So Shores evidently had some helium towards the end of the year especially in the CWS. Watch his outing to close out the CWS and he looked pretty dang good. He even pitched the 9th over LSU’s main closer because of how dominant he looked.
he pitched the last 2.2 innings for LSU
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We did it again over the weekend. Take a injury riddled local guy over the obvious choice because of MUNY!! That’s OK as he says thank you very much by our former GM. BTW he won’t win a WS because that’s reserved for big budget spending teams, but he’s turning the M’s into TB,CLEV, and MILW///////BYE!!
Haley is definitely getting some of that slot savings money. It will be interesting to see his signing number. Was a Vandy commit that has risen up the rankings. Totally seems like a pre-negotiated deal. Baseball America had him ranked 89th – he goes 349th. I bet it’s near $1,000,000.
Mitchell getting some too. Seen him a few times. It is a live arm.
I’m hopeful for the two third basemen, Munroe and Alford.
If they turn out as good as our three young home grown I infielders, we’ll be set at third too!
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It would be awesome if one of them panned out. We probably have to temper our expectations though, as our other infielders were early first round selections and Munroe and Alford are older players outside the Top 250.
This is the major difference. I would have been more hopeful had Perry’s pick been in the 1st (Holliday or Arquette), or 2nd (Young, even if he has questions of sticking in the position), but past those rounds, and also picking players out of the Top 250, I’m not very optimistic. It’s probably have another Fontanelle or Calabrese situation
I guess I should do something useful with my day. We might get some interesting prospects but yesterday was key. At this point it’s all hopium
A DJ back in the Coachella Valley in the 1980s always said
you can blow Monday, but if you blow Tuesday, you’ve blown it for the week.
after a 40 year career, I can say this is 100% true.
I just packed my bong for a couple of hopium tokes
I need another HS SP, Perry
Perry’s dare to dream 11th round pick incoming … with all the high schoolers he’s picked to date maybe this year will be different?
From 2013 through 2023, 13% of the players the Angels drafted made it to the major leagues.This places the Angels in the bottom third of MLB in draft success (as measured by getting to majors).
Astros, Dodgers and Yankees are at the top of the list in the mid-to-low 20% range.
Although it’s fun to imagine the guys being drafted now making a big splash in the MLB, the odds are very, very long.
Stop with this crazy nonsensical talk Senator . Stoopid Perry has already passed on 250 big leaguers.
Most prospects fail. Getting four to the MLB, and getting 2-3 regulars, is a “good” draft class.
For 2-3 regulars, do relief pitchers count?
asking for a friend
Unless they’re pitching 50 games a year, one of the top three late inning guys, I’d probably count them in the “made it to the MLB” bucket, myself.
That’s also fascinating given those 3 teams were drafting near the back of the draft most of that decade. There really is something to putting resources into scouting and development.
The Angels have selected the Texas prep player of year and Michigan prep player of year. We need 48 more picks.
I just popped my head in from Michigan to see if there was any chatter about 6th rounder Luke LaCourse. He pitched on my hometown team and you guys have a good one there. Mr. Baseball in Michigan – a super hard worker and natural leader. He’s a Michigan State commit and I’m sure you’ll have to go overslot to pry him away, but he’s worth it.
Thanks for the local insight – appreciate it.
I played on my over 40 slow pitch softball team up at the local park. . Can’t field, slow, no arm, but can spray singles all over the field.
I’d sign under slot.
#289 – Nick Rodriguez – 2B
Small guy – 5’10”, 185 lbs
He popped up on my leaderboards a few times, but never saw him play. Hit a lot of HRs for a small guy, but the competition was underwhelming.
Could have had either of my boys, Matt King or Maximus Martin.
fcking WHIFF
Cleveland just picked up Prager in the 9th. I wonder if his NIL offset the loss from turning us down in the 3rd round last year.
I’d bet against it.
a $197k slot.
What did he turn down in 24?
the slot was $948k
ooof
Probably 800k-$1M, considering what was left in the Angels pool, vs slot value.
And Prager goes to Cleveland in Round 9!
LOL. Prager goes in the ninth round. Just desserts dipsheeeet.
Kind of an LOL on both sides, given the Angels spent that extra pick on a low probability reliever in Snead. (Over higher floor options like Gavin Turley.)
yeah, I’d rather have Prager in High A or AA right now and I’m sure he’d rather have the money as well.
Wasn’t his NIL deal pretty rich though? Maybe he’ll be better off in the long run being in the Guardians org considering their history in developing pitchers
Lots of rumors it was $500k or more but nothing is confirmed that I can see.
The Athletic stated it was “well north of $500k” so he might be about level money wise, had more fun at A&M than he would have in the minors and in a better organization now.
Yeah, I bet he’s not too far off money wise – maybe a 100k or so – and closer to a college degree.
Tbh, if anyone can fix him – strength program, more velocity – it’s probably Cleveland. They have quite the pitching clinic there. Good landing spot for him.
Turk’s Teeth had Snead on his list of predictable Halos picks in rounds 2-6. So it was foreseeable.
I had both Shores and Snead on there. I let an LOL go when Shores was selected because I made the crack in that article that Perry probably has the YT video with Shores’ 47 100mph pitches on infinite repeat.
Turns out he did!
I am trying to catch up on all the comments as I have been away. I put together this list for my own benefit so I am sharing it here. I will see what you all said below.
109. Angels: Jake Munroe, 3B, Louisville
140. Angels: CJ Gray, P, A.L. Brown HS (NC)
169. Angels: Luke Lacourse, P, Bay City Western HS (MI)
199. Angels: Lucas Mahlstedt, P, Clemson
229. Angels: Isaiah Jackson, OF, Arizona State
259. Angels: Slate Alford, 3B, Georgia
A bit on our sixth-round pick, Lacourse… HS hurler who was Michigan’s Mr. Baseball senior year. Dubbed a “spin-rate monster” for his high-RPM slider.
Described as “highly signable” a la Jordan last year perhaps.
Nice. Thanks for sharing that.
I know we have plenty of Cookie Monsters, it will be nice to have a Spin Rate Monster.
Matt Barr was my preferred spin rate monster, available where Perry and Tim selected LaCourse.
Let’s see who wins out.
Also, from Baseball America:
BA #213 (about where Dylan Jordan was ranked)
LaCourse is a 6-foot-3, 220-pound righthander and spin-rate monster who’s also a talented high school basketball player. On the mound, LaCourse spins the baseball at a level that most pitchers simply hope to match. His fastball has been up to 94 mph with solid riding life and spin rates in the 2,600 rpm range. While he has touched 93-94 mph in shorter outings and bullpens, his velocity this spring often settled in the upper 80s. The main event for LaCourse is his low-80s biting slider. The pitch tops out in the 3,400-3,500 rpm range and is a no-doubt plus breaking ball already with a chance to be an elite wipeout pitch in the future. The spin translates to wicked movement and two-plane break, with hard downward tilt at times and tons of sweep at other times. LaCourse will also mix in a mid-80s changeup that isn’t as loud as his other two offerings but could become a legitimate third pitch nonetheless. He has solid control and the ingredients to start, though his performance during his high school senior spring was a bit more erratic compared to what scouts saw previously on the showcase circuit. LaCourse is committed to Michigan State.
Upper 80’s fastball?
He can learn at the feet of Tyler Anderson.
Not too uncommon for a teenager. He’ll probably get to 93-94 on a regular basis with age and development.
Correct. All of these guys, especially the high schoolers, are projects. They all need to get better and the issue is who the Halos think will improve.
Alford is one of those guys I watched several times and thought “we should draft him.”
Georgia was an offensive force and Alford was a big part of that. Check out his stats the last two seasons in the SEC, particularly this year.
That slash line of .331/.440/.649 in the toughest conference in the country is nice.
Im guessing he knows Mershon well too from Mississippi St. definitely like this pick.
We were on the same page. 🙂
Only bingo match on my board thus far.
Another 3b.
Maybe Anthony Rendon isn’t coming back.
We can only hope.
It’s all good, though. We’ll have DJ at the hot corner soon.
Who?
Maybe? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Jared Jones and his mustache go in the 9th round. From what I saw of him in post-season he strikes me as a perfect Pirates pick.
JJ is another one of those I hoped Perry would take a chance on this late in the draft. I mean, might as well
I had him on my board in Round 8 for a loooong time – that’s where I thought he should go on talent, but so many pubs were ranking him as a Round 3-5 guy that I second guessed myself and thought I was missing something.
The market, however, suggests that I wasn’t missing anything. 🙂
Slate Alford. Big guy, 6’3 240. Some muscle in the bat, nearly 23 years old. Get him signed and on a plane to Philadelphia before Friday.
@Turks, I pulled the undrafted best available from the MLB website. Are they undrafted due to signability issues, or did they drop out of the draft?
don’t know about Henry Ford but “all” the rest are high schoolers who probably are going to college. At this point the slots are worth about $200k and that’s not enough money to entice one of these kids.
But wouldn’t that be where the “savings” come in to play?
And the Angels can give them their own bobblehead night.
the Angels are probably going to use their savings on Nate Snead or Slawinski. I’m guessing.
Why Snead? Isn’t he already a college player?
Snead should sign at slot. College reliever with injury issues and control challenges. Not sure what leverage he has.
I think the pool savings goes to the three prep pitcher selections.
Slawinsky $1.9M
Gray $1.1M
LaCourse $1M
Yes, but most of these kids have seven figure demands to forgo college. So a team would have to feel very strongly that they’re worth it, and at most they can only afford one or two of these guys, unless they have tons of extra picks like Baltimore.
High schoolers all. Strong college commitments, big bonus demands. They obviously didn’t get their asking prices.
Angels 2025 Draft Selections Round 1-10
The 2025 MLB Draft is in process and the Angels will select 21 new prospects. You can follow the Angels picks using MLB’s Draft Tracker and we will update this post throughout the day.
Rounds 1-10 are critical as each team’s bonus pool is allocated to get these players signed. Thanks to a bonus pick, the Angels actually have 11 picks in the first 10 rounds.
Here are the Angels picks through the 9th round. Note the dollar figure in the right hand column is for slotted bonus amount and does not reflect or indicate any actual arrangement between the player and team.\
I will create a new thread for the second half of the draft, rounds 11-20.