FanGraphs 2026 Day One Draft Chat
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Phillip Denny
1:28
assuming Roch at 9.5 and Lombard is indeed sliding and floating going to campus, how galaxy brained would it be for CHW taking Lombard at one of 34 and 41 and trying to sign him way over slot?
Brendan Gawlowski
1:28
Not galaxy brained. Whether it's Lombard or someone else, you make the Gonzalez trade to do this kind of thing.
canderson20
1:29
Sounds like there’s a very small chance Burress falls to 8, right?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:29
Him at 6 to KC is picking up steam, which would mean Baltimore would scramble and might do something unexpected.
topanga jeff
1:30
Do you keep track of how many picks you mock correctly?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:30
Of course, with more angst than is necessary. Jordan Schusterman does Mock Wars, you wanna follow him.
magpieball
1:31
Speaking of Harold, where's Mayo??
Eric A Longenhagen
1:31
Sitting 100 feet to our left with Sam Dykstra and Klaw
nancy rules
1:32
Id love to see a fully locked in Sproat man he can look unhittable for stretches
Eric A Longenhagen
1:32
Bro, I'm so happy he's starting to shove.
Brendan Gawlowski
1:33
They're saying Rooooobert Manfred
rainingmozzarella
1:34
I'm in Chandler and only a few miles away from The Porch. I've driven by it but never stopped there. I'll check it out. Thanks!
Eric A Longenhagen
1:34
If I'm in there i'm often one of the older ones.
DAMellen
1:34
Doesn't the Mariners being so good at developing pitchers taken later, like Miller and Woo, mean they should take the most talented hitters early?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:34
This is sound logic
Michael Baumann
1:35
I just found out Hot Chicken Takeover in Columbus, OH, got bought by new owners who ruined and closed it. I'll be spending the rest of this chat in mourning
rainingmozzarella
1:36
Slade Caldwell and Kayson Cunningham have been disappointing in High-A. Please tell me the Dbacks are not taking another short contact hitter at 15.
Brendan Gawlowski
1:36
You might want to avoid Eric's mock
Fangraphs Man
1:36
Joe Doyle just corrected the Roch money to >10m, you hearing the same?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:36
9.75 to 10 makes the most sense to me based on what Roch's alternatives were at 3.
1:40
Continuing to Woj:
  1. Roch
  2. Emerson
1:41
Waiting to hear for sure about the Twins
How the hell do you not know how to say the first pick's name?
Phillip Denny
1:41
I am constantly astounded at just how bad Manfred is at public speaking, dang.
Brendan Gawlowski
1:41
It's just the first pick of the draft, can't be expected to get that kid's name right
Deduno Abides
1:42
Manfred didn't get the job because he was good at public speaking, he got the job because he is good at [what]?
Brendan Gawlowski
1:42
Money
Michael Baumann
1:44
He is a killer management-side labor attorney
Fangraphs Man
1:47
how come it’s always prep players who are talked about when floating guys to later picks with big bonuses? Is it just because they have more leverage to scare off teams that might pick them than college kids do?
springer
1:48
Do you think the draft will allow trades anytime soon?
Eric A Longenhagen
1:48
I actually don't know. The owners seem hellbent on removing any kind of nuance that requires human skill and interaction from this process.
Michael Baumann
1:48
That's precisely it. College juniors especially have no leverage
Brendan Gawlowski
1:48
There is also going to be a little more variance in how teams view the teenagers than, say, the SEC performers.
Eric A Longenhagen
1:49
ESPN barred Kiley from joining our chat fyi
Michael Baumann
1:50
Good riddance
Eric A Longenhagen
1:50
Lackey 3 to Twins confirmed
Chase Shiflet
1:51
What do you think of this pick for the Rays? Why wouldn’t they pick Lackey?
Brendan Gawlowski
1:51
They apparently REALLY like Emerson
Eric A Longenhagen
1:53
Hearing Flora to SF, multiple sources
Then thigns might get weird
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