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[umd]

Kid probably starts this season in AA and next year AAA/ BLB debut. Solid pick without the downside of PD.

He'll spend two weeks at A. Then hopefully move along quickly.

[Pat]

Pickles is the smart/safer pick but Bamford, while a slight risk, could go down as one of the best hitters the BLB has ever seen.

OSA had him 8-8-7-7-8 potential recently.

Maybe it's the new version but we've never seen anything like that. Was hoping his age/lower intangibles would cause him to fall to #5.

[Z]

Pickles is the smart/safer pick but Bamford, while a slight risk, could go down as one of the best hitters the BLB has ever seen.

OSA had him 8-8-7-7-8 potential recently.

Maybe it's the new version but we've never seen anything like that. Was hoping his age/lower intangibles would cause him to fall to #5.

Hank is excited to play Bamford in center field.

[funclown]

Pickles is the smart/safer pick but Bamford, while a slight risk, could go down as one of the best hitters the BLB has ever seen.

OSA had him 8-8-7-7-8 potential recently.

Maybe it's the new version but we've never seen anything like that. Was hoping his age/lower intangibles would cause him to fall to #5.

Yet...my scout has him as a 6-4-8-4-7 POT and 3-3-4-3-5 actual with what can be best described as character issues. Lets not even discuss his defense.

Pickles feels like Dave P on steroids.

[PaulC]

He looks like a stud... I wonder where he'll fit in this list of former #1 overall picks... I was amazed at the number of pitchers taken #1 overall...

2009 Ernie Arbini 43.0 WAR
2010 Willie Fajardo 52.5 WAR
2011 Tristan Jackson 19.9 WAR
2012 Pat Goldsmith 29.8 WAR
2013 Ethan Romey 13.8 WAR
2014 Dylan Owens 35.5 WAR
2015 Robby O'Neil 2.0 WAR
2016 Mike Morla 37.6 WAR
2017 Earl Frizzell -0.1 WAR
2018 Jimmy Anderson 12.0 WAR
2019 CJ Viger 15.6 WAR
2020 Mark DeGennaro 0.8 WAR

[PaulC]

Yet...my scout has him as a 6-4-8-4-7 POT and 3-3-4-3-5 actual with what can be best described as character issues. Lets not even discuss his defense.

Pickles feels like Dave P on steroids.

Yup... Looks like a young Nelson Marquez to me...

[funclown]

Looks like another year for Pawtucket we totally disagree on the top 20. After Pickles who was the clear #1 the next guy who should go is #7 on my scouts list, then next guy #19, then #30.

[Hank]

Hank is excited to play Bamford in center field.

Catcher.
I'm calling him "Deviled Eggs".

[PaulC]

Looks like another year for Pawtucket we totally disagree on the top 20. After Pickles who was the clear #1 the next guy who should go is #7 on my scouts list, then next guy #19, then #30.

Another good reason to put $0 into scouting...

[Hank]

Yup... Looks like a young Nelson Marquez to me...

That's a hell of a thing for you to say to me.

[funclown]

Another good reason to put $0 into scouting...

I never do that. This goes to show why our second rounder in Pawtucket tend to crack the top100.

[funclown]

That's a hell of a thing for you to say to me.

Kid should be fine. Just stick him at DH and never let him field a baseball EVER in fear he pokes his eye out.

Also.....don't let him interview. We are running a family league here.

[funclown]

He looks like a stud... I wonder where he'll fit in this list of former #1 overall picks... I was amazed at the number of pitchers taken #1 overall...

2009 Ernie Arbini 43.0 WAR
2010 Willie Fajardo 52.5 WAR
2011 Tristan Jackson 19.9 WAR
2012 Pat Goldsmith 29.8 WAR
2013 Ethan Romey 13.8 WAR
2014 Dylan Owens 35.5 WAR
2015 Robby O'Neil 2.0 WAR
2016 Mike Morla 37.6 WAR
2017 Earl Frizzell -0.1 WAR
2018 Jimmy Anderson 12.0 WAR
2019 CJ Viger 15.6 WAR
2020 Mark DeGennaro 0.8 WAR

2007 C Dave Piekarski 77.7 WAR

[Z]

It's been so long since I picked #1.

[Guest]

Only picked first once and got Howard Haydon. Had one incredible season and then fell off the face of the earth.