Tenacious D Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, Hongbit said: Slot for that pick is $560k. It’s $4M for pick 15 which is probably what he’ll want to skip college. probably--not sure how much they are saving with the Rocker pick that they can apply. I doubt they would draft him in the 4th if they didn't have an indication or inclination that we would sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Melton was a 4-yr Senior, which means he likely will not get full slot. Zero leverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 The other issue with losing the 3rd round pick (ERod signing) is not only the loss of player opportunity, that pick was worth about $700K that the Tigers could have had in their pool to get creative in order to try and sign a HS player they like that would sign over-slot to forego his college commitment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984Echoes Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 10 minutes ago, LongLiveMaroth said: I'm good with Troy "Jacob" Melton... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hongbit Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Tenacious D said: probably--not sure how much they are saving with the Rocker pick that they can apply. I doubt they would draft him in the 4th if they didn't have an indication or inclination that we would sign. Looks like they saved $2.4M on Rocker. They can offer Porter at least $3M. That’s right around pick #20 money and should be good enough for him to leave Clemson and sign. Edited July 18, 2022 by Hongbit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) Now that Jared McKenzie is gone, kinda hoping for Jace Grady for their 5th round pick (although guessing pitcher lol) Edited July 18, 2022 by mtutiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Luke Gold, 3B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLiveMaroth Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Luke Gold 3B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Tigers draft Luke Gold, 3B, Boston College in the 5th round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Gold was ranked #87 in pre-draft on MLB.com. Went with the 147th pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 87th ranked player from MLB Pipeline, not bad for the 5th round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLiveMaroth Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 From Fangraphs: Rated their #100 Gold has plus bat speed and pull power but he may not have a position due to issues with throwing accuracy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cowan Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Drafting guys named Jace and Troy, boy I don't know. You should only draft guys named Mike and Nick and Chuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tenacious D Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 6 minutes ago, LongLiveMaroth said: From Fangraphs: Rated their #100 Gold has plus bat speed and pull power but he may not have a position due to issues with throwing accuracy. he can platoon at DH with Jung. I read a different report that his arm was strong enough to play both positions. I guess that can be technically correct, while being erratic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Another fat infielder. They really want to find a replacement for Paredes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 12 minutes ago, Jim Cowan said: Drafting guys named Jace and Troy, boy I don't know. You should only draft guys named Mike and Nick and Chuck. Don't forget Payton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 this draft is pretty uninspiring. I'm even losing my enthusiasm for Jung and Graham. The good news is that we'll be able to draft in the top 5 next year, and likely many more seasons. So at least we have that to look forward to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 3 minutes ago, Tenacious D said: this draft is pretty uninspiring. I'm even losing my enthusiasm for Jung and Graham. Any particular reason? I can't really say that I hate any of their picks thus far, although I'm not a massive draft follower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 I have never seen any of these guys play and have only read about them very recently. So, I have no opinion on the draft other than I am glad they didn't sign a bunch of high school pitchers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) I keep forgetting that next year is the first year of the draft lottery, I keep telling myself that we're probably going to get a top 3 pick this year based off our record but if the Tigers have any type of luck like the other Detroit teams do in the draft lottery they will probably be picking as far back as the rules say they can. Edited July 18, 2022 by RandyMarsh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mtutiger Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 minute ago, Tiger337 said: I have never seen any of these guys play and have only read about them very recently. So, I have no opinion on the draft other than I am glad they didn't sign a bunch of high school pitchers They badly needed an infusion of position players, particularly ones who are more advanced, and they seem to be accomplishing that while not reaching as well. I'll take it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 I'm just negative today. Got spoiled getting top of the draft picks the last few drafts. Last year, Madden slipped to us, and Pacheco seemed like a nice consolation for all of the HS shortstops we passed on in the draft. I'm not seeing any interesting picks--probably losing the 3rd hurt, along with our much smaller draft budget this year. I'd be OK with that if the MLB team was having a good season, but we're awful and have to wait another draft to "reap" the benefits of our ineptitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLiveMaroth Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 minute ago, mtutiger said: They badly needed an infusion of position players, particularly ones who are more advanced, and they seem to be accomplishing that while not reaching as well. I'll take it. Agreed, also the impatient part of me also says that since most have been position players we should see them in the minors playing this year rather than starting next like they do with the pitchers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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