Re: 2009 Day 2 Draft Thread

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Draft gets under way at 11 am CT. They're going to shoot for rounds 4-30 today.

[Guest]

Baseball America[/url]"]Best On The Board For Day Two

 

Posted Jun. 9, 2009 10:52 pm by Conor Glassey

 

For those keeping score at home, here are the best-available picks still on the board, according to our latest Top 100:

 

30. Max Stassi, c, Yuba City (Calif.) HS

38. Sam Dyson, rhp, South Carolina

41. Zack Von Rosenbuerg, rhp, Zachary (La.) HS

43. Brody Colvin, rhp, More HS, Lafayette, La.

45. Madison Younginer, rhp, Mauldin (S.C.) HS

47. Keyvius Sampson, rhp, Forest HS, Ocala, Fla.

55. Chris Dwyer, lhp, Clemson

59. Jeff Malm, 1b, Bishop Gorman HS, Las Vegas

60. A.J. Morris, rhp, Kansas State

62. Jason Stoffel, rhp, Arizona

63. Kent Matthes, of, Alabama

64. Angelo Songco, of, Loyola Marymount

65. Brian Goodwin, of, Rocky Mount (N.C.) HS

68. Dane Williams, rhp, Archbishop McCarthy HS, SW Ranches, Fla.

74. Jacob Stewart, of, Rocky Moutain HS, Fort Collins, Colo.

80. Ryan Jackson, ss, Miami

81. Austin Maddox, c, Eagle’s View Academy, Jacksonville, Fla.

82. Brooks Raley, lhp/of, Texas A&M

83. Andrew Doyle, rhp, Oklahoma

90. Ryan Buch, rhp, Monmouth

92. Kendal Volz, rhp, Baylor

94. Matt den Dekker, of, Florida

96. Luke Bailey, c, Troup HS, LaGrange, Ga.

 

Northern California prep C Max Stassi is still on the board despite not having high bonus demands. Now it might be tougher to get him out of his UCLA commitment:

 

BA[/url]"]One of the biggest surprises on day one was a name that wasn’t called: Max Stassi. So, heading into day two, the Yuba City (Calif.) HS catcher, who ranked 30th on our latest Top 100, will be the best talent on the board. He could now be a tough pry away from nearby UCLA, though he was still in good spirits when I caught up with him this evening.

 

"I don’t know," Stassi said about why he wasn’t selected on the first day of the draft. "I was expecting to go off the board pretty high too. The thing about signability was that I didn’t really put out too high a number. I stuck out a solid number, but I felt it was fine. Whatever happens happens and I’m perfectly fine right now and I’m excited to see what’s coming. Hopefully I’ll be picked on day two."

 

Stassi would not disclose his asking price.

 

"I’m keeping that number close to me and my family and my adviser," he said. "We have a number and I wouldn’t say it’s outrageous, but if I don’t get it, or if they negotiate around it, I’m happy to go to UCLA. Whatever happens happens and I’m happy either way because either way I’ll be playing baseball and furthering my career."

[Tony Thomas]

I think that getting Chris Dwyer in this round would be a solid pick.

[Outshined_One]

And we're under way!

[Outshined_One]

San Diego just took Keyvius Sampson.

 

Since when did they have money to sign their draft picks?

[Guest]

San Diego just took Keyvius Sampson.

 

Since when did they have money to sign their draft picks?

 

Maybe they're scaling back from Latin America after last year.

 

If they sign all these HS overslot guys, that'll be an impressive haul.

[Guest]

There goes Chris Dwyer to KC.

[Guest]

And Max Stassi goes to his local team, the A's.

 

Don't sign!!

 

Kevin Goldstein (9:10:08 AM PT): Brad (MO): Is max Stassi's asking price that high or are there other reasons why he is still undrafted? Is he asking for more or less than Wil Meyers and who is your favorite hs catcher this year?

 

KG: I hit the phones a bit after they stopped picking, and here's the story there. He wants around $1.5, so now that we're in the fourth round, he's a signability problem. It reminds me a lot of Tim Melville last year.

[Outshined_One]

Dwyer just went off the board to the Royals.

 

They're having a really, really good draft so far.

[Guest]

And now Andrew Doyle.

 

I like Songco from LMU. Good pick.

[Outshined_One]

And now Songco.

 

Raaaaaaaaagh. Quit taking players I like, other teams!!

[Guest]

OMC's buddy Bittle goes off the board to the Cardinals. Ouch.

[UK1679666180]

Damn, the Cards are going after some high risk/high reward kids.

[Outshined_One]

OMC's buddy Bittle goes off the board to the Cardinals. Ouch.

 

He refused to sign as a second rounder last year.

[Guest]

Damn, the Cards are going after some high risk/high reward kids.

 

I'm really pissed they got Shelby Miller.

[UK1679666180]

OMC's buddy Bittle goes off the board to the Cardinals. Ouch.

 

He refused to sign as a second rounder last year.

 

Now, he's a senior with much less leverage and will be 23yo. in two months.

[Outshined_One]

McCallum to the Twins. Argh.

[Guest]

OMC's buddy Bittle goes off the board to the Cardinals. Ouch.

 

He refused to sign as a second rounder last year.

 

Now, he's a senior with much less leverage and will be 23yo. in two months.

 

And he's broken.

[Outshined_One]

OMC's buddy Bittle goes off the board to the Cardinals. Ouch.

 

He refused to sign as a second rounder last year.

 

Now, he's a senior with much less leverage and will be 23yo. in two months.

 

No leverage on his part, but should be fun to see if the Cardinals attempt to lowball him.

[UK1679666180]

O_O, you hoping for Wikoff today?

[Guest]

The Cubs are going to draft Ryan Jackson even though he can't hit, right?

[Guest]

[expletive] Rays man. Great pick.

[Outshined_One]

Luke Bailey to the Rays?

 

Yikes. They can sign him.

[Outshined_One]

LHP Chris Russin (UK) to the Cubs.

[Outshined_One]

O_O, you hoping for Wikoff today?

 

Not a huge fan in the times I've seen him, but he fits the mold for the Cubs.