Draft Dope: Indians

June 6, 2007

Draft History (Click the year to view the picks)
Year	Top Pick
1992	Paul Shuey
1993	Daron Kirkreit
1994	Jaret Wright
1995	David Miller
1996	Danny Peoples
1997	Tim Drew
1998	C.C. Sabathia
1999	Will Hartley
2000	Corey Smith
2001	Dan Denham
2002	Jeremy Guthrie
2003	Michael Aubrey
2004	Jeremy Sowers
2005	Trevor Crowe
2006	David Huff

Scouting Director: John Mirabelli (first year: 2000)
Order in 2007 Rotation: 13th
Extra Picks: None
Lost Picks: Second round (77th, for signing Type A free agent Roberto Hernandez from Mets), third round (107th, for Type A Free Agent David Dellucci from Phillies)
Trend: The Tribe doesn't care where the players are from as long as they can play, and they aren't afraid to spend, having averaged more than $5 million in bonuses for the first 10 rounds over the last four years.
This Year's Outlook: Cleveland picks 13th, then not again until the fourth round (137th overall). Does that mean the Indians will go conservative for a surefire big leaguer in the first round? Take a high-risk, high-reward player with a big price tag? Or will they roll the dice, say, on John Mirabelli's fellow N.C. State alumnus Andrew Brackman?