so who is home watching the draft?

"Overpowered by Funk" has gotta fit into his life somehow -- walkup music, post-strikeout stab on the PA, something.

@MLBDraftTracker
33 (979): @Braves select Northwest Florida State C Handsome Monica. http://m.mlb.com/draft/tracker#!ft=team&fv=atl … #MLBDraft

there it is

lol

from 2011 by rany j, sad lol

In the 2011 draft, we had the rare circumstance where two highly-touted high school players, drafted close together, were widely separated by date of birth. With the #5 overall pick, the Kansas City Royals took the first high school hitter in the draft, world-class tools goof Bubba Starling. Three picks later, the Cleveland Indians took the second high school hitter off the board, Florida shortstop Francisco Lindor.

Dozens of articles were written on Starling and Lindor leading up to the draft, but to the best of my knowledge, not one of them made mention of this simple fact: while Starling was born on August 3, 1992 (he actually turned 19 before the signing deadline), Lindor was born on November 14—November 14, 1993. Lindor is more than 15 months younger than Starling and will be younger at the end of next season than Starling was on the day he was drafted.

There are many reasons to think that Starling, despite his advanced age, will meet the formidable expectations placed on him. And speaking as a Royals fan, I hope he does. But if these numbers are even close to being correct, the younger player should have been drafted first. It wouldn’t be the first time.

The Reds have selected shortstop Jeter Downs.

third overall pick MacKenzie Gore has a leg kick

http://www.mlb.com/assets/images/7/8/4/236045784/cuts/MacKenzie_Gore_5owb9k9o_rbprcq7q.jpg

in the 22nd round the new york yankees select, out of seattle university, RHP Janson Junk

https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/06/14/mlb-draft-best-names-cash-case-obie-ricumstrict-maverik-buffo

http://deadspin.com/darren-baker-once-nearly-world-series-roadkill-was-dr-1796136520

harsh

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=32278

Hey, David Clyde. Still remember the Sports Illustrated account of his debut--thought for sure he was on the cover, but no, George Allen.

Looked up the
boxscore of that first start. I remembered that he'd only given up the one hit (5 IP), had forgotten the seven walks and eight strikeouts. He walked Carew all three times. No pitch counts then, but the SI article has him down for 112. Run Luciano behind the plate.

all the Mets names make me shiver still, except Sidd Finch

In the 32nd round the #Yankees select shortstop Sincere Smith out of East Bladen HS.

— StatenIslandYankees (@SIYanks) June 6, 2018

anyone have thoughts about the draft tonight? looks like there's consensus on the top three picks and than anyone's guess after that.

i've been reading about the Jays likely pick at #11 and Jackson Rutledge seems to be the favourite (as far as these things go). sounds like another Nate Pearson, which is pretty exciting. but then i went and read about how the Jay's other top picks have gone and I got sad. again.

setting records for selecting college players over high schoolers

The only two players in the first 10 rounds who failed to sign pro contracts were Rangers seventh-rounder Brandon Sproat and Cubs ninth-rounder Wyatt Hendrie. A right-hander from Pace (Fla.) High, Sproat is committed to Florida. Hendrie, a catcher from Antelope Valley (Calif.) JC, would play at San Diego State next spring.

https://nowtoronto.com/downloads/41082/download/20130104armada.jpg?cb=051cbcb557c3199b4e61d0989fccef2c

ya, the fuck else am i going to do this evening

Gotta say I’m pretty pumped Austin Martin fell to the Jays!

really missing sports, huh

Who on earth is Heston Kjerstad????

really like Milwaukee's pick

Yes I miss sports, I watched fucking marble racing with a friend a few days ago!

I posted earlier in this thread about having once taught and coached Darren Shred, drafted in 2015 by the Reds. I was back at the same school last week, and the new gym teacher, Nathan Forer, was drafted by the Yankees in 2010:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=forer-001nat

He said he's still involved in summer camps and such. I realize now that there's probably a decent chance I taught him in the '90s, when I was all over Brampton supplying, before I landed at Huttonville.

I can’t recall if I ever told you this, but a friend of mine got replaced by Pete Orr on his high school team and has an unrelenting hatred of the man to this day.

Had to look up Pete Orr--actually got five years in.

what an opening to the thread btw. vintage morbs and then leee accidentally being bang on about Bumgarner!