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I like Brannon too, but I'm a ceiling guy. Garcia and Teel are going to be the best two in the system.

If he's going to start elsewhere it's likely 1B, putting a tremendous amount of pressure on his bat. I think he's a useful player, I'm just not terribly excited about him. Potential up-and-down reserve bat. The ceiling of a second-division regular. He Likely has to stick at Catcher to reach his ceiling but has enough bat to potentially make the majors even if his defense does not come that much farther along. Advanced profile at the plate; likely to put up strong performance numbers in the low minors.

Think of it this way, proximity to the majors means a lot in prospect ranking and value, it's why someone like Drohan is ranked about Perales, and Garcia is ranked 4 spots above Hickey despite being 5 years younger only in the FCL. Being so far away makes it a long shot for him, but the ceiling is much much higher. I'm a risk taker, I like ceiling over proximity to majors. Teel gives us a better prospect, with ceiling and more development. Could be in the majors in 3 years.

He's a prospect in that he's young and in the minors, but he's a real low shot guy. His fielding is not good, and he can't throw guys out, putting a LOT of pressure on his bat. Yes' he's hitting in the minors but not mashing, and hitting in the majors is the hardest thing to do. I don't get too excited about Nathan Hickey, I think he is a future MLBer, but he's not a starter, he's not the caliber of player.

I was obviously being a sarcastic dick when I said it bothered you, in response to the quotes above that you said, because it came off as very dickish. It's called tit for tat, don't draw someone out and the say "oh you're so insecure" when they call you out on your bs. That's just a bunch of pointless ad hominem that has nothing to do with anything. Sorry it wasn't the "ah haaa" moment you thought it was.

WTF? dude I said I always believed in Mookie, and you came at me like I was implying I had some magical powers to predict the future and know EXACTLY what a player can be in a mocking way. That's what you did, it came off as being very dickish and I was only trying to tell you that that was NOT what I was saying at all. You literally said "wait, when Betts was in Salem as a 2nd baseman you knew he was going to be a star?" and then you said "Semantics really? I'm glad that you knew Mookie was going to be a star when he played in Salem. Hey, I knew that JBJ, Moncada, and Benitendi were going to be stars when they were playing in Portland. You sure do know more than I do. Good job." Your words...not mine.

I'm literally TELLING you it's a figure of speech. I'm an optimist, fully aware that prospects bust but always had confidence in Mookie. Not sure why that gets you all hot and bothered. I can say the same thing about Miguel Bleis now, fully aware he might not reach the bigs, but I believe he will be a star one day. Sorry if believing in people bothers you.

He's young and very far away, but Johanfran Garcia has got some serious helium, only 18 and shot up to #16 on soxprospects. Still, I think Teel will probably rank somewhere in the 7-9 range. Sox now have two good catching prospects in their system. Tell, being closer to the bigs despite not being signed yet.

End of the second round I believe

If you want to argue semantics and get specific no, I do not have a crystal ball, but I follow the minor leaguers more than the big leaguers so I’d say he was on my radar sooner than the typical fan who is mainly interested in the big league club. There was always a vibe with how special Mookie might be, BA even had their own “Mookie Meter”

Scouting grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 45 | Run: 50 | Arm: 65 | Field: 50 | Overall: 55 Teel was a very good high school prospect in New Jersey, one who was considered a Top 100 talent, until he removed his name from Draft consideration during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season in order to honor his commitment to the University of Virginia. He’s been a full-time starter since he arrived in Charlottesville, putting up better numbers as a freshman than he did as a sophomore and is generally considered to be the top college backstop in the class of 2023. A left-handed-hitting backstop, Teel has the chance to hit for average and power, though he’s gotten caught a bit in between trying to be a hitter with some pop or a power guy. He was more hit over power in high school, but he has been trying to show off the pop more, perhaps a reason why he hit just .276 in 2022, though he’s found the right balance this spring. He does have an advanced approach, walking more than he struck out last year, and while struggles in the Cape Cod League and with Team USA last summer led some to worry about the hit tool, he’s answered them during his junior year. Extremely athletic, Teel has seen time in the outfield and probably could handle playing second or third, but he has every chance to stick behind the plate. He has an easily plus arm and his athleticism helps his overall receiving. He gets high marks for his baseball IQ and leadership skills, and with his bat showing up more consistently, his name is floating up Draft boards.

I hate myself for this but it actually almost ALMOST brought a tear to my eye when he came out. Damn you MLB for giving me the feels!

There’s no theory that teams don’t value pitchers. It’s just a fact that pitchers bust more often than hitters in the first round, ESPECIALLY high school pitchers. A pitcher in a later round is more likely to pop than a hitter. None of these laws are absolute obviously.

I can get behind this pick

It’s going to be a stretch haha

Houck and Eldridge are probables too. The best highway ranked guys, there’s a lot of short stops haha

Might be Peele below slot

If the Sox take a pitcher, it would be taking a guy ranked lower so…

And if there was a redraft he’s probably be taken higher so that makes the puck look good

Based on whose rankings? Like I said before a ranking is just ones guys board, boards differ vastly. Mookie Betts wasn’t ranked a first round pick by the “epxerst”

Those guys were ranked high, there’s way way way too many bats left ranked high. You’re almost guaranteed to see a bat

Getting closer to the Sox pick. Unless someone falls, I think we see a deal. Isn’t there a high school mass pitcher ranked in the back of the first? Would be a nice change of pace and save some money

I wouldn’t judge a guy on his age, look at how long it took Duran to pop, with that said I think Jordan has a low probability of being a regular big leaguer. With his defense, and speed he will HAVE to hit, and there’s questions about his ability to hit velocity. But, he’s got a chance. Guys like him pop

Rated by who? MLB? ESPN? Ba? You have 3 boards, you don’t see the other 30 team boards. He could have gone off the board with the next pick. You also save money, and spread it around, a very popular strategy employed by MANY well drafting teams

I wonder how many people here who fight with each other constantly would end up hitting it off if they actually met in real life. Beer is the great equalizer.