DRAFT IN PROGRESS THREAD ... What's past is preamble

[Braves1976]

We're gonna get a late first round quality pick at 40...exactly what we could have gotten had we taken a top 5 guy at 3 and not drafted for slot reasons.

It sure looks like it, Rico says nothing to worry about till our pick with many to go. How about all these names gone already?

[Hudson2]

We're gonna get a late first round quality pick at 40...exactly what we could have gotten had we taken a top 5 guy at 3 and not drafted for slot reasons.

Exactly. We could have gotten whoever at 40 regardless of who we took at 3. What Houston did last year is super super rare.

[CrimsonCowboy]

Is Tommy LaSorda awake?

[thewupk]

And Anderson could be the best player from this draft 5 years from now. There are a lot of possibilities. It's why it's dumb to fly off the handle about how stupid we are right now.

Could be. I don't see it and I doubt Braves FO think he was BPA either.

[smootness]

Could be. I don't see it and I doubt Braves FO think he was BPA either.

But we don't know that. We don't know anything. Nobody really does. That's the point.

[Braves1976]

I like McDaniel a lot. But dismissing certain writers because they don't align with our FO is stupid imo.

Agreed. But I don't buy that we're following McDaniel here anyway, Coppy and others are leading this.

[SidSlid92]

All that talk about wanting a bat and making a commitment to getting bats and needing to get bats in the system, and we take a HS pitcher that's not a top 10 talent at #3! It's just unbelievable

[jsebe10]

With Collins and Thais gone....I hope Chris Oakey falls to us...he'd be a great pick for a huge need at Catcher

[zbhargrove]

Could be. I don't see it and I doubt Braves FO think he was BPA either.

Well you do tend to think the FO is lying 24 hours a day so it's not surprising you don't believe them.

[thewupk]

But we don't know that. We don't know anything. Nobody really does. That's the point.

The Braves know whether Anderson was their top rated player available. And I'm calling bull**** that he was.

[smootness]

I'll probably never sit down and watch MLB draft coverage ever again, and this has nothing to do with the Braves' pick. I mean, every single pick is comp'd to a freaking HOFer or elite current player with the caveat that they may never do anything. And we have to fill tons of dead time with this after every pick.

And there's really nothing you could do differently, either. But boy is it a terrible TV product.

[zbhargrove]

All that talk about wanting a bat and making a commitment to getting bats and needing to get bats in the system, and we take a HS pitcher that's not a top 10 talent at #3! It's just unbelievable

He was in the top 10 in plenty of rankings. Read a scouting report. The bats all had major questions.

[smootness]

The Braves know whether Anderson was their top rated player available. And I'm calling bull**** that he was.

We don't know. We, not they. And congrats, you called BS on them. Good thing we'll never, ever know if you were right.

[cajunrevenge]

All that talk about wanting a bat and making a commitment to getting bats and needing to get bats in the system, and we take a HS pitcher that's not a top 10 talent at #3! It's just unbelievable

I would be more concerned if our GM was out in the media giving away our draft intentions.

[thewupk]

Well you do tend to think the FO is lying 24 hours a day so it's not surprising you don't believe them.

I just don't blindly follow them like some around here do. I form my own opinions. Anderson is a super reach at #3. The only reason to do this is save slot money for our later picks. I doubt it goes according to plan.

[rico43]

OUR PREDICTION CONTEST

The winner is ... no one!

Two guesses (by bravesfanMatt and blueagleace1) got 1, 3 and 4 right.

Only JohnAdcock got 1-2 as Moniak and Senzel, but that was it.

Fascinating

[Garmel]

All that talk about wanting a bat and making a commitment to getting bats and needing to get bats in the system, and we take a HS pitcher that's not a top 10 talent at #3! It's just unbelievable

Who says he's not top 10 material? A bunch of writers? Listen to what John Smoltz says about Anderson.

[striker42]

But we don't know that. We don't know anything. Nobody really does. That's the point.

But there are probabilities. We took a guy who was less likely to be a top player. Sure he has a chance to be one but it's a lesser chance than other guys.

We drafted a lesser guy at 3 hoping to cash in at 40. That looks like it's not gonna happen now. We screwed up.

[weso1]

I'm bummed that we didn't get Senzel. He's pretty much the only position player that I really wanted before we went the pitching route.

[SidSlid92]

I just don't blindly follow them like some around here do. I form my own opinions. Anderson is a super reach at #3. The only reason to do this is save slot money for our later picks. I doubt it goes according to plan.

Perez only top bat still available. So I'd say it has already backfired