DrB's Giants Draft Board
I have made a list of 5 players who fit the Giants needs, are reasonably likely to be available or better, and who the Giants are reasonably likely to draft for each of the first 6 picks and then some "sleeper" picks for rounds 5+. I list the players in my order of preference, not necessarily the Giants preference, since I don't know what their preference is. Some of the picks at one level are likely to fall to the next pick, especially with picks 22, 29, 32, 43. Since I don't repeat listed players from pick to pick, anybody who falls to the next pick can be added to the pool of player I think might be picked there. For the 3 first round picks, I also list a player who I don't want. Here goes:
#10 1. Beau Mills 2. Jason Heyward 3. Matt Dominguez 4. Matt LaPorta 5. Justin Jackson. I might throw myself down the stairs if we take........Madison Bumgarner.
#22 1. Nick Schmidt 2. Michael Main 3. Casey Weathers 4. Corey Brown 5. Kevin Ahrens. I might throw myself down the stairs if we take.......Aaron Poreda.
#29 1. Nevin Griffith 2. Will Middlebrooks 3. Todd Frazier 4. Kyle Russell 5. Tim Alderson. I might throw myself down the stairs if we take.....Chris Carpenter.
#32. 1. Kyle Blair 2. Nick Noonan 3. Wendell Fairley 4. Jon Lucroy 5. Mitch Canham.
#43 1. Travis Mattais 2. James Simmons 3. Travis Banwart 4. Nathan Vineyard 5. Nick Hagedone
#51. 1. Kevin Kulbacki 2. J. P. Arencibia 3. Cole St. Clair 4. Josh Horton 5. Wes Roemer.
As you can see, enough players listed at higher levels will likely drop far enough that we would never have to consider the 5 I listed at #51. That's more to ensure we have players on the board when we get there. So, in summary, my draft board looks like this:
- Beau Mills
- Jason Heyward
- Matt Dominguez
- Matt Laporta
- Justin Jackson
- Nick Schmidt
- Michael Main
- Casey Weathers
- Corey Brown
- Kevin Ahrens
- Nevin Griffith
- Will Middlebrooks
- Todd Frazier
- Kyle Russell
- Tim Alderson
- Kyle Blair
- Nick Noonan
- Wendell Fairely
- Jon Lucroy
- Mitch Canham
- Travis Mattais
- James Simmons
- Travis Banwart
- Nathan Vineyard
- Nick Hagedone
- Kevin Kulbacki
- J. P. Arencibia
- Cole St. Clair
- Josh Horton
- Wes Roemer
Now, here's a list of 3 "sleepers". Players who I really like who are not listed on BA's Top 200 who I would like to see us target in rounds 5+:
Blake Stouffer- IF/OF, Texas A&M.
Wes Etheridge? Etherton? I can't remember and I forgot to look it up before I started typing this. RHP, UC Irvine.
Reid Fronk, OF, UNC.
What do you think? Who would you add to the list? Take off? How far down the list would we go up to pick #51?
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Re: DrB's Giants Draft Board
by Sayhey on Jun 6, 2007 10:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Be Ready for a player who slips down
Let's say either a Wieters, Moustakas, Porcello, Parker or Vitters is available at #10.
by wilriv21 on Jun 6, 2007 10:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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Note: I am not advocating picking Poreda. All I know about Poreda is what I see here. But it seems as if you are to Poreda as Brute is to Heyward. In other words, you don't even like him at #43.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jun 6, 2007 10:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Poreda
by DrBGiantsfan on Jun 6, 2007 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
PS
by DrBGiantsfan on Jun 6, 2007 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jun 6, 2007 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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Frankly, I'm too tired to get into one now, besides, we've been over it.
The time for debate about what should happen is over. The time for complaining about what did happened will be here soon enough.
by BruteSentiment on Jun 7, 2007 2:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Re: PS
This is why I plan on kicking Kenshinb's ass before next semester.
by Goofus on Jun 7, 2007 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brute
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by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jun 6, 2007 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fairley and Davis
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by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jun 6, 2007 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oops!
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DrB, I like your list. Still praying that Wieters' signability concerns push him down the list, but that's pretty unrealistic, I know.
I'd actually like to put in a plug for a different guy at the end of the sandwich round, though. Michael Taylor, Stanford's right fielder would be a very good selection there, or a fantastic one if he slipped all the way to the fifth round (HIGHLY unlikely, I would think).
Taylor had a good year on a pretty mediocre Cardinal team. The squad went just .500 and finished out of the running in the Pac-10, but Taylor hit .335 with 12 home runs a .584 slugging and .395 OBP. He also hit two homeruns in one inning against USC late in the year, one of which was a grand slam.
Those numbers don't exactly tell the whole story, though-- Taylor is a pretty notoriously slow starter, and I think in longer seasons in the pros, his stats would only get better. For a lot of the season, he didn't have much support in the lineup around him, either (down the stretch, when he finally did, his numbers skyrocketed). He's also got a killer arm from right field.
Taylor would basically be a pick for his power potential, as much as anything. Having seen him in person, the guy is definitely no shorter than 6'6" and probably weighs a very solid 240. He has a nice, compact swing too, without any holes that I can see.
Biggest knock on him is his speed on defense-- Mays Field might be perfect for him with the short porch in right, though, as long as we've got a fast CF who can cover most of the alley in right center.
Anyway, I just wanted to plug my personal favorite local prospect. I'd be ecstatic if the Giants got him in the fifth round, and wouldn't complain at all if we nabbed him just ahead of everybody else at 51 (I wouldn't be surprised to see him go in the 2nd if we didn't take him at 51).
by Smoke on the Water on Jun 6, 2007 11:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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by z4 landshark on Jun 7, 2007 12:06 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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by Lyle on Jun 7, 2007 8:01 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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in the event Sabean and his staff are still around...they have shown some ability to draft and/or develop pitchers, why not concentrate on your strong suit?
by slojoe on Jun 7, 2007 9:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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by Goofus on Jun 7, 2007 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by slojoe on Jun 7, 2007 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pitchers
We can afford to draft HS pitchers because we don't have a pressing need for starting pitchers. Some of the names I like are Michael Main, Nevin Griffith, Casey Weathers. I'm really intriqued by Kyle Blair who sounds a lot like a younger version of Matt Cain.
by DrBGiantsfan on Jun 7, 2007 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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i hope they will draft pitchers, in case the Sabean staff remains...
by slojoe on Jun 7, 2007 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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Still... I suggest you stack a lot of pillows at the bottom of your stairs. The baseball draft is just too unpredictable; the safest bet is usually a "field" bet. I'll predict that the Giants end up with four or five players that aren't on your list.
I'm tempering my expectations. Give me one serious bat at 10 or 22, and no more than one light hitting speedster in these first six picks, and I'll avoid the staircase or at least use the handrail.
This prediction doesn't have anything to do with the Giants, by the way. I would imagine that at least eight of the twelve picks next to ours (9, 11, 21, 23, 28, 30, 31, 33, 42, 44, 50, 52) are off your board as well.
Stay safe, Doc!
by Pants Man on Jun 7, 2007 10:49 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Very True....
BTW. If we end up with something along the lines of Bumgarner/Poreda/Carpenter, I predict the draft will be a bust and this team will continue wandering in the wilderness for 40 more years.
by DrBGiantsfan on Jun 7, 2007 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Re: Very True....
by Roger on Jun 7, 2007 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Re: Very True....
by Pants Man on Jun 7, 2007 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by Pants Man on Jun 7, 2007 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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THERE GOES DOC.
ARE YOU OK DOC?
by rellubcat on Jun 7, 2007 12:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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by DrBGiantsfan on Jun 7, 2007 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK, I Feel Better
by DrBGiantsfan on Jun 7, 2007 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Poreda's Off the Board!!
by DrBGiantsfan on Jun 7, 2007 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by Sayhey on Jun 7, 2007 2:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bumgarner
- Is he really a better prospect than one of several potential impact hitters that were available? I know you take the BPA over need in the baseball draft, but not only am I unconvinced that Bumgarner is the BPA, I'm quite confident he was not. Mills, Dominguez, Heyward, those are all hitters with upside. I just don't see that any of them have a lower ceiling than Bumgarner nor are less likely to reach it.
- I know lefty power pitchers come at a premium, but I'm not thrilled with Bumgarner. He reportedly has no real secondary pitch. The most disturbing thing is, he has tried to develop secondary pitches and has failed, so far. His arm slot is so low, it is almost sidearm. I believe that will make it more difficult for him than most to develop secondary pitches.
by DrBGiantsfan on Jun 7, 2007 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by Sayhey on Jun 7, 2007 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by allfrank on Jun 7, 2007 3:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Craig Whitaker
by DrBGiantsfan on Jun 7, 2007 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by allfrank on Jun 7, 2007 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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Assuming for the sake of discussion, they have a good and rational plan, why almost completely omit the corners from serious consideration? I understand it is only, in the scheme of things, 4 slots on the roster. Too expensive to develop corner players? Too much injury risk?. What I am saying is that I am sure Sabean wants to keep his job and believes in this philosophy, but why a near total eschewment of the corner players in the top rounds?
by allfrank on Jun 7, 2007 5:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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by jponry on Jun 7, 2007 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Corners
by DrBGiantsfan on Jun 7, 2007 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Re: Corners
Now, a power hitting corner with fully functioning knees? I honestly can't remember the last one.
by Pants Man on Jun 7, 2007 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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