Keith Law's First Draft Up (ESPN Insider Access Needed)

K-Law posted his first mock draft. I'm not going to spoil too much, as it is premium content and I'll respect a writer putting it behind access, but some interesting tidbits:

• He's got the Giants are picking someone not surprising
• He's got someone taken at #4 who isn't even in our community draft choice list at #4.
• One of our recently heavily discussed players isn't taken until the end of the first around. The other truly heavily discussed player...isn't even in the first round. And neither are who you think.

Overall, a very informative piece, not just on the Giants but on all the teams. If you're going to take a serious look at who might actually go where, K-Law's is one of the three mock drafts I'd suggest reading (along with BA and MiLB.com).

5 months ago BruteSentiment 11 comments 0 recs |

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I’d be happy with who he has us taking there. Very happy. :)

Interesting with the Pirates maybe going for an overdraft to save money to try and get Angel Sano….that would suck for them if he signed with someone else and the guy they overdraft isn’t very good. I thought the Pirates were done with signability picks?

by Hobbes2d on May 27, 2009 12:26 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Question:

How accurate was KLaw been in previous season mock drafts?

by wilriv21 on May 27, 2009 12:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

You think the MiLB mock is one of the ones to read?

I’d go with Seiler over the MiLB one. Mayo can very, very odd and idiosyncratic at times (though he’s certainly worth a read).

Adoptive Parent of Francisco Peguero. He can throw, he can run, he can hit(fastballs), and he's Dominican. What else do you need to know?

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by haverecords on May 27, 2009 12:49 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

btw, you can find Seiler’s draft page at http://mlbbonusbaby.wordpress.com/

Adoptive Parent of Francisco Peguero. He can throw, he can run, he can hit(fastballs), and he's Dominican. What else do you need to know?

"Obviously I’m not doing things like going toe-to-toe with a ninja. Find me a ninja, for one."--Brian Wilson

by haverecords on May 27, 2009 12:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’d be happy if we went in that direction with our pick and it’s probably who i’d take at this moment. I doubt the Pirates will pull of a surprise like that, they seem to be commited to spending money in development & whilst they may not go with a high demand player i’d imagine they still go with one who’s expected in the top 10.

It’s not that surprising to see Tate slip off the board as he could well slide due to bonus demands. I think it depends on whether someone at the top end wants him as if they don’t he could slide quite far.

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by GiantFan on May 27, 2009 1:38 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I would be more than happy with KLaws pick.

by jnormous on May 27, 2009 10:41 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

He’s got someone taken at #4 who isn’t even in our community draft choice list at #4.

And I was just pondering whether the Pirates would go off the board with their pick. I must be some kind of genius!

…or I left someone obvious off the list by mistake.

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by jcb9 on May 27, 2009 10:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

He didn’t have Tate going in the first?

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by ResDog on May 27, 2009 12:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

as it is premium content and I’ll respect a writer putting it behind access

Would hate to cripple the ESPN empire by revealing a name in a mock MLB draft.

by AngelWillSaveUs on May 27, 2009 4:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

As a writer who also relies on that income...

…I disagree.

Just because they are an empire does not mean that promoting the idea is good. Because the empire may not die off, but the small-time writers, working for a few dozen subscribers with a focus, will be hurt, because most people won’t make a distinction.

I’m sure this will come back with people who say they buy what they download for free, but after watching a talented musician friend stop trying after he put a non-malicious worm into a song file, and found that it had been responding from over 5,000 computers but he had received less than a dozen purchases of his music online, I’m afraid I don’t have much faith in people.

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by BruteSentiment on May 27, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs