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Kiley McDaniel Chat - 6/6/18

Kiley McDaniel

12:13

Hello everyone, just wrapped up an Effectively Wild appearance that I'm guessing will be up tomorrow and now I am here with you, for what I'm guessing will be a lot of draft questions.

Tommy N.

12:13

Are you surprised Liberatore signed for slot did he really just want to start his career or was there something in his medicals to make him slide? Granted 3+ mil is still a lot of money.

Kiley McDaniel

12:14

Wasn't medicals. I've been told the story and am pretty sure it's correct, won't be sharing for a little while at least for reasons you guys can probably assume. Great deal for TB.

Tommy N.

12:14

Padres draft kind of was underwhelming after Edwards and Weathers they drafted a good amount of college seniors is this because Xavier Edwards is going to cost much more than we expected?

Kiley McDaniel

12:16

We like Grant Little and Dylan Coleman, Juwaun Harris has a lot of upside. College seniors means money savers to pay other players, so it's a sign money is being moved around.

K-Man

12:17

Any opinion change on a player because of the team that drafted him?

Kiley McDaniel

12:17

Only Michael Grove, since we didn't have him on the board and from what we now know he sounds like an intriguing 40. But that's about the player. The team drafting him means almost nothing to us.

Your boy

12:17

Nick Neidert's K's are shooting up. He credited his slider in one interview. Think he's taken a step forward?

Kiley McDaniel

12:17

Sounds like it

Johnny Coconuts

12:18

Looking back at what you and Eric had to say about Andujar, the profile was quite accurate seeing what he's doing now. Does a player like him having great work ethic contribute to the level of confidence you put in profiling these prospects?

Kiley McDaniel

12:18

Making those kinds of adjustments three years in a row tends to mean he can keep making them

Nate

12:19

What are you thoughts on the Pirates draft so far? very college heavy....saving to draft a big prep name in the later rounds?

Kiley McDaniel

12:20

Fits what their types have been in recent years. Toolsy hitter with exit velo in Swaggerty. Projection arms that meet all the projection criteria in Ashcraft and Hoglund. Big SS in Kaiser, like Mercer and Cole Tucker. I think they'll have enough to make a run at someone after the 10th

greg

12:21

Between the owners and mlbpa, which side would have the most interest going forward to get the ball rolling on being able to trade draft picks?

Kiley McDaniel

12:21

I assume it's all scared old white men holding it up. Arguments I've heard are 1) tradition 2) poor teams will sell off their picks and 3) agents will engineer trades now like the Eli Manning deal

12:23

1) people like action and homers and guys throwing 100, get with the times. if you get another $1 million a year for free bc the draft becomes a TV event you'll suddenly like the idea, so expand your mind a bit

12:24

2) small market teams generally hoard prospects more than large market teams because they are worth more to small market teams. they will actually try to get all the picks from contending/large market teams. This isn't the A's in the 1970's, the owners aren't selling players for cash and pocketing it.

12:25

3) it's happened 1 times in like 30 years in football and the teams have the money and the slots for players to play. the agents don't have leverage. we aren't proposing a full on auction in place of a draft, even tho that would be the best option for everyone involved. One step at a time.

LudeBurger

12:25

I'm surprised you're not in some coma after the bulk of the draft work

Kiley McDaniel

12:25

Ruff ruff this is Scout doing the chat someone rub my belly

Mike

12:25

It seems like the entire negotiation process for signing bonuses pre-draft is bound by an "honors system". What's to keep a player from upping his price after he's already been picked? Or a club from dropping their offer?

Kiley McDaniel

12:26

That agent/GM has trouble ever getting an early deal done again

Dominik

12:26

Any info why the phillies preferred Bohm over madrigal? You have him half a grade higher. Can't really be money considerations with all their forfeited picks, right?

Kiley McDaniel

12:27

Don't know why per se but we heard they preferred Bohm for months. We preferred Madrigal, some teams that preferred Bohm were scared by Madrigal's size. Not sure if the Phils were but sounds like he was in their mix til the end, just the next guy on the board.

Pickle Nick

12:27

Are you hearing any rumors of the numbers that Rocker or Wilcox may have been asking for?

Kiley McDaniel

12:28

Heard 3+ for Wilcox, 4 for Rocker. We left Rocker off the last mock for that reason, Wilcox we almost left off but we thought he closed well enough that some team could bite.

Moltar

12:29

So I gathered that after taking Kelenic with designs to go under slot, the Mets would use those savings for over slot guys. Then they went for Woods-Richardson, who based on reports seems quite underwhelming for where they drafted him, presumably to also go under slot. So since then, have they taken anybody deserving of those savings? Who is the great overslot guy to make this all worth it?

Kiley McDaniel

12:29

Sounds like the Mets saved a couple hundred thousand on Kelenic, then played it close to slot the rest of the way. Would guess they can make a run at a guy today for like $600K if they want.

Dominik

12:30

Who would you consider the winners of the draft with the information we have now? TB?

Kiley McDaniel

12:30

LOL we don't do that

Klubot3000

12:30

How do you feel about the Braves draft? Getting Beck in the 4th seemed like good value but is there a reason he fell so far? Is it the fringe-y fastball? Back issues? Any bonus pool concerns for the Braves draft overall?

Kiley McDaniel

12:32

Would assume Beck is overslot a bit, maybe late 2nd money which is about where he seemed to fit after he closed poorly this year. Flashed plus stuff at times in HS, more 50-55 stuff with inconsistent command this year, has had injury issues since HS. Love Jenista where they got him and Stewart would've been in our mix at 8, so good with that too.

Connor

12:32

Does Luke Heimlich get picked today?

Kiley McDaniel

12:33

Don't know what to think. Would've made sense to take yesterday for like $20k, saved some versus the pool and use it today. If you take him today, you're basically just signing a free agent, same as signing him after the draft. Would be a copout to draft him today, thinking the 30th round is somehow less offensive than the 5th round. It's the same thing.

Dylan

12:34

Surprised Zach Watson is still available?

Kiley McDaniel

12:34

Yes but sounds like the LSU sophomores set high prices

JamesF

12:34

Blue Jays 8th rounder Joey Murray... is the velocity that much of an issue in the Pro ranks? Asking because those are some sweet sweet NCAA stats he has goin on and wonder if what he has really can't play in Pro.

Kiley McDaniel

12:35

Like 87-91. Not a lot of that in the big leagues but there is some.

Jose

12:35

Who after Mize has the fastest track to the show?

Kiley McDaniel

12:35

Nick Sandlin, Durbin Feltman, Brady Singer, Nick Madrigal

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