Catcher who won't stay there, so I think first base. Fast mover with the bat. Need to see the power going forward. I liked him, mostly because so many people praised the hit tool (I saw him just OK). Feel like he's high-floor but perhaps more average regular than star?

I thought so.

I'm sure he'll say that and will ultimately sign. Slot there is $3.2 million. He'd be an all-time idiot to turn that down - the left-handed Matt Harrington, if you will. (Was Matt Harrington right-handed? I don't even know. Not like I ever saw him pitch.)

Carter is a regular, above-average most likely. Spencer is probably a good backup catcher with a chance to start occasionally.

If the draft is loaded with high school pitchers, don't force it to give you a college hitter. They loaded up on the draft's strength.

This year. But I agree, it's a waste of his talent.

Loved the first three picks - mentioned them in my round two recap (which posted after you wrote this question).

If it does, so what? They got a first-round talent in the second round. I'd be ecstatic.

I know some scouts thought he could start but I believe the White Sox want to use him in relief.

Very skeptical of his ability to make an offensive impact given his plate discipline. Great prospect, most likely not ready today.

To me it's immaturity and idiocy. No violence, no felonies, not a sociopath. I am more concerned about Delvin Perez's makeup than Groome's.

He showed up this year with more power (oops) and running faster (who knows?). Still a potential ++ defender with bat speed. But I think the PED results confirm earlier concerns about makeup and work ethic.

I assume anyone taken in the top three rounds will sign if he passes a physical. Most of these picks involve deals or conversations around money before the selection. (Not all, but most.)

No, he was literally #101, took him off when I added Will Smith to the middle of the list when I suddenly got a slew of positive reports on Smith. I like Miranda a lot as a hitter, think he has to move to 3b.

I believe Laskey ends up at Duke. He's not getting $2-3 million after his velocity tailed off at the end. He'll be a guy to watch for 2019. It's the fourth round right now which I believe is Mondile territory.

He's a starter, now and in the future.

Again, I assume they all sign. Slot at 18 is $2.5 million. Maybe they go over. He does have big leverage due to his age but that's a lot of coin to turn down.

Hunter Bishop, Jeff Belge, maybe Drew Mendoza (I see a lot of swing and miss, I know scouts who love the power and body), Ryan Rolison, Tyler Baum (totally unsignable, I'm told). Might have said Mason Thompson but the Padres took him.

I assume he comes back this summer and pitches in short-season in brief outings as if he's continuing his rehab. Wouldn't be wrong to hold him out till instructs.

I think they picked well. It's not exactly who I would have taken, but that doesn't make it wrong.

So you're saying it's like a 7-year-old kid's reaction? "I hate squid." "You've never tried squid." "Yeah but I know I'll hate it."

If there's a coach who's exceptional like Cooper is, yes, that's common, and makes sense because ultimately it'll be that coach's project - maybe not a major league coach but a minor league coordinator. I know there are also some folks like Scioscia and Showalter who more or less insist on being involved in the process. I'm not a big fan of that myself.

A lot. I think it made him a reach at 22. Same reason I don't think JB Woodman was worth a top three rounds pick, and the Jays took him in the second.

Well he went 115 to Detroit (shocker, they took a Boras guy), so there you go. Bad situation for him - he should have signed last year.

He's a starter and yes, he might have gone higher had he been a starter all year. But he was never overused (thank you, Sully) and did get scouted a ton because people were always there to see the umpteen other Gators worth drafting, so net/net I don't think he fared badly.

You mentioned all the negatives and I think they're generally true. I also think his lower half and upper half aren't well synced up in the delivery. He's also 6'6", 93-97, with a good changeup, average breaking ball, and good extension out front. Those dudes don't grow on trees and if you don't take that at pick 6 you might never get one another way.

The last one is the most important, the first one is the most likely.

I think that's the smart move. Maybe 30-40% chance he sticks there. Average defense in center makes him a frequent all-star.

Lot of folks think Hudson's delivery makes him a reliever in time. Also think his fastball can get very straight. If you believe in the cutter, he's a first-rounder.

He had the back spasms, and a couple of times didn't pitch well enough to go deep into games. He did hold his velocity into the 7th when I saw him last.

Future starter, but the O's have to back off him this year. Also, Illinois misused Jay last year and misused Sedlock. When schools do this, recruits need to pay attention.

I thought he was a 4th-5th rounder. Can't stay at short, questionable hit tool. Utility infielder in long run.

He wasn't "removed" so much as passed by guys who were healthy and off to better starts.

Sort of a scouts' favorite, good ballplayer without big tools, but I thought more 3rd-4th round.

Sort of a scouts' favorite, good ballplayer without big tools, but I thought more 3rd-4th round.

Big size, fastball comes right down at you, flashes an above average breaking ball. I wasn't on it up there - would have taken Kay before him, for example.

I seldom get info like that direct from an organization about its own picks, and did not here. Really, really liked their day one. Hell, I like their day two so far too.

Both guys were, in theory, talented enough to go higher if healthy.

It matters more than you think. You're handing the kid six or seven figures, then asking him to go be a professional, with all the responsibilities of conditioning, work ethic, discipline, and behavior that many people don't encounter until they're 19 or 21 or 23.

I think signability and the fact that he turned 19 a month ago, making him an older high school player (and in a demographic that hasn't fared well historically).

I'm not. Great arm and body, with 20 command.

I had him ranked 10th, so I think it's the right spot, but I thought others liked him more. He does swing and miss too much and I do not agree that he's a lock to stay in center.

Ceiling probably above average regular at third. I thought he was somewhere in the 101-120 ranking area, but really at that point in the draft anything plus or minus a round is within range.

I thought he was really good, moved him up to 7th on my final board after hearing his velocity was all the way back on Saturday. I think they probably felt they were getting BPA anyway but at a discount relative to slot at 3. I had a couple of guys above him, but again, my word is not definitive, and in this draft in particular a couple of spots in the rankings is essentially nothing.

I'm not that pessimistic. I think you draft power arms because that's the only way you're ever going to have enough pitching to compete. But if the draft gives you Brendan Rodgers or David Dahl (to say nothing of second-rounder Nolan Arenado ... my God that was a good pick), take him. Don't force the arm.

Because lawyers. I know what's up with Groome - I did some background work of my own to check on some of the rumors (nearly all of which turned out to be false ... for example, he was not kicked out of IMG). But I can't say exactly what I know because ESPN has editorial standards for reporting and I abide by those.

He's not very effective right now. Fix the delivery and see if he starts throwing harder and/or with more sink.

Maybe a dozen? Depends on promotions but we seem to be losing a lot of kids to the majors already.

well I would never use that word, but I'm not a fan of the first few picks. Lodolo is interesting but he's a very long-term development project - I thought he might be a top guy for 2019 instead.

I don't think he can be a starter. It's not outrageous, but I think he's a pen guy, and I'd do what you suggest - move him quick to AA or AAA and see what happens.

Maybe. He has a real shoulder issue, so he has to pass the physical first, and then see if the injury recurs or affects his velocity. This isn't minor. Before that he might have been a top 10 pick, although I think that was a little rich for a smallish RHP without huge stuff.