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Hudson2 said:
Any news on Lazarito? If he was gonna sign I think he woulda done it by now. Seems like he may wait till July 2.
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Balder is predicting the Friars.. I think at this point, he is not signing until July 2nd and is just not going to announce anything until he signs. Personally think Braves or Padres with the Friars holding the edge... especially since the Braves family fiasco

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/lazaro-armenteros
 
I still feel the Braves will offer more than SD so they can bring him in with Maitan and Guttierez. At least that's what I'm hoping for.
 
It's very possible the Phils and Braves fight it out for the top pick again this year, so he is certainly a possibility.
 
praeceps93 said:
No. He only enrolled starting this semester, unfortunately. I don't think he'll be eligible until 2018 draft.
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Was actually surprised when he chose to do that. Made me wonder if the indications he was getting were that we weren't likely to consider him. Even so, he'd have been a perfect candidate as an over-slot signee at #40 if he'd have stayed in high school this spring.

Riley Pint or A. J. Puk at #3, Beer at #40, and Chris Okey at #43 would have been a nice set of additions to the pile.
 
clvclv said:
Was actually surprised when he chose to do that. Made me wonder if the indications he was getting were that we weren't likely to consider him. Even so, he'd have been a perfect candidate as an over-slot signee at #40 if he'd have stayed in high school this spring.

Riley Pint or A. J. Puk at #3, Beer at #40, and Chris Okey at #43 would have been a nice set of additions to the pile.
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swap Benson for Beer and it still looks good to me.. Although, I am questioning Pint and Puk at #3.. Used to be all in.. now one foot out..
 
clvclv said:
Was actually surprised when he chose to do that. Made me wonder if the indications he was getting were that we weren't likely to consider him. Even so, he'd have been a perfect candidate as an over-slot signee at #40 if he'd have stayed in high school this spring.

Riley Pint or A. J. Puk at #3, Beer at #40, and Chris Okey at #43 would have been a nice set of additions to the pile.
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Yeah, really surprised me at the time. I have some friends that play on the Clemson team, they said his family pushed him hard to get a college education and they've been Clemson fans for a long time (apparently). Graduating HS early was a compromise so he could get into pro ball faster, he's apparently a really smart kid. He stayed back a year when he switched between public/private schools because he had some anxiety issues or something.
 
Kyle Lewis hit his 10th homerun yesterday with 6 more rbi's. Now batting .467 on the year. Gonna be hard not to take him at 3 if he keeps this up.
 
Hudson2 said:
Kyle Lewis hit his 10th homerun yesterday with 6 more rbi's. Now batting .467 on the year. Gonna be hard not to take him at 3 if he keeps this up.
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Agreed. He's turning it into a no-brainer, IMO. There could eventually be some concern that he's not there at 3, but I think Groome is a lock for one of those 2 spots, so there's only one other spot to worry about, and I still doubt he's gone by then.
 
smootness said:
Agreed. He's turning it into a no-brainer, IMO. There could eventually be some concern that he's not there at 3, but I think Groome is a lock for one of those 2 spots, so there's only one other spot to worry about, and I still doubt he's gone by then.
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Yeah, it's getting to the point where I'd be ecstatic to get him or Groome at 3. I just want one other guy to impress me like they have and I'll be happy on draft day.
 
Ray has had an impressive year so far. I hope Rutherford has a big year so we have more options in case Lewis does go at 2.
 
With multiple draft writers saying Lewis would be a reach at 3, maybe we could use that and him being a Georgia kid to encourage him into taking a significant amount under slot from us. We could use that leftover money with our supplemental first rounder and our second rounder, somewhat similar to how the Astros got Daz Cameron last year.
 
CJ9 said:
With multiple draft writers saying Lewis would be a reach at 3, maybe we could use that and him being a Georgia kid to encourage him into taking a significant amount under slot from us. We could use that leftover money with our supplemental first rounder and our second rounder, somewhat similar to how the Astros got Daz Cameron last year.
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If we can get Kyle Lewis and get him for under-slot, I'll be beyond thrilled.

ETA: And as I say this, he hits another bomb. He good.
 
I like Ray but he's more of a leadoff type, and that's fine but we have alot of those as it is. We need power in our system and Lewis has that.
 
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