2021 MLB draft

[mvp 78]

Casas hasn't hit a HR since May.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Jud Fabian -- a wintah first-rounder in the second-round of the summah!

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@MLBDraft

With the 40th pick, the

@RedSox

select

@GatorsBB

outfielder Jud Fabian, No. 23 on the Top 250 Draft Prospects list.

[mvp 78]

@MikeMonaco_

Jud Fabian to the Red Sox in the 2nd round.

 

Big upside. Homered twice off Jack Leiter in a span of two ABs earlier this year.

[jacksonianmarch]

Fabian is a bit time bat, should have been a first rounder but the worry was making contact. That’s a solid second round pick

[jacksonianmarch]

I’m hoping for Baez for the Yanks

[moonslav59]

@MLBDraft

With the 40th pick, the

@RedSox

select

@GatorsBB

outfielder Jud Fabian, No. 23 on the Top 250 Draft Prospects list.

 

WOW! There was talk Mayer might want too much money to allow for expensive late round picks.

 

NICE!

[jacksonianmarch]

f***!!!

[jacksonianmarch]

The f***? Brendan Beck? #99 prospect, no power? f*** that

[Hugh2]

scouts think his swing and miss is related to pitch recognition, he goes up there and guesses. If it's fixable, this is huge. It's a boom or bust pick. Keep in mind, he's highly athletic with speed and scouts think he sticks in the Center.

 

Again, he comes with risk, but he has all star potential.

[mvp 78]

Fabian is a bit time bat, should have been a first rounder but the worry was making contact. That’s a solid second round pick

 

As Sox fans, we are getting used to the swing and miss.

[mvp 78]

The f***? Brendan Beck? #99 prospect, no power? f*** that

 

So bye to Cash and Boone then? It was a good run.

[jacksonianmarch]

So bye to Cash and Boone then? It was a good run.

 

It’s a safe pick after another safe pick. The guy will move through the minors fast as most polished starters do, but he doesn’t move the needle. I doubt the yanks spend slot on either of these two guys, so they better do more than just pocket the extra

[moonslav59]

The f***? Brendan Beck? #99 prospect, no power? f*** that

 

I thought one of the issues was acquiring only power hitters.

[mvp 78]

It’s a safe pick after another safe pick. The guy will move through the minors fast as most polished starters do, but he doesn’t move the needle. I doubt the yanks spend slot on either of these two guys, so they better do more than just pocket the extra

 

The safe picks rarely worked out for the Sox. I don't like that strategy at all.

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Fabian: "I have been dreaming of this day ever since I was a kid, and I could not be more excited to be drafted by the Boston Red Sox organization... I look forward to the next chapter and will push myself to develop both on and off the field."

 

Saying the right things. Maybe not going to beat up the Sox over slot money?

[moonslav59]

Third Pick...

 

75. Red Sox: Tyler McDonough, INF, NC State

 

Next picks: 105 and 136...

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@alexspeier

Tyler McDonough is from the famous Moeller (Ohio) HS program - which produced Griffey and Larkin. He hit .339/.423/.631 with 15 homers and 37 XBH in 55 games this year for NC State.

[moonslav59]

According to MLB.com, we got these rankings by pick:

 

4. Mayer #1

40. Fabian #23

75. McDonough #112

 

 

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@MLBDraftTracker

4 (105):

@RedSox

select Leadership Christian Academy P Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz.

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Fabian: "I have been dreaming of this day ever since I was a kid, and I could not be more excited to be drafted by the Boston Red Sox organization... I look forward to the next chapter and will push myself to develop both on and off the field."

 

Saying the right things. Maybe not going to beat up the Sox over slot money?

 

Maybe he won’t. But his agent will…

[mvp 78]

Cruz is a 6'4" tall skinny Oregon commit. Can hit 94. Projectable frame. Already a 3 pitch pitcher (FB, CB, CHG).

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According to MLB, he's 6'3" and 160 lbs.

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@alexspeier

In the fourth round, the Red Sox take 17-year-old pitcher Elmer Rodriguez out of Puerto Rico. At a Perfect Game event, he was up to 94 mph. His size (6-foot-4 but just 165 pounds) suggests projectable stuff as he adds size/strength.

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@BaseballAmerica

Red Sox draft pick Elmer Rodriguez is the first non-BA 500 prospect selected.

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@alexspeier

Red Sox in the fifth round select their second University of Florida player of the day, catcher Nathan Hickey. The lefthanded hitter had a .317/.435/.522 line with nine homers and more walks (42) than strikeouts (40) this year.

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Some scouts are projecting Hickey to move off position a la Kyle Schwarber.

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@IanCundall

The Red Sox are one of the most active teams in acquiring talent out of Puerto Rico. The Elmer Rodriguez pick makes it 3 straight years & 8/9 that the Red Sox have drafted or signed an UDFA from PR. Last year, they signed two UDFA & in 2019 they selected SS Matthew Lugo in 2nd rd

 

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https://twitter.com/redsoxstats/status/1414667455574724608

 

some video of Hickey's swing.

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@SoxProspects

With the 166th pick of the 2021 draft, the Boston Red Sox have selected utility player Daniel McElveny out of Bonita Vista High School.