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Who wins tonight fellas? I'm going to place some hockey bets.

"We want Biagoooooooooooo"

lmao at that guys chant

Welp

My igloo is actually pretty f***ing nice.

We going streaking fellas.

I was watching very intensely.

From BA "Espino will continue to be one of the tougher players to project—similar to prep Georgia righthander Ethan Hankins last year but for different reasons—and there will be many teams out entirely thanks to his size and long arm action. But it only takes one team, and his stuff has continued to be the best in the country this spring. Colorado has also done a nice job developing arms in recent year"

Damn Chris Davis just smacked a double.

Adley Rutschman Oregon State C Notes: Through 30 games this season, Rutschman is hitting .423/.580/.825 with 11 home runs. He ranks first in the country in walks per game with 39 free passes compared to just 20 strikeouts, and he ranks 6th in slugging percentage and 10th in batting average. Nothing to see here, Rutschman should make this decision an easy one for Orioles general manager Mike Elias. 2 kc400x400.JPG Andrew Vaughn California 1B Notes: The Royals took college players with their first 11 picks in 2018, and we have them going with a college bat with their first overall selection in the 2019 draft. Vaughn’s bat is special and could be a nice compliment to the group of arms they took a year ago. He’s hitting .344/.519/.708 with 10 home runs this season, and against lefthanders his line looks even better: .464/.615/1.071 with five homers in 28 at-bats. 3 cws400x400.JPG Bobby Witt Jr. Colleyville (Texas) Heritage HS SS Notes: The White Sox have also leaned toward the college side in recent years, but there’s no obvious player to take of that demographic here with Rutschman and Vaughn off the board. As it stands, the best high school hitter on the board looks to be better than the best college bat remaining. Witt has the best package of raw tools for a hitter in the 2019 class and would perhaps give scouting director Nick Hostetler a reason to go toward the prep ranks. 4 mia400x400.jpg (1) C.J. Abrams Blessed Trinity HS, Roswell, Ga. SS Notes: Abrams showed some promise defensively at shortstop during last week’s NHSI and seems to fits well with Miami’s recent preference of toolsy high school players. First-year scouting director D.J. Svihlik could always wind up shaking things up, though upper level Miami scouts have been bearing down on him. The Marlins could be intrigued with Seattle prep outfielder Corbin Carroll as well. 5 det400x400.JPG Riley Greene Hagerty HS, Oviedo, Fla. OF Notes: This is going to be where things open up a bit, as there’s no obvious best player available after the top four. So, how about the top pure prep hitter in the class to the Tigers? Arizona State outfielder Hunter Bishop, Texas Christian lefthander Nick Lodolo, Lakeside (Seattle) High outfielder Corbin Carroll and Nevada-Las Vegas shortstop Bryson Stott could all make sense here as well. 6 sd400x400.JPG Corbin Carroll Lakeside HS, Seattle OF Notes: Last year, the top five picks were all college players, so a mock with four prep players among the top six picks may seem too high school heavy. However, just two years ago, with a lighter college hitting class, four of the top six picks were high school players. This year’s draft could set up similarly, as there is currently perceived to be a drop-off on the college side after Rutschman and Vaughn. San Diego has been high school heavy in recent years, and if they’re not going to take a pitcher at this spot Carroll could make sense. The Padres haven’t hesitated at investing in smaller hitters recently (5-foot-10 shortstop Xavier Edwards signed for $2.6 million in 2018), and Carroll’s hit tool rivals Greene’s but with the added comfort of being a solid defensive center fielder. 7 cin400x400.JPG Nick Lodolo Texas Christian LHP Notes: In his first two seasons at Texas Christian, Lodolo struggled to match expectations that come with being an unsigned supplemental first-round pick out of high school. This year, he’s been as dominant as expected. Lodolo has impressed this spring, posting a 1.52 ERA over eight starts and 53.1 innings with a a 68-10 strikeout-to-walk ratio. With an improved slider, Lodolo's put himself in position to be the first pitcher off the board. 8 tex400x400.JPG Hunter Bishop Arizona State OF Notes: Texas might be more than happy to take Bishop at this spot, as he should be in play at a few places before No. 8 considering the offensive rampage he’s been on this spring and the toolset he brings to the table. Bishop is hitting .402/.533/.932 through 30 games with 16 home runs, tied for the most in the country along with Tulane third baseman Kody Hoese. 9 atl400x400.JPG Bryson Stott Nevada-Las Vegas SS Notes: Stott should be in play somewhere in the 6-12 range as the only college shortstop surrounded by a bevy of corner bats. He would give the Braves' system some needed depth at the middle infield position as well. Carroll could be a fit here if he makes it this far, and it sounds like Braves brass have been checking in on him early this season. 10 sf400x400.JPG Matthew Allan Seminole HS, Sanford, Fla. RHP Notes: Allan continues to draw praise for his performance this spring and should be one of the first prep pitchers off the board. Former Braves scouting director Brian Bridges is also now in San Francisco as a national crosschecker, and he has as solid history as any evaluator in taking—and hitting on—prep righthanders.

I'm actually really impressed he remembered to run to first base instead of the dugout after he hit the ball

I can confirm it's top headline news on both MLB.com and Espn.com

Probably will be but i was watching the Boston game. 2 RBI's too!

I just assumed a pitcher would feel bad and start pitching underhand to him before he got a hit.

I know no one is going to believe me but Chris Davis got a hit today.

I can post the whole thing if anyone wants but they make it now so posting makes the format come out terrible

BA updated their mock draft. They have JJ Bleday going J.J. Bleday Vanderbilt OF Notes: Toronto could be choosing between a number of college hitters here depending on how the top 10 plays out, but Bleday has been steadily rising all spring with improved power numbers and a fantastic track record of hitting in the SEC. Around this range seems to be the floor for Carroll as well.

Okay, i have some thoughts on this. This is just my opinion, and might be shared by some, but some guys it might be a bit early to tell, and don't want to jump the gun on (see Hinske and Wells, though Wells, wasn't as bad, especially since AA somehow unloaded that contract) since you don't know if the player will regress or the league figure them out. I do like the idea of trying to get guys locked into fair, but team friendly deals, so it helps you know your budget with a bit more certainty years down the line, and if the player continues at their performance, wonderful, if they get even better, then it's a steal. On the other hand, you could wind up playing for a player who winds up injury plagued (sometimes that can't be helped, either it's just their body, or freak accidents, like JB getting his cleat stuck in the seem of the OF turn and straining his knee), or someone who doesn't live up to what they did before, or gets worse. But for sake of argument, and for the purposes of this thread, I'll throw out some names on who I would try to lock up, at least through arbitration, or a deal that includes team options for those years, so if the player doesn't have a good year, is injured, the team can decline the option, and either non-tender them, or go to arbitration/avoid it by signing them to a cheaper deal (Saunders this year received a very small, relative to arbitration, salary increase due to him being injured, and didn't have a leg to stand on to fight for a larger payday, and no that wasn't meant to be a s***** pun). So, here's my list: Osuna. Relief pitchers are notoriously unstable, with the exception of a few, and they're usually closers, or set-up men. Roberto has been our closer the past two years (his first two in the bigs, and I believe the first time above A ball, correct me if I'm wrong). He seems to have had essentially a similar year to his first, minus some hiccups here and there, which, he's human, it's to be expected, but in the playoffs, he was even better than last year, going 9.0 IP giving up 0, as in zero, runs, walked no one, and struck out 10, better than last post season. He pitched about as many innings and games this year as last, so it's fair to compare them. Of course we don't know how he'll be next year, no one can predict how a player will be, but if he remains as is, he could get expensive in arbitration, and quickly, especially if he keeps racking up saves, and making big leaguers look foolish. He's also young, very young for his success, by MLB standards, (I think he'll be 23), and some guys don't break into the bigs until around 25 give or take. So, he still has some pretty good years ahead of him. Even if his velocity begins to drop, as it does with many pitchers just due to age, he seems to know how to pitch, already has two good off speed pitches in his slider, and change-up, so he could adjust a bit more easily, since he can locate the ball pretty well. He's only entering his 3rd year, and unless he gets sent down, which I don't see happening, he'll be eligible for arbitration next off season. They could try to go with a one-year deal, and talk extension, or if he has another solid year, or even better now that he's had more experience around, I wouldn't mind seeing them buyout his arbitration years, and maybe a year of FA, or just the arbitration years, and some team options. To keep the AAV lower, and maybe have him accept, offer larger buyouts on the options, or give him signing bonuses that would be paid, say first day of April of each year, when they're in Florida, so he doesn't lose income tax. Worse case, I would go one year of arbitration (hopefully avoiding it) to see what he does in 2017, and then maybe a 3-4 year deal with 1-2 options on it depending on the guaranteed years and money, and maybe some signing bonuses or larger buyouts than the typical $250-500K ones. Sanchez. If Cot's is correct, this is his last year before he'll be eligible for arbitration in the offseason. So, similar deal with Osuna. I would let him play this season out, see how it goes, and if he pitches like he did this year, or better yet, improves on it, showing no signs of fatigue, or regression, or injury, make a similar offer where his arbitration years are bought out, with possibly a year or two of FA, either guaranteed or via option(s). He's still young, and if he can reproduce what he did last year, and better yet improve, he's a force to lead the rotation, and could get expensive, so offering up some guaranteed years, with some options, and/or higher buyouts, might be worth it. Stroman. He qualified as a Super Two and will be eligible for arbitration this offseason with a projection of about $3-3.5M depending on your source. Keep in mind, many of them have predicted big contracts for JB and EE, and well, yeah. He still has 3 arbitration years ahead of him, so his price will only go up. Since he does have the stuff to be successful, even at the top of the rotation, I would let this year play out and see if he can rebound from a back and forth kind of year last year. He's another guy I would offer a similar contract to like Osuna and Sanchez, buying out arbitration for guaranteed money, maybe a FA year or two, and/or some team or vesting option(s) (forgot to mention those before). Pillar: Believe it or not, I would be tempted to give him a contract to lock him in. He'll be arbitration eligible for the first time this offseason, so it could be a see what happens, then see what he does next year before talking about buying out the last of his arbitration and a FA year or two. My method for this madness is, he'll only be 28 come ST, so he should have a few good years left, so why not try to get them for the Jays at a team friendly, but fair contract, to one of the games best defensive CFs, a guy with some speed, who's hit 66 2B since taking over full time, and if he can be a bit more patient, might be able to draw some more walks, hit for a little more power, and get on base just a bit more. Career OBP of .303 isn't horrible, especially since he'll likely hit lower in the lineup, and his defense is more of what the team wants, and anything offensively is a bonus. Again, maybe a 3-4 year contract that's team friendly, maybe some options, maybe higher buyouts on the options, maybe signing bonuses paid in ST, so less income tax taken out, and if we get someone else who comes up through the farm, or signed, or traded for, if he's on a team friendly contract, much like anyone on one, trading them will be easier. If he starts to decline and is forced into one of the corner OF spots, or a team wants a CF, they can have a cheaper alternative, and maybe some options on the contract. Donaldson. OK technically he's not "young" in the sense of this thread being he just turned 31, and is under contract this year, with one more year of arbitration, but I wouldn't mind giving him another 2-3 year deal, with vesting or team options, especially since the team will need a new "face of the franchise" with EE gone, and who knows with Bautista, but rumours are he's only looking for a one year deal. 3 years makes him 34. EE had a pretty good year at 33, and if the team rotates guys, like Donaldson and others, to have some off days, or DH duties, he could still be a strong bat at 33 maybe 34. At worse he gets a contract that might be movable in a trade, and the Jays can get something of value back. I don't personally seeing him dropping off a cliff in the next few years, but his all out play might be a problem, so a few days at DH, or a schedule day off might be good, and could always come off the bench if needed. Travis. He's a bit hard to get a grasp on. He was almost a lock for ROY before shoulder issues ended his season, and kept him out early this season. Good thing is they found out the problem and fixed it. He enjoyed a solid year, and exceeded expectation of some, and made the trade look like a complete steal by the Jays. in only 101 games and 410 ABs he hit 28 2B, 1 3B, 11HR, 50 RBI, hit an even .300 with a .332 OBP, while doing a pretty good job in the field. Then the knee issue started which was originally a bone bruise, then it was a bone bruise with cartilage being stuck in between the knee joint. This could be chalked up to a freak accident, or making a double play where he had to pivot on the leg, causing a tear. Hell, I tore a meniscus getting into my car. So, I would give him at least this year to see what he can bring. We know he's capable of being a solid offensive player at his position, and play at least average, if not above average defense, and either play out the first year of arbitration, or like the above, try to buyout the years, with an option or two, signing bonuses, combination thereof. Just from what I've seen during the past couple of years, the players' work ethic, their ages, they're the ones I'd try to lock in for the core, and try to keep their contracts low, but fair, I know hard balancing act at times. We know we have some players who for the next 2-3 seasons will make $20M a year, we have some guys who might be lost on waivers, and a few FA next year, so if the Jays can lock them in at inexpensive rates, they can then have more money to go out on the FA market, resign other players, take on money in trades, know what the players are going to make for the next few years, giving them an advantage. If someone comes up through the system, and winds up being a better player, or via trade, or via FA, the contracts could make them easier to trade since it wouldn't be a large sum of money. We've seen some contracts that are getting handed out, so if we can keep some of the young core players in the fold, at cheaper prices, why not? Worse case the players regress, or start to slow down a bit, but then it's not a huge investment (depending on what the figures are), especially when compared to some contracts that players get, especially later in their careers (right side of 30, or some case 35), and then start to fade, and are shells of themselves, who are all but unmovable, and you're stuck. Overall, I think it's a gamble no matter how you look at it. Most of the younger players are either under contract (Lourdes Gurriel if he pans out) for a low amount, or aren't FA eligible yet for a few more years, so there isn't a real sense of urgency. Well, maybe with Donaldson, if the team isn't competitive, or he enters the final year of arbitration without talk of an extension, or even if they start talking, he might want to test the waters like EE and JB, so he's the only question mark. The others, even Stroman who is arbitration eligible now, are either this season removed, and will hit arbitration for their first time and either way, even Stroman is under team control for years to come. They could wait a year or two of arbitration before talking contract extensions, but if they can land them for team friendly deals, that won't handcuff the team, and the players take it, and it gives us some of, if not, the best years of those players careers, I say go for it. No one knows what will happen, so that's a gamble, but even if there's a regression, injury, player can't live up to what they've done before, and are average or worse, then it's not like signing a FA to a high AAV and stuck with them for a few years, where if the contracts are fair on both sides, we might get a nice core, for a relatively fair amount of money, all entering their primes, while allowing the team to have money to use elsewhere to try and sustain a potential contender for a few years, or at least take a step back, regroup with some acquisitions, and still have a number of players there, so you're shopping list is smaller. It's almost a Catch-22 since you might get a great deal with some of that players best years, for an inexpensive rate (relative to some of the market values), or at worse, it winds up like a Hinske deal, where the player is average, or subaverage, and you have to just eat the money, which isn't nearly as much as market value could be. I'd say start talking to their reps and the players to get an idea, and take it from there. See what you have in house for replacements, or who you could get as a replacement without gutting the farm or having to overpay (well, more so) on the market. Going year by year is another option, like some have said, because an injury could make that year's salary lesser, but it could rise, and then you could be stuck with trying to sign the player before or when they hit FA if you don't have another replacement. Or like I said before, give them a deal, with options on the last one or two option years, and/or FA year and see. Just my opinions.

How much we betting?

Alright, boys. I'll make the GDT for the next game. I'm 2 and 1 this year and I'll bring the W home for us

I suspect this will be the most liked GDT in BJMB history.

Yassssssss

Is there anyway we can block Corporal Valdal from making GDT's? I would like us to win more than 3 games this year. K thnx

Whip cream for sure.

You should try French Vanilla.