Jim Callis is en route to an undisclosed location in Chicago to join ESPN’s broadcast of the draft, and Matt Blood is live in Orlando, I’m just here blogging late-morning rumors in preparation for today’s feast of Q Shack and draft goodness. Here’s some of what we’re hearing:

• The Gerrit Cole to Detroit talk has stopped, and BA’s best guess now is that the hard-throwing California righthander falls to the Yankees at 28. What happens with the Tigers, however, is tougher to gauge. They’re probably going to wind up with another starting righthander, possibly Tulane’s Shooter Hunt or Georgia prep righty Ethan Martin, if he’s on the board. Another prep righty who could be there is Missouri prep righthander Tim Melville, who is falling and apparently won’t be the Cubs’ pick at 19. Melville had an uneven spring and also has informed teams through a letter that he will not sign unless he’s treated like a top-15 pick. He’s a North Carolina recruit.

• In its second season on TV, the draft show hasn’t quite captured players’ imaginations. Numerous players turned down Major League Baseball’s invitation to come to the Milk House at Disney and be part of the show on site, with only Aaron Hicks, the prep righthander and outfielder from Long Beach, appearing live.