2008 Draft Reactions
by John Sickels on Jun 5, 2008 6:20 PM EDT
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PrintI will have a fuller article for Rotowire about the first round tomorrow, and will also write up a piece about the draft classes in general for the Baseball Prospect Report over the weekend. Some very short initial impressions:
The Astros....WTF???
I like Jemile Weeks but he seems like a slight overdraft at 12 for me.
How far will Tim Melville fall?
Intriguing group of high school pitchers still available...Tyle rSample, Kyle Lobstein, Robbie Ross, Ross Seaton, Tyler Chatwood, among others.
I like what the Brewers have done so far. Of course they have picked two of my Shadow Draft guys so apparently our thinking is similar.
Which is better....the Real Twins with Hicks/Gutierrez/Hunt, or my Shadow Twins with Lawrie/Odorizzi/Gillaspie?
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typical astros
pick up a guy about a round too high.
Two interesting picks to start Round 2
If Scheppers is healthy, Pittsburgh got a steal
And if he is not healthy
it was a waste.
by Scott Proctor Fan Club on Jun 6, 2008 2:33 AM EDT up reply actions
I would not say that
Looking at what was left on the board at the time there really was not anyone between Pittsburgh’s 2nd and 3rd round picks that at this point I would say that they are going to regret passing on except for maybe Robbie and Tyson Ross. As we all know that can change down the road, but the day after the pick it looks intriguing
I like the Shadow Draft better.
Gutierrez is the one that may make the real draft look really smart.
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Why is Melville falling so much?
Thought he was a top 30 guy easily. Signability or injury?
Signability
He wants top 10 money without the top 10 talent.
"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
-Jonathan Swift
by King Billy Royal on Jun 5, 2008 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions
FANTASTIC pick
if they can get him signed.
Royals would have the best prep hitter and pitcher in the draft.
Founder of the Rowdy Hardy Fan Club
Nah
KC is smart enough to not take a flier on a kid in the 4th round. He’s a local kid, so I’m sure they’re closer to the situation than most. Plus he already sent out info saying he wanted 10-15th overall money, so it’s no surprise what he wants.
The 2nd part just deserves a hearty “LOL”.
Founder of the Rowdy Hardy Fan Club
Hey, I'm a Brewers fan, and it's draft day
As far as I’m concerned, Odorizzi is Jesus’ nephew for today.
He's extremely quick and good.
response...
Kansas City’s first-round pick, high school first baseman Eric Hosmer, likely will command a big signing bonus as the draft’s No. 3 overall pick. Early indications were the Royals would discuss meeting Melville’s asking price as well.
“They are in the ballpark,” Valerie Melville said. “It will all come out later.”
Rowdy Hardy Fan Club member.
Melville = Fallback
I don’t see any way the Royals sign both Hosmer and Melville. I guess I can see it happening but I could see them falling back on Melville if Hosmer wants too much money. If that happens the Royals get Melville and the 4th pick in 2009. Not a bad deal.
Early indications out of KC
are saying that the Royals are pushing strongly to sign Melville.
Founder of the Rowdy Hardy Fan Club
I absolutly loath the Weeks pick
A’s should have taken Wallace, instead of Weeks who was at best a late 1st round pick, and looks like the next Juan Pierre.
And I HATE THE FUCKING RANGERS for taking Smoak when we were so close to having him! The Rangers need pitching, why the hell are you taking a First Baseman!
The Ranger pitching depth in the minors is fine.
It was all about taking the BPA for the Rangers this year and Smoak was obviously that guy.
by JimCrankshaft on Jun 5, 2008 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Go look at the Allstar Rosters for
AA, A+ and A. Texas and TB have the best pitching in the MILB. It might be 2 more years till people really see the benfits in the show, but they are there
+1
I would have been fine with Ethan Martin in most circumstances and would have loved to see Crow in a Bakersfield Blaze uniform, but Smoak was clearly the BPA at that point, and It’s not like we are totally barren of pitching prospects. Nobody was going to provide immediate relief; a Martin or Cole is no more of a sure thing, and no closer to the majors, than Kiker, Main, Beavan, Castillo, Feliz, Harrison, Hurley, etc.
+1
I actually lost all interest in the draft when the A’s made this pick. I LOVE Smoak and am not ashamed to admit my huge man-crush on him. When we were one pick from getting him I was pacing.
I don’t blame Texas for taking him, they had too. Best player available by far. I honestly think he’s Texiera part II. He was a top 5 talent.
I hate the Weeks pick. I’ll go on the record now to call him a bust. I wanted Wallace, Freidrich or Hicks in that order.
by bl on Jun 7, 2008 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions
A question
why hasn’t Isaac Galloway been drafted yet? I thought it was supposed go in the first couple of rounds. Any suggestions?
He's going to SDSU
no one is going to pay the money he’s demanding.
Founder of the Rowdy Hardy Fan Club
Braves
Wanted to know your opinion on the Braves early round picks. Despite not having a high pick, they seem to have picked up a nice crop of high school pitchers.
galloway
I knew his stock was down due to some hitting troubles this spring but now it’s probably a matter of signability….would he sign for money in the lower rounds?
I was impressed by the picks by...
the Brewers, Twins, Dodgers, Phillies, Pirates, and Cards. IMO, they had the best drafts.
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Cards
I’m not a big fan of my Cardinals draft. I like it, but its not top 10. Shane Peterson is no better than Jon Jay and Jermain Curtis isn’t going to be much more than 2nd baseman hitting .270-.280. Brett Wallace and Niko Vasquez were great picks. Lance Lynn needs to turn it around to be worth the 39th pick. He didn’t look good at all against Mizzou or Kentucky when I saw him. Scott Gorgen was a good pick as well in the 4th round, though he may be a reliever down the road.
Pretty low ceiling draft outside of Wallace and Vasquez.
Agreed
It was a very weak draft. From what I have read next years doesn’t seem to be much better.
"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
-Jonathan Swift
by King Billy Royal on Jun 5, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Stay away, he's ours.
We’re not batting Jose Vidro cleanup for nothing.
-aaron c.
by Aaron Campeau on Jun 6, 2008 3:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Next years draft
I’d imagine the college class is going to be very weak since the 2006 draft was very weak and most of the best high schoolers in that draft went to the pros.
The top of the draft is loaded with pitching, but I think its going to be weak in depth.
As a Rangers fan who's seen them time after time this season
I can attest to the Mariners being absolutely, genuinely, unbelievable and ineffably HORRID.
And so I fully expect them to finish with the worst record in baseball and end up taking a wild card ala Matt Bush.
I'm rooting for you
He’s not going to be ours. We’re actually good, unless of course we’re playing the Red Sox, who own us.
Tools Whore
Sign Bonds!
As I'm sure you're aware, we're rooting for you, too.
The Rays are like the bizarro M’s, as we apparently own the Red Sox.
-aaron c.
by Aaron Campeau on Jun 7, 2008 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
A lot of people in Seattle think we suck this year because Jose Guillen is gone.
Seriously.
And honestly, I don’t think the Mariners end up with Strasburg, either. But a guy can dream…
-aaron c.
by Aaron Campeau on Jun 7, 2008 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
The Phillies
I liked their draft, sure there is some risk, but the rewards could be tremendous.
Hewitt
Collier
Gose
add Colby Shreve to that list
It’s a gutsy draft for sure. I don’t know too much about the guys between Gose and Shreve, but with those 4, you have a ton of upside. You’ll have to be patient with it, but if 2 of those guys reach their potential, they’ll be rewarded well.
They certainly win the award for upside
Could be a flaming ball of wreckage though, and soon.
He's extremely quick and good.
Adrian Nieto
Anyone know of any idea why Nieto slid into the fifth round?
something about
he told all teams to not draft him. He apparently had something worked out with one team where they were going to try to get him to fall to them at a certain pick by creating the illusion he was unsignable. The Nats called the bluff but now there is six-figure gap in signing bonus money already betweens the Nats and Nieto/agent
by nms on Jun 7, 2008 5:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Red Sox
Anybody know anything about Price, Gibson, Fife, or Weiland?
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