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Melville wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 16:40 pm

craviduce wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 16:27 pm

Melville wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 16:23 pm

renostl wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 14:55 pm

craviduce wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 14:38 pm Try this again.... NEW POLL

https://poll-maker.com/poll5534415x0FCAC17b-164 If Anderson, Doyle, Hernandez, and Holliday are gone, who do you want at #5?

It be difficult to be too disappointed at least this year.
Rationale to each choice.

Pitcher vs hitter. IF the pitchers left are seen as a #3 or less
I'd go hitter, Irish, Willits, or Parker.
I've yet to vote

Everything I have read and heard indicates at the college level this is a very good year for pitching prospects and a below average year for hitters
Because the college hitter crop is viewed as thin, the high school position players are getting more hype than they should.
If STL has the opportunity to select one of the top 3 college pitchers, rather than a college bat or HS lottery guess, that is the smartest play.
No guarantees in any draft, but strategically that is the soundest decision

for top end? It's not a very good year. For 20-60 in the draft, it's a very good year .

Anderson, Doyle, and Arnold wouldn't go in the top 15 last year....probably not Top 25 for 2 of them. SMith and Burns were very good, and Clinjeje and Yesavage were very good.....those 4 beat all 3 of the top LHP this year.

But we are talking the 5 pick.
Not 30 or 40.
If one of the top 3 starting pitchers (college) is on the board, that is the best option for where the organization is at right now.
They need to restock the rotation and waiting 5 or 6 years for a HS kid - position or pitcher- with huge risks, simply makes no sense.
As you say, the team can look later in the draft for a college bat - that opportunity will be there.
There is no logical basis for skipping over a top 3 college starter
That said, I know we agree that all first round picks are pure projection and none are guaranteed.
As I recall, some high school 3B named Walker was considered the best power hitting draft prospect in the entire draft a few years back ...

Carp4Cy wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 16:48 pm So does the pick clock actually start at 5, or will there be another 30 mins of cerimony's and (bleep)? Need to do something for my wife and wondering how long I really have? Or how long before we get to pick 5?

craviduce wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 16:52 pm watching MLB now....I like Aloy also, but we're drafting too high

RunSup wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 16:57 pm

craviduce wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 16:52 pm watching MLB now....I like Aloy also, but we're drafting too high

I am watching MLB also. Wondering about ESPNs coverage.

Without a CB picking between 1st and 2nd rounds we miss on Aloy and Young.

Jacob Parker at #55?

Carp4Cy wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 16:48 pm So does the pick clock actually start at 5, or will there be another 30 mins of cerimony's and (bleep)? Need to do something for my wife and wondering how long I really have? Or how long before we get to pick 5?

cardini99 wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 17:01 pm It’s go time! Am excited to get this thing started!

craviduce wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 17:02 pm

cardini99 wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 17:01 pm It’s go time! Am excited to get this thing started!

amen.

I pray we do well on Night 1.... 4 picks

craviduce wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 16:52 pm watching MLB now....I like Aloy also, but we're drafting too high

Melville wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 16:23 pm

renostl wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 14:55 pm

craviduce wrote: ↑13 Jul 2025 14:38 pm Try this again.... NEW POLL

https://poll-maker.com/poll5534415x0FCAC17b-164 If Anderson, Doyle, Hernandez, and Holliday are gone, who do you want at #5?

It be difficult to be too disappointed at least this year.
Rationale to each choice.

Pitcher vs hitter. IF the pitchers left are seen as a #3 or less
I'd go hitter, Irish, Willits, or Parker.
I've yet to vote

Everything I have read and heard indicates at the college level this is a very good year for pitching prospects and a below average year for hitters
Because the college hitter crop is viewed as thin, the high school position players are getting more hype than they should.
If STL has the opportunity to select one of the top 3 college pitchers, rather than a college bat or HS lottery guess, that is the smartest play.
No guarantees in any draft, but strategically that is the soundest decision