NewAge

God bless Alan Nathan.

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/article/40025/view-from-behind-backstop-straight-at-101-brendan-rodgers/

It’s the cover of Sports Illustrated now. And all these other draft sites (PG, D1, etc.) seem to be ranking him.

I will give BA credit for not taking part in the Luke Heimlich redemption tour.

Don’t worry, you’re not missing much. There are college guys they have in the 200s that I wouldn’t even draft in the 40th round. And guys they have unranked or in the 400s that I would take in the top 5 rounds.

It has improved a good deal from the people I’ve heard from but uhh if that’s accurate there’s a reason why Keith Law has fallen behind the 8 ball a bit these days.

I still think he’s Pedro Alvarez.

Willie Calhoun, AJ Alexy, Brendon Davis Gleyber Torres, Adam Warren, Billy McKinney, Rashad Crawford Michael Fulmer, Luis Cessa Daniel Norris, Matthew Boyd, Jairo Labourt (with Jonny Gomes) Yoenis Cespedes, a competitive balance pick (with Mark Lowe) Justin Smoak, Blake Beavan, Josh Lueke, Matthew Lawson Matt LaPorta, Michael Brantley, Zach Jackson, Rob Bryson (with Tim Drew) Cliff Lee, Grady Sizemore, Brandon Phillips, Lee Stevens Preston Wilson, Geoff Goetz, Ed Yarnall (with Todd Zeile) Gary Sheffield, Bobby Bonilla, Charles Johnson, Jim Eisenreich, Manuel Barrios

He's got the rare combo of elite extension and elite spin.

Good chance this also delays his eventual FA a year.

I believe he is close with the Reds’ am scouting director.

Ehhhhh no one on the public side is truly plugged in or knows as much as they purport to. Each of these guys might have a few good leads a year, but they hear more BS than they don’t and it all doesn’t matter once you get past the top half of the first round.

Couldn’t handle thoracic outlet syndrome?

True. Bring back Marshall and Decker.