2009 Draft & Signings Thread

[Brian]

And he's one weird dude: http://www.imbrettjackson.com/

 

I'm sure he's going to want to take his cell number off there real soon.

[TruffleShuffle]

so.....a white Patterson/Pie?

 

or tyler colvin with a few more walks. at least patterson/pie were legitimately very good in CF.

Edited June 10, 2009 by TruffleShuffle

[Iceblink]

Why the hell is there 15 minutes in between the first round and the compensation round?

 

The Selig consortium insists on a break to smoke luxurious Cuban cigars.

[Mephistopheles]

Tim Wilken is 4-4 in picking something other than the best player available in the first round.

 

To be fair, Colvin and Jackson weren't but there was a damn good case for Cashner and Vitters.

[Outshined_One]

I'd like to thank the Houston Astros for cheering me up.

[Guest]

Kevin Goldstein (5:40:14 PM PT): Cubs take Brett Jackson from Cal, who seemed to be in the mix for every team in the 20s. He's either a star or the next Tyler Colvin. That's really the range here as a risk/upside college guy.

 

Bryan Smith (5:40:59 PM PT): Brett Jackson is sort of like how KG described Wheeler -- he gets a lot of power-speed credit, but in two years, he hasn't hit more than eight home runs or stolen more than 12 bases in a season. Plus, I've heard a lot of question marks about his ability to stay in center. I think there's a pretty decent chance the Cubs just drafted a fourth outfielder.

 

Kevin Goldstein (5:41:35 PM PT): Johnny (IL): I'm a Cub fan who hates Jackson. Am I screwed?

 

Perfectly fine pick there that fits in well with his talent. I love the commentators telling us he's a hitter when that's actually his big issue. "It can be corrected" I'm told, which is always funny.

 

Joe Hamrahi (5:43:27 PM PT): I agree Bryan. I watched his numbers quite closely this year, and his lack of power, combined with a low contact rate and limited ability against LHP, makes me think the Cubs could have done better at this spot.

[SweetZombieJesus]

Tim Wilken is 4-4 in picking something other than the best player available in the first round.

 

To be fair, Colvin and Jackson weren't but there was a damn good case for Vitters.

 

Not with Porcello and the Johnny Bench/Josh Gibson Hybrid on the board.

[Rob]

Tim Wilken is 4-4 in picking something other than the best player available in the first round.

 

To be fair, Colvin and Jackson weren't but there was a damn good case for Cashner and Vitters.

 

Wieters was obviously better than Vitters, but I agree that you could make a case for taking Vitters.

 

Taking Cashner over Friedrich though?

[Derwood]

Johnny (IL): I'm a Cub fan who hates Jackson. Am I screwed?

 

Treeman, is that you?

[Mephistopheles]

Tim Wilken is 4-4 in picking something other than the best player available in the first round.

 

To be fair, Colvin and Jackson weren't but there was a damn good case for Vitters.

 

Not with Porcello and the Johnny Bench/Josh Gibson Hybrid on the board.

 

Uh, I can promise you there were at least a dozen teams who had Vitters ahead of them both.

[CUBZ99]

Scheppers and Wheeler were available and the Cubs took Jackson? :banghead: :banghead:

[Guest]

Scheppers and Wheeler were available and the Cubs took Jackson? :banghead: :banghead:

 

And Everett Williams, Rex Brothers and Garrett Gould.

[Outshined_One]

On the upside, assuming Jackson signs for slot, this should mean the Cubs are going to be targeting guys dropping due to signability concerns in later rounds.

[Mephistopheles]

1-1) WAS - Stephen Strasburg, RHP - SDSU

1-2) SEA - Dustin Ackley, 1B/OF - UNC

1-3) SD - Donovan Tate, OF - GA HS

1-4) PIT - Tony Sanchez, C - BC

1-5) BAL - Matt Hobgood, RHP - CA HS

1-6) SF - Zach Wheeler, RHP - GA HS

1-7) ATL - Mike Minor, LHP - Vandy

1-8) CIN - Mike Leake, RHP - ASU

1-9) DET - Jake Turner, RHP - MO HS

1-10) WAS - Drew Storen, RHP - Stanford

1-11) COL - Tyler Matzek, LHP - CA HS

1-12) KC - Aaron Crow, RHP - FWC

1-13) OAK - Grant Green, SS - USC

1-14) TEX - Matt Purke, LHP - TX HS

1-15) CLE - Alex White, RHP - UNC

1-16) ARI - Bobby Boechering, 3B - FL HS

1-17) ARI - AJ Pollock, OF - ND

1-18) FLA - Chad James, LHP - OK HS

1-19) STL - Shelby Miller, RHP - TX HS

1-20) TOR - Chad Jenkins, RHP - KSU

1-21) HOU - Jiovanni Mier, SS - CA HS

1-22) MIN - Kyle Gibson, RHP - Mizzou

1-23) CHW - Jared Mitchell, OF - LSU

1-24) LAA - Randal Grichuk, OF - TX HS

1-25) LAA - Mike Trout, OF - NJ HS

1-26) MIL - Eric Arnett, RHP - IU

1-27) SEA - Nick Franklin, SS - FL HS

1-28) BOS - Reymond Fuentes, OF - PR HS

1-29) NYY - Slade Heathcott, OF - TX HS

1-30) TB - LeVon Washington, 2B - FL HS

1-31) CHC - Brett Jackson, CF - Cal

1-32) COL - Tim Wheeler, OF - CS-Sac

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1-33) SEA - Kyle Heckathorn, RHP - KSU

[Mephistopheles]

Scheppers and Wheeler were available and the Cubs took Jackson? :banghead: :banghead:

 

And Everett Williams, Rex Brothers and Garrett Gould.

 

I can understand the reasoning behind not taking Williams. Tough sign.

[JeffH]

Wilken is awful. The worst scouting director in the game, by far. He should be fired immediately.

[TruffleShuffle]

On the upside, assuming Jackson signs for slot, this should mean the Cubs are going to be targeting guys dropping due to signability concerns in later rounds.

 

the bad news is they'll be guys like huseby, rundle and logan watkins who aren't really that good.

[RammyFanny]

On the upside, assuming Jackson signs for slot, this should mean the Cubs are going to be targeting guys dropping due to signability concerns in later rounds.

This. Hopefully

[Outshined_One]

On the upside, assuming Jackson signs for slot, this should mean the Cubs are going to be targeting guys dropping due to signability concerns in later rounds.

 

the bad news is they'll be guys like huseby, rundle and logan watkins who aren't really that good.

 

They could also be guys like Jay Jackson and Sean Gallagher.

[Mephistopheles]

Tim Wilken is 4-4 in picking something other than the best player available in the first round.

 

To be fair, Colvin and Jackson weren't but there was a damn good case for Cashner and Vitters.

 

Wieters was obviously better than Vitters, but I agree that you could make a case for taking Vitters.

 

Taking Cashner over Friedrich though?

 

Wieters wasn't obviously better. Staying behind the plate was questionable. Vitter OFP was (and still may be) higher. Nothing wrong with Cashner over Friedrich. Cashner had the best stuff in the draft.

[TruffleShuffle]

On the upside, assuming Jackson signs for slot, this should mean the Cubs are going to be targeting guys dropping due to signability concerns in later rounds.

 

the bad news is they'll be guys like huseby, rundle and logan watkins who aren't really that good.

 

They could also be guys like Jay Jackson and Sean Gallagher.

 

didn't they basically sign for slot? most of the cubs' late-round bonus babies have been reaches.

[Outshined_One]

Recent signings

 

Jackson got over slot at $90,000 as a 9th rounder. Sean Gallagher had something like a $60,000 bonus as a 12th rounder.

[RammyFanny]

On the upside, assuming Jackson signs for slot, this should mean the Cubs are going to be targeting guys dropping due to signability concerns in later rounds.

 

the bad news is they'll be guys like huseby, rundle and logan watkins who aren't really that good.

Ehh.. I wouldn't throw Huseby in there yet. I know he's in Peoria, but he's been pretty unhittable this year and has a really good k/9.

[Post Count Padder]

Cubs chose California outfielder Brett Jackson with the 31st pick in the draft.

Jackson hit .321/.407/.564 with 11 steals in 16 attempts for California this season. He has a solid all-around game, but he doesn't offer vast amounts of power and, if he can't last in center, he may be a tweener fourth outfielder rather than a major league regular.

[Mephistopheles]

1-1) WAS - Stephen Strasburg, RHP - SDSU

1-2) SEA - Dustin Ackley, 1B/OF - UNC

1-3) SD - Donovan Tate, OF - GA HS

1-4) PIT - Tony Sanchez, C - BC

1-5) BAL - Matt Hobgood, RHP - CA HS

1-6) SF - Zach Wheeler, RHP - GA HS

1-7) ATL - Mike Minor, LHP - Vandy

1-8) CIN - Mike Leake, RHP - ASU

1-9) DET - Jake Turner, RHP - MO HS

1-10) WAS - Drew Storen, RHP - Stanford

1-11) COL - Tyler Matzek, LHP - CA HS

1-12) KC - Aaron Crow, RHP - FWC

1-13) OAK - Grant Green, SS - USC

1-14) TEX - Matt Purke, LHP - TX HS

1-15) CLE - Alex White, RHP - UNC

1-16) ARI - Bobby Boechering, 3B - FL HS

1-17) ARI - AJ Pollock, OF - ND

1-18) FLA - Chad James, LHP - OK HS

1-19) STL - Shelby Miller, RHP - TX HS

1-20) TOR - Chad Jenkins, RHP - KSU

1-21) HOU - Jiovanni Mier, SS - CA HS

1-22) MIN - Kyle Gibson, RHP - Mizzou

1-23) CHW - Jared Mitchell, OF - LSU

1-24) LAA - Randal Grichuk, OF - TX HS

1-25) LAA - Mike Trout, OF - NJ HS

1-26) MIL - Eric Arnett, RHP - IU

1-27) SEA - Nick Franklin, SS - FL HS

1-28) BOS - Reymond Fuentes, OF - PR HS

1-29) NYY - Slade Heathcott, OF - TX HS

1-30) TB - LeVon Washington, 2B - FL HS

1-31) CHC - Brett Jackson, CF - Cal

1-32) COL - Tim Wheeler, OF - CS-Sac

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1-33) SEA - Steven Baron, C - FL HS