2026 Draft Discussion

[Spectre]

Will make the pick when I get home from work tonight, sorry for the wait guys.

[Spectre]

Oh dang, forgot I got an extra 1st round pick in the Ron Osborn trade. Will have to prepare for 1.9 as well.

[Delandis]

Draft thread!

[Pat]

Draft thread!

Looking to move up.

[Delandis]

Looking to move up.

its awesome when you have no dog in the race.

Ill jump back back in when we are talking about the realism of draft pick trading in a baseball.

[BradZ]

Draft thread!

Agreed. Used for updates/commentary on picks, please.

[Carlos]

I wish Nunes last name was Tunes.

[Pat]

Spectre said he will pick tonight...then it's...

Lintyfresh85 finally ready to draft for the first time since 2013? 2014?

[Spectre]

Pick is in- taking 3B Chris Pineda from the Cape Cod League. My scout loves this kid- has the enviable combo of great work ethic/loyalty/leadership. He also hit 25 HR this season which is ridiculous with an OPS approaching 1.400. He should end up as a very good hitter if he develops according to what my scout and OSA project. I liked Nunes a lot but I think Pineda is closer to a finished product.

I have a ton of talent in the infield obviously but I believe in taking the best player available this early in the draft. He can play 2B/SS/3B as well which gives me flexibility down the line. I may even have him learn some 1B to provide some long term insurance at that position. Overall, super pleased with this pick. This NYK offense could be really good in a few years.

[Delandis]

So far the picks, according to my scouts draft list, have taken the 2nd, 3rd and 4th players off the board.

[PaulC]

Nice pick at three... That will be the pick I regret if 'Jet' fails to deliver on his pitching promise!

[Lintyfresh85]

Pineda was the best player in the draft in my mind... unfortunately he went a pick before me... so we went with pitching - Israel Montero - solid ground ball pitcher that my scout believes will anchor my rotation for years to come.

[Hank]

Pineda was the best player in the draft in my mind... unfortunately he went a pick before me... so we went with pitching - Israel Montero - solid ground ball pitcher that my scout believes will anchor my rotation for years to come.

Agreed.
I'm probably going to regret not trading up for Pineda.
His projections, stats, intangibles all point to a 3B version of Pickles James.

[BradZ]

Hank and Montreal now up

[Lintyfresh85]

Jimmy Jeffs is the first big argument my scout has had with OSA.

OSA has him as a stud, my scout sees him as a platoon bat.