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

[mfree80]

Coppy should go under slot so he can go over slot later?

No he should have 3 picks in the top 25!!!!!

 

[smootness]

So he should trade our farm in a hilariously futile attempt to compete then let the players he traded for walk in free agency so he can get late first round draft picks? Is that the strategy you want?

Preller is among the worst in baseball. He single-handedly destroyed their farm system while producing a mediocre MLB team.

 

[Enscheff]

9 picks in and the Braves have still taken the lowest ranked guy....at #3

 

[striker42]

Not according to people who know far more than either me or you.

I'm not one to smile and blindly trust the team. The team knows a lot but the team has made bonehead mistakes before.

 

[braves31win]

Yes, do you think that Washington is scared of signability? He is going to get drafted before 40. If you don't think so put some money where your mouth is

 

[The Tariff King]

Lewis' stock has really taken a hit.

 

[mfree80]

Dang! Collins would have been a nice get!

 

[CrimsonCowboy]

Lewis' stock has really taken a hit.

Failed drug tests or rumors of such will do that

 

[smootness]

I'm not one to smile and blindly trust the team. The team knows a lot but the team has made bonehead mistakes before.

Everyone has. We have a better track record than most.

 

[smootness]

Yes, do you think that Washington is scared of signability? He is going to get drafted before 40. If you don't think so put some money where your mouth is

Ok, so no, you don't understand how the draft works.

 

[bravesfanforlife88]

Collins looks so much like McCann

 

[cajunrevenge]

Is this mlb.com feed using the old Mariners GM who traded for Horacio Ramirez? Was Matt Millen not available?

 

[Heyward]

Yes, do you think that Washington is scared of signability? He is going to get drafted before 40. If you don't think so put some money where your mouth is

According to Baseball America, the Nationals have the 5th smallest bonus pool in the majors, $5,538,400. Their 28th overall pick is valued at $2,065,900, and their 29th at $2,034,600. Their 58th overall pick is valued at $1,107,000. The slot values drop dramatically as the rounds go on.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/nationals-journal/wp/2016/06/09/the-2016-nationals-draft-primer/

Groome is asking for 5+, i doubt Washington is gonna use their entire pool on him.

Padres have the biggest pool and can take that risk. Nats cant.

You dont know how the draft works, no lock Groome falls to 40, probably unlikely. But just because a team is a big market doesnt mean they're gonna spend big, not how the draft works.

 

[striker42]

Everyone has. We have a better track record than most.

We'll see at 40 if this gambit worked. If the pick they get is someone ranked outside the top 20 then it's a miserable failure.

 

[cajunrevenge]

Failed drug tests or rumors of such will do that

Or he was never rated this highly by teams.

 

[cajunrevenge]

We'll see at 40 if this gambit worked. If the pick their get is someone ranked outside the top 20 then it's a miserable failure.

Outside whose top 20? If they think they got 3 of the top 20 players in the draft what does it matter what MLB.com ranked them? No teams go off those rankings.

 

[Enscheff]

Yes, do you think that Washington is scared of signability? He is going to get drafted before 40. If you don't think so put some money where your mouth is

I think someone needs to do a little reading about how the draft pools work...

 

[mfree80]

We'll see at 40 if this gambit worked. If the pick they get is someone ranked outside the top 20 then it's a miserable failure.

Assuming the Braves top 20 is the same as BP's

 

[ball4life32]

9 picks in and the Braves have still taken the lowest ranked guy....at #3

Quantrill

 

[smootness]

We'll see at 40 if this gambit worked. If the pick they get is someone ranked outside the top 20 then it's a miserable failure.

Ha