Excellent news regarding Powell! Feels like a good draft. I’m excited to see how these players grow in coming years.
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If there is one immutable rule I live by, it is this:
Never do math in public.
Great news about Powell and Forcucci. This felt like a very safe draft (for understandable and obvious reasons). But these two seem like the two picks with the highest potential upside.
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The Astros finished all their signings a few days ago (inking all but the 20th rounder McGary), but a couple of teams appear to have whiffed on high-round picks as tomorrow’s deadline approaches:
- Tyler Bell (Rays, 2nd round) heading to Kentucky
- Ryan Prager (Angels, 3rd round) returning to A&M
Both players have announced they’ll be off/back to school. There are usually a few players in the top ten rounds who don’t sign, but these days it’s a surprise to see a team whiff on anyone in rounds 1-3. Rays and Angels really screwed up by not nailing down signability before these picks.
There are a few more guys through round 10 who probably won’t sign either (including UH RHP Jaxon Jelkin, Mets 9th rounder), but that’s more in line with recent history.