(2:00pm PT) Coming into the day, here is my board:
- Sam Weatherly
- Colby Halter
- David Calabrese
- Holden Powell
- Tyler McDonough
- Braden Ward- Would remove him from the list if we get Calabrese
- John McMillon- Would not take him if we get Powell.
- Patrick Riley
- Kevin Abel
- Luke Little
- Adam Seminaris
- Stephen Odina
- Nick Frasso
- Jason Savacool
- Alex Toral
With the 45th pick, I'm taking Sam Weatherly
(3:22pm) As the second round concludes, I'm worried no one has drafted Witt in real life, who's rumored to have a first round asking price. I was hopeful Cleveland, TB or LAD would have hopped in at the end of the 2nd, because those feel like 3 amazing landing spots for him (the Dodgers grabbing Landon Knack at the end of the round makes me wonder if they'll do it in the 2nd supplemental, and I'm crossing my fingers).
(3:31) Nope. They took Beeter... Miller, Knack and Beeter is a heck of a draft haul.
(3:49) The Astros took Santos, and it's making me think that I will end up needing to remember an extra pick next year. Onto the 3rd round, where I'm hoping for Halter.
(4:00) I'm wondering if this is one of those drafts where I got too cute, went too deep, and will end up signing like... 1 player.
(4:08) Colby Halter is there, and I'm excited to add him (who knows if he'll sign at this point?). In real-life, the Padres snagged Cole Wilcox, who feels like a steal if he signs.
(4:25)- Weatherly and Calabrese go back to back in real life... Powell is next on my board.
(4:53)- Powell goes to Was.
(5:10)<---Have to log off for a bit.. Will recap the rest of the draft in hindsight.
Houston took Tyler Brown? Thought he wasn't going to sign. Gah!
Frasso goes to the Blue Jays
Tyler McDonough is the pick in the 4th.
Little goes to the Cubs
Really like the Brewers pick of Wiemer. He was on an early follow list for me, but didn't make the final version
Ward would be my final pick here.
I very much like the Angels pick of Mason Hickman.
My final draft ends up with
- Patrick Bailey
- Tanner Witt (I'm guessing he goes to college)
- Sam Weatherly
- Colby Halter (Seems college bound)
- Tyler McDonough
- Braden Ward
It will be interesting to see if any of the guys I drafted here sign for the $20k allotment...otherwise, I'm looking at Bailey and Weatherly... and nothing more.
The knowledge gap in what a team knows vs what the random dude on the internet knows is tremendous... Witt and Halter are guys who may have had a high signing request. Their real agent didn't return my pretend call.
