MLB 2021 Draft

[jaysguy44]

We are assuming the draft order will be determined the same way it has been in past drafts, correct? Assuming each team plays all 60 regular season games this season.

[Boxcar]

We are assuming the draft order will be determined the same way it has been in past drafts, correct? Assuming each team plays all 60 regular season games this season.

 

I wouldn't assume anything. MLB has the right to manipulate the draft order as they see fit with no restrictions.

[Laika]

I found the swing I want Toronto to draft:

 

 

That is absurd.

[AdamGreenwood]

Didn't run after he hit the ball.

If the guy doesn't respect the unwritten rules, he won't respect the actual rules either. Brett Lawrie 2.0 No thanks.

[BlueRocky]

I have a whole bunch of guys on my list to cover, been a little busy to do a writeup for them. Hopefully have time in September to post a few of them.

 

The more I dig into the draft, it looks like there are some promising talent up top. The college bat crop might surprise some people and really intriguing prep talent.

 

Hopefully we’ll get a decision from the MLB about the structure of the 2021 draft order.

[Spanky99]

I have a whole bunch of guys on my list to cover, been a little busy to do a writeup for them. Hopefully have time in September to post a few of them.

 

The more I dig into the draft, it looks like there are some promising talent up top. The college bat crop might surprise some people and really intriguing prep talent.

 

Hopefully we’ll get a decision from the MLB about the structure of the 2021 draft order.

 

[BlueRocky]

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/sources-2021-mlb-draft-to-be-held-later-in-the-summer/

 

2021 MLB draft pushed back to July.

 

The move to July will tie the 2021 MLB draft into All-Star weekend. July 11 is the Sunday before the All-Star Game, allowing MLB to include draftees in one of the biggest weeks of the MLB season.

[Slade]

We would pick 19th if MLB chooses to go with traditional best to worst record with the draft. We would be 20th but the Astro's don't have their pick again.

[SydneyJay]

Are drafted players typically in their late teens? And does the draft cover certain leagues or all ‘minor’ leagues?

 

 

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[The Iceman]

We would pick 19th if MLB chooses to go with traditional best to worst record with the draft. We would be 20th but the Astro's don't have their pick again.

 

Good thing we lost to Baltimore yesterday

[Stangstag]

Are drafted players typically in their late teens? And does the draft cover certain leagues or all ‘minor’ leagues?

 

 

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They either get drafted out of high school (18) or out of college (20-22). After being drafted the team/organization will decide what level they believe they're ready for (AAA, AA, high A, low A, etc.).

[Boxcar]

They either get drafted out of high school (18) or out of college (20-22). After being drafted the team/organization will decide what level they believe they're ready for (AAA, AA, high A, low A, etc.).

 

Also, only players from the US, Canada and Puerto Rico are eligible for the draft. Everyone else falls under international signee rules, including the DR, Mexico, Venezuela. Cubans have to defect to and establish residence in a different country before they are able to sign.

[Ziggyy108]

I think it's pretty f***ed up to just go by 2020 standings for the draft order.

[Krylian]

I think it's pretty f***ed up to just go by 2020 standings for the draft order.

 

It is. But this is MLB. Nothing would surprise me.

[Spanky99]

I think it's pretty f***ed up to just go by 2020 standings for the draft order.

 

They'll likely combine overall records from '19 and '20 or something like that, I wouldn't worry about it until they officially announce the format.

[jaysguy44]

They'll likely combine overall records from '19 and '20 or something like that, I wouldn't worry about it until they officially announce the format.

 

Any idea where we would pick in this situation?

[metafour]

I think it's pretty f***ed up to just go by 2020 standings for the draft order.

 

Why is that f***ed up? They literally just decided the playoffs based off of 2020 standings. They have already decided that this is to be a "full season", therefore the draft position should follow the same line.

[Krylian]

Why is that f***ed up? They literally just decided the playoffs based off of 2020 standings. They have already decided that this is to be a "full season", therefore the draft position should follow the same line.

 

It's f***ed up because in no way does that benefit the Jays draft position for 2021. And if it doesn't benefit the Jays then things have to change. That's the only thing that matters.

[Deadpool]

Why is that f***ed up? They literally just decided the playoffs based off of 2020 standings. They have already decided that this is to be a "full season", therefore the draft position should follow the same line.

 

While I don't really have a strong opinion on the draft order, they're two different things... This whole season is going to have a giant * next to it in every record book regardless, and the draft order could impact a team for a decade...

[metafour]

While I don't really have a strong opinion on the draft order, they're two different things... This whole season is going to have a giant * next to it in every record book regardless, and the draft order could impact a team for a decade...

 

Of course, but they've already set the precedent and therefore this should only logically follow suite. There WILL be a "champion" crowned for this 60-game season; it seems silly to then turn around and say that 60-games isn't enough to determine the draft order for next year.

[Krylian]

Any idea where we would pick in this situation?

 

Combining 2019 & 2020 and using winning %, the Jays would pick 9th.

[Ray]

I would prefer 2019 and 2020 combined. Jays would pick quite high despite making the playoffs.

 

I think it makes a lot of sense to base it off W-L record in last 162 games played.

[Spanky99]

Of course, but they've already set the precedent and therefore this should only logically follow suite. There WILL be a "champion" crowned for this 60-game season; it seems silly to then turn around and say that 60-games isn't enough to determine the draft order for next year.

 

I would prefer 2019 and 2020 combined. Jays would pick quite high despite making the playoffs.

 

I think it makes a lot of sense to base it off W-L record in last 162 games played.

 

We'll find out shortly after the WS... I wouldn't sweat it. Picking 9th sounds like a sweet deal.

[Krylian]

We'll find out shortly after the WS... I wouldn't sweat it.

 

No one is sweating is. We're discussing it.

[Spanky99]

No one is sweating is. We're discussing it.

 

I know, as am I, meat.

[Laika]

I read last week that MLB has already hinted/implied that they will just go with 2020 standings.

[Slade]

I read last week that MLB has already hinted/implied that they will just go with 2020 standings.

 

Yeah Jeff Pasan reported last week that it was "highly likely" they keep normal standing draft order.

[AdamGreenwood]

I prefer they just go with this year's standings. Using last year's means you're giving a team two first round picks for one s***** year. They already got rewarded last year. Wouldn't mind seeing a weighted lottery for the non-playoff teams though.

 

But this year will suck for drafting anyways, as there's been so little baseball, the scouting reports are going to be a joke. There's so much movement between the beginning and end of the year on the draft boards, and this year, they'll largely be going off what they already knew from last year. It will be a real krapshoot. The difference between 1-1 and 1-30 has never been so small.

[Stangstag]

I read last week that MLB has already hinted/implied that they will just go with 2020 standings.

 

Manfred: “Its just a bunch of no-name high school kids anyways, who really cares?”

[Spanky99]

Prospects Live has us selecting this guy...

 

Christian MacLeod

 

LHP, Mississippi St.

 

The Blue Jays are a tough team to nail down, though they have had a tendency to go data-driven on the pitching side. Christian MacLeod is a burgeoning lefty who's yet to throw the amount of innings necessary to really blow up on national radars. In just 21 innings this year, he punched out 35 hitters, walking just 6. It's three 55-grade pitches in the fastball, curve and change up. The fastball and curveball have underlying metrics that suggest they play up quite a bit. MacLeod is another guy that could see his name in top ten consideration after shoving for 50 more innings next spring.