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MOCK DRAFT FIRST ROUND

Carew_tiny by John Sickels on Comment 207 comments

 

2009 MOCK DRAFT

1) Nationals: Stephen Strasburg, RHP, San Diego State
2) Mariners: Dustin Ackley, OF, North Carolina
3) Padres: Aaron Crow, RHP, Fort Worth Cats
4) Pirates: Tyler Matzek, LHP, California HS
5) Orioles: Zach Wheeler, RHP, Georgia HS
6) Giants: Jacob Turner, RHP, Missouri HS
7) Braves: Alex White, RHP, North Carolina
8) Reds: Mike Leake, RHP, Arizona State
9) Tigers: Grant Green, SS, USC
10) Nationals: Chad Jenkins, RHP, Kennesaw State
11) Rockies: Tanner Scheppers, RHP, St. Paul Saints
12) Royals: Rex Brothers, LHP, Lipscomb
13) Athletics: Donavan Tate, OF, Georgia HS
14) Rangers: Chad James, LHP, Oklahoma HS
15) Indians: Shelby Miller, RHP, Texas HS
16) Diamondbacks: Wil Myers, C, North Carolina HS
17) Diamondbacks: Matt Purke, LHP, Texas HS
18) Marlins: Bobby Borcerhing, 3B, Florida HS
19) Cardinals: Mike Minor, LHP, Vanderbilt
20) Blue Jays: Kyle Gibson, RHP, Missouri
21) Astros: Mike Trout, OF, New Jersey HS
22) Twins: Jiovanni Mier, SS, California HS
23) White Sox: Eric Arnett, RHP, Indiana
24) Angels: James Paxton, LHP, Kentucky
25) Angels: Matt Davidson, 3B, California HS
26) Brewers: Andrew Oliver, LHP, Oklahoma State
27) Mariners: Drew Storen, RHP, Stanford
28) Red Sox: Max Stassi, C, California HS
29) Yankees: Matt Hobgood, RHP, California HS
30) Rays: Tommy Joseph, C, Arizona HS
31) Cubs: A.J. Pollock, OF, Notre Dame
32) Rockies: Tim Wheeler, OF, Sacramento State

 

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screw this

Screw this. Nationals Select Stephen Strasburg, RHP, San Diego State.
Mariners are on the board.

by John Sickels on Jun 6, 2009 1:04 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

Mariners

The Mariners select Dustin Ackley, cf, North Carolina.

by AndrewZStebbins on Jun 6, 2009 1:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Padres

select:

Aaron Crow, RHP, Fort Worth Cats

by pffriberg on Jun 6, 2009 1:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

mariners

mariners pick ackley.

Padres are on the board.

by John Sickels on Jun 6, 2009 1:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Pirates

select:

Tyler Matzek, LHP California HS

RIP Nick Adenhart

by gatling on Jun 6, 2009 1:06 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

draft

Crow to Padres, Matzek to Pirates

Keep going guys. Orioles are up.

by John Sickels on Jun 6, 2009 1:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Orioles select Zach Wheeler, RHSP, East Paulding HS, TX

by crawdaddy on Jun 6, 2009 1:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

crow and matzek done went. o’s eyes on wheeler and turner at that point.

by crawdaddy on Jun 6, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think I meant

Zach Wheeler is from East Paulding HS in Georgia, not Texas.

by mrkupe on Jun 6, 2009 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oops, was thinking of the wrong state.

by crawdaddy on Jun 6, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i saw dallas and thought of texas, not the dallas in georgia.

by crawdaddy on Jun 6, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice, Jon.

by Stotle on Jun 6, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The giants select Jacob Turner RHP, Westminster Christian Academy (MO)

by zeisenbe on Jun 6, 2009 1:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

wheeler

Wheeler to Orioles, Turner to Giants.

by John Sickels on Jun 6, 2009 1:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

white

white to braves. Reds are up.

by John Sickels on Jun 6, 2009 1:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Taking a Leake

The Cincinnati Reds are delighted to announce the selection of Mike Leake, RHP, Arizona State.

by mrkupe on Jun 6, 2009 1:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Tigers

select Grant Green, SS, USC

by demondeaconsbaseball on Jun 6, 2009 1:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

think you are picking again, John.

by crawdaddy on Jun 6, 2009 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ok.

Ok, Nats pick Chad Jenkins, RHP, Kennesaw State.

This pisses me off. Anyone want to take over the Nats who was active in the MOD?

by John Sickels on Jun 6, 2009 1:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Why

Some committs to something and bails I would cut them from my group…
Not sure why people on the internet should be held to a different standard.

by novaoakland on Jun 6, 2009 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ban him from future drafts then

removing him from the board seems like overkill.

by demondeaconsbaseball on Jun 6, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hm

Guess he must have had his feelings hurt when everyone told him he was stone cold nuts for wanting Kyle Gibson at #1…on the basis of him being a better pitcher…

http://rswanzey.blogspot.com

by rswanzey on Jun 6, 2009 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

rockies

Rockies are up.

I went with Jenkins for the Nats because of Gibson’s health concerns.

by John Sickels on Jun 6, 2009 1:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Royals select

LHP Rex Brothers, Lipscomb University

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Jun 6, 2009 1:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

A's proudly select!

Donavan Tate hs of Georgia

http://caincecum.blogspot.com/

by caincecum on Jun 6, 2009 1:20 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Beane is pretty unpredictable

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Jun 6, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

take it ez

their supposedly linked to him as well

http://caincecum.blogspot.com/

by caincecum on Jun 6, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wouldn't say 100%

but they’ve been all over him the last week, maybe two.

by ToddyBaseball on Jun 6, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

fair enough

Thier are no 100 percents.

by novaoakland on Jun 6, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agh.

When he didn’t go top 10 I began to hope he’d fall till our next pick at 27.

by AndrewZStebbins on Jun 6, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

arizona

Arizona on the board, dual picks

by John Sickels on Jun 6, 2009 1:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

KG just tweeted...

that Gibson’s forearm is a stress-fracture

by pffriberg on Jun 6, 2009 1:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

according to BA

he should be able to throw for the drafting team before Aug 15

by seafog on Jun 6, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

TJ v. Stress Fracture

I’m no doctor, but a broken bone sounds better than a torn UCL.

Could be barometer for things to come injury wise for him, though.

by seabass on Jun 6, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well

Breaking his arm hasn’t seemed to hurt Cole Hamels that much ….

I reject your reality and substitute my own.

by WayneCampbell08 on Jun 7, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

thats not terrible

but there’s no way he’s top 20 picks now… probably late 1st or supplemental maybe

by daveh33 on Jun 6, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Stress fracture is no big deal

What it COULD signal… overwork or fragility is a big deal.

by novaoakland on Jun 6, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

so....

goes he get picked in the 2nd round?

How far does he slip?

by laxtonto on Jun 6, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

AZ

need another pick for AZ

by John Sickels on Jun 6, 2009 1:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

If you want me to handle the Nats, I can. I cover them for OH. I am already running the Phillies and Orioles draft though.

by crawdaddy on Jun 6, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

last call for AZ

last call for AZ pick

by John Sickels on Jun 6, 2009 1:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

marlins

marlins are up.

I will go ahead and do the Nats myself.

by John Sickels on Jun 6, 2009 1:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Nats are doomed then ;)

White Sox here as well by the way, I missed the roll call.

by The Big Hurt on Jun 6, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Marlins select...

Bobby Borchering, 3B, FL HS

by bucklin12 on Jun 6, 2009 1:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

+1

I love this pick for Florida. If James falls to them, then it becomes a toss up. But, Borchering is one of the best talents in the draft.

by byronlhsdrmr on Jun 6, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ok good

i haven’t seen anyone else predicting this tho

by daveh33 on Jun 6, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's because

it’s all groupthink. Especially this year, nobody’s mock is going to be anywhere close. Law’s looks the best simply because it doesn’t look like everyone else’s.

by threesixteen on Jun 6, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks

Almost got scared by Florida’s last two 1st rounders, but Borchering is too good. We needed some Domingo insurance as well.

by bucklin12 on Jun 6, 2009 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cardinals select

Mike Minor, LHP, Vanderbilt

by UncleBuck44 on Jun 6, 2009 1:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Thank You

Now I dont have to take him at 26 for the Brewers. Whew!

by backtocali on Jun 6, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Solid Pick

He’ll be a big leaguer and probably a #3-4 starter. I’m happy. I was going to take Purke.

by UncleBuck44 on Jun 6, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Blue Jays select Kyle Gibson, RHP, Missouri

Let’s hope the stress fracture is not too severe…

by GoJays7 on Jun 6, 2009 1:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

maybe

i think he might drop a little further in the actual draft now.

by zeisenbe on Jun 6, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Uh, yeah

Just a little.

by mrkupe on Jun 6, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ok mr sarcasm

this was right after everyone was saying it was a good pick, i thought it was unrealistic.

by zeisenbe on Jun 6, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good pick if he recovers

don’t sign him until 8/14 shut him down and get him ready to go in ’10

by pffriberg on Jun 6, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Do the Jays take chances on injured players? I always thought they shied away from them.

by crawdaddy on Jun 6, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, ok, I am taking the perspective of what the Orioles would do.

by crawdaddy on Jun 6, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Id really like to see

some more direction from John on this front in the future. Define what the purpose of the mock is. To do what your team thinks it should do, or just draft who you think is BPA, considering signability/team needs (with whatever weight you want to put on it).

by threesixteen on Jun 6, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I guess it is hard enough to run this to begin with, but, yeah, I’d like to see folks role playing it.

by crawdaddy on Jun 6, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I thought so. I think their board is around Matzek, Crow, Turner, and Wheeler.

by crawdaddy on Jun 6, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

Seeing how it could go with different draft philosophies running the show is one of this mock’s biggest attractions for me.

by ToddyBaseball on Jun 6, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wrong

How boring would that be?

by DeJay on Jun 7, 2009 8:44 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Jays drafted McGowan knowing that he was a huge injury risk

"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 6, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

The Jays drafted McGowan knowing that their was a slight tear (I believe in his elbow) that would likely need surgery in the future (and he later had TJ). Last year JP selected Eric Thames despite his quad injury that dropped his stock like a rock. I think this pick is OK from a feasibility standpoint as the Jays would love Gibson’s scouting report and statistical profile if healthy and as a team with extra picks this year they can afford to take some risks. I think 20 is a good spot to take a gamble on what I’m sure they view as a top 10 player in the draft if healthy.

by GoJays7 on Jun 6, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

twins

last call on twins

by John Sickels on Jun 6, 2009 1:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Twins select

SS Jiovanni Mier

"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon

by FirebatM3 on Jun 6, 2009 1:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

sox

white sox up

by John Sickels on Jun 6, 2009 1:38 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

kinda surprised

at some of the names still on the board – but this is prob how Tues. will go as well

by pffriberg on Jun 6, 2009 1:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

angels

angels up with dual picks

by John Sickels on Jun 6, 2009 1:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Oliver?

So you were excited that I took Minor so you didn’t have to and instead took Oliver????

by UncleBuck44 on Jun 6, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mariners 27

The Mariners select Drew Storen, RHP (Starting), Stanford

by AndrewZStebbins on Jun 6, 2009 1:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I like the move...

let’s just hope he doesn’t end up back in the bullpen with Fields, Aumont and Morrow

by byronlhsdrmr on Jun 6, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Storen

He will be given every opportunity to start…and will do so until he shows us a reason to move him into a relief role.

by AndrewZStebbins on Jun 6, 2009 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

well

that’ll be one mighty fine bullpen in a couple years

by zeisenbe on Jun 6, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Last two picks

Love them both… Davidson will hit, and Oliver’s FB/Change combo is the best in college

by bucklin12 on Jun 6, 2009 1:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Seems very possible

Given that Stassi apparently wants a boatload of money to sign.

by mrkupe on Jun 6, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

which makes it tough to Roleplay

"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon

by FirebatM3 on Jun 6, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The A's...

have been at every one of Tate’s games for a week. Their history makes it hard to imagine, but the resources they’re expending makes it a pretty distinct possibility.

by ToddyBaseball on Jun 6, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You commented

But you were also wrong.

by DeJay on Jun 7, 2009 8:47 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

1-1

The obvious choice, but who I was taking too. Nice one.

by seabass on Jun 6, 2009 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Braves -- might be away from my computer

I am gonna be in the car for about 45 mins. If I am away from my computer for the next pick at 87, someone please pick for me, though based on the current pace I will easily be back in time.

by nivarsity on Jun 6, 2009 1:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

yankees

ok, i will pick for the Yankees They can’t believe their luck and pick Matt Hobgood, RHP, California HS

by John Sickels on Jun 6, 2009 1:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I love Hobgood

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Jun 6, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hahah

So true. Considered him and another Cal. prep pitcher.

by AndrewZStebbins on Jun 6, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

John,

are you going to break after 32 (and fill in your list so we can all verify who’s taken) or after the end of the sup?

by pffriberg on Jun 6, 2009 1:50 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Check the main page

List is updated

www.raysprospects.com

by Imperialism32 on Jun 6, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It is a good idea to update your list as we go.

by crawdaddy on Jun 6, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have been

…but I want to be able to double-check it

by pffriberg on Jun 6, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

just hit reload and the list is updated

" Do you guys know people like you are the reason I wouldn’t come on for exstended periods of time. You rui the baseball blogging expieriance."
by trademaker on May 30, 2009 10:31 PM PDT

by U-God on Jun 6, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

cubs

pollock to cubs.

by John Sickels on Jun 6, 2009 1:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Mm

Love that pick!

by mrkupe on Jun 6, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

I want the A’s to take him at 13… especially over Tate if that’s their other positional candidate.

by ToddyBaseball on Jun 6, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow

i did not expect him to last anywhere close to here with the lack of college hitting.

by zeisenbe on Jun 6, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes

I had him one spot below Arnett on my draft board.

by The Big Hurt on Jun 6, 2009 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seems like a guy the real Sox would love

They love athletic players out of the college ranks. They’d probably be thrilled to grab this guy.

by mrkupe on Jun 6, 2009 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Solid pick

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Jun 6, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

considered him at 21

but went for the higher upside

by byronlhsdrmr on Jun 6, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes

Yes. brief bathroom break, then a new thread.

by John Sickels on Jun 6, 2009 1:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Just wanted to say

One round in, great job so far John. You’ve kept us moving along very nicely. Sorry about the guys who didn’t show, but looks like the folks who did show up are having a great time.

by mrkupe on Jun 6, 2009 1:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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