Metaloctopus

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Isn’t he projected to go in the 6th or 7th round? That’s close to $600k or so, I believe. He could drafted in the same exact spot next year—or even higher—and sign for $20k. So I can’t see him making a final decision until he knows exactly where he’s drafted. However, Jay can’t wait till the draft to start finding his replacement. SS is just too valuable. So it’s a tricky situation.

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Where he goes doesn't guarantee what he'll get for a bonus. Some go over slot, some go under slot. My opinion is that his offensive ceiling will be seen as limited, and he won't get an offer that LSU couldn't match. And Jay doesn't have to wait for the draft to find a replacement. He got Braswell's replacement, thinking he wasn't coming back, and then he did. So Braswell just moved to third. Then, of course, Milam beat out Dickinson at short, and Dickinson played second. I'm sure Jay will approach the portal with the assumption that Milam leaves, but if he gets an opportunity to have him back, he'll make it work.

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And I think Milan’s ceiling might be higher than you think. Will he ever be an MLB All-Star? No. Will he ever be an every day starter? Probably not. Could he make the bigs and stick around as a utility IF who could play all 3 positions? Sure. Depends on how he hits. You’re a fellow Braves fan, no? Have you seen the no-name trash we’ve had to run out at SS and 2B the past few seasons? Not meant to be every day players, but wind up starting 40 games or so due to injury.

Milam’s glove will play, the question is can he hit .225+ against big league pitching to get an opportunity and stick around. Again, those utility guys have value. If he does go around the 6th round, it’s because at least one team thinks his ceiling is as a big leaguer.
But his floor is probably not being able to hit his way into AA. He will be interesting to watch.

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A lot of your reply to me seems to ignore that I'm just projecting what I think teams think of him. It doesn't matter what I think his ceiling is. I don't know what his ceiling. The whole concept of a "ceiling" is just imaginary. nobody had Ozzie Albies being an eventual 30 home run hitter. I'm just looking at Milam, seeing his small stature, knowing how teams generally aren't crazy about that, and seeing how Milam has hit below .300 two years in a row in college, he doesn't have great speed or a particularly disciplined approach, and none of that bodes well for the next level. He does put the ball in play consistently, so there's that, but the quality of contact is inconsistent.

The defense is outstanding and, of course, will play at any level. You mentioned the "trash" the Braves have run out in the middle infield, but what you didn't mention is that none of them were trash, defensively. You can find good defenders who can't hit big league pitching, in a lot of places. I think if a team likes his defense, they need to believe that he can be at least a decent hitter in order to give him any kind of significant signing bonus. Could that team be out there? Sure. There's a reason I used words such as "likely". I'm not making any declarations of fact. Just giving my opinions.

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Assuming—big assumption, I know—that his signing bonus and NIL deal are in the same ballpark, if he wants to play in the bigs, he’d be better off starting his professional development as soon as possible. He’s been a 3-year starter in the SEC. Was the starting SS on a NC team. Can’t see another year doing much except making him a year older. And I think a lot of fans underestimate how much having a CWS title in their pockets affects players. That’s why title teams get so gutted every year. They’ve had that experience.

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I think what I said was pretty evenly thought out, regarding this. I stated that it comes down to whether or not he wants to start his pro career. If that's what he wants to do, then that's what he should do. But in terms of development, there isn't a large difference between A-ball and the SEC in terms of the high end stuff he will face. So if it's about money, my thinking is that he probably doesn't get a bonus offer that LSU can't match. And if so, does he want to go pro, anyway, and toil in the minors in front of barely any fans in games that don't matter, or play another year in the SEC and try to improve his game (not his draft stock, but his game) and then go pro and carry those improvements forward? That's up to him. I don't know what he wants to do.

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Again, dude started—as a freshman—on a NC team. Dogpiled in Omaha. I don’t think he gives 2 shits about how this year’s team compares historically to previous LSU teams. I mean, I’m sure he’s disappointed in it, but it’s going to factor into his decision absolutely zero. As it should.

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You don't "think" he gives a crap about it. I said "I could see" him not wanting to go out like that. Because, believe it or not, some people care about those things. And knowing he'll still have leverage, I could see it. But I said I don't think it will happen. Yeah, he's won a NC already, but if it were me - and this is why I have this line of thinking - it would not sit well with me that I left on such a low note. It matters to me, and it has mattered to other players. It doesn't matter to everyone, and maybe it doesn't to Curiel.

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We could. But he helped this program win its 8th CWS Championship 11 months ago. He’s done enough. And adding another high schooler that came to LSU and went into the 1st round after just 2 years is probably a bigger long-term feather in Jay’s cap than anything DC could do next season. He’s leaving. As he should.

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I'm not disputing anything you're saying about what he's already done. I don't know why that even needs to be said. But to dismiss how much he would help coming back on the basis that he's "done enough" really doesn't make any sense to me. You say this as if I have suggested that Derek owes us something. I said no such thing, however. You say he's leaving, and I've said he probably is. But he's the only one who actually knows.

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A lot of relievers too. Zac Person. Another one whose name is escaping me that may have had a few sunday starts here and there.

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Probably Joey Bourgeois.

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You probably know my cousin
Uncle owned the auto body shop on that corner

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I probably am your cousin. He's my uncle, too, lol.

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I agree w him on his UK comments, but he’s dead wrong on the USA and Iran war stuff. He’s correct saying that we didn’t choose this war, and even that the threat to Israel was a big part of our attack… BUT… he isn’t thinking that stance all the way through. The IMMEDIATE threat of Iran going nuclear is that they WILL nuke Israel. But it will NOT stop there. Just as soon as their ICBM tech got far enough along, both we and Europe WOULD GET NUKED. Just like all our enemies (China, N Korea, Russia) want, and all the Arab nations would fall in line w whatever Iran tells them to do. THAT is the predominant reason for this war. Trump has said it a million times… People have GOT to see and understand that.

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All of this ^

I was right there with this guy until he went on his rant about being controlled by Israel. The reasons for this war are so much more complex than so many people seem capable of understanding, and they just lob out the same accusations with no evidence, and mindless talking points.

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No. Opposition was overwhelming. The US public was overwhelmingly opposed to US entry into WW2 until the Japanese hit Pearl Harbor.

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You're arguing with me by telling me that they were against it until they weren't?

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Do you really check ? You sound like a high school girl saying that.

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Did I check if Europe was in our backyard? Yes, It just so happens that I know geography.

You don't come across as one who has any room to insult another.

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So this war is just about you and BR ? You are aware that an Iranian network was just recently uncovered seeking to bomb dozen plus cities in America right?

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You obviously meant this reply for the OP, not me.

If my dad were still alive this would have been the best news for him. he worked in nuclear power for about 35 years until cancer took his life 4 and a half years ago. He was struggling to get consistent work in the last couple of years before his diagnosis, with all the plants closing. He would have loved this.

China didn't exactly invent this idea. They just like to take everything to the extreme. I see cameras everywhere, as it is. Feels like if I pick my nose near a window in the house, there's going to be a satellite in space taking a picture and sending it to YouTube to make a meme out of me.

People get mad about airport security and things like that, and whine about the Patriot Act, but I don't care about that near as much as I do about all the cameras. And yes, there are aspects of the PA that I don't like, as it is too broad, but I don't need people looking at me everywhere I go, especially when you add in all the hidden devices that have cameras.

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So you burn Cowen in a tie game? No.

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I clearly did not say that. I responded to your comment that seemed to take a shot at Cowan by saying he blew the MSU game, and then backing up the decision to go to Guidry because of his CWS experience, even though Cowan has a better reputation at the CWS.

I mentioned the others who would have been better options.

We don't have any consistent pitchers, but we absolutely have better options than Guidry in that situation. Fontenot, Garcia, and Lachenmayer are three names that come to mind who have shown an ability to get big outs at times lately, even if they are also capable of getting blown up. Guidry gets blown up nearly every time he pitches now.

Not the guy I would have gone with, and I'm not sure what Jay was expecting.