Posted by: Species
- Leader [07724916] Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 13:56
KC throws a little bit of a curve by taking Luke Hochevar. Rockies, who had seemed to be focused on Miller or Longoria throw a splitter in the dirt by taking the polished (but not as high-ceilinged) Reynolds. Then Tampa, who should be drooling over getting polished guys like Miller or Lincoln, go for a guy with a Sean Burroughs/Joe Randa type ceiling in Longoria. Weird!
Giants get a gem at #1 in Linecum. Yanks take USC righty Kennedy (too high, IMO) while the Phillies roll the dice on the "off field issue-ridden" Kyle Drabek - yes, Doug Drabek's kid.
PK TEAM PLAYER 1. Royals Luke Hochevar, RHP Fort Worth (Ind.) 2. Rockies Greg Reynolds, RHP Stanford 3. Devil Rays Evan Longoria, 3B, Long Beach State 4. Pirates Brad Lincoln, RHP, Houston 5. Mariners Brandon Morrow, RHP, California 6. Tigers Andrew Miller, LHP, North Carolina 7. Dodgers Clayton Kershaw, LHP H.S./Dallas 8. Reds Drew Stubbs, OF, Texas 9. Orioles Bill Rowell, 3B H.S./Sewell, N.J. 10. Giants Tim Lincecum, RHP, Washington 11. Diamondbacks Max Scherzer, RHP, Missouri 12. Rangers Kasey Kiker, LHP H.S./Phenix City, Ala. 13. Cubs Tyler Colvin, LF, Clemson 14. Blue Jays Travis Snider, OF H.S./Everett, Wash. 15. Nationals Chris Marrero, 3b H.S./Miami 16. Brewers Jeremy Jeffress, RHP H.S./South Boston, Va. 17. Padres Matt Antonelli, 3B, Wake Forest 18. Phillies (for Billy Wagner) Kyle Drabek, RHP/SS H.S./The Woodlands, Texas 19. Marlins Brett Sinkbeil, RHP, Missouri State 20. Twins Chris Parmelee, OF/1B H.S./Chino Hills, Calif. 21. Yankees (for Tom Gordon) Ian Kennedy, RHP, Southern California 22. Nationals (for Esteban Loaiza) Colton Willems, RHP H.S./Fort Pierce, Fla. 23. Astros Max Sapp, C H.S./Windermere, Fla. 24. Braves Cody Johnson, 1B H.S./Panama City, Fla. 25. Angels (for Paul Byrd) Hank Conger, C H.S./Huntington Beach, Calif. 26. Dodgers Bryan Morris, RHP, Motlow St. (Tenn.) CC 27. Red Sox Jason Place, OF H.S./Easley, S.C. 28. Red Sox (for Johnny Damon) Daniel Bard, RHP, North Carolina 29. White Sox Kyle McCulloch, RHP, Texas 30. Cardinals Adam Ottavino, RHP,
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THK
ID: 2510332316 Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 14:11
I just wonder how the UNC pitchers Miller and Bard will be able to keep focus this weekend in their Super Regional vs. Alabama!!!
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barilko6
ID: 594351719 Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 14:14
Tigers get another nice piece to add to their future starting rotation...
IF they manage to keep all those kids together, it could get nasty!
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Species Leader
ID: 07724916 Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 14:24
Dodgers take Preston Mattingly with the first pick of the sandwich picks! Cool!
Yanks make up for a faux pas (IMO) by getting Huskers RHP Joba Chamberlain in the sandwich round.
Agreed on the Tigers - sweet pick getting Miller at #6.
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J Leader
ID: 10171012 Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 14:51
can someone post more picks here?????
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Species Leader
ID: 07724916 Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 15:09
Yeah.
SUPPLEMENTAL FIRST Pick Team Player Pos. HS/College For 31 LA Dodgers Preston Mattingly SS Evansville Central HS Jeff Weaver 32 Baltimire Pedro Beato RHP St. Petersburg JC B.J. Ryan 33 San Francisco Emmanuel Burriss SS Kent State Scott Eyre 34 Arizona Brooks Brown RHP Georgia Tim Worrell 35 San Diego Kyler Burke RF Ooltewah HS Ramon Hernandez 36 Florida Chris Coghlan 3B Mississippi A.J. Burnett 37 Philadelphia Adrian Cardenas SS Monsignor Edward Pace HS Billy Wagner 38 Atlanta Cory Rasmus RHP Russell County HS Kyle Farnsworth 39 Cleveland David Huff LHP UCLA Bob Howry 40 Boston Kristofer Johnson LHP Wichita State Johnny Damon 41 NY Yankees Joba Chamberlain RHP Nebraska Tom Gordon 42 St. Louis Christopher Perez RHP Miami (Fla.) Matt Morris 43 Atlanta Steven Evarts LHP Robinson HS Rafael Furcal 44 Boston Caleb Clay RHP Cullman HS Bill Mueller
ROUND 2 Pick Team Player Pos. HS/College For (Type) 45 Kansas City Jason Taylor SS Floyd E Kellam HS 46 Colorado David Christensen OF Stoneman Douglas HS 47 Tampa Bay Joshua Butler RHP San Diego 48 Pittsburgh Michael Felix LHP Troy 49 Seattle Christopher Tillman RHP Fountain Valley HS 50 Detroit Ronald Bourquin 3B Ohio State 51 Atlanta Jeffrey Locke LHP A Crosby Kennett HS Rafael Furcal (A) 52 Cincinnati Sean Watson RHP Tennessee 53 San Diego Chad Huffman 2B TCU Ramon Hernandez (A) 54 St. Louis Thomas Furnish LHP TCU Matt Morris (A) 55 Arizona Brett Anderson LHP Stillwater HS 56 Cleveland Steven Wright RHP Hawaii Kevin Millwood (B) 57 Cleveland Joshua Rodriguez 2B Rice Bob Howry (A) 58 Baltimore Ryan Adams 3B Jesuit HS B.J. Ryan (A) 59 Washington Sean Black RHP Lenape HS 60 Milwaukee Brent Brewer SS Sandy Creek HS 61 San Diego Wade Leblanc LHP Alabama 62 NY Mets Kevin Mulvey RHP Villanova 63 Florida Thomas Hickman CF Pepperell HS 64 Minnesota William Benson LF Joliet Catholic Academy 65 Philadelphia Andrew Carpenter RHP Long Beach State 66 Oakland Trevor Cahill RHP Vista HS 67 Houston Sergio Perez RHP Tampa 68 Atlanta Dustin Evans RHP Georgia Southern 69 Cleveland Wesley Hodges 3B Georgia Tech 70 Washington Stephen Englund OF Bellevue HS Hector Carrasco (B) 71 Boston Justin Masterson RHP San Diego State 72 Atlanta Robert Fontaine SS Daytona Beach CC Kyle Farnsworth (A) 73 Chi. White Sox Matthew Long RHP Miami Ohio 74 St. Louis Jonathan Jay OF Miami (Fla.)
SUPPLEMENTAL SECOND Pick Team Player Pos. HS/College For 75 Cleveland Matthew McBride C Lehigh Scott Elarton 76 St. Louis Mark Hamilton 1B Tulane Abraham Nunez
ROUND 3 Pick Team Player Pos. HS/College For (Type) 77 Kansas City Blake Wood RHP Georgia Tech 78 Colorado Keith Weiser LHP Miami Ohio 79 Tampa Bay Nicholas Fuller RHP Kell HS 80 Pittsburgh Shelby Ford 2B Oklahoma State 81 Seattle Anthony Butler LHP Oak Creek HS 82 Detroit Brennan Boesch CF California 83 Boston Aaron Bates 1B North Carolina State Bill Mueller (A) 84 Cincinnati Christopher Valaika SS UC Santa Barbara 85 Baltimore Zachary Britton LHP Weatherford HS 86 Arizona Dallas Buck RHP Oregon State Tim Worrell (A) 87 Arizona Kevin Hankerd LF Southern California 88 Texas Chad Tracy C Pepperdine 89 San Francisco Clayton Tanner LHP De La Salle HS Scott Eyre (A) 90 Florida Torre Langley C Robert S Alexander HS A.J. Burnett (A) 91 Washington Stephen King SS Winter Park HS 92 Milwaukee Cole Gillespie LF Oregon State 93 San Diego Cedric Hunter CF Martin Luther King HS 94 NY Mets Joseph Smith RHP Wright State 95 Florida Scott Cousins LF San Francisco 96 Minnesota Tyler Robertson LHP Bella Vista HS 97 Philadelphia Jason Donald SS Arizona 98 Oakland Matthew Sulentic OF Hillcrest HS 99 Houston Nick Moresi CF Fresno State 100 Atlanta Chad Rodgers LHP Walsh Jesuit HS 101 Cleveland Adam Davis SS Florida 102 LA Angels Russell Moldenhauer OF Boerne HS 103 Boston Bryson Cox RHP Rice 104 NY Yankees Zachary McAllister RHP Illinois Valley Central HS 105 Chi. White Sox Justin Edwards LHP Olympia HS 106 St. Louis Gary Daley RHP Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
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J Leader
ID: 10171012 Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 16:42
Thanks Species!!!! Any more updates?
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smallwhirled
ID: 43338280 Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 17:02
J, Brent Brewer at pick number 60 in round 2 is an incoming freshman WR to FSU. Going that high, we probably lost him.
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Mattinglyinthehall Leader
ID: 01629107 Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 17:17
Its one thing when your old heros start to take coaching and managing jobs. You really start to feel old when their kids get drafted and signed.
Kids of former Yankees currently in baseball:
Prince Fielder Daryl Ward Lance Neikro Steven Tolleson Preston Mattingly Kyle Drabek
I'm sure there are plenty more. I wonder which team has the most.
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beastiemiked
ID: 18301915 Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 17:22
Cory Clemens
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barilko6
ID: 594351719 Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 17:23
Too funny that Milwaukee drafted a kid with the last name Brewer. Has that ever happened before? A player with the same name as the team?
Ranger? Brave? Expo?
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GoatLocker Sustainer
ID: 060151121 Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 17:31
*** 2006 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft - Round 4 ***
# Team Player Pos High School or College 107. Kansas City Derrick Robinson OF PK Yonge Laboratory School 108. Colorado Craig Baker RHP Cal State Northridge 109. Tampa Bay Alexander Cobb RHP Vero beach Senior HS (FL) 110. Pittsburgh William Hughes RHP Cal State Long Beach 111. Seattle Enrique Orta RHP Miami 112. Detroit Ryan Strieby 1B Kentucky 113. LA Dodgers Kyle Orr 1B Lambrick Park 114. Cincinnati Justin Reed CF Hillcrest Christian HS (MS) 115. Baltimore Blake Davis SS Cal State Fullerton 116. San Francisco Ben Snyder LHP Ball State 117. Arizona Kevin Thompson RHP Pensacola JC 118. Texas Marcus Lemon SS Eustis HS (FL) 119. Minnesota Whitney Robbins 1B Georgia Tech (from Chicago Cubs) 120. Toronto Brandon Magee RHP Bradley 121. Washington Glenn Gibson LHP Center Moriches (NY) 122. Milwaukee Evan Anundsen RHP Columbine HS (CO) 123. San Diego Nathaniel Culp LHP Missouri-Columbia 124. New York John Holdzkon RHP Salt Lake CC 125. Florida Hector Correa RHP Lorenzo Coballes Gandia 126. Minnesota Garrett Olson 3B Franklin Pierce College 127. Philadelphia A'Arby Myers CF Westchester HS (CA) 128. Oakland Chad E Lee RHP Barton County CC 129. Houston Chris Johnson 3B Stetson 130. Atlanta Gary L Hyde LHP Georgia Tech 131. Cleveland Judson R Morris LHP South Mecklenburg HS (NC) 132. LA Angels Clayton W Fuller OF Smithson Valley HS (TX) 133. Boston Jonathan Still CF North Carolina State 134. NY Yankees Colin B Curtis RF Arizona State 135. Chicago White Sox Tyler Reves C Texas Tech 136. St. Louis Edward M Degerman RHP Rice
06/06 15:57:54 ET
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GoatLocker Sustainer
ID: 060151121 Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 17:32
Not real clean, but that's the 4th round. Will try to get some more up if I get a chance.
Cliff
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GoatLocker Sustainer
ID: 060151121 Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 17:33
*** 2006 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft - Round 5 ***
# Team Player Pos High School or College 137. Kansas City Jason Godin RHP Old Dominion 138. Colorado Helder Velezquez SS Puerto Rico Baseball Academy 139. Tampa Bay Shawn O'Malley SS Southridge HS (WA) 140. Pittsburgh Patrick Bresnehan RHP Arizona State 141. Seattle Nathan Adcock RHP North Hardin HS (KY) 142. Detroit Scott Sizemore 2B Virginia Commonwealth 143. LA Dodgers Kyle Smit RHP Spanish Springs HS (NV) 144. Cincinnati Joshua Ravin RHP Chatsworth HS (CA) 145. Baltimore Bobby Henson SS Turtle HS (OK) 146. San Francisco Michael McBryde CF Florida Atlantic 147. Arizona Hector Ambriz LHP UC Los Angeles 148. Texas Chris Davis 1B Navarro College 149. Chicago Cubs Jeff Samardzija RHP Notre Dame 150. Toronto Luke Hopkins 1B New Mexico State 151. Washington Cory Van Allen LHP Baylor 152. Milwaukee Chris Errecart LF UC Berkeley 153. San Diego Andrew Underwood RHP Fresno State 154. NY Mets Steven Holmes RHP Rhode Island 155. Florida David Hatcher C UNC Wilmington 156. Minnesota Devin Shepherd RF Oxnard HS (CA) 157. Philadelphia Quintin Berry CF San Diego State 158. Oakland Jermaine Mitchell CF UNC Greensboro 159. Houston Cory Hudspeth RHP South Florida 160. Atlanta Kevin Gunderson LHP Oregon State 161. Cleveland Christopher Archer RHP Clayton HS (NC) 162. LA Angels Kenneth Herndon RHP Gulf Coast CC 163. Boston Red Sox Dustin Richardson LHP Texas Tech 164. NY Yankees George Kontos RHP Northwestern 165. Chicago White Sox John Shelby 2B Kentucky 166. St. Louis Shane Robinson CF Florida State
06/06 16:17:13 ET
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GoatLocker Sustainer
ID: 060151121 Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 17:33
*** 2006 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft - Round 7 ***
# Team Player Pos High School or College 197. Kansas City Brett Bigler OF UC Riverside 198. Colorado Michael McKenry C Middle Tennessee State 199. Tampa Bay Ryan Reid RHP James Madison 200. Pittsburgh Austin McClune CF Edmond Santa Fe HS (OK) 201. Seattle Douglas Fister RHP Fresno State 202. Detroit Jonah Nickerson RHP Oregon State 203. LA Dodgers Jamie Ortiz 1B San Alfonso de Ligorio 204. Cincinnati Justin Turner 2B Cal State Fullerton 205. Baltimore Joshua Tamba RHP Cypress College 206. San Francisco Brett Pill 1B Cal State Fullerton 207. Arizona Daniel Strange RHP UC Riverside 208. Texas Grant Gerrard OF Southern Illinois 209. Chicago Cubs Steven Clevenger SS Chipola JC 210. Toronto Jonathan Baksh RF Texas Tech 211. Washington Samuel Brown RHP Millbrook HS (NC) 212. Milwaukee Andrew Bouchie C Oral Roberts 213. San Diego Craig Cooper 1B Notre Dame 214. NY Mets Daniel Stegall OF Greenwood HS (AR) 215. Florida Donald Czyz RHP Kansas 216. Minnesota Jonathan Waltenbury 1B Henry Street HS 217. Philadelphia Theodore Yarbrough 1B Eastern Kentucky 218. Oakland Michael Leake RHP Fallbrook HS (CA) 219. Houston David Qualban LHP Pace 220. Atlanta Adam Coe 3B Russell County HS (AL) 221. Cleveland Robert Alcombrack C Bear River HS (CA) 222. LA Angels Jarrad Page OF UC Los Angeles 223. Boston Red Sox Kristopher Negron SS Cosumnes River College 224. NY Yankees Timothy Norton RHP Connecticut 225. Chicago White Sox Justin Cassel RHP UC Irvine 226. St. Louis Luke Gorsett OF Nebraska
06/06 16:57:56 ET
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GoatLocker Sustainer
ID: 060151121 Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 17:34
*** 2006 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft - Round 8 ***
# Team Player Pos High School or College 227. Kansas City Joshua Cribb RHP Clemson 228. Colorado Brandon Hynick RHP Birmingham Southern 229. Tampa Bay Tyree Hayes RHP Tomball HS (TX) 230. Pittsburgh Alexander Presley CF Mississippi 231. Seattle Steven Richard RHP Clemson 232. Detroit Christopher Cody LHP Manhattan 233. LA Dodgers Thomas Giles RF Miami 234. Cincinnati Travis Webb LHP Washington State 235. Baltimore Jedidiah Stephen SS Ohio State 236. San Francisco Matthew Klimas C Texarkana CC 237. Arizona Chase Christianson RHP South Alabama 238. Texas Josh Bradbury RF Orange Coast College 239. Chicago Cubs William Muldowney RHP Pittsburgh 240. Toronto Daniel O'Brien LHP Western Michigan 241. Washington Sean Rooney C Saddleback CC 242. Milwaukee Charles Hill RHP Florida Christian School 243. San Diego Thomas King SS Troy 244. NY Mets Nathan Hedrick RHP Barton County CC 245. Florida Daniel Garcia SS Nogales HS (CA) 246. Minnesota Brian Dinkleman 2B McKendree College 247. Philadelphia Terrance Warren OF Bethel HS (CA) 248. Oakland Angel Sierra CF Puerto Rico Baseball Academy 249. Houston James Van Ostrand RF Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 250. Atlanta Casey Beck RHP San Jacinto College North 251. Cleveland Michael Eisenberg RHP Marietta College 252. LA Angels Matthew Sweeney 1B Col Zadock HS (MD) 253. Boston Red Sox Rafael Cabreja CF James Monroe HS (NY) 254. NY Yankees Dellin Betances RHP Grand Street Campus (NY) 255. Chicago White Sox Kent Gerst CF Ft. Zumwalt West HS (MO) 256. St. Louis Allen Craig SS UC Berkeley
06/06 17:11:50 ET
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clv Sustainer
ID: 5911351713 Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 17:35
Personally, I'm not thrilled with my Braves' decision to take Cody Johnson at #24. Especially when Conger was still available. I thought we could get Johnson at #38, and Rasmus at #43. Look for Fontaine to be converted to 2B - with the SS depth the organization currently has, I don't see him making a splash unless he moves.
Imagine - McCann, Salty, and Conger as your Catchers...*AMN!!!
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GoatLocker Sustainer
ID: 060151121 Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 17:35
*** 2006 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft - Round 9 ***
# Team Player Pos High School or College 257. Kansas City Marc Maddox 2B Southern Mississippi 258. Colorado William Harris RHP Louisiana State 259. Tampa Bay Eligio Sonoqui 1B Cesar Chavez HS (AZ) 260. Pittsburgh Stephen MacFarland RHP Lamar 261. Seattle Justin Souza RHP Sacramento CC 262. Detroit Zach Piccola LHP South Alabama 263. LA Dodgers Bridger Hunt 3B Central Missouri State 264. Cincinnati Jeremy Burchett RHP UC Berkeley 265. Baltimore Brett Bordes LHP Arizona State 266. San Francisco Brian Bocock 267. Arizona Edward J Romero LHP Fresno State 268. Texas Brennan Garr RHP U Northern Colorado 269. Chicago Cubs Clifford A Andersen CF Cottonwood Senior HS (UT) 270. Toronto Stephen C Figueroa IF Lincoln HS (FL) 271. Washington Joey T Rosas LHP Yavapai Col 272. Milwaukee Shawn B Ferguson RHP TCU 273. San Diego David R Freese 3B U South Alabama 274. NY Mets Jeremy L Barfield OF Klein HS 275. Florida John P Raynor CF UNC Wilmington 276. Minnesota Sean A Land LHP Kansas 277. Philadelphia Andrew W Cruse RHP South Carolina 278. Oakland Daniel L Hamblin 1B Arkansas 279. Housotn Gregory Buchanan 2B Rice U 280. Atlanta Tim Gustafson RHP Georgia Tech 281. Cleveland Jared P Goedert 2B Kansas State 282. LA Angels Nathan J Boman LHP San Diego 283. Boston Ryan M Kalish CF Red Bank Catholic HS (NJ) 284. NY Yankees Mark D Melancon RHP Arizona 285 Chicago WSox Chris Duffy 3B Cypress Creek HS (FL) 286. St. Louis Matthew North RHP Deer Valley HS (CA)
06/06 17:30:58 ET
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GoatLocker Sustainer
ID: 060151121 Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 17:37
Crap, Just realized I missed round 6.
Cliff
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GoatLocker Sustainer
ID: 060151121 Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 17:38
*** 2006 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft - Round 6 ***
# Team Player Pos High School or College 167. Kansas City Harold Mozingo RHP Virginia Commonwealth 168. Colorado Kevin Clark RF Manatee JC 169. Tampa Bay Kevin Ashley C Indiana State 170. Pittsburgh James Negrych 2B Pittsburgh 171. Seattle Adam Moore C Texas-Arlington 172. Detroit Jordan Newton C Western Kentucky 173. LA Dodgers Garrett White LHP Mississippi 174. Cincinnati Jordan Smith RHP CC Southern Nevada 175. Baltimore Jason Berken RHP Clemson 176. San Francisco Ryan Rohlinger SS Oklahoma 177. Arizona Robert Side CF Georgia 178. Texas Jacob Brigham RHP Central Florida Christian 179. Chicago Cubs Josh Lansford 3B Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 180. Toronto Brian Jerolman C Florida 181. Washington Zachary Zinicola RHP Arizona State 182. Milwaukee Micah Wright LHP Oklahoma State 183. San Diego Timothy Bascom RHP Central Florida 184. NY Mets Scott Schafer RHP Pasadena Memorial HS (TX) 185. Florida Justin Jacobs SS Chino HS (CA) 186. Minnesota Jeffrey Christy C Nebraska 187. Philadelphia Daniel Brauer LHP Northwestern 188. Oakland Andrew Bailey RHP Wagner College 189. Houston David Norris RHP Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 190. Atlanta Steven Figueroa RHP Edgewater HS (FL) 191. Cleveland Daniel Creps RHP Texas A&M 192. LA Angels Robert Fish LHP AB Miller HS (CA) 193. Boston Red Sox Zachary Daeges 3B Creighton 194. NY Yankees Mitchell Hilligoss SS Purdue 195. Chicago White Sox Brian Omogrosso RHP Indiana State 196. St. Louis Floyd Norrick LHP Southhern Illinois
06/06 16:43:43 ET
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clv Sustainer
ID: 5911351713 Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 17:38
The Gustafson selection is going to make lots of posters on the Braves' scout.com site awfully happy.
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Mattinglyinthehall Leader
ID: 01629107 Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 17:41
Am I wrong or did the A's not get a pick until #66 overall?
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Razor
ID: 54551616 Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 17:51
The Dodgers' first round picks of Kershaw and Morris are excellent. Mattingly in the supplemental round is awful. Huge overdraft. I do love landing Kershaw and Morris, though. Two quality pitchers that will help keep the Dodgers system stocked with arms.
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J
ID: 13443921 Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 18:04
Thanks Goatlocker!!!!
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clv Sustainer
ID: 5911351713 Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 18:37
Big surprise, eh???
Braves first 13 selections...
10 Pitchers 5 Left-handed Pitchers 5 High School Pitchers
Guess no one in the system gives a *hit what the "Moneyballers" say. The lack of a Catcher selection at this point leads me to believe they may be in the lead for Tony Pena's kid.
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Species Leader
ID: 07724916 Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 19:16
clv - between Salty and a young McCann, how much of a catching pipeline do you need? Sheesh!
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Razor
ID: 323142521 Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 22:52
The Dodgers' Scouting Director Logan White's drafting philosophy would also make many hardcore Moneyballers' skin crawl, but his drafts have rebuilt a once barren Dodger farm.
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Doug Leader
ID: 02730280 Wed, Jun 07, 2006, 03:08
Re: Mattingly, my uneducated guess is that he was a guy they decided they really wanted, and they didn't know for sure if he'd last until their 3rd round pick (having no 2nd rounder), so they felt they had to take him that early to ensure they got him. I don't normally follow baseball drafts much, but my impression is that there isn't typically much "trading down" down as much as there might be in the NFL draft.
On MLB.com just before the draft started they were speculating the Dodgers might even take their #26 pick (Morris) at the #7 slot on similar logic (i.e., they were "set" on him but weren't sure if he'd last to the #26 slot). Glad it didn't pan out that way and they were able to land Kershaw as well with the #7 pick. They got enough value with those two for me to overlook the Mattingly stretch IMHO.
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clv Sustainer
ID: 5911351713 Wed, Jun 07, 2006, 09:00
clv - between Salty and a young McCann, how much of a catching pipeline do you need? Sheesh!
That's just it. Salty will never play at Turner Field as a Catcher. Even though he's not hitting right now, he's still the top Catcher prospect in the game. As of now, the organization still hasn't handed him a Claw or an OF glove, so it sure looks like the Marte situation - his highest value to other organizations is at his present position, and we need help in plenty of other places, making him our present best trading chip. My gut feeling is that he's not going to wind up with the big club - there's a pretty credible rumor floating in the "inner circles" that say we're on the verge of trading for another "ace", and that it's a matter of when and not if...my assumption is that Salty would have to be included to pull off any deal of that magnitude. If that's the case, having Conger to slide right in in his place would have been a great thing IMO.
McCann will be THE Catcher in the ATL for the forseeable future (barring injury, of course), so if you could delay the "next Catcher of the future's" arrival by a year or two it would certainly help simplify things. When Salty's "ready", what do we do with him? The writing's already on the wall since he's not learning another position at this point.
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Razor
ID: 54551616 Wed, Jun 07, 2006, 09:18
Not true. Joel Guzman, who scouts insisted would outgrow the SS position, played every year of his minor league career there before finally getting moved to OF this year, the year he was just months away from hitting the Majors. I'm not sure Miguel Cabrera played a day of LF in the minors before getting called up as one a few years back. If Salty's glove is as suspect as I've heard it is, he's a prime candidate to get moved, especially considering the fact that his bat can carry him at other positions.
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clv Sustainer
ID: 5911351713 Wed, Jun 07, 2006, 12:45
If Salty's glove is as suspect as I've heard it is, he's a prime candidate to get moved, especially considering the fact that his bat can carry him at other positions.
That's just it - his glove isn't nearly as "suspect" as it was in the past. All reports I've been able to find say that his defense has measurably improved across the board. The reason I wanted Conger so desperately is that there's nothing to be particularly excited about behind Salty - Max Ramirez has spent some time behind the plate (and has a good bat), but projects as a 3B or OF. Other than that, there aren't any true hitting Catchers...don't get me wrong, the guys in the system will be capable, they will just be more Todd Pratt-like than McCann/Salty-like.
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THK
ID: 2510332316 Wed, Jun 07, 2006, 17:30
HAHA. Marrow injured his throwing elbow while picking up the phone to hear that he had been drafted #5 overall. That is hilarious...kinda sad but hilarious.
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Tosh Leader
ID: 057721710 Wed, Jun 07, 2006, 18:11
I have seen or heard nothing to confirm that Morrow hurt his elbow. That is nothing but a bit of satire from a local writer about the sad state of Mariner drafting/pitching.
(Hopefully it's satire)
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THK
ID: 2510332316 Wed, Jun 07, 2006, 18:26
I heard it on PTI? No real details given...so who knows...
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clv Sustainer
ID: 5911351713 Thu, Jun 08, 2006, 17:13
As of 3:23 PM Eastern, the Braves have already agreed to terms with and signed...
1 (24) Cody Johnson 1S (38) Cory Rasmus 2 (68) Dustin Evans 2 (72) Chase Fontaine 6 (190) Steven Figueroa 7 (220) Adam Coe 10 (310) Kris Medlin 11 (340) Mike Mehlich 13 (400) Joseph Johnson
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clv Sustainer
ID: 5911351713 Thu, Jun 08, 2006, 17:24
As for the earlier question about Salty's improved Defense...
(From Chris Kline in today's Baseball America Daily Dish)
Still, defense remains his top priority, and the challenges have been coming fast and furious in the Southern League this season. Among catchers in the league, Saltalamacchia is one of the most tested, with 56 stolen base attempts against him. Only Tennessee's Miguel Montero has been tested more (with 57 attempts), but to his credit, Saltalamacchia has been holding his own, throwing out 32 percent of runners this season.
That number is up from the 26 percent he threw out last year for the Pelicans, and is just one of the areas in which he's improved.
"He's doing everything a little bit better than where he was last year," the scout said. "Squaring up balls to the center of the diamond, doing a better job at calling pitches, and really reading runners to shut the running game down. He's just a more complete catcher than what I saw last year."
And that's exactly where Saltalamacchia wants to be--not just an offensive force, but a more well-rounded player who values the defensive aspect of his craft.
"I worked really hard on a lot of things this offseason, and I think I've made some improvements," he said. "I could be a little better, but I feel like my pitch-calling has come a long way from last year especially. That's huge for me--if you can call a game and have consistent success, that's already something that wasn't in my book last year. I feel good about where I'm at overall defensively, but I'm never happy. I always can do things to get better."
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Seattle Zen
ID: 46315247 Fri, Jun 09, 2006, 10:48
It's fun watching the Braves fans turn their hopes to the minors. When their "future all-star" is batting around the Mendoza line, they bring up his "improving defense". You guys had an amazing run, time for some mediocrity.
blue hen Leader
ID: 710321114 Fri, Jun 09, 2006, 11:12
Agree. Not taking Timmy was stupid.
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clv Sustainer
ID: 5911351713 Fri, Jun 09, 2006, 14:10
It's fun watching the Braves fans turn their hopes to the minors. When their "future all-star" is batting around the Mendoza line, they bring up his "improving defense". You guys had an amazing run, time for some mediocrity.
Afraid that's simply "sour grapes". Mediocrity? Did you happen to notice the number of kids who moved to the big club last season? What's that? Baseball America STILL ranked our system at #6 even after that?
We'll see.
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blue hen Leader
ID: 710321114 Fri, Jun 09, 2006, 14:22
True. But Jeff Francouer is no Andruw Jones.
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Seattle Zen
ID: 46315247 Fri, Jun 09, 2006, 18:41
Atlanta
W L % GB 29 32 .475 8.0
Mediocrity.
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Taxman SuperDude
ID: 029463114 Sat, Jun 10, 2006, 03:17
#27 I don't normally follow baseball drafts much, but my impression is that there isn't typically much "trading down" down as much as there might be in the NFL draft.
In MLB...teams are not allowed to trade draft choices. Team loose draft choices by signing top rated players (rated on previous season's performance..ie Garciapara cost LAD zippo, Milwood cost Rangers a #2 pick). For losing a rated player, teams receive the forfeited pick (A rated picks) AND/or a sandwich round pick based on lost player's rating. See below link for details.
Thanks Taxman... didn't know trades were disallowed in MLB draft! Learn something new every day...
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PuNk42AE Donor
ID: 036635522 Sat, Jun 10, 2006, 19:18
And it is that teams that sign an A player that have a top 15 pick lose their 2nd rounder and not 1st rounder.
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Taxman SuperDude
ID: 029463114 Sat, Jun 10, 2006, 23:23
Random thoughts about the MLB draft related to signing/losing "A" players. Probably doesn't include
The baseball draft seems to have more impact (ML ready) players than 10 years ago. More than a few draftees from the college ranks are less than 12 months from getting a shot at the bigs. Thus the impact of signing another teams "A" rated player has significant detriment (loss of 1st round pick) to organizations finishing in the upper tier record wise. And getting two early picks, sandwich pick before 2nd and either the 1st or 2nd of the signing team makes the loss of a quality player palatable.
Of course the hook is...must offer arbitration to get the compensatory picks. That scenario let the Detroit sign Rogers w/o loss of picks because Rangers didn't (wouldn't) offer arbitration, however Millwood cost Texas it's second round pick because Cleveland did.
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