2013 MLB Draft

[BSN07]

Forrest Allday better make it to Boston, that's one of the best names ever lol

[jacksonianmarch]

SR, I'm a fan of the the Palladino pick too. He's a giant with a good heater. Wade won't be a cheap draftee btw. He can run, he makes good contact and will stick as a SS. Those guys aren't lighting up the draft board. He's gonna be an overslot signee for sure.

[Standing Room]

Very similar strategy to what the Red Sox did last year when they saved money on picks 5-10 and then went for harder signs picks 11-14. The Sox already signed some college relievers with low mileage on their arms - which they like to experiment with as starters. In rounds 15-40 they typically like to sign dual sport athletes and cold weather players, hoping they can dip in to more potential once they focus strictly on baseball year round.

 

Players I imagine the Sox being interested in rounds 11-14 include Boldt, Tellez, Brentz and Biggio. I doubt they could afford more than two of those types of players though given that they already signed Denney.

[jacksonianmarch]

Picks 6-10 were easy signs for most teams last yr 11-15 typically sees 2-3 tough signs. After that, it's a crap shoot

[SeanJohn93]

It will be interesting to compare swihart and denney

[Standing Room]

That wraps up the draft. The most notable picks the Red Sox made today were Ryan Boldt and Jordan Sheffield. Overall, the Red Sox picked 19 players that Baseball America had ranked in the top 500 players.

 

#25 - Jonathan Denney, C (HS)

#58 - Ryan Boldt, OF (HS)

#77 - Teddy Stankiewicz, RHP (JC)

#88 - Jordan Sheffield, RHP (HS)

#108 - Myles Smith, RHP ©

#130 - Corey Littrell, LHP ©

#139 - Trever Morrison, SS (HS)

#208 - Carlos Asuaje, SS ©

#224 - Matt Thaiss, C (HS)

#265 - Gabe Speier, LHP (HS)

#296 - Nick Longhi, OF (HS)

#300 - Jimmy Allen, 3B ©

#302 - Derek Burkamper, RHP (HS)

#351 - Mike Adams, LHP ©

#352 - Jalen Williams, RHP (HS)

#440 - Mark Nowaczewski, RHP (HS)

#451 - Joseph Monge, OF (HS)

#485 - Jake Romanski, C (HS)

 

Ryan Boldt is a very interesting guy. He projected to be a top 25 talent before he injured his knee. High school outfielder with above average tools across the board. From Minnesota, so he's likely only begun to tap in to his potential. However, he will be a near impossible sign. Barring some kind of a miracle, the Red Sox likely drafted him for two reasons. One, is to use as a negotiating tool with Denney. The other, is to have him as a backup option in case they fail to sign Ball or Denney.

 

Sheffield is Gary Sheffield's nephew. He was also a guy who projected to be a top 25 talent, but fell because he required Tommy John Surgery. Last fall, he was scouted throwing 95+ and topping out at 98 mph. He also projects as a guy that could add 15-30 more pounds. Has a hard curve with a lot of upside and a slide and a change. Sheffield will also come with signing risks, but he wouldn't be a near impossible sign like Boldt.

[jacksonianmarch]

I think Sheffield and Boldt are going to be near impossible signs, to be totally honest. They are both going to require first round pay for injured players, which the sox would be stupid to hand out. And taking less than that on the player's end is stupid as well since both have injuries that typically lead to complete recoveries and with some time in college, they could eventually get their first round money

[jacksonianmarch]

11th rounder Kendall Coleman, a lanky left handed power hitting HS OFer has stated he will be signing with the Yankees.

[Standing Room]

I think Sheffield and Boldt are going to be near impossible signs, to be totally honest. They are both going to require first round pay for injured players, which the sox would be stupid to hand out. And taking less than that on the player's end is stupid as well since both have injuries that typically lead to complete recoveries and with some time in college, they could eventually get their first round money

 

If the Red Sox are trying to sign Boldt and Sheffield, it means things went horribly wrong with the rest of their draft picks. Boldt is a near impossible sign, he's looking for $2+ million. Sheffield will be a difficult sign, but there are reports that Ball and Stankiewicz are likely to sign below slot.

 

http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2013/06/09/red-sox-expect-top-picks-trey-ball-teddy-stankiewicz-to-sign-for-below-slot/

 

The Sox will also have some money from the underslot college arms they drafted. Once/if the Sox sign Ball, Stankiewicz and Denney, then we'd have a better idea of whether or not they have a realistic chance of offering Sheffield the kind of bonus money that would get him to sign.

 

You never know what's going to happen. In 2011, the Sox made a hard push for Senquez Golson but when they felt his asking price became unreasonable they pulled the offer and spent it to sign Mookie Betts. It's always good to have quality talent as a backup option.

[italstallianion]

That wraps up the draft. The most notable picks the Red Sox made today were Ryan Boldt and Jordan Sheffield. Overall, the Red Sox picked 19 players that Baseball America had ranked in the top 500 players.

 

#25 - Jonathan Denney, C (HS)

#58 - Ryan Boldt, OF (HS)

#77 - Teddy Stankiewicz, RHP (JC)

#88 - Jordan Sheffield, RHP (HS)

#108 - Myles Smith, RHP ©

#130 - Corey Littrell, LHP ©

#139 - Trever Morrison, SS (HS)

#208 - Carlos Asuaje, SS ©

#224 - Matt Thaiss, C (HS)

#265 - Gabe Speier, LHP (HS)

#296 - Nick Longhi, OF (HS)

#300 - Jimmy Allen, 3B ©

#302 - Derek Burkamper, RHP (HS)

#351 - Mike Adams, LHP ©

#352 - Jalen Williams, RHP (HS)

#440 - Mark Nowaczewski, RHP (HS)

#451 - Joseph Monge, OF (HS)

#485 - Jake Romanski, C (HS)

 

Ryan Boldt is a very interesting guy. He projected to be a top 25 talent before he injured his knee. High school outfielder with above average tools across the board. From Minnesota, so he's likely only begun to tap in to his potential. However, he will be a near impossible sign. Barring some kind of a miracle, the Red Sox likely drafted him for two reasons. One, is to use as a negotiating tool with Denney. The other, is to have him as a backup option in case they fail to sign Ball or Denney.

 

Sheffield is Gary Sheffield's nephew. He was also a guy who projected to be a top 25 talent, but fell because he required Tommy John Surgery. Last fall, he was scouted throwing 95+ and topping out at 98 mph. He also projects as a guy that could add 15-30 more pounds. Has a hard curve with a lot of upside and a slide and a change. Sheffield will also come with signing risks, but he wouldn't be a near impossible sign like Boldt.

 

 

In all fairness if you divide the top 500 by the 30 teams, each team should theoretically draft 16-17 of the top 500. I guess in this new draft some of the top players won't get drafted at all for fears that they won't sign. Also some teams might have extra picks early on, but I don't see having 19 instead of 16-17 as anything special or noteworthy.

 

I guess it depends on how many we sign compared to the other teams.

[Standing Room]

In all fairness if you divide the top 500 by the 30 teams, each team should theoretically draft 16-17 of the top 500. I guess in this new draft some of the top players won't get drafted at all for fears that they won't sign. Also some teams might have extra picks early on, but I don't see having 19 instead of 16-17 as anything special or noteworthy.

 

I guess it depends on how many we sign compared to the other teams.

 

The new system has done a good job at spreading around the talent, and preventing teams from getting an unfair advantage in the draft. If we sign Ball, Stank and Denney, I would consider it a successful draft. It's not as impressive as many previous years (2012 not withstanding), but it was a weak draft class. Ball and Denney are gems. If by some miracle we also sign Sheffield, it would be a major coup.

[italstallianion]

One thing I was thinking about is the potential of spending too much and losing draft picks. At worst I believe we lose 2 first round picks, right? Therefore we could theoretically sign everyone on the list. While Ball and Denney might be the only first round talents this year, if we let someone like Boldt, Stank and Sheffield go they can go to college and easily become first round talents in a few years. So theoretically signing them now could be worth losing a first round pick in the future.

 

The other thing is that if we lose Ellsbury to free agency we'd gain a first round pick so we'd have another one to play with.

 

I guess my strategy in drafting would be to always take the best player available and overpay to sign them and end up signing 20 or so top 500 players, losing the 2 first round picks and telling the rest of the teams to go f*** themselves. And if you're going to do the same each year then the lack of the first round doesn't mean as much.

 

/Rant

[Standing Room]

One thing I was thinking about is the potential of spending too much and losing draft picks. At worst I believe we lose 2 first round picks, right? Therefore we could theoretically sign everyone on the list. While Ball and Denney might be the only first round talents this year, if we let someone like Boldt, Stank and Sheffield go they can go to college and easily become first round talents in a few years. So theoretically signing them now could be worth losing a first round pick in the future.

 

The other thing is that if we lose Ellsbury to free agency we'd gain a first round pick so we'd have another one to play with.

 

I guess my strategy in drafting would be to always take the best player available and overpay to sign them and end up signing 20 or so top 500 players, losing the 2 first round picks and telling the rest of the teams to go f*** themselves. And if you're going to do the same each year then the lack of the first round doesn't mean as much.

 

/Rant

 

This is a relatively weak draft year, I would much prefer to have the picks next year.