and a little of column B probably. They have developed a batting champion and an MVP in the past 5 years, plus Kubel and Cuddyer who are decent players. They have nothing special in the minors currently, although there is still hope for Parmelee, Revere, and even Plouffe to some extent.

He was a possible top 30-50 pick out of HS and turned down something like 800k-1 mil from the BoSox. He then proceeded to be an utterly mediocre SEC SS as a freshman and sophomore. Granted, it can be tough for an 19 yo to adjust to the SEC but the fact that he showed no improvement as a sophomore did not look good. He has had good Cape league stints though and has finally had a good year. He almost certainly isn’t enough of an athlete to be a big league SS though, probably a 2b or 3b. Could possibly catch. Even with his good year he is probably only the 3rd or 4th best shortstop in his own DIVISION of the SEC and would have been 4th or 5th best if Tony Delmonico hadn’t transferred.

Solid bat, fringy glove. i’m not sold on him but i can see how others are.

When looking at the stats keep in mind South Carolina’s park is a hitter’s park

Well, I meant shadow draft rather than Mock

Real life, I would hope someone might fall to the Mets due to signing demands. I suppose it’s unlikely Hosmer would fall that far, but Gerrit Cole, maybe. And I suspect they will grab at least one pitcher in those three picks.

And I would like a catcher somewhere. It looks to me like Castro’s bat is better, though Paramore gets raves about his defense. The Canadian kid Brett Lawrie might be interesting if he’s there later on.

And DeVall is interesting, but Lobstein seems somewhat similar but maybe more projection. I’m leaning towards Lobstein if it’s between those 2.

Great selection for any team – great batting eye, power from both sides, elected ASU’s captain this season, and a great defensive catcher (calls the games on his own).

I expect Preston ‘Petey’ Paramore to fly through the minors

I was thinking along the lines of guys I would be sure of getting there. In reality, Galloway may not last to 33, but he’s likely going to still be there at 22. So you don’t need to take him at 18. But in reality, I think you would also be a bit flexible and work off a list, and take whoever falls that you like.

So I saw this more as an exercise in picking guys I thought were maybe a bit under rated; I wouldn’t mind these guys at those spots.

And Jason Castro is a guy who I think is getting under rated. I think he’s getting hurt too much by 100 AB in 2007 trying to come back from an injury. After that though, he went to Cape Cod where he outhit both Posey (easily) and G. Beckham (IHO-narrowly, esp considering SO rate) on the same team. Then in this college season hit .376/.427/.618 for a team with a good schedule, and park factors in the low 80s. And while striking out only once per 8.5 PA.

Defensively, his arm is only average, but everything else is there. The combination of power with a high contact rate is something I really look for; I think that makes him a relatively low risk to hit at higher levels. And his ceiling really isn’t bad either as he’s got some good power potential for a guy who should be good behind the plate.

but I think he has enough athleticism that he could play a decent LF. Was just curious in case Davis isn’t there because he seems to be moving up draft boards while Wallace’s stock seems stagnant. I wasn’t aware you had Lars on the farm as well but he certainly isn’t looking like a sure thing at this point. :(