Who would have thought that we'd live long enough to see the day as baseball fans when the MLB Draft would be televised. Peter Gammons lends instant credibility.
1st Pick: Devil Rays pick David Price, 6-5,215 LHP Vanderbilt.
The Royals are now on the clock.
They asked Price how he feels about being the #1 pick. He should have said rich, because he will be. Emotional was his answer, not bad for now.
Steve Phillips is one of the experts, that might be a reach. HAHA.
What's the over/under Devil Rays fans (both of them) will be chanting "Thanks for Kazmir, Thanks for Kazmir". I'd say by the third round.
Keith Law of Scouts, Inc. is the prospect expert, First surprise of the day, I thought it would be, should be someone from Baseball America.
2nd Pick: Royals pick Mike Moustakas, surprising pick, Boras client and the Royals. Seems like they would look for guys who are more major league ready. 6-0,185 3B-1B type who played short as a prep, 97 MPH gun. Not Bad.
The Cubs are on the clock....
3rd Pick: Cubs take Josh Vitters prep 3B. 6-3,195 power hitting prospect. Gammons calls him the best bat in the draft.
Pirates are now on the clock...
4th Pick: Pirates take Daniel Mosko LHP from Clemson 6-1,200 a bit of a reach. May be the first "signability" pick.
Baltimore Orioles are on the clock.....
The first steroids PSA commercial just ran good to get that one in before you lose your target audience.
5th Pick: Orioles take Matt Wieters the 6-5, 230 lb. switch hitting catcher. Good value here, an acknowledged 1-2-3 guy in the 5-hole. Another Scott Boras client. Don'y you just want to have the armored car business the Scott Boras generates?
National are on the clock.....
6th pick: National pick Ross Detwiler LHP Missouri State. 6-4, 175lbs. Another LHP, go figure. What did I say? You can never have too many of them.
Brewers are on the clock......
7th Pick: Brewers pick Matt LaPorta 6-1,215 lb. 1B from Florida. Where do you move Price Fielder? I guss LaPorta needs a new glove. Another Boras client? He'll need it, he's a college senior without as much leverage. Could be another "budgetary" pick. 20th ranked prospect by Baseball America in the seven slot.
Colorado Rockies are on the clock...........
8th Pick: Rockies pick Casey Weathers RHP from Vanderbilt. Can start or relieve. Hard Thrower. Another college senior. Second Vanderbilt pitcher taken, that's gotta help recruiting.
Diamondbacks are on the clock.....then the Giants....
9th Pick: Diamondbacks pick Jarod Parker RHP 6-2,175. Hard Thrower, first HS pitcher taken.
Giants on the clock......Beau Mills, Beau Mills, Beau Mills.....
Jim Callis from Baseball America is one of the experts so I guess they're really spreading it out and seeing who shows well. No Mel Kipers so far, A few seem kind of stiff and wooden.
10th Pick: Giants take Madison Bumgarner 6-5, 220 lb. LHP from North Carolina. HS pitcher, he's not going to help for years. GREAT. This guy is going to help our Short Season or Low-A team. See you in 2010 kid.
Mariners are on the clock..........
First shot of a "war room". I hope they all got the memo about not scratching yourself or picking your nose at inopportune times.
11th Pick: MAriner take Phillipe Aumont 6-7, 225 RHP from Canada. Not a bad pick here. Got to be hard to project with the weather and the competition. Mystery past, live with guardians, doesn't discuss his biological parents. Uh, oh.
The Marlins are on the clock.......
12th Pick: Marlins pick Matt Dominguez 6-2, 185 3B from same HS as Moustakas, the second pick. I hope they won state with those guys.
Indians are on the clock.............
13th Pick: Indians pick Beau Mills 3B 6-3,205 could move to 1B if Indians lose Hafner down the road. Way to go Giants, if this guy turn out and we're stuck with Peter Happy for 5 more years I'm going to scream.
Braves are on the clock.......Gigantes pick 22nd and 29th in the first round, I think they better get some potential immediate help. Collegiate players guys.
14th Pick: Braves pick Jason Heyward, Georgia prep star. 6-2,198 lb. OF, the Brave like to pcik the hometown kids and they have a boatload of prep talent down there. The Georgia youth programs in some areas are developing into the upper echelon of youth programs in the country. MLB.co has this kid at 6-4,220 vs. Basbeall America's number shown above. That's quite a difference. I've heard of inching, but this is ridiculous.
Reds are on the clock..............the Porcello kid from NJ is still on the board, the Reds like young pitchers or Brackman from NC State if they are looking for more immediate help.
15th Pick: Reds take Devon Mesaraco HS C from PA. Too high for a prep catcher.
Blue Jays are on the clock...........
16th Pick: Blue Jays take Kevin Ahrens 6-2, 180lb. switch hitting 3B. Comparisons to Chipper Jones are good but might be a reach here.
Rangers are on the clock...........
17th Pick: Rangers pick Blake Beaven 6-7,210 lb RHP from TX. Highly rate power picher with outstannding control , 4 BB's in 73 IP vs. 139 K's.
Porcello and Brackman are slipping, hopefully they get some Suzy Kolber love in the green room. Porcello is asking for Josh Beckett $$ plus inflation, he'll go to the Yankees.
Cardinals are on the clock......
18th Pick: Pete Kozma, 6-1,180 SS from OK. This is a major reach. Maybe the first non first rounder to elevate into the first round. MLB.com comments "savvy, hard worker, no flash, WISYWIG, fundamentally sound" echo ominously like "good personality" describing a blind date. Hope Eckstein can play until he's 40.
Phillies are on the clock........
19th Pick: Joe Savery 6-3, 215 LHP from Rice. Rice has produced a lot of steady if unspectacular pitchers. K numbers are not overpowering.
Dodgers are on the clcok.........
Selig pronounces Los Angeles like an idiot. It's not Angle and there's not two ee's on the the end, "Angle-ees". What a tool.
20th pick: Dodgers pick Chris Withrow 6-3,195 P from Midland, TX. 44th Rated prospect by Baseball America (right below Casey Crosby) might make it seem like a reach but the Dodgers are usually loaded with prospects, so I can't argue with them. Athleticsm, bloodlines and clean mechanics are a Big Three. Just goes to show, it only takes one.
Blue Jays on the clock again........
21st Pick: Blue Jays pick J.P. Arencibia 6-1,195 C from Tennessee. Anothher reach from Blue Jays here I think. They must know something or their budget for signing bonuses just isn't there this year.
Giants are on the clock.........Little early for Frazier here, but I wouldn't mind seeing a 3B who can help, SOON. I'm not as sold on the kid from texas Suttle, even though BA has him ranked higher than Frazier. Maybe Mangini fro Oklahoma State.
22nd Pick: Giants pick Tim Alderson 6-7,210 HS P from Scottsdale AZ. A bookend for Bumgarner. Only 4 BB's vs. 111 K's. Either he's a great control pitcher or his Mom umpired all his games. Quirky delivery has some ??'d whether the risk of a first-round pick for him, Giants obviously have a height requirement this year.
Padres on the clock........
23rd Pick: Padres select Nick Schmitt 6-5,230 LHP from Arkansas. Late riser,a verage FB, knows how to pitch. About right for the spot. Some thought he could go even higher.
Rangers are back on the clock...........
24th Pick: Rangers select Michael Maine RHP from Deland FL 6-1,171 power pitcher. Another athletic pitcher, some liked him as an OF but can reach the upper 90's with the FB.
White Sox are on the clock...........
25th Pick: White Sox select Aaron Poreda 6-6,240 LHP from Univesity of San Francisco.
Not overpowering numbers, but thows hard, secondary pitches seem to be a problem.
A's are on the clock
26th pick: A's select James Simmons RHP UC-Riverside 6-4,215 RHP. Rated best command among college pitcher by BA. Oakland likes the collge pitchers, college players, in general.
Tigers are on the clock...........
27th Pick: Tigers select Rick Porcello 6-5, 188 RHP from NJ, Tigers can sign Boras clients. The 4th rated prospect in the 27 slot is a good deal here. Great FB, power pitching prospect.
Twins are on the clock.......
28th Pick: Twins select Ben Revere 5-9,152 OF from Lexington KY. The 135th rated prospect. The biggest reach so far. Twins must be holding car washed and bake sales for bonus money.
Giants are on the clock again......Third time is the charm.
29th Pick: Giants select Wendel Fairley 6-0,190 OF from MS. WOW. Their philosophy is directly opposite from what mine would be for the Giants. A bit of a reach but one of the more athletic players in the draft. Big club just may not see him for 3-4 years. Steve Phillips applauds the move, so I feel better about my philosophy.
Yankees are on the clock.......
30th Pick: Yanksees select Andrew Brackman 6-10,230 RHP from NC State, the 7th ranked prospect in the 30 hole. The rich get richer.
Five Boras clients in the first round, again TRGR.
If you want to talk about a couple of things that are wrong with baseball, these two examples right here would fly at or near the top of my list.
This concludes the first round
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