Hey Frobes,

BB America’s mock draft has the Rockies taking high school pitcher Jake Odorizzi at #25. Should he be added in the mix? Although Ike Davis has a slight edge in the poll, Herbie the Karaoke King of the Get Away Cafe has to wonder if he’ll make it past the Mets at #22 (or #18).

Things are well although a Mets’ hot streak could make them better. I’m not a scouting director today but I will be checking in on the mock draft. I’ll try to chime in when the Rox are on the clock.

Davis, Cole, and Lawrie were gone by pick #25. I chose Weeks over Casey Kelly. We’ll see how that bodes for the future.

Thanks for everyone’s help.

1. (25th overall) 2B JEMILE WEEKS – U. of Miami (FL), 21 yo, ranks #19 Sickels, #27 BA
2. (72) OF ROBBIE GROSSMAN – Cypress-Fairbanks HS (TX), 18yo, - Sickels, #49 BA
3. (103) LHP DAN HULTZEN – St. Albans HS (Wash DC), 18 yo, - Sickels, #79 BA
4. (137) RHP KYLE WEILAND – Notre Dame (IN), 21yo, - Sickels, #88 BA
5. (167) RHP ETHAN HOLLINGSWORTH – Western Michigan, 21 yo, - Sickels, #105 BA

During my long wait after the first pick, I wanted Daniel Webb, a HS pitcher from Kentucky, but he did not quite slide to me as NYM took him at #69 overall. I felt that Grossman was good value there as a switch-hitting, athletic HS OF.

For round 3, I had my eye on Daniel Hunter, a RHP from Pepperdine, but he went two picks earlier to San Diego (#101 overall). My fallback, Hultzen, struck out 127 batters in 66 innings as a HS senior.

My last two picks were about picking up a couple of hard throwers who might move up the system quickly as 21yo college pitchers without a lot of mileage on their arms.

This was fun to see if someone would fall to me, and I’m happy getting both a mix of HS/college players and hitters and pitchers.

I guess the Weeks pick looks pretty good with Oakland snagging him at #12 overall, eh? We’ll see how he turns out, but it looks like the Mock Rockies got a “riser.”

1. (25) LHP CHRISTIAN FREIDRICH – E. Kentucky
2. (72) OF CHARLIE BLACKMON – Ga. Tech
3. (103) RHP AARON WEATHERFORD – Miss St
4. (137) RHP ETHAN HOLLINGSWORTH – Western Michigan – DING! (took him in Rd. 5)
5. (167) 3B CHRIS DOMINGUEZ – Louisville

Including the 6th round pick (C Kiel Roling – Ariz St), the Rockies have taken 6 straight college players- 3 hitters and 3 pitchers. I split my position players and pitchers similarly, but mixed in some high school kids. It feels pretty good to hit on one of the Rockies picks – Hollingsworth – who I got in Rd. 5 and the Rockies chose in the 4th round.

Next post, I’ll show where my Rockies’ mock picks actually fell.

1. (25) 2B JEMILE WEEKS – taken in 1st round (12th overall) by Oakland +13
2. (72) OF ROBBIE GROSSMAN – taken in 6th round (174) by Pittsburgh -102
3. (103) LHP DAN HULTZEN – not yet selected through 6 rounds
4. (137) RHP KYLE WEILAND – taken in 3rd round (108) by Boston +29
5. (167) RHP ETHAN HOLLINGSWORTH – taken in 4th (137) by Colorado +30

I obviously drafted very well with my college picks. The average was slot was 24 slots or almost a full round higher than I selected the player.

The high school selections were a little different. Both Grossman and Hultzen have committed to D1 schools and have probably scared off teams from drafting them earlier. I still like each player’s future. It will be interesting if the Pirates can sign Grossman to keep him from being a Texas Longhorn. Similarly, the BA site says Hultzen is “firmly committed to the U. of Virginia.” If either player goes on to college, it’ll be fun to check his progress.