DRAFT IN PROGRESS THREAD ... What's past is preamble

[mfree80]

May end up costing them their 1st round pick next year.

What is the slot value of the pick? That's what they would lose in their pool if he didn't sign.... although I think he will.

 

[smootness]

Lol

So Boston who has less to spend than Washington drafts him? Defies logic. BTW I know how slots pools work ****-tards. This isn't new

Your prior responses suggest otherwise.

 

[smootness]

What is the slot value of the pick? That's what they would lose in their pool if he didn't sign.... although I think he will.

Around $3 million.

 

[Heyward]

What is the slot value of the pick? That's what they would lose in their pool if he didn't sign.... although I think he will.

The Red Sox have been assigned a pool of $6,997,400, which ranks 22nd in the Majors. The value assigned to Boston's first-round pick is $3,192,800.

 

[atl717]

Hilarious people thought Groome could still slip to us. Our draft strategy is screwed. Better chance of Anderson slipping to 40.

 

[DaneHill]

2020 would be aggressive. 2021 or 2022 would be more realistic.

Crud, I was way too optimistic I guess. I was thinking Rookie ball this year once he signs. Then Low-A in 2017. High-A in 2018. AA / AAA with a probable call-up in late 2019 for the play-offs. Haha. Oh well.

 

[striker42]

You've got to read everything you can about these guys -- not just the stuff that supports your position. We know why he wasn't higher earlier -- he was sick, he was in bad New York weather -- the last month, he was arguably the most effective high school pitcher. Doesn't mean he's top 10 -- it means he COULD be.

Then why is he signing way under slot? If the Braves legit see him as the best pitcher in the draft (I done but that spin for one second), then why wasn't this kid demanding top of the draft money to not go to Vandy?

We drafted a guy we knew wasn't really a top of the draft kind of guy in hopes of affording a steal at 40. All the stuff of him being our top pitcher is spin.

 

[thewupk]

I do. Supposedly has a big ego. Wont be surprised if he goes to college.

We'll see. I see the Sox getting him for around 3.5 million.

 

[CrimsonCowboy]

Benson to the Indians

 

[Heyward]

There goes Benson

 

[Hudson2]

Oh wow. Bye Benson. This keeps getting worse

 

[Carp]

Who on this board said he was?

Cajun, for one, seems to think we did.

 

[smootness]

Crud, I was way too optimistic I guess. I was thinking Rookie ball this year once he signs. Then Low-A in 2017. High-A in 2018. AA / AAA with a probable call-up in late 2019 for the play-offs. Haha. Oh well.

You're not wrong, that could very well be his trajectory. He could potentially even get up by 2019, you never know.

 

[CJ9]

Lowe, Groome and Benson gone. This is not going well.

 

[The Tariff King]

Welp. Time to turn off television.

 

[smootness]

Wow, that's really high for Benson.

I'm definitely interested to see who we target. But I'm not bummed, I was never that high on Benson.

 

[Heyward]

Cajun, for one, seems to think we did.

I'm not sure he is, but he has gotten Mike Mussina comps

 

[thewupk]

Don't worry guys. We'll get top 30 picks at 40 and 44

 

[Carp]

This draft is going about like the rest of the Braves 2016 season.

 

[CrimsonCowboy]

On another note, one of my surround speakers acts funny when Kevin Millar talks.