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McAdoo more of that

5PM EST on Monday, July 28th

The IFA system seems completely broken

Sounds like a future Astro

That makes sense yeah. They seem to be perhaps the second and third highest ceiling guys in this crop behind Parker, and it probably isn't realistic to expect enough pool space to sign two top-three round HS talents who were both picked after round ten - one or the other seems more plausible. Who knows though, if we keep hearing of more $5000 signs, that's a lot of pool money freed up

Ty Peeples (round 20) was named as one of the high potential payoffs, but I read somewhere that he'd be a surprising signing. I guess we'll see

Latta seems like a solid pickup. He was the Big West defensive player of the year, and also gets a pretty decent review from BA on his bat Maddox Latta, SS, Cal State Fullerton Latta is a 5-foot-11, 193-pound shortstop prospect and committed Texas A&M graduate transfer who excelled as a bat-to-ball specialist in 2025. He slashed .362/.486/.503 with three home runs, 15 doubles, 14 stolen bases, a 12.4% strikeout rate and a 14.9% walk rate. While he doesn’t produce much impact, Latta makes consistent contact and controls the zone well, giving him a steady offensive profile.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/one-sentence-on-every-blue-jays-pick-in-the-2025-mlb-draft/

Jays signed lefty reliever Joe Mantiply and utility man Buddy Kennedy https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/07/blue-jays-sign-joe-mantiply-buddy-kennedy.html

Jays drafted Sean Casey's kid

Bullard sounds like an overslot signing

Fastball: 55 | Slider: 65 | Changeup: 55 | Control: 45 | Overall: 45 Spencer was the closer for a 2023 Indiana State team that made an unexpected run to the NCAA super regionals, though he injured his shoulder in his final outing of the season. He avoided surgery but didn't pitch that summer or fall, then started slowly as a junior season before moving into the Sycamores rotation at midseason. He turned down the Phillies as a 14th-rounder last July to transfer to Texas, where he emerged as the best college senior in the 2025 Draft before injuring his shoulder in April and undergoing season-ending surgery. Spencer added 2 mph to his fastball this spring, sitting at 93-96 mph, touching 98 and maintaining his velocity deep into games, albeit with more downhill angle than carry or run. His sweeping slider always has been his best pitch and it became a wipeout offering after it picked up 5 mph compared to a year ago, averaging 88 mph and reaching 91. He barely threw a changeup at Indiana State but now has the makings of a solid mid-80s cambio with depth. Not only did Spencer improve his velocity and shapes under the tutelage of famed Longhorns pitching coach Max Weiner, but he also gained better mechanics. His delivery is still funky in the back and features some effort, but he was more direct to the plate and more on top of his offerings before he got hurt. His surgery clouds his Draft status, but he was a three-pitch starter working his way toward the first round until his shoulder gave out.

Still fourteen available from pipeline top 100, plenty over slot candidates beyond them I'm sure https://www.mlb.com/draft/tracker/2025/undrafted

Pipeline must be the more bullish on him, they have 75 FB 55 SL 50 CH with 45 command and ranked #44 overall. That seems like an easy 2-3M guy unless he's indeed asking the moon. I guess there is the whole NIL factor in play now, kids aren't leaving the whole bonus amount on the table when they turn it down anymore. I assume a big ticket arm like that can make high six or even seven figures per year in college now?

Hardest FB ever recorded by a high school lefty at 103. Maybe teams can smell injury problems coming with the recent velo ramp up

Seems like another underslot guy yeah, perhaps in this range based on Cape Cod performance rather than college

2024 – SOPHOMORE SEASON AT USF Played in 45 games and made 43 starts … batted .258 with nine doubles, one homer, 19 RBI and 21 runs scored … drew 13 walks and posted a .345 OBP … went 9-for-13 in stolen base attempts … tallied 10 multi-hit games, including a three-hit game vs. Memphis (Mar. 24) … recorded a season-high three RBI vs. North Carolina A&T (Mar. 9) … longest hitting streak (5 games) and longest reached base streak (17 games) ... played for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod League during the summer ... named a CCL All-Star ... hit .326 with 30 hits, including three doubles and two homers, and drove in 18 runs in 29 games.