14 hours ago14 hr It is hard to look at the baseball draft by individual picks. Because of the large variance in signing bonuses versus a picks slot value, the draft is a bit of a puzzle with all the picks being pieces of the puzzle. High school players have more leverage with the ability to go to college. NIL now gives all players a bit more leverage unless you have exhausted your eligibility. The 11th round pick may have had an asking price some teams couldn’t maneuver their pool to reach or after having a night to think about it, he lowered his number. If there was more question about his signing it would potentially push him out of the top ten rounds since you lose that money from your pool if they don’t sign. The Sox didn’t have to count his first 150 k against their pool as a pick after round ten. They spent within 50k of max before draft pick penalties so they couldn’t have gotten to his bonus if he was taken earlier. Because of all the dealing, some people look/rank a class by bonuses. Prosek would then be our second pick. Ranking by paid bonus sometimes gets a class list closer to their perceived talent.
14 hours ago14 hr Essentially picks 3/4/6/11 were all made possible by the Gonzalez trade...and the Thome family's generational wealth.Especially the three prep players, who enjoyed the NIL leverage specifically on their side.Pick 20 Fennell was the contingency plan if anything went awry at 3/6/11.But for now those three kids partially represent Jacob Gonzalez for all intents and purposes. You can throw Volchko in there as well, but he was never going to be the most challenging situation to deal with. Edited 14 hours ago14 hr by caulfield12
13 hours ago13 hr Anytime I see a 11-20 pick not get the full 150k it gives me the icks. Give the goddamn kids the full $150k.
11 hours ago11 hr 1 hour ago, mac9001 said:Anytime I see a 11-20 pick not get the full 150k it gives me the icks. Give the goddamn kids the full $150k.The Braves giving draft picks a measly 500 bucks is ridiculous.
8 hours ago8 hr 3 hours ago, 77 Hitmen said:The Braves giving draft picks a measly 500 bucks is ridiculous.That team lost more of my respect when I read this.
7 hours ago7 hr 39 minutes ago, hi8is said:That team lost more of my respect when I read this.The Sox at least gave their 8-10 picks $7500 each.Enough to feel like the organization is treating you like a human being even though you may not be the most talented player out there.
6 hours ago6 hr 1 hour ago, bighurt4life said:The Sox at least gave their 8-10 picks $7500 each.Enough to feel like the organization is treating you like a human being even though you may not be the most talented player out there.Yea, $500 is insulting. A kid could make that here in California working about 25 hours at In N Out or fucking Taco Hell. 😆
5 hours ago5 hr 6 hours ago, 77 Hitmen said:The Braves giving draft picks a measly 500 bucks is ridiculous.I wonder how it affects them down the road?
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