Laika

I haven't heard of anybody... Otani is already owned, of course.

Okay, the waiver draft is: Boxy 1st Sammy 2nd P2F 3rd KingKat 4th Orgfiller 5th I have a screenshot but it won't let me upload it. Tough draw for KK. Finished last but slid one spot in the MiLB and three in the waiver.

I thought we only did one lottery that applied to both drafts? If not, this one is for the prospect draft

I ran the draft lottery.

Confirmed weeeeeeee

Anyone else want to take a poke? Might flip Longoria for a pretty scuzzy SS later tonight if nobody else inquires.

Hard to imagine there being any truth to that. Farrell bailed on the organization for a lateral move! He's a TRADER

It's okay, I have another decade of Machado. I think he'll figure it out

I prefer to think of it as Puig for Machado, thanks

It was just a tease... sigh. It's honestly weird Machado didn't somehow get 5 starts there. Baltimore got like -1.3 WAR from SS before they traded for Beckham.

5 GS or 10 G to gain eligibility within any year. Eligibility gained in a year carries over.

Looking to move a 3B for a SS. Donaldson Machado Longoria Obviously prices vary. I also need a front end SP, so I'm open to trading either of the elite guys for a SP+SS package. Also open to Longoria for a SS prospect, if they are MLB ready

Updated the remaining rosters

Way 2 Go, you fekking eejit

Didn't we already do it? If not, anybody can run the lottery whenever. The DDL is quickly becoming a co-op league.

Aaron Loup is good lol

Hmmmm I think Kris Bryant is slightly better

They are comping Beer to guys like AJ Reed and Brent Rooker. Expecting him to go outside the top 30.

BA did an early mock draft for 2018. 1. Tigers Detroit's scouting department hasn't had much experience picking this high, but David Chadd—the club's vice president of amateur scouting and special assistant to GM Al Avila—has picked high before, including working with the Marlins when they picked Josh Beckett (No. 2, 1999) and Adrian Gonzalez (No. 1, 2000). Since he's been in Detroit, coming over from the Red Sox in 2005, Chadd has played a part in shaping the club's college-heavy approach to the draft overall despite a nearly 50-50 split of high school and college top picks. Having the Tigers at No. 1 makes Florida's Brady Singer a prohibitive favorite. They value top performers in the Southeastern Conference, and may have struck gold in 2017 when Singer's rotation mate from the spring, Alex Faedo, inexplicably fell all the way to the Tigers at No. 18 overall. The duo could help jump-start a Motor City rebuild. Scouts have some delivery questions, and Singer only got to college because of an issue with his physical with the Blue Jays that scuttled his deal when he was a second-round pick in 2015 out of high school. But he dominated at the end of a 126-inning sophomore season and was the top pitcher in the Cape Cod League in 2016. He has the pedigree and stuff to go No. 1 overall. PICK: Brady Singer, RHP, Florida | 2. Giants Scouting director John Barr and team president Brian Sabean have been involved in high draft picks before, but it was a long time ago. The Giants haven't had the homegrown pitching success in recent years that propelled them to three World Series titles from 2010-2014, led by Madison Bumgarner, the retiring Matt Cain and long-gone Tim Lincecum. This draft class is pitching-heavy, especially on the high school side, with Georgia prep Ethan Hankins poised to become the third prep righthander in five drafts to go out No. 2 overall, joining the Marlins' Tyler Kolek (2014) and Reds' Hunter Greene (2017). Scouts want to see more consistency out of Hankins' breaking ball, but his fastball, size, dominant summer with USA Baseball's 18U national team and makeup all push him toward the top of the draft class. PICK: Ethan Hankins, RHP, Forsyth Central High, Cumming, Ga. | 3. Phillies The Phillies' rebuild gained momentum in the second half, mostly thanks to the arrival of prospects such as Rhys Hoskins, Nick Williams and Jorge Alfaro to boost a previously moribund offense. The Phils' last three first-rounders have been outfielders in Adam Haseley, Mickey Moniak and Cornelius Randolph, but their best pick of the last decade was righthander Aaron Nola, a fast mover out of Louisiana State. So the Phillies likely will pay special attention in 2018 to the top tier of college starting pitchers, a group that includes Singer and his rotation mate Jackson Kowar, lefthanders Shane McClanahan (South Florida) and Ryan Rolison (Mississippi) and righthanders Casey Mize (Auburn) and Logan Gilbert (Stetson). However, if the organization liked Moniak, it should love Brice Turnag, who has a similar profile but a longer track record, big league bloodlines and the ability to play shortstop. PICK: Brice Turang, SS, Santiago HS, Corona, Calif. | 4. White Sox Chicago's rebuilding efforts have moved into overdrive with trade acquisitions and solid early returns from bat-first college first-rounders the last two years in Zack Collins and Jake Burger. If the White Sox continue in that vein, they could pursue college bats such as top Cape Cod League performers Greyson Jenista of Wichita State or Griffin Conine of Duke. But Chicago won't have to limit itself to college bats, and a need for athletes could push it to pick a prep bat this high. If so, the best choice is Nander De Sedas, who attends the same Florida prep school that produced another American League Central shortstop, Francisco Lindor. De Sedas switch-hits like Lindor and has some lightning in his bat to go with middle-of-the-diamond athleticism. PICK: Nander De Sedas, SS, Montverde (Fla.) Academy | 5. Reds The Reds last had three straight years of top-10 picks from 1983-85, and they've hit with the last two No. 2 overall picks with Nick Senzel (already in Double-A) and Hunter Greene (the hardest thrower in draft history). Cincinnati employs a Best Player Available philosophy, and in this draft class, that's going to mean a high school player, with more upside available. In other words, even though they have Senzel, that's not going to keep them from pursuing Nolan Gorman, who has the best power bat in the class, high school or college. PICK: Nolan Gorman, 3B, O'Connor HS, Phoenix | 6. Mets The Mets have been curiously cautious in recent years, sticking to college picks, and until ownership changes, there's no reason to believe that direction will change. Injury concerns may dog McClanahan (who already has had Tommy John surgery) and Mize (limited to seven innings this summer by a forearm strain), but the Mets have had their eyes on McClanahan for a while. They drafted him in the 26th round out of Cape Coral (Fla.) High in 2015 and will have reason to take him again. PICK: Shane McClanahan, LHP, South Florida 7. Padres Yes, the Padres like toolsy players, but they haven't shied away from collegians early, such as 2016 first-rounder Cal Quantrill. Mize has a longer college track record than Quantrill and similarly commands a plus fastball well for his experience level. PICK: Casey Mize, RHP, Auburn 8. Braves Rocker's father Tracy played in the NFL and was most recently Georgia's defensive line coach, though he's out of coaching now, watching his son's baseball career progress. He'll have plenty of time to get to know Brian Bridges, Roy Clark and the Braves' scouting department, which will be happy to grab a Georgia prep product in a banner year of Peach State prospects. PICK: Kumar Rocker, RHP, North Oconee HS, Bogart, Ga. 9. Athletics Madrigal is a NorCal kid, having played on some loaded Elk Grove High clubs south of Sacramento. If any team is willing to look past his 5-foot-7, 161-pound stature this high, it's a club like Oakland, which values kids who can play. Madrigal can play. PICK: Nick Madrigal, SS/2B, Oregon State | 10. Pirates Pittsburgh would do well to land USA Baseball's gold-medal starter for the 18U national team, and that's what Liberatore became in a breakout summer. He's shown a 93-94 mph fastball with angle to go with a fine curveball with depth and a changeup with fade. PICK: Matthew Liberatore, LHP, Mountain Ridge HS, Riverdale, Ariz. 11. Orioles This is the first selection that's not protected; in other words, if the Orioles sign a free agent who's received a qualifying offer from his former club, they could forfeit this draft pick. Right now, we're just going off the raw order, but this is where the final order could start to change. In this scenario, the Orioles keep loading up on lefthanded pitching after taking D.L. Hall in the first round in 2017. Rolison shined in the Cape Cod League this summer and is an eligible sophomore for Mississippi next spring. PICK: Ryan Rolison, LHP, Mississippi 12. Blue Jays This all could line up well for the Jays to take a Canadian in the first round, which has never happened in club history. Tristan Pompey of Kentucky, whose older brother Dalton has played in the majors with Toronto, wouldn't be a big reach here at 12. But other college bats, at this juncture, make more sense, particularly those who performed better with wood in the Cape Cod League this summer. That list starts with Wichita State's emerging Greyson Jenista. PICK: Greyson Jenista, OF/1B, Wichita State | ... 19. Cardinals St. Louis gets back into the first round with a college bat. PICK: Tristan Pompey, OF, Kentucky

Hard to think of a real "feature" that they could add, given the bones of the stadium. As far as general park changes go, I agree with lowering the outfield walls, they need to be short enough to allow more home run robberies. Probably move them back a bit so the HR rate doesn't really change. Don't want it to be too much of a band box. But the problem with the walls being lowered is the turf/concrete - there would be soooo many annoying ground-rule doubles. I think they should remove like 8,000 seats and revamp all of the seating. This is the most important thing. Make the things a bit wider and for f***s sake point all of them at the infield. Maybe some cupholders too

The Leafs' core is f***ing nuts. Could still use a big ugly shut down defenseman dude. Or two.

Meh. Fielder was a great hitter... Hopefully Vlad Jr. is a Hall of Famer.

Yeesh. Vlad could end up with a Prince Fielder body.

No scenario? So you think Toronto's FO is stupid enough to pay a $20M tariff to keep him?

If you check out his Instagram, he was doing box jumps and s*** months ago. He could have been playing baseball all year... maybe it's a mental health thing actually.