Top Player in the Draft

by ZackAttack on Jun 6, 2007 1:34 PM EDT

Okay, so I won't pretend to be an expert...that's why I have all of you to ask. In regards to the best player period, I realize it is tough to decide. However, given all factors (signability, upside, fast track, and projection), whom would you decide to be the best available and why?

I have heard so much rhetoric recently on Weiters, Porcello, and Mous. However, it seems that Price hasn't been discussed in quite so much detail. Is this because you see him as the elite number one?

Next question: what makes an elite top pick? Obviously, Porcello has upside to be a number one. But can Price not be considered to project the same? I realize he is older, but he's had a great season against some tough competition that I would equate to roughly low to advanced A ball. Am I off target with that assumption? No one doubts Verlander as Ace material, and he made a very quick jump from college to the Tigers rotation. Is it foolish to think Price might do the same, especially if he goes to rotations in need of pitching (Rays and Royals)?

So in closing, I guess I just want to know who in this draft's top five, three to five years from now, you would expect to be dominating in the majors. What do you expect potential stat lines to be on guys like Price, Weiters, and Porcello (realizing again, injuries and flameout will probably occur)?

I appreciate all of your insight.

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Obviously

According the the community mock draft David Price is the favorite at #1 and it wasn't even a competition.

Votes received:

David Price 81
Matt Wieters 9
Rick Porcello 1
Josh Vitters 1
Other 1

So I think it's safe to assume that the majority think Price is the best player in the draft.

by brewerfan84 on Jun 6, 2007 1:34 PM EDT reply actions

Mock

Are people trying to forecast how the draft will actually unfold - hence the calls for signability considerations - or are folks drafting purely on talent/upside/projection etc.?

by cooper7d7 on Jun 6, 2007 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions

mock

i don't know about everyone else, but it says in the diaries take who you would take if you were this team, so my understanding is that it is not who you think they will take, but who you think the best player is at each of those spots.

by fewgoodcards on Jun 6, 2007 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Hard

It's hard to tell what a players signability is. Of course we all look at Scott Boras who affects a lot of signability concerns and issues. The point of the mock draft is to take who you would take if you were the team. Talent/Needs etc. play into affect. We may get some right we may get some wrong. It's something I decided to do to make things more interesting and to add something to this great site! Plus not everyone got to participate in the actual mock draft. This gives those people an oppurtuinity to voice their opinions as well. Some of our picks are the same some are different. That's part of the fun.

by brewerfan84 on Jun 6, 2007 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions