Looks like he's already updated that draft and moved the Reds to the #5 selection with them taking Joe Gray.Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine
Looks like he's already updated that draft and moved the Reds to the #5 selection with them taking Joe Gray.
Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. -- Carl Sagan (Pale Blue Dot)
I called Seth Beer the best hitting prospect on here in 2015 before he had a single AB at Clemson, or anyone knew who he was. I still think that. If he's there when the Reds pick, I see them passing on him, unless they think he can play OF full-time. Right now, he's just a bat-first 1B who could probably leapfrog the minors altogether, but is blocked by Votto.
Last edited by Ohayou; 06-16-2017 at 02:53 PM.
Arise and walk, come through. A world beyond that door is calling out for you. Arise and walk, come through. It's calling out for you.
Based on what Cody Bellinger is doing right now for the Dodgers I see no reason to pass on a talent like Seth Beer, especially since Beer is already playing some OF.
Knightro28 (06-16-2017)
I really want Beer.
Old school 1983 (06-26-2017)
Jason Churchill of HeroSports thinks Seth Beer can be a plus defender in RF.
http://herosports.com/mlb/seth-beer-...favorites-bkbk
Rojo Rijo (06-18-2017)
^FWIW, a college 1B has never gone #1 overall. OFers, only a few. I don't think he should slide out of the Top 5, but he might.
Arise and walk, come through. A world beyond that door is calling out for you. Arise and walk, come through. It's calling out for you.
Jarred Kelenic is a very promising prospect. To get a taste, check out what he did for the U18 national team last fall.
http://web.usabaseball.com/documents...s_x096jtki.pdf
.407/.500/.741 slash line and led the team in total bases. Yeah.
lollipopcurve (06-16-2017),OnBaseMachine (06-16-2017)
If Beer is there, he'd be really hard to pass up. At worst, he's a great trade chip because he can play almost immediately. Very high floor, but also a potentially high ceiling.
Right now the Reds would draft 5th if the season ended today. I still think they solve some of their starting woes by the AS break or soon after but the brutal stretch ahead may be rough going. Another top ten selection is probably in the bag
99% of all numbers only tell 33% of the story so when looking at the numbers remember that numbers is plural...
I would love one more top 5 selection. After that, I hope we don't get out of the 20s for the next decade.
Go BLUE!!!
Edd Roush (06-16-2017),nmculbreth (06-19-2017),OnBaseMachine (06-16-2017),Tom Servo (06-16-2017)
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I do too, but, I'll settle for coffee. For now.
Kumar Rocker electric here at #PGNational. 95-98. 200 inning body. Freak athlete.
Angling to be the top pitcher in the 2018 #MLBDraft class, plus-plus velocity and name. Kumar Rocker!
https://twitter.com/johnmanuelba
Really amazing to think that the Reds currently have the best player from the 2016 and the 2017 drafts. Hopefully they continue with that trend in 2018, even if they don't have the first pick.
Rocker, Gray, Beer or Singer would all work for me.
Go BLUE!!!
Saw where he started in RF for Clemson last week. Could he be adequate enough in the OF to play LF in Cincy?
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