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12 rounder: DARON ROBERTS CALIFORNIA ST U CF R/R 6'0" 215 COMMENT: EVENLY PROPORTIONED, ATHLETIC FRAME. BROAD, ROUNDED SHOULDERS. STOCKY CHEST, GOOD UPPER BODY STRENGTH. MUSCULAR ARMS. STRONG LEGS. SIMILAR TO GEOFF JENKINS. SLIGHT OPEN STANCE, STRIDES STRAIGHT AWAY. POWERFUL, QUICK BAT. SHORT, COMPACT STROKE. PWR TO ALL FIELDS. NEVER CHEATED AT PLATE. GOOD LEVERAGE IN SWING W/ LOFT. FAIR INSTINCTS IN OF, PLAYABLE ARM W/ ON-LINE ACCURATE. IMPROVED EYE & DISCIPLINE AT PLATE. TOOLS PROFILE FOR CORNER OF POSITION. FATHER FORMER MAJOR LEAGUER DAVE ROBERTS, CURRENT SCOUT FOR TAMPA BAY. 13th: JOHN EGBERT ST U NJ RUTGERS RHP L/R 6'3" 205 COMMENT: EXCELLENT PITCHERS BODY. WELL PROPORTIONED, LONG & LOOSE. STRONG LEGS. FULLY MATURED. STEVE TRACHSEL TYPE BODY. 3/4 ARM SLOT. FAST NO WINDUP DELIVERY. HIGH, QUICK TUCK. LONG IN BACK. GOOD PICK OFF MOVE. DOES IT EASY. LOOSE ARM W/ DECEPTIVE SPEED ON SINK & BORE FB, MOST FB 86-88, OUT PITCH, ESPECIALLY TO LHH. LATE FADE & SINK CIRCLE CHANGEUP. WORKS AHEAD. AGGRESSIVE IN ZONE. WON'T CAVE. 2-PITCH PITCHER AT PRESENT. CB IMPROVEMENT NEEDED TO REACH POTENTIAL. HARD WORKER. 14th: MICHAEL SWAIN WABASH VALLEY COL 3B L/R JR 15th: CARLOS TORRES KANSAS ST U RHP R/R 6'2" 180 4YR 16th: Another OFer from Fla. Int. in the teen rounds (Nanita) FERNANDO ALVAREZ FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL U OF L/L 6'1" 205 4YR COMMENT: MEDIUM BUILD. ROUND SHOULDERS. STRONG, ATHLETIC FRAME. BODY TYPE SIMILAR TO EX-MAJOR LEAGUER BRADY ANDERSON. SLIGHT OPEN STANCE, FEET SHOULDER WIDTH, STARTS HANDS HIGH. LINE DRIVE, GAP TO GAP HITTER. OCCAISIONAL PWR TO PULL, QUICK ON BALL IN. MAKES PLAYS DEFENSIVELY. HAS ARM STRENGTH. RUNS BETTER UNDERWAY. PLAYS HARD. CAN ALSO PLAY 1B. STRONG KID. GOOD ATHLETIC. PLAYS HARD ALL THE TIME. HAS TOOLS TO DEVELOP AT THE NEXT LEVEL. LHH W/ OCCAISIONAL PWR. Interesting on our 17th round pick: JACOB WILD BAKERSFIELD COL RHP R/R 6'5" 185 COMMENT: EXTRA-LARGE FRAME. LONG, LEAN MUSCLES. ROUNDED SHOULDERS. TRIM WAIST. LONG, LOOSE LIMBS. NO WINDUP, 3/4 RELEASE. WRIST WRAP IN BACK. VERY PROJECTABLE. ML FRAME W/ EASY DELIVERY. LOOSE, QUICK ARM. FB HAS MILD RUN & OCCAISIONAL RIDING LIFE UP IN ZONE, MOST 87-90. HARD, SWEEPING SLIDER. CHANGEUP HAS MILD FADE & SINK. AGGRESSIVE. COMPETITOR. VERY GOOD ATHLETE. ML PITCHER'S FRAME. LOOSE, YOUNG ARM. HIGH UPSIDE, CAN SEE IN ML. 18th: BRETT SCARPETTA ROCKTON HONONEGAH HS RHP R/R That finishes off the day.

You mean like Joe Borchard? It's nice to see this guy is on your s*** list. It really means he sucks. For the sake of staying out of arguments try not to say everything as it is fact. You know nothing more than any other draft expert who said he should be picked here. You are welcome to your opinion as is he, but there is no need for him to continue to repeat himself.

That curve was disgusting. Oh my god we better sign this guy.

He is the younger brother though. He's not in the draft.

8th round pick: NICKOLAS LEMON BRIGHAM YOUNG U RHP R/R 6'3" 195 COMMENT: LARGE PHYSICAL FRAME. STRONG, WELL PROPORTIONED BUILD. ANGULAR SHOULDERS. TAPERED TORSO. TRIM WAIST. MUSCULAR, DEVELOPED LOWER 1/2. PITCHES FROM STRETCH. DEEP DROP IN BACK. MEDIUM LEG KICK. GOOD OUT FRONT. ELECTRIC ARM SPEED, HIGH 3/4 SLOT. FB MOST 91-93 W/ SINK & OCCAISIONAL CUT LIFE. GETS ON HITTERS QUICK. FAIR FEEL FOR SLIDER. TOUGH TO HIT WHEN ON TOP. HARD TILT W/ LATE BITE, MAKINGS OF OUT PITCH. AGGRESSIVE, 2-PITCH RELIEVER W/ A LIVE ARM. Again the radio cast deceives me. The guy we picked was Adam Ricks. Ricks, Rex, it's close when it's a conference call on the radio. 10th rounder: ADAM RICKS U MIAMI 2B S/R 5'10" 195 COMMENT: MEDIUM BUILD W/ STRENGTH. SLOPING SHOULDERS. BODY TYPE SIMILAR TO CRAIG BIGGIO. SIMILAR APPROACH FROM BOTH SIDES. FEET SHOULDER WIDTH, STARTS HANDS EAR LEVEL. SOLID APPROACH. QUICK BAT. LINE DRIVE HITTER TO ALL FIELDS. FLASHES OCCAISIONAL PWR FROM LEFT SIDE. SOLID HANDS, MAKES PLAYS. QUICK FEET AROUND 2B. STRONG ARM. SMART BASERUNNER. PLAYS HARD. SOLID DEFENSIVE PLAYER. MAKES THINGS HAPPEN. HARDWORKER. KNOWS HOW TO PLAY THE GAME. SMART PLAYER.

Ok, that's what I thought but I wasn't sure.

Yeah I screwed up and edited. The radio cast said the 8th was starting when it was actually done and screwed me up. It's very hard to follow this.

While listening to the radio show the guy said that the Tigers and White Sox had impressed him with some picks and were aggressive in going after young pitching. The Sox really are stacking up the need positions. Whether it's intentional or not I don't know.

We picked Rex Adams 2B Miami (yay, maybe a guy we can watch in the CWS) Didn't see any info on these guys. MATTHEW HANSEN OKLAHOMA CITY U RHP R/R 6'6" 225 COMMENT: EXTRA-TALL, ANGULAR, WELL PROPORTIONED, PITCHER'S BUILD. SIMILAR BODY TYPE AS TODD VAN POPPEL. NO WINDUP, HIGH 3/4 DELIVERY. LOOSE ARM, EASY ACTION. FB VELOCITY AVG, OCCAISIONAL ABOVE AVG W/ RIDING LIFE. CB ROTATION TIGHT, HARD, 3/4 W/ STRIKE ZONE BITE. PHYSICALLY IMPRESSIVE. FB & CB POTENTIAL, CHANGEUP WILL IMPROVE. LUCAS HARRELL OZARK HS RHP S/R 6'2" 200 COMMENT: TALL, STRONG, COMPACT FRAME. THICK, BARREL CHEST. MUSCULAR THIGHS & LEGS. FUTURE STRENGTH GAINS MINIMAL. NO WINDUP, 3/4 ANGLE. RIDING LIFE & OCCAISIONAL PLUS SINK TO FB, MOST SOLID AVG, 90-91. STRENGTH TO GENERATE VELOCITY. QUALITY 3/4 TILT SLIDER, HARD, SHARP ROTATION, K VALUE. AGGRESSIVE, ATTACKS HITTERS. BETTER VELOCITY & ADDITION OF SLIDER HAS INCREASED PLAYER'S VALUE. ADAM RUSSELL OHIO U RHP R/R 6'8" 250 COMMENT: TALL, STRONG, SOLID FRAME. WELL PROPORTIONED. BROAD SHOULDERS. LEG STRENGTH. SIMILAR BODY TYPE TO JEFF NELSON. HIGH 3/4 ARM SLOT. EASY DELIVERY. GOOD RHYTHM. MOST FB 90-93, RUN, TAIL LIFE, OCCAISIONALLY JUMPS. SLURVE-TYPE SLIDER, HARD, QUICK, SNAP AT TIMES. FEEL FOR CIRCLE CHANGE IMPROVED SINCE LAST YR. STRONG KID W/GOOD ARM STRENGTH. A HORSE. MECHANICS & ARM WORK WELL. SHOWS PROMISE W/SAVVY. COMPETITOR. THREE PITCHES TO WORK WITH. COACHABLE. Timothy Murphey- Glascock County HS LHP 6-3 170 BODY SIMILAR TO A YOUNG JOHN ROCKER. HIGH WINDUP, 3/4 - HIGH 3/4. BREAKS HANDS AS HE IS PICKING UP RIGHT KNEE, KNEE COMES JUST ABOVE BELT, NO HIP TURN, PAUSE AT TOP. QUICK ARM. MOST FB'S 87-89, SLIGHT ARM SIDE TAIL. TIGHT, DOWN ROTATION CB, GETS IT IN K ZONE. GOOD ARM SPEED ON TURNOVER CHANGEUP. SLIDER A LITTLE CUTTER W/ SOME BITE. ATHLETE. FLASHES HITTING STROKE.

I'm young. Help me here.

Haha, ok. It is a common name after all. Just wondering with our history of picking in the family.

Ryan McCarthy 3B UCLA. Related to BMAC?

7th and 8th. The 9th is just starting. EDIT: The radio cast was wrong when they said start of 8th round. That screwed me up sorry.

7th round: Tim Murphey LHP HS 8th round: Nicholas Lemon RHP BYU

Could, you never know until they reach the bigs.

Fotop That is exactly my thinking. It's good to have great athletes because they can be moved around. It's hard to say how long it will take him, but Crede has time to develop still. Fields isn't that close.

Click where it says listen to the draft. Yes, it's free.

Go to the FutureSox board and read the 18 pages on the Official Draft Thread. mlb.com has a radio feed and there is some info on the players there.

I voted for Pulp Fiction, it's now tied at 5.

We got the idea quit b****ing about it.

Sox just redrafted a RHP Adam Russell.

The video feed showed some video of Alan. He looks like a solid player. He has a big build and is a LH HSer. 1B/OF. With our system it is likely he will play 1B. He seemed to have a smooth swing, obviously he is going to be somewhat raw coming out of HS.

Well said. I don't see us necessarily going after an OF or even a 3B, but Fields and Szymanski would be one of those with the first pick. I'm really big on drafting really athletic players. Both also played football and seem to have major potential considering they are tearing it up. Fields hasn't fully committed to baseball until now so once he plays full time he should improve. Szymanski didn't even play his freshman year I believe and look at him now. It's that kind of stuff that tells me they have somewhat high ceilings as well as being more experienced and proven than HSers. I'm excited, but I'm missing the start of the draft because I have a final to take. Oh well, I'm hoping to come home to see one of those 2 taken by the Sox.

Done and done. I hope we get Fields.

Look who's back in first.