Angelsjunky

I almost deleted it right after typing it, as there are guys we'd see before him--Fletcher, Fernandez, and Cowart. But Rengifo is kind of like the position player version of Jose Suarez: He isn't flashy or dripping with tools, but he is adjusting quicker to higher levels quicker than some of his more obviously talented peers.

Brandon Marsh: Lumbersexual? Seriously though, I love that Adell-Trout-Marsh outfield, but things get tricky with the equally talented Deveaux and Adams a year or two behind. But I don't see Marsh or Adell being traded anytime soon. Both are not yet at "peak prospect value" - they need to at least dominate at A+ ball, if not AA. They're both at that crucial stage developmentally where they need to jump from relying on pure athleticism to refined skills. We've seen some of that from both, but until they make that jump--which roughly equates with either A+ mastery or AA competency--they don't have the fullest prospect value.

Eric Longenhagen mentioned how excited he is about seeing Jordyn Adams at AZL (He lives in Arizona). Adams and Deveaux are going to be a nice combo in the AZL outfield.

What a year from Rengifo. .327/.423/.468 now, including .341/.408/.477 in 11 AA games. At this pace we may see him get a cup in September at age 21.

Jackson. I don't have an expert eye, just not a lot of torque in the legs. But maybe he's going at 80% as it is batting practice.

His swing seems a bit stiff.

Was he a good friend of yours?

^True. It is also important to remember, as Doc mentioned above, that JJ and JA are very young - high school guys, who are at least a few years away from the bigs. Plus Jeremiah Jackson is a badass name.

Well, I can buy the approach of drafting the highest upside, most athletic players, and then adjusting as needed. I'll warm to these picks as I trust Eppler's judgement, but I'm just a tad surprised he passed on Singer or Seigler for Adams, and didn't go for the best arm instead of Jackson. But I tend to geek out over position players more than pitchers, so I'm OK with it.

So the Angels drafted at the two positions (OF, MI) that they're already deepest at? Hmm...

Miami drafted a kid named Osiris. Awesome.

I definitely would have taken Singer, Gorman, and maybe Seigler over Adams. Adams is good, but the Angels have bigger needs other than another toolsy outfielder and Singer in particular could have helped as early as 2019.

So what if Adams goes to college and Singer is in the majors next year. Debbie Downer moment.

Maybe the Angels keep one of Adell/Marsh and one of Deveaux/Adams.

So what about second round, mr. Insider?

Jordon Adell Jordyn Adams

WTF. I don't get it.

I was referring to Edwards.

An outfielder?!

Why would they draft a shortstop? They've got tons of middle infield prospects.

Bummer...I wanted Liberatore.

There goes Winn. You’d think Singer or Liberatore but there’s got to be some reason other teams are passing.

Liberatore is just a great name.

It is usually something like that. But Singer? MLB had him #2.

Looking at the MLB.com tracker, there’s quite a discrepancy between draft order and their pre-draft rankings. I know that’s not totally unusual but it is surprising that guys like Singer and Liberatore are passed up so far.