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

[smootness]

By the time Maitan gets here we'll be flipping Ozzie, Swanson, Mallex, Wisler, Folty because they'll cost too much.

If you don't want to be a Braves fan, then just stop.

 

[smootness]

This is a serious, serious reach. When you draft third you should be getting a top talent, not a right handed high schooler who had a couple good starts at the end of the season but will need a ton of time and a bit of luck to develop.

Terrible value at 3. Not at all what you want to see.

Lulz

 

[Perfect Cell]

Draft is a crapshoot always. So saving money here could pay off. But man it's tough to pass on Lewis when he seems BPA and fills needs

I hate the idea of saving money. Weve cut payroll in the major team, and now in draft picks. Braves are a small market team now.

 

[cajunrevenge]

Dont give up hope. Maybe the DBacks will take Lewis for us.

 

[The Tariff King]

Unfortunately there's no way Lewis will drop to 40 like Groome can.

 

[USMA76]

He's the #13 prospect according to whom?

Paying too much attention to BA and MLB Pipeline.

TV crawl line said MLB Network had him at 13.

 

[mfree80]

Wait.... You mean the Braves do their own scouting and don't depend on rankings from prognosticators?

 

[KB21]

Probably the only team to

That's something we will never know. I do know this. I trust the Braves scouting staff. Brian Bridges is one of the best young scouting directors in baseball, and with Roy Clark around, I have very little doubts with what they do.

To me, it is a good sign that they didn't go the college route and stayed true with the philosophy of drafting high upside high school players with a focus on pitching. Paul Snyder philosophy!!

 

[thewupk]

And what if we're right? Have to trust the scouts.

But I don't really trust them so

 

[cajunrevenge]

I hate the idea of saving money. Weve cut payroll in the major team, and now in draft picks. Braves are a small market team now.

Is this your first MLB draft?

 

[braves31win]

This just in ....Braves will not sign Maitan, instead they are going to sign 2 pitchers that are half as good and will cost the same amount

 

[smootness]

I hate the idea of saving money. Weve cut payroll in the major team, and now in draft picks. Braves are a small market team now.

Dude, we're not saving money to save money. We're going to spend it later.

 

[Heyward]

This $ is equivalent to the slot values between 13 - 17, so this is a critical aspect of this pick.

When you're picking top 3, you want a blue chip kinda guy.

Not sure Anderson is.

 

[Hudson2]

Only way this can appease people is if Groome or some other top talent slips to 40.

 

[CrimsonCowboy]

lots of hate on social media for this pick.

Doesn't bother me one bit. Let them hate.

 

[rico43]

And what if we're right? Have to trust the scouts.

And we could be! Disappointment aside, what I like about Anderson is that he hasn't thrown a million innings growing up and is someone wo is throwing his best right now. And I get the saving $3 million for later picks. I just can't see a dream pick at #40 because there are other teams with multiple picks ahead of us who can also grab a risky pick.

Maybe Delvin Perez???

 

[Coach_Chris]

Dont give up hope. Maybe the DBacks will take Lewis for us.

This is the best post this board has ever had.

 

[Julio3000]

If you don't want to be a Braves fan, then just stop.

Dude, chill. It's a legitimate opinion. Every bit as legitimate as being perfectly satisfied with the chance of maybe being pretty good in five years. But hey, if these guys don't pan out, the good news is that we'll suck and have MOAR draft picks! Shades of Shanks, when every pick was good and every Braves farmhand was a stud. . .

 

[The Tariff King]

Only way this can appease people is if Groome or some other top talent slips to 40.

Nope.

I was

LEWIS OR BUST

For the 101st time.

 

[smootness]

And we could be! Disappointment aside, what I like about Anderson is that he hasn't thrown a million innings growing up and is someone wo is throwing his best right now. And I get the saving $3 million for later picks. I just can't see a dream pick at #40 because there are other teams with multiple picks ahead of us who can also grab a risky pick.

Maybe Delvin Perez???

Ain't no way we're taking Perez. I would love to see Groome/Kieboom. I would also like Benson as well.