John_Havok

Can't believe they finally got it right with the participants. .. except Gary sanchez. That's just.... weird

Bellinger might win... it's really a toss up. I flipped 5 coins and it came out 3-2 in favour of Judge.

Stanton, Sano, Bellinger and Judge round 1. Then the erection begins Round 2 with Stanton vs Sano and Bellinger vs Judge.....

Who is?

It's unfortunate he got stuck at a low level for his age and experience, but that happens alot after the draft for guys in every system. He should probably be at least be playing in Lansing but the rosters are pretty full this time of year. Natural attrition throughout the org will sort it out over time Dude has an .831 slugging %..... From 2080 sports prior to the draft: Ryan Noda, 1B, Univ. of Cincinnati | 2017 Draft Class Ht/Wt: 6’3” / 217 B/T: L/L Age (as of 2017 MLB Draft): 21y 2m In a draft class that is short on impact college position players, Cincinnati first basemen Ryan Noda has a profile that combines raw power, strike-zone awareness, and above-average defense that could elevate him into the range of an early- to-mid-Day Two selection. Noda has been a stalemate in the Bearcats lineup, over the past two seasons, starting 112 games. He turned heads at the Cape Cod League last summer where he hit five home runs while leading the circuit with 27 walks. Now a junior, Noda stumbled out of the gate, hitting just .143 through the season’s first 15 games, but he hit his stride shortly after, and is now slashing .279/.436/.558 while leading the Bearcats with six home runs and 22 walks. Noda has an athletic frame with room to add weight as he matures. Eschewing batting gloves, Noda starts with his hands low in a slightly open stance before closing up with his stride and unleashing a powerful uppercut swing. He wraps the barrel around his head just slightly, which adds some length to the swing, which he mitigates with above-average bat speed. The wrap could be a contributing factor in contact issues. While Noda has aforementioned strike-zone awareness, there’s also some swing and miss to his game. For his career at Cincinnati, Noda has struck out in 26.4% of his plate appearances. Noda has logged time in the outfield early in his collegiate career and over the course of the summer, he profiles best as a first basemen where his soft hands and strong, accurate arm make him an above-average defender. On a recent mid-week game at Ohio State, Noda went 1-5 for with a double and a strikeout. – Burke Granger

I've got Stanton and Judge in the finals.

Giving kids more money to eat seems like a good start, but when was the last time a 16-22 year old was capable of making the kind of food choices that would be required of someone trying to become a world class athlete? Sure there's all kinds of info on the internet, but you have to be mentally mature enough to want to do it, which these kids are not for the most part.

And then when called on it, promptly misspells Gatorade as a dumn f*** encore.

I made my picks early in the morning and went out of cell range for the rest of the day until now. Not having Story play today probably sunk me from the points

Kluber Lynn Vogt Freeman Altuve Longoria Story Choi K. Davis Piscotty

Injuries suck

Could have sworn that was you Hurl. Rocking that manzier!

Yes, clubs are definitely improving in this area. It's weird how long it took to recognize as something they should be actively investing in though.

And bearing in mind this will be Donaldson only chance at a free agent contract... I highly doubt he signs anything before actually hitting FA status. Realistically the Jays have to decide if getting more via trade as a return vs 1 comp pick is worth the negative PR that would be created by trading him.

Maybe. But even shipping out salary it would be nice to get more than a warm body back. Not like they can even really use another centre.

There's a lot of differences between the upcoming Donaldson situation, an the EE and JB situations of last year which would make it far more likely that someone pays for Donaldson rather than those other 2. Most notably, Donaldson still plays great D at a pretty important position , is younger and can reliably be projected around 20+ WAR over his next 5 seasons assuming health.

Could be the next Pillar-type breakout.

You'd be surprised how little information and actual help propects in baseball get from their parent clubs. It really is quite pathetic how they treat their minor league teams and players in baseball.

Ugh. What a brutal deal to have to do...

Tim Hardaway jr just got 71 million from the Knicks for 4 years. Uh...... Why????

It's a Saturday. The game should be a sellout or close to it. The Jays have the 3Rd best attendance in mlb right now only behind St Louis and the Dodgers, though San Francisco will surpass them once their home schedule catches up.

Yeah, the thing was back then, no fans paid any attention to the minors at all and just relied on the talking heads on TV to tell them who was a good propects and who wasn't. Vlad and Bo's numbers make Green and Gonzalez's numbers look like chicken feed.

Braves OF Ronald Acuna from 62 to 10.... Albies drops to 25 from 8? I know he's got no power but he's got an .800 OPS in AAA as a 20 year old and showing more power than ever before. ALTUVE 2.0 Walker Buehler from 77 to 17....

Toronto isn't Houston. The Jays don't benefit from TV deals like every other market does because of Rogers and how they have evry thing set up.

Yankees didn't blow up, they retooled.