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It was being talked about in yesterday's game thread but this probably deserves its own thread. Robinson Chirinos also promoted to AA. Mark Reed and Nate Samson demoted to Daytona.

This probably deserves its own thread. Jay Jackson was supposedly demoted due to disciplinary reasons and pitched yesterday for Daytona. Carpenter makes his AA debut tonight. Brett Jackson was promoted to Peoria after last night's Boise game.

C Chris Robinson The game will be in Portland, Oregon. July 15, 9:05 pm CDT. ESPN 2.

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090629&content_id=5600602&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp OF James Adduci SS Darwin Barney RHP Casey Coleman RHP Jay Jackson 1B Blake Lalli RHP Brian Schlitter (closer) The ASG will be on July 13 in Birmingham.

Cashner news per sandbergcubs. Carpenter news per Chiefs PBP man Nathan Baliva. 3B Josh Vitters from Peoria to Daytona. 2B/SS Nathan Samson from Daytona to Tennessee. SS Darwin Barney from Tennessee to Iowa. C/IF John Contreras from Boise to Daytona. 2B DJ Fitzgerald from Mesa to Peoria. C Matt Williams from Mesa to Boise. RHP Corey Martin from Mesa to Boise. 1B Sean Hoorelbeke released. 1B Ryan Keedy released.

As are the Rays.

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

I'll update this post with picks as they come. Please post scouting reports and discuss the picks themselves in here. Signed players are in bold with any bonus information listed. Round 1, Pick 31: Brett Jackson, OF, California - $972,000 bonus Round 2, Pick 79: David LeMahieu, 2B/SS, LSU - $508,000 bonus Round 3, Pick 109: Austin Kirk, LHP, Owasso HS (Owasso, OK) - $320,000 bonus Round 4, Pick 140: Chris Rusin, LHP, Kentucky - senior - $140,000 bonus Round 5, Pick 170: Wes Darvill, SS, Brookwood SS (Langley, BC) - $142,000 bonus Round 6, Pick 200: Brooks Raley, LHP, Texas A&M - $750,000 bonus Round 7, Pick 230: Blair Springfield, OF, MacArthur HS (Decatur, IL) - $127,500 bonus Round 8, Pick 260: Robert Whitenack, RHP, SUNY Old Westbury - $125,000 bonus Round 9, Pick 290: Richard Jones, C/1B, Citadel - $110,000 bonus Round 10, Pick 320: Joseph Thomas, 3B, Edward Waters College (FL) - $60,000 bonus Round 11, Pick 350: John Mincone, LHP, Suffolk-Brentwood CC (NY) - $100,000 bonus Round 12, Pick 380: Runey Davis, OF, Howard JC (TX) - $125,000 bonus Round 13, Pick 410: Chad Taylor, SS, Jefferson HS (Tampa, FL) Round 14, Pick 440: Danny Keefe, RHP, University of Tampa - senior Round 15, Pick 470: Bryan Shields, OF, Auburn - Montgomery - senior Round 16, Pick 500: Keenyn Walker, OF, Judge Memorial Catholic HS (Salt Lake City, UT) Round 17, Pick 530: Barrett Dail, RHP, Mt. Olive College (NC) - Dail agreed to a $50,000 bonus with the Cubs on June 15, but the deal was voided on July 9, making him a free agent. Round 18, Pick 560: Matt Williams, C, Duke - senior Round 19, Pick 590: Sergio Burruel, C, Browne HS (Phoenix, AZ) Round 20, Pick 620: Eric Erickson, LHP, U Miami (FL) Round 21, Pick 650: Greg Rohan, 1B, Kent State - 5th year senior Round 22, Pick 680: Derrick Fitzgerald, 2B, Dyersburg State CC (TN) Round 23, Pick 710: Jeff Pruitt, OF, Cal State Northridge - Pruitt agreed to a $60,000 bonus with the Cubs on June 15, but the deal was voided on July 10, making him a free agent. Round 24, Pick 740: Gerardo Esquivel, RHP, De La Salle Institute (Chicago, IL) Round 25, Pick 770: Justin Bour, 1B, George Mason Round 26, Pick 800: Steve Grife, RHP, Mercyhurst Round 27, Pick 830: Corey Martin, RHP, Western Carolina - senior Round 28, Pick 860: Jordan Petraitis, 3B, Miami (OH) - senior Round 29, Pick 890: Timothy Clubb, RHP, Missouri St. Round 30, Pick 920: Daniel Sheppard, C, Downers Grove North HS (Downers Grove, IL) Round 31, Pick 950: Andrew Clark, 1B, Louisville Round 32, Pick 980: Trey McNutt, RHP, Shelton State CC (AL) - $115,000 bonus Round 33, Pick 1010: John Lambert, LHP, North Carolina State Round 34, Pick 1040: Joseph Varner, RHP, Texas-Arlington Round 35, Pick 1070: Kevin David, C, Oklahoma State - draft-eligible sophomore Round 36, Pick 1100: Brandon May, 2B, Alabama Round 37, Pick 1130: Peter Mooney, SS, Palm Beach CC Round 38, Pick 1160: Robert Wagner, 1B/3B, Panola JC Round 39, Pick 1190: Nick Struck, RHP, Mt. Hood CC - $125,000 bonus Round 40, Pick 1220: Eric Whaley, RHP, Cardinal Gibbons HS (Pompano Beach, FL) Round 41, Pick 1250: Jacob Schmidt, RHP, Concordia (Minnesota) - senior Round 42, Pick 1280: Trey Ford, SS/3B, Chaparral HS (Scottsdale, AZ) Round 43, Pick 1310: Colin Kaepernick, RHP, Nevada-Reno Round 44, Pick 1340: Frank DeJiulio, RHP, Daytona Beach CC Round 45, Pick 1370: Addison Dunn, RHP, Warren Area HS (Warren, PA) Round 46, Pick 1400: Glenn Cook, CF, Miami (FL) - senior Round 47, Pick 1430: Joseph Jocketty, 3B, Ladue Horton Watkins HS (St. Louis, MO) - Walt Jocketty's son Round 48, Pick 1460: John Nasshan, RHP, Niles West HS (Skokie, IL) Round 49, Pick 1490: Christian Segar, OF, McQuaid Jesuit HS (Rochester, NY) Round 50, Pick 1520: Zach Cleveland, RHP, Central Arizona JC UDFA Signings: RHP Jesse Ginley (drafted in the 43rd round by the Cubs in 2008) LHP Daley Cox, Santa Fe CC (FL) - released in August 2009

Just like the last few years, let's have one thread for the actual draft and a second to discuss Cubs picks. The draft starts at 5 pm CT and today will be rounds 1 - 3 today. Round 1 will be on MLB TV and all 3 rounds will be on MLB.com. Watch the streaming video of the draft live here. Some links: BA's Draft Blog, which should be updated throughout the day: http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/ BP's Draft Roundtable (starts at 3:30 pm CT): http://www.baseballprospectus.com/rt/rt.php?rtId=17 ESPN's Keith Law Chat: http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/26888/mlb-draft-keith-law MLB's Draft Tracker: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2009/drafttracker.jsp Final Mock Drafts: Baseball America (Jim Calis) - Cubs pick Cal OF Brett Jackson: link Baseball Prospectus (Kevin Goldstein) - Cubs pick Sacramento St. OF Tim Wheeler: link ESPN (Keith Law) - Cubs pick Oklahoma St. LHP Andy Oliver: link MLB.com (Jonathan Mayo) - Cubs pick Notre Dame OF AJ Pollock: link PG Crosschecker (David Rawnsley & Allan Simpson) - Cubs pick Oklahoma St. LHP Andy Oliver: link PG Crosschecker (Patrick Ebert) - Cubs pick Cal OF Brett Jackson: link First Round 1. Washington Nationals - Stephen Starsburg, RHP, San Diego St. 2. Seattle Mariners - Dustin Ackley, OF, North Carolina 3. San Diego Padres - Donovan Tate, OF, Cartersville HS (GA) 4. Pittsburgh Pirates - Tony Sanchez, C, Boston College 5. Baltimore Orioles - Matt Hobgood, RHP, Norco HS (CA) 6. San Francisco Giants - Zack Wheeler, RHP, East Paulding HS (Dallas, GA) 7. Atlanta Braves - Mike Minor, LHP, Vanderbilt 8. Cincinnati Reds - Mike Leake, RHP, Arizona State 9. Detroit Tigers - Jake Turner, RHP, Westminster Christian Academy (St. Louis, MO) 10. Washington Nationals (9B, for unsigned 2008 No. 9 overall pick Aaron Crow) - Drew Storen, RHP, Stanford 11. Colorado Rockies - Tyler Matzek, LHP, Capistrano Valley HS (Mission Viejo, CA) 12. Kansas City Royals - Aaron Crow, RHP, independent Ft. Wayne Cats 13. Oakland A's - Grant Green, SS, Southern California 14. Texas Rangers - Matt Purke, LHP, Klein HS (TX) 15. Cleveland Indians - Alex White, RHP, North Carolina 16. Arizona Diamondbacks - Bobby Borchering, 3B, Bishop Verot HS (Ft. Myers, FL) 17. Arizona Diamondbacks (from Dodgers - Orlando Hudson) - AJ Pollock, OF, Notre Dame 18. Florida Marlins - Chad James, LHP, Yukon HS (OK) 19. St. Louis Cardinals - Shelby Miller, RHP, Brownwood HS (TX) 20. Toronto Blue Jays - Chad Jenkins, RHP, Kennesaw State 21. Houston Astros - Jiovanni Mier, SS, Bonita HS (La Verne, CA) 22. Minnesota Twins - Kyle Gibson, RHP, Missouri 23. Chicago White Sox - Jared Mitchell, OF, Louisiana State 24. Los Angeles Angels (from Mets - Francisco Rodriguez) - Randall Grichuk, OF, Lamar Consolidated HS (Rosenberg, TX) 25. Los Angeles Angels (from Yankees - Mark Teixeira) - Michael Trout, OF, Milville HS (NJ) 26. Milwaukee Brewers - Eric Arnett, RHP, Indiana 27. Seattle Mariners (from Phillies - Raul Ibanez) - Nick Franklin, SS, Lake Brantley HS (Altamonte Springs, FL) 28. Boston Red Sox - Reymond Fuentes, OF, Callego HS (Manati, PR) 29. New York Yankees (28B, for unsigned 2008 No. 28 overall pick Gerrit Cole) - Slade Heathcott, OF, Texas HS (Texarkana, TX) 30. Tampa Bay Rays - LeVon Washington, OF, Gainesville HS (FL) 31. Chicago Cubs - Brett Jackson, OF, Cal 32. Colorado Rockies (from Angels - Brian Fuentes) - Tim Wheeler, OF, Sacramento State Comp Round A 33. Seattle Mariners (Raul Ibanez) - Steven Baron, C, Ferguson HS (Miami, FL) 34. Colorado Rockies (Brian Fuentes) - Rex Brothers, LHP, Lipscomb 35. Arizona Diamondbacks (Orlando Hudson) - Matt Davidson, 1B, Yucaipa HS (CA) 36. Los Angeles Dodgers (Derek Lowe) - Aaron Miller, LHP, Baylor 37. Toronto Blue Jays (A.J Burnett) - James Paxton, LHP, Kentucky 38. Chicago White Sox (Orlando Cabrera) - Josh Phegley, C, Indiana 39. Milwaukee Brewers (CC Sabathia) - Kentrail Davis, OF, Tennessee 40. Los Angeles Angels (Mark Teixeira) - Tyler Skaggs, LHP, Santa Monica HS (CA) 41. Arizona Diamondbacks (Juan Cruz) - Chris Owings, SS, Gilbert HS (SC) 42. Los Angeles Angels (Francisco Rodriguez) - Garrett Richards, RHP, Oklahoma 43. Cincinnati Reds (Jeremy Affeldt) - Brad Boxberger, RHP, Southern California 44. Texas Rangers (Milton Bradley) - Tanner Scheppers, RHP, St. Paul Saints 45. Arizona Diamondbacks (Brandon Lyon) - Michael Belfiore, OF/LHP, Boston College 46. Minnesota Twins (Denny Reyes) - Matt Bashore, LHP, Indiana 47. Milwaukee Brewers (Brian Shouse) - Kyle Heckathorn, RHP, Kennesaw State 48. Los Angeles Angels (Jon Garland) - Tyler Kehrer, LHP, Eastern Illinois 49. Pittsburgh Pirates (48B, for unsighed 2008 No. 48 overall pick Tanner Scheppers) - Victor Black, RHP, Dallas Baptist

And two of them are 19-year olds who were signed as IFAs (link): RHP Ryan Searle C Robinson Chirinos SS Starlin Castro Daytona's coaching staff will coach the FSL North as a reward for winning the FSL North last year. The game will be on June 20th in Ft. Myers.

TV: CSN, ESPN RADIO: WGN 720 Dempster (3-2, 4.65 ERA, 50.1 IP, 21 BB, 46 K) Carpenter (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 10 IP, 2 BB, 9 K) - first appearance since 4/14

Box Scores Iowa lost 8-4 Box Score CF S. Fuld 1/4, BB, R 1B D. Deeds 2/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (5), HR (3), 2 K 3B J. Fox 1/3, BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (16) RF B. Snyder 1/3, BB, K, SB (4), CS (3) LF J. Dubois 0/4, 2 K, E (1, throw) C C. Robinson 2/4 (also had a pickoff at 2B) SP M. Atkins 4.1 IP, 7 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 3/5 K/BB, 2 HR, HBP, 6-4 GO-FO RP K. Hart 2.2 scoreless, 2 H, 3/0 K/BB, 5-0 HO-GO RP J. Waddell 1 scoreless, 0 H, 1/1 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO Tennessee lost 9-2 Box Score SS D. Barney 1/2, BB, RBI LF T. Wright 1/4, SB (4) DH R. Canzler 0/4, K 3B M. Smith 0/4, 2 K, E (3, fielding) C W. Castillo 0/4, 2 K SP M. Mateo 4.1 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 4/0 K/BB, HR, 2 HBP, 4-4 GO-FO RP J. Russell 2.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0/2 K/BB, 3-3 GO-FO RP D. Cales 1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0/3 K/BB, HBP, 3-0 GO-FO RP J. Gaub .1 scoreless, 0 H, 1/1 K/BB RP B. Schlitter 1 scoreless, 0 H, 1/1 K/BB, 2-0 GO-FO Daytona won 7-2 Box Score 2B N. Samson 1/2, BB, RBI PH/2B J. Optiz 1/1, 2 RBI, 2B (3) RF D. Johnston 0/4, BB, 2 K 1B R. Keedy 0/4, RBI, K DH M. Gonzalez 2/5, 2 R, 2 K 3B J. Rosa 3/5, 2 K SS S. Castro 1/5, R, RBI CF F. Guzman 2/4, BB, R, SB (1) SP R. Dolis 3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2/3 K/BB, 4-3 GO-FO RP J. Muyco 1 perfect, 2-1 GO-FO Peoria PPD: Wet Grounds OVERALL: 1-2

Nasty collision, there was a massive delay and both were eventually taken off in stretchers to the hospital. Towards the end of the delay, both showed movement and were seen talking. Sounds like Campana got the worst of the collision.

Jeremy Tyler from San Diego, who had committed to Louisville. He'll be the American to leave high school early to play basketball professionally overseas. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/sports/ncaabasketball/23prospect.html?_r=1&ref=sports

Got these from http://www.ProspectTube.com: Hak-Ju Lee fielding (5 seconds) Ryan Flaherty BP (32 seconds) John Gaub pitching (1:03) Jeff Samardzija warming up in the bullpen (44 seconds) Steve Clevenger in the AFL (3:25) Tyler Colvin BP (24 seconds) Jesse Estrada warming up in the AFL (1:01)

Scheduled Game: Daytona Cubs vs. Embry-Riddle Eagles, 7:05 pm ET Tennessee's exhibition game yesterday was postponed due to cold weather and snow showers.

Early Entrants Who Have Hired an Agent or Are Looking To: PF DeJuan Blair, Pittsburgh (SOPH) - link SF Chase Budinger, Arizona (JR) - link F Earl Clark, Louisville (JR) - link PG Stephen Curry, Davidson (JR) - link SG Eric Devendorf, Syracuse (RS JR) - link SG Wayne Ellington, North Carolina (JR) - link PG Jonny Flynn, Syracuse (SOPH) - link PF Blake Griffin, Oklahoma (SOPH) - link PG Daniel Hackett, USC (JR) - link SF James Harden, Arizona State (SOPH) - link SF Paul Harris, Syracuse (JR) - link PF Jordan Hill, Arizona (JR) - link SF James Johnson, Wake Forest (SOPH) - link PG Ty Lawson, North Carolina (JR) - link C BJ Mullens, Ohio State (FR) - link PF DaJuan Summers, Georgetown (JR) - link C Hasheem Thabeet, Connecticut (JR) - link SG/SF Dar Tucker, DePaul (SOPH) - link Early Entrants Who Haven't Hired an Agent: F Derrick Brown, Xavier (JR) - link PG Nick Calathes, Florida (SOPH) - link F/C Dwayne Collins, Miami, FL (JR) - link F Brandon Costner, North Carolina State (JR) - link PF Bryan Davis, Texas A&M (JR) - link SF Austin Daye, Gonzaga (SOPH) - link SF Demar Derozan, USC (FR) - link PG Devan Downey, South Carolina (JR) - link PF Chinemelu Elonu, Texas A&M (JR) - link G Tyreke Evans, Memphis (FR) - link SF Roderick Flemings, Hawaii (JR) - link PF Taj Gibson, USC (JR) - link PF Luke Harangody, Notre Dame (JR) - link SG Gerald Henderson, Duke (JR) - link G Jrue Holiday, UCLA (FR) - link SF Damion James, Texas (JR) - link C Mac Koshwal, DePaul (SOPH) - link PF Jani Lawal, Georgia Tech (SOPH) - link PF Ater Majok, Connecticut (FR) SG Jodie Meeks, Kentucky (JR) - link PG Patty Mills, St. Mary's (SOPH) - link PF Patrick Patterson, Kentucky (SOPH) - link PG Scottie Reynolds, Villanova (JR) - link G Donald Sloan, Texas A&M (JR) - link F Tyler Smith, Tennessee (JR) - link F/C Shawn Taggart, Memphis (JR) - link PG Jeff Teague, Wake Forest (SOPH) - link PG Greivis Vasquez, Maryland (JR) - link F Michael Washington, Arkansas (JR) - link PG Jeremy Wise, Southern Mississippi (JR) - link PG Nic Wise, Arizona (JR) - link Returning to School (For Now): F/C Cole Aldrich, Kansas (SOPH) - link F Al Farouq-Aminu, Wake Forest (FR) - link F Trevor Booker, Clemson (JR) - link F/C Craig Brackins, Iowa State (SOPH) G Sherron Collins, Kansas (JR) - link PF Ed Davis, North Carolina (FR) - link F Devin Ebanks, West Virginia (FR) - link C JaJuan Johnson, Purdue (SOPH) - link C Jerome Jordan, Tulsa (JR) - link PF Greg Monroe, Georgetown (FR) - link C Donatas Motiejunas, Lithuania (age 18) SF Evan Turner, Ohio State (SOPH) - link G Willie Warren, Oklahoma (FR) - link International Players Declaring: PG Rodrigue Beaubois, France (age 21) SF Omri Casspi, Israel (age 20) F Vladimir Dasic, Serbia and Montenegro (age 20) PG Nando De Colo, France (age 21) PG Ricky Rubio, Spain (age 18) - link Top Seniors (Taken From Draft Express): PG Darren Collison, UCLA SG Terrance Williams, Louisville PG Eric Maynor, VCU PF Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina SF Sam Young, Pittsburgh SG Marcus Thornton, LSU SG Jerel McNeal, Marquette SF Lee Cummard, BYU PG AJ Price, Connecticut SF Wesley Matthews, Marquette PF Josh Heytvelt, Gonzaga PF Jeff Pendergraph, Arizona State SG Tyreese Rice, Boston College SF Danny Green, North Carolina PG Dominic James, Marquette PG Jack McClinton, Miami (FL) SF KC Rivers, Clemson PF Ahmad Nivins, St. Joseph's PG Jeremy Pargo, Gonzaga SG Jermaine Taylor, Central Florida PF Dante Cunningham, Villanova

Kosuke Fukudome is expected to make his 2009 Cactus League debut. He will start in CF and bat second. You can listen to the game on KNBR (680 AM, San Francisco) and can also be viewed on MLB.TV.

Gameday link: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_03_24_colmlb_chnmlb_1 Updating box score: http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2009_03_24_colmlb_chnmlb_1

Audio: MLB.com exclusive webcast - http://mlb.mlb.com/mediacenter/

Carlos Zambrano hit a 3-run HR and the Cubs lead 4-0 in the middle of the 2nd. No radio or video, so let's all imagine Z pitching with a green hat on.

Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR GO-FO Harden 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0-4 Michah Hoffpauir hit a 3-run home run of Webb. The game is on KTAR (620 AM in Phoenix): http://mlb.mlb.com/mediacenter/

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