Draft Discussion

Brewers · Post by **Brewers** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 5:41 pm

Great pick on Myers. I was really hoping to get him with 2.1.

Nationals · Post by **Nationals** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 5:44 pm

Well there go my hopes and dreams of him slipping all the way to me!

Rangers · Post by **Rangers** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 5:58 pm

Twins wrote:Well there go my hopes and dreams of him slipping all the way to me!

He was my pick at 30. Part of me wishes we'd let Dan stay oblivious to the draft, hah.

Royals · Post by **Royals** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 7:41 pm

Tigers wrote:
Twins wrote:Well there go my hopes and dreams of him slipping all the way to me!
He was my pick at 30. Part of me wishes we'd let Dan stay oblivious to the draft, hah.

Are you sure he isn't? Kidding, kidding...

anyone seeing any big surprises so far? I expected Hobgood to slip further. Also expected Chapman to go #2 instead of #3.

Athletics · Post by **Athletics** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 8:00 pm

Seeing Brandon draft both Chapman and Matzek made me sick.

RedSox · Post by **RedSox** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 8:30 pm

Padres wrote:Also expected Chapman to go #2 instead of #3.

Meh, pitching is overrated. Unathletic looking guys with 70 speed and no set position are where it's at.

Braves · Post by **Braves** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 9:00 pm

Angels wrote:Seeing Brandon draft both Chapman and Matzek made me sick.

Why Thank You!

BlueJays · Post by **BlueJays** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 10:38 pm

I didn't think Shelby Miller would last all the way until I picked, but I'm happy he did.

Brewers · Post by **Brewers** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 11:35 pm

Normally drafts tend to speed up at the end of the round where the teams are drafting that typically have great/experienced owners. Of course I am used to leagues with dead teams in the middle that don't have active owners and it drags through the middle of the draft. It is always tough to wait for those last 5 picks before you get to pick.

Cardinals · Post by **Cardinals** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 11:38 pm

There's a couple of players that I can't believe you guys are letting slide.

Rangers · Post by **Rangers** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 11:41 pm

Brewers wrote:Normally drafts tend to speed up at the end of the round where the teams are drafting that typically have great/experienced owners. Of course I am used to leagues with dead teams in the middle that don't have active owners and it drags through the middle of the draft. It is always tough to wait for those last 5 picks before you get to pick.

Yeah this is weird that the best teams in the league are the ones dropping the ball. Unless we get a couple of picks tomorrow, the last four will take almost as long as the first 26.

Giants · Post by **Giants** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 2:29 am

You know what would be really terrific? Suppose there was a feature where you could set the players that you wanted and then when it became your turn the system would automatically draft them so we wouldn't have to sit and wait for people to wake up...

That being said, interesting draft so far. I was definitely surprised to see Ackley go ahead of Chapman, and for Leake to last as long as he did. Leake was definitely the most impressive pitcher not named Strasburg in Arizona. Scheppers is also a really interesting pick because he was coming out of the bullpen in Arizona. Obviously it's hard to imagine the Rangers not giving him a chance to start, but I think he's more likely to end up in the pen than some guys taken after him, considering his medical history and the fact that he's probably better now than some of the Rangers bullpen candidates, so it's an interesting gamble.

Cardinals · Post by **Cardinals** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 7:21 pm

How Alex White slid to 30 is beyond me.

Giants · Post by **Giants** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 8:25 pm

Could be because from the minute he was drafted the Indians talked about how he's going to be a reliever?

Cardinals · Post by **Cardinals** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 9:30 pm

While there was some talk of fast-tracking White as a reliever when he was drafted, the Indians will see if he can remain a starter first, as that's where more value lies. White will begin 2010 in the High-A Kinston rotation.

Royals · Post by **Royals** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 11:45 pm

Athletics wrote:Could be because from the minute he was drafted the Indians talked about how he's going to be a reliever?

JP'ss been in a bit of denial about that, he keeps talking about White and I kept saying "reliever". As it is, i think he is actually a bit of an overdraft at this point because of his likelihood of being a reliever.

Cardinals · Post by **Cardinals** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 11:57 pm

Yes, I'm in denial about a player I don't even have.

Brewers · Post by **Brewers** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:02 am

I am pretty excited about getting Jared Mitchell. I looked to see if he was hurt, because I didn't expect him to make it to me.

BlueJays · Post by **BlueJays** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:24 am

Yea, I actually considered White with my 16th overall pick. Talk of him being a reliever combined with his mechanics sorta turned me off, however. The kid does have 3 awesome pitches, which as long as he can develop some better control and lower his HR rate, he'll be on the fast track to the bigs.

Mets · Post by **Mets** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:35 am

Decided to take Rex Brothers. The Rockies might fast track him as a reliever, but I really like his arm, so I went with talent over position projection.

Brewers · Post by **Brewers** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:10 pm

Brothers was my number 2 at 2.1

Astros · Post by **Astros** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:30 pm

I really debated between Hobgood and Miller, but I read a few places that the Dodgers were gonna fast track Miller as a reliever so that was the deciding factor for me

Rangers · Post by **Rangers** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 3:13 pm

Mets wrote:Decided to take Rex Brothers. The Rockies might fast track him as a reliever, but I really like his arm, so I went with talent over position projection.

I'm a sucker for lefties with big stuff, but Brothers was one of my favorites too.

Astros · Post by **Astros** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 10:46 am

Nice pick Andrew, Grichuk was the top position player on my board and I considered him with my first pick. Really thought he'd make it to me here

Nationals · Post by **Nationals** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 11:10 am

Frankly, I was rather surprised to see him drop to me at the 42nd position.