Not wild about Bumgarner and his almost sidearm delivery, but I would say the same thing about Aumont and Beavan.  His lefthandedness gives him the slight edge here as best player available, although I wish one of the Big 5 hitters had been there.

Corey Brown had slid right under my radar.  I had heard the name, but never really checked him out.  A guy with that much power who can play CF?  I like it!   Good pickup!

I love Griffith and don't think he's a reach at #29.  

For some reason, whenever I see the name Wendell Fairley it brings back bad memories of Arturo McDowell.  He does seem to have more power upside than McDowell.  High risk/reward pick.  Probably worth the risk since you covered yourself with the college hitter at #22.

After the two HS picks, you needed a polished college pitcher and Simmons is the quintessential polished college RHP.  Solid, if unspectacular pick.

I wouldn't give the Kyle Blair pick back.  The only player picked lower who I might have preferred was Travis Mattair and only because the Giants need hitters and he seems to have a pretty fair upside.  Blair may well be the better available player here.

Holt is another solid pick that I can't really argue with.  Had I been picking, I would have taken Blake Stouffer here just because I'm in love with his stat line and again, the Giants need hitters.  

Can someone please explain why Stouffer is not getting some respect in this draft?  I mean, the guy has just raked all year with decent power, some speed and off the charts plate discipline.  He can play several positions although maybe not too well.  Is defense his big drawback?  That doesn't seem to stop other guys.  Kind of reminds me a bit of Craig Cooper last year who was a steal, IMO, for the Pads.

Overall, I'd give you a thumbs up.  I hope the top 10 play out differently in the real draft and I hope Sabean et al do as well as you did here.

The Griffith and Bumgarner picks are awesome though.

I can't quibble with Fairley.  There are players you like who aren't going to make it until your next pick and you overdraft them.  Fairley could be like Tyler Colvin was to the Cubs last year.  A good player who isn't going to make it till your next pick a couple rounds later.

Simmons and Holt are players the Giants are good at getting in the later rounds as undrafted free agents so those were the only two I just didn't like.

Bumgarner was the right choice for what was left and he's athletic and that's a word the Giants keep throwing around in these days leading up to the draft.

All in all you did very good in what I hope is not a scenario find themselves in on draft day with all the top players being gone before 10.

he is 6-5 220 left hander. here is a scouting report on him:

"Schmidt was last year's SEC pitcher of the year, which is a pretty big honor given the conference he pitches in, not to mention he was a sophomore. He enjoyed success immediately upon stepping onto Arkansas' campus, being named a freshman All-American. Schmidt has stuff and size for a lefty that you just don't find very often, unless you're looking at some of the other talented southpaws available for the 2007 draft. He pitches comfortably in the 88-92 range and also mixes in a solid slider and changeup, giving him a proven, three-pitch repertoire. He has the size to sustain long innings while maintaining his velocity, and the natural pitching moxie to get batters out when he doesn't have his best stuff."

it is also reported that the giants had scouts, and i think even brian sabean at Schmidt's last SEC tournament outing (9 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 6 K versus Alabama). he is not necessarily a number one or number two pitcher, but i think he could be a solid number three guy who can give you innings and be a dependable part of the rotation. i wouldnt mind the giants drafting him at 29 or 32.

i know he doesnt have some of the outstanding skills as moustakas or vitters but he is a very good athlete. i like that he seems disciplined and makes consistent hard contact driving the ball to all parts of the field. the scouting report says that his strength is his "Good solid bat with power potential."  And I also like that "he's considered to be one of the better defensive third baseman to come out of a draft in a long time."

http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/events/draft_report/y2007/index.jsp?mc=dominguez

I would personally really be fine if the giants could nab him at 10 if the draft played out as it did. He seems just like a solid baseball player who has the potential for making some all star games.

I say yes.  I tend to think those two will be in the top four most productive offensive players in this draft (Wieters and Vitters).