2010 draft discussion

[jersey cubs fan]

So, what does it look like the Cubs can do with their top 15 pick next June?

[Guest]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090611&content_id=5275136&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

 

Cameron Bedrosian, RHP, East Coweta HS, Ga.

Yordy Cabrera, SS, Lakeland HS, Fla.

AJ Cole, RHP, Oveida HS, Fla

Kaleb Cowart, SS/RHP, Cook County HS, Ga.

Jameson Taillon, RHP, The Woodlands HS, TX

Christian Colon, SS, Cal-State Fullerton

Matt Harvey, RHP, North Carolina

Drew Pomeranz, LHP, Mississippi

Anthony Ranaudo, RHP, LSU

Victor Sanchez, 3B, San Diego - drafted by the Cubs in 2007

 

And possibly Bryce Harper.

[TruffleShuffle]

Cameron Bedrosian, RHP, East Coweta HS, Ga.

 

ooh, any relation to steve?

[Guest]

BA's top 50 sophomores in 2009 (asterix indiciates draft-eligible sophomores):

 

1. Matt Harvey, rhp, North Carolina

2. *Kentrail Davis, of, Tennessee

3. *D.J. Lemahieu, ss, Louisiana State - drafted by Cubs

4. Barret Loux, rhp, Texas A&M

5. Sammy Solis, lhp, San Diego

6. Brandon Workman, rhp, Texas

7. Victor Sanchez, 3b, San Diego

8. Kyle Blair, rhp, San Diego

9. Kevin Keyes, of, Texas

10. Derek Dietrich, ss, Georgia Tech

11. Drew Pomeranz, lhp, Mississippi

12. Christian Colon, ss, Cal State Fullerton

13. Chris Hernandez, lhp, Miami

14. Hunter Morris, 1b, Auburn

15. Anthony Ranaudo, rhp, Louisiana State

16. Nick Tepesch, rhp, Missouri

17. Yasmani Grandal, c, Miami

18. *Shawn Tolleson, rhp, Baylor

19. *Mike Nesseth, rhp, Nebraska

20. Scott Alexander, lhp, Pepperdine

21. Deck McGuire, rhp, Georgia Tech

22. Rick Hague, ss, Rice

23. Kevin Patterson, 1b/of, Auburn

24. Chad Bettis, rhp, Texas Tech

25. Josh Osich, lhp, Oregon State

26. *Bryan Morgado, lhp, Tennessee

27. *Craig Fritsch, rhp, Baylor

28. Brett Eibner, rhp/of, Arkansas

29. *Drew Storen, rhp, Stanford

30. *Sam Dyson, rhp, South Carolina

31. Kyle Parker, of, Clemson

32. Micah Gibbs, c, Louisiana State

33. Mike Olt, ss, Connecticut

34. Scott Woodward, 3b/of, Coastal Carolina

35. Josh Rutledge, ss, Alabama

36. Chance Ruffin, rhp, Texas

37. Brian Fletcher, of, Auburn

38. Leon Landry, of, Louisiana State

39. Ross Wilson, 2b, Alabama

40. Kevin Rhoderick, rhp, Oregon State

41. Seth Blair, rhp, Arizona State

42. *Brooks Raley, lhp/of, Texas A&M - drafted by Cubs

43. Rob Rasmussen, lhp, UCLA

44. Tanner Robles, lhp, Oregon State

45. John Gast, lhp, Florida State

46. Daniel Renken, rhp, Cal State Fullerton

47. B.J. Guinn, 2b, California

48. Evan Danieli, rhp, Notre Dame

49. Jake Thompson, rhp, Long Beach State

50. Gary Brown, 3b/of, Cal State Fullerton

[Guest]

Cameron Bedrosian, RHP, East Coweta HS, Ga.

 

ooh, any relation to steve?

 

Yes, his son.

 

That's right, it's Steve's son and the kid can throw. He's not a real big right-hander, but he's got good stuff with a low-90s fastball, and his breaking ball, a hard power curve, is a serious out pitch. He's also got a changeup and he's a real strike-thrower, learning how to do things the right way from his dad.

[TruffleShuffle]

this is depressing, all the players from my childhood have kids who are becoming prospects. i'm old. :x

[RedFlash]

this is depressing, all the players from my childhood have kids who are becoming prospects. i'm old. :x

 

(Imitating Nelson)

 

Ha ha.

[Mephistopheles]

iave seen taillon alot as well as the four longhorns

[UK1679666180]

I loved Seth Blair in HS. In fact, he had the best performance as a Junior in HS that I've seen in the last 5 years.

[illiniguy]

Harper has enrolled in juco in Nevada. He'll be here.

[Mephistopheles]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/?p=1261

 

let's throw the rest of the season. it's not like we're going anywhere...

[Guest]

PG Crosschecker's top 5 HS prospects for 2010:

 

Jameson Taillon, RHP, The Woodlands HS (TX)

AJ Cole, RHP, Oveida HS (Winter Springs, FL)

Dylan Covey, RHP, Marantha HS (Pasadena, CA)

Kaleb Cowart, RHP, Cook County HS (Adel, GA)

Yordy Cabrera, SS, Lakeland HS (FL)

[Guest]

Top 2010 SoCal Pitchers: http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/?p=1276

 

Top 2010 SoCal Hitters: http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/?p=1274

[UK1679666180]

1 Bryce Harper C Fr. L-R 6-3 205 CC of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, Nev. Never drafted 10/16/1992

2 Jameson Taillon RHP Sr. R-R 6-6 225 The Woodlands HS The Woodlands, Texas Rice 11/18/1991

3 Anthony Ranaudo RHP Jr. R-R 6-7 225 Louisiana State Jackson, N.J. Rangers ’07 (11) 9/9/1989

4 Drew Pomeranz LHP Jr. R-L 6-5 230 Mississippi Collierville, Tenn. Rangers ’07 (12) 11/22/1988

5 A.J. Cole RHP Sr. R-R 6-5 190 Oviedo HS Winter Springs, Fla. Miami 1/5/1992

6 Jesse Hahn RHP Jr. R-R 6-5 190 Virginia Tech Groton, Conn. Never drafted 7/30/1989

7 Karsten Whitson RHP Sr. R-R 6-4 190 Chipley HS Chipley, Fla. Florida 8/25/1991

8 Stetson Allie RHP Sr. B-R 6-4 225 St. Edward HS Olmsted Falls, Ohio North Carolina 3/13/1991

9 Chris Sale LHP Jr. L-L 6-5 175 Florida Gulf Coast Lakeland, Fla. Rockies ’07 (21) 3/30/1989

10 Brandon Workman RHP Jr. R-R 6-5 220 Texas Bowie, Texas Phillies ’07 (3) 8/13/1988

11 Deandre Smelter RHP Sr. R-R 6-3 210 Tatnall Square Academy Macon, Ga. 12/3/1991

12 Christian Colon SS Jr. R-R 6-1 190 Cal State Fullerton Anaheim, Calif. Padres ’07 (10) 5/14/1989

13 Deck McGuire RHP Jr. R-R 6-6 228 Georgia Tech Richmond, Va. Never drafted 6/23/1989

14 Zack Cox 3B So. L-R 6-1 215 Arkansas Louisville, Ky. Dodgers ’08 (20) 5/9/1989

15 Justin Grimm RHP Jr. R-R 6-4 195 Georgia Bristol, Va. Red Sox ’07 (13) 8/6/1988

16 Kyle Blair RHP Jr. R-R 6-4 200 San Diego Monte Sereno, Calif. Dodgers ’07 (5) 9/27/1988

17 Yordy Cabrera SS/RHP Sr. R-R 6-4 190 Lakeland HS Lakeland, Fla. Miami 9/3/1990

18 Micah Gibbs C Jr. B-R 5-11 210 Louisiana State Pflugerville, Texas Never drafted 7/27/1988

19 Justin O’Conner SS/RHP Sr. R-R 6-1 190 Cowan HS Muncie, Ind. Arkansas 3/31/1992

20 Kaleb Cowart RHP/3B Sr. B-R 6-3 190 Cook County HS Adel, Ga. Florida State 6/2/1992

21 Yasmani Grandal C Jr. L-R 6-2 210 Miami (Fla.) Miami Springs, Fla. Red Sox ’07 (27) 11/8/1988

22 Hunter Morris 1B/OF Jr. L-R 6-2 220 Auburn Huntsville, Ala. Red Sox ’07 (2) 10/7/1988

23 Dylan Covey RHP Sr. R-R 6-2 195 Maranatha HS Pasadena, Calif. San Diego 8/14/1991

24 James Paxton LHP Sr. L-L 6-4 215 Kentucky Ladner, B.C. Blue Jays '09 (1) 11/6/1988

25 Ricky Hague SS Jr. R-R 6-2 185 Rice Spring, Texas Brewers ’07 (37) 9/18/1988

26 Kevin Jacob RHP Jr. R-R 6-6 235 Georgia Tech Parkville, Md. Never drafted 3/26/1989

27 Nick Castellanos 3B Sr. R-R 6-4 210 Archbishop McCarthy HS Davie, Fla. Miami 3/4/1992

28 Levon Washington OF/2B Fr. L-R 5-11 170 Chipola (Fla.) JC Gainesville, Fla. Rays '09 (1) 7/26/1991

29 Sammy Solis LHP Jr. R-L 6-5 210 San Diego Litchfield Park, Ariz. D’backs ’07 (18) 8/10/1988

30 Jarrett Parker OF Jr. L-L 6-4 210 Virginia Stafford, Va. Never drafted 1/1/1989

[jersey cubs fan]

Cubs drafting 18 right now, 3 games away from the top 15 cut-off.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

they'll screw that up

[UK1679666180]

Shift O'Conner to C and draft him.

[Guest]

BA's top 25 in HS and college: http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/draft/early-draft-preview/2009/268869.html

 

I'll list the top 5:

 

College:

 

1. Bryce Harper, C, CC of Southern Nevada

2. Anthony Ranaudo, RHP, Louisiana State

3. Deck McGuire, RHP, Georgia Tech

4. LeVon Washington, OF, Chipola (Fla.) JC - Tampa's first rounder in 2009

5. Chris Sale, LHP, Florida Gulf Coast

 

HS:

 

1. Jameson Taillon, RHP, The Woodlands (Texas) HS

2. A.J. Cole, RHP, Oviedo (Fla.) HS

3. Karsten Whitson, RHP, Chipley (Fla.) HS

4. Manny Machado, SS, Brito HS, Miami

5. Stetson Allie, RHP/3B, St. Edward HS, Lakewood, Ohio

[Tedward]

they'll screw that up

 

Felix Hernandez helped us out today. It looks like we nailed down the 15th overall choice. Therefore our 1st round pick should be protected......

[CUBZ99]

they'll screw that up

 

Felix Hernandez helped us out today. It looks like we nailed down the 15th overall choice. Therefore our 1st round pick should be protected......

 

At least the Cubs did something right this season.

[Guest]

they'll screw that up

 

Felix Hernandez helped us out today. It looks like we nailed down the 15th overall choice. Therefore our 1st round pick should be protected......

We definitely did. As the only 83 win team, there are no tiebreakers involved. We had the 16th best (15 worst) record in baseball.

[NCCubFan]

Doug Davis gets some of the credit too.

[Wrigley Rat]

Sorry guys, but it's not true. We get the 16th pick...

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/ask-ba/2009/268957.html

 

 

 

 

 

Fortunately, the first 16 picks are protected! I was very bummed at first - I'm better now.

[Guest]

Sorry guys, but it's not true. We get the 16th pick...

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/ask-ba/2009/268957.html

 

 

 

 

 

Fortunately, the first 16 picks are protected! I was very bummed at first - I'm better now.

 

Yeah, you can't hold the Rangers failing to sign Purke against the Cubs even if they drop a slot.

[Outshined_One]

Andy Seiler, who seems to have a pretty good handle on the MLB Draft based on his postings on Sickels' site and on his own blog, just posted his first 2010 Mock Draft.

 

16. Chicago Cubs – Stetson Allie, RHP, St. Edwards HS (OH) – Some scouts see Allie as a third base prospect, but his arm is just too good to pass up. Remember how we thought Shelby Miller had the best pure arm a year ago? Allie’s is better. Remember how Madison Younginer got hype because of his closer role and plus fastball? Allie’s better. He already touches 99 with his fastball, has a slider in the upper-80s, and could be the best pure arm from high school in quite awhile. The problem is that he might just be a reliever, as he has a high-effort delivery. The Cubs seem to like these kind of cases, so this seems like a solid fit.

 

Don't quite agree with his interpretation of the Cubs' drafting philosophy, but hey, it's early.