OK, the signings are essentially all in and here is what my 2023 mock draft would have cost us based on what my draftees signed for:
1. Hursten Waldrep: $ 3 million
2. Jack Gelof: $1.33 million
2C. Joe Whitman: $805,580
3. Levi Wells: $500,000
4. MIchael Carico: $400,000
5. Jace Bohrofen: $302,200
6. Alex Mooney: $1 million
7. Ross Dunn: $150,000
8. Blake Dickerson: $500,000***
9. Matt Etzel: $167,000
10, Tanner Witt: $1,020,000
11. Johny Tincher: $125,000
12. Keegan Zinn: $150,000
13. Jacob Bresnahan: Would not be able to sign unless Witt did not sign and then sign for $375,000
14. Zane Morehouse: $150,000
15. Kyle Scott: $150,000
16. Mac Heuer: Could not sign if signed Tanner Witt or $750,000 if Witt Does not sign
17. Barrett Riebock: $150,000
18. Matt Jachac: $150,000
19. Josh Harlow: $110,000
20. Ryan Marohn: Could not sign if signed Tanner Witt or $450,000 if Witt does not sign
*** - Substituted Blake Dickerson for Camoren Flukey (per my mock draft post) as Flukey was unsignable and Dickerson, another HS pitcher, did sign.
SUMMARY
Cleveland spent $9,178,375,000 on their draft, not counting penalties.
Assuming we signed Witt for just over $1 million, my mock draft would cost us: $9,174,780.
So we could have gotten more highly-ranked and better players for the same cost as Cleveland actually did with their pathetic 2023 draft.
Makes it even harder to justify what the Guardians did this year in the 2023 amateur draft. In my opinion, they really need to justify to the fans in Cleveland why they drafted who they did, when they did and what they paid them. This makes me even madder than I was, knowing we could have had better talent for the same or smaller cost.
You are quite the armchair quarterback. You make it seem so simple.
ReplyDeleteI called those picks at the time of the draft. The scary thing is how easy it is for me to do this well just by reading 250+ scouting reports. But then, look at the pathetic competition I was pitted against (Guardians' draft team)
ReplyDeleteThe issue really is that we are the Cleveland Guardians. We can't spend on free agents to make up for pathetic drafts. This draft, combined with last year's combination of bad strategy, bad performances and bad luck will negatively impact this franchise" ability to compete effectively for years to come.
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