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Community Mock Draft: Pick 1-6

With 29% of the vote, Ft. Worth's Aaron Crow is the #5 pick in our community mock draft.  The draft recap is below.  On the board now is the San Francisco Giants.

 

ON THE CLOCK: San Francisco Giants (#1-6)

 

DRAFT RECAP- Round 1:

1-1 (Washington Nationals): Stephen Strasburg, RHP, SDSU

1-2 (Seattle Mariners): Dustin Ackley, 1B/CF, UNC

1-3 (San Diego Padres): Grant Green, SS, USC

1-4 (Pittsburgh Pirates): Alex White, RHP, UNC

1-5 (Baltimore Orioles): Aaron Crow, RHP, Ft. Worth Cats

1-6 (San Francisco Giants): On the Clock

1-7 (Atlanta Braves):

1-8 (Cincinnati Reds):

1-9 (Detroit Tigers):

1-10 (Washington Nationals):

1-11 (Colorado Rockies):

1-12 (Kansas City Royals):

1-13 (Oakland Athletics):

1-14 (Texas Rangers):

1-15 (Cleveland Indians):

1-16 (Arizona Diamondbacks):

1-17 (Arizona Diamondbacks):

1-18 (Florida Marlins):

1-19 (St. Louis Cardinals):

1-20 (Toronto Blue Jays):

1-21 (Houston Astros):

1-22 (Minnesota Twins):

1-23 (Chicago White Sox):

1-24 (Los Angeles Angels):

1-25 (Los Angeles Angels):

1-26 (Milwaukee Brewers):

1-27 (Seattle Mariners):

1-28 (Boston Red Sox):

1-29 (New York Yankees):

1-30 (Tampa Bay Rays):

1-31 (Chicago Cubs):

1-32 (Colorado Rockies):

 

Keep in mind who you think a team will draft.  There's 10 players here and 48 hours for the poll.  Suggest anyone you would like.  Converse.

Poll
Who will the Giants take with pick #6 in June's Amateur Draft?

  143 votes | Results

0 recs | Comment 17 comments | Add comment

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I think he’s BPA of those listed, but I’m guessing more positional assets is probably the preference.

by toonsterwu on May 9, 2025 3:42 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wheeler

If the real draft were to go this way picks 1-5, Sabean will take Wheeler at #6. But somehow (Grant Green), the real draft probably won’t go this way.

by ofsticksandbats on May 9, 2025 10:46 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wheeler will go much farther down on the community mock.

Mainly because his name doesn’t have the hype that the other prep pitchers have. It’s a shame, because he could have the best career of any of them.

by Andy Seiler on May 9, 2025 11:04 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Re

Read my other comment below and besides I’ve seen this kid pitch and he’s not top 10 worthy IMO.

by Jay212033 on May 9, 2025 6:37 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Your comment below isn't a reason why.

It’s just saying that you like Matzek more. And Matzek’s done nothing to prove he’s undeniably better.

by Andy Seiler on May 9, 2025 6:38 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If Matzek is there

We’d better take him!!!

by Jay212033 on May 9, 2025 3:49 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Have read Giants are interested in either a college player or polished HS pitcher. College player could be the falling Grant Green and the HS pitcher could be Zack Wheeler. Tanner Scheppers should get consideration if medical staff finds no red flags.

by wilriv21 on May 9, 2025 9:12 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

this is...

the reason y i have mattzek going to the giants if the draft shakes out this way. giants seem to take HS pitchers a lot lately.

by Berserk on May 10, 2025 2:47 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

but remember...

they have success with college pitchers too (Lincecum) and recently they have picked college hitter (Posey, Gillaspie, Kieschnick, Crawford in 2008). The main draft with a surplus of HS players taken early on was 2007 when they had 6 first round (including comp. round) picks and took 5 HS players + Jackson Williams. To me, they could go any direction, but their drafts seem to have trends going on looking primarily at the first 5 round.
06 - College players (2 position players, 3 pitchers and Clayton Tanner (only HS guy))
07 - HS players (4 position players, 2 pitchers and Jackson Williams (only college guy))
08 - College players (4 position players, 1 pitcher)

Adoptive parent of Kyle Nicholson

by gore51 on May 10, 2025 1:10 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Suggestion

Andy, the community mocks are great but we don;thave time to give each round 48 hours. I think the vast majority of interested parties here make their vote within the first 24 hours. The draft is in 30 days. After this pick is done, we have 26 more for the first round.
I switch you shift the votes to 24-hour windows starting with the 7th pick.

by ofsticksandbats on May 10, 2025 11:42 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs


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