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[dude]

$4.9 million, about $1.2 million below slot.

 

Less than I thought.  I'd have the floor at 5.2M.  Same player either way.

[makoman]

Basically #9 money. For comparison Kjerstad got $5.2M, or #8 money.

Not that it means anything, I was just curious.

[JeremyStrain]

Not worth going underslot for me. I get that he was viewed as the 2nd best college bat or best for some people but I don’t think they are going to do much with a hair over $1m saved. None of these other picks stand out as you couldn’t have gotten them without overpaying by a large amount.

The whole draft was just ok. I don’t have a lot of complaints or excitement. We will see what happens. Drafting then is only half of the process.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

I still think they are. Most of the savings going to Trimble.

Trimble feels like the biggest overslot candidate for sure.

[RichardZ]

Most of the money likely spent. Ciolek hinted that Rhodes and Trimble would be over slots. The mystery is how much they value the NC st. Commit in the 20th.

[BobPhelan]

Same as Norby, will start in FCL and get promoted to Delmarva.

[makoman]

Per Roch, Cowser is playing his first game today, he singled in his first AB and homered his second.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Per Roch, Cowser is playing his first game today, he singled in his first AB and homered his second.

I approve.

[Mike B]

Per Roch, Cowser is playing his first game today, he singled in his first AB and homered his second.

Nice.  

[BSLRoseKatz]

Rebuild really does seem easier when your top five pick has actually played in an organized game 

[BobPhelan]

Promoted to A Delmarva

[BobPhelan]

3-6, double, HR, 5 RBI tonight. Batting .316 with a .919 OPS for Delmarva.

16 BB, 8 K

[Mike B]

I think it is very important for this kid to do well, almost right from the start.  

[BobPhelan]

A: .347 (.904), 22 R, 5 doubles, 1 HR, 26 RBI, 22 BB, 4 SB

 

17.7% walk rate

15.3% strikeout rate

.082 ISO

158 wRC+

[Mackus]

That is a really weird (but good) slash line.  Tons of singles.  Tons of walks.  No strikeouts  No XBH.  

 

It's like a Luis Hernandez level of power with a Barry Bonds walk rate.  Have there been any highly successful slap hitters with elite walk rates?  That's basically Ichiro with walks.

 

Obviously a small sample and that doesn't jive with his numbers from college, so I'm just marveling at the oddity of it all and not making any prognostications.

[BobPhelan]

Also had a 36.7% line drive rate and 41.3% opposite field rate.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Its all about how much power he finds. He will hit for avg and get on base.

[BSLChrisStoner]

FanGraphs: A Conversation With Baltimore Orioles Prospect Colton Cowser

[TwentyThirtyFive]

2b and a 3b in his Aberdeen debut.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Absolutely love Cowsers swing. That beautiful LH stroke.