The Reverse Pennant Chase
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ixiXSolidXixi
Called Up to the Major Leagues
I like Will Banfield and trade for Stanton. If we draft Beer is going to take 2 more years before we see our team with a legit chance.
BeanieAntics
Arbitration Eligible
I may be personally biased because he is right in my back yard, but I would love for us to go after Joe Gray Jr. in the draft. I would probably rather have a college bat, but if we go the HS route I don't think there are many with a higher upside than Gray
Perfect Game released their new draft rankings yesterday. Beer wasn't in their top 10. The rest of the rankings were behind a paywall.
Agree that he probably sneaks up with another strong year. College guys always seem to creep up when the draft approaches.
Here's that top 10 list if anyone is interested: https://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=14585
I want Beer if people believe his bat is legit, and I'm not sure why they wouldn't. It's hard for me to believe he can't become an adequate LF at least in his early to mid 20s, but we'll see. It seems like college hitters usually rise late, though with Beer he's already a known commodity.
But it seems early on, you always get the HS kids and college pitchers, then a few MIF/CF college types, and the big bats don't start to get as much momentum until nearer to the draft.
But it seems early on, you always get the HS kids and college pitchers, then a few MIF/CF college types, and the big bats don't start to get as much momentum until nearer to the draft.
As of games of 9/26:
1.) Giants (62-96, .392)
2.) Tigers (62-95, .395)
3.) Phillies (63-95, .399)
4.) White Sox (64-93, .408)
5.) Reds (66-91, .420)
6.) Mutts (68-90, .430)
7.) Padres (70-88, .443)
8.) Braves (71-86, .452)
T9.) Pirates (72-85, .459)
T9.) Athletics (72-85, .459)
11.) Marlins (74-83, .471)
T12.) Blue Jays (75-83, .475)
T12.) Orioles (75-83, .475)
14.) Rays (76-81, .484)
15.) Mariners (77-81, .487)
16.) Royals (77-80, .490)
17.) Angels (78-79, ..497)
1.) Giants (62-96, .392)
2.) Tigers (62-95, .395)
3.) Phillies (63-95, .399)
4.) White Sox (64-93, .408)
5.) Reds (66-91, .420)
6.) Mutts (68-90, .430)
7.) Padres (70-88, .443)
8.) Braves (71-86, .452)
T9.) Pirates (72-85, .459)
T9.) Athletics (72-85, .459)
11.) Marlins (74-83, .471)
T12.) Blue Jays (75-83, .475)
T12.) Orioles (75-83, .475)
14.) Rays (76-81, .484)
15.) Mariners (77-81, .487)
16.) Royals (77-80, .490)
17.) Angels (78-79, ..497)
ixiXSolidXixi
Called Up to the Major Leagues
It's well known for high school but they do college scouting as well. Look at the top 10 in the link I posted above, there are HS and college guys on it.
I know it's a long ways away, but any idea what pitcher we're looking at to take in the Top 10?
jpx7
Very Flirtatious, but Doubts What Love Is.
Kumar would've been a pretty damn interesting name for John to give his son.
Really good night so far. Would be great if San Diego wins tonight.
Looks like ties are broken by the 2016 standings. The team with the worse 2016 record gets the higher pick, so we would have the tiebreaker over Oakland, Pittsburgh, Miami and pretty much everyone that we are in competition with now -- except San Diego.
We would have to be a full game worse than the Padres to pick ahead of them.
Funny, partially anyway.
Do think it would make things awfully tough and interesting if Rocker somehow slides to us.
Southcack77
Well-known member
I can't really get behind caring about where this pick lands. i'd rather win the games down the stretch I guess.
Not a huge difference in the prospect quality in the Braves range and its probably better for the rebuild if the record improves as much as possible if you think that Liberty is about to lose patience.
Picking 1st or 2nd instead of 3rd can be big. 7 vs 12...probably not so much.
Not a huge difference in the prospect quality in the Braves range and its probably better for the rebuild if the record improves as much as possible if you think that Liberty is about to lose patience.
Picking 1st or 2nd instead of 3rd can be big. 7 vs 12...probably not so much.
Draft position (and the total pool increase that comes with it) definitely seems more meaningful to me than winning pointless games during the last few weeks of the season. Winning now does nothing to predict how we'll be next year -- see our last month of the 2016 season.