Comments on: Round 2, Pick 86, Carson Kelly, 3B

By: Mrs. TLR

Mrs. TLR — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 01:54:52 +0000

With low floor kids, all their fans have to rave about are ceilings.

By: Franklin

Franklin — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 01:45:02 +0000

There’s precedent, but aren’t those players the exception rather than the rule? Wacha does not have the same draft pedigree that those players did at the time, and I’d be hard pressed to believe that he slid because of bonus demands.

By: nmstar

nmstar — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:43:58 +0000

This is the first pick I really like. Huzzah!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 23:07:29 +0000

I posted. Not about him. I had a finally feeling here. Same with Trey Williams but that’s more of a longshot. Quality pick. Glad we took him as a 3rd baseman as it’s doubtful he would sign as a pitcher.

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 22:48:29 +0000

Interesting that the most vocal of those advocating drafting high upside players where we probably have to go over slot to sign are silent here!

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:00:48 +0000

John Sickels had Carson K. at #40 on his top 100 list, too. Great pick.

The kid, as others have mentioned, is just 17 and *could* switch to the mound if his potential power bat doesn’t pan out.

Nothing is gonna make up for the low ceiling picks at 36 & 52 (I keep bumpin’ my head!), but this is at least a start.

By: felonius_monk

felonius_monk — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 19:25:17 +0000

Finally! I can live with the ramseys and wisdoms now we’ve got a nice upside pick. Guessing he’ll need overslot money too. Not my personal favourite HS guy, but then I’m far from an expert and I think you’ve got to trust our scouting, on recent evidence.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:57:07 +0000

They can always threaten to go to an indy league and rejoin the draft again. The point is that all the juniors who went back that I mentioned either were picked at the same pick or earlier. They also didn’t take slot deals. The precedent exists for why Wacha would go overslot.

By: chuckb

chuckb — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:53:49 +0000

He’s the reach player. He’s why we took Russell. If we offer him slot $ here, we’ll lose him and the dollars allocated to the slot and will be offering a lesser player more than slot $ later. That makes no sense whatsoever.

By: Uncle Randy

Uncle Randy — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:53:12 +0000

17? That kid looks 14, max.

Love the pick though, its about damn time.