Dave Saltzer

From: https://futurestarsseries.com/mlb-draft-mock-draft-4-0/
 
8. Los Angeles Angels
Chase Burns, RHP — Wake Forest
HOMETOWN: Gallatin, TN
HEIGHT: 6-4
WEIGHT: 215
BAT/THROW: R-R

Assuming the Angels once again target fast-moving college performers, Burns legitimately has a chance to make the Angels’ opening-day roster in 2025 the stuff is so damn good. He’s a stuff-over-command pitcher who gets by blowing his arsenal through hitters. This assumes the Angels are on the same path they’ve been the last few years.
With Shohei Ohtani gone, maybe the club looks to target high-ceiling preps once again. Angels brass have been in to see Griffin a ton this spring and he seems to be of considerable interest to the organization.
 
PS this publication has the Pirates taking Wetherholt right after us, so I am saying there is a chance. 

From: https://futurestarsseries.com/mlb-draft-mock-draft-4-0/
 
8. Los Angeles Angels
Chase Burns, RHP — Wake Forest
HOMETOWN: Gallatin, TN
HEIGHT: 6-4
WEIGHT: 215
BAT/THROW: R-R

Assuming the Angels once again target fast-moving college performers, Burns legitimately has a chance to make the Angels’ opening-day roster in 2025 the stuff is so damn good. He’s a stuff-over-command pitcher who gets by blowing his arsenal through hitters. This assumes the Angels are on the same path they’ve been the last few years.
With Shohei Ohtani gone, maybe the club looks to target high-ceiling preps once again. Angels brass have been in to see Griffin a ton this spring and he seems to be of considerable interest to the organization.
 
PS this publication has the Pirates taking Wetherholt right after us, so I am saying there is a chance. 

I mostly agree, but our first pick should be another fast riser, as there aren't too many and one should fall to us (either a hitter like JJ or a pitcher). There are a lot of 1B, but we have Schanuel. 
 
After that, I mostly agree on power arms, but Caldwell could be another interesting pick. He's a bit undersized, but in some ways reminds me of El Rojo, who just made the team better. A good combination of speed, power, contact, and defense. 
 
After a polished college player I'd focus on some.power HS arms to create another wave of pitching talent. With the staff we have, and the players in development, we can afford to take higher end HS players l create another wave of talent. 

Please post anything and send everything related to the 2024 amateur draft in here. Anything from mock draft picks for the Angels and scouting reports to draft strategies and signing bonuses. 
Personally, with our first oick, we can draft JJ Wetherholt to be a lefthanded 2B to go with our young core. I think he could zip through our system, ev n with the time he's missed with a hamstring issue (hell, the fact that he's had a hamstring issue already makes him fit in with us already! Just kidding). 
Here's a profile on JJ:
https://www.mlb.com/prospects/draft/jj-wetherholt-802139
My strategy for the draft would be to focus on a finished college hitter with our first pick and then with our supplemental picks and in the second and third rounds, go after some high school players. 
This draft is considered to be generally weak, especially with college pitching and high school players in general. However, there are some good finds there, and with a few players moving up the boards a bit, I think that a polished college bat should be available to us. At worst, one of the better college arms should be available for us to take. 
After getting a more polished college player with our first pick with our supplemental picks and 2nd and 3rd round, I'd go after HS players to add a new layer of development for us. 
One player that I'm keeping an eye on is Slade Caldwell for our Shohei pick. He's a bit undersized, so he could fall to us in a supplemental round. 
Here's a profile on him. 
https://www.mlb.com/prospects/draft/slade-caldwell-815154

Please post anything and send everything related to the 2024 amateur draft in here. Anything from mock draft picks for the Angels and scouting reports to draft strategies and signing bonuses. 
Personally, with our first oick, we can draft JJ Wetherholt to be a lefthanded 2B to go with our young core. I think he could zip through our system, ev n with the time he's missed with a hamstring issue (hell, the fact that he's had a hamstring issue already makes him fit in with us already! Just kidding). 
Here's a profile on JJ:
https://www.mlb.com/prospects/draft/jj-wetherholt-802139
My strategy for the draft would be to focus on a finished college hitter with our first pick and then with our supplemental picks and in the second and third rounds, go after some high school players. 
This draft is considered to be generally weak, especially with college pitching and high school players in general. However, there are some good finds there, and with a few players moving up the boards a bit, I think that a polished college bat should be available to us. At worst, one of the better college arms should be available for us to take. 
After getting a more polished college player with our first pick with our supplemental picks and 2nd and 3rd round, I'd go after HS players to add a new layer of development for us. 
One player that I'm keeping an eye on is Slade Caldwell for our Shohei pick. He's a bit undersized, so he could fall to us in a supplemental round. 
Here's a profile on him. 
https://www.mlb.com/prospects/draft/slade-caldwell-815154

Over Georgia Frontierre? Please. Hyperbole doesn't help. 

Over Georgia Frontierre? Please. Hyperbole doesn't help. 

Over Georgia Frontierre? Please. Hyperbole doesn't help. 

Over Georgia Frontierre? Please. Hyperbole doesn't help. 

Over Georgia Frontierre? Please. Hyperbole doesn't help. 

Torii Hunter was the first player to allow me to interview him in the clubhouse, which then "normalized" me to other players. After the Hunter interview, I was able to get a few more, but be started it all. 
 
For that, I am eternally grateful. 
 
I have always wanted him to get a role in our FO or another one. He has a lot of wisdom, and a lot of baseball wisdom. I hink he'd bring some excellent insights into creating a winning organization. I'd love to get his takes on some of our developing OFers. 
 
Maybe I can get another interview with him and we can get him on the Podcast. 

Torii Hunter was the first player to allow me to interview him in the clubhouse, which then "normalized" me to other players. After the Hunter interview, I was able to get a few more, but be started it all. 
 
For that, I am eternally grateful. 
 
I have always wanted him to get a role in our FO or another one. He has a lot of wisdom, and a lot of baseball wisdom. I hink he'd bring some excellent insights into creating a winning organization. I'd love to get his takes on some of our developing OFers. 
 
Maybe I can get another interview with him and we can get him on the Podcast. 

Torii Hunter was the first player to allow me to interview him in the clubhouse, which then "normalized" me to other players. After the Hunter interview, I was able to get a few more, but be started it all. 
 
For that, I am eternally grateful. 
 
I have always wanted him to get a role in our FO or another one. He has a lot of wisdom, and a lot of baseball wisdom. I hink he'd bring some excellent insights into creating a winning organization. I'd love to get his takes on some of our developing OFers. 
 
Maybe I can get another interview with him and we can get him on the Podcast. 

Torii Hunter was the first player to allow me to interview him in the clubhouse, which then "normalized" me to other players. After the Hunter interview, I was able to get a few more, but be started it all. 
 
For that, I am eternally grateful. 
 
I have always wanted him to get a role in our FO or another one. He has a lot of wisdom, and a lot of baseball wisdom. I hink he'd bring some excellent insights into creating a winning organization. I'd love to get his takes on some of our developing OFers. 
 
Maybe I can get another interview with him and we can get him on the Podcast. 

Torii Hunter was the first player to allow me to interview him in the clubhouse, which then "normalized" me to other players. After the Hunter interview, I was able to get a few more, but be started it all. 
 
For that, I am eternally grateful. 
 
I have always wanted him to get a role in our FO or another one. He has a lot of wisdom, and a lot of baseball wisdom. I hink he'd bring some excellent insights into creating a winning organization. I'd love to get his takes on some of our developing OFers. 
 
Maybe I can get another interview with him and we can get him on the Podcast. 

Torii Hunter was the first player to allow me to interview him in the clubhouse, which then "normalized" me to other players. After the Hunter interview, I was able to get a few more, but be started it all. 
 
For that, I am eternally grateful. 
 
I have always wanted him to get a role in our FO or another one. He has a lot of wisdom, and a lot of baseball wisdom. I hink he'd bring some excellent insights into creating a winning organization. I'd love to get his takes on some of our developing OFers. 
 
Maybe I can get another interview with him and we can get him on the Podcast. 

Torii Hunter was the first player to allow me to interview him in the clubhouse, which then "normalized" me to other players. After the Hunter interview, I was able to get a few more, but be started it all. 
 
For that, I am eternally grateful. 
 
I have always wanted him to get a role in our FO or another one. He has a lot of wisdom, and a lot of baseball wisdom. I hink he'd bring some excellent insights into creating a winning organization. I'd love to get his takes on some of our developing OFers. 
 
Maybe I can get another interview with him and we can get him on the Podcast. 

We’ll see how things evolve the next couple months, but right now it seems like the Angels are positioned to land one of the following players:
Charlie Condon (OF)
Travis Bazzana (2B)
JJ Wetherholt (2B)
Tanner Burns (RHP)
Hagen Smith (LHP)
Braden Montgomery (OF)
Jac Caglianone (1B/LHP)
Nick Kurtz (1B)
I’d be ecstatic to land any of them, as we sit here today.

This. 
 
We will have a shot at a good hitter or pitcher with our first pick, as Condon and others rise (if you want unreal numbers, check out Condon). 
 
With his hamstrinf injury I think that JJ Wetherholt could fall to us, and be a greet lefthanded 2B to round out our young core. 
 
I've started another thread to just focus on the draft. 

That is sooo cool! I love and miss Victor, but Wayne is settling in nicely! I am so glad that we interviewed him and got him on the podcast. 
 
Absolutely cool! 

I mostly agree, but our first pick should be another fast riser, as there aren't too many and one should fall to us (either a hitter like JJ or a pitcher). There are a lot of 1B, but we have Schanuel. 
 
After that, I mostly agree on power arms, but Caldwell could be another interesting pick. He's a bit undersized, but in some ways reminds me of El Rojo, who just made the team better. A good combination of speed, power, contact, and defense. 
 
After a polished college player I'd focus on some.power HS arms to create another wave of pitching talent. With the staff we have, and the players in development, we can afford to take higher end HS players l create another wave of talent. 

Please post anything and send everything related to the 2024 amateur draft in here. Anything from mock draft picks for the Angels and scouting reports to draft strategies and signing bonuses. 
Personally, with our first oick, we can draft JJ Wetherholt to be a lefthanded 2B to go with our young core. I think he could zip through our system, ev n with the time he's missed with a hamstring issue (hell, the fact that he's had a hamstring issue already makes him fit in with us already! Just kidding). 
Here's a profile on JJ:
https://www.mlb.com/prospects/draft/jj-wetherholt-802139
My strategy for the draft would be to focus on a finished college hitter with our first pick and then with our supplemental picks and in the second and third rounds, go after some high school players. 
This draft is considered to be generally weak, especially with college pitching and high school players in general. However, there are some good finds there, and with a few players moving up the boards a bit, I think that a polished college bat should be available to us. At worst, one of the better college arms should be available for us to take. 
After getting a more polished college player with our first pick with our supplemental picks and 2nd and 3rd round, I'd go after HS players to add a new layer of development for us. 
One player that I'm keeping an eye on is Slade Caldwell for our Shohei pick. He's a bit undersized, so he could fall to us in a supplemental round. 
Here's a profile on him. 
https://www.mlb.com/prospects/draft/slade-caldwell-815154

Please post anything and send everything related to the 2024 amateur draft in here. Anything from mock draft picks for the Angels and scouting reports to draft strategies and signing bonuses. 
Personally, with our first oick, we can draft JJ Wetherholt to be a lefthanded 2B to go with our young core. I think he could zip through our system, ev n with the time he's missed with a hamstring issue (hell, the fact that he's had a hamstring issue already makes him fit in with us already! Just kidding). 
Here's a profile on JJ:
https://www.mlb.com/prospects/draft/jj-wetherholt-802139
My strategy for the draft would be to focus on a finished college hitter with our first pick and then with our supplemental picks and in the second and third rounds, go after some high school players. 
This draft is considered to be generally weak, especially with college pitching and high school players in general. However, there are some good finds there, and with a few players moving up the boards a bit, I think that a polished college bat should be available to us. At worst, one of the better college arms should be available for us to take. 
After getting a more polished college player with our first pick with our supplemental picks and 2nd and 3rd round, I'd go after HS players to add a new layer of development for us. 
One player that I'm keeping an eye on is Slade Caldwell for our Shohei pick. He's a bit undersized, so he could fall to us in a supplemental round. 
Here's a profile on him. 
https://www.mlb.com/prospects/draft/slade-caldwell-815154

That is sooo cool! I love and miss Victor, but Wayne is settling in nicely! I am so glad that we interviewed him and got him on the podcast. 
 
Absolutely cool! 

Please post anything and send everything related to the 2024 amateur draft in here. Anything from mock draft picks for the Angels and scouting reports to draft strategies and signing bonuses. 
Personally, with our first oick, we can draft JJ Wetherholt to be a lefthanded 2B to go with our young core. I think he could zip through our system, ev n with the time he's missed with a hamstring issue (hell, the fact that he's had a hamstring issue already makes him fit in with us already! Just kidding). 
Here's a profile on JJ:
https://www.mlb.com/prospects/draft/jj-wetherholt-802139
My strategy for the draft would be to focus on a finished college hitter with our first pick and then with our supplemental picks and in the second and third rounds, go after some high school players. 
This draft is considered to be generally weak, especially with college pitching and high school players in general. However, there are some good finds there, and with a few players moving up the boards a bit, I think that a polished college bat should be available to us. At worst, one of the better college arms should be available for us to take. 
After getting a more polished college player with our first pick with our supplemental picks and 2nd and 3rd round, I'd go after HS players to add a new layer of development for us. 
One player that I'm keeping an eye on is Slade Caldwell for our Shohei pick. He's a bit undersized, so he could fall to us in a supplemental round. 
Here's a profile on him. 
https://www.mlb.com/prospects/draft/slade-caldwell-815154