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-MetA4- wrote:The Jays draft as per Prospects Live rankings:

#12 SS Arjun Nimmala
#51 RHP Juaron Watts-Brown
#72 OF Jace Bohrofen
#76 RHP Landen Maroudis
#107 Nick Goodwin
#200 LHP Connor O'Halloran
#211 OF Sam Shaw

HangTime wrote:IF you compared this to the NBA.
Is Nalammala the Swing for the fences pick like Bruno Caboclo (also the 20th pick).

HangTime wrote:IF you compared this to the NBA.
Is Nalammala the Swing for the fences pick like Bruno Caboclo (also the 20th pick).

HangTime wrote:IF you compared this to the NBA.
Is Nalammala the Swing for the fences pick like Bruno Caboclo (also the 20th pick).

Schad wrote:
5 of the 30 have posted more than 20 bWAR, which means a long, successful career of being good at baseball.

4 of the 30 (Harper, Machado, Chris Sale and Christian Yelich) will almost definitely get HOF votes, with Harper/Machado much more likely than not (Sale would be if not for health, but I don't think his peak overcomes the fact that he was basically done by age 29).

Parataxis wrote:

Schad wrote:
5 of the 30 have posted more than 20 bWAR, which means a long, successful career of being good at baseball.

4 of the 30 (Harper, Machado, Chris Sale and Christian Yelich) will almost definitely get HOF votes, with Harper/Machado much more likely than not (Sale would be if not for health, but I don't think his peak overcomes the fact that he was basically done by age 29).

Out of interest, who's the fifth?

-MetA4- wrote:

HangTime wrote:IF you compared this to the NBA.
Is Nalammala the Swing for the fences pick like Bruno Caboclo (also the 20th pick).

No. Caboclo had barely played basketball and wasn't even an accomplished player in Brazil when he was drafted. Nimmala was the Gatorade Player of the Year in Florida, which is one of the strongest baseball States in the entire USA. The difference is that he can already play. He is high-risk for his own reasons (related the baseball), but this isn't some kid they found who has never swung a bat before.

Toronto Blue Jays

The Jays also aren't afraid to take upside prep prospects from Florida, with last year's first-rounder Brandon Barriera and 2021 over-slot RHP Irv Carter as recent examples, and current All-Star Bo Bichette one from yesteryear. They did it three more times this year, landing SS Arjun Nimmala (11), RHP Landen Maroudis (75) and 2B Sam Shaw (139).

Nimmala took a unique path to the top of the draft and he could be a star, but that upside comes with plenty of risk. Maroudis was the shortstop and often closer for one of the top prep teams in the country but showed three above-average pitches and the athletic ability to allow you to imagine him sticking as a starter. Shaw has big power and some feel to hit.

Oklahoma State RHP Juaron Watts-Brown (60) didn't take the big jump some expected this spring but is still a potential third/fourth starter. Michigan LHP Connor O'Halloran (251) is a solid command type, while Kansas State infielder Nick Goodwin (238) looks like a solid utility type. I still don't know why Arkansas RF Jace Bohrofen (59) lasted as long as he did, and if he signs for close to slot in the sixth round, it'll be one of the steals of the draft. He could be a low-end everyday type.

Each club has until 5 p.m. ET/2 PT on Tuesday, July 25, to come to terms with its Draft selections. If a player has exhausted his collegiate eligibility, he can sign at any time up until one week prior to the next year’s Draft.

Draft-and-follow picks -- high school and junior college players selected after the 10th round who attend a two-year college after the Draft -- can sign with their selecting teams for up to $250,000 up until a week prior to the following year’s Draft.

Players drafted from Round 11 on do not count against the bonus pools unless their signing bonus exceeds $150,000; any amount over that total will count against the pool.

Total bonus pool: $6,529,700

MLB rank: 26

dagger wrote:No. 7 pick Nick Goodwin has signed for $236,200 per Callis