2008 Day 1 Draft Thread

[Guest]

If you're think Melville will go here to NY, you're likely wrong.

 

Melville's rough season catching up with him?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

so I just tuned in -- did Selig just belch on his way to the podium?

[Guest]

If you're think Melville will go here to NY, you're likely wrong.

 

Melville's rough season catching up with him?

Bonus demands:

 

Kevin Goldstein (1:45:19 PM PT): Will. Melville asked for 10-15 money before the draft, and the further he goes, the further it looks like he'll get it. That makes UNC happy, especially after getting Matt Harvey last year. I like Bryan's scouting report on Dykstra more than Depos.

[jersey cubs fan]

Stink is one cocky SOB.

 

 

 

"I was the one who brought the kid down to earth."

 

I know the credit crunch has been hard, but do you have to take it whenever you find a chance?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Melville, Hunt, Jake O, Kelly, Collier, and Gillaspie all around and 12 picks til the Cubs.

[Rob]

Chisenhall is a bit of a reach.

[Flames24Rulz]

Melville, Hunt, Jake O, Kelly, Collier, and Gillaspie all around and 12 picks til the Cubs.

 

If Melville is still there at 41 (and if we take him), that'll make the Cashner pick a lot easier to swallow.

[Guest]

Ping, thoughts on Mike Montgomery?

[Guest]

Chisenhall is a bit of a reach.

Indians better lock down everything in the locker room and office.

[Rob]

Melville, Hunt, Jake O, Kelly, Collier, and Gillaspie all around and 12 picks til the Cubs.

 

If Melville is still there at 41 (and if we take him), that'll make the Cashner pick a lot easier to swallow.

 

To my mind, the only way to cancel out the no-upside pick of Cashner was to grab Hewitt at 41... and now that's not an option.

[weis21]

Chisenhall is a bit of a reach.

Indians better lock down everything in the locker room and office.

He plays at Pitt CC which is about 3 miles down the road and I've never heard of him. Of course, Freddie Bynum went to Pitt CC and I didn't hear too much about him either 8-)

[imb]

Ping, thoughts on Mike Montgomery?

 

i hated the way he treated casey jacobsen

[Bruno7481]

Melville, Hunt, Jake O, Kelly, Collier, and Gillaspie all around and 12 picks til the Cubs.

 

If Melville is still there at 41 (and if we take him), that'll make the Cashner pick a lot easier to swallow.

 

To my mind, the only way to cancel out the no-upside pick of Cashner was to grab Hewitt at 41... and now that's not an option.

 

I think it is a little extreme to "LOVE" or "HATE" a pick at this point. They are all a relative unknown.

 

Its easy to throw around disgust about a pick, but a bit harder to give an actual reason for it.

[hawkeyecub]

Red Sox take Kelly

[Guest]

Ping, thoughts on Mike Montgomery?

 

i hated the way he treated casey jacobsen

 

Should have waited another 2 weeks to get the Stanford coaching job instead of Berkeley.

[Rob]

Melville, Hunt, Jake O, Kelly, Collier, and Gillaspie all around and 12 picks til the Cubs.

 

If Melville is still there at 41 (and if we take him), that'll make the Cashner pick a lot easier to swallow.

 

To my mind, the only way to cancel out the no-upside pick of Cashner was to grab Hewitt at 41... and now that's not an option.

 

I think it is a little extreme to "LOVE" or "HATE" a pick at this point. They are all a relative unknown.

 

Its easy to throw around disgust about a pick, but a bit harder to give an actual reason for it.

 

I have an actual reason. Drafting relievers is going to give you very little upside, and still maintain a pretty high level of risk. Any team that drafts a reliever in the first is wasting their pick, unless they intend to start him.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Its easy to throw around disgust about a pick, but a bit harder to give an actual reason for it.

 

Actually, it's pretty easy to have a reason to not like the selection of a college reliever in the first round, especially one that's as unpolished as Cashner is.

[RammyFanny]

Don't know why Hunt is still here. A little control problem shouldn't drop you that much, he's still got plus fastball with a plus curve, potential for that curve to be plus plus IMO.

[Guest]

For OMC:

 

Kevin Goldstein (1:56:36 PM PT): parish4567 (hollywood): Now that its turned into a relief bonanza, how high do you see scott bittle go going -- and how can a guy have an 18K/9

 

Bittle has ridiculous numbers at Ole Miss, but he's kind of a trick pitcher. It's a mid-80s cutter, and it's an effective, but weird pitch -- and not the thing that's going to get him selected in the first round. More like 4th-6th.

[Bruno7481]

Its easy to throw around disgust about a pick, but a bit harder to give an actual reason for it.

 

Actually, it's pretty easy to have a reason to not like the selection of a college reliever in the first round, especially one that's as unpolished as Cashner is.

 

I'm personally indifferent about the pick. I don't think it's as bad as some are making it out to be though.

[jersey cubs fan]

Little Schlereth has Mel Kiper's hair.

[Jake]

Its easy to throw around disgust about a pick, but a bit harder to give an actual reason for it.

 

Actually, it's pretty easy to have a reason to not like the selection of a college reliever in the first round, especially one that's as unpolished as Cashner is.

Gotta be the Dave Littlefield Effect. Look who we took last year!

[NonProfitCow]

Jake O to the Brewers.

[Bruce Miles]

Thanks, Bruce.

 

Wilken said Cashner has put on 15-20 pounds from last year and that the Cubs would let time determine wither Cashner remains a reliever or goes to the bullpen in the minor leagues.

 

Do you mean remains a reliever or starts in the minors?

 

I fixed it to say remain a reliever or go to the starting rotation. Good edit on your part. I was trying to do too many things. Finally made it to Dodger Stadium a few minutes ago.

[CubsGM]

Jake O to the Brewers.

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