Open Draft Day Thread I
by Grant Brisbee on Jun 5, 2008 8:29 AM PDT
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PrintTeams drafting a player named Tim in the first round for three consecutive years have never not won a championship the following year. Yet another reason why we need to package our trade exception and Ray Durham's expiring contract to move up in this draft.
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Well someone had better tell the Ray's
And I don’t mean Durham.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
Smoak or Hosmer please.
If we draft Matusz or Crow, I think this board will be highly displeased. A lot of rumors flying around that the Giants may make a huge reach at #5 and pick a player at the end of 1st round at #5.
Jesse English: He is BAAAAAACCCCCKKKK!
I’m with you – Smoak or Hosmer, and try not to be too displeased if it’s Posey. Might cry if they take Gordon Beckham.
by GiantsFanInExile on Jun 5, 2008 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions
From what I know (and that's not much)
I’d be ecstatic with Smoak, Hosmer, or if by some miracle they’re available, Tim Beckham or Pedro Alvarez.
I’d be happy with Alonso. I’d be okay with Posey. Even Skipworth and G. Beckham I could live with.
I am simply NOT OKAY with a pitcher this time. The stakes are just too frigging high, and for the love of gawd, WE’VE GOT GOOD YOUNG PITCHERS ALREADY!
¿Julio is tourist in San Francisco? Harper's Bizarre!
According to Keith Law’s latest we’re all lined up for Buster Posey.
by GiantsFanInExile on Jun 5, 2008 8:38 AM PDT reply actions
Someone barricade Sabean in his bathroom, please. I’m not letting another catcher screw up my team.
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by SoFa King Mike on Jun 5, 2008 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions
If it makes you feel better...
after AJ ruined our team, he exacted revenge on the Angel on our behalf for the 2002 WS in the 2005 playoffs with that crazy play of his.
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by Speedforthewin on Jun 5, 2008 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I'll take the under on that.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I never lose
Have you not learned that about me?
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
On that Note:
How many of use actually posting are there? like 10 ?
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
1,000 of which will consist of the anger and rage when G.Becks is taken by the Giants
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by Speedforthewin on Jun 5, 2008 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah but at least we would be getting a good player for that 12m
Instead of, say – Matt Morris?
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions
But then Lyle will be forced to write 1,000 counterposts
and there you are… take the over.
My boy ain't fat, he's just big boned. Big bat, too.
I just really hope we don't go G. Beckham.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
Smoak on the Water
PLEASE Don’t let the Orioles draft this guy. It’d be so nice to get a power-hitting 1B.
I predict that if a pitcher is taken by the Giants at 5, this board will go into full on meltdown mode.
It is also entirely possible
That the Giants pull a rabbit out of a hat and Draft Chris Webber.
I hear he is avaliable.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
I’ll take Michael Tucker
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by SoFa King Mike on Jun 5, 2008 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Can we have Shinjo again?
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by Speedforthewin on Jun 5, 2008 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ll throw in that LED belt buckle & Segway to sign
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by SoFa King Mike on Jun 5, 2008 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Me want Smoak, too
here’s more from the craptacular Dayn Perry (whom I dislike with a passion)
4. Justin Smoak, 1B, South Carolina
The switch-hitting Smoak is probably the best pure hitter in the draft not named Pedro Alvarez. Controls the strike zone, takes his walks, ridiculous power. And he’s done it all against SEC competition. His defense at first is acceptable, but it’s his bat that makes him a potential star. He’s the surest bet available.
Dayn Perry gets on his knees when Lasorda asks him to.
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by SoFa King Mike on Jun 5, 2008 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions
This is the first MLB draft I've given a shit about.
I’m so excited. It’s kinda like losing your virginity…
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
Except I'm not in a car.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions
+1
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by Speedforthewin on Jun 5, 2008 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Could be if you had XM or wireless in the garage…
by GiantsFanInExile on Jun 5, 2008 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions
That was YOU?
I guess that makes it a whole other type of “first”.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Also
Interesting graphic here courtesy of THT:
http://www.hardballtimes.com/images/uploads/team_barisp_hr_al5.gif
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
Dammit, I am an idiot.
Here is the one we actually give a shit about:
http://www.hardballtimes.com/images/uploads/team_barisp_hr_nl5.gif
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions
What doesn't make sense
Is that we are 3rd in the NL in Ab’s w/ RISP.
Why are we getting so many people on base?
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions
The presence of RallyKiller
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by Speedforthewin on Jun 5, 2008 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Quite Likely
Altho, frankly, he has been very disspointing lately. He hasn’t GIDP since I went on a rampage.
I was thinking about writing a makeup fanpost.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I recently updated my comparison between Castle and Happy Pete on my blarg. He might not be hitting into those double plays as frequently, but he sure strikes out a hell of lot – I think the rate has increased over the last few weeks.
No making up – he still sucks. He just sucks for cheap.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
I am ok w/ the SO's.
And if he is striking out because he is being more selective in DP situations, then awesome – I think there is hope.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions
He strikes out a lot because he swings out of the zone a lot and makes contact at a little under league average when he’s outside of the strike zone.
He’s not a good hitter.
He’s not a good hitter.
Remember who your talking to – I know this ;)
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I think there are some out there who have suffered brain strokes that actually don’t mind Castillo.
I wrote about him a little here
/self-plug
If you guys ever get sick of me linking to my site, tell me so, and I’ll stop.
I get sick of not being able to read it
Because for some reason my company thinks it is PRON!!! OMG!!!
and then I never think about it when I get home.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Because you are too busy with pron at home
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 5, 2008 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Nice write-up. I suspect that many of his stats have deteriorated since then – I did a surface analysis around May 12, which I revisited over the weekend, and while some stats are similar, many are worse. I don’t think any are better.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
Question...
How many Tims are expected to be drafted in the first 3 rounds…TBecks is officially going to the Rays… and I want another timmay
Todd Jennings: Next up on the Non-prospect Backup Catcher Train. Next Stop: The Pine at AT&T Park
Selig: And the 5th pick in the 2008 Rule 4 Draft, the San Francisco Giants select Tim Smoak.
Smoak: Uh, that’s not my na-
Giants fans: WHOOOO! TIMMEH!
Smoak: Uh…. cool?
by GiantsFanInExile on Jun 5, 2008 8:52 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL
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by Speedforthewin on Jun 5, 2008 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Off to class
Keep the hate here for me… I expect to see tons of hate when sabean forgets his brain at home and takes Scheppers from Fresno St., forgetting it was a reach before the injury
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Heard he checked out with their doctors
Thought Brewers might grab him with all their extra picks. He is a very good value late 1st or supplemental pick.
Here's my contribution
To the potentially largest running thread of all time.
Proud pappa of....STEVE HOLM!!
Well, Now
It’s the DRays concern :)
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Bonus demands
Are they real or posturing?
Alvarez wants $8M
Hosmer $7M
Posey $12M
Alonso $8M
Crow lots of monies
Shit, I'll take 10$
and I have a 99.5% chance of being as effective at the ML as 90% of the people who will be drafted today.
If that makes any sense.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions
.05% is probably more accurate
But hey, I could probably play 1b ! :)
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
It is not my money
Take the best player available and pay em what they want
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 5, 2008 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions
So the franchise will be further crippled when that player turns out to be a bust
And we get stuck with more mediocre players for the next 5 years?
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions
A one year 5 to 10 million expenditure is not going to cripple the Giants
Their artificial cap of 90 million is bogus. The Giants make a ton of money.
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 5, 2008 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions
But just think of what we could get for that money instead
Like say – another year of Ray Durham ;)
Or more realistically – Bill Hall.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Listen, they're making a ton of money
They don’t need to stick us with the closing costs.
[/Lennox Financial]
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
Especially when you're talking about a 8-10 year investment
with the rest of those years being either free, dirt cheap, or under market expense.
My boy ain't fat, he's just big boned. Big bat, too.
of course
if Pick #5 shows up to, say, San Jose and gets beaned in his first AB, you’ve grossly overpaid…
Here we go...
Lucky cap…check
T-shirt…check
Gamer Face…check…man, I hope I don’t cramp up if I have to hold this face for 2.5 hours!
Start mantra:
Smo…Ho…Al…Tim…Po
Smo…Ho…Al…Tim…Po
OK Giants fans, let’s hope for great picks, not just at #5, but throughout the draft!
I just hope we pick smoak @ 5
Or that Alvarez somehow falls.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions
No more Tim?
If it’s true, gotta change the chant:
Smo…Ho…Alv…Po
Smo…Ho…Alv…Po
by baseballjunkie on Jun 5, 2008 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
If SF selects Brian Matusz
I may end up blogging all by myself because everyone will have jump off the Bay Bridge
The Bay Bridge is So Ugly
Better to do the Golden Gate. Makes more of a statement.
If it’s proximity to the ballpark that matters, perhaps he should throw himself from the Lefty O’Doul Bridge.
That would most likely
be anti-climactic in the extreme. Instead of being dead, one would just be cold and wet.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Bay Bridge is actually beautiful at night
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by SoFa King Mike on Jun 5, 2008 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions
From the bottom of my 6th beer glass
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by SoFa King Mike on Jun 5, 2008 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Pizza is not deep enough...
Although the fact that it is hot and will cause burns before I die is an added bonus.
Probably lemon creamcheese. If you are going to die, you might as well go out with some deliciousness.
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 5, 2008 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
You could drown yourself...
in this Giordano’s Pie !
My adopted son Matt Downs. Bill Mueller without the two-flap helmet .
Get your mind out of the gutter man :-) It’s “Draft Day” . We need Pizza and Beer…..maybe lots of beer.
My adopted son Matt Downs. Bill Mueller without the two-flap helmet .
If they are gone, then they are gone.
But if they are still on the board and we don’t take one or the other – I’m going to be very sad/upset.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions
You have been scooped.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Will KC spend the money to pick Hosmer?
Or will they go for a safer selection in Smoak.
Jesse English: He is BAAAAAACCCCCKKKK!
If all these contract demands are out in the open...
What is to keep Smoak, or anyone else, from asking for the same once they are selected? It would almost seem silly not to ask for the same.
by baseballjunkie on Jun 5, 2008 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions
It's all just a crapshoot
no one really knows what is going on, IMO.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, anyone could say just about anything...
and we have to take it with a grain of salt.
I say draft who you want. With the latest rumor of Posey wanting 12 mill for instance… what’s he going to do if he doesn’t get it? Go back to school? His stock may never be higher than it is now.
by baseballjunkie on Jun 5, 2008 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions
He might go all Jamarquis Russel on them.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions
By the way, TIP to everyone
If you hit Shift-A periodically, it marks all new comments as read. Not only does that make it easier to follow what is new but it also keeps the thread from getting so laggy when it get’s long.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
You have to hit it for every new comment.
Shift A clears ALL new comments.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Looks like a guinea pig show
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Well
Metallica may be done w/ Lars Ulrich.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I pitched in HS
My 78 mph fastball and accompanying offspeed slop were unstoppable!
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 5, 2008 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I bought a radar gun
when I was blowing all of my friends away, convinced I was throwing 85 MPH heat.
ahem – yup. 70 mph.
Awesome.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Players the Giants could draft who would not cause me great emotional distress:
T. Beckham
G. Beckham
Alvarez
Smoak
Hosmer
Alonso
Wallace
Posey
hell, probably even Skipworth, Matusz, and Crow
What’s been that common theme of Grant’s post for the week? “It would be pretty hard for the Giants to eff this up.” Which is exactly why I’m worried. Because these are the Giants we’re talking about here.
God, I hope it’s Smoak. That would just make everyone so happy, and I’m 99.9% sure we wouldn’t really regret it. While there could be better players picked after him, I think it would take a lot of bad luck for the South Carolinan not to pan out.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jun 5, 2008 9:21 AM PDT reply actions
The Main reason that I (and I think everyone else) want smoak
Is that he has the highest probability of playing 1b for the ML team. He may not have the highest ceiling of players avaliable, but his combination of ceiling and probability is the best.
IMO.
We really need to draft a player that turns out.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions
exactly
the floor is so solid with Smoak, it’s hard to imagine us really regretting that pick. Forgive my poor metaphor, but depending on who’s picked after him, drafting Smoak may not be viewed as a home run in a few years. But it’s hard to imagine a scenario in which it’s not at least seen as a solid double.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jun 5, 2008 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions
But if KC is smart and picks him and we're left with
G. Beckham
E. Hosmer
B. Posey
Y. Alonso.
Which do you pick?
hosmer if i'm picking
posey because it’s sabean… although I did read somewhere today that the Giants are really hoping Hosmer falls to them. so maybe that’s not such a pipe dream.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jun 5, 2008 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
My list is much shorter
P.Avlarez.
J. Smoak.
I guess Hosmer.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
Jonathan Mayo final mock draft.
5. San Francisco Giants: Buster Posey, C, Florida State
The Giants would love for Hosmer to drop here, but barring that, Posey does make the most sense. Word of a big bonus demand could force the Giants to look elsewhere, perhaps to Justin Smoak, but the thinking is they’ll take the guy they feel is the best on their board and that will be Posey.
Last projection: Posey
fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Posey
I don’t get all the fuss about Posey. He could get bigger but doesn’t appear to have a great future as a power hitter. His arm according to the scouting report “plays below average”. His swing looks OK, but nothing to get excited about. Sure he could hit for average with decent walking skills, but I just don’t see him being an improvement over Pablito.
I don’t get all of the dissent on Posey. A .280/.380/.410 catcher hitter with Gold Glove defense is insanely valuable. In a BP chat, they would estimate something like that to be 8 WARP. And that isn’t crazy pie-in-the-sky forecasting, either. Crazy talk would be thinking that he’ll hit for a little bit of power, which he still might. Flip a coin for me for Smoak or Posey, but I’d be geeked on either one.
by Grant Brisbee on Jun 5, 2008 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
I’d say more like 280/350/410 with average defense. I don’t see why people think his defense is that great when his scouting report says that his arm plays below average. I mean blocking balls is important, but I always thought the thing that separated good catchers from great ones was the cannon.
To clarify, I’ve not seen one scouting report that says his arm is on the weak side. Do you have a link?
Yeah, his arm is supposed to be ridiculously quick, especially considering that he is still learning the position.
by Grant Brisbee on Jun 5, 2008 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't buy it
I dunno, I’ve read that his arm is a plus from BA and I’m sure BP has said something similar. He came into college as a SS originally, so I’m thinking he had a good enough arm to play that position.
No
it’s actually blocking the balls in the dirt. You can have an average arm and still throw a lot of runners out if you have a good pitching staff and solid footwork, but turing sliders into wild pitches and lazy ass passed balls will kill a pitching staff. That’s what used to dive me nuts about Benito Santiago. Cannon arm, good athlete, no interest in getting his ass on the ground to take the ball off his chest. He would ole the ball every time.
Bust a Move
Posey would be a great addition to any team and clubhouse. Not only is the kid talented but he is also a leader.
I get the impression Posey is going to be a major bust to whoever picks him up.
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by SoFa King Mike on Jun 5, 2008 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Okay, Im going to actually go try to work for an hour.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK
by Josh from Hollywood on Jun 5, 2008 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm not
nearly the draft nerd that many of you are. I’d like to see them draft Smoak but drafts across most professional sports are an inexact science. None of us really know how any of these guys will turn out.
Having said that, if the Giants draft a pitcher, I’ll be back here in full foaming-at-the-mouth, unrestrained outrage mode.
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
And as Grant pointed out, a lot of folks were upset about picking Lincecum a couple of years ago.
But yeah, please, Jeebus, don’t let us take a pitcher #1. We need to develop some damned hitters. I don’t want to spend the rest of my life watching new versions of Michael Tucker, Jose Castillo, and such.
what time does this thing start?
11? and how much time to they have to make picks?
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK
by Josh from Hollywood on Jun 5, 2008 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I think Sabes is frantically reading Grant’s series of draft articles to figure out what to do.. He saw Grant say “I’m still an absolute moron.” and figured, “Good enough for me!”
2008 Giants: A steaming pile of scrap!
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK
by Josh from Hollywood on Jun 5, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Ok Josh come clean.
Just exactly is on the screen that he is "studying"?
" Their still Shitty" - Major Leagues the movie.
I am a Giants fan. Thus I enjoy my pain. Currently enjoying it more then usual.
Lemon party?
You know how Sabes loves veteran savvy.
Bengie: Like an Aurilia kidney stone, slow-moving and tough to get out.
+2.5
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by BruteSentiment on Jun 5, 2008 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
What draft links are you reading?
I got Baseball America in one tab, MLB Draft Central in another tab
I like Callis' draft board
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/draft/mock-draft/2008/266271.html
5. SAN FRANCISCO. The Giants play the draft as close to the vest as anyone, so this is the hardest pick to read in the upper half of the first round. Word is that they covet Hosmer, so would they be willing to pay big money for Posey? San Francisco needs hitters, and they could get an elite bat like Smoak or Miami first baseman Yonder Alonso.
Projected Pick: JUSTIN SMOAK, 1b, South Carolina.
Bengie: Like an Aurilia kidney stone, slow-moving and tough to get out.
Prediction: Reese Havens or Lawrie
Pedro Feliz would look great in Dodger Blue.
Giants need to put more pressure on opposing pitchers. I’m hoping they draft a fast defensive end and switch to the 3-4 defense.
2008 Giants: A steaming pile of scrap!
the 3-4 could be interesting
it makes sense to have an extra outfielder with all the ground in right center at Mays Field. the question is, which position do you remove from the infield? Maybe you have the SS play straight up the middle and don’t have a 2B?
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
I’m really intrigued with Anthony Hewitt, the Giants won’t pick him because he won’t be around by the 37th pick. He’s got gigantic upside but scouts are really split on him.
Hewitt's gigantic upside
would pair nicely with AnVil’s gigantic backside.
/rimshot
Bengie: Like an Aurilia kidney stone, slow-moving and tough to get out.
One Final Prediction...
...and one I haven’t seen anyone else do.
5 – Justin Smoak#37 – Tyler Ladendorf – SS – Howard Junior College
#82 – Aaron Pribanic – RHP – Nebraska
#117 – Evan Frederickson – LHP – San Francisco
#147 – Jake Jefferies – C – UC Davis
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Good call on the Aggie
I’d be surprised if the Giants didn’t go back to the McKae well.
by Grant Brisbee on Jun 5, 2008 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
fun semi draft-related reading
and a plug for the blog I write for:
Mediocre MLB players of the 1990’s draft
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
Just curious
How would we feel if the Giants drafted Gerrit Cole? I know there are signability issues, some he’s-a-high-school-pitcher issues, some issues with not filling an obvious need. But would we be violently angry if they took a shot at a Clayton Kershaw-type pick?
Saving countless runs with my Brian Horwitz
The A's could have had Smoak out of high school if they were will to spend $50,000 more
http://mvn.com/mlb-draft/2008/05/14/2008-mlb-draft-profile-justin-smoak/
Jesse English: He is BAAAAAACCCCCKKKK!
That is a great story,
I remember reading somewhere that Frank Robinson ( I think it was him) offering to pay the difference from his own pocket and management still said " nah".
" Their still Shitty" - Major Leagues the movie.
I am a Giants fan. Thus I enjoy my pain. Currently enjoying it more then usual.
The cigar smoke has not completely cleared yet.
Though as this point the magic Sabean brain ( once shaken and asked) says, " The sings point to no"
" Their still Shitty" - Major Leagues the movie.
I am a Giants fan. Thus I enjoy my pain. Currently enjoying it more then usual.
Has anyone made the requisite “The Giants just drafted a couple of the Negro League guys because Sabean liked their veteran savvy” joke yet?
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
Carlos Manuel Santiago
Veteran Grit.
Paired with Mays, the Giants will be unstoppable this year.
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by SoFa King Mike on Jun 5, 2008 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Felipe sighting
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by SoFa King Mike on Jun 5, 2008 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
So this is a the spot were I can claim they redraft Julio Franco?
" Their still Shitty" - Major Leagues the movie.
I am a Giants fan. Thus I enjoy my pain. Currently enjoying it more then usual.
Yes. See such thread.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
How about
Justin Smoak 1b South Carolina at 5
Connor Gillaspie 3B Wichita State at 37
Both have advanced bats although Connor’s ability to stay at third has been questioned. These could be the corner infield for the giants as early at 2010.
Cain is Able ...
I truly Believe we need to obtain two fast track bats with 5 and 37
This seems to achieve that.
My dreaM world would somehow have Isaac Galloway still chilling in the 3rd Round … but that highly unlikely.
Cain is Able ...
I stick by Tyler Ladendorf
Ladendorf is going to be a monster, and the Giants should be upset they missed out on him last year.
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by BruteSentiment on Jun 5, 2008 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Probably not. His draft stock has been shooting straight up.
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by BruteSentiment on Jun 5, 2008 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I like Gillaspie's approach at the plate though ...
And Im not really on board with the idea of having another speedy middle inflieder in the system. We have a ton of those already.
I saw a comparison of Gillaspie as a 3b version of Paul O’neil. Sign me up for that
Cain is Able ...
Ladendorf
Shortstop. Led all Juco players in steals (65 in 65 attempts) last season while hitting .425. This year, leads all Juco players with a .542 average, 31 steals out of 32 attempts, and he jumped his home run total from 1 to 16.
Giants took him in the 39th round, but didn’t meet his bonus demands, so they definitely know him.
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by BruteSentiment on Jun 5, 2008 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Anywhere from late first round to late second round.
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by BruteSentiment on Jun 5, 2008 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Keith Law
Has him rated as the 65tyh best prospect. I guess he wont make it to the 3rd round.
Cain is Able ...
What makes you think he’ll be a monster? I think he’s athletic as heck, but he’s going to be more of a 7th placed hitter than a middle-of-the-order guy.
He’s a very good average hitter with elite speed and good plate discipline. His power is more questionable, but he’s got the four other tools in spades.
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by BruteSentiment on Jun 5, 2008 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
One ticket please.
" Their still Shitty" - Major Leagues the movie.
I am a Giants fan. Thus I enjoy my pain. Currently enjoying it more then usual.
trade exception
What trade exception are you talking about? I thought that you could not trade picks in baseball or did I miss something.
With the #5 pick
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by SoFa King Mike on Jun 5, 2008 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Im in agreement with most that getting a positional prospect
Is ideal … but Im not going to kill myself if we land a player of Matusz’ caliber. The guy is going to be very very good. We could always trade a Matt Cain in a few years before he reaches free agency and with the boys coming up i.e. Bum, Anderson, Matusz to get positional prospects.
Just a thought
Cain is Able ...
trading pitchers for position players
not really this club’s forte
¿Julio is tourist in San Francisco? Harper's Bizarre!
Im in agreement with most that getting a positional prospect
Is ideal … but Im not going to kill myself if we land a player of Matusz’ caliber. The guy is going to be very very good. We could always trade a Matt Cain in a few years before he reaches free agency and with the boys coming up i.e. Bum, Anderson, Matusz to get positional prospects.
Just a thought
Cain is Able ...
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by Josh from Hollywood on Jun 5, 2008 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
3rd round.
I pick Andrew Liebel from Long Beach State.
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by BruteSentiment on Jun 5, 2008 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
For you draft experts
Anybody know if anybody from Sonoma State University will be drafted? Our school made it to the D-II tournament and were one win away from going to the championship. Obviously nobody in the first or second round but anybody hear anything?
I haven’t seen any projections. Probably not likely to go first day (5 rounds).
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by BruteSentiment on Jun 5, 2008 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Howtheyscored hasn't even shown up yet.
Speed, defense... and an almost fanatical devotion to getting picked off.
Anything draft related to listen online?
Like live coverage or something?
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mlb.com
They’re introducing wach team’s representative
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by SoFa King Mike on Jun 5, 2008 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Felipe Alou
Asleep at the draft table
JT representing as well, poking Felipe with a stick.
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It always gives me great pleasure to see the Rays fail miserably, have no fans, always be in last place, and have a shitty stadium, what with St. Petersburg trying to steal the Giants back in 1992.
Too bad about this season, though.
TB..Rays
I like to see them do well. When a team has done so miserably for as long as they have I want to see them do well.
When a team has done so miserably for as long as they have I want to see them do well.
Reminds me of a certain team…
/looks at you SF Giants
"Who's your daddy?"
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by SoFa King Mike on Jun 5, 2008 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
just for fun ESPN should bring in Mel Kiper to shout at us loudly and rapidly
by FluLikeSymptoms on Jun 5, 2008 10:46 AM PDT reply actions
Aha!
No Daily reports here. I did manage to walk around with some papers and appear to be working for the last hour.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jun 5, 2008 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
add to the post count! 1700, here we come!
/has nothing to say
//stole slashies from fark.com
///fark has furny pictures
Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est?
Do you post there? I’m thinking that our internet routines are pretty similar.
by Grant Brisbee on Jun 5, 2008 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
no… just lurk. I think I tried to sign up for an account once there back like 5 years ago, but for some reason it didn’t work. Now I just scroll through the political threads for pictures.
I’m mad… I have a settlement conference that starts right at the same time as the draft.
Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est?
btw… do you ever visit the off topic or politics forums on warriorsworld? The off topic forum in particular is way better than the main one. Why don’t you ever post there?
Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est?
I've got a weird feeling that TB
Will do something crazy and not pick T. Beckham.
Anyone else? It just seems odd to announce it before it happens. Maybe leverage against Posey?
Because I love my local high school baseball scene...
I want to draft LJ Hoes, subject of the front page article my morning newspaper: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/04/AR2008060403822.html
He’s #137 on BA’s Top 200.
My boy ain't fat, he's just big boned. Big bat, too.
is it immature to make a joke about LJ having Hoes in different area codes? (and if that is immature then I don’t want to be mature)
by FluLikeSymptoms on Jun 5, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
at the end of the day
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by SoFa King Mike on Jun 5, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
10 minutes
the Giants have become like the Warriors (up until last year that is) draft day is the most exciting day of the season.
by FluLikeSymptoms on Jun 5, 2008 10:51 AM PDT reply actions
Sign me up for some Smoak by the Bay. I like that MLB.TV is actually showing this thing. It’s weird to think of them doing something right.
Make me proud again Hen
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jun 5, 2008 10:53 AM PDT reply actions
McCoven field trip next year?
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by SoFa King Mike on Jun 5, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Can you please link it? I can see all the player videos
But when I click on live coverage, nothing.
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he looks like the kinda guy
who’s wearing boxer shorts and flip flops under that desk
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
Fearless prediction:
The pick will be Smoak, but if he is taken already then I have no doubts in saying that it will be Wallace at #5
by krukkuipandclint on Jun 5, 2008 10:55 AM PDT reply actions
McClaren will not last to the ASG
That team is not only bad but clearly dysfunctional as well.
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
My amateur eyes are telling me that Aaron Crow’s mechanics look weird.
Make me proud again Hen
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jun 5, 2008 10:58 AM PDT reply actions
312 comments
and it hasn’t started yet
by positiveuphemism on Jun 5, 2008 10:59 AM PDT reply actions
New Thread
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2008/6/5/546499/open-draft-day-ii
It is so, so American to consume threads this quickly.
By The Way Grant...
If the Giants take Gordom Beckham, I claim dibs on the title: “Bent Over Beckham”
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Milk House?
Did you realize the draft is being held at a venue called the Milk House?
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