May 7, 200421 yr Strawberry 1st round (1st pick) Griffey 1 (1) A.Rod 1 (1) C.Jones 1 (1) Erstad 1 (1) Burrell 1 (1) Baines 1 (1) T.Clark 1 (2) W.Clark 1 (2) Alou 1 (2) Carter 1 (2) Cruz, Jr 1 (3) Puckett 1 (3) M.Williams 1 (3) Molitor 1 (3) Lieberthal 1 (3) Glaus 1 (3) G. Vaughn 1 (4) Larkin 1 (4) V. Wells 1 (5) Jeter 1 (6) Bonds 1 (6) McReynolds 1 (6) Van Slyke 1 (6) Sheffield 1 (6) T. Nixon 1 (7) Daniels 1 (7) Thomas 1 (7) Helton 1 (8) P.Wilson 1 (9) Jenkins 1 (9) Ventura 1 (10) McGwire 1 (10) Chavez 1 (10) Everett 1 (10) Gibson 1 (12) Konerko 1 (13) B.Roberts 1 (13) Manny 1 (13) Floyd 1 (14) Green 1 (16) Burnitz 1 (17) Berkman 1 (17) Stewart 1 (19) Jeffries 1 (19) Hunter 1 (20) Burks 1 (20) Palmeiro 1 (22) Biggio 1 (22) Mo Vaughn 1 (23) Nomar 1 (23) Kendall 1 (23) Knoblauch 1 (25) Jordan 1 (30) Fryman 1 (30) Damon 1 (35) .................. Buhner 2nd round+ Giambi 2 Belle 2 Casey 2 Dunn 2 Ripken 2 Hundley Beltran 2 Rolen 2 D.Bell 2 Salmon 3 Posednik 3 Olerud 3 Gwynn 3 Blalock 3 Kruk 3 Lankford 3 Tartabull 3 Grissom 3 Joyner 3 Palmer 3 Pirzinski 3 Gant 4 Henderson 4 O'Neil 4 Fielder 4 L.Gonzalez 4 O.Smith 4 Justice 4 Bagwell 4 G. Anderson 4 Durham 5 Raines 5 Valentin 5 Tettleton 5 Klesko Huff 5 B. Boone 5 Vidro 6 L. Johnson 6 D. White Karros 6 Boggs 7 R. Sanders 7 Edmonds 7 Womack 7 E.Davis 8 A.Martin 8 McGriff 9 Vina 9 Greer 10 B. Anderson 10 Catalonato 10 Dawson 11 Cirillo 11 Lawton 12 Higginson 12 Thome 13 Pujols 13 Dykstra 13 Pierre 13 S. Finley 13 Jaha 14 Canseco 15 Dye 17 B.Giles 17 Lofton 17 Bichette 17 Segui 18 Cameron 18 Hoiles 19 Sweeney 19 Mattingly 19 Kent 20 Lowell 20 Sandberg 20 Butler 23 Posada 24 Grace 24 Sexson 24 Lo Duca 25 Daulton 25 Koskie 26 Ibanez 36 Spivey 36 E.Young 43 Piazza 62 ..................... ..................... D.Ortiz Amateur Draft Free Agent A. Ramirez ADFA Stairs Castillo O. Cabrera Renteria K. Mitchell Mora H.Rodriguez M. Ordonez Bonilla A. Jones Sosa Veras J.Lopez Gilkey Edgar Offerman Galaragga L. Walker Juan Gone I-Rod Vlad P.Guerrero Hidalgo Vizquel C.Lee Alfonzo Tejada Delgado Bernie Robbie Mondesi ADFA ..................... A. Soriano - ? Ichiro - ? Durazo - ?
May 7, 200421 yr Author Prior 1 (1) J.Shaw 1 (1) J.Jackson 1 (1) M.Davis 1 (1) Beckett 1 (2) Swindell 1 (2) Mulder 1 (2) Swift 1 (2) Avery 1 (3) Wood 1 (4) Koch 1 (4) C. Finley 1 (4) A.Fernandez 1 (4) Brown 1 (4) Gooden 1 (5) McDowell 1 (5) R. Myers 1 (7) J. Abbott 1 (8) Zito 1 (9) Appier 1 (9) Sheets 1 (10) Morris 1 (12) Wagner 1 (12) Garrelts 1 (15) K.Wells 1 (16) R. Hernandez 1 (16) Halladay 1 (17) Migrane 1 (18) Clemens 1 (19) Mussina 1 (20) Sabathia 1 (20) Worrell 1 (21) Hurst 1 (22) Harnish 1 (27) ……………………… ……………………… Maddux 2nd round Shilling 2 Scott 2 Webb 2 D.Wells 2 Viola Langston 2 R. Johnson 2 Leiter 2 Ankiel 2 L. Smith 2 Burke Wetteland 2 Lieber 2 Washburn 2 Cone 3 Augilera 3 Tudor 3 S.Fernandez 3 Eckersley 3 Z.Smith 3 Key 3 Reynolds R. Ortiz 4 Vasquez 5 J. Franco 5 Hentgen 5 Hampton 6 Moyer 6 Percival 6 Burkett Gordon 6 Hudson 6 Brantley 6 Quantill Hawkins 7 Schmidt 8 Radke 8 Burnett 8 Foulke 9 Leibrandt 9 S. Williamson 9 Hoffman 11 Drabek 11 Millwood 11 M.Perez 12 Smiley 12 Piniero 12 Beck 13 D.Cox 13 Sirotka 15 Hershiser 17 Cook 18 Saberhagen 19 Tewsbury 19 Weber 20 W. Miller 20 Guardado 21 Dravecky 21 Fassero 22 Smoltz Oswalt 23 Reed 26 Donnelly 27 Kile 30 Nen 32 Rogers 38 Buerhle 38 Isringhausen 44 …………………… ………………….. Dotel ADFA Mota Soriano Ponson Benitez Kim R.Martinez Colon Alvarez Pedro Gagne Urbina Zambrano Pettite Rijo Loaiza Garcia Santana Padilla Nomo ? Willis - ?
May 7, 200421 yr mike piazza was drafted in the last round in whichever year it was... hows that for a nice pickup
May 7, 200421 yr mike piazza was drafted in the last round in whichever year it was... hows that for a nice pickup As a favor to his godfather (Tommy Lasorda.) Wasn't Don Mattingly like in the 23rd round or something like that.
May 7, 200421 yr f***, look at some of those UDFA. That is very misleading because not all countries are subject to the draft, such as Dominican and Asian players.
May 7, 200421 yr That is very misleading because not all countries are subject to the draft, such as Dominican and Asian players. Yeah, thats a good point.
May 7, 200421 yr Author That is very misleading because not all countries are subject to the draft, such as Dominican and Asian players. Yes, but it means that if anything else a s***load of future impact talent will NOT come from early 1st round of this draft.
May 7, 200421 yr As a favor to his godfather (Tommy Lasorda.) Wasn't Don Mattingly like in the 23rd round or something like that. 19th
May 7, 200421 yr Author Feel free to add your candidates like Mattingly, I am sure I missed quite a few. The draft cut-off point was arbitrary, probably within last 25 years, although I slipped in a few exceptions.
May 7, 200421 yr I've always thought the 39th round draft pick wasn't too shabby. 54 wins and counting.
May 8, 200421 yr Author It's just amazing how most of these guys were passed on over and over again. Funny how 4th pick Valido may some day surprise the hell out of all of us...all the while can't miss "studs" like Borchard and Abbott fizzle. Life is funny like that.
May 8, 200421 yr It's just amazing how most of these guys were passed on over and over again. Funny how 4th pick Valido may some day surprise the hell out of all of us...can't miss "studs" like while Borchard and Abbott fizzle. Life is funny like that. That's a pretty cool list brando, it is pretty weird how some of those picks work out.
May 8, 200421 yr Author That's a pretty cool list brando, it is pretty weird how some of those picks work out. Pujols 13th round? Oswalt 23th? Sexson 24th? :headshake
May 8, 200421 yr Author Unbelievable, ain't it? And it's not as if these guys were slow to develop. All 3 (and many others on the list) basically came into the majors ready to dominate.
May 10, 200421 yr More news on the draft, The June draft might be the weakest ever, according to a veteran scout. Two potential top-five draft picks, Long Beach State RHP Jered Weaver and Florida State SS Stephen Drew, will be represented by agent Scott Boras, and talk already is circulating that Weaver, the younger brother of Dodgers RHP Jeff Weaver, will demand a bonus between $10 million and $12 million if the Padres make him the No. 1 pick. The Padres also will consider Drew (the younger brother of J.D.) and Rice RHP Jeff Niemann. But Drew wouldn't be a fit unless he moved to the outfield. Padres SS Khalil Greene is a Rookie of the Year candidate and Class AAA 2B Josh Barfield is the organization's top prospect. . . .
May 10, 200421 yr Author The June draft might be the weakest ever, according to a veteran scout. But that's the point: you DON'T know how "good" this draft is gonna be until 3-4 years from now, if then. It may end up being very weak as they predict, or it may end up producing 5 HOF'ers. 12 Mill bonus? lmao
May 10, 200421 yr Does anyone know what Jared Weaver throws, velocity and pitch-type wise? I found this on BA Alvarez and Weaver are the best 1-2 punch in the country that I can conceive of. They make you swing and miss a lot. Weaver has power and command. He really took it to us, but we're not alone on that. He has great fastball command, and he's a clone of his brother. He's 91-92 mph, drops down a little, and has an outstanding slider and a plus change. Alvarez dominated us with a fastball-change combination. He throws the fastball anywhere he wants and isn't afraid to pitch inside with it. His command is as good as anybody, and his change is outstanding. I thought his curve was average.
May 10, 200421 yr So he's a Matt Clement clone -- or is he closer to his scumbag brother? Sounds like stuff-wise he is just like his bro. Hopefully this kid has some kind of a mental make up. Jeff Weaver would be a start pitcher if he had anything between the ears.
May 10, 200421 yr Author Sounds like stuff-wise he is just like his bro. Hopefully this kid has some kind of a mental make up. Jeff Weaver would be a start pitcher if he had anything between the ears. Rick Ankiel
May 10, 200421 yr Great Stuff mixed with excellent command. Wouldn't quite call him Prior, but he's in that notch when you talk about college pitchers.
May 11, 200421 yr 18th Picks who have made the bigs. Who knows, maybe we can find another Rex Hudler!
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