Pendleton

Jack Bauer still available? Triple digits lefty, must be signability?

He is only the 22nd best available based on pipeline rankings and a lot of them are fellow HS prospects ahead of him. Maybe teams just see him more in the back end of the top 10 rounds

If you're referring to the latest pick, I was thinking the opposite - figured he could be (at least slightly) underslot in round five. I wouldn't be surprised if there is some overall savings in rounds 3-5 that will pay for someone still to come. None of those three picks scream overslot to me

Back to back Canucks

Seems like a strong fallback plan in the least

You could have just saved yourself some time and said you don't like draft day comps lol I'm well aware of how prospects work. People are still always going to try to compare top prospects to star players, it's just part of the fun of following the draft

Could be, it's a gamble worth taking though IMO. I was just hearing on one of the broadcasts yesterday that CF offense is down across the league as teams are putting more emphasis on defense. There might be a lower bar for an elite CF defender to be an every day bat. This guy was listed as one of three HMs for best defender in the draft class, behind Billy Carlson who some say is the best HS shortstop they've ever seen

Go high ceiling prep lefty next. Stillman as previously mentioned or Cameron Appenzeller

Let him Cook (Pipeline had him at #106 FWIW)

It's the easy/lazy comp for any large SS prospect with elite hitting potential. Law did say his bat has the potential to be top 3 in this class with the right development

80 grade runner at 6'3 with hit tools, so tantalizing

Fingers crossed that's the pick here

O's had a huge draft pool so it was going to be a haul, but they are really killing it.

O's got nice value on Bodine at #32, he's a mid first round profile for a college catcher

Aiden Stillman jumped out among the prep arms in possible third round range. Pitchability lefties with projection are always a good gamble, his profile made me think of Thomas White from a couple years back, and Johnny King from our own system. Fastball: 50 | Slider: 50 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 50 | Overall: 45 Two players have been drafted out of Trinity Prep in Florida over the years, and both made it to the big leagues. Right-hander Slade Cecconi was an 11th-rounder in 2018 who went on to Miami before going No. 33 overall in 2020 and infielder Max Moroff signed as a 16th-round pick in 2012. A big left-hander who was arguably the most effective pitcher on USA Baseball’s 18U National Team that won gold at the World Cup Qualifier in Panama over the summer, Stillman has the chance to easily supplant that pair to become the earliest-drafted product from Trinity Prep. At 6-foot-3, Stillman has the kind of projectable frame teams look for in high school arms, and when combined with his feel for pitching, it’s easy to see why scouts are excited to see what’s to come from this southpaw. While his fastball is mostly average, up to 94-95 mph, he gets a fair amount of swings-and-misses on the pitch. He combines it with a low-80s slider that he can manipulate into more of a pure curve and he has feel for a low-80s changeup as well. Stillman’s stuff generally plays up because he tunnels his stuff very well, making it difficult for hitters to pick up his arsenal. He’s always around the zone and has a very good understanding at a young age of how to set up hitters. There is a commitment to Virginia to contend with, but his combination of upside and pitchability will certainly get talked about in Draft rooms.

Grabbing the second Parker brother would be awesome, but I find Taitn Gray's profile pretty intriguing. Ranked in the back end of the top 100 on pipeline (#92) but reads like a guy who may be a bit lower simply due to lack of track record (against high quality comp) rather than tools. Hit: 50 | Power: 60 | Run: 50 | Arm: 50 | Field: 40 | Overall: 45 Gray offers some of the best high school power in the 2025 class, as well as a tantalizing combination of physicality and athleticism -- and the possibility of catching. A club that believes he can stay behind the plate could pop him as early as the second round, something that hasn't happened to an Iowa prep hitter since Kellen Sweeney in 2010. Gatorade's state high school player of the year, he put on a show during batting practice at the Draft Combine. A switch-hitter, Gray has a smoother swing as a lefty but crushes balls from both sides. He led Iowa's summer high school league with 14 homers as a junior and produced the highest exit velocity (109 mph) and best maximum (87 mph) and average (83 mph) bat speeds at the Super 60 Showcase in February. While he wasn't a showcase circuit regular and hasn't faced a lot of top competition, he displays some feel to hit and scouts believe he's more than just a masher at the plate. Gray has surprising speed for a 6-foot-4, 220-pounder, clocking plus times in the 60-yard dash and playing as an average runner. The Oregon recruit is raw as a receiver and has average arm strength, though he needs to clean up his footwork and release. If he can't hack it as a catcher, he has the power and athleticism to profile on an outfield corner.

Corey Seager

And I called it months ago

JoJo Parker will be the guy

Gonna take a pre game nap to prepare for this one

Hoping we land the Parker brothers - JoJo at #8 and Jacob at #81

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45690005/mlb-2025-midseason-grades-all-30-teams-astros-tigers-cubs-dodgers-mets-yankees

I for one, welcome our new AI overlords