Look at Ray Ray Run

Every draft analyst tells us every northern kid isn't as good as the southern kids every single year for decade upon decade.

Exactly how I feel Timmy. Northern kids are inherently over scrutinized and underrated; Ed a rare breed of getting exposure young, and only excelling after that. Sox knew Ed, saw him more than anyone. Him missing his senior year was a blessing for them because he would have not been here if they played baseball this year. Sox should have known that. Cubs did. This sucks.

Cubs will develop him into an absolute superstar. Complete sorrow for me. Good luck to Ed.

I quit.

Very true. Got me there.

LOL Andrew Miller was one of the 5 best pitchers in college baseball for three years in a row as a starter. He walked people, but he also never gave up runs.

A safer bet to make an elite reliever is an elite starter prospect. Hope I'm wrong, but Crochet is just more pitching arrogance; same issue that led them to Fulmer. At least Fulmer got college hitters out. Crochet throws hard, commands nothing, tricks way fewer than his stuff should.

Yeah, maybe they can teach him to command the ball like they did Alec Hansen.

If they drafted a reliever at 11 that's fucking awful.

Jesus Christ he does look like Sale; Leiter is good at these things. Take notes Harold. That said, command isn't what Sales was. That's the huge difference. Don't like it; it's arrogant. Sale excelled command wise.

Harold Reynold is so terrible. Shows side by side of Veen and Bellinger and there swings in high school are nearly nothing alike for a lefty, but because they're both left handed they look the "Same." Veen stinks. Showcase hero.

If true, wow. Can't blame them. Great pick. Good luck to Ed.

Hassell is a a beast though. Veen, blah.

Said months back that drafting high school kids this year would be much riskier than ever before, because this year and summer are huge development years for players at the 17-18 age. Losing that for many kids, and all of the northern kids, is damaging to every high school kids stock no matter what. Teams are taking huge risks on kids because they didn't see anything in a huge development year, so high schoolers were in a lot of trouble. It's one reason I want Howard - I don't care about Howard's summer last year one bit. The kid has started to fill out and he has all the tools to play the game. Put him in a good program and he'll pick up on everything and excel.

Veen another overrated high school kid who peaked physically earlier.

Mitch Trubisky dominated college football for three years?

DING DING DING. It's not even a question. In a draft with a lot of questions, take the guy with a ton of talent, all the tools, and a great work ethic. A kid you know inside and out. Don't get cute; take the kid with the biggest ceiling there is.

Cherington lucks into Gonzales at 7.

Emerson Hancock stinks.

this one hurts deep, fathom.

No offense to you guys and all the work I'm sure you guys, and every publication does, but these drafts are such a "who knows" typically, and this year was bound to be even more absurd.

LOL, didn't see that.

The only player I really would be excited about from the gate. Doesn't mean other guys won't be great, I just really like Ed the player and Ed the kid.

Congratulations on drafting Dansby Swanson 2.0, Toronto.

I just think when the only negative you can find on a player is physical stature, and Meyer isn't abnormally small by any means, you have a guy that's gotta a better chance of not of making it.