And Jim let me know as he’s on his way to rehearsal that a bit more of the first round has fallen into place.
Nine of the first 10 picks look fairly certain, with the only question coming at No. 9:
1. Nationals: San Diego State righthander Stephen Strasburg.
2. Mariners: North Carolina first baseman Dustin Ackley.
3. Padres: Georgia HS outfielder Donavan Tate.
4. Pirates: Boston College catcher Tony Sanchez.
5. Orioles: California HS righthander Matt Hobgood.
6. Giants: Georgia HS righthander Zack Wheeler.
7. Braves: Vanderbilt lefthander Mike Minor.
8. Reds: North Carolina righhander Alex White.
10. Nationals: Stanford righthander Drew Storen.
At No. 9, Tigers are deciding whether to spend big (California HS lefthander Tyler Matzek, Missouri HS righty Jacob Turner), smaller (Texas HS righty Shelby Miller) or a little smaller (Arizona State RHP Mike Leake).
At No. 11 the Rockies will take the most signable high school pitcher, and that Arizona State righthander Mike Leake is not in the equation.
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Could Crow slide to the Rangers at 14? Would we take him if he were available? Please! We need immediate pitching help!
Posted by JB | June 9, 2009 at 4:14 pm | ShortcutMan, I hope so! That’d be sweet! Think Hicks still has the $ and the sack to pony up for him though?
Posted by Blake | June 9, 2009 at 4:16 pm | ShortcutI hope the possible signing of Sano will be worth it for the Pirates. The O’s have certainly done an about-face in regards to slot.
Posted by Joe LeCates | June 9, 2009 at 4:19 pm | ShortcutGreat coverage guys!
Were the $$ equal, Matzek to the Gints really piques me last-minute, much like his high-end gun readings have for everybody. He’d be the only prep lefty I’d want to grab, as I insidiously dream of making the 2012 Dodgers bat all-lefty at AT&T…Wheeler’s signability does nod me away from Jacob Turner leanings.
Posted by Jeez | June 9, 2009 at 4:24 pm | ShortcutAgain, why are the Braves taking a lefty who is compared to Jeremy Sowers at #7 in the draft? Do they really think they have that much minor league depth? Clark’s worst pick since, um, 2006 with Cody Johnson and 2005 with Joey Devine.
Posted by Eric | June 9, 2009 at 4:32 pm | ShortcutIs slot the bottom line for the O’s? I thought Wheeler was supposed to be signable…
Posted by Craig | June 9, 2009 at 4:35 pm | ShortcutWhy in the world would any team take a reliever in the first round? Pretty much every reliever in the majors is a failed starter, including the best reliever in baseball history. So why would you waste a high pick on something that you could get later?
Posted by Tom | June 9, 2009 at 4:57 pm | ShortcutMy pipedream: Kyle Gibson drops all the way down to the Angels at 24. But then I think about Pete Janicki and his stress fracture. We’ll see.
Posted by Craig | June 9, 2009 at 6:09 pm | ShortcutFormer Team USA players are doing well as usual:
Posted by docsilvey | June 9, 2009 at 7:55 pm | Shortcut11 of the 30 first-rounders are Team USA alumni; 5 of the first 10 picks, 8 of the first 14…
Surprised that Boston didn’t scoop Max Stassi…