Pick 1
Hajji Bombs
P Sam Runion KC
I had Runion on my draft board, but to be honest I dont know a whole lot about him. He's a big right-handed pitcher... so that has some value. Whether he ends up a reliever or starter is the question that would bug me, but he's got good enough stuff that you dont mind taking that kind of gamble at this point in the draft.
Pick 2
Greco
(Passed)
Pick 3
Smelly Spics
SS Oscar Tejeda BOS
Another high upside, I dont know what Im getting pick from Brad. I guess if one of these guys pans out he'd be in pretty good shape. I think a lot of the hype around these really young players is SNTS - Shiny New Toy Syndrome. We dont know their flaws yet... as opposed to slightly older prospects where we can already see their limitations and weaknesses. That shouldnt be taken to mean that these young kids dont have flaws... we just cant tell what they are yet.
Picking 17 year old kids is a great way to get a guy before his stock skyrockets... but the risk is magnified many times as well.
Pick 4
RI Colts
P Andrew Brackman NYY
Not a fan. Yankee prospect. Already out for the entire 08 season. Major project. The upside is there... but he's such a bad risk with such little chance of reaching his upside. Acceptable risk at this point for someone who likes the guy more than me... but I would pass here and keep on passing.
Pick 5
Gay Rainbows
C John Jaso TB
Jaso has good power for a catcher. He's also had a ton of injuries. Best catching prospect on the board here... maybe Max Ramirez, but he's probably not a MLB catcher. If Jaso has to move to 1B I like the pick considerably less... but hey, what else are you going to get at this point in the draft?
Pick 6
Smelly Spics
INF Will Middlebrooks BOS
I DO like this pick. He's older and played high school ball in America... so there's less risk. Middlebrooks is supposed to be a damned good athlete. He's a five tool player and has a nice power stroke. I probably would have taken him with my next pick if he was there. Might grow too big to stay at SS, but this guy's bat and tools will let him play a lot of places. The downside is we dont know exactly what he is. 2008 will tell us something, but it may be a couple years before we get any idea of what we're looking at here.
Pick 7
Mezak Attack
(Passed)
Pick 8
Gay Rainbows
P Jack Egbert CWS
I like this pick a lot. Very low upside pitcher, but probably will see time in the majors this year... and getting that is a bargain this late.
Pick 9
Ambulance Chasers
P Omar Poveda TEX
Poveda is a beast. Big guy who has put up some good numbers so far. What bothers me is how stacked with pitching prospects the Rangers are... but I really liked this guy here.
Pick 10
Ambulance Chasers
2B/SS Josh Rodriguez CLE
I noticed here that I had missed out on all my position player targets... and the next tier of pitching prospects were all the same to me, and less than spectacular at that. Rodriguez is a very good hitter for a middle infielder. He may not have the athleticism to stick at SS in the majors, even though he has a ridiculously strong arm. JRod was a 2nd round pick in 2006. Last year he put up a line of .262/.351/.460 with 20 HRs and 21 SBs at high A Kinston. I dont know about you but Id be pretty happy to get that from my second baseman.
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