Guess we can start talking about it since things concerning it have been becoming more clear.
It's likely way too much to hope for that Jordan Walker slips to us at #25 - although I think we'd all be dancing in the streets if it happened. Probably not out of the question to expect all but the absolute top high school names to slide a bit since no one's going to get an extended look at them between now and the draft, but he's #13 on FanGraphs' list and #20 on Pipeline's.
Pete Crow-Armstrong is in the range where the Braves' pick is on Fangraphs' and Pipeline's lists and was trending higher on BA's last update.
Two pretty attractive college arms currently fall in range in J. T. Ginn (#23 Fangraphs, #36 Pipeline, #23 BA) and Carmen Mlodzinski (#24 FanGraphs, #18 Pipeline, #21 BA). I'd think Ginn would be a candidate if AA's looking for similar things the Dodgers do since they drafted and couldn't sign him earlier.
With Contreras and Langeliers having similar timelines, would AA consider trying to corner the market on Catcher prospects? Drew Romo and Tyler Soderstrom both could potentially be available and would give you someone that would require a little more development time - but if the electronic strike zone becomes a reality their bats might allow them to move quickly enough that they wouldn't be terribly far behind whichever of Contreras or Langeliers you kept if you traded one of them.
There doesn't seem to be any really interesting high school arms projected to be available in our pick range unless they're going to gamble on a Jared Jones (lanky, might not have much projection), Masyn Winn (two-way guy who hasn't pitched much), or Alex Santos (seems like a stretch at #25).
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