Braves Quote For The Day... Good Value In The Draft

by gondeee on Jun 9, 2010 1:41 PM EDT in Braves Quote For The Day

From a Tweet posted by Baseball America's Jim Callis:

Atl #mldraft Day 2: Like it. Cunningham (2) pure bat, Simmons (2) VG arm & SS defense; Leonard (3), Filak (4), Suschak (7) good values. <JC>

As these picks sink in and we learn more about the players, I'm really liking the way this draft is shaping up. As with a lot of Atlanta drafts it could be made even better if they can scoop up some of the under-drafts in the late rounds like Sabol or Alvord, or the Minnis kid they just took out of Kansas.

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I’m really liking our draft so far, and from what I can tell, the talent evaluators that I respect most also are liking it. Hopefully some of these position players can rejuvenate that aspect of our farm system (the pitching obviously is fully juvenated already).

"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson

by Jacob Peterson on Jun 9, 2010 2:07 PM EDT reply actions

LOL… “fully juvenated”

by gondeee on Jun 9, 2010 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions

At least he didn't say engorged.

by DogDaysofSummer on Jun 9, 2010 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions

We should draft Austin Wilson for the heck of it. If we don’t sign him it wouldn’t hurt to bad since we already have a pretty decent haul.

by drumzalicious on Jun 9, 2010 2:22 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

he went to St Louis in like round 12

and I’m wondering if the lack of a first round pick means the money that would have gone to them ($1-2million) can be divided among some of the underdrafts. Like the rest, I guess we can all just wait and see.

by Mr. Sanchez on Jun 9, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions

I.E. Sabol and Alvord

by Jay212033 on Jun 9, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions

I'd assume they aren't the only ones

including today as well, and yesterday had a few too. They seem like the primary two, but they aren’t alone in having an easy option to continue school.

by Mr. Sanchez on Jun 9, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions

I was under the impression that the money we saved by losing the first round pick went to Salcedo. But they might be different parts of the budget, I don’t know.

by Weldon on Jun 9, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions