May 3, 200322 yr 1. Devil Rays 2. Brewers 3. Tigers 4. Padres 5. Royals 6. Cubs 7. Orioles 8. Pirates 9. Rangers 10. Rockies 11. Indians 12. Mets 13. Blue Jays 14. Reds 15. White Sox 16. Marlins 17. Red Sox 18. Indians from the Phillies for Jim Thome (A) 19. Diamondbacks from the Mariners for Greg Colbrunn 20. Expos 21. Twins 22. Giants from the Astros for Jeff Kent (A) 23. Angels 24. Dodgers 25. Athletics 26. Athletics from the Giants for Ray Durham (A) i love this one 27. Yankees 28. Cardinals 29. Diamondbacks 30. Royals from the Braves for Paul Byrd (B) SUPPLEMENTAL FIRST ROUND 31. Indians--for loss of Jim Thome (A) 32. Red Sox--for loss of Cliff Floyd (A) 33. Athletics--for loss of Ray Durham (A) oh what another surprise 34. Giants--for loss of Jeff Kent (A) 35. Braves--for loss of Tom Glavine (A) 36. Braves--for loss of Mike Remlinger (A) 37. *Orioles--for failure to sign first-round pick Adam Loewen 38. Mariners--for failure to sign first-round pick John Mayberry
May 4, 200322 yr I thought Adam Loewen was still in Draft and Follow phase. O's gave up on him? Would be great to see him slide to 15, but I doubt it will happen.
May 4, 200322 yr I thought Adam Loewen was still in Draft and Follow phase. O's gave up on him? Would be great to see him slide to 15, but I doubt it will happen. My guess is that is why there is an asterisk by the Orioles name. The O's still can sign him up to a week before the draft since he went to a JUCO and not a four-year school.
May 4, 200322 yr Scrubs pick close to top 5 every dam year it seems. And Sox almost always are at 15 or 16.
May 4, 200322 yr Author My guess is that is why there is an asterisk by the Orioles name. The O's still can sign him up to a week before the draft since he went to a JUCO and not a four-year school. you are right about the week and about him not being there. what gets me is the amount of pitchers avail and the lack of position. so do we draft best avail, which will prob be a pit or go for a positional player.
May 4, 200322 yr you are right about the week and about him not being there. what gets me is the amount of pitchers avail and the lack of position. so do we draft best avail, which will prob be a pit or go for a positional player. Go for best available. If a solid position player is there in the high rounds, it might be a good year to go for it, since they have loaded up on arms the past few years. But if there is a better talent at pitcher, take him.
May 4, 200322 yr Signability is always key. Sox have been pretty good about signing their top picks, except for Bobby Seay.
May 5, 200322 yr Signability is always key. Sox have been pretty good about signing their top picks, except for Bobby Seay. and Jeff Weaver...
May 5, 200322 yr Scrubs pick close to top 5 every dam year it seems. Almost 100 years of sucking ass will get you high picks.
May 5, 200322 yr Next year we will draft higher. I doubt it. If nothing in the GM and/or managerial regime changes, this team will be out of contention in two to three weeks and, come August, when the fire sale begins and the hungry youngsters are brought up, the Sox will make yet another drive to .500..... being mediocre at best and getting a middle-of-the-pack, medicore-just-like-the team is pick.
May 6, 200322 yr I enjoyed this thread - the baseball draft is something that still mystifies me - so I enjoy reading about it by people who understand it -
May 6, 200322 yr I doubt it. If nothing in the GM and/or managerial regime changes, this team will be out of contention in two to three weeks and, come August, when the fire sale begins and the hungry youngsters are brought up, the Sox will make yet another drive to .500..... being mediocre at best and getting a middle-of-the-pack, medicore-just-like-the team is pick. Seems to be an annual cycle, doesn't it?
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