That would be a lot to ask. If he's viewed as an elite bat with his defensive issues he will go mid 1st round more than likely. Still, lots of things can change between now and draft day.
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That would be a lot to ask. If he's viewed as an elite bat with his defensive issues he will go mid 1st round more than likely. Still, lots of things can change between now and draft day.
Tapate50
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Maybe we could offer him a car on the side?
No way MLB would care about that
Horsehide Harry
<B>Mr. Free Trade</B>
I would like to see Gorman or Hankins fall to the Braves. Gorman looks like the best bat in the draft and is still 17. Hankins looks like a guy with TOR stuff.
Seem it a few times and kinda let it go.. but, what does TOR stand for?
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
Top-of-Rotation.
Thanks.
Ideally (for me, anyway) Gorman or Bohm slips to us at #8, and then Beer, Conine, and Noah Naylor slip to #49 and we get to choose from them. My guess of course is that we could luck into Hankins with the early pick and Naylor or Jordan Groshans are there in the 2nd Round.
ball4life32
Danville Rookie
Got to think C Joey Bart from Georgia Tech is on the rise in the draft. Hometown boy... I wonder if the Braves would give him a look at 8? 3-3 with 2 HR, 2B, 4 BB’s and threw out a baserunner at second today vs Mercer. 11 home runs and batting .362 on the year. He has a plus arm and is a plus behind the plate. Danny Hall said he is right there with Wieters and Varitek.
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Lot of good notes from Kiley's chat: https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/kiley-mcdaniel-chat-4-11-18/
Says Hankins likely doesn't go top five, "still a chance" to go top 10. Swaggerty and Bohm were our best shot to get an elite college bat, and he thinks they both go top five.
Says Hankins likely doesn't go top five, "still a chance" to go top 10. Swaggerty and Bohm were our best shot to get an elite college bat, and he thinks they both go top five.
I literally just came to post this haha.
Here's the main quote I was interested in:
Jr
12:12 Who's the top 3 draft prospects right now?
Kiley McDaniel
12:13 Mize, Bohm, Madrigal for me but you could argue Swaggerty or McClanahan or Stewart could be in there.
I'm hoping one of those college bats fall to the Braves at 8. Otherwise, I hope one of the elite college arms is there.
I would be shocked if Mize makes it to 8 though. It would be a bigger coup than Wright at 5.
What concerns me about that is I don't really consider anyone other than Mize/McClanahan to be an elite college arm. The Singer/Rollison/Gilbert grouping doesn't excite me all that much. At that point, I might prefer to just go best HS bat available and hope for the best.
New Fangraphs draft rankings and there have been significant changes — https://t.co/nKJF0Aa1OP
Tapate50
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Really good write up. Bart is right there around our pick along with several pitchers and 3B options that would work really well. So basically, we will have our choice of a nice player for a fit.
They have Hankins around 31 or so...
Hell, ought to be watching every one of Bart's home games being he plays in ATL. Like the fact he calls his own games and is plus on D and the arm.
I’m not a Bart fan. I’d rather see if Jackson, Cumberland or Lugbauer can turn into our catcher of the future than go Bart at 8. We can also keep Flowers or sign someone like Grandal for the next couple years.
I read there were concerns about Bart’s swing and miss earlier this spring and most scouts questioned his ability to make consistent contact. Just think we can shoot higher than him at that spot.
I read there were concerns about Bart’s swing and miss earlier this spring and most scouts questioned his ability to make consistent contact. Just think we can shoot higher than him at that spot.
