![]() 3), he has more incentive to cut a deal but still make more money than he otherwise would if he falls below that group. 2 at a cut of his own and stay closer to the West Coast, and Elijah Green is in the mix at No. The key variable in forecasting this pick is: who among the handful of players Baltimore is considering has incentive to cut the friendliest deal for the team’s strategy? There are other important factors (more on that in a minute), but largely because Johnson seems to have landing spots a little later than others in the Orioles’ mix (Jackson Holliday could go No. This draft is especially deep, and there is significant opportunity to do that. It’s possible they, like most, view Druw Jones as the best player in the draft, but general manager Mike Elias’ modus operandi has, with the exception of Adley Rutschman, been to cut an under-slot deal and reallocate the bonus pool space he saves to other picks. In the event that I learn pertinent info in the middle of the day, I’ll have a mock of just names up shortly before the draft.īaltimore likely won’t know who they’re taking until closer to draft time, as they still have about a half-dozen names in the mix. ![]() I’ll be chatting live during the draft this evening at 4 PT/7 ET. If you’d like to learn more about the players mentioned here, head over to The Board for rankings and scouting reports. I go down to pick 40 so that I get to touch on every team at least once, but there is only verbiage explaining why I’ve mocked a player to a team for the first round. Here is a mock draft compiled using a combination of industry rumors, deductive reasoning, and pattern recognition of teams’ past behavior.
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