2006 Draft Discussion Thread

[texascub]

There are still quite a few good players available for the Cubs' upcoming pick. Jordan Walden, Dellin Betances, and Matt LaPorta would all look nice at #149.

Where is LaPorta projected?

 

He was rated #38 overall by BA so I'm rather surprised he's fallen this far.

 

cuubs4life, there are 10 minute breaks between rounds so we've got about 3-4 minutes left until round 5 starts.

 

St. Louis is now 7 for 7 with college players.

 

The newest Moneyball subscribers?

 

also 6 for 7 with southern schools:

 

2 @ U Miami

Tulane

TCU

Rice

Cal Poly

Northeastern

 

The 2 Miami players were from Miami (Ohio), and Northeastern is in Boston.

[Derwood]

No, Jay and Perez were both Hurricanes. Believe me

[imb]

please draft laporta

[Brian34Cook]

No, Jay and Perez were both Hurricanes. Believe me

 

Yep they were!

[FloridaCubbie]

please draft laporta

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Yay, Hector Ambriz selected at 147! Both baseball guys in my sig are gone! :)

[Derwood]

Here we go....

[texascub]

Smardizad it is

[imb]

wasted pick, lets face it, theyre just screwing around today Edited June 6, 2006 by Bunts Lick Butts

[Jon]

Cubs take Samardzija...

[Derwood]

Jeffrey Samalphabet

[CP_414]

Go BEARS!

 

oh, nevermind

[texascub]

Tim, on the next conference call please ask Wilken how signable he thinks Smarzjida is.

[WindyCity]

At least he doesn't come pre-injured like Grant Johnson.

[Derwood]

odds he'll dump football?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Come on.

[texascub]

odds he'll dump football?

 

None IMO...he'd be giving up a much, much larger contract if he did. Maybe the Cubs went cheap in the first round and will pool all slot money from rounds 1-5 to try and sign him away from football.

[CP_414]

For the heck of it...

 

He was ranked as the #37th best player by BA, RHP from Notre Dame. Has 4 pitches (upper 80's FB, breaking ball, splitter, and changeup).

 

Mel Kiper has him in the top 10 of the 2007 NFL Draft.

 

When's our next pick?

[C.C.]

I think the Cubs sign this him. I'm sure they have spoken to him before the draft.

[texascub]

For the heck of it...

 

He was ranked as the #37th best player by BA, RHP from Notre Dame. Has 4 pitches (upper 80's FB, breaking ball, splitter, and changeup).

 

Mel Kiper has him in the top 10 of the 2007 NFL Draft.

 

When's our next pick?

 

Pick #179 I do believe.

[Jon]

Two college picks that have shown a combined total of 1 very good season in the past two years.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

I just listened in on the con-call with Tyler Colvin. I'll write it up and have it posted in about 5 minutes.

[hrowengartner]

this is from BA "The Cubs, as expected, took Jeff Samardzija in the fifth round with their second pick. The Notre Dame righthander and All-America wide receiver intends to play both sports, which scared off teams enough to help him drop to the Cubs. The Cubs might spend first-round money on Samardzija in what's sure to be a back-loaded deal that allows him to play football this fall, a commitment Samardzija has made repeatedly. Samardzija has first-round talent with a fastball up to 94 mph and a developing slider that has shown improvement this spring as his season progressed and he got deeper into baseball season. The Cubs have a strong relationship with Notre Dame, as both scouting director Tim Wilken and especially GM Jim Hendry are longtime friends of Irish coach Paul Mainieri."

-- John Manuel

[Derwood]

aaaaaand the cards pick a southern college guy

[Jon]

this is from BA "The Cubs, as expected, took Jeff Samardzija in the fifth round with their second pick. The Notre Dame righthander and All-America wide receiver intends to play both sports, which scared off teams enough to help him drop to the Cubs. The Cubs might spend first-round money on Samardzija in what's sure to be a back-loaded deal that allows him to play football this fall, a commitment Samardzija has made repeatedly. Samardzija has first-round talent with a fastball up to 94 mph and a developing slider that has shown improvement this spring as his season progressed and he got deeper into baseball season. The Cubs have a strong relationship with Notre Dame, as both scouting director Tim Wilken and especially GM Jim Hendry are longtime friends of Irish coach Paul Mainieri."

-- John Manuel

First round money and letting him play football doesn't strike me as the greatest of plans.