2018 MLB Draft Thread

smootness said:
I don't know much about him, but why has he slipped so much in mocks?

The stuff may not have regressed, but it looks like it probably hasn't progressed like hoped.
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Law said he had a hamstring injury and velo was down because of it. There’s a knock on basically every HS arm right now that’s more than the normal risk they already come with.
 
CJ9 said:
Law said he had a hamstring injury and velo was down because of it. There’s a knock on basically every HS arm right now that’s more than the normal risk they already come with.
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Well there goes the only reason I was cool with the Braves taking Rocker.
 
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Tim: Whats the lowest Hankins and Vasil can go due to injuries? Any chance they fall to the second round?
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Eric A Longenhagen: The cluster of HS pitching in rd 1 was pretty tight and injuries have moved them toward the back of the group, so yeah I think they both could slip into the comp round and maybe one of them gets to rd 2.

With good HS arms like this possibly falling the early 2nd round due to injury concerns, it makes me want the Braves to target a position player at #8 even more...even if it means reaching a little.
 
leprekhan: You mentioned Nolan Gorman as being connected to the Braves in your mock, are there any other names that they have been connected to? How strong of a possibility is Kumar Rocker at #8?

Keith Law: I don’t think there’s any chance they do Rocker there. He’s not good enough, and yesterday didn’t help his chances.
 
What's happened to Seth beer? Where is he projected now? His ops has gone done every season, but so has his BABIP... it has been in .200s last 2 seasons
 
ball4life32 said:
leprekhan: You mentioned Nolan Gorman as being connected to the Braves in your mock, are there any other names that they have been connected to? How strong of a possibility is Kumar Rocker at #8?

Keith Law: I don’t think there’s any chance they do Rocker there. He’s not good enough, and yesterday didn’t help his chances.
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Law is full of it. If we took Kumar, we should be ecstatic. He is plenty good, Workhorse body and projectible. I wouldn't take him necessarily but not good enough is stupid.
 
Watching Jackson kowar of Florida vs aTm. This kid has really good stuff... touching 98 and looks like a good changeup. Florida guys, why only 8.34 k9? Sec network guys think he could potentially jump in to the teens this draft
 
msstate7 said:
Watching Jackson kowar of Florida vs aTm. This kid has really good stuff... touching 98 and looks like a good changeup. Florida guys, why only 8.34 k9? Sec network guys think he could potentially jump in to the teens this draft
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I mentioned earlier in this thread that Kowar has never really pitched up to his stuff, though he's having his best season this year. The 98 today is kind of an outlier - he's more a low 90's guy who can run it up into the mid-90's when needed. But his changeup is absolutely dynamite, a killer pitch when he's on.

Command can be an issue, and he's prone to random innings where his control just completely deserts him. Generally speaking he's just one of those guys who never makes hitters as uncomfortable as his stuff suggests he should. Chris Reitsma is actually a really good comparison in terms of build, stuff and the nature of their struggles.
 
I like:

at 8- Gorman or Hankins, Stewart, Liberatore
49 - Cole Wilcox, JT Ginn, Kyler Murray, Owen White
112 - Jonathan Ornelas, Pipkin, Braxton Ashcraft

I would go heavy money early since there is no 3rd rounder and go with min guys the rest of the way.
 
Horsehide Harry said:
I like:

at 8- Gorman or Hankins, Stewart, Liberatore
49 - Cole Wilcox, JT Ginn, Kyler Murray, Owen White
112 - Jonathan Ornelas, Pipkin, Braxton Ashcraft

I would go heavy money early since there is no 3rd rounder and go with min guys the rest of the way.
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I saw someone say it’s possible Hankins could slip to 49. I don’t think there’s anyway we take him at 8.

I also like the outfielder from Wisconsin Jarred Kelenic. Keith Law mentioned he’s had a good senior year and we had been scouting him.
 
Looks like BA gives us Kelenic in this mock and says we've had someone watching his every move. Interesting. They also mention McClanahan, Gorman and three HS arms (Hankins, Rocker and Stewart).
 
CJ9 said:
Looks like BA gives us Kelenic in this mock and says we've had someone watching his every move. Interesting. They also mention McClanahan, Gorman and three HS arms (Hankins, Rocker and Stewart).
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Kelenic is of interest to me. The other hitters I would like us to consider with that first pick are Madrigal, Bohm and Turang.
 
The latest BA mock looks like this:

1) Tigers Mize
2) Giants Bart
3) Phillies Bohm
4) White Sox India
5) Reds Singer
6) Mets Madrigal
7) Padres Liberatore

This is a pretty deep draft as far as having a strong top 10-12 group. Maybe not a super player at #1, but good depth. Works out well for where we are drafting.
 
CJ9 said:
Looks like BA gives us Kelenic in this mock and says we've had someone watching his every move. Interesting. They also mention McClanahan, Gorman and three HS arms (Hankins, Rocker and Stewart).
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I think I'd prefer Kelenic over Gorman or the HS arms.

It looks like some risky HS arm with upside will be available at 49, so that's where I'd like to see them pop a pitcher.

I'll wait for more info from EL and Kiley though. KLaw is pretty bad...
 
The Giants taking Bart would be interesting. It’s one of the few positions they are set for the next 5 years.
 
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