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Eric A Longenhagen
2:23
Yes
2:25
A fan here just won Derby tickets for answering trivia, pretty good
Charles Bengal Tiger
2:25
How far would Lombard have to fall before hitting campus becomes a realistic possibility?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:25
Man that's a good question. Let's see who has big comp round money
bubbles
2:28
why is there a marching band there? Maybe that is why you can't hear
Brendan Gawlowski
2:28
This is the day's most pleasant musical experience thus far by a longshot
Eric A Longenhagen
2:29
I have Chris Hacopian to Nats from multiple places
Then some mixed signals on the Angels. Waiting for more info.
2:30
Jim Callis officialyl kicking peoples' asses in mock wars
Michael Baumann
2:31
Callis is the GOAT. His 2005 mock is more impressive than anything anyone from that class has done in the majors
jaytcannon
2:31
Who has the lowest ceiling among the top 10 picks
Brendan Gawlowski
2:31
Burress or Curiel for me
Michael Baumann
2:32
which, again, won't bother Burress because he's little
millvillemeltdown
2:32
is there anyone from the combine who struck you as "good future color commentator"
Eric A Longenhagen
2:32
Flora
SnakesAlive
2:33
3 black kids in the top 10 is pretty awesome, proof of some of the developmental pushes by MLB or just kinda random this year?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:33
The Breakthrough/Develops group, people like Del Matthews and the folks like Marvin Freeman and Marquis Grissom who spend their time working on it... They do a good job.
2:36
I think LAA is taking Grindlinger but I don't know for sure
2:37
I had one person tell me different but multiple Grindlingers
BKhipsterball
2:38
In the span of 90 seconds the broadcast compared Gracia to Markakis, Marsh, and Ethier
Michael Baumann
2:39
I think these are actually decent comps. Reasonably athletic corner OF with hit tool and medium power is a good outcome for Gracia
Eric A Longenhagen
2:39
I have Ty Head and Jacob Lombard connected with Miami, leaning Lombard
2:40
hold please...
2:42
Yeah I have Lombard to Miami
Working on Arizona
John Church
2:45
Would slash-line projections be better than comps?  Or even old school:  “Likely to hit .245 with 18 HRs and decent defense in an outfield corner.”  Comps paint a different picture somehow.
Michael Baumann
2:45
This might be a minority opinion in this room of sickos, but I actually think comps on the broadcast are useful. Not to say we should be comparing every third-rounder to a Hall of Famer, but "if this player you don't know works out, it'll look like this player you do know" is a useful shorthand for the median fan
Eric A Longenhagen
2:46
I think AZ is Helfrick and then Texas seems to be working on getting Gio Rojas done.
Don't have confirmation on Helfrick yet. Miami sure seems like Lombard
canderson20
2:46
Grindlinger only being announced as an outfielder?
Brendan Gawlowski
2:46
Was told by an Angels source that he's going to be a TWP
Eric A Longenhagen
2:47
Second source AZ Helfrick
sliderinthedirt
2:47
Angels took a high schooler???!!??!!
Eric A Longenhagen
2:47
Right!?! The dawn of a new day
Nice fit, local kid, lotta fun.
Graham Lewis
2:47
Gonna be a tough transition to MLB for Grindlinger next season
Eric A Longenhagen
2:47
lol'd
Brendan Gawlowski
2:47
In all seriousness, LAA has behaved quite a bit differently this year
Josh Jowdy
2:48
Was the delay in announcing the Nats' pick reflective of something going on in their deliberations? or was it just TV production stuff?
Eric A Longenhagen
2:48
Probably just event related, the teams are actually a few picks ahead behind the scenes as you can tell from all my Woj'ing
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