2011 Community Mock Draft Review: AL West

by John Sickels on Jun 5, 2025 11:00 AM EDT

Moving through the divisions with the AL West.

American League West Mock Draft Review

Los Angeles Angels
1-17) Taylor Guerrieri, RHP, South Carolina HS
3) Brett Mooneyham, LHP, Stanford
COMMENT: Guerrieri is a potential steal at 17 overall. With no second round pick, trying to make a splash in the third round made sense, but the Angels director had a computer crash right before his spot came up again. In his stead, I selected Carl Thomore, a toolsy outfielder from New Jersey with excellent makeup, which seemed like someone the Angels would be interested in given their success with Mike Trout. However, the Angels SD just informed he prefers the high upside arm of Brett Mooneyham, so there he is. A healthy Mooneyham has first-round ability so picking him in the third is reasonable.

Oakland Athletics
1-18) Mikie Mahtook, OF, LSU
3) Cody Asche, 3B, Nebraska
COMMENT: Oakland scouting directors never showed up, so I picked a couple of impressive college bats given press reports that Oakland is looking for offense. I think Mahtook's tools are underrated and he hit the tar out of the ball despite the new bats. Asche may end up at first base but has potent power/patience potential.

Seattle Mariners
1-2) Anthony Rendon, 3B, Rice
2) Connor Barron, SS, Mississippi HS
3) Kes Carter, OF, Western Kentucky
3-S) Blake Snell, LHP, Washington HS
COMMENT: Rumors say the Mariners are looking for hitting, and I would be very happy with a Rendon/Barron/Carter trio. Rendon is great obviously, but Barron and Carter have good tools too. Snell is a nice pick in the supplemental third round to replace Ryne Stanek who didn't sign last year.

Texas Rangers
1-33) Joe Ross, RHP, California HS
1-S37) Travis Harrison, 1B, California HS
2) Tyler Goeddel, 3B, California HS
3) Jake Cave, LHP, Virginia HS
COMMENT: Three California prep picks to start off with, followed by a high school arm that will have to be bought away from LSU. Cave fits into recent Rangers interest in smallish high school lefties with athleticism and live arms. Ross would have been a top-15 pick in some classes, and both Harrison and Goeddel could have been top 30s in some years. This class would take time to pan out but has upside.

Poll

Who had the best Mock Draft in this division?

Los Angeles Angels

26 votes

Oakland Athletics

74 votes

Seattle Mariners

107 votes

Texas Rangers

53 votes

260 votes | Poll has closed

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Does anyone have a good scouting report on Carl Thomore

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by miketrout on Jun 5, 2025 11:18 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

Real close between Mariners and Rangers

You can’t go wrong with Rendon, and Carter in the third was a great value pick. But I personally would rather have Harrison, Goeddel, and Cave over Barron, Carter, and Snell. Ross is a good pick at 33. The Rangers didn’t have a top pick to pull someone like Rendon, but after the first, I think they did better. Who did better overall is tough for me.

by cookiedabookie on Jun 5, 2025 11:33 AM EDT reply actions

Agreed

In the end I gave the edge to the Rangers due to the fact that they were picking so late in each round, except for the supplemental round. Of course, in real life the Rangers would never take so many overslot pick risks with each of their first 4 picks.

"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner

Keep an eye on my son, Jake "The Jacksonville Rifle" Dunning. From SS to the mound - exclusively toeing the rubber since March 2010.

by Fla-Giant on Jun 5, 2025 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions

A's and Upside

I really don’t think the A’s will go for Mahtook or Cron or any position player that doesn’t have serious upside. They took Green because he was a great hitting shortstop that had a chance to stay at short. They took Choice because he was the best power hitter from the college ranks available, but also because he was a great athlete with tremendous speed.

As much as they need offense, they don’t need players like Mahtook. They don’t need hitters that will be limited to left field with barely tweener power. They had guys like Buck, Byrnes, Cunningham, Denorfia and they’ve all proven to be 4th outfielders. They’re all gone. They had Cust and dumped him. They don’t need to spend a first round pick on Cron when they’re already hamstrung by Carter’s defensive limitations. They got rid of Wallace because of the same issue.

I think they will surprise people by laying out a bunch of money to get Bell, or they’d take Springer if he fell to them. After that I don’t see them taking a position player just because that’s not the strength of this draft. The Oakland farm system needs both pitching and hitting and needs to be replenished. They’ll take a high upside power arm before they waste their only pick before the third round on a guy who’s as limited as Mahtook or Cron.

by DavidS on Jun 5, 2025 12:10 PM EDT reply actions

mahtook

I think you are too negative on Mahtook and his upside

by John Sickels on Jun 5, 2025 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

While I don’t see Mahtook sticking in CF, that doesn’t mean he’ll be a 4th OF-type. He should hit enough to man either of the corner OF spots (although his arm will likely relegate him to LF), and if he reaches his potential he could be like another Ryan Braun.

"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner

Keep an eye on my son, Jake "The Jacksonville Rifle" Dunning. From SS to the mound - exclusively toeing the rubber since March 2010.

by Fla-Giant on Jun 5, 2025 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Not alone

Mahtook wound up sliding pretty far. We’ll never know for sure that the A’s would’ve passed on Cron, but they were never linked to him. And he’s not the kind of player they’ve been targeting in the first round. I’m glad they took Gray. I think he’ll stay as a starter and be a great addition.

by DavidS on Jun 6, 2025 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions

What makes you think Mahtook's hitting is limited

that they would avoid a first basemen because of Carter, and that they would blow most of their bonus money on Bell having avoided high schoolers in the first round the last decade+?

by Daniel Berlyn on Jun 5, 2025 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Check the thread, but

I totally called that Brett Mooneyham pick when John was still looking for the Angels Mod.

by Brando159 on Jun 5, 2025 12:51 PM EDT reply actions

Ms/Rangers

I think the Ms got the best overall talent yesterday, but obviously they have a built in advantage picking 2nd. For where they first picked i think you could argue that the Ranger ‘did’ the best

by VanillaGorilla on Jun 5, 2025 2:24 PM EDT reply actions

I like Rangers draft here

Glen Perkins is throwing 97 MPH in 2011 !!! ~Currently on the DL~

Big fan of Juerys Familia and his repitoire

by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Jun 5, 2025 7:17 PM EDT reply actions

Why is it an automatic occurance

that anytime the A’s are involved in poll that someone stuffs the ballots?

JD’s like, "you want some f*&#ing pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, b*#&hes;!"- RCCook

LSB: "Oh s#*t, JD. You crazy!"

by laxtonto on Jun 5, 2025 7:58 PM EDT reply actions

I'm not sure how the A's or Angels get votes

when they only have two picks in the first three rounds. It has to be Texas or Seattle simply by the sheer amount of picks. Ultimately I think Seattle pulls it out simply by having Rendon as a pick. I do like Texas’ draft though quite a bit though.

by asyouwish33 on Jun 5, 2025 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions