Division Series Day 2 Gamethread

If you look at that piece, Yesavage was actually the top available player on my board when the team chose Moore. (All the HRs/triple names were selected at that point.)

Moore was #5 on my board with Yesavage, Cam Smith, Braden Montgomery and Seaver King ahead of him – in that order.

I’ll stand behind that take – I still like Yesavage and Smith over Moore as good fits for the Angels at present.

To Fungo’s point, my position is also the same – to quote that 2024 piece: “The Angels haven’t developed a prep position player of note since Trout’s draft, so Rainer and Griffin feel like selections for a developmental org that doesn’t exist.” Griffin was an upside talent, but I’m still not convinced he would’ve flown through the Angels system like he has the Pirates.

The team has largely struck out on upside prep bats in the domestic draft for fifteen years, and they’ve drafted plenty of them. Maybe Griffin’s talent would shine through a difficult developmental environment, but I’d like to see that proven out with the existing pipeline before that’s a given. YMMV.