2025 MLB Draft Day 1 Thread

[izzi]

If they are both under slot, should make for some tantalizing picks coming up.

[wiguy94]

2 minutes ago, wallus said:

Spencer thinks Ebel may be overslot

Thought Spencer thought Ebel would be overslot in the 2nd round not at 32? 

[wiguy94]

This is cool. Brady Ebel was with the Dodgers this week and took BP at AmFam

 

[Joseph Zarr]

Confidence is not lacking 😅

Doh! How did you beat me to that post @wiguy94!😄

[MudcatsfaninBrunsCO]

49 minutes ago, izzi said:

Hope he comes to Zebulon first...I live in Raleigh!

@izziIm in G-Town! 

[Joseph Zarr]

12 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Thought Spencer thought Ebel would be overslot in the 2nd round not at 32? 

Yeah I am fairly confident both will go under-slot. AND, I am wondering aloud if this isn't a tactic to lure more upside HS players eventually to battle NIL money?

[wiguy94]

Just now, Joseph Zarr said:

Yeah I am fairly confident both will go under-slot. AND, I am wondering aloud if this isn't a tactic to lure more upside HS players eventually to battle NIL money?

Yeah I was thinking we are somewhere around $1M underslot through 2 picks with Fischer around $750K and Ebel around $250K under slot though with Ebel I really have no clue.

[MattK]

20 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

How far underslot do we think we will be after the first two picks? 

Fischer should be under, no? As a position player, he isn't going back to college to maybe be drafted higher as a 22yo.

[biedergb]

59 minutes ago, BrewCrew8675309 said:

Burke, Bitoni, Wilken are all moreso in play now.

Potentially- but also assign more players to the corner infield depth now with Ebel and Fischer to join Adams, Bitonti, Boeve, Burke and Wilken - so 7 guys to try to take 3-4 spots in the future roster (1B, 3B, DH, and bench bat). Good to have serious competition to push each other, protect the team against an injury or a player stalling out, or a trade chip. Maybe one of them is the next LaPorta - traded with high value for a game changing player.

[liveforoctober]

If Fischer gets shoved to A+ immediately this Appleton roster in the 2nd half is going to be box office worthy with the expected call ups arriving with him...

[Harold Hutchison]

9 minutes ago, biedergb said:

Potentially- but also assign more players to the corner infield depth now with Ebel and Fischer to join Adams, Bitonti, Boeve, Burke and Wilken - so 7 guys to try to take 3-4 spots in the future roster (1B, 3B, DH, and bench bat). Good to have serious competition to push each other, protect the team against an injury or a player stalling out, or a trade chip. Maybe one of them is the next LaPorta - traded with high value for a game changing player.

Wilken's my pick for that role. First-round pedigree, the plus power... but I'm not sold due to the high K rate.

[Harold Hutchison]

1 minute ago, liveforoctober said:

If Fischer gets shoved to A+ immediately this Appleton roster in the 2nd half is going to be box office worthy with the expected call ups arriving with him...

Carolina won't be crying with Ebel there...

[CheeseheadInQC]

Feeling another prep here, but will it be another hitter. Actually wouldn't shock me, although a lot of high school arms still there.

[Joseph Zarr]

I am fully invested in not getting my crush in LHP Jack Bauer. He struggles to throw strikes but Yerlin has prepared for any and all outcomes. I was built for the journey 

[izzi]

3 minutes ago, Harold Hutchison said:

Carolina won't be crying with Ebel there...

So many infielders in Carolina!

[James Zumstein]

I was really high on Ryan Mitchell. Thought the Rays would take him for sure, as they had been linked to him, but now he's a Cardinal. That's why it can be depressing getting attached to any prospect before we draft them.

[MilwaukeeBeers]

Damn the rays are killing it once again. 

[izzi]

JD Thompson

Under-slot pitcher 

saving that money.

get this guy in the lab and see what they can do!

[CheeseheadInQC]

1 minute ago, izzi said:

JD Thompson

Under-slot pitcher 

saving that money.

get this guy in the lab and see what they can do!

I think this was about where he was expected to go and he's a junior, so I don't know if he's too under slot here.

[folly412]

Bah, just missed out on the son of former Brewers great Wes Obermueller.

[Joseph Zarr]

Longenhagen had Thompson at 25. Law had him at 33. He'll likely come in around that range's value.

 

[SF70]

1 minute ago, Joseph Zarr said:

Longenhagen had Thompson at 25. Law had him at 33. He'll likely come in around that range's value.

 

He’s a lefty. We need lefties.

[LouisEly]

Wow.   They must really have this guy on a number to take a HS guy at 68.

[snoogans8056]

Cairone was an obvious one. Ticks all our pitcher boxes.

[Joseph Zarr]

Oooooooh love this next pick with a passion.