MLB Draft

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(07-10-2023, 10:21 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Of the first three picks I really like the first one. The other two guys are lacking in the most important part for me to be excited.

A pitcher with iffy pitching history in college whose biggest weakness is control.
A shortstop whose bat is the tool most in doubt.

Give me control from pitchers (92 on the black is better than 98 that is 6" out of the zone or right down broadway) and give me hit tool on batters. If you can't have all the tools (hey Elly), hit tool is the most important. Give me Adam Dunn over Billy Hamilton every day, if a guy can hit you can always find him at bats and hide him defensively, if he can't hit then the best he can be is a late inning defensive replacement which isn't particularly worth a roster spot.

Out of all the position players, I feel SS and CF can be the least-good at hitting. Defense is extremely important for those two positions.
Obviously though, being able to hit from either of those positions just makes the player that much better.

I'm not overly worried about who they draft.
Drafted players move organizations all the time.