2010 draft discussion

[Transmogrified Tiger]

It'd be kinda neat to have the Cubs draft a guy I saw play when he was 10. His dad is a professional hitting instructor, so he should be relatively polished as a hitter if he were to stay there/be converted.

[cubsfaninkansas]

where do the cubs draft??

[Guest]

where do the cubs draft??

 

16th pick overall, last protected pick in the first round.

[Cubswin11]

where do the cubs draft??

 

16th pick overall, last protected pick in the first round.

Should be able to add another quality player to our improving system. Hopefully we have money to spend on a guy who falls because of signability issues or teams don't want to overspend.

[UK1679666180]

Top 30:

 

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

2 Anthony Ranaudo RHP Jr. R-R 6-7 230 Louisiana State Jackson, N.J. Rangers ’07 (11) 9/9/1989

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

4 Drew Pomeranz LHP Jr. R-L 6-5 235 Mississippi Collierville, Tenn. Rangers ’07 (12) 11/22/1988

5 A.J. Cole RHP Sr. R-R 6-5 190 Oviedo 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 Chipley, Fla. Florida 8/25/1991

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

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

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 6-6 220 Georgia Tech Richmond, Va. Never drafted 6/23/1989

14 Justin Grimm RHP Jr. R-R 6-4 195 Georgia Bristol, Va. Red Sox ’07 (13) 8/16/1988

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

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

17 Deandre Smelter RHP/SS Sr. R-R 6-3 210 Tatnall Square Macon, Ga. Georgia Tech 12/3/1991

18 Manny Machado SS Sr. R-R 6-3 190 Brito Private Hialeah, Fla. Florida International 7/6/1992

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

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

21 Chad Bettis RHP Jr. R-R 6-1 210 Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas Astros ’07 (8) 4/26/1989

22 Kyle Blair RHP Jr. R-R 6-4 220 San Diego Monte Sereno, Calif. Dodgers ’07 (5) 9/27/1988

23 Micah Gibbs C Jr. B-R 5-11 215 Louisiana State Pflugerville, Texas Never drafted 7/27/1988

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

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

26 James Paxton LHP Sr. L-L 6-4 220 Kentucky Ladner, B.C. Blue Jays '09 (1) 11/6/1988

27 Josh Sale OF Sr. L-R 6-1 205 Bishop Blanchet Seattle Gonzaga 7/5/1991

28 Michael Choice OF Jr. R-R 6-1 215 Texas-Arlington Mansfield, Texas Never drafted 11/10/1989

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

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

[Cubswin11]

What's the overall outlook on this draft? Is it deep? A couple of big time prospects then averageness the rest of the way?

[Guest]

Top 30:

 

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

2 Anthony Ranaudo RHP Jr. R-R 6-7 230 Louisiana State Jackson, N.J. Rangers ’07 (11) 9/9/1989

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

4 Drew Pomeranz LHP Jr. R-L 6-5 235 Mississippi Collierville, Tenn. Rangers ’07 (12) 11/22/1988

5 A.J. Cole RHP Sr. R-R 6-5 190 Oviedo 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 Chipley, Fla. Florida 8/25/1991

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

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

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 6-6 220 Georgia Tech Richmond, Va. Never drafted 6/23/1989

14 Justin Grimm RHP Jr. R-R 6-4 195 Georgia Bristol, Va. Red Sox ’07 (13) 8/16/1988

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

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

17 Deandre Smelter RHP/SS Sr. R-R 6-3 210 Tatnall Square Macon, Ga. Georgia Tech 12/3/1991

18 Manny Machado SS Sr. R-R 6-3 190 Brito Private Hialeah, Fla. Florida International 7/6/1992

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

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

21 Chad Bettis RHP Jr. R-R 6-1 210 Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas Astros ’07 (8) 4/26/1989

22 Kyle Blair RHP Jr. R-R 6-4 220 San Diego Monte Sereno, Calif. Dodgers ’07 (5) 9/27/1988

23 Micah Gibbs C Jr. B-R 5-11 215 Louisiana State Pflugerville, Texas Never drafted 7/27/1988

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

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

26 James Paxton LHP Sr. L-L 6-4 220 Kentucky Ladner, B.C. Blue Jays '09 (1) 11/6/1988

27 Josh Sale OF Sr. L-R 6-1 205 Bishop Blanchet Seattle Gonzaga 7/5/1991

28 Michael Choice OF Jr. R-R 6-1 215 Texas-Arlington Mansfield, Texas Never drafted 11/10/1989

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

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

After Harper, that's a whole lot of pitching at the top.

[Shilzzz]

Deck McGuire?

 

Hipster Steroids

[UK1679666180]

If you want to know if there are any kids in your area whether it be HS, JUCO, or 4 yr. college worth a look, let me know what area you're interested in.

[shnsajax]

If you want to know if there are any kids in your area whether it be HS, JUCO, or 4 yr. college worth a look, let me know what area you're interested in.

 

Anyone out of South Texas this year? Figured there might be someone out of Moody, Calallen, or Ray.

[UK1679666180]

If you want to know if there are any kids in your area whether it be HS, JUCO, or 4 yr. college worth a look, let me know what area you're interested in.

 

Anyone out of South Texas this year? Figured there might be someone out of Moody, Calallen, or Ray.

 

The best player out of the Corpus Christi area will prob. be Mark Blackmar out of Carroll HS.

 

Moody has a 3B by the name of Michael Franco committed to Mizzou.

 

Calallen has a LHP/OF by the name of Rob Zastryzny also committed to Mizzou.

 

None of these will be high picks and will likely go to college, although Blackmar hasn't signed anywhere yet.

[Guancous]

Every prospect between #10 and #18 on that list has an outstanding name.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

If you want to know if there are any kids in your area whether it be HS, JUCO, or 4 yr. college worth a look, let me know what area you're interested in.

 

Anyone out of South Texas this year? Figured there might be someone out of Moody, Calallen, or Ray.

 

The best player out of the Corpus Christi area will prob. be Mark Blackmar out of Carroll HS.

 

Moody has a 3B by the name of Michael Franco committed to Mizzou.

 

Calallen has a LHP/OF by the name of Rob Zastryzny also committed to Mizzou.

 

None of these will be high picks and will likely go to college, although Blackmar hasn't signed anywhere yet.

 

This post makes me happy. Especially since Mizzou is going to suck this year.

[UK1679666180]

If you want to know if there are any kids in your area whether it be HS, JUCO, or 4 yr. college worth a look, let me know what area you're interested in.

 

Anyone out of South Texas this year? Figured there might be someone out of Moody, Calallen, or Ray.

 

The best player out of the Corpus Christi area will prob. be Mark Blackmar out of Carroll HS.

 

Moody has a 3B by the name of Michael Franco committed to Mizzou.

 

Calallen has a LHP/OF by the name of Rob Zastryzny also committed to Mizzou.

 

None of these will be high picks and will likely go to college, although Blackmar hasn't signed anywhere yet.

 

This post makes me happy. Especially since Mizzou is going to suck this year.

 

Don't put too much stock into it, as I said, them going to college off the bat will likely be caused by a lower ceiling rather than unsignable.

 

From what I seen, it looks like the two best recruits are a JUCO RH'er by the name of James Hudelson (Jefferson CC) and a HS RH'er out of Overland Park, KS by the name of Jason Adam. These will likely be mid round draftees but nothing of the ceiling of previous Mizzou drafts. It appears to be a down year as far as recruiting for the type of program Mizzou typically runs.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Don't put too much stock into it, as I said, them going to college off the bat will likely be caused by a lower ceiling rather than unsignable.

 

From what I seen, it looks like the two best recruits are a JUCO RH'er by the name of James Hudelson (Jefferson CC) and a HS RH'er out of Overland Park, KS by the name of Jason Adam. These will likely be mid round draftees but nothing of the ceiling of previous Mizzou drafts. It appears to be a down year as far as recruiting for the type of program Mizzou typically runs.

 

My guess is that's partially due to the team this year. There's only 4 seniors that I see on the roster, and Tepesch is the only remotely draftable junior. Can't be easy convincing draftable talent to go to a situation with that much youth already on the roster.

[Vanilla Ice]

If you want to know if there are any kids in your area whether it be HS, JUCO, or 4 yr. college worth a look, let me know what area you're interested in.

.

Raleigh?

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

If you want to know if there are any kids in your area whether it be HS, JUCO, or 4 yr. college worth a look, let me know what area you're interested in.

 

What about the north (particularly northeast) Louisiana area?

[UK1679666180]

If you want to know if there are any kids in your area whether it be HS, JUCO, or 4 yr. college worth a look, let me know what area you're interested in.

 

Raleigh?

 

NC State has a Junior RH'er by the name of Jake Buchanan that should go in the 1st ten rounds as well as former Cubs draftee Kyle Wilson and Russell Wilson who also plays FB. Ray Cotilla is someone that is worth watching as a late draftee.

 

As far as HS'ers in that area:

 

Blair Betts out of Athens Drive has a D-I signing at Indiana and the best players from Cary, NC are Grant Shambley (OF) out of Green Hope who is committed to Wake Forest, Brandon Wilson (RHP) out of Cary Academy who is committed to Campbell, and Adam Boghosian (P/OF) out of Green Hope who is committed to UNC Greensboro.

Edited February 3, 2010 by UK

[UK1679666180]

If you want to know if there are any kids in your area whether it be HS, JUCO, or 4 yr. college worth a look, let me know what area you're interested in.

 

What about the north (particularly northeast) Louisiana area?

 

UL-Monroe has a RH'er by the name of James Jones, who is pretty good and will likely drafted in the mid rounds (15-25).

 

La Tech has a left hander by the name of Mike Jefferson that should go between rounds 3-5 and might be worth the drive down I-20 to Ruston. They also have an OF'er by the name of Devon Dageford that merits watching if go see them.

 

Not much as far as HS or Juco in that area to watch for.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

If you want to know if there are any kids in your area whether it be HS, JUCO, or 4 yr. college worth a look, let me know what area you're interested in.

 

What about the north (particularly northeast) Louisiana area?

 

UL-Monroe has a RH'er by the name of James Jones, who is pretty good and will likely drafted in the mid rounds (15-25).

 

La Tech has a left hander by the name of Mike Jefferson that should go between rounds 3-5 and might be worth the drive down I-20 to Ruston. They also have an OF'er by the name of Devon Dageford that merits watching if go see them.

 

Not much as far as HS or Juco in that area to watch for.

 

Thanks. I'll definitely check out the ULM pitcher and will try to see La Tech player as well.

[NCCubFan]

As far as HS'ers in that area:

 

Blair Betts out of Athens Drive.....

Former Cub Josh Hamilton's school. :D

Brandon Wilson (RHP) out of Cary Academy who is committed to Campbell.....

Go Camels! (That's where I teach.)

[Vanilla Ice]

As far as HS'ers in that area:

 

Blair Betts out of Athens Drive.....

Former Cub Josh Hamilton's school. :D

Brandon Wilson (RHP) out of Cary Academy who is committed to Campbell.....

Go Camels! (That's where I teach.)

I know Brandon personally and Campbell is getting a very good kid that works very hard.

[Outshined_One]

Andy Seiler's 2010 Chicago Cubs Draft Preview

 

Not a whole lot we already didn't know, but still a nice read.

[Clem Fandango]

ESPN recently put up a Top pitchers in the draft class preview, with some scouting reports on each guy. Here's the link...

 

http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/blog?name=mlb_draft&id=5052589

 

Can't put it all, but I'll put the list:

 

1. Jameson Taillon, RHP -- The Woodlands HS

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

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

4. Anthony Ranaudo, RHP -- LSU

5. Deck McGuire, RHP -- Georgia Tech

6. Kevin Gausman, RHP -- Grandview HS (Col.)

7. Adam Plutko, RHP -- Glendora HS (Calif.)

8. Dylan Covey, RHP -- Maranatha HS (Calif.)

9. Drew Pomeranz, LHP -- Mississippi

10. Griffin Murphy, LHP -- Redlands East Valley HS (Calif.)

 

Note: I left James Paxton (Kentucky) off because he's not likely to pitch until late this month at the earliest. Sale, who fanned 14 over eight innings versus Mercer, lost out to Pomeranz, but would likely be the next name if the list continued, followed by Kaleb Cowart of Cook HS (Ga.) -- who has the stuff and projectability to move well into the upper half of these rankings. Right-hander Stetson Allie, a two-way player from St. Edward HS (Ohio) and Tyrell Jenkins from Henderson HS (Texas) could make moves this spring, too.

[Little Slide Rooter]

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

 

That was my thought as soon as I found out that Doug Drabek had an almost major league ready kid.