No one covers the draft like Baseball America, from scouting reports on
hundreds of prospects before the draft to keeping up with who signs after
the draft. Our coverage is in full swing, so take a look at everything we've
got planned.
Sunday, May 19
Relatively Speaking
• Some of the players in this year's draft with a relative who has made his mark in the game
Three Years Later
• A look at the top 25 drafted players from 1999 who did not sign, and their current status as most become eligible for the draft again
Monday, May 20
*Juco Jamboree
• A detailed explanation of the draft-and-follow process
• List of draft and follow signings
• Brewers sign top-ranked Manny Parra
• Top 100 unsigned picks from 2001 draft who are eligible to sign
• Top 50 junior college prospects
Tuesday, May 21
Regional Scouting Report: West
• A state-by-state breakdown of the top college and high school prospects with player rankings and projections, and individual scouting reports. Among others, we'll look at the top 90 draft prospects in California
Draft Spotlight: Stanford righthander Jeremy Guthrie
Wednesday, May 22
Regional Scouting Report: North/East
• A state-by-state breakdown of the top college and high school prospects with player rankings and projections, and individual scouting reports. Among others, we'll look at the top 20 prospects in Michigan and the top 20 in Virginia
Draft Spotlight: Ball State's Bryan Bullington
Thursday, May 23
Regional Scouting Report: South
• A state-by-state breakdown of the top college and high school prospects with player rankings and projections, and individual scouting reports. Among others, we'll look at the top 65 draft prospects in Florida
Draft Spotlight: Apopka (Fla.) High righthander Zack Greinke
Friday, May 24
Handicapping the first round
• BA's Jim Callis will take a close-up look at the Pirates and other teams at the top of the draft order, and how they are approaching this year's draft
• BA draft expert Allan Simpson tells you who will go where
*Draft Chat: Allan Simpson
Saturday, May 25
Regional Scouting Report: Midwest
• A state-by-state breakdown of the top college and high school prospects with player rankings and projections, and individual scouting reports. Among others, we'll look at the top 50 draft prospects in Texas
Draft Spotlight: Cypress Falls (Houston) duo of Scott Kazmir and Clint Everts
Sunday, May 26
Best Tools
• Find out which of the draft's elite players are the best athletes and closest to the big leagues; we'll also survey scouts about which prospects have the best raw power, the best speed, the best power arms and more
Monday, May 26
*Top 250 Prospects
• A detailed look at Baseball America's top 250 draft prospects
Tuesday, May 28
Oh, Canada
•Baseball America senior writer Alan Schwarz will travel to British Columbia to tell you all about lefthanders Adam Loewen and Jeff Francis, who will make Canadian draft history this year
• How the Expos are approaching what could be their final draft
Wednesday, May 29
*Top 100 Prospects
• In depth scouting reports on the top 100 prospects in this year's draft, with select video clips/links
Thursday, May 30
*Position Player Rankings
• An in-depth ranking of all the draft's top everyday prospects, by position
Draft Notebook
• Checking in with the Pirates, Rangers and A's, plus a B.J. Upton update
Friday, May 31
*Pitcher Rankings
• An in-depth ranking of all the draft's top pitching prospects
*Draft-And-Follow Update
• A list of all junior college players and fifth-year college seniors who were signed prior to the start of the May 28 closed period
*Draft Chat: Jim Callis
Saturday, June 1
*Making Their Lists . . .
• BA's Josh Boyd will take one last look at how teams are approaching the draft
• Pirates sources indicate Bryan Bullington could be the draft's top selection
Sunday, June 2
*Update: Top 100 Prospects
• As teams make final revisions to their master draft lists, we'll revise our ranking of the top prospects
Monday, June 3
*Update: Handicapping The First Round
• On the eve of the draft, we'll give you our final thoughts on how the first round will unfold
• Here's our final attempt at handicapping the first round
Tuesday, June 4
*Live Draft Coverage
• We'll provide complete round-by-round coverage of the first day of the draft, both round-by-round and by organization.
*Team Draft Reports
• Baseball America correspondents will give you a rundown of the top picks and the day's events for each team, with comments from scouting directors and first-round picks
*Draft Chat: Jim Callis talked about Day 1 of the draft.
• Top 100 picks
Wednesday, June 5
*More Live Draft Coverage
• We'll continue to anchor MLB Radio's coverage as the draft moves into its second day, while bringing you breaking news from the draft and complete coverage of the picks, by organization
• Draft-and-follow recap
• Draft analysis
Thursday, June 6
Draft Wrapup
• Draft Bargain Bin
*Draft Chat: Allan Simpson offers his take on the draft.
Monday, June 10
• Draft day with Bobby Brownlie
• Quick signings update
Friday, June 14
*Signed, Sealed And Delivered
• We'll wrap up the week by focusing on player signings, with a complete list of those who have signed so far. Of course, we'll continue to update signings and significant draft stories throughout the summer
