E19 (7/21/22): MLB Draft Recap - Top-15 Pick Breakdown, Winners and Losers of Day 1, Teams With The Best Overall Drafts, Underrated Gems and Steals, Northeastern and BC’s 7 Total Selections

In this episode, Joey starts out by outlining how the MLB Draft works, from how many rounds there are to compensation picks to competitive balance selections, and all the way to how contracts work with the assigned bonus pool of each team (0:16). After that, he recaps the first 15 picks of the draft with analysis and statistics behind selection, beginning with correctly predicting Jackson Holliday going 1st overall to the Baltimore Orioles (6:32). Then, he transitions to his surprise picks of Day 1 (25:13), along with his winners (42:30) and losers of Day 1 (52:44).Following that, Joey discusses which teams he believes had the best overall draft, starting with the Los Angeles Angels who drafted Zach Neto out of Campbell in the first round, along with 17 other college players in their 19 selections (1:04:25). Next, he highlights all of his most underrated gems and steals of the draft, which include some of the best power hitters in NCAA Baseball (1:20:26). He updates listeners on where his best available players headed into Day 3 ended up (1:27:46), including Northeastern Huskies RHP Sebastian Keane being selected by the New York Yankees.At the end, Joey breaks down statistics about which schools had the most players selected, which conferences had the most draftees, and how many more players were drafted in total from college versus high school (1:33:07).