Yes, I am going to write up the six HS kids I saw in the last week at some point today or tomorrow. Benson is very physically gifted, but the swing needs work and I think both he and Lowe were too high on my last top 50.

I'd probably say less than that, given the inconsistency of the breaking ball for his entire career and the lack of any track record of durability. A number 3, an above-average starter who maybe gives you fewer innings than you want, that's probably more like it.

Sure, but the question is whether his strong two-weeks-does-not-a-year-make is real or SSS.

I think better than 50/50 he gets to 8. People who assume his velocity makes him a top 5 pick are a bit out of date - velocity alone doesn't lock you into the top 5.

I think better than 50/50 he gets to 8. People who assume his velocity makes him a top 5 pick are a bit out of date - velocity alone doesn't lock you into the top 5.

Oh I've had my ticket since the presale. You can't get stuck with the steps.

Electric wrists. I had heard high-average medium-power over the winter, but I could see him ending up with surprising power in the McCutchen mold because his wrists are so quick.

I support the company's decision completely, and that's really all I can or should say about it.

A number of people said this yesterday. It is inaccurate, and it is not very smart.

Yes, but nothing that satisfied me. I think it sends a brutal message to players. The weather up here is fine, if that was an excuse for leaving Greene in Florida. Harris might be less advanced than expected on draft day, but the FSL is fairly pitcher-friendly, and if he's not ready to pitch there as a sandwich pick out of college, then you probably picked the wrong guy.

Can't tell off TV angles. I've looked, but the CF camera angle is brutal for this.

Yes, absolutely.

Not really. It's not like he's faced major-league pitching.

The NYC one is amazing. I could easily have gotten lost in there fora few hours.

Senzel. Does it easier, better approach. Collins has some swing issues, not huge ones, but Senzel doesn't really have any.

Thank you for saying so and understanding fully what I said.

Yes, it would have. I don't really know what's going on.

Focus more on the hitter. I can watch the pitcher face the other eight guys in the lineup, and for a hitter it's more important to focus on what might be the only good pitching he faces all spring.

Because Terry Collins seems to hate relying on young players. It's stupid. His antics this year make me wonder if we all overrated him last year because the team played so well down the stretch.

You could simply award such teams draft picks without penalizing the signing clubs.

No idea, and other than Cuban players who might have quicker impact in the minors I don't follow the July 2nd market. If you ever took an econ course and learned how imperfect information can screw up a marketplace, well, Exhibit A.

Not a big fan of players with head violence in their deliveries, or deliveries that are very arm-heavy (using too little of their legs for power). I try not to flat-out kill guys like that - for example, I had Carson Fulmer and Chris Sale ranked in the top ~50 in their draft years, too low for Sale of course but not a "no interest" ranking at all - just to rank them lower.

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Yes, I think that's about right - and I think the Cubs did so without actually planning to get 600+ innings from their pen. Two long men would do it.

Used to have a plus fastball and 70 breaking ball with size and a good delivery. Stuff has backed up a little post-shoulder issues, changeup never really developed, command hasn't been even average. I would put him in the bullpen now, and revisit starting later after he's had success in the shorter role.

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Yes, sounds like third round likely, good chance for second. Bad year for college pitching so some guys will go a round higher than their stuff and/or results merit. Missing four starts early this season hasn't helped.

I think every team was there. It was a chance to get Pint and Joey Wentz in one day, so of course just about every team was present. The Phillies had at least three guys there, but all left Pint's start after an inning to go to Wentz. I have said before I don't believe they're taking a HS arm at 1 and I absolutely don't believe it would be Pint if they did.

Useful part of MLB rotation.

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45 days after the end of the draft. Stupid rule - just make them eligible every year.

No, but there isn't much historical precedent for the velocity around the game in general, is there?

Still think he'd be top 10. The issue with the age of a HS position player is that he's older than his competition, which I think makes gauging the hit tool in particular difficult - can he really hit, or is he just beating up younger kids? In Rutherford's case, the hit tool is definitely there. You'd just have to believe he'll have enough pitch recognition to start 2017 in low-A.

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The one thing I wouldn't do is what they seem to be doing now - collecting a lot of guys who throw hard but straight without deception. Gray wasn't like that in college but he is now. Hoffman is like that. I don't think it works there, not that there's an easy formula. Perhaps it'll turn out that guys with especially high spin rates fare better in Denver, to throw one thing out there.

Doing what I thought he'd do - making a ton of good contact. Surprised he hasn't tried to steal more bases, although it's just 13 games.

Yes. Don't foresee power, defense probably only works at first base.

I'd rather see him play every day in the majors and work his way through it. Would also like to see them leave him alone at the plate - let him work this out, don't start trying to change anything about his swing or approach, which I've heard secondhand has been going on in the clubhouse.

I've heard they are very much on him and to some extent on Zach Collins.

Someone in that group will sign an extension, perhaps after a trade. I believe Harper, Fernandez, and Harvey are all Boras clients, who typically don't sign extensions. Certainly Fernandez and Harvey should consider it as pitchers who've already had one TJ apiece. (Not one together, that would be weird.)

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Good number two starter. I already was a big believer in the feel for pitching and command.

I'll slide Pint down a few notches next time around, nothing huge, but 96-100 is not sufficient by itself to put him over guys with more developed repertoires like Wentz or Garrett.

I'd still bet on Corey Ray or Senzel if one is there.

It means he can hit, just as we thought he could this offseason.

My daughter's in a charter school. I would prefer not to go the private education route. That murder was in a downtown HS, by the way, not our district. Downtown Wilmington has some very rough areas. The economic gap between city residents and suburban residents a few miles away is enormous.

Probably to give Reed more reps in CF before he comes up.

It was a bad strategy against Bonds and I think it's a bad one now too.

Not remotely similar. Arcia can hit, has plate discipline, has a little power, and is a great makeup guy with leadership. Escobar is none of that.

No, I think the Phillies want a college player - Ray, Senzel, Puk now that he's healthy, Lewis as a longshot. If they go HS bat, Moniak would be the most likely pick.

He didn't come out of high school last year. He left in December to matriculate early so that as a college junior he'll be the same age as his classmates. Smart move.