nick Clarno, C, Lenoir-Rhyne
Hayden Harris, LHP, Georgia Southern
Justin Militello, RHP, Howell (Mich.) HS
Harrison Owen, C, Cosumnes River (Calif.) JC
Hunter Riggins, RHP, Southern Mississippi
Bryson Worrell, OF, East Carolina

[Chico]

Clarno is in Rome and had 2 hits and 2 RBIs last night

[Chico]

When we add Drake Baldwin to our stable of catchers, we should have a good group

Tolve has gotten the most love, but Valdez and Zebrowski are both sporting an OBP over .370

Javier Valdez, Rome 23
263 .376 .478 .854
Tyler Tolve, Rome 22
257 .328 .439 .767
Adam Zebrowski, Augusta 21
235 .372 .419 .791

[50PoundHead]

Names to add to the 2022 draft class - undrafted free-agents...

Atlanta Braves
Nick Clarno, C, Lenoir-Rhyne
Hayden Harris, LHP, Georgia Southern
Justin Militello, RHP, Howell (Mich.) HS
Harrison Owen, C, Cosumnes River (Calif.) JC
Hunter Riggins, RHP, Southern Mississippi
Bryson Worrell, OF, East Carolina

What's the bonus limit on those guys? I know it's fairly low.

Here's an article on Militello. Hard to believe he didn't go the college route after not being drafted. Link: https://www.livingstondaily.com/stor...s/10249255002/

[jpx7]

What's the bonus limit on those guys? I know it's fairly low.

Here's an article on Militello. Hard to believe he didn't go the college route after not being drafted. Link: https://www.livingstondaily.com/stor...s/10249255002/

That caught my eye, too—rare to see an UDFA out of the prep ranks.

From BA:

Signing bonuses for undrafted players will no longer be capped at $20,000, Major League Baseball confirmed to Baseball America on Friday.

Effective this year, there will be no maximum on the signing bonus an undrafted player can receive, although any amount over $125,000 will count against a team’s bonus pool.

The change marks a return to the system that was in place for undrafted free agents through the 2019 season. MLB capped signing bonuses for undrafted players at $20,000 in 2020 as part of the shortened five-round draft and kept the limit in place for the 2021 draft.

For some guys, a guaranteed $125k to go get into a professional organization might just be worth it—and Militello says as much:

Going to the draft as a high schooler and college player, there are completely different expectations. I figured if I went right now, I could get development from the best of the best, which is an MLB organization, especially the Braves. I felt I would get the best development and have those resources to become the best pitcher I could be. [...] One of the biggest things when I talked to my advisor is the Braves have a great minor league system. They are really good at player development. They have their own facility in Florida. There’s a lot of plusses being in an organization like Atlanta.

That's presumably the pitch that worked with Christian Jackson and Noah Williams, too, given that they both signed at the same slot instead of heading to college ball.

[50PoundHead]

That caught my eye, too—rare to see an UDFA out of the prep ranks.

From BA:



For some guys, a guaranteed $125k to go get into a professional organization might just be worth it—and Militello says as much:



That presumably the pitch that worked with Christian Jackson and Noah Williams, too, given that they both signed at the same slot instead of heading to college ball.

I can remember when Rounds 30 through 40 were filled with highly-ranked high school players with solid collegiate commitments. Occasionally, here and there one might sign (especially when there were no bonus pool limits), but most honored their college commitment. I would like to go back and see how those decisions worked out for the player. I know Rendon was taken before Round 30 (late-20s) and the Braves really wanted him but couldn't meet his bonus demands. He ended up at Rice and it was a great decision for him. But so many of those highly-ranked high school guys who chose college instead fell by the wayside and often weren't drafted again.

[jpx7]

I can remember when Rounds 30 through 40 were filled with highly-ranked high school players with solid collegiate commitments. Occasionally, here and there one might sign (especially when there were no bonus pool limits), but most honored their college commitment. I would like to go back and see how those decisions worked out for the player. I know Rendon was taken before Round 30 (late-20s) and the Braves really wanted him but couldn't meet his bonus demands. He ended up at Rice and it was a great decision for him. But so many of those highly-ranked high school guys who chose college instead fell by the wayside and often weren't drafted again.

A bird in the hand, and all that.

But I think it's good for guys to see that "betting on yourself" doesn't have to mean going the collegiate route and trying the draft again. It can mean taking a guaranteed hundred large, then working your ass off in a professional support system from age-18, and maybe getting a leg up professionally on all those guys who go to college programs (especially less-funded, non-elite college programs)—hoping to score, what, another few hundred k? That's not chump change, but it's also below the MLB minimum yearly salary—it's just another kind of betting on yourself, with a different sort of hedge.

[MadduxFanII]

A bird in the hand, and all that.

But I think it's good for guys to see that "betting on yourself" doesn't have to mean going the collegiate route and trying the draft again. It can mean taking a guaranteed hundred large, then working your ass off in a professional support system from age-18, and maybe getting a leg up professionally on all those guys who go to college programs (especially less-funded, non-elite college programs)—hoping to score, what, another few hundred k? That's not chump change, but it's also below the MLB minimum yearly salary—it's just another kind of betting on yourself, with a different sort of hedge.

Except for players who sign with Florida. They should all go to college. Every one.

[Deester11]

You jerks don't deserve snippets. I used to post first hand accounts of prospects and you all were never grateful. EXCEPT 50. Burn in h3ll.

I'm KIDDING. Snippets are good. Pretty please include if you are feeling generous.

[Tapate50]

Jerks?

Watch the language guy.

[weso1]

From Twitter:

College Hitters with a 90th percentile EV > 107.5 mph, a chase rate < 15%, and a whiff rate below 25% in a season since 2018:

Will Frizzell (WSH)
Adley Rutschman (BAL)
David McCabe (ATL)
Spencer Torkelson (DET)
Peyton Burdick (MIA)
Quincy Hamilton (HOU)
Tyler Locklear (SEA)

Could be a quick rising DH and backup 3B/1B for us.

[Deester11]

Jerks?

Watch the language guy.

Harsh language indeed 😂😂😂. "You People.."