How will my Hot Take on Willits age? Remains to be seen. Photo via MLB Photos/Getty Images Ahead of the 2025 draft, which has no real consensus for 1-1 and the possibility of a risky HS kid taking at the top, I thought it’d be fun to document my own personal reactions to our 1-1 picks, in the immediate aftermath, then see how my writing aged. When, as it turned out, we … [Read more...] about How well have my instant reactions to 1st rounders aged?
2025 Draft top 10 Picks with Per Player Analysis and Ranks
Petry projects as a 1B/LF slugger after a solid career in South Carolina. photo via BA We just posted a quick reaction to the 1-1 pick Eli Willits. Here’s a run through the first 10 picks, for all of Day 1 and Day 2 of the draft, showing where the various prospect ranking shops ranked our picks, with some thoughts and bonus projections. Here’s the two main draft tracker … [Read more...] about 2025 Draft top 10 Picks with Per Player Analysis and Ranks
2025 Draft Picks 11-20 quick recap and thoughts
Butler’s Moroknek is our 11th rounder. Photo via Butler U With the draft now compressed to just two days, we’ve had to punch out a ton of content real quickly. Here was our quick reaction to the 1-1 pick Eli Willits, then we did a post on the first 10 rounds of picks, which seemed to include one top pick with a big haircut, one near-slot slugger, three prep kids who need … [Read more...] about 2025 Draft Picks 11-20 quick recap and thoughts
Final Mocks and the eve of the 2025 Draft
Here’s the very last post I’ll do on 1-1 predictions for this Draft season. I’ll include all the “final” mocks for our various favorite pundits, probably will have to add in more post-publishing, and will make a final prediction on the top 5. I’m repeating this link block b/c shops are updating their Draft Board Ranks, as noted below MLBpipeline expanded top 250 Draft … [Read more...] about Final Mocks and the eve of the 2025 Draft
Eli Willits at 1-1 Quick Reaction: Shocker
Willits goes 1-1 in a shocker. Photo via USA Basebal Though I was traveling all weekend (bad timing to try to cover a Sunday evening event properly), I was able to tape and quickly watch the first 15 minutes or so of the 2025 draft to catch the top picks. To say that the mock drafters were wrong all spring would be a huge understatement, starting at the top. The Nats … [Read more...] about Eli Willits at 1-1 Quick Reaction: Shocker