Post by ex-Pittsburgh Pirates on Jul 22, 2017 17:48:27 GMT -5
I wanted Hiura all along but knew I could trade down and still get him. He got cleared the other day...no TJ necessary for him. Ligament is intact. I drafted Happ and traded him for a championship. Hoping to do the same with Hiura, who is a similar player, next season.
I was tempted to go total upside and take Greene. But as much as he might be the best pitcher in baseball in 5 years, there's a lot of bust potential there too. Trading out of the top pick was another way to prevent myself from drafting Greene.
lol. Yeah, Greene scares me too. Plus, who is the last decent pitcher the Reds developed? Noodles Hahn? Bronson Arroyo? Hiura is a nice pickup. I was hoping he'd fall to me towards the bottom of the round.
Ok, serious props to my boy "New Baltimore". New Baltimore broke his draft cherry, with the 1st pick in the draft...went outside the box and didn't draft the actual #1 pick, but went with his gut instead. I think he got the 2 best players in the draft (Greene may turn out to be an absolute stud tho...maybe).
Then ended the draft with the guy I went back and forth with taking with my last pick. Major props New Baltimore! A future force to be reckoned wit!!!!! Congrats bro!