Hard not to love the Mariners draft so far.

How can they not be favorite? You get two guys rated top 10 at the #14 and #44 spots.

Colorado also had a great draft.

the first two picks get the buzz, but I really liked Mendonca and Erlin. Mendonca K’s a bit more than I would like and his power numbers are a bit inflated, but Texas is a hitter’s paradise and he has the glove to stay at third. Erlin is a bit undersized, but I really like his potential

Winners:

Blue Jays - Really nice blend of talent. Jenkins is a safe pick, Paxton brings upside with his power arm, and Barrett is a personal favorite. If everybody signs then this is about as good as it gets for a team without a massive budget and a mid-first round pick.

Twins - Lots of great arms. I’m still confused how these guys managed to get this much talent without a bunch of picks.

Kansas City - How can we not have them in the winners column? Myers will be expensive, but given that they only had two first day picks I’m guessing that the budget includes plenty of breathing room for a guy that they really like. They didn’t like passing Crow last year and they should have a deal done easily with him this year. They just had a field day despite having only two picks . . .now that’s how you get things done.

In the middle:

White Sox - Tons of good talent, but some questions. Thompson and Holmberg (especially) will be expensive. Phegley’s bat is sweet and I’m guessing they’ll give him every opportunity in the world to stick at C, but we’ll see if that works.

Dodgers - Loved the Garrett Gould pick. The rest of the guys I’m eh on.

Losers:

Indians, although not for the talent But if the rumors are true that they’re immediately converting Alex White into a reliever and are thinking of turning Jason Kipnis into a second baseman . . .ugh. I think I liked it better when they were calling these guys Adam Miller and Trevor Crowe.

Cubs - Brett Jackson is a tough guy to bet your draft on. LeMahieu is a respectable pick. Kirk was an overdraft as an easy sign . . .maybe the Cubs have a couple of signability targets in mind for today? But for now, not too impressed.

i wouldve taken leake or matzek, but he seemed to be the BPA at that point.
wasnt too thrilled w/ justin marks but chosen right around where most mocks/ranking projeted him to go.
 If chris dominguez fell to 92 that wouldve been ideal, damn giants lol.

where do you think SS ryan jackson goes today?

Came away with two 1st round-caliber picks with Crow and Wil Myers, and Crow was very good value at 12 considering where most publications had him ranked (usually around 6th or 7th overall). Definitely like them better than Toronto.

After day 2, I have to say I really like the Rays draft. They went upside on day 1, then backfilled with C Luke Bailey (rd. 4) and 1B Jeffrey Malm (rd. 5) on day 2, both of whom were talked about as potential 1st/2nd rounders. They even found quality guys in round 9 (Kevin James) and 11 (Alex Koronis, whom JS took in his shadow Twins draft).

Biggest losers to me look like my hometown Orioles — they way overdrafted for Hobgoblin at 5, and kept taking mediocre pitching all day today. The only picks I like on that board are Mychal Givens in the 2nd and Rice ace righty Ryan Berry in the 9th. I can see this entire draft being a bust for them.

The Cardinals weren’t the biggest winners but they were winners. Getting Shelby Miller was an absolutely fantastic pick. He is everything their farm system is missing.

Then I think they got a guy who could be a middle of the rotation starter down the road in Robert Stock. Stock will start at catcher first but he has the stuff to be a pretty good starter.

Joe Kelly was a signability pick.