Nothing but college pitchers so far

I really liked this kid. Actually saw him pitch live. He could be up in the pen by next year

Any chance we see some of these guys soon?

Just watching the clips of Wood. If his shoulder holds up, that could be the steal of the draft. His demeanor kind of reminds me of Max Scherzer.

All pitchers. 7/8 college

1 hour ago, Joe Shades 73 said:

Any chance we see some of these guys soon?

Craig has a chance next year. Potentially 2nd and 3rd late next year likely if it goes well 2027 at some time. Wood technically probably could be a RP this year but fam graphs guy in a Phillies pod made the case if they were going to do it they’d have just done that with painter. So i think earliest we see him as he’s gonna be a starter is 2027

3 hours ago, iladelphxx said:

All pitchers. 7/8 college

Like they had auto draft set to P

2 hours ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Craig has a chance next year. Potentially 2nd and 3rd late next year likely if it goes well 2027 at some time. Wood technically probably could be a RP this year but fam graphs guy in a Phillies pod made the case if they were going to do it they’d have just done that with painter. So i think earliest we see him as he’s gonna be a starter is 2027

That would be horrible. I've heard a few podcasts say his stuff is what it is. Parking him in the minors vs pen this year when they desperately need help would be stupid, so you may be right because that is what they do.

Painter has had a few issues so that may be different coming off TJ.

3 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:

That would be horrible. I've heard a few podcasts say his stuff is what it is. Parking him in the minors vs pen this year when they desperately need help would be stupid, so you may be right because that is what they do.

Painter has had a few issues so that may be different coming off TJ.

Other issue is gotta get him signed and ramped up again. He hasn’t pitched in 3-4 weeks. So if you take 1-2 weeks to get him signed it’s August. Then needs a month of ramping up. He wouldn’t be ready til September.

11 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Other issue is gotta get him signed and ramped up again. He hasn’t pitched in 3-4 weeks. So if you take 1-2 weeks to get him signed it’s August. Then needs a month of ramping up. He wouldn’t be ready til September.

Yeah, good time to bring him in IMO.

14 Pitchers (13 College)

4 Shortstops (1 College)

1 Outfielder (College)

1 Catcher (College)

16 out of 22 picks were College players

5 hours ago, vsptroops said:

Just watching the clips of Wood. If his shoulder holds up, that could be the steal of the draft. His demeanor kind of reminds me of Max Scherzer.

Philosophically, I completely agree with shooting for greatness in the 1st round. The shoulder probably doesn’t hold up, but this talent is worth the risk. Good luck hitting that four-seamer.

16 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

LMAO. Dombrowski is such a stooge.

Well, they can't draft hitters and bring them through the minors, so might as well stop trying. I can't even fathom what this lineup will look like in just 2 years. It will be completely non-viable.

12 hours ago, iladelphxx said:

Is this Alex Carr dude Dombrowski’s grandson?

I realize the MLB draft is all about getting talent. Get the guys that project well. Combination of upside and a realistic path to get there. If that's all pitchers, then that's all pitchers. Let the chips fall where they may.

But seriously, what is the 2-3 year plan for this lineup? Their farm system has TWO players that project as full time hitters. One has zero power and some questions about how he'll translate to MLB and the other is hitting .235 in AA with at least a 3+ year ETA, if he doesn't Kingery himself first.

3 years from now, Harper and Trea will be nearly useless. Schwarber will either be gone or similarly overpaid and past prime. Castellanos and Bohm not under contract. Stott/Realmuto mercifully out of the lineup.

Who the hell is going to hit the damn ball for this team? For all the crap Bohm gets, he's the ONLY player on the current MLB roster I might actually want in this lineup 2-3 years from now.

24 minutes ago, eagle45 said:

I realize the MLB draft is all about getting talent. Get the guys that project well. Combination of upside and a realistic path to get there. If that's all pitchers, then that's all pitchers. Let the chips fall where they may.

But seriously, what is the 2-3 year plan for this lineup? Their farm system has TWO players that project as full time hitters. One has zero power and some questions about how he'll translate to MLB and the other is hitting .235 in AA with at least a 3+ year ETA, if he doesn't Kingery himself first.

3 years from now, Harper and Trea will be nearly useless. Schwarber will either be gone or similarly overpaid and past prime. Castellanos and Bohm not under contract. Stott/Realmuto mercifully out of the lineup.

Who the hell is going to hit the damn ball for this team? For all the crap Bohm gets, he's the ONLY player on the current MLB roster I might actually want in this lineup 2-3 years from now.

Crawford (CF), Tait (C) and Miller (SS). Beyond those guys, they don’t have much. Harper will play first, Turner in LF, and Schwarber at DH. They’ll have holes at 3B, RF and 2B, assuming Bohm and Stott aren’t retained. My guess is they buy a big FA RF in the offseason. I wouldn’t mind buying low on Stott and offering him an extremely below market value contract extension in the hopes he turns his hitting around, but yeah, it doesn’t look good for him at the moment.

30 minutes ago, Blazehound said:

Crawford (CF), Tait (C) and Miller (SS). Beyond those guys, they don’t have much. Harper will play first, Turner in LF, and Schwarber at DH. They’ll have holes at 3B, RF and 2B, assuming Bohm and Stott aren’t retained. My guess is they buy a big FA RF in the offseason. I wouldn’t mind buying low on Stott and offering him an extremely below market value contract extension in the hopes he turns his hitting around, but yeah, it doesn’t look good for him at the moment.

I’m guessing Bohm is gone. He’s going to be 30ish when his arbitration runs out. And i don’t see them giving him the money he probably wants. Stott is likely also gone as i suspect if they keep miller he goes to SS and they may move turner over to 2b. Frankly Stott is likely a candidate where he leaves and goes elsewhere and has slightly more success with a better hitting coach that helps with his stance. As a player he reminds me cardinals Donovan. He doesn’t have much power but the cardinals in the minors and during his time in the majors made adjusted his stance to add some hard hit balls. IMO Stott has regressed partially on his own but also long’s time as a hitting coach has passed.

The issue doesn’t change though even if you drafted bats in this draft. If you draft kids from college after first two rounds, they don’t have as high of ceilings cause most are older when drafted (unless most don’t think they can be signed and that’s why they fall). So closer to finished product which is fine but if struggle in minors then it’s obvious they aren’t mlb players. If you take the high school players, they are further away from the majors. It’s why these HS kids who are 18 or 19 stay in the minors for four or five years then they’re ready by the time they’re 23-25. Like Andrew painter turned 22 in April. He was going to be the exception at 20 until his elbow. Kid they just drafted wood is turning 22 in December. miller just turned 21 and likely up sometime next year or 2027. So will be 22 when making a debut. Also last 10 games he’s hitting .265/.432/.500/.932. Also his expected batting average on the balls he’s hit has been .304. So if you wanted high upside ceiling after taking wood then taking HS players that’s going to take 4-5 years of development (may or may not pan out) or guys you’d have to overpay to get to sign with you to get them here. Exactly what happened with the one kid Fisher in the 7th round who may or may not sign here.