2022 MLB Draft

[RandyMarsh]

1 minute ago, buddha said:

i'm old enough to remember the fubar for kumar thread.

Still the best thread title ever. 

[Tenacious D]

1 minute ago, RandyMarsh said:

Still the best thread title ever. 

I should have trademarked it.  Probably my only positive contribution at the old board.

[RandyMarsh]

2 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

I should have trademarked it.  Probably my only positive contribution at the old board.

That was great, we had the "Tank for Tork" thread a year prior, I never started the thread for Kumar who at the time we all thought was the prize of the draft but I couldn't think of a catchy name for it. Kudos to you for sure! 

Edited July 17, 2022 by RandyMarsh

[buddha]

remember when they did this over the phone on a league wide conference call?  they'd get the whole thing done in a day or two, iirc.  all 40 rounds or however many they had back then.

[1984Echoes]

4 minutes ago, mtutiger said:

Yep, it frees up one of the bats to fall to 12.

Now go watch them pick Brock Porter lol

I'm rooting for Prielipp & Porter in the Top 10!

[1984Echoes]

Who do you want to unexpectedly fall to the Tigers...?

My vote goes out for Cam Collier...

[1984Echoes]

I probably just jinxed myself...

[RandyMarsh]

Elijah Green to the Nationals. The guy who a year ago many thought was going to be the jewel of the draft, still very well could be when it's all said and done. 

[1984Echoes]

Would have loved a top 5 pick this year. Well, top 6 since Kumar slipped in there. But the other 5 guys all look like they could be MONSTERS in MLB... (That includes Brooks Lee who is actually a top 5 talent this year... and the difference in talent in those top 5 position players is not much...)

[RandyMarsh]

Just now, 1984Echoes said:

Would have loved a top 5 pick this year. Well, top 6 since Kumar slipped in there. But the other 5 guys all look like they could be MONSTERS in MLB... (That includes Brooks Lee who is actually a top 5 talent this year... and the difference in talent in those top 5 position players is not much...)

Yep, of course you never know with the MLB draft so perhaps a guy that slips to us could be a breakout guy but it seems like there is a big drop off in terms of potential high end talent after the first 5 or so picks in this draft. 

[Tenacious D]

I’d like to see one of Jung or Cross fall to us…only to see us draft Porter.

Waiting for a Tigers Twitter implosion if a pitcher is selected.

[LongLiveMaroth]

11 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said:

Who do you want to unexpectedly fall to the Tigers...?

My vote goes out for Cam Collier...

Brooks Lee which is highly unlikely but would be a fit in pretty well timeline wise. 

[RandyMarsh]

Cubs take RHP Cade Horton so another pitcher off the board. 

[1984Echoes]

Cade Horton, pitcher... 2nd surprise selection... by the Cubs.

[LongLiveMaroth]

Well one of the bats will be there 👀

[CaliforniaDreaming]

Waiting this long to pick is horrible.  I'm glad we will be picking sooner next year! 🙄

[KL2]

24 minutes ago, buddha said:

remember when they did this over the phone on a league wide conference call?  they'd get the whole thing done in a day or two, iirc.  all 40 rounds or however many they had back then.

They are milking it too long between. It's not college football where most have seen the guys/have tape. 30 minutes and they aren't even 10 picks in yet 

[LongLiveMaroth]

8 minutes ago, LongLiveMaroth said:

Brooks Lee which is highly unlikely but would be a fit in pretty well timeline wise. 

F'in Twins 

[1984Echoes]

Twins take advantage by taking Brooks Lee at #8.

[Tiger337]

27 minutes ago, buddha said:

remember when they did this over the phone on a league wide conference call?  they'd get the whole thing done in a day or two, iirc.  all 40 rounds or however many they had back then.

I remember when there were two drafts (a smaller one in the winter) and you barely even know about them until they showed up in the transaction box in the paper the next morning.  

[RandyMarsh]

Aside from milking part and the fact that unlike in football and basketball where fans have more knowledge of the players being drafted I think one of the things that makes the MLB draft not as fun to watch as other drafts is the lack of trades. Watching those said drafts one of the exciting things is seeing if your team will move up/trade down pick up extra picks etc. it just isn't as exciting knowing that once you pick your done for that round. Basically means that you can turn it off after your team picks and not miss anything they do. 

Edited July 18, 2022 by RandyMarsh

[RandyMarsh]

That one hurts a little cause the Royals were one of those teams many thought were going with pitching.  Not to mention I really like Cross and was hoping we'd get him. 

[TJ Rollercoaster]

1 minute ago, RandyMarsh said:

Aside from milking part and the fact that unlike in football and basketball where fans have more knowledge of the players being drafted I think one of the things that makes the MLB draft not as fun to watch as other drafts is the lack of trades. Watching those said drafts one of the exciting things is seeing if your team will move up/trade down pick up extra picks etc. it just isn't as exciting knowing that once you pick your done for that round. Basically means that you can turn it off after your team picks and not miss anything they do. 

Just need to avoid the 'uncomfortable interviews' part of the NBA draft - where a player is wearing the hat from one team answers all the questions positively - excited to be playing for team X etc - and then is told that he was traded to another team.

[Tenacious D]

Twins and Royals draft stud college bats.  Let’s see how we counter.

[RandyMarsh]

Another pitcher off the board in Gabriel Hughes. Unfortunately one of the two pitchers we've been linked to in Porter and Priellpe are guaranteed to still be there, was hoping someway they'd be gone so didn't have to worry about them.