Official 2021 MLB draft thread

[Lou]

1 minute ago, Dochalo said:

Or he did and that’s why it took over a mil to sign him. 

And he'll still eat at Taco Bell.

[Second Base]

46 minutes ago, Tank said:

that probably wouldn't be the worst decision he's ever made . . .

Dude. 

[Docwaukee]

13 minutes ago, Lou said:

And he'll still eat at Taco Bell.

7 figure bonus just made him a del taco guy. 

[Lou]

6 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

7 figure bonus just made him a del taco guy. 

I love taco (and french fries) snobs. 

[jsnpritchett]

1 hour ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Isnt it crazy that the high school kid is the one that goes over? Youd think college arms would be more expensive.

 

 

This isn't all that unusual.  HSers kinda have more leverage (especially if they're drafted lower than they feel they should have been), because they can always go to college and try to improve their draft standing.  If someone drops due to perceived signability issues, etc., then a team can swoop in, offer them way above-slot money, and try to get them not to go to college.  Seems like that's what happened here.

[Docwaukee]

5 hours ago, John Smith said:

3rd-rder Landon Marceaux signs w/

@Angels

for $767,800 (full pick 80 value). Louisiana State RHP, intelligent competitor who pounds the strike zone, downer curveball is best pitch, commands low-90s fastball well, also mixes in slider & changeup.

@MLBDraft

I know nothing about this guy but I’m gonna make a bold prediction that he adds 2-3+ mph of velo to his fastball in short order.  I betting they see more than just a back of the rotation max for this guy.   
 

I would have thought he’d go under slot and the fact that he didn’t has me curious 

[Docwaukee]

12 minutes ago, Lou said:

I love taco (and french fries) snobs. 

He’ll be sitting alone eating while 4 other guys are sharing a Mexican pizza. 

[Lou]

17 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

He’ll be sitting alone eating while 4 other guys are sharing a Mexican pizza. 

Then he'll roll home in his Benz while the other guys pool their money for an Uber. 

And then they'll get picked up by Lovegrove. 

[ten ocho recon scout]

1 hour ago, Tank said:

that probably wouldn't be the worst decision he's ever made . . .

Im suddenly in the mood for kabobs

[ten ocho recon scout]

24 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

He’ll be sitting alone eating while 4 other guys are sharing a Mexican pizza. 

"You guys want these frys?... i got the macho size and cant finish them.... simple peasants, lol"

[angelsnationtalk]

2 hours ago, John Smith said:

#12 Mason Albright signs for $1,247,500 ($1,122,500 over allotment)

This makes me think that Mason Albright has a big future and if he committed to college that he'd easily be a first round pick his junior year. 

Really excited for this kid. This should be fun.

[rafibomb]

45 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

I know nothing about this guy but I’m gonna make a bold prediction that he adds 2-3+ mph of velo to his fastball in short order.  I betting they see more than just a back of the rotation max for this guy.   
 

I would have thought he’d go under slot and the fact that he didn’t has me curious 

There are a lot of guys in the minors throwing harder than they did a year ago. I agree and think it’s a very safe bet. 

[totdprods]

51 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

I know nothing about this guy but I’m gonna make a bold prediction that he adds 2-3+ mph of velo to his fastball in short order.  I betting they see more than just a back of the rotation max for this guy.   
 

I would have thought he’d go under slot and the fact that he didn’t has me curious 

Have a real good feeling about this guy too. Seems like the type of guy comps to our own that we’ve seen take a step forward this year.

[Docwaukee]

10 minutes ago, totdprods said:

Have a real good feeling about this guy too. Seems like the type of guy comps to our own that we’ve seen take a step forward this year.

I’m only making that bold prediction because I want it to be true. Cuz otherwise I thought the pick was pretty meh. 

[totdprods]

11 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

I’m only making that bold prediction because I want it to be true. Cuz otherwise I thought the pick was pretty meh. 

I see a guy that they anticipate moving quickly and being a capable #5 type….underwhelming for the pick but could use the cost-effective option sooner rather than later. 

This whole draft still feels pretty weird. It might look brilliant just as easily as it might look really dumb in retrospect, which sort of sums up Minasian’s tenure so far. Eppler was kinda safe and boring.  This deadline is gonna be really interesting and telling if they’re very active. 

[John Smith]

Quick $2,500

@MLBDraft

accounting trick explanation: There's a $2,500 signing contingency bonus teams can give players when the contract is executed. Some teams give it on top of the signing bonus, some take it out of the bonus to save $ vs their pools, some don't bother with it.

[ten ocho recon scout]

1 hour ago, John Smith said:

Quick $2,500

@MLBDraft

accounting trick explanation: There's a $2,500 signing contingency bonus teams can give players when the contract is executed. Some teams give it on top of the signing bonus, some take it out of the bonus to save $ vs their pools, some don't bother with it.

We give it in regifted store credits to Target and Sears.

[Angelsfan1984]

3 hours ago, Lou said:

I love taco (and french fries) snobs. 

I mean you don’t have to be a French fry snob to know that in n outs fries are trash 

[Angels 1961]

4 hours ago, Dochalo said:

He’ll be sitting alone eating while 4 other guys are sharing a Mexican pizza. 

Mexican pizza was an item discontinued at the bell

[Tank]

6 hours ago, Second Base said:

Dude. 

almost makes you want to go back to school and work on your degree.

[Second Base]

14 minutes ago, Tank said:

almost makes you want to go back to school and work on your degree.

Most of my students are their age and I'm in my 30's. I'm happily married, and the stories that explain the generational gap are hilarious. They're mostly curious about technology, like VHS tapes, cassette tapes, boomboxes with a CD player, what AOL was like, etc... Obviously there's nothing there but when you have these conversations you realize they're adults on the outside but still very much children in their minds, and I might as well be 90 because that gap is so wide. But then again, I remember thinking people that were 15 years older than me were ancient when I was young, so it makes sense. 

But the picture that you posted, what it made me realize that I didn't before, was that there's a kid out there right now that gets to decide between a hundred thousand dollars and going back to school to that for one more year. 

Jackpot. 

[Tank]

i love talking about technology with my 7th graders. i show them an actual floppy disk and nearly all of them have no idea what it is or what it did. heard a story a few years ago about a teacher who showed one to his class and some kid said "cool, you made a 3D copy of the save icon."

it's also interesting that when i ask them where they think technology is going to take us in the next decade, there are still a lot of kids that answer "flying cars." this has been a standard answer since the mid-80s. their ability to think creatively is either insanely silly and ridiculous, or it's nearly non-existent. there doesn't seem to be any in-between.

what do you teach?

[Second Base]

1 hour ago, Tank said:

i love talking about technology with my 7th graders. i show them an actual floppy disk and nearly all of them have no idea what it is or what it did. heard a story a few years ago about a teacher who showed one to his class and some kid said "cool, you made a 3D copy of the save icon."

it's also interesting that when i ask them where they think technology is going to take us in the next decade, there are still a lot of kids that answer "flying cars." this has been a standard answer since the mid-80s. their ability to think creatively is either insanely silly and ridiculous, or it's nearly non-existent. there doesn't seem to be any in-between.

what do you teach?

At that level, intro to physics. For my high schoolers, I've got a period of each (Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry). 

[rafibomb]

 In case anyone missed it this was a previous report a few days ago. 

 

 

[DCAngelsFan]

2 hours ago, rafibomb said:

 In case anyone missed it this was a previous report a few days ago. 

 

That's kind of ... weird ... he won't discuss it until after the signing deadline?   

That can be interpreted in a number of ways ...

TJ is one thing - but there are worse possibilities ...