Agreed. We lack those things as well. For me, the MIF is the biggest priority given that those are the positions that are the first to reach free agency.
The general consensus of the draft is that there's a lot of depth, but not a lot of high end talent.
Imo I'd go out and trade for a Competitive Balance Pick to add to the bonus pool. Use the 1st Round pick and take a Prep SS that fell in the draft or an underslot prep arm. Have 3 of the Top 5 signing bonuses go to bats (corner bat, of bat, and MIF bat) and I'd be very pleased with the draft.
They might be able to clean a 40-man spot with that trade. As much as I'd like to see them make a deal with Dylan Dodd (plus some valuable NRI reliever we don't have room for) for it, I feel like it'd need to be Elder to get a Comp pick back.
Love this piece Lindsay! I am in the same boat as you and I've been thinking about this for quite some time.
I love our major league outfield, but there isn't a ton of a high end OF prospects in the system. I like Guanipa, Tornes and Drake, but I would like to see them add to that in the draft.
I'd love an injection of position player talent in general via the draft, but SS and power bats for the corners seem to be the biggest needs that I'd love to see addressed with picks
Agreed. We lack those things as well. For me, the MIF is the biggest priority given that those are the positions that are the first to reach free agency.
The general consensus of the draft is that there's a lot of depth, but not a lot of high end talent.
Imo I'd go out and trade for a Competitive Balance Pick to add to the bonus pool. Use the 1st Round pick and take a Prep SS that fell in the draft or an underslot prep arm. Have 3 of the Top 5 signing bonuses go to bats (corner bat, of bat, and MIF bat) and I'd be very pleased with the draft.
They might be able to clean a 40-man spot with that trade. As much as I'd like to see them make a deal with Dylan Dodd (plus some valuable NRI reliever we don't have room for) for it, I feel like it'd need to be Elder to get a Comp pick back.
Love this piece Lindsay! I am in the same boat as you and I've been thinking about this for quite some time.
I love our major league outfield, but there isn't a ton of a high end OF prospects in the system. I like Guanipa, Tornes and Drake, but I would like to see them add to that in the draft.
I'd love an injection of position player talent in general via the draft, but SS and power bats for the corners seem to be the biggest needs that I'd love to see addressed with picks