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craviduce wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 18:22 pm this run on HS SS is pushing a lot of decent college hitters into the late 1st round, maybe Comp A round.

RunSup wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 18:22 pm Witherspoon still on the board

RunSup wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 18:22 pm Witherspoon still on the board

AZ_Cardsfan wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 18:24 pm Does the time between picks get shorter as the draft move along? Or is this running until late? No issue for me I'm retired, doing nothing tomorrow and its only 4:24 here.

craviduce wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 18:23 pm

RunSup wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 18:22 pm Witherspoon still on the board

surprising

Clubmaker2 wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 18:07 pm Does Arnold staying available on the board till 11 make Doyle selection look better?

82birds wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 18:24 pm

RunSup wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 18:22 pm Witherspoon still on the board

I hope the Cubs don't get him

Ronnie Dobbs wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 18:06 pm

OohMau wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 17:53 pm Doyle was the eighth-ranked prospect in the draft according to Baseball America, but boasts a 70-grade fastball that sits in the 95-97MPH range and gets to 100 MPH with excellent ride. He has a 50-grade slider, 55-grade changeup, and 50-grade cutter with developing control. His 42.6% strikeout rate was the best mark in all of Division 1 baseball this year.

Yea, I don't understand anyone freaking out over this pick. Like you said, BA ranked him the 8th best prospect overall. That's pretty close to the 5th pick, if you're absolutely certain that BAs rankings are gospel. The Cardinals, like other organizations, have their own draft boards. Who knows where they ranked him.

To me, he's got the highest upside out of any of the top ranked college arms. He's got a reliever floor, but you gotta trust this new development team to work with the scouting and drafting department and be able to develop this guy into a top of the rotation starter. He's got more swing and miss stuff than most, if not anyone in our system already. Our #1 pitching prospect right now. I'm sick of contact pitchers. It's nice having a guy with that kind of stuff.

So, if anyone follows this stuff a lot, I can understand wishing maybe they picked someone else, but if you're freaking out and acting like this is some awful pick, or the FO somehow trying to be cheap, I think you're crazy.