As long as Monty can cleanup his chase rate and figure out or even drop the right-handed hitting, he'll be just fine. He's the best 5-tool player in this draft.

Wonder how Smitty feels seeing Semien and now Seager go to the ASG while he goes to the beach?

Here to eat my words. After Friday's s-show I was really bummed and concerned. Kinda hate that the break is right now. Yall can pile on me!

66 games left. We might need to go 46-20. Maybe a couple less. That probably requires a 15+ game win streak.

Dang, I like the Janek pick for the Astros. He's a good player.

shack009 said:

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Dang, I like the Janek pick for the Astros. He's a good player.

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Was wanting him or Waldschmidt

To make the playoffs or win the Division?!

Here is the Astros SP:
Top 3 SPs - Playoff Rotation
Blanco: 17 GS, 2.53 ERA, 103.0 IP, 95 SO, 0.990 WHIP <- #5 Qualified
Framber: 16 GS, 3.66 ERA, 98.1 IP 82 SO, 1.281 WHIP <- #21 Qualifed
Brown : 18 GS, 4.39 ERA, 98.1 IP, 105 SO, 1.373 WHIP <- #29 Qualified

depth: Arrighetti (80.0, 5.63), Dubin (30.0, 5.40), Bloss (7.2, 4.70)

Possibly coming: Verlander

Arrighetti is their #4 and chose between Dubin and Bloss as their #5. Verlander could return... but who knows.

Blanco and Josh Smith were both snubbed for the ASG. Smith hit 2 HRs today. Blanco held his own, but both had the chance to be difference makers. Smith was.

They just don't have the prospects to really add... and they are tight on the CBT. They are not a playoff team in 2024.

We'll see if Seattle can piece together enough hitting. J-Rod was hurt quad/hammy... we'll see if that is nagging or not.

On the clock. Come on Waldschmidt

Moore killed the Ags last year. Hes good.

They said he mashes fastballs.

"I can't believe he dropped to us at #30."

"I can't wait to see him playing in Arlington."

"Brilliant selection. Holy crap."

"I'm going to need another margarita."

From MLB.com
Moore was one of the best high school hitters in the 2022 Draft class, a left-handed-hitting catcher who drew some comparisons to 2020 first-round pick Tyler Soderstrom. He became the highest-ranked hitter on MLB Pipeline's Draft Top 250 not to sign, instead heading to Stanford. He had a tremendous first half of his freshman year before fading a bit in conference play and a solid fall had scouts excited to see what he can do in his Draft-eligible sophomore season. He got off to a slow start production-wise, but the underlying metrics were still good enough to keep him from sliding too much.
There is still confidence that Moore will hit at the next level. He makes a lot of hard contact to all fields and has easily plus raw power he showed he can tap into with 15 home runs as a freshman. He's shown he can have an advanced approach at the plate, including doing damage with two strikes, though he wore out catching every day in his first year of college. While his surface numbers were down for much of his sophomore season, he still had elite chase rates and swing-and-miss rates in the zone.
If teams think he can be an average catcher, he could easily be considered a top 10 pick, but scouts aren't quite as convinced on his glove as they are on his bat. He's not a bad receiver and moves decently enough, with some scouts seeing improvement behind the dish this spring. He'll flash an average arm, but it's often more fringy, though some of that can be cleaned up with improved footwork. Even if a team thinks he'll need to move to first base, his offensive potential could make him a first-rounder.

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66 games left. We might need to go 46-20. Maybe a couple less. That probably requires a 15+ game win streak.

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Huh? Probably a couple of 5 game win streaks mixed with some .600 ball. I don't think we need a 15+game one.

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Moore killed the Ags last year. Hes good.

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Good hitter, not so good fielder. Hopefully he can develop his glove behind the plate. Otherwise we might have another Huff/ Foscue/ Calhoun on our hands.

Sounds like he'll end up at 1B.

I will always take a bat that plays over a fielder first.

Tksymm7 said:

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I will always take a bag that plays over a fielder first.

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Same. That's why I wanted Waldschmidt. Feel like we're gonna regret that one but we shall see.

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WestTexasAg said:

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Seager an all star!

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Where are you seeing this? Can't find it anywhere

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https://www.mlb.com/rangers/news/corey-seager-added-to-2024-all-star-game-roster

Crazy that Arz has 3 picks in the top 35

You say that, but I'm honestly not crazy upset. You only have so much money to spend and spending on essentially two first round picks eats your cap away.

Yep. Hopefully Wyatt can heat back up again and win it this year.

Tksymm7 said:

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You say that, but I'm honestly not crazy upset. You only have so much money to spend and spending on essentially two first round picks eats your cap away.

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Oh interesting. Figured they would give you some more leeway if you were one of those picks. Thought they were trying to reward teams for promoting guys and compensate teams for losing guys in FA? Doesn't seem like much of a reward/compensation if you don't get more room to work with.

Oakland gets Tommy White and Angels get Chris Cortez in the second round. Hate those picks for very different reasons lol.

Damn and then Sanford goes to Pittsburgh (A&M commit)

Rangers got another one that smacked around the Ags

He was so good in the CWS

2 years at Tenner:

2023- .295 avg, 1.054 OPS
2024- .342 avg, 1.174 OPS