Angels select 3B Alberto Rios 79th overall in the 3rd round of the 2023 MLB Draft

[Docwaukee]

2 hours ago, Skips said:

I'd say i'm very underwhelmed by the angels picks so far (this one especially), but this is the angels we're talkign about....so i'm just whelmed.

based on what?

[rafibomb]

I really like this pick 

[Stradling]

6 hours ago, Docwaukee said:

based on what?

I asked. He didn’t answer. 

[Mark68]

I like his bat, but I'm not sure where he ultimately plays defensively. It seems that he'd make a great DH?

[Angel Oracle]

Give him a 3B glove and lots of practice.

If he works out at 3B, then that’s less bad sidearm throws by Rendon as he splits time between 3B and 1B.

[Warfarin]

11 minutes ago, Mark68 said:

I like his bat, but I'm not sure where he ultimately plays defensively. It seems that he'd make a great DH?

Hard to say, but there's time to figure that out.  Good teams seem to help make players passable at certain positions.  I think though that this belies the fact that more than anything else, this team needs offense, which is effectively what we saw them prioritize at the top of this draft - guys who can hit, regardless of position.  

[Warfarin]

1 minute ago, Angel Oracle said:

Give him a 3B glove and lots of practice.

If he works out at 3B, then that’s less bad sidearm throws by Rendon as he splits time between 3B and 1B.

I think it's probably safe to assume that Rendon will play only half a season at best moving forward, so it's a good idea to have multiple guys who can help cover the inevitable injury absences.

[ten ocho recon scout]

26 minutes ago, Warfarin said:

I think it's probably safe to assume that Rendon will play only half a season at best moving forward, so it's a good idea to have multiple guys who can help cover the inevitable injury absences.

I picture his agent and parents telling him, with a straight face, "you know you're going to be blocked by Rendon, right?"

 

.... silence for 5 seconds...

 

... then the room erupts in laughter.