Actual 2007 Draft Thread - Day One

[Guest]

OF Brandon Guyer, Virginia

 

Former Cub-draftee Adrian Ortiz goes one pick earlier.

[Mephistopheles]

Virginia's talent isn't deep, but two college infielders who made moves up draft boards this season were Brandon Guyer and Sergio Moranda. Guyer played poorly in the Cape Cod League last year, and he ultimately could fall into the category of solid hitter without enough power for a corner or quickness for the middle of the diamond. The consistent hard contact he made for the Cavaliers this spring opened the eyes of scouts, however, and in a draft thin in college hitters, he had a chance to go off the board in the top five rounds. He plays the game with fervor and has an aggressive, all-out approach. He doesn't work counts and he will swing and miss often, but he has solid-average bat speed and an ability to lash line drives from gap to gap. He's a 60 runner on the 20-80 scale, but lacks the lateral quickness to develop into an above-average defensive second baseman, and his fringy arm strength plays best in left field.

[Flames24Rulz]

This draft has not been impressive at all.

[Mephistopheles]

Rd No Player Pos School

1 3 Jason Heyward OF Henry County HS

1S 48 Michael Burgess OF Hillsburough HS

3 97 Will Middlebrooks 3B/RHP Liberty-Elyau HS

4 127 Chris Carpenter RHP Kent State

5 157 Taylor Martin RHP St. Michael HS

 

 

martins a big righty from louisiana with raw offspeed stuff and a plus fastball. you can dream on him.

 

i dont know if my draft is good, but it is certainly better than the crap the cubs pulled off today

[Outshined_One]

There's the Virginia pick.

 

Virginia's talent isn't deep, but two college infielders who made moves up draft boards this season were Brandon Guyer and Sergio Moranda. Guyer played poorly in the Cape Cod League last year, and he ultimately could fall into the category of solid hitter without enough power for a corner or quickness for the middle of the diamond. The consistent hard contact he made for the Cavaliers this spring opened the eyes of scouts, however, and in a draft thin in college hitters, he had a chance to go off the board in the top five rounds. He plays the game with fervor and has an aggressive, all-out approach. He doesn't work counts and he will swing and miss often, but he has solid-average bat speed and an ability to lash line drives from gap to gap. He's a 60 runner on the 20-80 scale, but lacks the lateral quickness to develop into an above-average defensive second baseman, and his fringy arm strength plays best in left field.

 

He'll fit right in. Yay.

[Cubbies4Life]

Rd No Player Pos School

1 3 Jason Heyward OF Henry County HS

1S 48 Michael Burgess OF Hillsburough HS

3 97 Will Middlebrooks 3B/RHP Liberty-Elyau HS

4 127 Chris Carpenter RHP Kent State

5 157 Taylor Martin RHP St. Michael HS

 

 

martins a big righty from louisiana with raw offspeed stuff and a plus fastball. you can dream on him.

 

i dont know if my draft is good, but it is certainly better than the crap the cubs pulled off today

 

I'm not trying to sound like I know everything or a prick, and I know you have been keeping this thread going but I was just curious how much scouting of all these players you have done and how you can be so sure all these cubs picks are so bad? Also remember you dont have to worry about signing players where the Cubs do

[Rob]

Rd No Player Pos School

1 3 Jason Heyward OF Henry County HS

1S 48 Michael Burgess OF Hillsburough HS

3 97 Will Middlebrooks 3B/RHP Liberty-Elyau HS

4 127 Chris Carpenter RHP Kent State

5 157 Taylor Martin RHP St. Michael HS

 

 

martins a big righty from louisiana with raw offspeed stuff and a plus fastball. you can dream on him.

 

i dont know if my draft is good, but it is certainly better than the crap the cubs pulled off today

 

Well, if we're gonna dream...

 

Wieters

Burgess

Harvey

Cole St. Clair

Arrieta

[Mephistopheles]

i tried not to pick any fallers, the only one was middlebrooks.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Just our luck that the draft that we finally have some good picks that signability becomes a concern.

[Guest]

Dennis Dixon? That Dennis Dixon? (Oregon Ducks QB)

[cuubs4life]

Dennis Dixon? That Dennis Dixon? (Oregon Ducks QB)

 

Thats what I said!!!! But he does not even play on the school's team, although I did some digging and he played very well in high school (all state for 2 years).

 

I think the Braves know something we dont. could be a steal.

[Mephistopheles]

Dennis Dixon? That Dennis Dixon? (Oregon Ducks QB)

 

Thats what I said!!!! But he does not even play on the school's team, although I did some digging and he played very well in high school (all state for 2 years).

 

I think the Braves know something we dont. could be a steal.

 

oregon doesnt have a baseball program.

[Guest]

Dennis Dixon? That Dennis Dixon? (Oregon Ducks QB)

 

Thats what I said!!!! But he does not even play on the school's team, although I did some digging and he played very well in high school (all state for 2 years).

 

I think the Braves know something we dont. could be a steal.

 

Nike U doesn't have a baseball team.

[Outshined_One]

Someone must have swapped draft boards with the Atlanta Falcons.

[cuubs4life]

really??

 

 

http://www.uoregon.edu/~duckball/html/mainpage.html

[Mephistopheles]

thats not real

[cuubs4life]

thats not real

 

ok then.

[Guest]

Well, they don't have a Div I team.

[Rob]

thats not real

 

Well it seems to be real, but it's just club baseball.

[Guest]

thats not real

 

No, it looks real...Div II it says. Strange, I thought they had to disband the whole baseball program because Title IX.

[cuubs4life]

thats not real

 

Well it seems to be real, but it's just club baseball.

 

So saying they dont have a baseball team would be false.

[Guest]

Less than 10 to go to 187. Maybe we can get a pitcher then? Please?

[cuubs4life]

Less than 10 to go to 187. Maybe we can get a pitcher then? Please?

 

Are they going into the 6th round today? I didnt think they were.

Edited June 8, 2007 by cuubs4life

[CubsInNC]

Dennis Dixon:

 

Ranked as a tremendous baseball prospect as the outfielder was chosen in the 20th round of the 2003 Amateur Baseball Draft by Cincinnati.

[Mephistopheles]

well we have to wait until tomorrow. theyre not starting a new round