The Official 2019 MLB Draft Thread

[Make Angels Great Again]

1 hour ago, Dochalo said:

after that interview, this kid is one of my new favorite guys to follow.  

Incredible interview skills for a 17 year old kid.

Gubi looked floored when he named off the angels draft picks from the last few years.

[Second Base]

OI'm happy to see the Angels save money on Wilson and their 10th round pick to go over slot on Paris and Kochanawicz, their 2nd and 3rd round picks. Those are the types of selections and signings I'd make if they're wasn't anyone in the first round I felt reaching for. 

Will Wilson feels very much like a Matt Th haiss selection. They liked the possibilities in the 2nd and 3rd rounds more and so took the sure thing in the first.

Paris isn't the sort that will be really good offensively immediately. He's just very young, underdeveloped physically. But give him until 21 and we will see him fill out and then find out what kind of player he can be. 

[totdprods]

They didn’t have to go over for Paris very much either, only $90k and from what we know, they had saved about ~$630k so far. Curious to learn what Kochanowicz went for, and how much he’ll eat into that.

[Docwaukee]

42 minutes ago, Second Base said:

OI'm happy to see the Angels save money on Wilson and their 10th round pick to go over slot on Paris and Kochanawicz, their 2nd and 3rd round picks. Those are the types of selections and signings I'd make if they're wasn't anyone in the first round I felt reaching for. 

Will Wilson feels very much like a Matt Th haiss selection. They liked the possibilities in the 2nd and 3rd rounds more and so took the sure thing in the first.

Paris isn't the sort that will be really good offensively immediately. He's just very young, underdeveloped physically. But give him until 21 and we will see him fill out and then find out what kind of player he can be. 

I like Wilson better than Thaiss mostly because of positional value.  In retro, and pretty much in real time, I don't like taking a 1b man in the mid first.  Now, if Thaiss develops at 3b and can be an avg major league player then it was worth it.  

I agree that no one left in the 1st for this year felt worth reaching for.  I will always be curious as to who they might have gone after had they dropped but we'll never know that.  

Paris is the right type of pick for round two.  First round upside for sure.  Kochanowicz is also a guy with big upside.  My understanding is that they paid over 1m for him.  My guess is that the total comp for rounds 1--3 were on slot.  It will be interesting to see what they pay for Rivera in round 4 which I think ends up their biggest over slot. 

Overall it likely doesn't end in the ability to sign Spencer Jones from round 31, but if they can get Rivera a slot (which I doubt) and save another 500-600k from rounds 5-10 plus the 5% overage, they could pay Jones almost 1m which would be equivalent to a late 2nd rounder and close to where he was projected.  That would be huge to be able to get another second round pick equivalent.  Especially one of Jones upside.  

[ScruffytheJanitor]

6 hours ago, totdprods said:

They didn’t have to go over for Paris very much either, only $90k and from what we know, they had saved about ~$630k so far. Curious to learn what Kochanowicz went for, and how much he’ll eat into that.

Yeah; if it's like 100K over, we have a chance at signing Spencer Jones; If it's closer to 500K, then we probably missed out.

[John Smith]

NDFA

Former Oxford Hills pitcher Dalton Rice to sign with Angels

"...will board a plane for Utah on Monday and, after the routine physical, will sign a contract with the Anaheim Angels as an undrafted free agent.

A 6-foot-4, 210-pound right-hander, Rice received the official invitation from the Angels on Friday."

https://www.sunjournal.com/2019/06/10/former-oxford-hills-pitcher-dalton-rice-to-sign-with-angels/

[Tank]

43 minutes ago, John Smith said:

will sign a contract with the Anaheim Angels as an undrafted free agent.

*sigh*

[Taylor]

14 hours ago, Tank said:

*sigh*

Dang, I was hoping the LA Angels would get him.

[Inside Pitch]

15 hours ago, John Smith said:

after the routine physical, will sign a contract with the Anaheim Angels as an undrafted free agent.

What a disingenuous signing.

[Angel Oracle]

Did Dalton Rice take the DeLorean back to the early 2000s?

[John Smith]

Taylor Blake Ward‏ @TaylorBlakeWard

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#Angels have signed 17th rounder OF Brandon White, 18th rounder P Ryan Smith, 22nx rounder SS Morgan McCullough and 25th rounder C Anthony Mulrine

[Stradling]

Hey @John Smith get off your ass and get some more draftees signed.  

Thanks

-AngelsWin

[John Smith]

[Docwaukee]

2 minutes ago, John Smith said:

sees that draft thread is bold
looks right and sees that John Smith has posted
clicks on thread and scroll scroll scroll
sees that John has posted a GIF as opposed to a draft signing.  
feels like said GIF.  

[Inside Pitch]

@John Smith, you're a victim of your own success/legend.

 

[Lou]

3 hours ago, Stradling said:

Hey @John Smith get off your ass and get some more draftees signed.  

Thanks

-AngelsWin

Honkies be lazy 

[Inside Pitch]

 

 

[John Smith]

Taylor Blake Ward‏ @TaylorBlakeWard

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#Angels have signed their ninth-round draft pick, Zach Linginfelter, a hard-throwing pitcher from Tennessee

[Lou]

On 6/4/2019 at 6:49 PM, Lou said:

Linginfelter? I barely knew her!

 

[tdawg87]

That kind of lowbrow humor is beneath this site.

[John Smith]

  15    Greg Veliz            L/R    6-2    200    04/09/97        RHP        JR
 

Team	Date	Transaction
	June 15, 2019	RHP Greg Veliz assigned to Orem Owlz.
	June 14, 2019	Los Angeles Angels signed RHP Greg Veliz.

[Inside Pitch]

 

[Lou]

8 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

 

Brown guy 

[Docwaukee]

8 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

 

JC sign.  

.486/.512/1.000/1.512 with 17hr, 10 doubles, 7 triples in 146 PA.  30 steals with 3 CS.  

on the mound he pitched 34 innings and whiffed 54 with 30 walks.  

played SS. 

[Lou]

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