2006 Draft Discussion Thread

[texascub]

Dodgers take Preston Mattingly, SS.

[Derwood]

ok, so they are only a little behind schedule then if the sandwich round was supposed to start 5 minutes ago

[texascub]

Orioles take Pedro Beato, RHP.

[Derwood]

never mind, here we go

[CubinNY]

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.

 

Is this kid from ND worth the Money?

[Derwood]

D-Backs took Brooks Brown, a pitcher many mock drafts had going to STl at #30

[BeerHere]

You heard it here first:

 

Colvin is Pujols-lite

 

 

[texascub]

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.

 

Is this kid from ND worth the Money?

 

He's good but not great; I believe he's a fastball/slider type of pitcher. He was 8-2 with a 4.33ERA this year. His WHIP or 1.41 could also use some work.

[sethuel1]

well, i guess I'll hang around until my wife's best friend's brother gets taken, but then i've really gotta go to work

 

Nate Culp, if anyone's interested.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

well, i guess I'll hang around until my wife's best friend's brother gets taken, but then i've really gotta go to work

 

Nate Culp, if anyone's interested.

 

Nate just told me he's never heard of you.

[texascub]

Chamberlain finally goes to the Yanks.

[Jon]

And his K/BB hasn't been that good. I really don't get it.

 

2004: 42/17

2005: 56/30

2006: 51/37

[Derwood]

well, i guess I'll hang around until my wife's best friend's brother gets taken, but then i've really gotta go to work

 

Nate Culp, if anyone's interested.

 

Nate just told me he's never heard of you.

 

Has anyone else formed a mental picture that Is_Pedro_There looks like Earl?

[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.

 

Is this kid from ND worth the Money?

 

He's definitely first round talent, probably top 20-worthy. Of course, he's probably top-20 worthy in the NFL draft too.

[sethuel1]

well, i guess I'll hang around until my wife's best friend's brother gets taken, but then i've really gotta go to work

 

Nate Culp, if anyone's interested.

 

Nate just told me he's never heard of you.

I never said he had. Although I did meet him once. But that was at his sister's graduation party, so there were a lot of people around.

 

I was the only one with a radar gun, though.

[texascub]

well, i guess I'll hang around until my wife's best friend's brother gets taken, but then i've really gotta go to work

 

Nate Culp, if anyone's interested.

 

Well BA had him ranked one below Colvin, so maybe he'll go soon.

[sethuel1]

well, i guess I'll hang around until my wife's best friend's brother gets taken, but then i've really gotta go to work

 

Nate Culp, if anyone's interested.

 

Nate just told me he's never heard of you.

 

Has anyone else formed a mental picture that Is_Pedro_There looks like Earl?

yes

[CaliforniaRaisin]

And his K/BB hasn't been that good. I really don't get it.

 

2004: 42/17

2005: 56/30

2006: 51/37

 

He has a good hitting approach, though sometimes he's too aggressive. He hasn't shown much power, but there's room for growth. He has enough speed to possibly stay there.

 

Talk about a project/reach.

 

All that keeps me going is that I trust in Wilken.

[sethuel1]

And his K/BB hasn't been that good. I really don't get it.

 

2004: 42/17

2005: 56/30

2006: 51/37

 

He has a good hitting approach, though sometimes he's too aggressive. He hasn't shown much power, but there's room for growth. He has enough speed to possibly stay there.

 

Talk about a project/reach.

 

All that keeps me going is that I trust in Wilken.

 

All that keeps me going is regularly drinking large quantities of beer.

[Jon]

And his K/BB hasn't been that good. I really don't get it.

 

2004: 42/17

2005: 56/30

2006: 51/37

 

He has a good hitting approach, though sometimes he's too aggressive. He hasn't shown much power, but there's room for growth. He has enough speed to possibly stay there.

 

Talk about a project/reach.

 

All that keeps me going is that I trust in Wilken.

I meant Samardzija. I've never really understood why he's been ranked so high.

 

I don't want to think about Colvin anymore today.

[BeerHere]

And his K/BB hasn't been that good. I really don't get it.

 

2004: 42/17

2005: 56/30

2006: 51/37

 

He has a good hitting approach, though sometimes he's too aggressive. He hasn't shown much power, but there's room for growth. He has enough speed to possibly stay there.

 

Talk about a project/reach.

 

All that keeps me going is that I trust in Wilken.

 

All that keeps me going is regularly drinking large quantities of beer.

 

8-[

[texascub]

Josh Butler finally off the board to the Rays.

[BeerHere]

Where are we, supp?

[texascub]

Where are we, supp?

 

2nd round, Pirates are up next.

[Derwood]

It will be interesting to see what % of these players make the Short-A team (here in State College) and which go straight to Full Season A-Ball. I'm dying to know how our roster shakes out