Last Chance Saloon: 2025 MLB Draft

[LongLiveMaroth]

Tigers get the 2nd pick of the Comp A round

 

[chasfh]

On 9/1/2024 at 10:51 AM, TJ Rollercoaster said:

From Tankathon

On 9/6/2024 at 10:18 AM, AlaskanTigersFan said:

Brutal. 

 

By the way, I ran 5 simulations. We got 14 twice, 15 twice and 1st once. Hrmmmmmm 🤔

These did not age well. 😉

Edited December 6, 2024 by chasfh

[chasfh]

On 9/27/2024 at 9:19 PM, 1984Echoes said:

2025 MLB Lottery = MOOT POINT!!!

This did.

[Timmitch55]

Get ready for OF and P in 2025. That's what we'll be after.

[Tenacious D]

Odd to see us draft this late—been a long time.

 

[Edman85]

On 12/5/2024 at 8:08 PM, LongLiveMaroth said:

Tigers get the 2nd pick of the Comp A round

 

Fyi, this was pretty much set after the year (the only thing it was waiting on was revenue sharing setting eligibility). The rounds are in order of winning percentage.

[Edman85]

10 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

Odd to see us draft this late—been a long time.

 

Mets, Dodgers, and Yankees will move down 10 spots. The Braves might. CBT penalties.

[Arlington]

On 8/6/2024 at 11:12 AM, 1984Echoes said:

Not looking forward to this but, after the trade deadline, it appears we are "once more into the breach". Another top 10 draft pick for the Tigers next year (we are currently in the #8 spot). 

I'll update as we get closer towards the end of the season... and then there's also the lottery...

I'm calling this "Last Chance" because I fully expect the Tigers to be in the Playoffs next year... or DAMN NEAR to making the playoffs. IN is better than "near miss" though, obviously...

I'd like next year to be our last chance Top 10 pick for a "long, long, long time"...

We shall see.

My first unread post in this thread.  The nadar for the season was 4 days away.  Aug. 10 0.2%.  No top 10 pick for us.

[RatkoVarda]

draft pools out. Tigers pick 24, 34, 62, 98 in first 3 rounds

Mariners: $17,074,400
Rays: $16,699,400
Angels: $16,656,400
Nationals: $16,597,800
Orioles: $16,513,100
Rockies: $15,723,400
Marlins: $15,187,400
Cardinals: $14,238,300
Pirates: $14,088,400
Brewers: $13,138,100
Royals: $12,794,700
Twins: $12,653,000
Red Sox: $12,409,300
White Sox: $12,169,100
Reds: $11,836,800
Rangers: $10,991,300
Tigers: $10,990,800
Diamondbacks: $10,917,800
Athletics: $10,563,500
Blue Jays: $10,314,600
Guardians: $10,198,100
Cubs: $9,636,800
Braves: $9,081,100
Dodgers: $9,031,300
Giants: $8,403,300
Phillies: $7,849,400
Astros: $7,181,500
Padres: $6,569,100
Mets: $5,465,900
Yankees: $5,383,600

[AlaskanTigersFan]

https://www.si.com/mlb/tigers/news/detroit-tigers-add-two-impact-college-bats-latest-2025-mlb-mock-draft Little mock draft love. (I'd love these picks). 

I don't see us going with High Schoolers this year. So it'll be fun to see them draft someone we won't have to wait four years to see..... I could even see the Tigers drafting a reliever that could be fast moving and quick to the majors like Ryan Perry and Chance Ruffin (Had to look them up again sheeeeeeesh).  I hope they go College bats though. Particularly OF or C. (Moreso OF).

[Tiger337]

3 minutes ago, AlaskanTigersFan said:

https://www.si.com/mlb/tigers/news/detroit-tigers-add-two-impact-college-bats-latest-2025-mlb-mock-draft Little mock draft love. (I'd love these picks). 

I don't see us going with High Schoolers this year. So it'll be fun to see them draft someone we won't have to wait four years to see..... I could even see the Tigers drafting a reliever that could be fast moving and quick to the majors like Ryan Perry and Chance Ruffin (Had to look them up again sheeeeeeesh).  I hope they go College bats though. Particularly OF or C. (Moreso OF).

They are going to draft the player with the best long-term potential whether it be a high school or college player. 

[monkeytargets39]

29 minutes ago, AlaskanTigersFan said:

https://www.si.com/mlb/tigers/news/detroit-tigers-add-two-impact-college-bats-latest-2025-mlb-mock-draft Little mock draft love. (I'd love these picks). 

I don't see us going with High Schoolers this year. So it'll be fun to see them draft someone we won't have to wait four years to see..... I could even see the Tigers drafting a reliever that could be fast moving and quick to the majors like Ryan Perry and Chance Ruffin (Had to look them up again sheeeeeeesh).  I hope they go College bats though. Particularly OF or C. (Moreso OF).

That seems like the exact opposite of what Harris will do

[gehringer_2]

44 minutes ago, AlaskanTigersFan said:

I could even see the Tigers drafting a reliever that could be fast moving and quick to the majors

They did go for the guy that was supposed to have a short path the majors with Madden. Hasn't gone particularly well.

Edited Wednesday at 02:30 PM by gehringer_2

[gehringer_2]

The odds of any draftee making the majors is pretty terrible, but OTOH, you only need a couple of hits out of each draft to keep a team pretty well stocked, so I've always thought you draft purely on ceiling and don't worry about the washouts. A guy can have the highest guaranteed floor in the draft and all that probably gets you is a career AAA player.

[papalawrence]

1 minute ago, gehringer_2 said:

....all that probably gets you is a career AAA player.

AKA, "Gardy's Tigers"

[1984Echoes]

4 hours ago, AlaskanTigersFan said:

https://www.si.com/mlb/tigers/news/detroit-tigers-add-two-impact-college-bats-latest-2025-mlb-mock-draft ...

The catcher does NOT sound like a Harris pick. The guy mocked at #26 to the Phillies, OF'er Brendan Summerhill out of UCLA and AZU... DOES sound like a Harris pick:

"a strong, athletic outfielder with a smooth left-handed swing who is just scratching the surface of his power potential. He is hitting .417/.513/.698 with 15 extra-base hits and more walks (18) than strikeouts (13) in 24 games this spring..."

 

 

 

 

Edited Wednesday at 06:05 PM by 1984Echoes

[chasfh]

When Harris took Max and Mac as high schoolers in 2023, we were building for the long term and probably didn’t expect to be in the playoffs the following season. Now that we’re that team, we need to draft top players who get here a lot more quickly. So I am guessing top-end college players are at the top of his shopping list.

[Edman85]

2 minutes ago, chasfh said:

When Harris took Max and Mac as high schoolers in 2023, we were building for the long term and probably didn’t expect to be in the playoffs the following season. Now that we’re that team, we need to draft top players who get here a lot more quickly. So I am guessing top-end college players are at the top of his shopping list.

BPA. No need to stray from that out of need. 

[chasfh]

Just now, Edman85 said:

BPA. No need to stray from that out of need. 

College > high school as a tiebreaker.

[RatkoVarda]

shocking how you can now trust the Tiger's staff to actually develop players, so to me, HS or College, arm or bat, whatever. They seem to have found a successful formula after decades and decades of failure.

IMO there is still a strong correlation between volume of high picks and success rate, meaning give yourself as many turns as you can to find a legit ML player. Keep the CB pick every year. Acquire more CB picks if you can. Spend and grab a falling player in later rounds who is actually not going to college.

2020 draft picks:

 

[LongLiveMaroth]

https://www.mlb.com/milb/news/mlb-s-top-150-draft-prospects-for-2025?t=mlb-draft-coverage

[Tigermojo]

I'm not that exited about this draft but then I remember Gunnar Henderson was drafted 42nd.

[papalawrence]

6 minutes ago, Tigermojo said:

I'm not that exited about this draft but then I remember Gunnar Henderson was drafted 42nd.

Mike Piazza was drafted in the 62nd round. Skubal in the 9th. I've come to trust Harris.....and Holmes.....and Langdon. Good to be a Detroit fan

[monkeytargets39]

Everybody wanted the Tigers to pick Marcelo Mayer because we needed an SS that would blow through the system and be ready quickly.

Jobe beat him to the big leagues 

[romad1]

10 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

They are going to draft the player with the best long-term potential whether it be a high school or college player. 

aka Werner Von Braun in 1945 when the USA won the expansion draft of former nazi rocket scientists