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just doing profile hunting. I'm assuming we don't have a lot of wiggle room, but prep picks i'd be intrigued by kendall george (CF): George is a small and skinny, 5-foot-11, 165-pound outfielder, but what he lacks in size and power, he makes up for with quickness, explosiveness and some of the best pure speed in the 2023 draft class. He could hang in a foot race with almost anyone in the class and routinely turns in 80-grade run times in the 3.9-4.0-second range from home to first, and it’s not uncommon to see him post lower run times than that on jailbroken swings. While George won’t threaten to hit many balls over the fence, he’s a pesky and difficult hitter to get out, with a contact-oriented stroke from the left side and both a strong batting eye and bat-to-ball skills. He’s always a threat to lay down a bunt and is proficient in that area, and can slap the ball around to all fields effectively. The center fielder for Team USA’s gold medal-winning 18U National Team, George was second on the team with a .364 average, went 5-for-5 in stolen bases and also walked six times to just one strikeout. His elite speed gives him easy plus range in center field where he should be an impactful defender with below-average arm strength. While they have different body types, George could compare reasonably to 2023 classmate Enrique Bradfield Jr., an outfielder at Vanderbilt who shares a similar all-around profile, though George has a bit more strength and a bit less defensive polish compared to Bradfield at the same age. https://www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/top-2023-mlb-draft-prospects/ Tristan Dietrich (LHP) Dietrich is a very lanky, projectable lefty who started to see his stuff tick upward this spring from the upper 80s last summer, now bumping 92-93, while he already had good feel for a tight slider and a pretty good delivery that at least gives a starting point to project on the command. He’s 6-4 and all arms and legs right now, with a very low-effort delivery and great feel to spin the ball. You can dream on this body and the ease with which he works right now, hoping it’s mid-90s in two or three years once he’s added 30 pounds to his frame and worked with better coaches. He’s committed to FIU, which had a second-round pick in 2020 with Logan Allen. https://theathletic.com/4584350/2023/07/06/mlb-draft-ranking-prospects-2023-crews-law/ that said if he's there I'd probably go hunter owen.

Yeah, not sure there is a bigger indictment of Hahn to his PD staff than that they have felt a need to get hitters who didn't need to have their approach built out. But problem isn't necessarily strength to me, it's his ichiro finish. Changing a swing on the sox requires Burger's wife. His defense is weird because it's one of those things where basically everyone seems surprised its as good as it is considering his difficulty getting going to top speed. But he did hold the SS position down for Team USA, and Law did write he can see him sticking. It's a shame for him he didn't go to the Cardinals, a team that could make a similar profile like DeJong play plus defense at short. It's funny because I actually think it does these players no favors going to the sox. They need some support in getting that extra 5% and can rely too much on what has worked. Compare that to a Colson Montgomery who knew they needed to add stuff (while still needing to do it 100% themselves)

They do and they dont.

We’ll s%*#. I guess more pitchers then. Or if we can afford cholowsky.

How

Apologies if I missed these guys getting take. But for round 3 would like to see wolklow and detmers not go to Sox. I’d like to see them succeed very much. I would be cool with Brice matthews or getting one or hunter Owen/Whitman (haven’t seen the last pick of round 2)

Horrified at Cleveland getting clemmey. Are they reverse engineering now too?

Has there been no college lefty taken yet?

I don’t really like the injured pitcher picks. We’ve had quite a few of the 10% who don’t work out so we’ll after surgery. I’m sure he’ll fine but it’s just not my thing.

I wonder if UCLA got cholowsky Keith law had him in his, as did BA. He was also going to be a starter, and had been in the summer and fall before blowing it out in the spring (winter?)

Just want to be clear that this is actually an upside pick for the upside boys. But I liked getting Whitmans plus control. I’m sure he goes to Cleveland and finds 5 more mph.

Again - he can make a ton of money at LSU. I don’t think he’s cheap at all.

I don’t think any player from LSU and a sophomore is gonna be that cheap

From law: Taylor is a draft-eligible sophomore who was just OK as a 20-year-old reliever last spring for LSU but was dominant on the Cape as a starter. Unfortunately, his elbow blew right before the season started and he required Tommy John surgery. On the Cape he was 92-94 mph, touching 97 mph, with a hammer curveball as his out pitch, lacking a third option, and he threw far more strikes than he had in the spring. He’s more of a wild card than the rest of the college TJ guys, since we just got a brief taste of what he might look like as a starter.

Except like never a starter. I wonder how much we are paying him

Uh…the f***

That guy reads like he should go to college and be a first rounder.

Well all my favs are there

Yeah he’d be good too.

I mean 45 picks in its very pick your flavor. My fav are cholowsky, clemmey, whitman

So it will kill the ceiling people but I still want Whitman. Making a play at clemmey would be fun too.

Bye wolters

I forgot about the lotto. Was confused by the order

Yeah it streams. It’s pretty painful thou the tracker is fine.

He hit forty home runs in college and is a 6’2 former QB who can carry his weight. Come on now.