2021 MLB Draft Thread

[Dominikk85]

11 hours ago, Harold's Leg Lift said:

It's offical they're using the reverse order of this years winning percentage.  Dumb. 

 

I think it is the most fair thing though. Yeah it punishes over performing teams but still better than weigh last years record twice as much as this year's record 

[Squirmin' for Yermin]

19 hours ago, YourWhatHurts said:

Because of how many teams actually tried to win baseball games this year, because of the expanded playoffs, the draft order is actually sensible.  It's sad though to see teams like the Marlins punished by it.  Pittsburgh is rewarded for tanking and then MIA, SF, etc. who actually tried get punished.

IMO the draft should go 1-30 with the #1 pick going to the WS winner, #2 to runner up, and down to worst record at #30.  Then reverse it so #31 goes to the team with the worst record and #60 goes to the WS winner, and maybe keep it that way for both the 2nd and 3rd round, then alternate for the rest of the draft between best and worst teams.  And all draft picks must be tradeable.

Also an idea I have personally had for a long time but have never seen shared would be to see 2 expansion teams, who always play road games in all other teams' stadiums, that are made up of unsigned vets, AAAA players, foreign players who sign as UDFA, etc.  Like the guys who end up left over at the end of the offseason and often have to retire, get a spot on these teams.  They only play road games, against everyone equally, and then every season at midseason there is a draft, and the other teams can draft players straight off of this team and use them in season and can pick up a piece or 2 for nothing. 

I would love to see such arrangements because then all teams would try to win as much as possible, and would give important ABs and IP to vets who are performing well, and teams would make deals more for spot-patch improvements to try to win.  Imagine if adding some vets over the season to try to improve from an 85 win team that will miss the playoffs to an 86 or 87 win teams that will miss the playoffs could improve your draft position and chance at both a prospect in one draft and a currently productive vet in a different midseason draft.  I think that would be great.

Really, teams should be allowed to get better even if they win.  And teams should always try to win.  As a fan who just wants to win championships, I always want to either contend as a big fish or rebuild/retool.  But it would be nicer if the system was designed to make teams better that just win.

Wow,.... That would be the dumbest thing ever.. 

[Harold's Leg Lift]

Jack Leiter was F 93-97 cb 77-79 sl 82-84 today.  He's my top guy in the draft. 

[southsider2k5]

44 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said:

Jack Leiter was F 93-97 cb 77-79 sl 82-84 today.  He's my top guy in the draft. 

Higher than Rocker? Nice.

[DirtySox]

Anyone have any particular draft crushes yet? Particularly ones that might be around at pick 22? Going to start my draft research early in efforts to stop refreshing the La Russa thread(s).

[bmags]

Who knows what will be available but I like the BA writeups on prep SS Marcelo Mayer and OF James Wood and OF Ethan Wilson and Sal Frelick.

Lots of prep LHP to attack in rounds 2/3.

[Harold's Leg Lift]

I've been tinkering with a mock.  Right now I have them taking Benny Montgomery a tooled up OF from PA.  It looks like they could have some pretty good options of HS school position players and college pitchers to chose from.  

[fathom]

32 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said:

I've been tinkering with a mock.  Right now I have them taking Benny Montgomery a tooled up OF from PA.  It looks like they could have some pretty good options of HS school position players and college pitchers to chose from.  

How you feel about giving up a 2nd rounder to sign a FA this year?

[Harold's Leg Lift]

I wouldn't think twice about it.  

[southsider2k5]

It's worth the thought exercise, but it wouldn't shock me that if the Sox do spend in free agency, that they don't spend in the draft.  I think it is plausible they they would be perfectly fine with giving up draft picks to save the money on it.

[DirtySox]

1 hour ago, Harold's Leg Lift said:

I've been tinkering with a mock.  Right now I have them taking Benny Montgomery a tooled up OF from PA.  It looks like they could have some pretty good options of HS school position players and college pitchers to chose from.  

Early assessment on the strengths of this class? College pitching again perhaps?

[bmags]

9 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

Early assessment on the strengths of this class? College pitching again perhaps?

My answer isn’t as interesting but according to ye olde baseball America it is prep up the middle talent.

[DirtySox]

29 minutes ago, bmags said:

My answer isn’t as interesting but according to ye olde baseball America it is prep up the middle talent.

Yes plz.

[Harold's Leg Lift]

1. Pittsburgh	Jack Leiter	RHP	Vanderbilt
2. Texas	Jud Fabian	OF	Florida
3. Detroit	Brady House	SS	Winder-Burrow HS
4. Boston	Kumar Rocker	RHP	Vanderbilt
5. Baltimore	Matt McLain	SS	UCLA
6. Arizona	Adrian Del Castillo	C	Miami
7. Kansas City	Christian Franklin	OF	Arkansas
8. Colorado	Jordan Lawlar	SS	Jesuit HS
9. LA Angels	Jaden Hill	RHP	LSU
10. NY Mets	Gunner Hogland	RHP	Ole Miss
11. Washington	Robby Martin	OF	Florida St
12. Seattle	Marcelo Mayer	SS	Eastlake HS
13. Philadelphia	Jonathan Cannon	RHP	Georgia
14. San Francisco	Ethan Wilson	OF	S. Alabama
15. Milwaukee	Alex Binelas	3B	Louisville
16. Miami	Izaac Pacheco	OF	Friendswood HS
17. Cincinnati	Andrew Painter	RHP	Calvary HS
18. St Louis	James Wood	OF	IMG Academy
19. Toronto	Colton Cowser	OF	Sam Houston St
20. NY Yankees	Levi Usher	OF	Louisville
21. Chicago Cubs	Jordan Wicks	LHP	Kansas St
22. Chicago WS	Tyree Reed	OF	American HS
23. Cleveland	Chase Petty	RHP	Mainland HS
24. Atlanta	Joshua Baez	OF	Dexter  HS
25. Oakland	Sal Frelick	OF	Boston College
26. Minnesota	JP Massey	RHP	Minnesota
27. San Diego	Ryan Cusick	RHP	Wake Forest
28. Tampa	Jackson Jobe	RHP	Heritage Hall HS
29. LA Dodgers	McCade Brown	RHP	Indiana

[bmags]

1 hour ago, Harold's Leg Lift said:

1. Pittsburgh	Jack Leiter	RHP	Vanderbilt
2. Texas	Jud Fabian	OF	Florida
3. Detroit	Brady House	SS	Winder-Burrow HS
4. Boston	Kumar Rocker	RHP	Vanderbilt
5. Baltimore	Matt McLain	SS	UCLA
6. Arizona	Adrian Del Castillo	C	Miami
7. Kansas City	Christian Franklin	OF	Arkansas
8. Colorado	Jordan Lawlar	SS	Jesuit HS
9. LA Angels	Jaden Hill	RHP	LSU
10. NY Mets	Gunner Hogland	RHP	Ole Miss
11. Washington	Robby Martin	OF	Florida St
12. Seattle	Marcelo Mayer	SS	Eastlake HS
13. Philadelphia	Jonathan Cannon	RHP	Georgia
14. San Francisco	Ethan Wilson	OF	S. Alabama
15. Milwaukee	Alex Binelas	3B	Louisville
16. Miami	Izaac Pacheco	OF	Friendswood HS
17. Cincinnati	Andrew Painter	RHP	Calvary HS
18. St Louis	James Wood	OF	IMG Academy
19. Toronto	Colton Cowser	OF	Sam Houston St
20. NY Yankees	Levi Usher	OF	Louisville
21. Chicago Cubs	Jordan Wicks	LHP	Kansas St
22. Chicago WS	Tyree Reed	OF	American HS
23. Cleveland	Chase Petty	RHP	Mainland HS
24. Atlanta	Joshua Baez	OF	Dexter  HS
25. Oakland	Sal Frelick	OF	Boston College
26. Minnesota	JP Massey	RHP	Minnesota
27. San Diego	Ryan Cusick	RHP	Wake Forest
28. Tampa	Jackson Jobe	RHP	Heritage Hall HS
29. LA Dodgers	McCade Brown	RHP	Indiana

Reed would be a dream.

[Sleepy Harold]

 

 

 

 

[ChiSoxJon]

2 hours ago, Sleepy Harold said:

 

 

 

 

Back to 40 rounds right?

[Harold's Leg Lift]

The number of rounds hasn't been determined yet but it will not be 40.  Those days are gone.  It will be between 20-30 rounds with 20 being the most likely.  

[bmags]

20 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said:

The number of rounds hasn't been determined yet but it will not be 40.  Those days are gone.  It will be between 20-30 rounds with 20 being the most likely.  

Hey how do you feel about Joe Mack

[Harold's Leg Lift]

25 minutes ago, bmags said:

Hey how do you feel about Joe Mack

I'm anti HS catcher. The history of HS catchers in the upper rounds is a wasteland of bad picks. It's the riskiest profile in the draft.  The bat has to be truly special so when he inevitably has to move off the position he can stick on a corner.  Mack has a pretty good bat but I wouldn't put him in the special category.  I think they will have much better options at 1-22.  

[bmags]

5 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said:

I'm anti HS catcher. The history of HS catchers in the upper rounds is a wasteland of bad picks. It's the riskiest profile in the draft.  The bat has to be truly special so when he inevitably has to move off the position he can stick on a corner.  Mack has a pretty good bat but I wouldn't put him in the special category.  I think they will have much better options at 1-22.  

Now that we're at 22 and not top ten I'm trying to familiarize myself with the profiles I wouldn't touch. BAs writeup is pretty nice though.

I would say in general I'd prefer they stick with multi-sport, projectable, athletic players who didn't quite put it all together in HS.

My guess for player the sox will be connected to a lot but not draft is Sal Frelick.

[Y2Jimmy0]

It will most likely be 20 rounds. This might be the only time ever where I'd recommend a college heavy approach. They just dont have anywhere for prep players to play right now. There are already like 10 outfielders in AZL.

[Y2Jimmy0]

13 minutes ago, bmags said:

Now that we're at 22 and not top ten I'm trying to familiarize myself with the profiles I wouldn't touch. BAs writeup is pretty nice though.

I would say in general I'd prefer they stick with multi-sport, projectable, athletic players who didn't quite put it all together in HS.

My guess for player the sox will be connected to a lot but not draft is Sal Frelick.

My early favorite for the pick is Wake Forest RHP Ryan Cusick. Not the player I'd take necessarily but just a way early prediction. 

[Harold's Leg Lift]

8 minutes ago, bmags said:

Now that we're at 22 and not top ten I'm trying to familiarize myself with the profiles I wouldn't touch. BAs writeup is pretty nice though.

I would say in general I'd prefer they stick with multi-sport, projectable, athletic players who didn't quite put it all together in HS.

My guess for player the sox will be connected to a lot but not draft is Sal Frelick.

Ugh. They can be connected to him as long as they don't draft him.  Frelick is not my kind of guy.

[bmags]

24 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said:

Ugh. They can be connected to him as long as they don't draft him.  Frelick is not my kind of guy.

I can't remember the last time sox were connected correctly. They still do the "sox like college picks" which is true but they also get it pretty off.

2016 was a lot of kyle lewis (which they should have!)

2017 was all about Jeren Kendall

2018 I'm not going to claim wasn't madrigal heavy, but it was also a ton of Brady Singer

2019 was top 3 pick so i'm not counting it, not hard to figure out top 3.

2020 was a lot of Detmers/Bailey

And I don't know what to say, he doesn't have the Team USA connection, but for some reason I see this and think this is going to be the guy they put on the sox:

13. Sal Frelick, OF, Boston College
Gatorade's Massachusetts High School Football Player of the Year in 2017, Frelick also starred in baseball and hockey as a prepster. While he's not overly physical at 5-foot-9 and 175 pounds, he could have three plus tools in his bat, speed and center-field defense, and he might develop average power.

I kinda think it might just be college player that the college baseball media scouts all love that they aren't getting great feedback on from team-side evaluators they just would put on the white sox because the love college. Or maybe the jeren kendall year was just too influential on me.