Sunday at 12:29 PM3 days 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.
Sunday at 12:58 PM3 days 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 Sunday at 12:58 PM3 days by caulfield12
Sunday at 02:06 PM3 days Anytime I see a 11-20 pick not get the full 150k it gives me the icks. Give the goddamn kids the full $150k.
Sunday at 03:39 PM3 days 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.
Sunday at 07:04 PM2 days 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.
Sunday at 07:43 PM2 days 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.
Sunday at 09:04 PM2 days 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. 😆
Sunday at 10:00 PM2 days 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?
Monday at 02:32 PM2 days 16 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:I wonder how it affects them down the road?If the MLB didn't have such a wonky ass draft we wouldn't have this issue. Its designed to game the system which sucks.I need to draft this guy who isn't talented enough to be drafted period in the first round so I can take this first round talent in the 3rd round. Wtf?
Monday at 03:06 PM2 days 35 minutes ago, T R U said:If the MLB didn't have such a wonky ass draft we wouldn't have this issue. Its designed to game the system which sucks.I need to draft this guy who isn't talented enough to be drafted period in the first round so I can take this first round talent in the 3rd round. Wtf?It's not that weird. It's a question of is A greater than B + C. It's just no other draft does this, but MLB is it's own entity because no one is the draft contributes instantly. Literally no one. No other league is like that. In the NFL 100% of the top picks are on a roster from day 1. The NBA is like 80 to 90%. The NHL is a bit less, but still a lot do. There is more of an unknown factor, and a much longer runway to get there.
Yesterday at 03:26 AM1 day 44 minutes ago, Autumn Dreamin said:Man. I remember this game and wondering if he was going to be a dude. This is a real fun signing.
Yesterday at 03:29 AM1 day 5 minutes ago, DirtySox said:Man. I remember this game and wondering if he was going to be a dude. This is a real fun signing.Ranked #264 at Baseball America.
38 minutes ago38 min On 7/20/2026 at 10:06 AM, southsider2k5 said:It's not that weird. It's a question of is A greater than B + C. It's just no other draft does this, but MLB is it's own entity because no one is the draft contributes instantly. Literally no one. No other league is like that. In the NFL 100% of the top picks are on a roster from day 1. The NBA is like 80 to 90%. The NHL is a bit less, but still a lot do. There is more of an unknown factor, and a much longer runway to get there.Mike Leake went straight to the big leagues as have multiple others, but agree on the general point.
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