2022 MLB Draft Thread

striker42 said:
Read Murphy's curve spin rate is 2,488. If it stays there it would be a tick below average for an MLB curve.

I'm really seeing a right handed Allard here.
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Allard is such a bizarre comp. There is literally nothing about the two that is similar other than you think the pick is boring.
 
striker42 said:
Wright's the only first round pick in recent years I like. I think Langeleirs is an average mlb catcher. Cusick and Shuster are meh. Anderson was never gonna be more than a middle of the rotation guy taken in the top 5. Shewmake is a utility player.

It was a miracle we got Wright.
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Of the first round picks from 2016, Anderson currently ranks 3rd in bWAR, trailing only Dodgers Gavin Lux and Will Smith, taken at #'s 20 and 32. Cardinal comp pick Dylan Carlson also ranks higher than Anderson. I just don't fully understand the narrative that Anderson was this miserable pick.
 
Why right handed Allard?
Better velocity. Better second pitch. Curve close to avg in mlb as a hs player. No back issues…

What is all are about him?

The pitch shape people are who is look to on his stuff.
 
50PoundHead said:
Of the first round picks from 2016, Anderson currently ranks 3rd in bWAR, trailing only Dodgers Gavin Lux and Will Smith, taken at #'s 20 and 32. Cardinal comp pick Dylan Carlson also ranks higher than Anderson. I just don't fully understand the narrative that Anderson was this miserable pick.
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they went with an under slot guy at #3 who wasn’t supposed to go top 10. thing is none of the consensus guys have thus far produced more than he has, so criticizing based on that is weak.
 
We're reading he's at 94 on the FB. Often when you see that in a scouting report it means he's topped out at 94 and sits 91-92. If he had a good frame that hinted at untapped velocity I'd like this pick better. But we can't expect a jump in velocity here.

The ceiling here is just so low for a prep arm in the first round. All the risk of a prep pitcher with a mid rotation, pie in the sky ceiling. I just don't get it.
 
50PoundHead said:
Of the first round picks from 2016, Anderson currently ranks 3rd in bWAR, trailing only Dodgers Gavin Lux and Will Smith, taken at #'s 20 and 32. Cardinal comp pick Dylan Carlson also ranks higher than Anderson. I just don't fully understand the narrative that Anderson was this miserable pick.
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Only thing saving the Anderson pick was how awful that draft was. Its turned out to be putrid.
 
50PoundHead said:
Of the first round picks from 2016, Anderson currently ranks 3rd in bWAR, trailing only Dodgers Gavin Lux and Will Smith, taken at #'s 20 and 32. Cardinal comp pick Dylan Carlson also ranks higher than Anderson. I just don't fully understand the narrative that Anderson was this miserable pick.
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The two picks right after Anderson, Pint and Ray, have been hot garbage.
 
You guys know absolutely nothing about this guy but sure like to talk as if you do. Trust AA, it seems to work out more times than not
 
Langeliers only won mvp bc he got a hr off soft tossing shuster.

I don’t follow these guys. I am curious why we picked this guy higher than experts. Are they going to repeat the Anderson , guy whose name started with a w, and muller too 3 picks?

They need guys they can develop. Mid 90s at 18 I like. No small sample velocity spike driving this. Seems more scouting than models.
 
Super said:
they went with an under slot guy at #3 who wasn’t supposed to go top 10. thing is none of the consensus guys have thus far produced more than he has, so criticizing based on that is weak.
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Right…and it’s actually worked out really well for us. So…
 
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