2008 Day 1 Draft Thread

[UK1679666180]

Thankfully Crawford is gone.

[RammyFanny]

Melville/Hudson/Crawford all off the board.

[CoolHandLuke]

I wish Sonny Gray would call up teams right about now and say he'd sign.

 

I would like him to wait a few more spots.

[Outshined_One]

Royals take Melville. Wow.

 

If they sign Hosmer and Melville...after signing Hochevar and Moustakas, they're really eliminating any thoughts of them doing things on the cheap.

 

My guess is they saw what the Rays had been doing over the past decade and realized they could build a good team while still keeping cheap in free agency.

[Guest]

Royals take Melville. Wow.

 

If they sign Hosmer and Melville...after signing Hochevar and Moustakas, they're really eliminating any thoughts of them doing things on the cheap.

 

My guess is they saw what the Rays had been doing over the past decade and realized they could build a good team while still keeping cheap in free agency.

Cheap this side of Gil Meche.

[RammyFanny]

Ping, why has Harold Martinez dropped so much? Is he going to college or something? I know they said he had a down year, but looking at his stats they didn't seem too shabby.

[Outshined_One]

Royals take Melville. Wow.

 

If they sign Hosmer and Melville...after signing Hochevar and Moustakas, they're really eliminating any thoughts of them doing things on the cheap.

 

My guess is they saw what the Rays had been doing over the past decade and realized they could build a good team while still keeping cheap in free agency.

Cheap this side of Gil Meche.

 

Fair point.

[Guest]

Royals have had a nice draft even if they don't sign Melville - Hosmer, Montgomery, Sample and Melville (don't know much about Giavotella).

[RyneSandberg]

I actually know Sonny Gray personally, want me to call him up and tell him to sign with us?

[Outshined_One]

Thank heaven Baltimore took Hudson. I wouldn't have been able to handle it if Wilken took yet another two way college player who never totally dedicated himself to baseball.

[Outshined_One]

I actually know Sonny Gray personally, want me to call him up and tell him to sign with us?

 

Go for it. :D

[RammyFanny]

Please

[Outshined_One]

Devaris Strange-Gordon?

 

Now that's an awesome name.

[UK1679666180]

For the Cards fans

 

Gorgen led upstart UC Irvine to its first College World Series berth last June by going 13-3, 2.83. His plan to join his twin brother Matt, a righthander at California, in the Cape Cod League for the summer was squelched, however, when he pitched deep into June and worked 137 innings for the Anteaters. He planned to shut it down for the summer but when Team USA lost the services of three premier starting pitchers in late July, Gorgen jumped at the chance to join the national team for a season-concluding trip to Holland. Despite being idle for five weeks, Gorgen was in mid-season form for Team USA as he went 1-1, 0.84 in two starts, walking one and striking out 18 in 11 innings. Gorgen lacks the size and stuff to be considered a top prospect, but he is ultra competitive and has an excellent feel for pitching. He was the most intense pitcher on the Team USA staff. His fastball is just an average pitch from the standpoint of velocity, but he gets surprisingly good angle on it and it is unusually effective because his curveball and changeup are so good. He can throw both those pitches in any count and can bury his breaking ball on hitters with two strikes although most of his strikeouts in Holland came on his changeup.—ALLAN SIMPSON

UPDATE (5/15): If teams can overlook the industry bias against short righthanders, Gorgen could inch close to the first round in this year’s draft. Few college pitchers were as consistently dominant this spring or more of a craftsman. Through 97 innings, Gorgen was 10-2, 1.76 with 31 walks and 103 strikeouts. Most impressive of all was his stingy .159 opponent batting average. Gorgen’s fastball was consistently in the 89-91 mph range but he commanded it extremely well and held his velocity deep into games. It’s his devastating changeup, though, that sets him apart from most other arms

[UK1679666180]

Ping, why has Harold Martinez dropped so much? Is he going to college or something? I know they said he had a down year, but looking at his stats they didn't seem too shabby.

 

I don't know about his signability, but he has fallen past where he should've.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Shortstops and pitchers galore.

[RammyFanny]

Now this is the only pick I know nohting about. But at least it's at a good position.

[Outshined_One]

Cubs tab their first HS player. A 5'9 165 lb SS.

 

Something tells me this pick will receive some sarcasm.

[Guest]

I want Galloway, dag nabbit.

[RyneSandberg]

sorry guys sonny is staying in college and playing at Vandy next year.

[Outshined_One]

sorry guys sonny is staying in college and playing at Vandy next year.

 

Given his bum ankle and short stature for a RHP, that's not overly surprising.

[UK1679666180]

I like the picks of Cashner and Carpenter, indifferent about the Vandy kid and not a fan of Shafer and the little guy (hope they prove me wrong).

[RyneSandberg]

sorry guys sonny is staying in college and playing at Vandy next year.

 

Given his bum ankle and short stature for a RHP, that's not overly surprising.

meh the ankles fine now, I use to play ball with him for about five years. Kid has the most heart I've played with.

[Outshined_One]

Cerda's a left handed hitter who plays SS. Somehow, this does not surprise me.

 

His defense looks decent with a pretty good arm. His swing tells me he's not going to be a power hitter; he doesn't let the ball get deep in the zone and has a tendency to throw his hands at the ball.

 

We'll see what the Cubs can do with him. Considering he's a fourth rounder, I'm not expecting an all star.

[RammyFanny]

Washington gets Nieto, nice value.