I know the Mets took some criticism for possibly overdrafting him, but with his start tonight he has been excellent for Brooklyn of the New York-Penn League

Including tonight (he is done after 6 innings):

2-2, 1.57 ERA, 7 G, 7 GS, 34 1/3 IP, 20 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 14 BB, 51 K

His BAA was .182 going into tonight and will likely decrease since, through 6 innings, he has only allowed 2 hits (while walking 2 and striking out 14)

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/awards/all-america-teams/2008/266322.html

This link is to the first team only.  As a Mets fan, I am thrilled that we drafted two guys who made the first team (Ike Davis and Josh Satin). 

For the rest of the All America Teams:
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/awards/all-america-teams/2008/266324.html

Looking at the All America Teams there looks like some intriguing college bats at the top of the 2009 Draft

Enjoy!

Rather than have to scour through all of the Fanposts in order to get to the discussion for the Mets picks I figured I would start a new thread.  Just to let everyone know, I have promised the scouting director that I will try to be as realistic as possible.  That means all college relievers with control issues who will sign for slot money because we do not want to annoy Bud Selig.  Just kidding!

According to an article I saw on another website, the Mets have obtained Conine for minor leaguers Jose Castro and Sean Henry.  The Mets definitely needed another bat to face lefties with Easley done for the year, but it appears the Mets dealt more for Conine than they did for Luis Castillo.  Jose Castro is undersized, but he is hitting for a high average in the Florida State League at age 20 and does not K that much.  Sean Henry was a sleeper who really came on this year and showed a lot of upside.  While I know the Mets are deep with OF prospects I just think that if Henry could replicate his success at AA next year he would have garnered a lot more in return and it was not like Conine was the only righty bat on the market

Or however the league name is spelled

Ignore the team that couldn't pre-rank or make the draft due to computer issues

The team names are listed under the pick (so Ball Washers took Pujols #1, LimaTime took Guzman #2, etc.)

Round 1
1.    Albert Pujols
Ball Washers
2.    Cristian Guzmán
ItsLimaTime
3.    Ángel Berroa
Pie Traynor
4.    Aaron Hill
Boston Redbones
5.    Carlos Silva
GoMets
6.    Jason Marquis
AlexSanchezA...
7.    Pedro Feliz
Garbage Studs
8.    Adam Everett
Mendoza Line...

Round 2
1.    Brad Ausmus
Mendoza Line...
2.    Royce Clayton
Garbage Studs
3.    Scott Podsednik
AlexSanchezA...
4.    Rodrigo López
GoMets
5.    Ramón Ortiz
Boston Redbones
6.    Jamie Moyer
Pie Traynor
7.    Steve Trachsel
ItsLimaTime
8.    Johan Santana
Ball Washers

Round 3
1.    José Reyes
Ball Washers
2.    Yadier Molina
ItsLimaTime
3.    Jon Lieber
Pie Traynor
4.    Chris Snyder
Boston Redbones
5.    Adam Kennedy
GoMets
6.    José Bautista
AlexSanchezA...
7.    Tim Wakefield
Garbage Studs
8.    Brad Wilkerson
Mendoza Line...

Round 4
1.    Brandon McCarthy
Mendoza Line...
2.    Luis Castillo
Garbage Studs
3.    Jeff Weaver
AlexSanchezA...
4.    Yuniesky Betancourt
GoMets
5.    Willie Bloomquist
Boston Redbones
6.    Ronny Cedeño
Pie Traynor
7.    Darin Erstad
ItsLimaTime
8.    Alfonso Soriano
Ball Washers

Round 5
1.    Ryan Howard
Ball Washers
2.    Preston Wilson
ItsLimaTime
3.    Eric Milton
Pie Traynor
4.    Claudio Vargas
Boston Redbones
5.    Ryan Langerhans
GoMets
6.    Jason Kendall
AlexSanchezA...
7.    Gerald Laird
Garbage Studs
8.    Abraham Núñez
Mendoza Line...

Round 6
1.    Chris Duffy
Mendoza Line...
2.    Kazuo Matsui
Garbage Studs
3.    Mike Jacobs
AlexSanchezA...
4.    Russ Ortiz
GoMets
5.    Scott Hatteberg
Boston Redbones
6.    Gil Meche
Pie Traynor
7.    Jeremy Affeldt
ItsLimaTime
8.    Álex Rodríguez
Ball Washers

Round 7
1.    Carlos Beltrán
Ball Washers
2.    Brian Anderson
ItsLimaTime
3.    Brian Schneider
Pie Traynor
4.    Álex González
Boston Redbones
5.    Ronny Paulino
GoMets
6.    Michael Young
AlexSanchezA...
7.    Garret Anderson
Garbage Studs
8.    Brandon Inge
Mendoza Line...

Round 8
1.    Felipe López
Mendoza Line...
2.    Aubrey Huff
Garbage Studs
3.    Odalis Pérez
AlexSanchezA...
4.    Reggie Abercrombie
GoMets
5.    Melky Cabrera
Boston Redbones
6.    Reggie Sanders
Pie Traynor
7.    Nick Punto
ItsLimaTime
8.    Chase Utley
Ball Washers

Round 9
1.    Vladimir Guerrero
Ball Washers
2.    Nook Logan
ItsLimaTime
3.    Marco Scutaro
Pie Traynor
4.    Joe Borchard
Boston Redbones
5.    Julio Lugo
GoMets
6.    Chone Figgins
AlexSanchezA...
7.    José Vidro
Garbage Studs
8.    Shawn Chacón
Mendoza Line...

Round 10
1.    Jack Wilson
Mendoza Line...
2.    Seth McClung
Garbage Studs
3.    Aaron Rowand
AlexSanchezA...
4.    Jarrod Washburn
GoMets
5.    Shawn Camp
Boston Redbones
6.    Joey Gathright
Pie Traynor
7.    Mark Grudzielanek
ItsLimaTime
8.    Chris Carpenter
Ball Washers

Round 11
1.    Joe Mauer
Ball Washers
2.    Luke Hudson
ItsLimaTime
3.    Doug Mientkiewicz
Pie Traynor
4.    Horacio Ramírez
Boston Redbones
5.    Shawn Green
GoMets
6.    Jae Seo
AlexSanchezA...
7.    Jorge Cantú
Garbage Studs
8.    Brian Bannister
Mendoza Line...

Round 12
1.    Kirk Saarloos
Mendoza Line...
2.    Miguel Olivo
Garbage Studs
3.    Jeff Francoeur
AlexSanchezA...
4.    Marlon Byrd
GoMets
5.    Kyle Lohse
Boston Redbones
6.    Craig Wilson
Pie Traynor
7.    Sergio Mitre
ItsLimaTime
8.    Roy Oswalt
Ball Washers

Round 13
1.    Jake Peavy
Ball Washers
2.    Jason Vargas
ItsLimaTime
3.    Zach Duke
Pie Traynor
4.    Lenny DiNardo
Boston Redbones
5.    John Thomson
GoMets
6.    José Castillo
AlexSanchezA...
7.    Adrián González
Garbage Studs
8.    Randy Winn
Mendoza Line...

Round 14
1.    Kevin Youkilis
Mendoza Line...
2.    B.J. Upton
Garbage Studs
3.    Adam Eaton
AlexSanchezA...
4.    Jason Bartlett
GoMets
5.    Jay Payton
Boston Redbones
6.    Akinori Iwamura
Pie Traynor
7.    Jhonny Peralta
ItsLimaTime
8.    Roy Halladay
Ball Washers

Round 15
1.    Joe Nathan
Ball Washers
2.    Curtis Granderson
ItsLimaTime
3.    Tony Armas
Pie Traynor
4.    Ruddy Lugo
Boston Redbones
5.    Liván Hernández
GoMets
6.    Jamey Carroll
AlexSanchezA...
7.    Dan Haren
Garbage Studs
8.    Josh Fogg
Mendoza Line...

Round 16
1.    Ryan Freel
Mendoza Line...
2.    Jason Hammel
Garbage Studs
3.    Damian Miller
AlexSanchezA...
4.    Kip Wells
GoMets
5.    Dan Johnson
Boston Redbones
6.    Wily Mo Peña
Pie Traynor
7.    Miguel Batista
ItsLimaTime
8.    Francisco Rodríguez
Ball Washers

Round 17
1.    David Ortiz
Ball Washers
2.    Doug Davis
ItsLimaTime
3.    Zack Greinke
Pie Traynor
4.    Fausto Carmona
Boston Redbones
5.    Esteban Germán
GoMets
6.    Shea Hillenbrand
AlexSanchezA...
7.    Oliver Pérez
Garbage Studs
8.    David Weathers
Mendoza Line...

Round 18
1.    Ryan Garko
Mendoza Line...
2.    Joel Piñeiro
Garbage Studs
3.    Tim Hudson
AlexSanchezA...
4.    Víctor Martínez
GoMets
5.    Edwin Jackson
Boston Redbones
6.    Scott Thorman
Pie Traynor
7.    Casey Fossum
ItsLimaTime
8.    Miguel Cabrera
Ball Washers

Round 19
1.    Lance Berkman
Ball Washers
2.    John Buck
ItsLimaTime
3.    Russell Branyan
Pie Traynor
4.    José Guillén
Boston Redbones
5.    Jorge De La Rosa
GoMets
6.    Bill Hall
AlexSanchezA...
7.    Paul Byrd
Garbage Studs
8.    Aaron Cook
Mendoza Line...

Round 20
1.    Ted Lilly
Mendoza Line...
2.    Jason Jennings
Garbage Studs
3.    Julio Franco
AlexSanchezA...
4.    Mark Hendrickson
GoMets
5.    Andrés Blanco
Boston Redbones
6.    Andy Marte
Pie Traynor
7.    Byung-Hyun Kim
ItsLimaTime
8.    Derek Jeter
Ball Washers

Round 21
1.    Carlos Zambrano
Ball Washers
2.    Mark Kotsay
ItsLimaTime
3.    Kyle Davies
Pie Traynor
4.    Rob Mackowiak
Boston Redbones
5.    Rickie Weeks
GoMets
6.    Khalil Greene
AlexSanchezA...
7.    Bobby Crosby
Garbage Studs
8.    Ryan Dempster
Mendoza Line...

Round 22
1.    Corey Patterson
Mendoza Line...
2.    Matt Morris
Garbage Studs
3.    Josh Beckett
AlexSanchezA...
4.    John Koronka
GoMets
5.    Scott Downs
Boston Redbones
6.    Billy Traber
Pie Traynor
7.    Gavin Floyd
ItsLimaTime
8.    Brandon Webb
Ball Washers

Round 23
1.    Robinson Canó
Ball Washers
2.    Ricky Nolasco
ItsLimaTime
3.    Jason Hirsh
Pie Traynor
4.    Martín Prado
Boston Redbones
5.    Paul Maholm
GoMets
6.    Freddy García
AlexSanchezA...
7.    Carl Pavano
Garbage Studs
8.    Juan Pierre
Mendoza Line...

Nice deal for the Mets as the Mets have a number of starters ahead of Bannister and without the pressure to be a closer from Day 1, Burgos will have a chance to develop a bit and will hopefully be the answer once Wagner's contract is up a couple of years from now.  Discuss

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Currently there are a number of good, young SP's available on Waivers in my fantasy league.  The top two are Lester and Billingsley.  I have #2 waiver priority, but the #1 guy is not active when it comes to add/drops.  From having spoken to other GMs, if I pick up Lester, there is no chance of me landing Billingsley.  However, if I land Billingsley, I might be able to get someone like Jackson of Milwaukee who may fall through the cracks and become a Free Agent.  This leads to the central question:  Should I pick up Lester or Billignsley?

http://www.lufkindailynews.com/sports/content/sports/highschools/belt.html

According to the article, the Cubs promised Belt and his family that they would take him sometime during the 6th-9th rounds and that Chicago would pay him a bonus commensurate with a sandwich round pick.  Because of this, Belt passed up a chance to go to the Astros for 2nd Round money.  In the end, Rounds 6-9 passed and Chicago had not selected Belt

2/62 Jered Hughes/RHP/Long Beach State
3/94 Carmine Giardina/LHP/Durant HS (FL)
4/124 John Shelby/2B/Kentucky
5/154 Shane Keough/OF/Yavapai JC

Although this draft lacks the high end talent of other drafts in recent memory, it stil would have been nice to have a first round pick.  If the Mets still had the 18th pick I probably would have taken either Hank Conger, David Huff, or Brett Anderson.  Now on to the actual Mets picks.  The Mets scouting staff was pleasantly surprised to see Hughes available at #62.  As the pick approached, Hughes emerged as the top rated player on our draft board.  Offers nice size and solid off-speed options.  Might not have the upside to be a top of the rotation starter, but looks like a pretty decent bet to be a solid, back of the rotation innings eater.  Not a bad selection for mid-Round 2.  In Round 3 we decided to go the opposite route, a projectable HS LHP.  As is, Giardina shows the potential to miss a number of bats with the excellent movement on his pitches, especially his fastball and curveball.  A bit of a signability question, but without a first the Mets can afford him.  With the final 2 picks, the Mets went after bloodlines.  Despite some recent draft picks, the Mets depth at MI in the minors needs a lot of improvement.  Although he struggled as a Junior, John Shelby regained some of his form late in the year and if he can develop a bit more power he is a 5 tool player.  I am also a bit partial to those with relatives who have played in the majors because they have a better understanding of how major league life is.  The Mets concluded by taking OF Shane Keough out of Yavapai JC, the son of former major leaguer and Oakland front office man Matt Keough.  Keough is a bit raw with his bat, but that is more a product of missing 2 years in High School.  The improvement he showed, especially when it came to strike zone judgment, over the course of this past season indicates to me that with professional coaching it will develop even further.  Despite not having a 1st Round pick in this draft, I think the Mets made out rather well

Jeremi Gonzalez...DFA...Good Riddance

In addition, the Mets made their second trade in as many days.  This time they sent A-Ball Pitcher Robert Manuel to the Reds for Dave Williams.  Manuel breezed through the GCL last year after signing out of Sam Houston State.  I do not think he has pitched yet this season.  Likely to be nothing more than organizational roster filler.  Dave Williams can't be any worse than Gonzalez or Jose Lima