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Eric A Longenhagen
6:46
Hello from Denver. I am in a hotel, not at the draft itself. Hope everyone's doing well.
6:47
KG and I are still trying to ascertain who is going 1. Pittsburgh hasn't tipped their hand and nothing concrete coming thru the agents right now.
Jason
6:47
Odds on a surprise with Watson at #1?
Eric A Longenhagen
6:47
Very remote at this point. He might slip deep into the top 10 based on latest buzz
Robert
6:48
Are the Angels the garbage disposal of the top 10 picks or are they being more proactive? Seem all over the place.
Eric A Longenhagen
6:48
I think they'll snap up a good value guy who falls and if not do Taylor.
Doug
6:48
Kevin talked about how important it is for area scouts to be part of the draft room from a morale and even effectiveness perspective. But wouldn't a team doing this be not scouting an important WWBA tournament going on right now due to the late date of this draft?
Eric A Longenhagen
6:48
Some teams have junior scouts whose job revolves around seeing the next class before this one is picked. Seems smart
Ryan
6:49
There seem to be a lot of teams in the top ten connected to Jobe. Why? Teams know that high school pitchers are much riskier than any other demographic, right? Is he just that much better than any other recent high school pitcher?
Kyle Kishimoto
6:49
Whats up?  Is there any new news about Leiter pricing himself down to the 4th pick to the Sox?
Eric A Longenhagen
6:49
Yeah, his repertoire is deeper than Abel's, he's better than Priester...
Kevin Goldstein
6:49
They are definitely still trying, according to a source picking ahead of them that I spoke to a couple of minutes ago......still don't think the gambit works.
Guest
6:50
Could the Nats cut somewhat of a deal at 11 and try to price Jaden Hill down to them at 47? Would that be needed? Who would that involve in the 1st?
Eric A Longenhagen
6:50
Benny Montgomery's name now connected there
so prob not
Clark
6:50
Percent chance that Mayer doesn't go 1?
Kevin Goldstein
6:50
Right now I would go Mayer 60%, Davis 30%, Watson 10%
Andy
6:51
So I know that Draft Day is the main course tonight, but any thoughts on the appetizer (MLB Futures game)? NL hitters seemed to take advantage of the altitude....
Eric A Longenhagen
6:51
Francisco Alvarez lit up BP
This is Lude-i-cris
6:51
How does the talent in this draft class compare to the past few seasons?
Kevin Goldstein
6:51
Maybe a little less star power up at the top, but the depth is outstanding.
Guest
6:53
How deep into teams draft boards will they have held personal workouts with players?
Kevin Goldstein
6:53
VERY deep. Sure they work out potential first rounders, but there are all sorts of workouts, some just regional where you go as deep as day three guys.
Clark
6:53
How much does Tork's FV change if he's a 50 at 3B?
Eric A Longenhagen
6:53
He's not tho
Kevin Goldstein
6:53
Narrator's voice: He's not.
PatEdMartin
6:53
Do the high school players opting out affect the overall board very much, or is the player pool too big for that to really matter?
Kevin Goldstein
6:53
Doesn't really move the needle a bunch.
Heg
6:54
Ok I'm sure I'm not the only who is going to ask but: do you anticipate the board being updated with the list of potential draftees or will you just integrate drafted players into the team lists
Eric A Longenhagen
6:54
there is a draft board
Ben Schneider
6:54
Hi guys, if the Orioles could a deal, who could they look for overslot later in the draft?
Kevin Goldstein
6:54
If you are going to try that, you can't just have one guy targeted for the later bonus push, you need multiple options.
Texas
6:54
Are the Rangers taking Leiter or far from a done deal.
Kevin Goldstein
6:54
I still think so, yes.
Guest
6:54
What’s the vibe in the pittsburgh draft room?
Kevin Goldstein
6:55
NOBODY KNOWS. They've been exceptionally quiet.
Robert
6:55
Thank you for all of the hard work. I hope you have some time off lined up.
Eric A Longenhagen
6:55
maybe!
Ian
6:55
Any word on teams in the top 10 cutting deals?
Kevin Goldstein
6:55
We're hearing BAL at 5 and suddenly ARZ at 6 as possible candidates.
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