Shadow Draft Dilemma

by JM Barten on Jun 9, 2025 10:09 PM EDT Comment 4 comments

I'm shadow drafting the Royals. I wanted Green badly. The issue is that he looks like he is a bit more expensive than Crow, although Crow himself isn't cheap. The spirit of the shadow draft is that you keep signability and overall budget in mind and you don't do things that the team you're drafting for couldn't do.

I was significantly cheaper last year than the real Royals. The only guy round I spent more than the R's on was Tim Fedroff in the 7th round and most rounds I was well below the R's.

So should I go ahead and take Green? Should I wait until I see if they're taking signability risks in the third and fourth round and use that as an educational point to tell me what their budget is and then go with guys who would take slot after this? Or should I take the cue and pick from among my favorites that were available and will likely be similar to or cheaper than Crow (Crow himself, White, James, Borchering, all of whom I liked)?

I'm really stumped on this one.

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they took Myers, who BA says wants 2 million. I took Green in my shadow…I think it’s safe to do that.

baseball rules.

by doublestix on Jun 9, 2025 11:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I took Crow in my shadow draft

And Brian Goodwin in the third, although I imagine he’ll probably go to college if he’s slipped out of Day One entirely. I think the Royals are ready to spend some money on the draft - last year was a good precedent, and they’re not going to spend a ton of money in Latin America from what I have read.

I would go ahead and take Green if that’s who you like.

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Jun 10, 2025 11:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

1 (12)Grant Green, SS, USC
3 (91) Wil Myers, C, Wesleyan Christian Academy (NC)
4 (122) Chris Dwyer, LHP, Clemson University
5 (152) Mike Nesseth, RHP Nebraska
6 (182) Brooks Raley, LHP, Texas A&M
7 (212) Stephen Perez, SS, Gulliver Prep (FL)
8 (242) Neil Medchill, OF, Oklahoma State
9 (272) Tyler Lyons, LHP, Oklahoma State
10 (302) Alex McRee, LHP, University of Georgia
11 (332) Diego Seastrunk, C, Rice

i normally just go ahead and agree with the real pick if they go above slot (Myers and Dwyer). i liked Myers anyways.

baseball rules.

by doublestix on Jun 10, 2025 1:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

What I have so far

1 (12) Grant Green, SS, USC
3 (91) Wil Myers, C, HS-NC
4 (122) Jeremy Hazelbaker, OF, Ball State
5 (152) Ryan Schimpf, 2B, LSU
6 (182) Khris Davis, OF, Cal St Fullerton
7 (212) Ian Krol, LHP, HS-IL
8 (242) Gavin Brooks, LHP, UCLA
9 (272) Tyson Van Winkle, C, Gonzaga
10 (302) Jeremy Barnes, SS, Notre Dame
11 (332) Matt Thomson, RHP, San Diego
12 (362) Keith Campbell, RHP, Everett JC
13 (392) Sequoya Stonecypher, OF, Grossmont CC
14 (422) Luke Murton, OF, Georgia Tech
15 (452) Alex Hassan, OF, Duke
16 (482) Sam Spangler, LHP, Hawaii
17 (512) Eric Thomas, RHP, Bethune-Cookman
18 (542) Scott Kreiger, OF, Georgetown
19 (572) David Stewart, OF, Grayson County CC
20 (602) Kevin Landry, RHP, William and Mary
21 (632) Brandon Josselyn, RHP, Yale
22 (662) Jason Erickson, RHP, Washington
23 (692) Alex Burg, C, Washington State
24 (722) Josh Squatrito, RHP, Towson State
25 752) Justin Bour, 1B, George Mason
26 (782) Rhett Ballard, RHP, Virginia Tech
27 (812) AJ Casario, OF, Maryland
28 (842) Matt Bowman, 2B, Nevada
29 (872) Scott Swinson, RHP, Maryland
30 (902) Cory White, RHP, Indianapolis

I’m getting close to running out players I bookmarked. A lot more of the guys that I tagged as third day players got popped in day two than I had expected.

"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 Jun 11, 2025 9:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs