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  1. What's the general feeling on Kentrail Davis? He was probably the most talented player at UT this year, but I had no idea how he was viewed nationally. Why do you think he'll be a tough sign? As a draft eligible sophomore, he's got plenty of chances to go back and try to up his stock if he doesn't feel he's getting paid like he should... which he probably wont be, given his performance this season.
  2. I like the Padres drafting Everett Williams. It allows them to hedge their bets against Tate not signing.
  3. mlb.com's draft tracker is going really slow...
  4. I like Kentrail Davis for the Brewers, but he's gonna be a real tough sign. They probably could have waited til the 4th or 5th and he'd have still been on the board.
  5. 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?
  6. Tim Wilken is 4-4 in picking something other than the best player available in the first round.
  7. K's a lot, doesn't walk a lot. Hits for decent power but a lot of people seem to think he won't in the pros, sounds like he might have a hole in his swing or something Sounds like a Rob Deer or Russ Branyan, or worse, Jason Dubois. Did you stop reading after "K's a lot"?
  8. This increases the chances of Brett Jackson falling to us. Not woohoo. :( Anytime somebody I don't want is eliminated as a possible pick of ours, I will rejoice.
  9. Well they usually have a lot of money to spend on the draft, surprisingly. They aren't that cheap. I'm thinking White must be throwing up a out of line bonus demand. As for the A's. Green, Scheppers, Wheeler and sleeper Raley remain possibilities. The A's have enough money to take anyone btw. FWIW, dont be shocked to here Kipnis.... Well I'm not surprised they were willing to spend. But they were extremely tight lipped about their pick, and nobody was connected to Crow.
  10. BA has scooped the [expletive] out of this draft. Kudos to them. Sucky for us, though. This is boring.
  11. Whoa, drafting as a 1B. I guess they cleared that up.
  12. Four minutes per pick is still a bit too much. Especially considering there seems to be an edict from the higher ups to wait the whole time out.
  13. I really think we will take another guy we werent linked to with the first pick. A guy like Poythress or Krauss wouldnt shock me. I wouldnt mind Jeff Malm. I would love to have Malm, but he's a bit of an overdraft there. Granted, there's no way he lasts til our 2nd pick. The one I keep thinking is our big sleeper is Kentrail Davis. He's the quintessential Wilken pick. The only thing is, I'd think we'd have heard something about a predraft deal if they were going to risk nabbing him.
  14. That's where the draft is actually happening, I think. No conference hall or auditorium or anything... the MLB Network set.
  15. I'm guardedly optimistic with everything going crazy at the last moment here, but Wilken seems to disappoint me every year... no matter who is on the board. And there's no guarantee anybody we really want will actually drop.
  16. I expected the Nats to go with a cheap overdraft at #10, but not to that degree.
  17. Because our record was so good last year.
  18. I thought Turner was the one demanding Porcello money? Oh well... good talent slipping further certainly isn't a bad thing.
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