2019 MLB Draft Thread

There wasn’t a consensus on who the BPA at #9 was, but given ceiling it sure doesn’t seem like it was Langaliers. This just feels like drafting for organizational need/deficit rather than impact potential.
 
From MLB.com

9) Braves: Shea Langeliers, C, Baylor
(Compensation pick for unsigned 2018 first-rounder Carter Stewart) The Braves grabbed the best defensive catcher in the entire Draft right here. Langeliers has a chance to become a Gold Glover, with polished receiving skills, a cannon arm and more athleticism than most at his position. He struggled at the plate as a sophomore but bounced back this spring, and he should be able to hit for a decent average with some power. He could be Austin Hedges with more offense.
 
Cb was billed as elite d but he wasn’t. Elite tools but not consistent.

I hope they got him to agree to 3.5 or so with a wink promise he’s up in 2020 as soon as we get another year of control.

Still wondering why ppl think he can’t hit.
 
Deester11 said:
Just damn! Anyone think Shea is the Soroka of position players? Give me something.....
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He threw out over 70% of attempted base stealers as a sophomore and 56% this year according to Girardi, he's an elite pitch framer and better at it than Adley Rutschman according to the MLB Network guys. He also had a hamate injury to his mitt hand this season.
 
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thewupk said:
Wasn't that because of his arm? Thinking on catcher defense has evolved a lot since then.

Framing is the most important though.
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Framing could be meaningless before he gets to Atlanta if they go to robot umps. Terrible time to take a big glove, small bat catcher.
 
To be clear my reading of the draft was there was nobody obvious at 9. I would have looked to get the best underslot deal and get three tooled up high school kids.

The only thing I’d hate is college pitching since they all seem to be future 3s or worse. We have 3s coming out of our ears at aa and up.
 
Russ2dollas said:
Cb was billed as elite d but he wasn’t. Elite tools but not consistent.

I hope they got him to agree to 3.5 or so with a wink promise he’s up in 2020 as soon as we get another year of control.

Still wondering why ppl think he can’t hit.
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CB had a work ethic where you had to beat him to make him work. He was better than most catchers on talent alone in the low minors. Let's hope Shea has Freddie Freeman work ethic.
 
CrimsonCowboy said:
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"We think we can get him here quick to the big leagues" is not the reasoning you should use for a first round pick. That's some Frank Wren first round pick nonsense.

Having said that, I would much rather have this guy than Bishop, and I think the ceiling is higher than he's being given credit for. And if he's here next year he'll get to learn from a pro at the position.
 
Don't get me wrong, Langaliers isn't terrible by any means. I wouldn't have picked him at 9, but he has a lot of good qualities.

However, saying things like "He could play defensively in the majors today!" sounds like your an insurance salesman.
 
Acuña’s Bat Flip;596880 said:
He threw out over 70% of base runners as a sophomore and 56% this year according to Girardi, he's an elite pitch framer and better at it than Adley Rutschman according to the MLB Network guys. He also had a hamate injury to his mitt hand this season.
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Ha. Nice job. I had about 5 others ahead of him but he's a Brave. I'll support him. But eh....
 
Russ2dollas said:
Still wondering why ppl think he can’t hit.
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People call his junior season a “rebound”, but a .311/.376/.484 is honestly not very impressive for college player; and while the 13.41 k% isn’t terrible, his 8.38 bb% suggests subpar plate discipline.
 
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Langeliers is limited by average tools at the plate. He's not an elite defensive catcher with a raw bat. Hes just not got much room left with the bat. I think of everything breaks right he's a 3 war catcher. I think he's got a better than 50% chance he's never more than backup quality.
 
striker42 said:
Framing could be meaningless before he gets to Atlanta if they go to robot umps. Terrible time to take a big glove, small bat catcher.
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Again. Why small bat? I can’t see that from anyone.

Most say no jokes in the swing. Even when he hit 250 he had a solid obp. Seem the power graded from avg to plus.
 
Heyward said:
Difference in minors and college.

I'm sure you know so much about Shea, must watched all of his games!!
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And you have?

I'm not the one pimping him up saying he's ready defensively right now. In fact, I haven't said much about him at all.
 
jpx7 said:
People call his junior season a “rebound”, but a .311/.376/.484 isn’t honestly not very impressive for college player.
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And that's why it is a super questionable pick. Guys that barely hit over .300 in college have a terrible track record of hitting in the pros. It doesn't matter how good his defense is, if he can't manage to hit .250ish in the majors he'll be a backup.

Hopefully he bucks the trend, but his hit tool is a huge question mark given the batting averages he put up all three years in college.
 
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