Six of Sixty-Two: Draft Day is Here
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 11:01 AM CDT
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PrintWe're mere hours away now from The Great Restocking. Thanks to Coco Cordero and Scott Linebrink signing elsewhere in the offseason, we have a boatload of extra picks, and I'm sure Jack Zduriencik will use them wisely. (Hey Jack, think Gallardo, not Rogers, ok?)
A great place to follow the action is MLB.com's Draft Central. The Draft Tracker application has info on hundreds of eligible players, and will track (duh) every pick. There's video on many of the top prospects, and plenty of fluff-filled feature articles to keep you busy.
The draft starts at 1:00 CT. If the pace is what I recall from last year, the Brewers will make their first selection (#16) between 2:00 and 2:30 CT. The first round will be on ESPN, and the whole shebang will be live on video through mlb.com. I think the first five rounds will take place today, with the remainder of the draft moving along at a much more rapid pace starting at 10:30 CT tomorrow.
Future Sheets's, Fielders, Brauns, Harts, and Gallardos, assemble!
BREWERS' PICKS
- Brett Lawrie, C, HS (BC)
- Rays - Tim Beckham, SS, HS (GA)
- Pirates - Pedro Alvarez, 3B, Vanderbilt
- Royals - Eric Hosmer, 1B, HS (FL)
- Orioles - Brian Matusz, LHP, San Diego
- Giants - Buster Posey, C, Florida State
- Marlins - Kyle Skipworth, C, HS (CA)
- Reds - Yonder Alonso, 1B, Miami
- White Sox - Gordon Beckham, SS, Georgia
- Nationals - Aaron Crow, RHP, Missouri
- Astros - Jason Castro, C, Stanford
- Rangers - Justin Smoak, 1B, South Carolina
- Athletics - Jemile Weeks, 2B, Miami
- Cardinals - Brett Wallace, 3B, Arizona State
- Twins - Aaron Hicks, OF, HS (CA)
- Dodgers - Ethan Martin, 3B, HS (GA)
- Brewers - Brett Lawrie, C, HS (BC)
- Blue Jays - David Cooper, 1B, California
- Mets - Ike Davis, 1B, Arizona State
- Cubs - Andrew Cashner, RHP, Texas Christian
- Mariners - Josh Fields, RHP, Georgia
- Tigers - Ryan Perry, RHP, Arizona
- Mets - Reese Havens, SS, South Carolina
- Padres - Allan Dykstra, 1B, Wake Forest
- Phillies - Anthony Hewitt, SS, HS (CT)
- Rockies - Christian Friedrich, LHP, Eastern Kentucky
- Diamondbacks - Daniel Schlereth, LHP, Arizona
- Twins - Carlos Gutierrez, RHP, Miami
- Yankees - Gerrit Cole, RHP, HS (CA)
- Indians - Lonnie Chisenhall, SS, Pitt CC (NC)
- Red Sox - Casey Kelly, SS, HS (FL)
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Don't pick on need, but best available
Doesn’t matter if we are stacked in the position, whether it be a C or an OF or a top 1B .. ... I do like Josh Fields, but there is a good chance one top 12 player will fall to the Brewers.
I like what I have heard about Jason Castro, not the one from American Idol at catcher. Also Brett Lawrie, the Canadian…
There is a lot of information out there and a lot of mock drafts, I for the first time am excited about this years draft. Say Sheets and Cameron leave next year, we might have a similar number of picks… which would be exciting again (not that I hope Sheets leaves us).. Gagne isn’t a class A or B free agent, is he? haha…
Go Brewers Go…
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lawrie is really interesting if he can catch
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Can we draft J.M. Gold again?
Just for funzies?
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Someone grab a rule book
Isn’t there some sort of loophole we could exploit to draft Lincecum? The Giants aren’t a professional team, are they?
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 5, 2008 11:35 AM CDT reply actions
I don't think so
But I think there is a good possibility they will confuse which draft is which and draft Negro Leaguer
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You mean the Giants?
They may not even be aware that there’s a draft going on. Probably all working on a big free agent deal for Julio Franco.
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 5, 2008 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions
I heart the draft.
After last year, watching footage of Laporta’s swing kept me walking on sunshine for a month.
We should start a pool
On when all six of the guys will actually be signed.
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Pretty quickly, actually, I would imagine
The Brewers don’t generally draft holdout types.
He's extremely quick and good.
I'll be updating the post with the first round, and probably the Brewers' first seven selections
I’ll link the Brewers’ picks to their BF.net post; the guys over there do a great job of assembling data about the draft picks very quickly.
He's extremely quick and good.
Have we ever checked
to make sure we have all the LaPorta’s? I know we have nine but are we sure we didn’t miss any??
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
I agree
when it comes to the 1b, take guys like Wallace over Smoak every time.
by Braunstalker on Jun 5, 2008 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions
(and Kyle)
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I'm probably the only one forced to watch round one on mlb.com but...
in case I’m not: Anybody else having serious stuttering problems with the web stream?
mine is fine
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I am surprised it is free
After my MLBtv password expired, i am hapyp to be able to watch this at work
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Macroblocking
is from the digital feed on ESPN. They’ll fix it soon.
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
thanks for the feedback guys
As usual with these things, a minute after I finally post a complaint about it, it starts improving on its own. Still buffering from time to time now, but at least not every 10 seconds anymore.
Once they get Steve Phillips and his idiocy out of the way, it should be TBeckham and then Alvarez
After that, the fun starts.
He's extremely quick and good.
Get Selig off the soap box
Bragging about equality in baseball
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Is Bud at Disney
for the Baseball Draft or Gay Pride Week which is also taking place right now?
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
First pick
On the clock
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I was hoping Selig would slip
and say Devil Rays.
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
And the first pick is...
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Tim Beckham
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The soccer player?
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
While we wait
What kind of stats do you think Gagne will have to put to net us 2 FAs when he leaves? 40 saves?
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
Well we got 2 for Linebrink
And he didn’t get any saves.. so I think it would be more about bring the ERA down
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take that back 1 save
But how is it determined if you are a class A or B free agent?
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Marginally helpful
Then again, it is the USA Today:
The rankings are compiled based upon player performance over the past two seasons. Under the new collective bargaining agreement, the rankings are used to determine whether players are Type “A” or Type “B.” The classification determines which draft picks former teams receive as compensation if they sign with another team. The top 20% of the rankings are “A” and the next 20% “B.”
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
thanks
So Gagne’s saves in Texas help the value a little I guess… if he comes back adn pitches with an ERA in the 4 range, he might stay as a class B free agent… granted he was one of the last RP on the list last year… so maybe he pitched his way off of the list
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Pedro Alzarez
Will we see him in a Pirates uniform in the next few years?
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Shocking
The Pirates didn’t make a confounding selection this year. Maybe there’s something to that new regime after all.
That is what I heard too
But interest in Crow is also what I heard, even though he is projected to go around 10 or 11 in a lot of the mocks I see
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Wow
Selig is lost
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Why talk about draftees' size?
It’s not like scouts like anyone short anyway so of course they’ll be big.
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except Fontenot
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He was the 19th pick in 2001
But not a top guy, so you are right
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Yeah
Every once in a while a short guy succeeds despite their best efforts.
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Scott Gorgen, the guy with the best change in the draft, is really short
I hope the Brewers take him with one of their supplemental or second round picks.
He's extremely quick and good.
Selig
is saying, “They are on the clock’” like, “Pack your knives and go home.”
Posey next?
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Skipworth next?
So far the mock draft from ESPN is right on the money for the top 5
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that line is great
We might be very surprised with the pick… as no one has a clue who we have rated high
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ESPN now 6/6
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12 million?
I bet Buster is absolute junk in a bar fight.
The plan is the other Beckham next
Right?
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Catchers
called the pitches in my HS, I guess we were backwards as well as bad.
He will move quickly it seems like
Love the Miami team!
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I saw Yonder #5
In one mock… the next few picks I think are goign to start getting unpredictable
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Remember all the consternation
when we picked LaPorta? I remember being annoyed that we passed on two catchers at the time.
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
It seems so important to draft a RP or a C for the Brewers
But as it was said in one article I read… the Brewers shouldn’t have picked Prince at #7 because Hart and someone else occupied slots in AAA and AA, and it would have been a wasted pick… I don’t think you can rule out players or pick players just because of your need, and Prince proved that
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I don't know why Law acted so surprised about Alonso
He was linked to the Reds in the Cincinnati paper.
He's extremely quick and good.
Right, that's what I mean
He’s shocked because he had them picking Lawrie, a guy who wasn’t mentioned among those four players on the Reds’ radar in that article.
He's extremely quick and good.
Pujols pinch hit homerun
Some Nats pitcher threw a belt high fastball over the middle of the plate. Baffling.
that's the last thing he'd expect!
crazy like a fox!
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
I forgot there are games going on today
Without the brewers playing, and the draft going on… I didn’t register
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I feel like I am a younger member of Brew Crew Ball
And I am 24… these kids are super young… wow
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I'm 24 too
Prince is just barely younger than me, and I’ll always hate him for that.
He's extremely quick and good.
Maybe there are a lot of younger people
I just don’t know how old most people are on Brew Crew Ball
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I’m 4 days younger than Rick Ankiel, but I can get a ball over the plate.
He's the round mound of profound
July 15th 1979?
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Maybe we should have a "get to know each other" thread one of these off days
He's extremely quick and good.
I'm 27
but fortunately, I’ve already had that “gawd I’m getting old” moment a few years ago…in my other sports love, recruits tend to be as young as 15, so the first ones born in the 1990s already showed up three years ago. ;)
You live in France and you like baseball and sumo wrestling
Crazy bastard.
He's extremely quick and good.
Zeyes
I don’t know if you have any recommendations… but I am traveling to Japan for 11 days from July 31-August 10th… any good sumo tournaments you know of… I heard the season is big in January… can you confirm this, or givem e any tips if I want to watch a match?
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depends on where you're going to be...
the “big” tournaments take place every two months in the odd-numbered months. They’ll have just concluded the July tournament in Nagoya on the 27th, then there’s a few days of recuperation downtime before nearly everyone is heading out on a tour of the Northern countryside.
Incidentally, if you (or anybody, really) are anywhere near Los Angeles right now, there’s the two-day overseas tour event in Los Angeles this weekend. (And to bring this back to baseball, one of the top stars is scheduled to throw the first pitch for the Cubs-Dodgers game tomorrow.)
"goo Sumo"
I don’t know what to think about that.
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yeah, we had pretty much the same reaction when
the sumo association picked that oddly-named company for their web stuff five or so years ago…
at least you're mature for your age
:)
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Haha, yes
Not only did the Astros not take Lawrie, they took Castro, who the Brewers were rumored to be taking, and who I hate.
He's extremely quick and good.
Does this mean
we could trade Angel for, like, anything we want?
He's gotta be more of a sure thing
than Castro.
Well, the problem is Angel can't really catch yet
And can’t really play anywhere else…
He's extremely quick and good.
Jemile Weeks
Is that Rickie’s brother?
"My thing is that you guys eat meat all day and you can't hit a ball. That's my thing." - P. Fielder
I think thats a reach
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Jemile Weeks goes to Oakland
A bit of a reach. Yes, Rickie’s brother.
He's extremely quick and good.
huh, that surprises me some
but i have a lot of faith in the oakland guys.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions
that's possible
but it would be weird…loving a college second baseman for his defense.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions
ESPN predicted this one too, Weeks to Oakland
Not bad… I agree, have a lot of confidence in those guys too, you know they do there homework… much more than I a Brewer fan have done
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Looking at his scouting video,
he sure is fast.
by MillerParkSouth on Jun 5, 2008 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions
futurecards really wants Lawrie but the Cards apparently have no interest
He's extremely quick and good.
Vivos El Birdos
Wanted Lawrie too I remember from reading a post over there
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WALLACE
I want that Wallace’s heart on a platter (Braveheart)
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Nooooo
I am the Walrus
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
If Lawrie is gone
Does it look like a pitcher?
My top guys are Martin, Friedrich or Hicks
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Los Angel-eez Dodgers
I hope they pick an I-talian
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So what are the most likely picks for the Dodgers
And with who is available the three most likely for the Brewers
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I have the Dogders taking Schlereth or Friedrich
And the Brewers taking one of those two, Fields or most likely Lawrie
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ok
Didn’t know… saw some mocks with Fields as our pick…
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Yeah, Sickels mocked Fields
But there’s just no way Jack Z takes a college reliever as the best overall player, because the two ideas are incompatible.
He's extremely quick and good.
Dodgers take Ethan Martin
"My thing is that you guys eat meat all day and you can't hit a ball. That's my thing." - P. Fielder
Alright
place you bets
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I am going out on a limb and saying Hewitt
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I heard the Brewers were interested
But he could even fall to them at 32
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C'mon Jack.....
Make it a good one!
It is dangerous for an athlete to believe his own publicity, good or bad - Bob Uecker, 1982.
A trade!!!!
(kidding)
It is dangerous for an athlete to believe his own publicity, good or bad - Bob Uecker, 1982.
looks like a wig...
I don’t know how he fits that under his hat
I am
rooting for that wierdo from here on out.
Fill me in
What’s the report on Lawrie?
"My thing is that you guys eat meat all day and you can't hit a ball. That's my thing." - P. Fielder
He can hit like hell, but his position is unknown
Scouts are divided on whether he can catch
He's extremely quick and good.
I should add that he recently spent his time hitting bombs off pros with wood bats
He's extremely quick and good.
then Jack Z's job is done :)
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
now it's time to rattle off a lot of college players
mostly so that I can feel important.
Also, cheese.
no.
I’ve got a database of 31k college players in 2008. I’ll need at least 4.
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by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions
XM is calling him gritty
I like it!
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compares him to Biggio
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Hope he can draw the bean ball like Biggio
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maybe by then,
we’ll still have Rickie, and Kendall will be playing third. So we can stack the lineup with HBP threats!
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Interesting strategy
Bat HBP-magnets Weeks, Kendall, Lawrie at the top of the order and you might fool the umpire into ejecting the opposing SP every game!
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by SRB on Jun 5, 2008 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions
And speaking of which...
LaRussa will see right through the ploy and have three different pitchers hitting our three guys.
Yay Lawrie
Congrats on being drafted. See you in 2012.
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His scouting report on MLB.com
says that “Canadian players are hard to scout. Tell that to the Brewers!
Whenever prince is at first, he should charge the mound and yell "MEAT!"
Lawrie played for the Langley Blaze in British Colombia
The Blaze? In British Colombia? Keep this kid away from Jeffress.
He was born 1990 as well!
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That is what I heard too
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Who does he look like?
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Better picture
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so everyone's happy with lawrie?
hm, that’s cool.
i’m not a fan of drafting high school kids who are know for power first, especially those without a position. hope he can pick up the catching position without sacrificing power to discipline. how is his plate discipline? does he strike out?
would be pretty awesome to develope a power bat behind the plate.
Bring Back The Old Logo!
I agree
But he has played well with wooden bats, which is a worry for both college and HS players… He won’t be a Braun type where he comes up in a year or two… but he has great potential… and with a lot of picks I think the Brewers can make a pick or two like this
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Fourteen picks
Until it comes back to us, who’s on the horizon?
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Anthony Hewitt might fall
I want Scott Gorgen, Anthony Gose & Adrian Nieto
He's extremely quick and good.
that'd be a lot for one pick.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions
I love his swing
open, Picks his hands up before the actual swing is made and pumps the bat smoothly.
Here’s the MLB.com scouting report
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Yeah, interesting choice for the highlight
Whenever prince is at first, he should charge the mound and yell "MEAT!"
Those machines are dangerous
I heard that’s what rattled Turnbow
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by SRB on Jun 5, 2008 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Cubs up
pull a Vikings and forget to make the pick and the clock runs out?
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Andrew Cashner
Future closer. Maybe the future is 2008, after Marmol and Wood break down, ha.
He's extremely quick and good.
Including this interesting line:
MH: Do you have any specific career goals at this point, aside from playing professional baseball?Lawrie: I really don’t. All I want to do is play in the big leagues and I want to get there as quick as I can. I don’t plan on staying in the minors for five years. I plan on doing it in a year-and-a-half.
Sounds pretty confident, and I like that.
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He's a very advanced bat
He’s been playing against real competition, not HS guys. He won’t take as long as the usual HS guy.
He's extremely quick and good.
That's what I've been reading
I really like the pick.
Whenever prince is at first, he should charge the mound and yell "MEAT!"
I like the confidence
But one of the analysts brought up a good point… you have to be able to deal with disappointments in baseball, especially the minors, and can’t expect to go 3/4 or 2/4 most days… if he has this expectation for 1.5 years to the majors, and doesn’t reach it, does he get frustrated and angry and disgruntled?
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I don't understand
Taking a college reliever in the first round, but then again I don’t do this for a living.
"My thing is that you guys eat meat all day and you can't hit a ball. That's my thing." - P. Fielder
the Mariners don't do it for a living, either
or, to put it another way, they won’t be doing it for long.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions
No way in hell
I would draft someone who already proved he couldn’t start in the first round. I agree.
Especially because they suck
They could add Fields and The Incredible Linebrink to their pen and it still wouldn’t matter.
He's extremely quick and good.
Very close
The last OF 1B off the list… if only he hit one more HR
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link
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/2007-10-31-elias-rankings-complete_N.htm
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He just missed the cutoff
if I recall correctly.
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by SRB on Jun 5, 2008 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Would have been amazing if he would have qualified and had 8 picks
in the top 66 or so
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funnier response
“Yeah, in the NFL draft.”
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
five collegians in a row!
now we’re talking.
if somebody would hurry up and take a D2 or D3 player, I’d be in heaven. (but I don’t think that’s happening for a couple of rounds, or until Robert Lanigan goes.)
Also, cheese.
pitcher from Adelphi
I don’t know much about him either, but I think either he or Kirk Neuwenheis (sp?) of Azusa Pacific will be the first non-Div 1 guy off the board. Both, I would guess, in the first five or six rounds.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions
i should note...
that pisses me off, because I have data on something like 150 non-D1 teams, but nowhere close to complete data on either Adelphi or Azusa.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions
If San Diego drafts Hewitt here it will be so funny
After the Matt Bush debacle.
He's extremely quick and good.
Great comment on Lawrie, that proves his confidence and no fear attitude
Scouts rave about his raw power and some believe he may be the most advanced hitter at age 18 in the country’s history. But it’s the intangibles that really seem to set him apart, what one described as “the ridiculous fearlessness” he shows on the field and a relentless competitive drive to dominate.
“You could put this kid in a stadium with 50,000 people and tell him he’s facing Josh Beckett tomorrow and he’d smile and think, ‘I’m going to get Josh Beckett,”’ said one executive who has watched Lawrie play extensively. “At this point he probably won’t but he’ll go up there, not be intimidated, take his swings and look good doing it. He’s got no fear. Period.”
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link
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gfvk4JEixT2lfWMXDJAWcCV0zkjA
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Seven picks to go
"My thing is that you guys eat meat all day and you can't hit a ball. That's my thing." - P. Fielder
I want Ryan Kulik, a lefty from Rowan
you didn’t see him in the mocks, did you? :)
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions
i don't know if he'll be picked at all...
...but one client asked for a sleeper, and I gave him Kulik. He struck out 14 per 9, and had a G/F ratio of better than 2.5:1.
granted, against very weak competition, but…man oh man.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Girlfriend ratio of 2.5 to 1?
That sounds high.
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
star athletes at Rowan
are WORSHIPPED.
:)
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
good point.
they were the runner up in the D3 regional…
actually, i think there is another draft-possible prospect at Rowan this year.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions
so what, we're up to six guys for #32?
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions
i just turned on the mlb.com feed
and they are playing that awful home run milestone ad.
with the ominous music. ugh.
Also, cheese.
actually, i got complete EKU stats now.
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by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions
haha, well, EKU was a bane for a while.
but we figured out a clever way to extract data from recalcitrant schools.
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by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Lots of good articles out there on Lawrie
http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=fddb613e-5cbe-4b6b-925a-0177fd23aceb&p=1
http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=563842
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080531.BALLBRETT31/TPStory/Sports
http://baseballanalysts.com/archives/2008/06/brett_lawrie.php
(love the interview here)
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
Another great "cocky" quote
MH: What is the most attractive reason, for you, to go pro now?
Lawrie: I know I can hit over .400 against those guys when I’m 15, so who says I’m not going to do it when I’m 20, you know? I can play with those guys; I know I can. On almost every trip I’ve hit over .400 against them. Not much is going to change. I’m just playing and trying not to do too much… I’m just having fun.
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
Daniel Schlereth
I interviewed him last year, he was a very cool guy.
He's extremely quick and good.
He's already had Tommy John surgery?
"My thing is that you guys eat meat all day and you can't hit a ball. That's my thing." - P. Fielder
by SRB on Jun 5, 2008 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions
It's like steroids
Even non-athletes are getting it at age 15 now to boost their jerking speed.
He's extremely quick and good.
Lawrie
John Sickels from Minor League Ball picked him in his Twins Shadow Draft.
Coffee is for closers
Then again
if he catches, maybe he pitches. I’m sure they’ll find a position for him sooner or later.
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
you're just angling for a spot on next year's coverage
And knowing ESPN, they just might go for that Sackmann/Callis/Law triple threat match.
no way
I don’t know nearly enough to do something like this.
I wouldn’t mind if they asked me about a data service, though.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure I'm not going on TV.
But I’ll definitely need to do something with my hair if I do :).
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
I forgot Tim Melville was on the board still
I think it’s him or Odorizzi at #32.
He's extremely quick and good.
Can’t UW-Milwaukee have “glory” in at least one Division 1 sport (if they were any good at baseball)
Coffee is for closers
UWM has a 6'7" pitcher that is supposed to get drafted
Forget his name.
He's extremely quick and good.
Rohn Jauch?
"My thing is that you guys eat meat all day and you can't hit a ball. That's my thing." - P. Fielder
by SRB on Jun 5, 2008 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I was just wondering whatever happened to
Mike Goetz, the UWM guy we drafted two years ago. Looks like he’s in indy Frontier League now…
Yeah, he got released in the offseason
Ben Stanczyk got released this year, too.
He's extremely quick and good.
They hide them
Under CC Sabathia’s jersey.
"My thing is that you guys eat meat all day and you can't hit a ball. That's my thing." - P. Fielder
by SRB on Jun 5, 2008 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Video of Lawrie
/member/7344971” target=”_blank”>http://www.takkle.com/videos/11946//member/7344971
Ground balls are very slow… looks like he has work as a catcher… like the swing
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
in canada they throw to the other side.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions
wow, more interest here than I would've expected
maybe a new thread for the supp round and beyond?
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