2017 First-Year Player Draft | Day 1 | June 12 - 7:00 PM ET

[Spanky99]

I'm trying to find a recent article I was reading that mentioned Ross Atkins meeting with Nick Allen at his house. I wonder if they were looking at him for an underslot, I haven't seen any mocks that have him going in the first round.

 

You read it here... also Allen will be going 1st/2nd round, no doubt, most mocks have him going that high.

 

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/opportunities-abound-blue-jays-second-draft-shapiro/

[burlingtonbandit]

No, MLB Network, or online MLB.com.

 

Even if SN was I would never listen. Could you imagine Zaun or Barker providing analysis on the picks. Be 10X worse than Reynolds.

[metafour]

I'm trying to find a recent article I was reading that mentioned Ross Atkins meeting with Nick Allen at his house. I wonder if they were looking at him for an underslot, I haven't seen any mocks that have him going in the first round.

 

Allen has 1st round interest from both the Cubs and Red Sox, as well as us. I don't think you're going to get him at a discount.

[Spanky99]

Even if SN was I would never listen. Could you imagine Zaun or Barker providing analysis on the picks. Be 10X worse than Reynolds.

 

[Governator]

Even if SN was I would never listen. Could you imagine Zaun or Barker providing analysis on the picks. Be 10X worse than Reynolds.

 

Something like this

 

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cuxub0AUsAA_rKp.jpg

[TwistedLogic]

How is Gregg Zaun a real life human being?

[KingKat]

Something like this

 

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cuxub0AUsAA_rKp.jpg

 

Sometimes I think the board is too harsh on Zaun but then someone will post this and I'm reminded that no actually we aren't.

[THANOS]

Even if SN was I would never listen. Could you imagine Zaun or Barker providing analysis on the picks. Be 10X worse than Reynolds.

 

Barker: "He's a big country boy with lots of power. A real ball player. "

 

Zaun: "He seems like he has a bit of a chip on his shoulder. He'll be lucky if he even gets to the bigs at 5'11. I would call for a "mistake" at his head to smarten him up."

[Jonn]

I like Carlson and White would prefer if we avoided Warmoth like the plague.

[Spanky99]

White and Carlson is my best case scenario, so if it goes that way, I'd be extremely stoked.

 

I really don't like Sheets, so I'm hoping that's a misfire on Mayo's part.

 

Last night on the special, they were saying White could play a passable CF, but he's so good at 1B, he'd be a perennial Gold Glove winner and teams are now looking for that type of defense at 1B... I'm sold, props to KK for picking that up a while back about teams looking at 1B analytics.

[Spanky99]

Sometimes I think the board is too harsh on Zaun but then someone will post this and I'm reminded that no actually we aren't.

 

I swore that was him just trolling analytics. lulz

[Jonn]

Last night on the special, they were saying White could play a passable CF, but he's so good at 1B, he'd be a perennial Gold Glove winner and teams are now looking for that type of defense at 1B... I'm sold, props to KK for picking that up a while back about teams looking at 1B analytics.

 

Not trying to make the comparison but that's exactly what they said about Bellinger lol. I like the idea of an athletic first baseman though. I think that's the way forward. Position versatility is becoming really important as well.

[Sammy225]

I swore that was him just trolling analytics. lulz

 

I don't know why they still have him on. I can't say i know someone that has said they liked listening to Zaun. Everyone i know hates the man and a lot of my friends out here are very casual.

[LGBJ29]

My hope for top 2 picks is 2 of these:

 

Alex Faedo (won't happen)

Keaton Hiura

Jake Burger

Evan White

Nate Pearson

Logan Warmoth

Gavin Sheets

Sam Carlson

Tanner Houck

 

You could probably add Burger to the (wont happen) category.

 

Hiura is a name im surprised isnt mentioned more. Limited to DH this year due to injury dropped his draft stock but he could be a steal with a late first round pick. Hiura has been ripping the ball to the tune of a .442 average, and he's never hit below .330 in college.

 

Top 3 for me are probably

 

Carlson

Hiura

White

[Krylian]

I'm expecting a College player that isn't one of the obvious choices to be drafted by the Jays with their first pick. Edited June 12, 2017 by Krylian

[TheHurl]

Even if SN was I would never listen. Could you imagine Zaun or Barker providing analysis on the picks. Be 10X worse than Reynolds.

 

Or Buck and Tabby giving comps. Every player will remind them of someone they played with

[TwistedLogic]

I give to all of you, a gift:

 

(HD) MLB Network stream

[TwistedLogic]

Baseball America latest mock. Lots of movement, new #1 pick, and they have Tampa and Oakland taking Thompson and Hiura 4th and 6th overall.

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/draft/2017-mlb-mock-draft-4-5/#1upSMBEI5sFSk1pK.97

 

Warmoth and Sheets to the Jays. Gag.

[Spanky99]

You could probably add Burger to the (wont happen) category.

 

Hiura is a name im surprised isnt mentioned more. Limited to DH this year due to injury dropped his draft stock but he could be a steal with a late first round pick. Hiura has been ripping the ball to the tune of a .442 average, and he's never hit below .330 in college.

 

Top 3 for me are probably

 

Carlson

Hiura

White

 

Hiura isn't dropping to us, I'd be really surprised, he's a top 10 talent.

[Spanky99]

Baseball America latest mock. Lots of movement, new #1 pick, and they have Tampa and Oakland taking Thompson and Hiura 4th and 6th overall.

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/draft/2017-mlb-mock-draft-4-5/#1upSMBEI5sFSk1pK.97

 

Warmoth and Sheets to the Jays. Gag.

 

I'd rather Allen over Warmoth or Sheets, that is bleh.

[Daniel Labude]

Baseball America latest mock. Lots of movement, new #1 pick, and they have Tampa and Oakland taking Thompson and Hiura 4th and 6th overall.

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/draft/2017-mlb-mock-draft-4-5/#1upSMBEI5sFSk1pK.97

 

Warmoth and Sheets to the Jays. Gag.

 

Most of their draft is solely based on some of their guesses it appears at the beginning of the draft. They also note it's pretty much total chaos right now.

[Spanky99]

Anyone know if Sportsnet is covering the draft?

 

Use this link... http://sportspass.ca/live/mlb/MLB_NETWORK/live

[metafour]

Most of their draft is solely based on some of their guesses it appears at the beginning of the draft. They also note it's pretty much total chaos right now.

 

Sheets at 28 is dependent on them deciding to go under-slot at that pick, which obviously hasn't been determined. BA may be hearing us "linked" to Sheets a lot, but that doesn't mean that they won't go in an entirely different direction with that pick. As Piliere has noted, we are also heavily connected to HS kids with that pick, so you're looking at two polar opposites (money saving college player vs. HS player who may even be over slot).

[LGBJ29]

Hiura isn't dropping to us, I'd be really surprised, he's a top 10 talent.

 

Probably not, but the whole injury thing has him sliding a bit. He likely needs Tommy John to fix his arm and so its reasonable to expect him to drop.

[metafour]

Probably not, but the whole injury thing has him sliding a bit. He likely needs Tommy John to fix his arm and so its reasonable to expect him to drop.

 

No, his stock is back up again as a possible under-slot option for teams picking as high as the A's at 6th overall. The last-minute consensus is that he's likely gone within the first 15 or so picks, and even if he falls past that there are several teams in front of us (Mets, Giants) who have been linked to college bats as well who would probably pop him.

[TBJ12]

Use this link... http://sportspass.ca/live/mlb/MLB_NETWORK/live

 

I added MLB Network to my satellite package.

[Spanky99]

Probably not, but the whole injury thing has him sliding a bit. He likely needs Tommy John to fix his arm and so its reasonable to expect him to drop.

 

Yeah I know, but I don't think teams care at this point, at least he isn't a pitcher...

[Spanky99]

I added MLB Network to my satellite package.

 

Smart, great channel.

[Plat]

How many picks for the Jays in the first 50 picks?

[Spanky99]

How many picks for the Jays in the first 50 picks?

 

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