The 2020 Draft Thread

That BA page has been slow to update, but they've finally also added Ethan Workinger, a right-handed-hitting eighteen-year-old, 6-3 185 OF out of San Diego City College; his stats in from the nineteen-game partial season are here.

Not added to the BA list, but also signed, according to their respective social media accounts (as highlighted by some users at TC): Alex Carballo, L/L, 22-year-old CF out of Kennesaw State, and Antonio Barranca, a high-school senior (though he's actually older than Workinger) out of York, Pennsylvania, who's listed primarily at C/3B and who was committed to Gulf Coast CC.

So two more OF, in addition to the one they drafted (Franklin)—one who's essentially a high-schooler, and might have some potential—along with a prep catcher from a cold-weather HS. I'm thinking OF is seen by the FO as an area-of-need in whatever ends up being left of the lower minors.
 
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Callis: 4th-rder Spencer Strider signs with @Braves for $451,800 (full slot value at 126). Clemson RHP, missed 2019 following TJ surgery, came back to hit 95 mph this spring while making progress with secondary pitches & control. @MLBDraft.

Surprised we needed to go full slot with the guy who was unranked on pretty much every service.
 
From BA...

"Atlanta Braves

1.25—LHP Jared Shuster (37)
3.97—OF Jesse Franklin (150)
4.126—RHP Spencer Strider (NR)
5.156—RHP Bryce Elder (83)

The Braves used to be one of the teams most likely to draft from the high school ranks, but under GM Alex Anthopoulos and scouting director Dana Brown, the Braves have shifted to a college-heavy approach. A year after picking nine college players out of 11 picks in the top 10 rounds, Atlanta’s four picks are all collegians.

Atlanta’s draft should produce a couple of solid major leaguers if it works out, but there’s not a draftee who has a particularly high ceiling or provides star potential. Shuster did take significant steps forward in the short 2020 college season. If his improvement this spring (his fastball gained 2-4 mph to pair even better with his plus changeup) sticks, he is an excellent pick at 25. Similarly, Elder is an excellent pick in the fifth round, although he’s more of a well-rounded, polished pitcher than a dominant one.

This has a shot to be a solid draft for the Braves, but Atlanta has clearly shifted its strategy. Once a team that loved tools and projection, now it relies much more on drafting production."
 
CJ9 said:
Callis: 4th-rder Spencer Strider signs with @Braves for $451,800 (full slot value at 126). Clemson RHP, missed 2019 following TJ surgery, came back to hit 95 mph this spring while making progress with secondary pitches & control. @MLBDraft.

Surprised we needed to go full slot with the guy who was unranked on pretty much every service.
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That is a surprise. Strider was drafted out of high school and has hit 97 and his early-season control looked pretty good, so there's probably something there, but I agree with you that the full slot signing seems odd.

About Shepherd, his offensive production dropped after his freshman season with his OPS dropping in his sophomore and junior seasons (better power as a junior) before jumping again as a senior (beware of small sample size), but he's the kind of guy who could stick around because of his glove if he can show any kind of offensive ceiling. Drafted out of high school and as a college junior, so it's not like he's been under a rock.

Workinger is an interesting signing. Seemingly a high school senior that is playing junior college baseball. His high school is a public online high school so maybe JC ball was his only option. Looking at his Perfect Game workouts, he appears to be extremely fast.
 
jpx7 said:
That BA page has been slow to update, but they've finally also added Ethan Workinger, a right-handed-hitting eighteen-year-old, 6-3 185 OF out of San Diego City College; his stats in from the nineteen-game partial season are here.

Not added to the BA list, but also signed, according to their respective social media accounts (as highlighted by some users at TC): Alex Carballo, L/L, 22-year-old CF out of Kennesaw State, and Antonio Barranca, a high-school senior (though he's actually older than Workinger) out of York, Pennsylvania, who's listed primarily at C/3B and who was committed to Gulf Coast CC.

So two more OF, in addition to the one they drafted (Franklin)—one who's essentially a high-schooler, and might have some potential—along with a prep catcher from a cold-weather HS. I'm thinking OF is seen by the FO as an area-of-need in whatever ends up being left of the lower minors.
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What social media do you see Carballo signing on?
 
CJ9 said:
Callis: 4th-rder Spencer Strider signs with @Braves for $451,800 (full slot value at 126). Clemson RHP, missed 2019 following TJ surgery, came back to hit 95 mph this spring while making progress with secondary pitches & control. @MLBDraft.

Surprised we needed to go full slot with the guy who was unranked on pretty much every service.
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Only the Braves smh!
 
1st-rder Jared Shuster signs with @Braves for $2,197,500 (slot 25 = $2,740,300). Wake Forest LHP, improved control last summer in Cape Cod League & stuff took jump this spring, fastball rose to 92-97 mph, CH stayed plus, low-80s slurve. @MLBDraft

3rd-rder Jesse Franklin signs with @Braves for $497,500 (slot 97 = $599,100). Michigan OF missed spring after breaking collarbone in skiing accident, solid to plus raw power, similar speed, chance to stay in CF. @MLBDraft
 
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