2015 DRAFT SIGNING THREAD

David O'Brien
@DOBrienAJC
#Braves haven't signed their No. 1 draft pick Kory Allard, looks like legit chance he might go to UCLA. They signed their other top picks.

David O'Brien
@DOBrienAJC
I still think it could just be posturing, trying to get a little more money.
 
MadduxFanII said:
I won't throw a hissy fit until it actually happens, but what a ****ing disaster that would be.
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To be honest, I probably won't throw one at all. Don't get me wrong, it will suck, but adding the #15 pick in a much stronger draft class next season isn't the worst thing in the world.
 
clvclv said:
To be honest, I probably won't throw one at all. Don't get me wrong, it will suck, but adding the #15 pick in a much stronger draft class next season isn't the worst thing in the world.
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No, no, no, god dammit. Ever since Wren was fired, all we've heard was how vital it was for the organization to re-load with pitching, how vital it was for us to start drafting and developing again according to The Braves' Way (TM), how the new front office respected that, how we finally understood the need to draft high-ceiling arms with huge upside. And then, when Allard was drafted, all we heard was that he was such a wonderful pick, a huge talent, arguably the best left-handed pitcher in the draft, look how high Keith Law is on him, exactly the sort of talent we need.

You don't get to wipe all of that stuff away the moment the organization fails to sign its first-round pick. This would be a self-imposed disaster.
 
clvclv said:
To be honest, I probably won't throw one at all. Don't get me wrong, it will suck, but adding the #15 pick in a much stronger draft class next season isn't the worst thing in the world.
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That missed year of development on a young player sucks though.
 
I question just how much O'Brien knows, especially since he apparently thinks his name is 'Kory'. But perhaps I was wrong on this and there really is a chance we won't sign him.

I will say that would certainly be a bad development. On the other hand, it's not a 'disaster'. The Astros didn't sign Aiken and ended up with Alex Bregman for that 'disaster'. Again, it would not be good and I certainly want Allard as I believe he has the highest ceiling of any pitcher in this year's draft. Just saying that even worst case scenario, it's not horrific.
 
MadduxFanII said:
No, no, no, god dammit. Ever since Wren was fired, all we've heard was how vital it was for the organization to re-load with pitching, how vital it was for us to start drafting and developing again according to The Braves' Way (TM), how the new front office respected that, how we finally understood the need to draft high-ceiling arms with huge upside. And then, when Allard was drafted, all we heard was that he was such a wonderful pick, a huge talent, arguably the best left-handed pitcher in the draft, look how high Keith Law is on him, exactly the sort of talent we need.

You don't get to wipe all of that stuff away the moment the organization fails to sign its first-round pick. This would be a self-imposed disaster.
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What's "self-imposed" about it? They can offer him a max of $3,462,000 which is roughly what the #8 slot was worth. If he wants Top 5 money when he was a surprise pick when we took him at #14, you just have to pass. Giving him more than that costs you next year's pick, and he's definitely not that good.
 
clvclv said:
What's "self-imposed" about it? They can offer him a max of $3,462,000 which is roughly what the #8 slot was worth. If he wants Top 5 money when he was a surprise pick when we took him at #14, you just have to pass. Giving him more than that costs you next year's pick, and he's definitely not that good.
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This whole thing is kind of strange. We obviously had pretty extensive talks with Allard before the draft, and the Braves are apparently the only team he really wanted to be drafted by. And there isn't a whole lot to negotiate...Allard and his people know exactly what our max offer is. So if all indications were that he would sign for X amount before the draft, why would he now be pushing for more, especially if he knows we can't offer more?
 
clvclv said:
What's "self-imposed" about it? They can offer him a max of $3,462,000 which is roughly what the #8 slot was worth. If he wants Top 5 money when he was a surprise pick when we took him at #14, you just have to pass. Giving him more than that costs you next year's pick, and he's definitely not that good.
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Seems like the kind of thing you might want to sort out before drafting him.
 
I think the self-imposition MFII alludes to is the fact that we willingly took Allard, which would seem to indicate the team thought (at one point) that he could be, you know, signed.

Due diligence and all that.

Edit: Yeah, what he said.
 
smootness said:
This whole thing is kind of strange. We obviously had pretty extensive talks with Allard before the draft, and the Braves are apparently the only team he really wanted to be drafted by. And there isn't a whole lot to negotiate...Allard and his people know exactly what our max offer is. So if all indications were that he would sign for X amount before the draft, why would he now be pushing for more, especially if he knows we can't offer more?
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That's kinda the stink of it all, isn't it? If his people would've indicated that it was going to take more than the #8 slot to sign him, they might've convinced Hart & Company not to go over slot for kids that were picked later.

If he doesn't sign, it's on him and his representation - not the Braves.
 
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