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Agreed, it's not like there is anyone at 2B/SS/3B in AAA that is holding him back either.

I don't think Carione will sign that much over. I feel like we wouldn't have gone HS there unless we had a guaranteed number that was lower. I kind of think like slot would be good there. On the flip side Vucinovich probably get over 500k as a HS school guy. In general though I agree with most of your accounting in principle.

I think Fischer goes to Appleton after a few Arizona games if he signs soon enough. Ebel and maybe Coraine maybe follows Payne and could get a few games in Carolina. Thompson maybe just pitches a 5-10 innings in 1-2 innings stretches but could get to Appleton. Raigsdale should probably start in the OF for Carolina the rest of the year, Dickenson as well especially if there are IF promotions. Morrison to Carolina for a few innings would be fine, not sure how many innings and overworked he was from the CWS. I would guess the resto of the HS guys just stay in AZ. Maybe the other college arms throw a couple innings in Carolina.

That makes a lot of sense we should have a majority of the draft signed then and probably a couple Arizona guys moving then as well.

All of these guys sound intrueging 11-20. I think we should have 1.5-2 million extra with the 5% over. I would guess that we get Coil and at least 3 maybe 4 of the 11-20 HS guys. I am super interested in Brock, he will be 21 in a couple weeks so he really is a Junior. I guess he will be still 21 at next years draft but basically will be senior age. I would think anything over 400k (5th round money) should do it hopefully.

We could go like last year and draft like 7/8 unknown HS guys and hope to sign 5 or we could draft a couple bigger name guys and hope to draft 1 or 2. The DSL teams don't seem great this year so I would prefer to draft and sign as many HS players as possible. Hopefully a couple position players in that group.

Wow he looks really good for a 7th round pick. Mid 90's, 6'6" 200 means there is probably room to grow.

I forgot about the minors games with all the excitement of the draft. Should we expect any promotions over the break? It would seem like a good time to do it especially if we can sign some draft picks in the 1st week or so after the draft.

Love this Ragsdale pick, atthe very least high end organizational guy if he can reduce strikeouts a bit some Frelick upside.

Flores seems a lot like McCage minus some control. Seems like a boom or bust pick with potential for high 90's stuff. Episcope I agree has lot of Woordword feel to it. With his surgery will he be available to pitch at some point next year. Dickenson seems like a great value, high walk rates. Solid probably 50 tools all around. He is someone who could move fast if not to blocked. My guess is Flores and Dickenson are both overslot but not alot. Episcopal probably quite a bit below. I love that it seems we are taking what seems like very smart players to those point.

I am hoping for Jack Bauer today, I am sure it will be hard to afford him though. After that I would like to see a couple of college OF'ers and cheap college arms 4-10. Than as many upside HS and maybe a few college guys who fell through the cracks 11-20.

Kade Anderson already signed as the 3rd pick, like 700k underslot. I wonder how much Bremner signs underslot at 2, that was a surprise, I thought he could be there at 20 for us.

I am going to predict Cairone signs at exact slot. It seems like a number and guarantee that is concrete and makes the team confident they will sign him. Very straight forward. My guess is we are around 1 million under with the 5% overage if need be.

Pretty sure you do.

Abel is super interesting, probably overlooked at Corona. His dad is a dodger coach so he know how to be a professional. He is super young and has a lot of projectablity to fill out and grow. He was introduced as a SS which I like at his age. Being rated a bit lower I would guess he won't sign over slot maybe at slot if he plays hardball.

De Brun, Jack Bauer, Aloy lots of really good options.

I like the Fischer pick alot, I think we should save .5-1 million on the slot. He walked over 20 time more than he struck out and had and ops of 1250 something. I do wonder if the org. has a plan to move one of the 1B/3B prospects to the OF.

I'd like a college bat early, preferably OF. Jace Leviolette is target #1 for me, it seems like a dozen or so guys have past month or so at least the experts have been mentioning lots of risers. I also really like Kruz Schoolcraft and Jake Bauer.

What a terrible home plate call on the strikeout/throw out. I don't know what's more upsetting the call or the fact the announcers just ignored how bad it was on like the 10th pitch of the ab. Should have been 1st and 2nd 1 out.

I don't think we really need anything with how well this team has been playing. IKF or another SS would be nice as insurance for Ortiz but nothing huge. A power bat would be nice but I don't like overpaying for 2 months of a guy. Finding a controllable star in the OF or SS would be nice but there isn't an obvious candidate available. Does anyone think Peguero, Payamps, or Hudson could bring anything decent back? Even just a borderline top 30 prospect wouldn't be bad.

Don't forget Myers and then Gasser and CarRod coming back. I don't think they will shut down Misi but I could see then limiting him to 50 pitches a game after he gets to like 130 or so. Patrick has thrown 124 and 136 the past 2 years so him getting to like 160 by the end of the year is doable. Priester only through 120 last year but did throw 150 innings in 2023 so he should be OK to get to around 160 or so. I am not to worried about Woody, he should get stronger/back to normal as the season goes on. If there isn't a decent prospect to be had I would just keep Nestor and move him to long relief for McGee and keep him as insurance.

I agree, I do think there are a number of college guys in the top 150 or so who could go right to Appleton or just be relievers the rest of this season based on overall innings. I do like being a bit more hitter heavy early though.

Here is my hopeful draft with an alternate for each spot. The regular pick is going to be guys who sign at/around slot and alternate playing 1(20) OF Jace LaViolette. I think this would be the ultimate pick for us. Power, Speed, Size very similar to Jac Cagniolone but possible at 20. If he would sign at slot this would be a steal. Alt) OF Ethan Conrad. This would be my save money pick as an injury will have him out until next year. Conrad has speed and power, I also think a few small swing adjustments could unlock even more power. 1(32) P Jack Bauer. I just can't get over that a HS lefty who throws 102 with a pretty smooth delivery isn't ranked as a 1st rounder. Based on rankings another at slot deal could be possible. Alt)SS Dean Curley. 2 solid years at Tennessee, he has power, average speed and walks as much as k's, another big savings pick. 2(59) P Marcus Phillips. Very similar to Kumar Rocker who went top 5. He could move very fast with small adjustments. Alt) P Landon Harmon. Since we saved the first 2 we go with the best HS arm left, Harmon looks solid. There could be a bunch of options here. 2(69)P AJ Phillips. Is out until April I believe, so signing him shouldn't be a problem. We won't save much with Phillips but he has huge stuff. Alt) P Jared Spencer. This would be an almost guarantee to sign well below slot. Really good stuff, reminds me a lot of Hader 3)SS Coy James. I don't know a ton about him but he was mentioned by Kiley McDaniel and this would be a good place for him. It is hard to guess values on what guys want for signing at this point. ALT) P Cam Leiter Good stuff and lineage, needs some health to find gains. 4) P Malachi Witherspoon. A few small adjustments would make him a similar prospect to his brother Kyson a likely top 10 pick. ALT) OF Nolan Schubert. He has 1st round power, not a great athlete but Wilken-esce, great value past 100. 5) 2 way Brock Ketelsin. I like the 2 way potential at least for a year or 2. Still 17 for a month so being patient is fine. Alt) P Gabe Davis. Maybe my favorite development prospect, 6'9" with big stuff. Could be some Misi here if developed I think both scenarios could still have some decent money to sign some HS in 11-20. The alternative route would probably have enough to take someone like Pratt in the 6-10 since it only had 1 HS prospect and likely saved money at every pick but 1.

What a great game, contributions all around. Let's get a lights out start from Freddy and role like nobody else in the the break. I have to say I wasn't a fan of the Vaughn or Priester deals inititially. I am very happy to be wrong.

Good young starting pitching always has value especially with his year last year. The O's gave up 2 really solid pieces for Trevor Roger's and I think a point can be made that Myers value is as good or better than Roger's last year. Would the Mets be interested, I have long like Ronny Mauricio. All IF positions possible and the athleticism to play OF.