2019 MLB Draft Thread

[CrimsonCowboy]

I would have rather have taken one of the Florida HS arms, but we'll see. The MLB Network guys like him. I heard one say he could possibly move to CF. If that's the case, can he play there while Ender is out instead of Acuña?

 

[CyYoung31]

I thought that if they took a SS at #21, it would have been Gunnar Henderson.

Now there's a baseball name.

 

[nsacpi]

Sounds like he may have to move to 2B because of his arm, so not sure about that.

I've wondered about moving Little King to center

 

[Super]

There's no way with the name Braden Shewmake that he could ever be a good MLB player.

this is by far my biggest issue with this pick

 

[thethe]

Nobody knows with these kids but AA has a lot to live up to with what bridges did.

 

[50PoundHead]

if nolan gorman were the pick last year we would’ve for sure heard whining from the usual suspects about how he projects to have major swing and moss issues.

That's because he lacks experience. He's really green.

 

[CJ9]

Shewmake at 21 is weird. Questions about him at shortstop. Not much power.

I can be positive about the Langeliers pick. This one sucks.

 

[nsacpi]

There's no way with the name Braden Shewmake that he could ever be a good MLB player.

both Langeliers and Shewmake are bad names

 

[jpx7]

Doesn't k (career 9.37%), but doesn't walk (6.69%). Weird both college picks have low walk rates

Contact hitters with low walk rates and average (Langaliers) or below-average (Shewmake) power. Weird profiles.

Can probably live with it from the former, but the latter is a real head-scratcher.

 

[weso1]

There's no way with the name Braden Shewmake that he could ever be a good MLB player.

Depends on pronunciation.

 

[auyushu]

I remember everyone hating soroka. I remember living allard.

So maybe this guy is good. I hate it now though

People hated how early soroka was taken and thought he could have been taken with the Riley pick, I don't remember too many hating him as a player. And people were mostly fine with Allard simply because every decent bat had already gone before him.

There is really nothing to pump one up with this pick, it's just a total wtf pick. Doesn't really make sense from a win now or win later move.

 

[SidSlid92]

Carlos Collazo just hinted the Braves going more with analytics than trusting opinion of who scouts say is best player on board. Sounds like a winning strategy. This is just unbelievable.

 

[Russ2dollas]

26th on klaws board. Maybe we got two underslot and we go big for hs in the next two picks?

There is going to be nobody worth following under aa next year. High school picks...

 

[Heyward]

With how good Bridges was, AA and the new scouting department has alot to live up too.

 

[jpx7]

I would have rather have taken one of the Florida HS arms, but we'll see. The MLB Network guys like him. I heard one say he could possibly move to CF. If that's the case, can he play there while Ender is out instead of Acuña?

You think he beats Pache to the show?

 

[ixiXSolidXixi]

There's no way with the name Braden Shewmake that he could ever be a good MLB player.

Lol

 

[mqt]

I’m sure we’re just saving to go way overslot in the 2nd!

 

[CyYoung31]

both Langeliers and Shewmake are bad names

Langeliers is borderline. At least it sounds like he eats away the Space-Time Continuum in his spare time.

 

[Acuña’s Bat Flip]

Greg Amsinger of MLB Network compared Shewmake to Ben Zobrist. Carlos Peña also of MLB Network compares him to Mickey Tettleton, some of you youngersters may have to Google him. They think he will end up in CF.

 

[steveAKAslick]

Shewmake at 21 is weird. Questions about him at shortstop. Not much power.

I can be positive about the Langeliers pick. This one sucks.

I’m assuming he might be a below slot candidate