If some of these remaining guys with draft compensation tied to them are finding a tougher market than expected, is this the year to try and sign one given we have so many picks and would still have a strong draft if we lose a pick?
I’m thinking Santander would be perfect for us and even a guy like Pivetta on a 3-4 year deal that we can handle would really help this team. If teams are shying away from a few of these guys due in part to the draft compensation tied to them, we might be able to sign one at a price we kinda like. I’m just bringing up these two names but really any of the guys tied to compensation id be interested in.
On a secondary note that maybe isn’t for this particular forum, we get draft pool money based on how many picks we have, correct? And if we don’t for example sign our own second round pick this draft, we get it back in 2026 correct? If the answer to both of these is yes as I think it is, would it not be wise to draft an unsignable guy with our second round pick since we will have so much draft pool money and really go after high end guys with all our other top 3 round picks since draft pool money doesn’t change and we can essentially “bank” (in this scenario our own second round pick) for 2026? Seems like a really smart strategy to me but maybe not. Thoughts?