MiLB Mock Draft: Pick 17 Toronto
by Terry Ryan Jr
on Apr 27, 2008 8:24 AM EDT
So, Josh Fields was up. Then I think people on the board got a little over enthusiastic about the young man. And then, there was a Friedrich backlash vote. Just callin' em as I see em. Not that that was a bad pick by any means. I thought they were probably 1 and 2 and not separated by that much.
So now we get to Toronto. A team that has graduated a lot of young pitchers in the last year or so. There system is a pretty balanced one without a lot of impact prospects outside of Snyder. They really could go anywhere with this pick. JP has misfired a bit on his first round selections, lets see if he can break that trend.
1. Tampa Bay - Aaron Crow-RHP-Mizzou
2. Pittsburgh - Pedro Alvarez-3B-Vandy
3. Kansas City - Tim Beckham-SS-HS Georgia
4. Baltimore - Brian Matusz-LHP-San Diego
5. San Francisco - Justin Smoak-1B-South Carolina
6. Florida - Yonder Alonso-1B-Miami (FL)
7. Cincinnati - Gordon Beckham-SS-Georgia
8. Chicago (AL) - Tim Melville-RHP-HS Missouri
9. Washington - Kyle Skipworth-C-HS California
10. Houston - Tanner Scheppers-RHP-Fresno St
11. Texas - Eric Hosmer-1B-HS Florida
12. Oakland- Jemile Weeks- 2B-Miami (FL)
13. St. Louis- Buster Posey- C- Florida St
14. Minnesota- Shooter Hunt- RHP- Tulane
15. Los Angeles (NL) - Gerrit Cole-RHP-HS California
16. Milwaukee - Christian Friedrich-LHP-Eastern Kentucky
17. Toronto
18. New York (NL)
19. Chicago (NL)
20. Seattle
21. Detroit
22. New York (NL)
23. San Diego
24. Philadelphia
25. Colorado
26. Arizona
27. Minnesota
28. New York (AL)
29. Cleveland
30. Boston
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Done voting.
I don’t know much about the remaining choices so I’m opting out. Looking forward to John’s draft coverage soon to find out more.
...and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git.
by t ball on Apr 27, 2008 11:58 AM EDT 0 recs
Justin Smoak - Vanderbilt University
6’4” 215
Switch-hitting 1B. Big-time power potential. Fluid swing.
He’s got to be a 1st round selection. Right?
by batonball on Apr 27, 2008 1:04 PM EDT 0 recs
the south carolina one
just FYI for ya batonball
Poor South Carolina… they can’t honestly call themselves “Carolina” or “USC”
by nms on
Apr 28, 2008 12:11 AM EDT
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Yeah, sorry
should have been specific
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by Tyler on
Apr 28, 2008 12:13 PM EDT
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A pitcher
looks good here. The OF is filled out with likely one of Lind/Snider headed to first base or DH. Also that they added a lot of HS hitters last year. Toronto will need more pitching especially after graduations or failures (Banks) of their “highly touted” first rounders.
by achengy on Apr 27, 2008 1:40 PM EDT 0 recs
pitcher
then who you taking? fields is the only college pitcher worthy of this pick, but he is a closer.
by fewgoodcards on
Apr 27, 2008 3:22 PM EDT
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I don't care how the roster looks...
I’ll take the best player available. That prospect to me is Hicks. A 5-tool prospect is something that this organization could use and the best guy available. Worst comes to worst, someone gets traded, but I would never let my major league roster dictate what I do in the 1st round.
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by parrot11 on
Apr 27, 2008 3:40 PM EDT
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hicks
its not like he is going to be up real quick either. hicks is going to take some time, and vernon wells isn’t going to be around forever.
by fewgoodcards on
Apr 27, 2008 4:13 PM EDT
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JP isn't known to take the BPA
let’s be honest or else we wouldn’t have ended up with Ricky Romero…..
by achengy on
Apr 28, 2008 9:09 AM EDT
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Didn’t just take Romero, but he took him when everyone else on his scouting staff wanted Tulo.
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by Tyler on
Apr 28, 2008 12:13 PM EDT
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Run-off
Should we have a run-off between Hicks and Wallace? Or should we give it to Hicks, who’s up by one.
by supermets on Apr 27, 2008 5:00 PM EDT 0 recs
hold off
its only been up 9 hours and we barely have 100 votes. give it some time.
by fewgoodcards on
Apr 27, 2008 5:09 PM EDT
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Danks
Where is Jordan Danks on this board. I have him next as best available, but if they want to go pitching I’d take Lance Lynn out of UMS.
by Aslan on Apr 27, 2008 9:10 PM EDT 0 recs
except maybe Martin, if you see him as a hitter
I don’t think there are any position players that are really worth it here.
Actually, no one here really excites or intrigues me too much… but I’m probably blanking on someone
by nms on
Apr 28, 2008 12:08 AM EDT
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I mean
anything i generally say is voted on the complete opposite direction. So…um….i pick Hicks here? lol
by AtlBr on Apr 28, 2008 1:41 AM EDT 0 recs
Ricciardi has been far more inclined to select HS hitters early(or at all) in the last two drafts, BUT he also loves drafting good college closers and turning them into starters… trends say it’s Fields or Hicks to me… unless he has fallen in love with Wallace… never mind, J.P. could do anything here… anything!
Like Rick Bosetti my goal in life is not to do well but to piss on things.
by mudie on Apr 28, 2008 5:15 AM EDT 0 recs
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