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My draft thoughts

 

Since I was at a ballgame all day here are my draft thoughts for ya..
Note, I am not saying I know better. This stuff is all just my take on it. I could be wrong as hell about all of this...

-Who is the Mariner's third rounder, pick 98? It is missing from BA database.
-Take a chill pill guys.  I think a couple hours after a draft is way to early to say that your teams SD is an idiot.  It is one thing to critique a pick or picks, I think it is quite another to say that it is obvious a team is stupid because they picked (whoever) or say that the 08 draft is an example of how they suck at drafting.  Especially when you think the pick is bad only because it is a relative unknown.  I think it is one thing to pick a known mediocrity and be let down about it but just because you haven't heard the hype on some high pick does not make it bad.  I remember BP blasting the Giants for taking Matt Cain for that reason.  Plenty of unheralded HS that some teams do not think of drafting go on to great things

-I have to assume some of these guys that fell VERY far or went unpicked (Meyer, Gray, Hunt, Grossman, Putnam, Melville, Galloway, Maronde, Danks, Webb, others) did so for signability reasons even if a guy like Galloway was not buzzed as being a difficult sign. I guess a couple of those guys (Hunt, Putnam) could have fallen for talent-only reasons

-Lots of pint-size college IFs being picked. A few of these guys (Harrison, Miclat) I have liked but wondered if their small stature would discount their stock into being senior signs or something next year.

-I love Jacob Thompson when he is on.

-Azusa Pacific's CF over Miami's CF? Wow. I don't know anything about Azusa Pac (a d-II school) guy but I really like Tekotte at Miami.
Another D-II guy went in Round Three over big college stars like Jacob Thompson (UVA), Scott Green (Kentuck), Vance Worley (Long Beach), ect. NIce to see guys who were likely unrecruited by the big dogs get the last laugh.

-I don't get picking Alonso over Smoak. I also don't get Jason Castro in the top 10, Havens at 22 and Jeremy Bliech at 44. Some of these first basemen seem like reaches. I don't see Cooper as a top 20 guy, esp one pick in front of Ike Davis. I also don't think of Carlos Gutierrez of Miami as a Round One guy.

-USF's Evan Frederickson is still a big lefty who can K guys but he still can't throw a strike to save his life and he was mediocre in the WCC after sucking for 2 years in the ACC. As far as strong armed, K-getting college LHP go I'd have to go with Wade Miley

-I'm glad to see SIU RHP Cody Adam's still going in Round Two despite a rough start this year. I also like seeing Illinois CF/WR Kyle Hudson in round 4. Here to seeing IU CF/WR early tomorrow.

-Charlie Blackmon is athletic and interesting but Round Two seems high, especially since he went in front of Tekotte.

-Cole Figeroa was draft eligible?!

-Sounds like Jarret Parker could be a steal in round 6, havn't seen him though. I think Jordy Mercer in round 3 is a nice pickup too.

-Delaware's 2b went before Tony Delmonico? Hmm. I like Delmonico a little BTW.

-Clayton Shunick in round 5 is a steal. I like Coastal Carolina closer Pete Andrelcyzk but I can't see him as a better pitcher than Shunick

-GTs David Duncan has not improved his draft stock at all since HS despite 3 years as a Friday guy in the ACC and being draft-eligible in 05, 07 and 08.

 

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