I'm not a sunshine guy but this article was overly cynical and snarky in almost every player evaluation.
I agree. I dont really know the history of the author but he seems upset because the guys aren't toolsy upside guys. Most college guys outside of the top 50 aren't going to carry that profile, so seems like he'd be upset with a lot of guys.
Prospects Live has Daylen Lile as the #29 overall player in the draft. I wouldnt consider him a savings pick, and I wouldn't consider him a reach, either.
They also had Saenz #103 overall, and he went 112.
Kirian was ranked #200, and went 173rd. Especially at that point of the draft, that's not necessarily a savings pick. And trying to knock a 6th round pick as just a LOOGY is a prime example. Kirian has had a lot of success in relief at a high level, and can hit 95 from the left side. Not sure why there's such an attempt to knock a 6th round pick.
You see it all the time in the NFL Draft, where a team values players differently than analysts do. In baseball, it's even harder to find a consensus ranking. If a guy goes 20 picks before bus rank, it doesn't mean he's a reach. Or because a guy goes in the 5th instead of the 7th, it may not mean anything. A team may have a better connection, a scout may have seen more of a kid, etc. I remember Michael Taylor in the 7th was a bit of an unknown pick and he made it to the bigs and made an impact. TJ White may be nothing. But the kid has a good frame, tremendous power, and is a bright, hard working kid. There are certainly flaws - he went in the 5th round. But there's obviously talent.
I do think the team will get some savings in the rounds after the 1st, cuz they'll probably need to save around a mill at least to get House. But I dont think they punted on every pick after House just to land him. Lile looks good, there could be some real talent that helps the bullpen, and an upside HS kid. On top of House, it seems like a solid draft.