We're moving along at a nice pace here, getting through 66 picks in about 75 minutes. . .
The Nationals kick off the fourth round with a splash, drafting A.J. Cole, who was projected as a first-round pick for most of the spring but was also inconsistent.
Update: The Pirates grab another good prep arm with Las Vegas-area high school righthander Nick Kingham. Here's a snippet from his subsscriber-only scouting report: "Kingham's fastball is in the 90-93 mph range with good life. His changeup is his second-best pitch and it's a solid-average offering. His curveball is below-average now and needs to be tightened up. He profiles as a middle-of-the-rotation pitcher, but scouts love his frame and think one day he'll be able to handle a 200-inning workload."
Drafts I'm really liking so far: Boston, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay & Cleveland.
Update: Of the 22 picks we listed as the best-availble heading into Round Four, five have gone off the board so far this round.
Update: Aaaaand just as I write that, we have a few more off the board with James Paxton to the Mariners and David Filak to the Braves.
Update: First Puerto Rican off the board with outfielder Eddie Rosario. We rated Rosario as the second-best Puerto Rican, behind shortstop Dickie Joe Thon, who is likely falling because of a high price tag and Rice commitment.
Update: After picking Kyle Parker last night, the Rockies popped their second quarterback by snagging North Carolina State QB/2B Rusell Wilson.
Update: Another North Carolina guy flying up into the fourth round with outfielder James Baldwin III and then the Red Sox take Garin Cecchini, who missed most of this year with a torn ACL. Cecchini came into the year as one of the top high school picks and this is a typical Red Sox pick, as they'll have to pony up some money to keep him away from LSU, despite the injury.
Update: The Yankees finish off the fourth round with another toolsy outfielder in Mason Williams. We posted some video of Willams recently, which can be seen here.
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Assume the Nats' draft is in there too, right???
Posted by david | June 8, 2010 at 12:33 pm | ShortcutRusell Wilson drafted in 4th round??? The kid is a pretty good college quarterback and is athletic but as far as a baseaball player he is not even one of the top outfielder's on NC State's roster. What about Kyle Wilson or Drew Poulk who are far superior and proven outfielders???? Every year I watch the draft and am just dumbfounded by some of the top selections. I wish Rusell the best of luck though.
Posted by David | June 8, 2010 at 1:34 pm | Shortcut