My Jessie Bates Replacement

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(03-09-2022, 07:42 PM)Emeritus Wrote:

We'll find out how far apart the negotiations were if this bomb is dropped on draft day in round one

Jalen Pitre S/CB Baylor
https://youtu.be/ntHmMWhtBbA

If you want a true Bates center field FS replacement, I believe Dax Hill is more suited for that than Pitre.
Hill is faster and twitchier than Pitre.
Hill - 4.38 40, 6.57 3-cone, 4.06 shuttle
Pitre - DNR 40, 6.74 3-cone, 4.18 shuttle

With that said, I'm not ok with spending a 1st rounder this year just to take over for 2023.
Just draft a safety next year if/when Bates isn't on the team.
Get a 1st rounder who could contribute more in 2022.