Bad14 wrote: ↑01 Jul 2025 10:29 am
Since I don't want to create a new thread to ask questions I'll ask them here. I don't follow draft rules. I was reading the ESPN article yesterday on the draft. They have Holliday going to the Rockies at #4. There was a discussion of trading draft picks to move up. After that long introduction my question are can teams trade players to move up in the draft? If not, do you think if the Cardinals really wanted Holliday, the Rockies (or another team) would accept the #5 pick and the Cardinals' second pick to ensure the Cardinals get Holliday? Can teams trade picks from future years? Thanks!
Only Competitive Balance Round A and B picks can be traded. And a few have this year. I'll link the Draft order, and you can scroll down after the 1st and 2nd rounds to look at the Comp Bal picks....and there's a note next to it if it's been traded. Note ~ The Cards have the 72nd pick, which is a Comp Bal Round B pick.
Thanks. I just realized I probably never paid attention to the draft because the Cardinals were too good to have a high draft pick!
quite a few of us have called for the Cards to trade Helsley to the Mariners (KYace especially) or the Dodgers for their Comp A picks before the draft takes place. I'll settle for several players to pry away a Comp pick. There's some really good HS players we could draft in the late 30's...or a good college hitter that might fall out of the 1st roun.
Interesting. My friends seem to want Holliday or Hernandez. You?
Hernandez is my highest rated draftee/prospect. But... I'm not the GM and they're mostly shy when it comes to HS RHP. Assuming Holliday is gone, I'll go with Willits/Parker or Arnold (I'm assuming he's the LHP not selected before us. I think Anderson and Doyle go before 5th)
I'm guess I'm like Traveledlessroad....I have a player I like the most, a player or two that I want to draft at #5, and then a more realistic approach
I went with Hernandez because last week's mocks said Holliday and the best college SP's would be gone at #5.
Hernandez and Willits were available at that pick. I went with the high ceiling FOTR starter despite HS pitcher risks. I have not checked to see if Hernandez is healthy and if there is any realized concern.
Do we believe in our new development org or not? If so, then Hernandez.
If Anderson or Arnold are there at #5, then the Cardinals go that way.
Only two of the nine High School #1 picks since 2000 seem to have had a good MLB career, so far (R. Geene and K.Tucker).
Nine of the sixteen college players have had ok or great MLB careers.
