CaliforniaRaisin

People that change their avatar too much don't qualify. :P Yeah I still think of California as looking like Corey Patterson. Same height...played CF in high school...

from afar. Should I be worried?

Second player they've taken from Miami, and they are four for four picking college players Can you list all 4 of their picks for me, please?

Nate just told me he's never heard of you. Has anyone else formed a mental picture that Is_Pedro_There looks like Earl? yes Absolutely. Also NCCF is a red alien. I'm convinced. does that make me a can of shoe polish? Rumors that I'm shaped like a can of beer are cruel and totally off base. A keg? Maybe, but a can of beer definitly not! Does this mean you guys think I'm Cedric Bozeman based on my avatar? no, because there's pictures of you floating around. So now you're stalking me?

Nate just told me he's never heard of you. Has anyone else formed a mental picture that Is_Pedro_There looks like Earl? yes Absolutely. Also NCCF is a red alien. I'm convinced. does that make me a can of shoe polish? Rumors that I'm shaped like a can of beer are cruel and totally off base. A keg? Maybe, but a can of beer definitly not! Does this mean you guys think I'm Cedric Bozeman based on my avatar?

Colvin will fit right in. I trust Wilken. We shall see...

Techincally, Pawelek had two starts last season in Boise and Grant was a second rounder.

I hope my faith in Wilken is not misguided.

Talk about a project/reach. All that keeps me going is that I trust in Wilken.

That makes a bit of sense. Gonna need a lot of money to woo Jeff. Is this kid from ND worth the Money? He's definitely first round talent, probably top 20-worthy. Of course, he's probably top-20 worthy in the NFL draft too.

That makes a bit of sense. Gonna need a lot of money to woo Jeff.

i ask again... Break before sandwich picks start.

Projected Sandwich Round Picks 1:50 p.m.: 31. LAD--Sean Watson, rhp, Tennessee 32. Bal--Emmanuel Burriss, ss, Kent State 33. SF--Chris Tillman, rhp, HS/California 34. Ari--David Huff, lhp, UCLA 35. SD--Kyle Burke, of/lhp, HS/Tennessee 36. Fla--Brett Anderson, lhp, HS/Oklahoma 37. Phi--Jared Mitchell, of, HS/Louisiana 38. Atl--Alex White, rhp, HS/North Carolina 39. Cle--Kevin Mulvey, rhp, Villanova 40. Bos--Kris Johnson, lhp, Wichita State 41. NYY--Pedro Beato, rhp, St. Petersburg (Fla.) JC 42. StL--Chris Perez, rhp, Miami 43. Atl--Derrick Robinson, of, HS/Florida 44. Bos--Matt Long, rhp, Miami (Ohio) -- Jim Callis

Except he isn't a safe pick. If they wanted a safe pick, they could have gone with the likes of an Antonelli. The only thing I can say is I have some faith in Wilken. I hope he knows what he's doing.

Wow., Cubs.

Stupid Giands. :evil:

Luke Hochevar goes #1.

Probable Starters: Iowa: LHP Les Walrond (5-1, 2.47 ERA, 62 IP, 48/35, 1.48 WHIP) @ RHP Nick Masset (1-2, 12.00 ERA) West Tenn: RHP Randy Wells (2-2, 1.31 ERA, 41.1 IP, 36/8, 0.92 WHIP) vs. LHP Matt Chico (1-0, 2.25 ERA) Daytona: RHP Mark Holliman (3-3, 3.36 ERA, 61.2 IP, 56/29, 1.20 WHIP) @ RHP James Brauer (3-2, 3.64 ERA) Peoria: RHP Scott Taylor: (1-2, 2.95 ERA, 39.2 IP, 18/5, 1.18 WHIP) @ RHP David Henninger (1-2, 4.73 ERA)

I'd be willing to change my pick to Snyder since the Jays are getting so much pub with him in the last 36 hours.

I can update the first post with the picks as they are made (though I might have to go a bit after the first round) but I'm ty pretsure there will be someone who will post the picks faster than me since my connection isn't the best.

This is for the actual draft. The draft starts at 1 pm ET/12 noon CT. You can follow it on XM Channel 189 or through MLB audio. The Cubs have the 13th pick in the first round and then don't have a pick again till the 5th round. First Round 1. Royals - RHP Luke Hochevar, Scott Boras 2. Rockies - RHP Greg Reynolds, Stanford 3. Devil Rays - 2B/3B Evan Longoria, Long Beach State 4. Pirates - RHP Brad Lincoln, Houston 5. Mariners - RHP Brandon Morrow, Cal 6. Tigers - LHP Andrew Miller, North Carolina 7. Dodgers - LHP Clayton Kershaw, Highland Park HS (TX) 8. Reds - OF Drew Stubbs, Texas 9. Orioles - SS/3B Billy Rowell, Bishop Eustace Prep (NJ) 10. Giants - RHP Tim Lincecum, Washington 11. Diamondbacks - RHP Max Scherzer, Missouri 12. Rangers - RHP Kasey Kiker, Russell County HS (AL) 13. Cubs - OF Tyler Colvin, Clemson 14. Blue Jays 1B/OF Travis Snyder, Jackson HS (WA) 15. Nationals - 3B Chris Marrero, Monsignor Pace High School (FL) 16. Brewers - RHP Jeremy Jeffress, Halifax County HS (VA) 17. Padres - 3B Matt Antonelli, Wake Forest 18. Phillies (from Mets for Type A Billy Wagner) - RHP Kyle Drabek, The Woodlands HS (TX) 19. Marlins - RHP Brett Sinkbeil, Missouri State 20. Twins - OF Chris Parmelee, Chino Hills HS (CA) 21. Yankees (from Phillies for Type A Tom Gordon) - RHP Ian Kennedy, Southern Cal 22. Washtington - RHP Colten Willems, John Carrol HS (FL) 23. Astros - C Max Sapp, Bishop Moore HS (FL) 24. Braves - OF John Johnson, A Crwaford Mosley HS (FL) 25. Angels (from Indians for Type B Paul Byrd) - Hyun (Hank) Conger, Huntington Beach HS (CA) 26. Dodgers (from Angels for Type A Jeff Weaver) - RHP Brett Morris, Motlow State CC 27. Red Sox - OF Jason Place, Wren HS (SC) 28. Red Sox (from Yankees for Type A Johnny Damon) - RHP Daniel Bard, North Carolina 29. White Sox - RHP Kyle McCulloch, Texas 30. Cardinals - RHP Adam Ottavino, Northeastern Supplemental First Round 31. Dodgers (for Weaver) - SS Preston Mattingly, Evansville Central HS (IN) 32. Orioles (for Type A B.J. Ryan) - RHP Pedro Beato, St. Petersburg JC 33. Giants (for Type A Scott Eyre) - SS Emmanuel Burris, Kent State 34. Diamondbacks (for Type A Tim Worrell) - RHP Brooks Brown, Georgia 35. Padres (for Type A Ramon Hernandez) - OF Kyler Burke, Ooltewah HS (TN) 36. Marlins (for Type A A.J. Burnett) - 3B Chris Coghlan, Mississippi 37. Phillies (for Wagner) - SS Adrian Cardenas, Monsignor Edward Pace HS (FL) 38. Braves (for Type A Kyle Farnsworth) - RHP Cory Rasmus, Russell County HS (AL) 39. Indians (for Type A Bob Howry) - LHP David Huff, UCLA 40. Red Sox (for Damon) - LHP Kris Johnson, Wichita State 41. Yankees (for Gordon) - RHP Joba Chamberlain, Nebraska 42. Cardinals (for Type A Matt Morris) - RHP Chris Perez, Miami 43. Braves (for Type A Rafael Furcal) - LHP Steven Evarts, Robinson HS (FL) 44. Red Sox (for Type A Bill Mueller) - RHP Caleb Cray, Cullman HS (AL)

Not sure. Sorry.

He was ranked #42 by BA on May 25th, so somehow, he's gone up the draftboard. He had a mediocre senior season and was hampered by leg injuries. He's a five-tool SS, though, comparable to Bobby Crosby or JJ Hardy. He has good bat speed and a good feel for the strike zone, but he needs to make changes to his swing and approach at the plate. Solid runner and solid defensively. Definitely not someone I want to see the Cubs pick, especially with Snyder, Chamberlain, Scherzer and Jeffress still on the board. I really hope that we don't take a college pitcher in the first round. We've already got good pitching depth, and taking another top pitcher would only further complicate the issue. With the way the bats have gone lately in our system, I'd much rather see us address that need. I want the BPA, no matter the position. The player is still at least a year away and who knows what will happen to the Cubs pitching staff with Maddux and Wood in their walk years.

I don't get why the Cubs would do that. He's pretty much a lock to stay with football right? I could see a team with lots of picks taking their chances on a guy like this, but when you have only two picks in 5 rounds why waste one on a guy that's not going to play baseball? Perhaps he's not a lock to stay with football. At this point, he's the top-rated senior WR in the draft; even ahead of guys like USC's Steve Smith, Washington State's Jason Hill, and TTU's Jarett Hicks. I've seen a few mock drafts projecting him into the top 10 picks. I really can't see him leaving football right now. That doesn't take into account juniors - Dwayne Jarrett (USC) and Calvin Johnson (Georgia Tech) should go ahead of Smardzja - Teddy Ginn (Ohio State) might too. I don't think Smardzja's a top-10 pick next April.

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