Ok, we've completed day 1 and there were plenty of surprises.
Considering those surprises, it's time to look at what the Guardians might do with their 17 picks today in rounds 4-20. For rounds 4-10 I will employ the same strategy that I did for Day 1, just listing a number of guys as if they were the ones on my big board at that slot. I have modified this list last night after seeing who was left after Round 3 Then I will give you a list, in order, of the guys I am looking at for round 11-20. I will create another post after round 10 on Day 2 where I give the guys I would consider in round 11 as well as an updated list, in order, of the guys I am now looking at in rounds 11-20 in a more big board style.
So let's dive in.
#132
1. Matt Barr RHP Niagara CC
2. Gavin Turley RF Oregon State
3. James Quinn-Irons CF George Mason
4. Sam Horn, RHP Missouri
5. Caden Hunter, RHP, USC
6. Zane Taylor, RHP, UNC Wilmington
Summary - I treat the first pick on the second day like the first pick overall. We have some holdovers from my big board on Day 1 so I would go with Barr or Turley first. After that, I would want to get value and the value I am looking for is a power hitter who should make the ML before Ramirez's contract is up. OK, since my Mock 2.0, I have fallen in love with Quinn-Irons who is an analytics darling. He is a power over hit guy who can play CF and steal you a base. However, I think he will be gone by our 4th round pick. If he is gone I revert to the hope that Ethan Frey is available and if both aren't there I revert to my original goal of drafting a solid college, RHP. If the pitchers I covet all the way down to Hunter are gone I revert back to the combine darling, senior Zane Taylor. At that point I am trying to save money
#162
1. Ben Abeldt, LHP, TCU (injured, elbow)
2. Michael Salina, RHP, St. Bonaventure (injured, elbow)
3. Jared Spencer, LHP, Texas (injured, shoulder)
4. Zane Taylor, RHP, UNC Wilmington
Summary - This is where I pick up an injured college pitcher if I can. Abeldt is the target with his solid stuff but Salina threw 102 mph before he was hurt and Spencer is just a solid guy who is a senior sign. Taylor, who you will see again in the 6th round below, is my backup plan if none of these guys are there and Bowker is my safety net as I want a college pitcher here. The goal is to sign one of these guys for an underslot bonus (Taylor is a senior) and use the leftover money for a later draft pick.
#192
1. Zane Taylor, RHP, UNC Wilmington
2. Mike Salina RHP, St. Bonaventure
3. Jack Anker, RHP - Fresno State
4. Jared Spencer LHP, Texas
5. Antonio Jean, LHP, Houston
Summary - I would like a college pitcher who is, if possible good AND a senior sign here. I don't know if Taylor will be available due to the FB he showed at the combine but I think Antonio Jean will be there. Jack Anker is a vanilla fallback position and if none of those guys are present I focus on another power college bat as this draft, for me, in the first 10 rounds, is supposed to be all about college power hitters and college pitchers.
#222
1. Pierce Coppola, LHP, Florida
2. Antonio Jean, LHP, Houston
3. Jared Spencer LHP, Texas
4. Sawyer Hawks LHP Vanderbilt
5. Jared Jones 1B LSU
Summary - Coppola is who I want here. Oft-injured, he still struck out 43 batters in 21 innings in the SEC this year but will probably only be considered a cheap senior sign who will be downgraded due to his injury history, whereas I think he can be a lot more. For those of you who remember, I wanted him last year and I plan to pop him this year if he is here in 7th round. High risk, high reward guy, very similar to Franco Aleman, who also attended Florida. If Coppola is not here I am pretty sure Jean will be. Hawks is an under-the-radar guy I like here as I think he fits into the Cleveland pitching development program nicely. If all of these guys are snapped up, which I doubt, I can always revert back to my power hitter draft and jump on Jones, who will defintely hit HRs in the pros.
#252
1. Jared Jones 1B LSU
2. Henry Allen, IF, NW Florida JC
3. Jacob Walsh, 1B, Oregon
4. Anthony DePino, 3B, Rhode Island
Summary - If Jones doesn't fall to this spot, I am ooking for an under-the-radar college power bat here and Allen has been on my radar for months. Mid-major guys like DePino and under the radar sluggers like Walsh (80-grade power) also intrigue me as a late Day 2 pick, especially since 8th round guys, if drafted appropriate to their overall talent within a class, tend to not advance even to AAA. You have to have a niche and power is nice niche, and one the Guardians need plenty of.
#282
1. Rory Fox, RHP, Notre Dame
2. Ethan Young RHP East Carolina
3. Matthew Matthijs, RHP, North Carolina (injured)
4. Evan Chrest, RHP, Florida State (injured)
5. Ryan DeSanto, RHP, Penn St.
6. Aaron Savary, RHP, Iowa
Summary - Here I am looking for a college pitcher who has dropped due to injury (Matthijs, Chrest), or some other issues or a college pitcher who I think I can save money on who has some upside that can be tapped into by the Guardians pitcher development program (Fox, Young Dallas, DeSanto and Savary as future setup men).
#312
1. Marcelo Harsch, RHP, Seton Hall Prep (NJ)
2. Trey Morris, LHP, Washington Union HS (CA)
3. Alan Solar, L HP, True North HS (FL) (injured TJ surgery)
4. Cameron Millar, RHP, Alhambra HS (CA)
Summary - As I said previously, whoever I pick here will be a HS pitcher who has fallen in the draft. Like in 2024, this spot is like Mobley last year where they know they could sign him for a certain dollar figure and saved money to do that.
Rounds 11-20 - Presented in big board style
As I said above, here is a list, in relative, though not absolute order, of the guys I would look to pick in the last 10 rounds. I will create a separate post after round 10 to include other guys I want to add to this list before we start with Round 11.
1. Jacob Walsh 1B Oregon
3. Trent Grindlinger C HS
4; Ryan De Santo RHP Penn St.
5. Kade Snell 1B Alabama (Sr.)
6. Boston Smith C Wright St. (Sr.) - Love this guy.
7. Hunter Allen RHP Ashland
8. John Bay CF Austin Peay - Love this guy
9. Jack Mitrovich RHP Elon - Love this guy
10. Trace Phillips RHP Middle Tennessee St.
11. Blake Gillespie RHP UNC Charlotte
13. Matt Dallas LHP Wake Forest
14. Aaron Savary RHP Iowa
15. Callan Fang RHP Harvard
16. Judd Utemark 2B/3B Mississippi
17. Tyler Fay RHP Alabama
18. Caleb Leys LHP Maine
19. Kolten Smith RHP Georgia
20. Jack Martinez RHP Arizona St.
21. Eddie Madrigal IB/RF/C/2B/3B St. Mary's CA
22. Riley Kelly RHP UC Irvine
23. Tanner Thach 1B UND WIlmington
24. Ty Harvey C HS
25. Jack McCutcheon 2B/OF Missouri St.
26. Aaron Haugh (Sr.) RHP UNC
27. Dylan Brown LHP Old Dominion
28. Lucas Steele 1B/OF Auburn
29. Eli Jerzembeck RHP South Carolina
30. Dominic Fritton LHP NC State
31. Cameron Keshock RHP Samford
32. Harrison Bodendorf LHP Oklahoma St.
33. Davion Hickson RHP Rice
34. Landon Hodges C HS
35. Peter Mershon C HS
36. Hunter Elliot, LHP Mississippi
37. Cal Scolari, RHP San Diego
38. Max Klein C, Louisville
39. Brent Iredale 3B Arkansas
40. Ryan Prager LHP Texas A&M
41. Drew Faurot SS - Florida State
42. Cade Crossland LHP, Oklahoma St.
43. Lucas Kelly RHP Arizona St.
46. Dylan Vigue RHP Michigan
47. Brandon Arvidson LHP Tennessee
48, Kyle McCoy LHP Maryland
49. Jacob Johnson RHP Pearl River CC
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