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Kiley McDaniel Chat - 6/6/18

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Bored Employee

1:14

The Orioles draft made me sad

Kiley McDaniel

1:15

There's the chat questions I'm used to

Maybe this will cheer you up

Matt

1:15

Any word on why Gorman got to 19? Are teams convinced he's a 1b or was there something else causing concern?

Kiley McDaniel

1:16

I think him and Singer just lost a couple coin flips and could've gone 10 picks higher with different luck, or teams picking in a different order

Ozzie Ozzie Albies Free

1:16

“Expand your mind a bit” are you suggesting we give all the GMs LSD? Is Dock Ellis still alive? He might have the hook up.

Kiley McDaniel

1:16

Lol that was clearly what I meant

HugoZ

1:16

"Scared old white men"? Are we racially profiling now?

Kiley McDaniel

1:16

Did I describe the commissioner, owners and presidents inaccurately?

Draft Addict

1:17

So 2019 draft.....

Kiley McDaniel

1:17

That's also coming!

1:18

We aren't turning the page on this draft and not doing any 2019 draft stuff until January. It'll be less prominent obviously but this is a year round thing.

Which may read as a threat to some readers who aren't draft inclined

Bravesy McBravesface

1:18

Why do bonus pools exist? Why not just hard slot the draft?

Kiley McDaniel

1:19

Owners want a cap on spending but teams want some latitude for creativity. Also some prep players have such wide opinions on them, unless you allow trading of picks, maybe the 10 teams with the slot to sign them don't like them enough, so they can't play pro ball.

Mountie Votto

1:20

Tell me why I shouldn't be underwhelmed by the Reds Day 2 draft outside of Siani...

Kiley McDaniel

1:21

Well Siani will get way overslot, so all the other picks are kinda in service of signing him. Why are you so negative?

Bravesy McBravesface

1:21

The generally accepted draft strategy in the MLB is to take the best player available at every slot. So why is it that we see teams reach down the board for inferior talent instead, hoping that they can take someone else that's good later?

Kiley McDaniel

1:22

I've said this a bunch of times but concept of industry consensus rankings doesn't apply to any one team. Some teams have multiple guys that went day one in the 5th round on their board. They have some guy that went 20th ranked 5th on their board, etc. With every board looking that different, taking the below slot option is more taking the cheap guy between three guys you can't separate.

Patty O'Furniture

1:23

Braves just took Nolan Kingham in the 12th. Is this a steal?

Kiley McDaniel

1:23

Could be. Very lively arm, inconsistent performance

Timmuh in the PHL

1:23

What did you have for breakfast today?

Kiley McDaniel

1:24

Celebrated a bit by sleeping in and then made some sausage and egg tacos that were a 65 first time out, which was a nice surprise

Kiaan

1:25

Have you heard anything on Nick Northcut's $$$ demand? Red Sox just picked him in the 11th after going heavy under slot yesterday so they must think they can sign him.

Kiley McDaniel

1:26

Don't know the number but I know he was seen as a likely college guy, so it's not insignificant

Matt

1:26

I know you guys don't focus on fantasy, but you've made things a lot more fun for me in that regard. Thanks!

Kiley McDaniel

1:26

I hope you mean fantasy baseball!

1:27

Do you think teams liked Singer's "competitiveness"? Or do they see it as a sign of immaturity?

Kiley McDaniel

1:28

I think he slid due mostly to his delivery, which is also why we had him lower than most. We ranked him in a glut of a bunch of similar guys and could've justified a bit lower, too. We knew pre-draft there were multiple teams 6-15 that would not take him, it just didn't seem relevant to mention in a mock.

Craig

1:29

Hey Scout, Baltimore reached for Grayson Rodriguez at 11, supposedly underslot, yet never picked anyone who was still available and could get an overslot deal. Did they just really like Rodriguez or is Peter Angelos refusing to spend on the draft in addition to internationally?

Kiley McDaniel

1:29

That Rodriguez bonus is just a hair below slot

Cory

1:29

Who is the early favorite for #1 overall next year?

Kiley McDaniel

1:30

Bryson Stott SS at UNLV, Hunter Barco prep lefty in Jacksonville are two of the main names but that will clear up a bit in the next month.

Mountie Votto

1:30

When you list someone as a 35+ FV on the board, what exactly does the + indicate?

Kiley McDaniel

1:30

Higher than the other 35s, like the top of a grouping in the others of note on the team prospect lists

Guest

1:31

So were there any agents / org. guys in your draft chat???

Kiley McDaniel

1:31

Probably not I think they had some work to be doing

They were definitely monitoring us on other channels, tho

Billy Beane

1:32

You think JJ Schwarz has any chance to catch? Seems like he has a lot more upside than most 8th rounders.

Kiley McDaniel

1:32

Don't think so, long-term

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