The 2007 baseball draft

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While the draft isn't going to be held until June isn't never to early to talk about it. The 2007 draft maybe its best in years going in into the Spring, specially in the High School class while the college one not as strong as the High School is also a strong one. i will be posting from time to time about it, with today posting the toppossible 10 players going in to the Spring.

The top 10 players for the 2007 draft are;

1- David Price LHP Vanderbilt University
2- Andrew Brackman RHP North Carolina State
3- Matt Wietters RHP/C Georgia Tech
4- Matt Harvey RHP Fitch H.S./Connecticut
5- Daniel Moskos LHP Clemson University
6- Michael Burgess RF Hillsborough H.S. Tampa/Florida
7- Neil Ramirez RHP Kempsville H.S. Virginia Beach/ Virginia
8- Julio Borbon CF Tennessee University
9- Rick Porcello RHP Seton Hall prep, Chester New Jersey
10 Joe Savery LHP Rice University

[Anuj09]

think the Sox go for a batter or a pitcher in the first round ?

[jsinger121]

Originally Posted by Anuj09

think the Sox go for a batter or a pitcher in the first round ?

It's called take the best player available regardless of position. In the baseball draft you don't draft for need. You draft for talent.

[Coco's Disciples]

Yeah, cause in the years he is developing, your needs could change.

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Originally Posted by Anuj09

think the Sox go for a batter or a pitcher in the first round ?

When all things are equal you draft a pitcher first.

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Catching specially at the college level is again the weakest position for the 2007 draft. Tennessee's university JP Arencibia could be drafted in the middle of the first round, but mainly because of his plus power, defense wise he has a good arm, but his catching its average. There is a big drop off between Arrencibia and the second college ranked catcher as it could be Auburn's university Josh Donaldson or Oregon's state U Mitch Canhan. Donaldson has done very little catching being mainly a third baseman, neither is a first round candidate.

In the High School front Miamian school boys Danny Rams (Gulliver prep) and Yasmany Grandal (Miami Springs H.S.) or Texan Cameron Rupp (Prestonwood H.S./Plano) are the top catchers, but again at this time they aren't going to be drafted in the first round.

[AMarshal2]

Where does McGeary project?

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Going into the Spring McGreary projects to go at the end of the first round.

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Besides catchers hard throwing left hander pitchers are the hardest to find for scouts, however there is quite a few in the 2007 draft, below there is a list of left hander pitcher who throws a fastball 90 or harder.

The list is in the order that they may be drafted;

David Price Tennesse University
Daniel Moskos Clemson University
Joe Savery Clemson University
Ross Detwiler Missouri State
Madison Bumgamer South Caldwell H.S. Lenior North Carolina
Cole Saint Clair Rice University
Nick Shimidt Arkansas University
Josh Smoker Calhoun H.S. Sugar valley H.S. Georgia
Jack McGeary H.S. Roxbury Latin H.S. massachuset
Tanner Robles Cottonwood H.S. Murray Uthat
Brett Cecil Maryland University
Charlie Furbusch LSU
Zach Brewster North Hall H.S. Murrayville Georgia
Brake Britton Tomball H.S. Magnolia Texas
Aaron Poreda San Francisco University
John Gast Lake Brantley H.S. Lakewood Florida
Tony Watson Nebraska University

In addition the following touches 90;

James Adkins Tennesse University
Sean Doolitle Virginia University
Dave Duncan Georgia Tech

[AMarshal2]

Wow...so right now you're projecting around 9 LHP's are going to go in the first 30 picks or so?

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In pure talent those nine LHP should go in the first round, but there is 6 and half month away and the baseball season hasn't even begin, so a lot of things can happen, but for now that its how I see it.

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The rest of the players who should go in the first round, after the first ten picks and not counting the 9 lleft handers already mentioned in the order that they should be pick is.

Justin Jackson SS TC Robertson H.S. Asheville, North Carolina
Josh Fields RHP Georgia University
Michael Main RHP Deland H.S. Deltona, Florida
J P Arrencibia C Tennesee University
Blake Beavan RHP Irving H.S. Irving Texas
Matt Mangini 3B Oklahoma state
Tim Alderson RHP Horizon H.S. Phoenix Arizona
Jason Heyward OF Henry H.S. McDonough, Georgia
Greg Peavey RHP Hudson Valley H.S. Vancouver, Washington
Beau Mills 3B Lewis Clark State college
Phillippe Aumont RHP Ecole Du Versant Gatineau, Quebec
Eddie Kunz RHP Oregon state university
John Tolisano 3B Estero H.S. Sanibel, Florida
Todd Frazier 3B Rutgers university
Josh Vitters 3B Cypress H.S. Anahein, California

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For the last few last years top college middle infielders has been very hard, but so has been depth at the positions, for the 2007 draft while its has a better depth it lacks a top prospect. The top 10 college middle infielders in the order that they should be drafted is.

Josh Horton North Carolina university*
Zack Cozart Mississippi University#
Darwin Barney Oregon State @
Brian Friday Rice University
Andrew Romine Arizona State
Ryan Wehrle Nebraska University
Damon Sublett Wichita State @
Taylor Harbin Clemson University ^
Dominic De La Osa Vandervilt University
Erric Farris Loyola Marymount University @


* Is mainly a offensive short stop.
# Is perhaps the most pure SS in college
@ Projects as a second base man as a pro
^ Has played second base in college

In my opinon the sleeper as a college middle infielder is Brandon Douglas from Northern Iowa. Douglas is a draftable college sophomore.

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The Sox recently hired a new scout for Puerto Rico, Edgar Perez and the top Puerto Rican prospect going into the Spring for the 07 June's draft is OF Angel Morales.

[AZBlue]

Scaff, is there any chance that Puerto Rico will again produce a large number of major league prospects? Are the best players moving to the U.S.? Why has the drop off in talent been so great?