Logan Webb got Cained but we are big boys and girls and we are used to such things. I decided to write about the draft instead of the game.
We looked at 2020 in a previous post so I'll take a look at 2021. If you sort the first round by MLB bWAR the leaders are Jackson Merrill (8.0, #27), Gavin Williams (6.9, #23), Sal Frelick (6.0, #15), Colson Montgomery (5.5, #22) and Colton Cowser (4.1, #5). The #4 pick was Marcelo Mayer who has 0.4 WAR in 111 games. (The Giants have this year's #4 pick).
Padres CF Merrill, White Sox 3B/SS Montgomery, and Red Sox IF Mayer were all high school shortstops. Guardians starter Williams, Brewers RF Frelick, and Orioles OF Cowser were all college picks.
The Giants drafted P Will Bednar (Mississippi State) with the 14th pick. He's 26 and still in the minors. He has crazy K numbers but also crazy walk numbers. Mason Black was the 85th pick and Landen Roupp the 356th pick.
The Pirates chose college catcher Henry Davis with the #1 overall pick that year. He's in the majors as a C/OF but in 235 games (812 PA) he has a .173 batting average. It's not easy to find a catcher who can hit!
--M.C.
2 comments:
Davis is there Bailey!
Yup. They can do it, too!
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