About this episode
This year teams left more first-round players unprotected from the Rule 5 draft than we’ve seen in a decade. Carlos and Peter revisit some of the high-profile misses from the 2021 and 2022 drafts and what lessons we might be able to draw from them. — Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (3:00) Unprotected player talk begins (7:00) Frank Mozzicato (11:00) Gavin Cross (14:30) Benny Montgomery & toolsy players (20:00) 2022 college bats we missed on (28:00) A calibration for amateur tool grades (32:00) Did the covid ripple effect impact the hit rate? (36:30) Reggie Crawford (40:00) 2022 HS players who might be at risk Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy