Poll: Biggest Surprise Thus Far This Draft

by Angels and Demons on Jun 6, 2006 4:32 PM EDT Comment 15 comments

Poll

Biggest Surprise Thus Far This Draft

Jordan Walden Unselected Through First Five Rounds

9 votes

Matt Latos Unselected Through First Five Rounds

5 votes

Jared Hughes Unselected Through First Five Rounds

5 votes

Dellin Batences Unselected Through First Five Rounds

20 votes

Matt LaPorta Unselected Through First Five Rounds

29 votes

Jared Mitchell Unselected Through First Five Rounds

0 votes

The Royals Drafting Hochevar With The First Pick

26 votes

Andrew Miller Falling To The Tigers At Number Six

74 votes

Other

7 votes

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Hughes

was picked.

by jeck on Jun 6, 2006 4:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Was He?

I must of missed it. With which team?

by Angels and Demons on Jun 6, 2006 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

#110 overall

To the Pirates. You missed it because his real first name is William.

by ConorGlassey on Jun 6, 2006 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pirates

Was picked by the Pirates in the fourth round as William Hughes.

by Angels and Demons on Jun 6, 2006 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lars Anderson

Also unselected... Is this a Smoak type situation?

(After pitcher tells GM he will pitch half of the games, complete them and they will all be QS)The GM has an orgasm and a heart attack at the same time.-Shamus

by ohad on Jun 6, 2006 4:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I vote...

Tyler Colvin at #13 to the Cubs.

by Sulla on Jun 6, 2006 4:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I would

have voted for that if it were an option

"Second guessers are guys that could have never gotten it right the first time." - Tommy Lasorda (for guys that have no other defense for their actions.)

by slurve on Jun 6, 2006 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

except I would also entitle the entry "THE STUPIDEST FRIGGIN' PICK" in the entire first round. Another gem by Hendry and his scouting department. I am convinced that the scout for the Cubs in the South has nudie pictures of Hendry. Montanez, Dopirak, Harvey, etc. from FLA all get selcted early and can't play.

by So Cal Bob on Jun 6, 2006 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

pathetic

absolutely pathetic

by Ienpw on Jun 6, 2006 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dellin Betances

Betances just got picked by the Yankees in round 8.

by Stephcaflowne on Jun 6, 2006 5:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

re

I would like to see the Yanks pick Jared Mitchell, much like they did with Austin Jackson.

They have the money to take a risk and Mitchell is 1st round talent.

by ScottAZ on Jun 6, 2006 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Betances...

BA makes it sound like everyone including Don King are running the Betances' show...

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/draft/news/261628.html

by MetfanBren on Jun 6, 2006 5:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Drabek, not enough for its own post, but....

MLB.com listed him as a shortstop, but pre-draft everyone was talking about him as a pitcher, which made me think Philly must've picked him as a shortstop? It doesn't really make sense for Philly to keep him at shortstop given their need for pitching (even if he's years away), so I'm assuming MLB.com is wrong. Can anyone clarify this for me?

by MontrealMets on Jun 6, 2006 5:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs