The Prospect Thread III - Jackson Holliday called up

[Cas]

A 16 year old kid got paid 5.6 million dollar signing bonus by the Padres. The Braves don't even pay their stars that much, wtf. lol

Doesn't really strike me as unusual. It's a record, sure (unsurprising, really - of course the record number will continue to go up every couple of years), but MLB teams have been handing out multi-million dollar bonuses to international amateurs for years - last year, the biggest bonus was $4.9M, the year before was $4.0M, $5.0M in 2019, $5.25M in 2018. The amateur draft bonuses aren't really that different, either.

 

[Canes]

Doesn't really strike me as unusual. It's a record, sure (unsurprising, really - of course the record number will continue to go up every couple of years), but MLB teams have been handing out multi-million dollar bonuses to international amateurs for years - last year, the biggest bonus was $4.9M, the year before was $4.0M, $5.0M in 2019, $5.25M in 2018. The amateur draft bonuses aren't really that different, either.

The amateur draft still has at least 2 years more for high school seniors and 3-5 for college players. Which is a lifetime in development in the baseball world. But I mean I get it... this is the market rate for international prospects now, still don't like it though.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Ambidextrous pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje dominates in first collegiate start

Jurrangelo Cijntje, a true freshman at Mississippi State, touched 97 mph from the right side and 92 mph as a lefty.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

This feels like a total rush job. He has played 37 games at AA.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Historic 1-2 leads new Top 150 Draft Prospects list

In most years, a college team might have one player who sits at or near the top of the Draft and other Draft-eligible teammates benefit from the attention that player gets. Every once in a while, there are duos who both belong in top 10 conversations. Rarely, if ever, have

www.mlb.com

 

[BostonBob]

EDIT: According to CBS Sports his last steal of the game was later changed to " defensive indifference " by the official scorer after the game so Rafaela ended up with 6 SB for the game. The team ended up with 9 SB so the Somerset catcher had a rough day.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Yikes. He is already 23 and will now miss most of 2024, if not all of it.

 

[Canes]

Exactly why the Mets didn't sign him.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

The Road Ahead: Checking on MLB's top 10 prospects and their paths to the big leagues

Last year's No. 1 overall pick might be the most impressive player in the minors so far this season.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Reds call-up a top prospect.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

This feels like a total rush job. He has played 37 games at AA.

Looks like I was wrong, this kid is legit and appears to be totally ready.

 

[SoupNazi]

 

[Say Hey Kid]

No. 16 overall prospect Williams to debut Wednesday

CLEVELAND -- There were only a handful of times that Cleveland’s top prospect, Gavin Williams, could be seen around the Goodyear complex this spring. Sure, he was all over the backfields with the rest of the Minor Leaguers, but rarely was spotted near the diamonds or in the bullpens that

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[Marc the Habs Fan]

Feels like 2023 will be a lost season for this kid.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Yikes, so TJS for Painter. His 2024 season is probably already over too. He's still very young so this is not a career killer but who knows how his stuff comes back from this.

 

[GKJ]

Took a long time to get to a place everyone knew this was headed

 

[Say Hey Kid]

No. 1 Draft pick already dominating pro hitters with triple-digit heat

PITTSBURGH -- Right-hander Paul Skenes made his first appearance since being selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, retiring all three batters he faced for the Rookie-level Florida Coast League Pirates on Thursday. Skenes began his outing by getting center fielder Byron...

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[Marc the Habs Fan]

This comes with the caveat that he's still a teenager and had had some injuries but Druw Jones has been absolutely brutal this year (.522 OPS),

To think there seemed to be a real debate about Jones vs Holliday entering that draft...

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

https://x.com/cardinals/status/1692378730541326814?s=46&t=vil8XinIKpe28a9JUKg-vA

Edit: Did I miss something or is there a different way to embed tweets?

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

OK Angels...

 

[John Price]

Angels could use some starpower now that Ohtani is leaving in the offseason

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

Masyn WInn also up and in the lineup today for St. Louis.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Reds infield is already crowded.