Pre-Mock Draft Discussion

by John Sickels on May 31, 2025 12:03 PM EDT

Here is a discussion thread for the Mock Draft. The Draft begins in about an hour, at noon central promptly. The process is easy.

For each round I will post a new thread. . .a thread for the first round, a new thread for the supplemental first round, a new thread for the second round, etc.

The draft takes place in the comments section. I will comment something like "Rays are on the clock", and then the Rays Mock Scouting Director should post "Rays take Tim Beckham, SS, Georgia HS", then I will post "Pick confirmed, Pirates are on the clock." I will update the list as we go along, and I also keep track of every pick in a spreadsheet. We will try to keep it moving quickly, you get about a minute per pick, not a firm rule but try to avoid sitting there for five minutes. We will take five minute breaks between each round.

If someone doesn't show up, I will make a pick if things get bogged down too much before we get a volunteer to take over the team.

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You should update that headline...

On the off chance someone comes by and reads “Mock Draft is Tomorrow” and thinks “Darn, I thought it was today…..”

by acerimusdux on May 31, 2025 12:12 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

good call

good call….thanks

by John Sickels on May 31, 2025 12:14 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

Oh, and Mets are here...

by acerimusdux on May 31, 2025 12:56 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

ready

here and ready to go. can’t wait to see how this turns out.

by fewgoodcards on May 31, 2025 12:15 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

I'll fill in for braves.

If no one has taken over yet. Ready to go.

by mlif on May 31, 2025 12:22 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

This is always a great time

it’s so easy for all of us to sit back and critique drafts, but you don’t realize how hectic it can get until it’s your turn to pick in the 4th round and your top five choices for that spot just went off the board. It’s easy to freak out a bit and make a pick you later regret.

Founder of the Rowdy Hardy Fan Club

by eazyb81 on May 31, 2025 12:25 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

exactly

Exactly. That’s why I do this….to give people a taste. And think of what it would be like if you had millions of real dollars on the line.

by John Sickels on May 31, 2025 12:26 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

The Great Conflict

There’s a great conflict over drafting the best player available or drafting for need. Preferably, a player covers both aspects. However, if you’re in a spot where it’s, say, the fourth round and the guy you coveted was just pick, I think you can reach a bit and draft to fill in the organizational need. Drafting the best available player happening to be a RHP in a system full of RHP doesn’t make sense.

--http://yankeesfuture.wordpress.com Bobby Mcnally (alias) "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve."--Napoleon Hall

by bobbymcnally on May 31, 2025 12:32 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

can't wait

Rays are here and ready

2008 - A New Era. The End of An Era.

by goyankees on May 31, 2025 12:37 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

+1

Royals are here

"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain

by JM Barten on May 31, 2025 12:45 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

crazy request but ...

can someone call me when the marlins are on the clock. i’m playing in an end-of-year teacher poker tournament and am not sure i’m gonna have access to a computer after i make the first pick.

by psugator on May 31, 2025 12:45 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs