SECOND DAY OF MLB DRAFT

This days results clearly demonstrated the lack of depth and weakness in this years crop of players. The Giants added three more players who were generally considered to be Top 100 talents. Two of them however, have considerable holes in their game, or are very one dimensional. Sorry, we don't DH in the National League.

The Giants also did not do much to provide future help to their pitiful OF situation.

Here are the newest Giants:

4th Round: Jason Stoffel RHP 6-2,220 Univ. of Arizona - Closer prospect, underachieved last year due to conditioning issues (great, fat and lazy). His command was spotty but has power stuff.

5th Round: Brandon Belt 1B 6-5,210 L,L Univ. of Texas-Austin - Seems like we have a plethora of guys just like this who have failed to deliver.

6th Round: Matthew Graham RHP 6-4,225 Oak Ridge HS - Plus arm strength, up to 95 MPH. Raw project, inconsistent, non-repeatable delivery affects his command (negatively) No secondary pitches. UNC signee. Let him go.

7th Round: Nick Liles 2B West Carolina 6-0,165 R-R
8th Round: Karl Benusa OF Riverview HS (PA) 5-11 L-L
9th Round: Evan Crawford CF Indian Univ. 6-2,175 R-R
10th Round: Jeremy Toole RHP BYU 6-4,235
17th Round: Jonathan Walsh C-OF Coppell HS (TX) 6-2,205 Power bat, no glove. No position. UT Signee. He may not be signable.

So, Wheeler, Joseph, Dominguez, Stoffel, Graham and maybe Walsh were considered Top 100 talents and it may be good on the one hand that the Giants were able to select six of them in the first 30 rounds, but on the other hand, with two of them seemingly destined for institutions of higher learning, this may be a very non-productive draft.

Baylor closer Kendall Volz amazingly fell to the ninth round even though the late reports indicated his stuff may play better as a starter professionally. That would seem to have increased his stock.

Illinois phenom Ian Krol fell to the 7th round to Oakland. So the cost of playing the fool would seem to be about 4-6 rounds. He likely would have been a 1st-3rd rounder without the senior year fiasco.

The third day (AYFKM??) will be held today, rounds 30-50. Only for the faint of heart and those who have not been drafted. And those without much of a life, like myself.