Baseball America Gives Red Sox Top Grade . - Talksox

NateGrey · 10-31-2006, 09:52 PM

"BASEBALL AMERICA GIVES RED SOX TOP GRADE FOR 2006 FIRST YEAR PLAYER DRAFT

Baseball America today (10/31/06) announced that the publication has graded the Red Sox' 2006 First Year Player Draft as the best of the 30 major league teams. The 2006 Draft Report Cards are included in the latest issue of Baseball America, which went on newsstands today.

Boston signed 27 of its 54 selections from the 2006 draft, including each of the first 13 picks. Red Sox players cited by the publication included RHP Josh Papelbon (named one of the top five second day picks) and 1B Lars Anderson (named one of the top five power hitters)."

example1 · 10-31-2006, 10:13 PM

yes indeed. Nice.

**yeszir** · 10-31-2006, 11:08 PM

Coincidentally, there is a Larz Anderson park in Brookline.

Cityofchampions33 · 10-31-2006, 11:20 PM

I agree, it was a very good draft, got a lot of good players in the latter rounds, and took good talent.

Bosoxwest · 11-01-2006, 12:32 AM

This is beautiful. Now let the Josh Papelbon debates begin! I love it.

jsinger121 · 11-01-2006, 12:36 AM

Don't buy into the Josh Papelbon hype just yet. He was a nice 2nd day pick but he doesn't have the talent like his older brother. Lets also see how he does against better competition before we put him in a Boston uniform. Chances are he won't pitch as well against better talent.

Bosoxwest · 11-01-2006, 02:09 PM

Haha! It begins. So, stipulating his value is as high now as it's likely to be, does Papelbon the Younger get dealt?

scaffolds · 11-02-2006, 07:30 PM

Bosox, Do you really believe that Josh Papelbon has any trade value? He was passed on almost 48 times by all the 30 organizations. At best he is a filler.

Bosoxwest · 11-02-2006, 07:54 PM

I was being facetious Scaff.

It's funny to me that he got an award.