Angels select P Barrett Kent 234th overall in the 8th round of the 2023 MLB Draft

[mmc]

Welcome to the Angels!

 

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[Angels in 2030]

Good pick -- this one i like.

[Taylor]

First name as a last name and last name as a first name.

@ten ocho recon scout @mrwicked Should we tread with caution?

[T.G.]

Any relation to Clark?

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[aznhockeyguy]

How much to get him to sign?  Always tricky with HS players when you draft them in the mid rounds. 

[Angel Oracle]

14 minutes ago, aznhockeyguy said:

How much to get him to sign?  Always tricky with HS players when you draft them in the mid rounds. 

That’s where the extra slot money remaining comes in handy.

Maybe enough for Kent and also another HS pitcher selected well under slot?

Edited July 11, 2023 by Angel Oracle

[Warfarin]

8 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

That’s where the extra slot money remaining comes in handy.

Maybe enough for Kent and also another HS pitcher selected well under slot?

Yeah, it's hard to say.  I believe Dana got a record last year for the round he was drafted in, and he got around a 1.5mil bonus.  

I believe Nolan will sign for somewhere in the neighborhood of 1.5mil underslot (maybe 3.5mil ish, whereas our allowance is 5.2mil for the 11th pick).  Should have plenty of money to offer Kent.  I think we also signed a few senior sign guys at the end of the second day, which means we'll probably largely pocket those bonuses too.  I think we'll see two significant overslots, with one of them being Kent.

[Rollinghard]

When does he decide to take offer or stay in college? Is he better off staying in college and try again next year? 

[Stradling]

15 minutes ago, Rollinghard said:

When does he decide to take offer or stay in college? Is he better off staying in college and try again next year? 

The window is short these days. He has 2-3 weeks, something like that. 

[jsnpritchett]

27 minutes ago, Stradling said:

The window is short these days. He has 2-3 weeks, something like that. 

14 days from the last day of the draft (so deadline should be July 25 this year).

[Stradling]

47 minutes ago, Rollinghard said:

When does he decide to take offer or stay in college? Is he better off staying in college and try again next year? 

14 days. 

[Taylor]

37 minutes ago, Stradling said:

The window is short these days. He has 2-3 weeks, something like that. 

 

10 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

14 days from the last day of the draft (so deadline should be July 25 this year).

 

6 minutes ago, Stradling said:

14 days. 

 

Is there an echo?

[Stradling]

2 minutes ago, Taylor said:

 

 

 

Is there an echo?

I thought it was funny. 

[jsnpritchett]

15 minutes ago, Taylor said:

 

 

 

Is there an echo?

No.

[jsnpritchett]

15 minutes ago, Taylor said:

 

 

 

Is there an echo?

No.

[Taylor]

Oh

[Taylor]

Oh

[rafibomb]

I’m definitely no scout but there’s a lot to like about Kent’s pitching mechanics 

 

 

[AngelStew43]

Looks like he may be a distant relative of Clark Kent.