2009 Draft Discussion Thread

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How long will the first round last? I have work til 8.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I'll be reading about the draft after the fact as my wife and new son will be released from the hospital around 3.

[fromthestretch]

I'll be reading about the draft after the fact as my wife and new son will be released from the hospital around 3.

 

Congrats!

 

Our twin boys will be two-weeks old tomorrow. My sister-in-law keeps buying them Yankees clothing. Thankfully, my friends and family have come through with a ton of Cubs stuff for them.

[Guest]

MLB.com/Jonathan Mayo Draft 6.8.09:

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090608&content_id=5206496&vkey=draft2009&fext=.jsp

 

31. Chicago Cubs: A.J. Pollock, OF, Notre Dame

Could Gibson land here? It's possible. The Cubs are liable to do just about anything, though they've taken hitters with their top picks the past couple of years. Here's thinking they'll go that route again to kick things off.

Last week's projection: Tim Wheeler

 

Arnett goes 15, James goes 18, Wheeler goes 20, Mitchell goes 21, Gould goes 26, Scheppers 27, Turner 28, Jackson 29 and Kyle Gibson goes 32.

[UK1679666180]

http://www.pgcrosschecker.com/articles/DisplayArticle.aspx?article=1503

[Guest]

http://www.pgcrosschecker.com/articles/DisplayArticle.aspx?article=1503

 

Thanks.

 

31. CHICAGO CUBS. Andrew Oliver, lhp, Oklahoma State

Oliver would become the first player ever selected in the first round with the 31st pick, courtesy of the new draft rules that allow extra picks for teams that did not sign their previous year’s first-round selection. Had he shown signs of a better breaking ball this spring, Oliver would go much higher. Pollock (if he slides) and Kansas prep righthander Garrett Gould are also possibilities here.

 

I'd like that.

[Guest]

How long will the first round last? I have work til 8.

 

Each team has 5 minutes to make their pick in the first round and the draft starts at 6 pm ET so the Cubs will be picking around 8:30 and the first round should be over 1 pick later.

[Little Slide Rooter]

How many comp picks do the Cubs have? Im sure we get 1 for Wood. Any for Blanco? Howry?

[Guest]

How many comp picks do the Cubs have? Im sure we get 1 for Wood. Any for Blanco? Howry?

 

0. Didn't offer arbitration for Wood.

[Guest]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/?p=964

 

Yesterday, Scheppers topped out at 99 in his last St Paul start and was consistently in the 96-97 range. Don't think he'll fall too much, especially with the Kyle Gibson injury.

[Tony Thomas]

Keith Law did another mock draft today and had us picking Andy Oliver but he said there is still a good chance that we pick Jackson.

[Guest]

That's 2 mocks with Oliver...I like that.

[KingCubsFan]

That Jackson guy sounds horrible

[Guest]

This is a premium content story with a lot of quotes from Wilken: http://cubs.scout.com/2/870765.html

 

Wilken thinks the biggest weakness in the Cubs system is left-handed pitching and the biggest strengths are catching depth and the middle infield.

 

He then went on to say that this is the strongest crop of LHP he's seen in a while. Said there was depth at RHP but not too much top shelf quality. He said there were a fair amount of infielders and outfielders.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Personally, it'd be really weird for the Cubs to take Oliver, and even though he rated really high before the year, his performance this year and the fact that he doesn't have a breaking pitch make me leery.

 

If Gibson makes it to 31 and we don't take him, I'm going to have to break something.

[Guest]

I just can't see Gibson making it all the way to the Cubs.

[OleMissCub]

I'm hoping Renfroe falls out of the first round because if he does, I'm pretty sure he'll be coming to the Rebs.

[Guest]

I'm hoping Renfroe falls out of the first round because if he does, I'm pretty sure he'll be coming to the Rebs.

 

Not if a team like the Red Sox or Yankees draft him.

[Little Slide Rooter]

So how come teams cant trade draft picks in baseball like they can in the other sports? The Nats could probably get a kings ransom in prospects and major league ready players for theirs this year, and that would probably serve them better than Strasberg, no matter how good he is.

[OleMissCub]

So how come teams cant trade draft picks in baseball like they can in the other sports? The Nats could probably get a kings ransom in prospects and major league ready players for theirs this year, and that would probably serve them better than Strasberg, no matter how good he is.

 

That's a damn good point.

[manbearcub]

because baseball is 30 years behind all the other sports

[Mephistopheles]

trading picks in baseball would be stupid. the yankees, red sox, dodgers, cubs and angels would end up with the entire first round every year.

[RedFlash]

trading picks in baseball would be stupid. the yankees, red sox, dodgers, cubs and angels would end up with the entire first round every year.

 

I don't think it's stupid, but trading picks don't make too much sense in baseball only because unlike other sports, players who don't like where they are drafted can opt to go to college, back to college, or to an independent leagues (and keep their draft eligibility). All three options would lead to a future redraft. Trading picks would be great in theory in baseball, but imo has very low value. (Imagine say the Cubs trade a kid say like Jay Jackson and their first rd pick to move up to the low teens --17-21--and they take a HS or draft-eligible college kid they like and expect to sign, but ultimately the kid decides to go to or back to college. Not only do you lose a solid prospect like Jackson but you lose your draft also. I'm not saying this would happen, I'm just saying it is a possibility, albeit remote.) If they could come up with a good system that allows trading picks fine, but this is baseball and they'll mess it up to a point that NY Yankees, Boston Red Sox, NY Mets, and even the Cubs could trade some of the prospects they grow tired of to "cheap" team like Washington, etc, and get a better player. I don't see trading picks happen in baseball, any time soon.

Edited June 9, 2009 by RedFlash

[Transmogrified Tiger]

trading picks in baseball would be stupid. the yankees, red sox, dodgers, cubs and angels would end up with the entire first round every year.

 

I would think it would be near the opposite.

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It is the opposite