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Weathers to Colorado, another reach. Thank god he didnt last to the Sox, cause he is a reliever.

QUOTE(daa84 @ Jun 7, 2007 -> 01:51 PM) with 194 Ks in 133 innings this year alone, ill disagree, but im also biased He's good, damn good, so a number two starter certainly isn't a knock. But I don't think with two pitches and the possibility of a third one, you can be an ace. Aces for me have four pitches they can throw for strikes, while Price has only two right now and his change-up is coming along.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Jun 7, 2007 -> 01:49 PM) WOW! This is an absolute shock. He's been labeled a future DH. yeah and he in the NL blocked by the best young first baseman in baseball.

WOWOWOWOW, LaPOrta gone, much earlier than anticipated.

Brew Crew could use a catcher here, so Moroscato is a good choice or Parker, the Indiana High schooler.

My god, Detwilier is a stick.

Detwilier should go to Washington here.

QUOTE(danman31 @ Jun 7, 2007 -> 01:36 PM) Tepesch- the recruit anywhere from 2nd-5th depending on the word on his signability Priday- day 2 because his overall numbers this year looked mediocre despite the unreal 2nd half; also he's a DH despite playing OF and C in the past- an injury hurt him in that respect Bond- day 2, I don't think he will get picked that highly, but Mizzou people tend to think he's gone. He's not that toolsy, but a damn good college player IMO. Frey- day 1, 6th-10th round maybe. Solid defender, solid arm, good contact and speed to go with back to back good performance years. I don't see why he wouldn't go day 1. A few other recruits should go, but it's hard to tell because MLB teams will know how signable they are and we don't. I hope Tepesch goes to somewhere bad like Washington or Pittsburgh, so he doesn't sign. If STL or KC took him, I think he would sign. Anywhere in the midwest actually. Wieters to the Orioles, very good pick.

WOW, that was suprise. But he is signable. Lot of people thought Pitts could go with Devin Moroscoato (sp?) a local guy who is rising really fast.

Danny, where do you think the Mizzou boys go? I could see some in top 15 rounds.

QUOTE(Cerbaho-WG @ Jun 7, 2007 -> 01:30 PM) Vitters is dumb as a f***ing brick. haha, some guys just don't perform well on camera. He sounded a little dumb, but he is on national TV and looked a little nervous. Give the guy a break, oh wait he is a Cubbie now, its okay. Keep up the bashing.

QUOTE(danman31 @ Jun 7, 2007 -> 01:27 PM) 1-2-3 as expected so far. This is where is might get interesting at #4... yep, now the draft is up in the air.

I hope Vitters is ready to be a bust, he's got the Cubby jinx on him now.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Jun 7, 2007 -> 01:22 PM) Wow, already an early surprise. not really, this morning BA reported that KC had zeroed in on him.

Keith Law has no emotion whatsoever. He is terrible...

David Price is nothing more than a #2 starter. Not a lot of risk in the pick, but there are about four or five pitchers with higher upside.

Everyone watching at home: like the 10,000 people (myself included). I'd be curious to see the draft's rating.

Gammons looking sharp, and Phillips looking like a moron per usual.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jun 7, 2007 -> 12:33 PM) Is there a way to watch this coverage online. mlb.com has a video feed of the draft, not sure how good it is or what exactly it is, but I believe they have something.

5 minutes per pick in the first round because of TV. Not sure if teams will actually take all the time, but no one really knows what to expect this year with the TV coverage and the uncertainty of where players are going to go.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 7, 2007 -> 12:04 PM) Last minute predictions: I'm going with Savery Last minute, you still got a couple hours at least. My pick is gonna be: Josh Smoker. BTW, rumors are saying that Porcello will be slipping very far, possibly to the Yankees, but there is an unspecified team that might take him before the Yankees and its supposed to be the Rangers. All this is via Baseball America. I honestly don't know what I would do if he slipped to the Sox and we didn't draft him. He has got all the tools to be a #1 starter. I don't care about Boras, but if you can get this type a talent at 25, you take him and deal with Boras.

QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Jun 7, 2007 -> 10:56 AM) Is this on the radio? MLB Radio which I think you can access via mlb.com and maybe one of the sattelite radios, but not anything like ESPN radio or something like that.

QUOTE(danman31 @ Jun 6, 2007 -> 11:24 PM) Those are a bit on the high side. I'll be very surprised if Ryan hits .300 in his career. Then again, I shouldn't bash him because everyone loves to drool over him as he hit .200 in his time with the big league club this year. As for Fields, I'm a big fan of his but I don't think he will be a .290 hitter. I'm thinking .260-.270s with probably a few less steals too. Those were projections for their peak 2-4 years in the majors. I agre with you that Josh will likely hit .260-.270 for the majority of his career, but when he is 27 ish I think .290 isn't a stretch at all. Same with Ryan, when he hits the prime, he should easily be a .300 hitter and by then he will be strong enough for 20+homers.

QUOTE(beautox @ Jun 7, 2007 -> 08:06 AM) fun times, can't wait for this to start, callis has chimed in with his day of Mock Draft Link on a side note Asheville is where my mother lives. woo woo FWIW, Jackson is ranked the 48th best prospect by Baseball America, Neil Ramirez 71st, Will Middlebrooks is ranked 36st, Withrow is ranked 44th and Bumgarner is ranked 14th. So there seems to be a big gap at the players that we are looking at ranked by Baseball America. I can only imagine if we got Bumgarner and one day in the bigs, he sucked, his name would be pretty funny for insults. I think Price is pretty special, but I think he is slightly overrated since he is pretty much a two-pitch pitcher, although some scouts say his change-up is another potential plus pitch. I personally think he will be a solid pitcher, but not a true #1, and I think Rick Porcello will be the better pitcher in time. But this pick is simply a no-brainer for the D-Rays since he is ready for the majors next year and not only a solid pitcher, but he is a gamer, student of the game, and I have heard a pretty nice guy.

on ESPN2, and probably MLB Radio, which you have to access from MLB.com.