2018 MLB Draft Thread

Replace the t with an f and you get my opinion of Bart. At this point I am hoping for one of the HS pitchers Winn, Stewart, or Liberatore. This draft class sucks imo.
 
clvclv said:
If you're going to "swing for the fences" at #8, take Hankins and that fastball and "Ace" ceiling in the 1st and the best high school bat at #49 - not like we need to rush anyone at this point.
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I know he’s projected mid first, but I wouldn’t complain at all if we took Hankins. I think he’d be a great candidate to out produce draft status
 
bravesfanMatt said:
only if we can slide a new car under the table as well....
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No need - save some money by drafting a college guy and starting him at the same level as Waters next season. They can carpool to the park everyday in the one Coppy got him last spring!!!
 
Tapate50 said:
I know he’s projected mid first, but I wouldn’t complain at all if we took Hankins. I think he’d be a great candidate to out produce draft status
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Pretty interesting discussion about him between Bowden and Duquette yesterday on XM. Both mentioned him as a typical Yankees/Red Sox/Dodgers/Gnats "steal" target type - one of those kids with one really loud tool that teams pass on because they're often too interested in more well-rounded players with higher picks. Then many of those teams wind up kicking themselves when they realize how much of a difference-maker an Aaron Judge/Michael Kopech/Walker Buehler/Erick Fedde could have been for them if they'd have just gambled on being able to develop those players' secondary tools a bit.

I completely understand those who prefer taking the "safer" picks who may have shown more development with secondary tools because there's arguably more of a chance that they'll eventually make it, but you don't often get "stars" that way. There's so much risk involved in even the most well-rounded players and even many of them are longshots to make it. It makes perfect sense to take those guys when you're interested in being able to justify having picked someone after they've failed to pan out. The thing is, you usually only get the "Ace" or guy that turns into a 50 HR hitter if you take the kid that had that loudest tool in the first place.

The Braves aren't likely to be picking this high again for a while, and I'll have no problem with them taking Hankins because they love that fastball or Gorman because they love his power in the hopes that they can eventually make them better all-around players - they're not likely going to get a chance to grab someone with a tool that loud for some time. It doesn't take a lot of squinting to picture Hankins as an eventual TOR starter after watching Folty hit 99 in the 9th inning last night - can't do it without that arm no matter how good those secondary pitches are.
 
Knock on Hankins is he had a minor injury and didn’t immediately pitch well when he cane back.

Recently his velocity was back so I think he will go higher than maybe expected.
 
Isn’t Stewart supposed to have a really damn good fastball, in addition to the plus-plus curve? For me, he’s not really be the “safer” pick as much as the “smarter” pick, since he has two elite weapons.
 
jpx7 said:
Isn’t Stewart supposed to have a really damn good fastball, in addition to the plus-plus curve? For me, he’s not really be the “safer” pick as much as the “smarter” pick, since he has two elite weapons.
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high ceiling and high floor...to the extent the injury risks allow any pitcher to be high floor
 
jpx7 said:
Isn’t Stewart supposed to have a really damn good fastball, in addition to the plus-plus curve? For me, he’s not really be the “safer” pick as much as the “smarter” pick, since he has two elite weapons.
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Stewart has the only nearly elite tools of the players I’ve seen connected with the Braves...unless you want to draft a power-only prospect.
 
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Southcack77 said:
Knock on Hankins is he had a minor injury and didn’t immediately pitch well when he cane back.

Recently his velocity was back so I think he will go higher than maybe expected.
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Once those prep arms start to slide, they tend to freefall. FG has him listed 40. I would be happy with him at pick 49 if the Braves get a hitter with pick 8.
 
He would need a limb amputated to not get a lot of money. I dont think agents who represent top overall athletes like that have to worry about money.
 
Enscheff said:
Once those prep arms start to slide, they tend to freefall. FG has him listed 40. I would be happy with him at pick 49 if the Braves get a hitter with pick 8.
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That was back when he had a Velo drop. I don’t think they would rank him there with it reportedly back.
 
Seems Gorman is a popular pick but could be a smokescreen as well.
 
Tapate50 said:
That was back when he had a Velo drop. I don’t think they would rank him there with it reportedly back.
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I still think Hankins at 8 is way to high. Consensus seems 15-25, and moreover I still don’t see how he’d be a better pick than Stewart.
 
jpx7 said:
I still think Hankins at 8 is way to high. Consensus seems 15-25, and moreover I still don’t see how he’d be a better pick than Stewart.
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Either is fine with me. I'm not really worried about where mock drafts have players between 8 and 20.

Hankins slip is all about the whiff of should injury, but he had the best FB in the draft and plus off speed as a complement.

Stewart has the best curve in the draft and a plus fastball possibility.

They are both 6'6 and 18 with more potential to come.

I'd be happy with either given the huge upside.

I supposed one of the college arms there would be fine too. I can get to be ok with a bat too, I suppose. It just seems as though the bats aren't real special looking.
 
jpx7 said:
I still think Hankins at 8 is way to high. Consensus seems 15-25, and moreover I still don’t see how he’d be a better pick than Stewart.
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I don’t think there’s much of a legit difference in 5th-20tb picks but personal preference. Don’t think I’ve read anything to disputed the crunch in those picks.
 
Southcack77 said:
Either is fine with me. I'm not really worried about where mock drafts have players between 8 and 20.

Hankins slip is all about the whiff of should injury, but he had the best FB in the draft and plus off speed as a complement.

Stewart has the best curve in the draft and a plus fastball possibility.

They are both 6'6 and 18 with more potential to come.

I'd be happy with either given the huge upside.

I supposed one of the college arms there would be fine too. I can get to be ok with a bat too, I suppose. It just seems as though the bats aren't real special looking.
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Can’t teach 3000 rpm on a breaking ball.

Stewart is pretty clearly better than Hankins.
 
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