OT: Raise the Jolly Roger: About that Hayes kid...

[DJ Spinoza]

Bolton was moved to the pen due to injury issues I think.

The thing about rating MLB prospects is that there are so many differences between them that it makes it difficult. It's best to focus on the individual tools of the players, and then the task of gathering lots of different players. Sounds cliche, but it also gives you a better sense of who can do what and potentially when (though this is the hard thing to know). And guys who are in the low minors can really take off and become much different players after 18 or 24 months.

In other words, in many cases, there really isn't much difference between the 9th ranked guy and the 14th ranked guy.

 

[ChaosAgent]

I think Davis will be at the top of the Pirates prospect pool, but I don't think I'd have Solometo as high as others have said here. I don't see a huge difference between him and Yean just yet, and I'd have probably about 5-6 pitchers alone above Solometo and Yean within the Pirates system.

I'd have Priester, Yajure, Malone, Contreras, Thomas and Mlodzinski above Solometo right now in terms of starting pitchers. I'd also have Bolton above him, but he inexplicably got moved to the bullpen for reasons I don't really get.

Bolton is hurt. So that in of itself drops him below.

Michael Burrows has had a fantastic year as a SP in Greensboro and supposedly it isn't a fluke given his stuff (if someone has a more recent/detailed scouting report on him drop it in here). He's ascended over quite a few of the guys on your list like Malone and Thomas.

 

[DJ Spinoza]

f*** yeah, we got Lonnie White Jr.

 

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LONNIE WHITE JR!

@DJ Spinoza

 

[dogthateats]

Lonnie White Jr. all the guys we drafted have been discussed in this thread!

 

[DJ Spinoza]

I would be over the moon if we can get Tommy Mace or Christian Franklin with 72.

 

[Empoleon8771]

God the Pirates have so many 40+ rated prospects now

Their pool has to be 2nd overall after this draft. Adding a 50 FV and 2 40+ prospects is a great haul so far.

 

[WheresRamziAbid]

Taylor chanlder smith jump still there

 

[DJ Spinoza]

Good writeup on White Jr. here: The Best High School Prospects in the 2021 MLB Draft Based on Data Alone — Prospects Live

He had average exit velocities over 100mph at two different showcases. Love the huge bats in Davis and White to go along with the huge projectable LHP in Solometo.

We might be able to still take one more overslot shot at 72.

 

[ImporterExporter]

Well, I'd say we're absolutely crushing it:

 

[dogthateats]

 

[DJ Spinoza]

If BC can get Gage Jump at 72, I will totally be eating my words (and happy to do so) about any of the underslot strategy reservations I might have had.

 

[DJ Spinoza]

HOLY SHIT

 

[Empoleon8771]

Holy f*** they got Chandler too

Holy shit

 

[dogthateats]

Interesting

he has the buccos hat on

 

[DJ Spinoza]

We're probably gonna have to take several college seniors but absolutely f*** it. BC knocked this out of the park inasmuch as you can say this right now. We got 4 first rounders.

 

[ImporterExporter]

HAHAHAHA! LOVE IT.

 

[TNT87]

 

[WheresRamziAbid]

Nice. Bring... in... talent.

nailed it

 

[dogthateats]

 

[Empoleon8771]

The Pirates legitimately could have taken Chandler at 37 and I would have been happy about it.

To get him him at 72 is insanity.

 

[WheresRamziAbid]

Also single handedly destroying power 5 football recruiting classes is a nice bonus

 

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[DJ Spinoza]

I didn't think BC could do it and he f***ing did it and then some. Holy shit I am speechless.

 

[dogthateats]