2006 Draft Discussion Thread

[Derwood]

subscriber only?

Yep, BA has the top 200 draft prospects written up like that.

 

MLB.com has a Draft Tracker available similar to their Game Trackers (flash pop-up with pick details).

 

Link is on http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/events/draft/y2006/index.jsp

 

right, i'm following that, but you can't cut and paste the bios from it

[JGalt73]

Watch Tyler Colvin this weekend:

 

Clemson Super Regional

At Doug Kingsmore Stadium

Clemson, S.C.

Friday, June 9

Game 1 -- Clemson (50-14) vs. Oral Roberts (41-14), 3 p.m., ESPN

Saturday, June 10

Game 2 -- Clemson (50-14) vs. Oral Roberts (41-14), 4 p.m., ESPNU

Sunday, June 11

Game 3 -- Clemson (50-14) vs. Oral Roberts (41-14), if necessary, 7 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU

[sporrer17]

A lone pro scout was reclining on the bleachers outside a Clemson practice last week until left fielder Tyler Colvin entered the batting cage brandishing a wooden bat.

 

The scout sprung forward and flipped open his cell phone to call a superior and gloat about striking gold.

 

“Guess what? I’m getting wooden-bat BP from Colvin,” he said. “How’s that for luck?”

 

In the past month, the 6-foot-3 junior from North Augusta has shown major league personnel about everything they have wanted to see.

 

Colvin was the talk among talent evaluators at the ACC tournament, with word spreading that he could wind up as a first-round pick in Tuesday’s draft.

 

At least eight teams have expressed interest in using a high pick on Colvin, whom scouts project as a center fielder in the pros.

 

Whatever happens, Colvin likely will no longer have to worry about replacing his wooden bats.

 

As a 9-year-old, Colvin was chided for picking up gravel from his grandfather’s driveway and hitting the rocks around the yard, chipping his wooden bat into a tattered condition.

 

Colvin dabbled in nearly every sport as a child — he even led the state one year with a 197 bowling average, his mom said — but baseball was clearly his favorite.

 

His family recently rediscovered a picture of a 3-year-old Colvin swinging a Wiffle Ball bat, albeit upside down while gripping the barrel.

 

“That tells you he knew what he was doing,” his granddad, Jerry Colvin Sr., said.

 

Colvin apparently has always known where he was going. He just did not know how to get there.

 

His parents divorced when he was a year old, and he has lived with his grandparents since then — even though his mother, Tricia Groomes, who remarried when he was 13, lives a half-mile away.

 

While Groomes remained an integral factor in Colvin’s upbringing and baseball development, his grandfather was charged with finding outlets for Colvin’s drive.

 

Jerry Sr. coached Colvin in youth leagues for nine years until Colvin reached high school. One summer they traveled to seven instructional camps in as many weekends — at $150-250 a pop, hardly a cheap proposition for someone with a freight brokerage business.

 

“But when you’ve got somebody with the talent and willpower to do it, you kind of sacrifice everything to help them,” Jerry Sr. said.

 

Colvin blossomed toward the end of his North Augusta career, but for a family that put him on an unconventional path to success, his surge toward fame and fortune has been an unforeseen whirlwind.

 

“It’s going to be an anxious time,” Groomes said. “This is all he’s ever wanted to do.”

 

Colvin enters today’s NCAA tournament regional on a 20-game hitting streak and leads the Tigers in average (.360), doubles (21) and stolen bases (21), and ranks second in homers (12) and RBIs (63).

 

He credits most of his improvement from last year’s disappointing .283 batting average to improved conditioning and patience at the plate.

 

Colvin went hitless in the super regionals a year ago, which motivated him to lift weights four times a week this year to avoid giving out at season’s end. Colvin had dropped 18 pounds by the end of the 2005 season; this year he has held steady at 195.

 

Colvin’s weight may not have fluctuated, but his value has.

 

“He’s got a lot of tools — number one being that he can hit,” one American League front office evaluator said. “He’s a good athlete who can run, play defense and can throw. I bet there are a lot of people who think very highly of him.”

 

http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/sports/colleges/clemson_university/14721386.htm?source=rss&channel=thestate_clemson_university

[CubinNY]

From the BA Draft Day Blog:

 

First Round Surprise

1:24 p.m.: In the biggest shock of the first half of the first round, the Cubs took a chance on the pro body of Tyler Colvin, the Clemson outfielder Baseball America ranked 170 on the Top 200 prospects. Colvin's stock had surged as Clemson won 21 of its last 22 games and stormed into super-regionals. Colvin, physical at 6-foot-3, 190 pounds, had been rumored to go as high as 29 to the White Sox, but instead the crosstown Cubs took him. Colvin was having a career year and finally showing power as a junior. He hit below .290 his first two seasons, then hit .359-12-65 with a .622 slugging percentage in 2006. He also was 23-for-27 on stolen bases this season.

-- John Manuel

 

Maybe he'll stay for his senior year.

 

stupid wishing for miracles.

[Guest]

Heh, I'm first on the con-call.

[sporrer17]

Heh, I'm first on the con-call.

 

Stop Bragging. :P

[C.C.]

Heh, I'm first on the con-call.

 

good question the Cubs pick and let us know what they say.

[Guest]

Heh, I'm first on the con-call.

 

good question the Cubs pick and let us know what they say.

It seems to be a one-way con-call. I can listen, but can't ask questions.

[Derwood]

so are they on break or something? No updates in over 5 minutes...

[C.C.]

Lining Up For Samardzija?

1:35 p.m.: Tyler Colvin came as one of the first round's largest surprises; new Cubs scouting director Tim Wilken obviously didn't waver from the guy he liked. But don't be surprised if the Cubs opted to go on the cheap early to save money for later. Jim Hendry is longtime friends with Notre Dame coach Paul Mainieri, and given the Colvin pick, don't be surprised to hear Jeff Samardzija land with the Cubs this afternoon.

-- Bryan Smith

[BeerHere]

My thoughts:

 

 

Hendry has a losing ML team and the system is rank with poor high picks of late. It would be tempting for Hendry to take the safest pick so no one will question their system any more than they may already, at least as it pertains to position players. He must have a decent level of confidence that this kid can do something.

 

Am I nuts?

[Vinestal]

yup this looks fairly bad

[JonnyRed]

Anyone else feel like all the other GM's are laughing their heads off right now with our 13th pick? Only the Cobs would pick someone who was ranked 170th by BA with the 13th pick. :cry:

 

Kind of reminds me of the Bears draft this year. I had to dig deep to find info on Daniel Manning after getting over the shock of the pick.

[1908]

Colvin, physical at 6-foot-3, 190 pounds, had been rumored to go as high as 29 to the White Sox, but instead the crosstown Cubs took him.

This makes me feel a bit better.

[Derwood]

so are they on break or something? No updates in over 5 minutes...

 

i ask again...

[CaliforniaRaisin]

My thoughts:

 

 

Hendry has a losing ML team and the system is rank with poor high picks of late. It would be tempting for Hendry to take the safest pick so no one will question their system any more than they may already, at least as it pertains to position players. He must have a decent level of confidence that this kid can do something.

 

Am I nuts?

 

Except he isn't a safe pick. If they wanted a safe pick, they could have gone with the likes of an Antonelli.

 

The only thing I can say is I have some faith in Wilken. I hope he knows what he's doing.

[CubinNY]

My thoughts:

 

 

Hendry has a losing ML team and the system is rank with poor high picks of late. It would be tempting for Hendry to take the safest pick so no one will question their system any more than they may already, at least as it pertains to position players. He must have a decent level of confidence that this kid can do something.

 

Am I nuts?

 

He's "projectable", scoutspeak for the objective data say one thing but the subjective data (body type, stance, swing, size) say another.

 

Maybe the Cubs think he would have gotten drafted before the 5th round and he has a lot of potential?

 

Basically, we're all nuts for loving this organization.

[BeerHere]

Colvin, physical at 6-foot-3, 190 pounds, had been rumored to go as high as 29 to the White Sox, but instead the crosstown Cubs took him.

This makes me feel a bit better.

 

Yeah, and he's a college kid so we should have a decent idea within the next year or two.

[BeerHere]

My thoughts:

 

 

Hendry has a losing ML team and the system is rank with poor high picks of late. It would be tempting for Hendry to take the safest pick so no one will question their system any more than they may already, at least as it pertains to position players. He must have a decent level of confidence that this kid can do something.

 

Am I nuts?

 

Basically, we're all nuts for loving this organization.

 

Seconded

[C.C.]

My thoughts:

 

 

Hendry has a losing ML team and the system is rank with poor high picks of late. It would be tempting for Hendry to take the safest pick so no one will question their system any more than they may already, at least as it pertains to position players. He must have a decent level of confidence that this kid can do something.

 

Am I nuts?

 

Basically, we're all nuts for loving this organization.

 

Seconded

 

Thirded

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Projected Sandwich Round Picks

1:50 p.m.: 31. LAD--Sean Watson, rhp, Tennessee

32. Bal--Emmanuel Burriss, ss, Kent State

33. SF--Chris Tillman, rhp, HS/California

34. Ari--David Huff, lhp, UCLA

35. SD--Kyle Burke, of/lhp, HS/Tennessee

36. Fla--Brett Anderson, lhp, HS/Oklahoma

37. Phi--Jared Mitchell, of, HS/Louisiana

38. Atl--Alex White, rhp, HS/North Carolina

39. Cle--Kevin Mulvey, rhp, Villanova

40. Bos--Kris Johnson, lhp, Wichita State

41. NYY--Pedro Beato, rhp, St. Petersburg (Fla.) JC

42. StL--Chris Perez, rhp, Miami

43. Atl--Derrick Robinson, of, HS/Florida

44. Bos--Matt Long, rhp, Miami (Ohio)

-- Jim Callis

[WindyCity]

My thoughts:

 

 

Hendry has a losing ML team and the system is rank with poor high picks of late. It would be tempting for Hendry to take the safest pick so no one will question their system any more than they may already, at least as it pertains to position players. He must have a decent level of confidence that this kid can do something.

 

Am I nuts?

 

Basically, we're all nuts for loving this organization.

 

Seconded

 

Thirded

 

Truth.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

so are they on break or something? No updates in over 5 minutes...

 

i ask again...

 

Break before sandwich picks start.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Lining Up For Samardzija?

1:35 p.m.: Tyler Colvin came as one of the first round's largest surprises; new Cubs scouting director Tim Wilken obviously didn't waver from the guy he liked. But don't be surprised if the Cubs opted to go on the cheap early to save money for later. Jim Hendry is longtime friends with Notre Dame coach Paul Mainieri, and given the Colvin pick, don't be surprised to hear Jeff Samardzija land with the Cubs this afternoon.

-- Bryan Smith

 

That makes a bit of sense. Gonna need a lot of money to woo Jeff.

[packiowa]

Anyone else feel like all the other GM's are laughing their heads off right now with our 13th pick? Only the Cobs would pick someone who was ranked 170th by BA with the 13th pick. :cry:

 

Kind of reminds me of the Bears draft this year. I had to dig deep to find info on Daniel Manning after getting over the shock of the pick.

 

This pick is not that much like the Bears' draft. As a Pack fan I saw the Daniel Manning (small school, little exposure, but great measureables) pick much like the Packers' Nick Collins pick the previous year.

 

This pick is a bit more of a stretch. He played at a high DI school, got plenty of exposure, but didn't rake. Some of the reports makes his measurables sound less than ideal. It all hinges on whether or not this past year is sustainable progression, and the Cubs seem to think so.