2025 MLB draft and international signings

[JTT]

Wonder what they gonna use that Straw monies on? Additional 2 mill should get a player or two lottery tickets.

Two million would represent a highly thought of prospect and supposedly they're all gone. They've just got to sort through the dregs of unsigned players and hope to come up with something. Not the worst case in the world as all of these guys are so young.

I would think all the free agents were committed to other teams. Also, signing Santander cost them $500,000 of international allocation money.

Unfortunately the Santander money comes off next year, I believe.

[Cyrus]

Wonder what they gonna use that Straw monies on? Additional 2 mill should get a player or two lottery tickets.

Two million would represent a highly thought of prospect and supposedly they're all gone. They've just got to sort through the dregs of unsigned players and hope to come up with something. Not the worst case in the world as all of these guys are so young.

I would think all the free agents were committed to other teams. Also, signing Santander cost them $500,000 of international allocation money.

500K lost in next year - Int budget - not this year.

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MLB Pipeline's first mock draft has the Jays taking a high school SS

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-pipeline-2025-mock-draft-may-6

[polo007]

Latest 1st round mock draft is LIVE and there's movement near the top - MLB.com

8. Blue Jays: Kyson Witherspoon, RHP, Oklahoma (No. 8)

The Blue Jays are one of the least likely teams in the top 10 to select Hernandez, so that would leave them with the other upper-tier talent still available. In this case, it's Witherspoon. They also could wind up with Willits or Carlson if the first seven picks play out differently.

9. Reds: Seth Hernandez, RHP, Corona (Calif.) HS (No. 2)

This would be a great get for the Reds because Hernandez belongs much higher than this but has to deal with an industry skittish about spending early selections on high school righties. He could land with any of the clubs ahead of here except for the Cardinals and Blue Jays. If he's gone, Cincinnati could turn to Witherspoon or a prep shortstop. This is the ceiling for Texas A&M outfielder Jace LaViolette, who entered the season as the consensus top college bat but hit just .258 with a 25 percent strikeout rate.

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[Harry Palmer]

MLB Pipeline's first mock draft has the Jays taking a high school SS

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-pipeline-2025-mock-draft-may-6

I’d love it if we got Carlson. Watching defensive wizardry at short is probably my favourite baseball thing.

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