2008 MLB Draft Discussion

[CrespoBlows]

Keith Law came out with his top 60 prospects today.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/draft2...ory?id=3388073

NO. PLAYER POS. SCHOOL

1 Tim Beckham SS Griffin (Ga.) H.S.

2 Buster Posey C Florida State

3 Justin Smoak 1B South Carolina

4 Pedro Alvarez 3B Vanderbilt

5 Eric Hosmer 1B American Heritage H.S. (Plantation, Fla.)

6 Aaron Crow RHP Missouri

7 Gordon Beckham SS Georgia

8 Brian Matusz RHP San Diego

9 Tanner Scheppers RHP Fresno State

10 Gerrit Cole RHP Lutheran H.S. (Orange, Calif.)

11 Kyle Skipworth C Patriot H.S. (Riverside, Calif.)

12 Brett Wallace 3B Arizona State

13 Christian Friedrich LHP Eastern Kentucky

14 Aaron Hicks RF/RHP Wilson H.S. (Long Beach, Calif.)

15 Tim Melville RHP Holt H.S. (Wentzville, Mo.)

16 Ethan Martin RHP/3B Stephens County H.S. (Toccoa, Ga.)

17 Josh Fields RHP Georgia

18 Yonder Alonso 1B Miami

19 Shooter Hunt RHP Tulane

20 Jason Cooper 1B California

21 Casey Kelly SS/RHP Sarasota (Fla.) H.S.

22 Jason Castro C Stanford

23 Conor Gillaspie 3B Wichita State

24 Andrew Cashner RHP Texas Christian

25 Lance Lynn RHP Mississippi

26 Dennis Raben RF Miami

27 Reese Havens SS South Carolina

28 Jake Odorizzi RHP Highland (Ill.) H.S.

29 Petey Paramore C Arizona State

30 Jemile Weeks 2B Miami

31 Robbie Ross LHP Lexington (Ky.) Christian Academy

32 Aaron Weatherford RHP Mississippi State

33 Brad Holt RHP UNC Wilmington

34 Josh Lindblom RHP Purdue

35 Bryan Price RHP Rice

36 James Darnell 3B South Carolina

37 Ezekiel Spruill RHP Kell H.S. (Marietta, Ga.)

38 Daniel Webb RHP Heath H.S. (Paducah, Ky.)

39 Adrian Nieto C American Heritage H.S. (Plantation, Fla.)

40 Kyle Lobstein LHP Coconino H.S. (Flagstaff, Ariz.)

41 Michael Montgomery LHP Hart H.S. (Valencia, Calif.)

42 Cody Satterwhite RHP Mississippi

43 Niko Vasquez SS Durango H.S. (Las Vegas, Nev.)

44 Ryan Perry RHP Arizona

45 Alex Meyer RHP Greensburg (Ind.) H.S.

46 Vance Worley RHP Long Beach State

47 Destin Hood OF St. Paul's Episcopal School (Mobile, Ala.)

48 Wade Miley LHP Southeast Louisiana

49 Roger Kieschnick OF Texas Tech

50 Zach Collier OF Chino Hills (Calif.) H.S.

51 Brett DeVall LHP Niceville (Fla.) H.S.

52 Ike Davis 1B Arizona State

53 Aaron Shafer RHP Wichita State

54 Logan Forsyth 3B Arkansas

55 Isaac Galloway OF Los Osos H.S. (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.)

56 Kyle Weiland RHP Notre Dame

57 Tim Murphy LHP UCLA

58 Brett Lawrie C/2B Langley (B.C.) H.S.

59 Nick Maronde LHP Lexington (Ky.) Catholic H.S.

60 Taylor Hightower C Cartersville (Ga.) H.S.

I played soccer with Casey Kelly (No. 21) when we were both 11 year old kids. He's got a scholarship to play both football and baseball at Tennessee, but he's a much better baseball player.

Buster Posey, is my favorite for the number one selection. Catcher who can hit the ball for power, and average.

[Soxfan#1]

Time for Yeszir to hype Pedro Alvarez much better then he actually is.

[CrespoBlows]

Forgot about that.

Does anyone have any first hand accounts of any of the prospects in the draft?

(Thumper probably played with Shooter Hunt in High School)

[One Red Seat]

My first hand accounts date back to Bill Pulsipher, who I played against when I was 13 and 14.

[jacksonianmarch]

The most recent mock drafts I have seen have the sox taking a HS SS with pick #1, the name slips my mind right now, but apparently the sox love him. Power projection, fast and has a good eye for an 18yr old

The Yankees have had some interesting speculation. I have seen Ike Davis dropping to us in one, but the majority of the mocks have him going in the earlier picks. A few others have some interesting prospects.

Tanner Scheppers, one of the hardest throwing pitchers out there is reportedly asking for top 4 draft pick kind of money, signalling to some that he has already reached a deal. The speculation is that Scheppers is pushing himself out of the first round and the yankees may select him later.

The other names that keep falling are the HS lefty Lobstein and the HS righty with the best arm in the draft (but has criminal issues apparently) in Cole.

[yeszir]

Originally Posted by Soxfan#1

Time for Yeszir to hype Pedro Alvarez much better then he actually is.

He's SOOOOOO good. I came into this thread specifically to do this.

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So MLB.com is reporting that the Rays are gonna take Tim Beckham. The Pirates are probably gonna take Alvarez. Posey is a guy I've been following closely. I doubt he makes it past the Orioles at 4, with probably KC or Baltimore picking him up.

Anyway, we'll see soon enough. I'm also interested to see this Negro League "Draft" at 1. Should be interesting.

[26 to 6]

Apparently all of the picks for the Negro League draft have been determined.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...2008&fext=.jsp

[yeszir]

Decent pick by the sox but I feel that Colzie's lost something on his fastball in the 60 odd years since he last pitched.

The Colorado Rockies are clearly this year's draft winner.

[The Prodigy]

Do you think that the sox will trade for a SS like T. Beckham? What do you think it will take if they do?

[Soxfan#1]

My T-Hawks are going up against Keith Landers today. He might be a middle 1st round pick.

[RedSoxRooter]

Sox need a catcher - a real one. They always pick the best talent available at the time, but I think they should just grab the best available catcher first this year.

[26 to 6]

Didn't see the other thread in the Minor League forum. If you want we can just take this discussion over there..

[Coco's Disciples]

Originally Posted by The Prodigy

Do you think that the sox will trade for a SS like T. Beckham? What do you think it will take if they do?

No. Besides, if you mean trade picks, you can't.

[yeszir]

I just merged the two threads on the draft