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The USA Today said the highest paid in the game is Melvin at 4 million. (Pre the Counsel deal) It also didn't list him in the 3 million crowd. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2023/10/08/major-league-baseball-managers-grossly-underpaid/71106218007/

I could have made this exact post to say how bad things have been. This also has to be more than an occasional 1st round pick who isn't awful to mediocre.

Especially if you are trying add talent to win in the next few years

Who have we drafted as a position player in say the last 10 years who has dine anything?

Pitching? Sure. Anything else? No.

There is no way that's true. Earlier reports were something like $800k.

Have you seen our bullpen? It's a dumpster fire. It isn't like we are hiding good relievers or something. The minors aren't any better, hence this team being awful.

Was thinking the same thing. Once the seniors start... he gawn!

It's always vs slot value, so if it is a 500k slot vs 150k slot, that is 350k that doesn't have to be made up. The other thing is if someone doesn't sign in rounds 1-10, you completely lose all of those dollars from your pool. If it happens in rounds 11+, nothing happens to your pool.

I would really like to know if the signing style is because of him, or someone like Kenny or Jerry? We have heard in the past how close we were to top guys, but came in 2nd. Would be interested if someone is blocking him from working to sign the really young kids, or if someone above was forcing him to keep dollars open for the Cubans.

100% true here. Either they go big, or they blew it.

For sure. Liked the top of the draft a lot. Today was scary, but if they get in 1 or 2 more of the high end HS kids left over, this will work out as an OK draft. Still hopefully for a guy like Garrett Shull or Sawyer Farr if possible. https://www.mlb.com/draft/tracker/2024/undrafted

Thank God Kenny Williams is gone.

Well, if we came out even in the first three rounds, we should still have something like $1.5 to $2 million to spend tomorrow (including the overage) after all of the savings in at rounds 6-10. Got to imagine they have at least 1 million left.

Another another senior Cole McConnell Louisiana Tech (LA) USA OF L/L 4YR 5S

Not to mention the $730k overage they can use.

Round 10 about to start.

In baseball that really hasn't changed. We at least stay with them in football and basketball.

Lake Central high/St John Indiana in the house! Our HS is in their conference.

The one really big kid made it to the bigs for like a month last year, which is a month more than any of these other guys will make it. Lane Ramsey, that's it.

These last few guys haven't even had a reason to be interesting. They aren't something like big, or fast, or wild or something you can maybe work with. They are physically limited RHPs and relievers with mediocre stuff. If we are looking at relievers, give me the big kid throwing 95 who can't find the strike zone instead of a 5'9" guy throwing 92.

Dude apparently sits 89-91. Yeesh.

Apparently Young is a RHP. No idea why MLB doesn't list that.

Jack Young U Iowa (IA) -- -- R/R 4YR 5S No position listed?