2006 Draft Discussion Thread - Day 2

[CaliforniaRaisin]

1019 (34th round): SS Nathan Samson, Ocala Forest

 

Not a RHP! :shock:

[Burtonbell]

1019 Nathan Sampson r/r ss 6'0" 170-lbs (HS) Ocala Forest

[CaliforniaRaisin]

1049 (35th round): 3B Marquez Smith, Clemson

[sethuel1]

1049 (35th round): 3B Marquez Smith, Clemson

looks like he DHed for a lot of the year for Clemson.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

1079 (36th round): RHP Greibal Cuevas-Novas, LA Pierce CC

[CaliforniaRaisin]

1109 (37th round): RHP Ross Francis, St. Joseph SS

 

On that note, I have to get back to work. Hopefully someone can take over for me.

[texascub]

1109 (37th round): RHP Ross Francis, St. Joseph SS

 

On that note, I have to get back to work. Hopefully someone can take over for me.

 

I'm back so I'll take over, not sure how long I can stay though.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

1109 (37th round): RHP Ross Francis, St. Joseph SS

 

On that note, I have to get back to work. Hopefully someone can take over for me.

 

I'm back so I'll take over, not sure how long I can stay though.

 

Just ask Jon to sub in when you need to go. He has no life.

[T2E]

719 Matt Matulia SS The Citadel...stat monster.

 

Looks like he has good power, weak BB/K ratios, and possible questions about defense (19 errors).

 

I think you might be looking at last year's stats. Here are this year's stats. Only 3HRs and also 23 errors. BB/K improved though to 33/44.

 

Positve report from BA Blog:

The Cubs drafted Matt Matulia in the 24th round. He's an excellent defensive shortstop with some raw power. Matulia's younger brother John was a 10th rounder by the Devil Rays last year from a Florida high school. Tim Wilken drafted both players; this year working as Cubs scouting director and last year working in that capacity for the Devil Rays.

[texascub]

1139 Benjamin Feltner CF Temple

[texascub]

719 Matt Matulia SS The Citadel...stat monster.

 

Looks like he has good power, weak BB/K ratios, and possible questions about defense (19 errors).

 

I think you might be looking at last year's stats. Here are this year's stats. Only 3HRs and also 23 errors. BB/K improved though to 33/44.

 

Positve report from BA Blog:

The Cubs drafted Matt Matulia in the 24th round. He's an excellent defensive shortstop with some raw power. Matulia's younger brother John was a 10th rounder by the Devil Rays last year from a Florida high school. Tim Wilken drafted both players; this year working as Cubs scouting director and last year working in that capacity for the Devil Rays.

 

42 errors in the past 2 years doesn't exude excellent at SS IMO. Hopefully I'm wrong. Is he just trying to get to too many balls out of his reach and gets errors for trying maybe?

[texascub]

Our last 2 picks have been:

 

Marcus Hatley CF Mission Hills (HS)

Eli Diaz RHP Texarkana CC

[texascub]

Hatley looks like a little patience player with plus power potential. He put up a line of .330/.342/.565/.902 with 6HRs, 9 doubles, 24RBI. His 2/14 BB/K ratio is a bit concerning though.

 

Here is an excellent stat breakdown for him.

[texascub]

Our 41st rounder is Jonathan Negron RHP Puerto Rico Baseball Academy

[texascub]

42nd round pick is Benjamin Ornelas OF Cypress Col.

[Brian]

749 Jamie Bagley RHP Hargrave HS

 

I've got to go now hopefully I won't be too long but with today's pace I'll probably miss several picks.

 

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=25307272

 

:lol: one of his frieds is a photoshop expert.

 

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[craig]

I like Wilken's policy. From somewhere in the 20's on, it's been pure D/F. I know a couple of the HS guys around the 20th round were already JC commits. A bunch of the picks since have been JC/CC players, so it's pretty safe that they'll return for another year and be eligible next spring. And of those, as noted by somebody, tons have been RHP. If you want a guy to blossom into a worthy D/F sign that your scouts will recognize, have it be a pitcher. If he's throwing 85-89 now, and suddenly next spring he's pounding 93-94 time after time, scout can find out easily enough, check him out, and pursue next spring. If a hitter improves some, harder to tell against the so-so level of JC competition. So I think it makes good sense to pack the second half of the draft with projectible D/F pitchers. Draft 20 of those guys, and hope a couple of them do develop and are worth high-round money next spring.

[texascub]

1288 Anthony Morel SS Riverside CC

[texascub]

I like Wilken's policy. From somewhere in the 20's on, it's been pure D/F. I know a couple of the HS guys around the 20th round were already JC commits. A bunch of the picks since have been JC/CC players, so it's pretty safe that they'll return for another year and be eligible next spring. And of those, as noted by somebody, tons have been RHP. If you want a guy to blossom into a worthy D/F sign that your scouts will recognize, have it be a pitcher. If he's throwing 85-89 now, and suddenly next spring he's pounding 93-94 time after time, scout can find out easily enough, check him out, and pursue next spring. If a hitter improves some, harder to tell against the so-so level of JC competition. So I think it makes good sense to pack the second half of the draft with projectible D/F pitchers. Draft 20 of those guys, and hope a couple of them do develop and are worth high-round money next spring.

 

You can definately tell it isn't a Hendry draft. Almost every single pitcher taken by us so far has been between 6'1" and 6'3". I can only think of 2-3 guys off the top of my head that are taller than that.

[CuseCubFan69]

T2E!! Where have you been lurking? I've been looking for your input for the last few months now.

 

Yep, I've been extremely busy recently, but summer is here and I should have a lot more time for NSBB.

 

Talk to me Tink...any Upstate NY kids drafted?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Woohoo, we drafted Parker!

 

 

He's nothing special though.

[craig]

You can definately tell it isn't a Hendry draft. Almost every single pitcher taken by us so far has been between 6'1" and 6'3". I can only think of 2-3 guys off the top of my head that are taller than that.

 

Well, I don't know.... Two of the first four pitchers taken were 6'6" or taller. (Sam. and Huseby...)

[T2E]

T2E!! Where have you been lurking? I've been looking for your input for the last few months now.

 

Yep, I've been extremely busy recently, but summer is here and I should have a lot more time for NSBB.

 

Talk to me Tink...any Upstate NY kids drafted?

 

Here's a list of all the NY players drafted:

 

4 121 WAS Glenn Gibson lhp Center Moriches (N.Y.) HS

6 188 OAK Andrew Bailey rhp Wagner (N.Y.) College

7 219 HOU David Qualben lhp Pace

8 232 DET Chris Cody lhp Manhattan

8 253 BOS Rafael Cabreja of Monroe HS, New York

8 254 NYY Dellin Betances rhp Grand Street HS, New York

12 369 HOU Bryan Hallberg rhp Pace (N.Y.)

13 399 HOU Christopher Salamida lhp Oneonta State (N.Y.)

14 410 PIT Gregory Smith 1b Fordham

15 444 CIN Rafael Sanchez 3b Queensborough (N.Y.) CC

17 518 OAK Michael Affronti ss Le Moyne

24 721 WAS Richard Caputo 3b Hofstra

24 728 OAK Earl Oakes rhp Pace (N.Y.)

27 822 LAA Matt Reilly rhp Pace (N.Y.)

28 831 SEA Rocky Collis RHP Cornell

29 886 STL Will Groff 2b SUNY Cortland

33 1002 LAA Wilberto Ortiz Dowling (N.Y.) College

35 1050 TOR John Zinnicker lhp St. Bonaventure

38 1147 PHI Bobby Haney ss Kings Park (N.Y.) HS

40 1189 TB Brando Casalicchio rhp Cold Spring Harbor HS, Long Island, N.Y.

40 1215 CWS Andy Mead of SUNY Cortland

42 1261 WAS Javier Martinez rhp Fordham

43 1301 BOS Jeff Vincent of Niagara

44 1331 NYY James Lasala c Iona (N.Y.)

47 1415 BOS Nick Hill lhp Army

48 1424 DET Matthew McDonald rhp Ulster County (N.Y.) CC

[CuseCubFan69]

Thanks T2E! I have 2 in there....Mead at 40 and Vincent at 43. It's a very exciting day for me!

[Jon]

Not sure if this was already posted, but not only is Jeremy Papelbon the brother of Jonathan Papelbon, but Jeremy's twin brother Joshua was drafted in the 48th round by Boston.