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

[zbhargrove]

I just don't blindly follow them like some around here do. I form my own opinions. Anderson is a super reach at #3. The only reason to do this is save slot money for our later picks. I doubt it goes according to plan.

He very well could have been their highest ranked player. He was moving up super fast and was in a number of final top 10 lists. I'm not asking to blindly follow but you are skeptical of every single decision.

 

[smootness]

I just don't blindly follow them like some around here do. I form my own opinions. Anderson is a super reach at #3. The only reason to do this is save slot money for our later picks. I doubt it goes according to plan.

"I form my own opinions, which is why I keep pointing to other people's draft rankings."

 

[smootness]

But there are probabilities. We took a guy who was less likely to be a top player. Sure he has a chance to be one but it's a lesser chance than other guys.

We drafted a lesser guy at 3 hoping to cash in at 40. That looks like it's not gonna happen now. We screwed up.

You don't know this. You just don't. Sorry.

 

[zbhargrove]

Perez only top bat still available. So I'd say it has already backfired

Klieboom would be a big get

 

[thewupk]

Who says he's not top 10 material? A bunch of writers? Listen to what John Smoltz says about Anderson.

Same guy who ironed a shirt while he was wearing it...

 

[SidSlid92]

He was in the top 10 in plenty of rankings. Read a scouting report. The bats all had major questions.

Major reach at 3. Get a bat. We have tons of arms in the system. Get hitters!

 

[zbhargrove]

Perez only top bat still available. So I'd say it has already backfired

Not to mention... You really want a guy who failed a PED test in HS?

 

[zbhargrove]

Major reach at 3. Get a bat. We have tons of arms in the system. Get hitters!

The hitters all had major question marks. They were more certain of Anderson.

 

[thewupk]

"I form my own opinions, which is why I keep pointing to other people's draft rankings."

Show me one ranking I have pointed to? I'm saying the fact that he's going to sign super under slot means he's not BPA. They are trying to game the system.

 

[SidSlid92]

But there are probabilities. We took a guy who was less likely to be a top player. Sure he has a chance to be one but it's a lesser chance than other guys.

We drafted a lesser guy at 3 hoping to cash in at 40. That looks like it's not gonna happen now. We screwed up.

Bingo. Tried to play the board and screwed up

 

[mfree80]

Everyone who thinks the FO knows what they are doing is not automatically "blind."

I guess it does confirm your bias to use that word.

 

[zbhargrove]

Same guy who ironed a shirt while he was wearing it...

Law had him as #7 man.

 

[thewupk]

Law had him as #7 man.

Isn't that a guy Braves fans usually **** on for ranking our guys to low?

 

[Braves1976]

Who says he's not top 10 material? A bunch of writers? Listen to what John Smoltz says about Anderson.

Smoltz is praising all the pitchers being covered, that isn't telling.

 

[smootness]

Show me one ranking I have pointed to? I'm saying the fact that he's going to sign super under slot means he's not BPA. They are trying to game the system.

No, going under slot does not mean he's not BPA. It means the Braves rate him higher than other teams.

 

[cajunrevenge]

Best part of this draft is the awkward clapping after most picks. Its like the crowd doesnt know whether they should clap or not.

 

[Garmel]

Same guy who ironed a shirt while he was wearing it...

Yeah, I'm sure he doesn't know as much about baseball as Baseball America does.

 

[zbhargrove]

Isn't that a guy Braves fans usually **** on for ranking our guys to low?

Like I said... Can't say anything to you. You always have something to say if it doesn't agree with your opinion. Law, Gammons, and Smoltz are big on him. They said he was the top pitcher and player on the Braves board but it's all a lie...

 

[thewupk]

No, going under slot does not mean he's not BPA. It means the Braves rate him higher than other teams.

Which is why they cut a deal with him.

 

[striker42]

You don't know this. You just don't. Sorry.

And you don't either. This is a forum where we post our opinions. If we only posted what we knew for a fact this thread would be one post long announcing the drafting of Anderson.