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By the way, Charles Johnson was only eighth. So let's go with Josh Gibson, lol. Who was "only" second...Roy Campanella the other obvious name was third. Unicorn. https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-free-agents-trade-rumors/mlb-draft-notes/vahn-lackey-gaining-momentum-for-twins-with-third-overall-pick-r357/ "His rise has not been a traditional one. Lackey was a late bloomer in high school and did not receive Division I offers until his senior year. Even in college, his development trajectory has continued to trend upward as he has added polish to both sides of his game. Defensively, scouts believe there is still more room for growth..."

Top Ten Black Catchers of All Time Part 2 (#5 - #1)This is the second article in a series where I will rank the top ten Black baseball players at each position.

Comp: JT Realmuto A high average, plus defensive catcher, with above-average power, and elite athleticism for the catcher position? JT Realmuto is the only correct answer for that profile type. https://pitcherlist.com/mlb-comps-for-the-2026-draft-class/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwinw7W_ls2UAxWCI0QIHQ4zMZkQFnoECAgQAg&usg=AOvVaw3JOEXIsSV9rOugYDn62RWf "This spring, he has raised his average exit velocity from 89.3 to 92.7, his barrel rate from 17.1% to 27%, while maintaining his elite contact rates and improving his chase rates. That improvement has raised his isolated power from a measly .153 to .329, which is 97th percentile in all of college baseball. After stealing 18 bases last spring, he has also thrown in nine this year for good measure. Every part of Lackey’s game that evaluators loved is still there, and every concern has been answered. He has the potential to be one of the best all-around catchers in the sport if his upward trajectory is maintained in professional baseball."

How much are the Mariners actually saving taking on those two bad contracts? Castillo is somewhere around $34.5 million remaining if they traded him at the end of June. Wouldn't they almost cancel each other out? Then they're also eating Refsnyder's deal, it just doesn't make sense, because you have just made the Benintendi problem even bigger.

Only the Brewers and Rays get away with that trade...but not to the Dodgers.

Without Ishbia bucks and the strong possibility of losing Mune, you take Lackey’s power and move Teel to another positionor trade him for pitching with Gonzalez and/or Carlson. Problem is Teel’s value is depressed now, só off-season trade in all likelihood. Fathom does have a point…look at all those Oregon State kids, Kwan at least until this season was the best choice of all and the lowest rated prospect along with Madrigal’s DP partner Cade Grenier. But same arguments hold for UCLA. Gasparino could be a star or total bust.

Carlson has to be a threat to hit 15-18 homers or he’s not going to draw the huge offers. At a 721 ops now one triple and no homers.

Braden Bonemer 1-1 pick Billy Carlson I’ll take those odds and only worry about Carlson. If you add in Antonacci Meidroth Quero Schultz Hagen McDougal Oppor, sure roughly half will fail.

Agreed with pretty much everything but Getz being outstanding based solely on Vargas for the moment (and Mune as well) and Grant Taylor is likely the new closer over Dominguez (10/13).

Because of Joe Mauer and Buster Posey fizzling out early? Rutschman?

"He has an 80 arm (on the 20-80 scale) that would obviously let him play third base or in the outfield if someone wanted to move him to get his bat in the lineup more. I saw one in-game throw where he nailed a runner at second with a 1.75 second pop time, which is about as good as it gets. The bat is pretty special, too, as he’s hitting .398/.519/.789 through the weekend with a team-leading 12 homers and improved batted-ball quality over last year. He’s a disciplined hitter who’s whiffed on 16 percent of his swings this year — just 9 percent on fastballs — and he’s chased pitches well out of the zone only 12 percent of the time, helping him walk more than he’s struck out on the season. There’s some extraneous movement at the start of his swing, with a big leg move backwards, but he finishes in a balanced spot that lets him get power from his hips as well as his hands. He’s even continued hitting against better competition in ACC play, with a .354/.488/.723 line and nearly identical whiff and chase rates. Athletic catchers with value on both sides of the ball like this are extremely hard to find in college or high school, and of course, a player who can do both at that position has a chance to be one of the most valuable players in baseball." from one month ago Law C 3B/CF 1B either corner outfield spot Would be considered a top prospect even if he wasn't a catcher.

David Hamilton has been quite useful too as a super utility tool.

A true overachiever like Getz.

I Have A Dream the reflecting pool actually reflects, instead of looking like a country club swimming pool. At least the arch lost four lions, though.

il selvaggio "“The Savage" Teel gave him that, or Silent Assassin

They’re giving Snell a two month timeline with similar injury.

Fathom switching to Rambling Wreck pick?

Not even close to Carson Fulmer yet…

Pereira just hasn’t been able stay healthy the last 2-3 years.

Back then you just looked at homers and RBIs and maybe SB’s. OBP was the 2001 A’s.

Yes just like odds of Colson's even making it to the majors was about 50/50 or maybe less. Bonemer feels pretty certain to at least make it up now. Carlson has a lot further to go...especially as a hitter. Fulfilling potential, who knows? The last Sox prospects drafted first round not to make it...Jared Mitchell, Hawkins Honel, right? Keenyn Walker was supplemental. Poreda and Ring didn't also do much...were traded.

Now a race against time to get Skubal back before July 31st so they can trade him if this team trend continues. Not sure how much cooperation they will get from player/agent looking ahead at that potential $325-375 million deal as the main pending FA. Like Robert, this past offseason might have been best time of move him, but fans would have led with pitchforks and torches after last two post seasons.

Sure. For now. The issue is in the future when you have to choose between Bonemer and Antonacci. At some point, you will have Cholowsky Carlson and Colson that are all from well above average to elite SS's. SS's tend to go to either second base, CF or third base/RF if moved off that position. Tatis for example has gone from SS to GG RF and now 2B. Merrill to CF from SS.

About the same... Maybe Antonacci was actually lower until this last calendar year, comparatively. Neither were surefire Top 100 types because of perceived limitations. Meidroth was around 8 I think on the Boston Top 10 at the time of the trade Poor man's Dustin Pedroia.

Still, pretty substantial difference between a pick in the twenties vs 1-1/2/3.