Mock Draft Contest!

by BruteSentiment on Jun 2, 2009 8:34 PM PDT Comment 81 comments

So, I like tedious but fun but pointless but brag-worthy stuff. That's why I like Mock Drafts. So, why not share that with everyone? So let's start the first ever McCovey Chronicles MLB Mock Draft contest! (unless it's not the first...)

The rules are simple: Post the way you think that the first round will go. After the draft, we'll take a look and see who has the best prognosticating skills....or whomever should've bought a lottery ticket instead.

Scoring, I propose, should go this way:

Picks 1-10: 1 point each

Picks 11-20: 2 points each

Picks 21-32: 3 points each

Bonus: Giants 2nd Round Pick (#55): 5 points

Bonus: Giants 3rd Round Pick (#86): 5 points

I am certainly open to any suggestions on tweaking the rules. Posts should be done before the end of Monday next week, but if people are willing to allow posts up to the minute before the draft, I'm not picky.

Prize? Snarky bragging rights. Sorry, I have no funds for sponsoring something yet. But if this goes well...next year I'll see about getting a signed ball or something.

Have fun, guys and girls!

Here's some help, if you'd like: A database of mock drafts from smaller sites; The latest Keith Law Mock Draft(Subscriber Content); Baseball America's Version 2 Mock (Subscriber Content).

And, for convenience, here is the draft list. Go ahead and just fill it out.

#1 - Washington:

#2 - Seattle:

#3 - San Diego:

#4 - Pittsburgh:

#5 - Baltimore:

#6 - San Francisco:

#7 - Atlanta:

#8 - Cincinnati:

#9 - Detroit:

#10 - Washington:

#11 - Colorado:

#12 - Kansas City:

#13 - Oakland:

#14 - Texas:

#15 - Cleveland:

#16 - Arizona:

#17 - Arizona:

#18 - Florida:

#19 - St. Louis:

#20 - Toronto:

#21 - Houston:

#22 - Minnestoa:

#23 - Chicago (AL):

#24 - Los Angeles (AL):

#25 - Los Angeles (AL):

#26 - Milwaukee:

#27 - Seattle:

#28 - Boston:

#29 - New York (AL):

#30 - Tampa Bay:

#31 - Chicago (NL):

#32 - Colorado:

2nd Round:

#55 - San Francisco:

3rd Round:

#86 - San Francisco:

EDIT - Tiebreaker - How many pitchers in the first round?

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And, here are my picks!

- Washington: Stephen Strasburg, RHP, San Diego State (Duh)
- Seattle: Dustin Ackley, 1B/CF, North Caroloina (Duh)
- San Diego: Donovan Tate, CF, Cartersville HS
- Pittsburgh: Kyle Gibson, RHP, Missouri
- Baltimore: Aaron Crow, RHP, Fort Worth Cats
- San Francisco: Tyler Matzek, LHP, Mission Viejo HS
- Atlanta: Zack Wheler, RHP, East Paulding HS
- Cincinnati: Shelby Miller, RHP, Brownwood HS
- Detroit: Jacob Turner, RHP, Westminster Academy
- Washington: Alex White, RHP, North Carolina
- Colorado: Matthew Purke, LHP, Klein HS
- Kansas City: Grant Green, SS, USC
- Oakland: Chad James, LHP, Yukon HS
- Texas: Chad Jenkins, RHP, Kennesaw State
- Cleveland: Rex Brothers, LHP, Lipscomb
- Arizona: Mike Leake, RHP, Arizona State
- Arizona: Mike Trout, OF, Millville HS
- Florida: Tanner Scheppers, RHP, St. Paul Saints
- St. Louis: Mike Minor, LHP, Vanderbilt
- Toronto: Tim Wheeler, OF, Sacramento State
- Houston: Everett Williams, OF, McCallum HS
- Minnestoa: Kyle Heckathorn, RHP, Kennesaw State
- Chicago (AL): A.J. Pollack, OF, Notre Dame
- Los Angeles (AL): Tyler Skaggs, LHP, Santa Monica HS
- Los Angeles (AL): Drew Storen, RHP, Stanford
- Milwaukee: Eric Arnett, RHP, Indiana
- Seattle: Jared Mitchell, OF, Louisiana State
- Boston: Max Stassi, C, Yuba City HS
- New York (AL): Bobby Borchering, 3B, Verot HS
- Tampa Bay: Tony Sanchez, C, Boston College
- Chicago (NL): Garrett Gould, RHP, Maize HS
- Colorado: Matt Davidson, 3B, Yucaiba HS

2nd Round:

- San Francisco: Marc Krause, 3B/OF, Ohio

3rd Round:

- San Francisco: Jeff Kobernus, 2B, California

Tiebreaker – How many pitchers in the first round? 20

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by BruteSentiment on Jun 2, 2009 9:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Revised post-stress fracture Mock

- Washington: Stephen Strasburg, RHP, San Diego State
- Seattle: Dustin Ackley, 1B/CF, North Carolina
- San Diego: Donovan Tate, CF, Cartersville HS
- Pittsburgh: Aaron Crow, RHP, Fort Worth Cats
- Baltimore: Zack Wheeler, RHP, East Paulding HS
- San Francisco: Tyler Matzek, LHP, Mission Viejo HS
- Atlanta: Alex White, RHP, North Carolina
- Cincinnati: Mike Minor, LHP, Vanderbilt
- Detroit: Jacob Turner, RHP, Westminster Academy
- Washington: Kyle Gibson, RHP, Missouri
- Colorado: Matthew Purke, LHP, Klein HS
- Kansas City: Grant Green, SS, USC
- Oakland: Shelby Miller, RHP, Brownwood HS
- Texas: Chad Jenkins, RHP, Kennesaw State
- Cleveland: Rex Brothers, LHP, Lipscomb
- Arizona: Mike Leake, RHP, Arizona State
- Arizona: Mike Trout, OF, Millville HS
- Florida: Chad James, LHP, Yukon HS
- St. Louis: Tanner Scheppers, RHP, St. Paul Saints
- Toronto: Tim Wheeler, OF, Sacramento State
- Houston: Everett Williams, OF, McCallum HS
- Minnestoa: Kyle Heckathorn, RHP< Kennesaw State
- Chicago (AL): A.J. Pollack, OF, Notre Dame
- Los Angeles (AL): Tyler Skaggs, LHP, Santa Monica HS
- Los Angeles (AL): Drew Storen, RHP, Stanford
- Milwaukee: Eric Arnett, RHP, Indiana
- Seattle: Jared Mitchell, OF, Louisiana State
- Boston: Max Stassi, C, Yuba City HA
- New York (AL): Bobby Bochering, 3B, Verot HS
- Tampa Bay: Tony Sanchez, C, Boston College
- Chicago (NL): Garrett Gould, RHP, Maize HS
- Colorado: Matt Davidson, 3B, Yucaiba HS

2nd Round:
- San Francisco: Marc Krause, 3B/OF, Ohio

3rd Round:
- San Francisco: Jeff Kobernus, 2B, California

EDIT – Tiebreaker – How many pitchers in the first round? 20

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by BruteSentiment on Jun 6, 2009 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

1 – Washington: Stephen Strasburg

2 – Seattle: Dustin Ackley

3 – San Diego: Aaron Crow

4 – Pittsburgh: Kyle Gibson

5 – Baltimore: Tyler Matzek

6 – San Francisco: Zach Wheeler

7 – Atlanta: Jacob Turner

8 – Cincinnati: Alex White

9 – Detroit: Tanner Scheppers

10 – Washington: Bobby Borchering

11 – Colorado: Andrew Oliver

12 – Kansas City: Grant Green

13 – Oakland: Mike Leake

14 – Texas: Shelby Miller

15 – Cleveland: Tim Wheeler

16 – Arizona: Max Stassi

17 – Arizona: Matthew Purke

18 – Florida: Mike Minor

19 – St. Louis: Rex Brothers

20 – Toronto: A.J. Pollock

21 – Houston: Drew Storen

22 – Minnesota: Mike Trout

23 – Chicago (AL): Brett Jackson

24 – Los Angeles (AL): James Paxton

25 – Los Angeles (AL): Tyler Skaggs

26 – Milwaukee: Eric Arnett

27 – Seattle: Tony Sanchez

28 – Boston: Donavan Tate

29 – New York (AL): Chad Jenkins

30 – Tampa Bay: Matt Davidson

31 – Chicago (NL): Madison Younginer

32 – Colorado: Jason Kipnis

2nd Round:

55 – San Francisco:Matt Hobgood

3rd Round:

86 – San Francisco: Tommy Mendonca

by Grant on Jun 2, 2009 9:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Good call on Mendonca

That’s one that has me going. I could go either way between Mendonca and Kobernus. I went with the latter simply because I think someone will grab Mendonca before the third round.

That said, I could see it being the Giants in the second round.

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by BruteSentiment on Jun 2, 2009 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That draft would be pure awesome

The artist formerly known as Set-up man

by CB30 on Jun 8, 2009 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

WARNING

If you’re copying and pasting the 1 through 32 template, do it from one of the first two comments. If you try and do it from Brute’s original FanPost, the SBN formatting goblins will git you.

by Grant on Jun 2, 2009 9:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Let's see if this works - One more attempt at the list

- Washington:
- Seattle:
- San Diego:
- Pittsburgh:
- Baltimore:
- San Francisco:
- Atlanta:
- Cincinnati:
- Detroit:
- Washington:
- Colorado:
- Kansas City:
- Oakland:
- Texas:
- Cleveland:
- Arizona:
- Arizona:
- Florida:
- St. Louis:
- Toronto:
- Houston:
- Minnestoa:
- Chicago (AL):
- Los Angeles (AL):
- Los Angeles (AL):
- Milwaukee:
- Seattle:
- Boston:
- New York (AL):
- Tampa Bay:
- Chicago (NL):
- Colorado:

2nd Round:

- San Francisco:

3rd Round:

- San Francisco:

Tiebreaker – How Many PItchers In The First Round?

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by BruteSentiment on Jun 2, 2009 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow...those formatting demons do quite a doozy

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by BruteSentiment on Jun 2, 2009 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, I just fired off an annoyed e-mail. When you search for SBN Formatting across the network, you have about a 2,100:1 ratio against the idea.

by Grant on Jun 2, 2009 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

1st Round:

1 – Washington: Stephen Strasburg

2 – Seattle: Dustin Ackley

3 – San Diego: Kyle Gibson

4 – Pittsburgh: Aaron Crow

5 – Baltimore: Tyler Matzek

6 – San Francisco: Zach Wheeler

7 – Atlanta: Alex White

8 – Cincinnati: Jacob Turner

9 – Detroit: Donovan Tate

10 – Washington: Grant Green

11 – Colorado: Tanner Scheppers

12 – Kansas City: Matthew Purke

13 – Oakland: Shelby Miller

14 – Texas: Mike Leake

15 – Cleveland: Bobby Boechering

16 – Arizona: Tim Wheeler

17 – Arizona: Andrew Oliver

18 – Florida: Eric Arnett

19 – St. Louis: Rex Brothers

20 – Toronto: Mike Trout

21 – Houston: A.J. Pollock

22 – Minnesota: Jared Mitchell

23 – Chicago (AL): Everett Williams

24 – Los Angeles (AL): Max Stassi

25 – Los Angeles (AL): Chad Jenkins

26 – Milwaukee: Tyler Skaggs

27 – Seattle: Garrett Gould

28 – Boston: Tony Sanchez

29 – New York (AL): Chad James

30 – Tampa Bay: Wil Myers

31 – Chicago (NL): Kyle Heckathorn

32 – Colorado: Rich Poythress

2nd Round:

55 – San Francisco: Kent Matthes

3rd Round:

86 – San Francisco: Chris Dominguez

by robertee on Jun 2, 2009 10:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Updated (Post Gibson/Scheppers injury)

1st Round:

1 – Washington: Stephen Strasburg

2 – Seattle: Dustin Ackley

3 – San Diego: Aaron Crow

4 – Pittsburgh: Tyler Matzek

5 – Baltimore: Mike Minor

6 – San Francisco: Zach Wheeler

7 – Atlanta: Alex White

8 – Cincinnati: Jacob Turner

9 – Detroit: Donovan Tate

10 – Washington: Grant Green

11 – Colorado: Mike Leake

12 – Kansas City: Matthew Purke

13 – Oakland: Shelby Miller

14 – Texas: Kyle Gibson

15 – Cleveland: Bobby Boechering

16 – Arizona: Tim Wheeler

17 – Arizona: Andrew Oliver

18 – Florida: Eric Arnett

19 – St. Louis: Rex Brothers

20 – Toronto: Mike Trout

21 – Houston: Tanner Scheppers

22 – Minnesota: Chad Jenkins

23 – Chicago (AL): Everett Williams

24 – Los Angeles (AL): Max Stassi

25 – Los Angeles (AL): A.J. Pollock

26 – Milwaukee: Tyler Skaggs

27 – Seattle: Garrett Gould

28 – Boston: Tony Sanchez

29 – New York (AL): Chad James

30 – Tampa Bay: Wil Myers

31 – Chicago (NL): Kyle Heckathorn

32 – Colorado: Jared Mitchell

2nd Round:

55 – San Francisco: Kent Matthes

3rd Round:

86 – San Francisco: Chris Dominguez

by robertee on Jun 8, 2009 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Here goes....

Kevin, you must be the brother I never had; I love this stuff. Sure, it’s frivolous. But I just spent the most enjoyable hour at work that I’ve had in a long time. Thanks!

Biggest surprise: Grant Green falling to the supplemental round.

1 – Washington: Stephen Strasburg, SP
2 – Seattle: Dustin Ackley, OF
3 – San Diego: Mike Minor, SP (I think their budget will be a factor)
4 – Pittsburgh: Aaron Crow, SP (if they’re smart)
5 – Baltimore: Kyle Gibson, SP
6 – San Francisco: Shelby Miller, SP (just to be different; likely is Matzek)
7 – Atlanta: Zach Wheeler, SP
8 – Cincinnati: Alex White, SP
9 – Detroit: Donovan Tate, OF (exactly the kind of player the Tigers draft)
10 – Washington: Mike Leake, SP (hoping to save some money)
11 – Colorado: Tyler Matzek, SP
12 – Kansas City: Jacob Turner, SP (home state kid)
13 – Oakland: Tim Wheeler, OF (Jemile, part deux)
14 – Texas: Matthew Purke, SP
15 – Cleveland: Tanner Scheppers, SP
16 – Arizona: Rex Brothers, RP
17 – Arizona: Bobby Borchering, 3B
18 – Florida: Drew Storen, SP
19 – St. Louis: Garrett Gould, SP
20 – Toronto: Chad James, SP
21 – Houston: Matt Hobgood, SP
22 – Minnesota: Eric Arnett, SP (thrilled to get him here)
23 – Chicago (AL): Everett Williams, OF (talented middle-of-field defender)
24 – Los Angeles (AL): Max Stassi, C
25 – Los Angeles (AL): Tyler Skaggs, SP (too close to pass up)
26 – Milwaukee: Kyle Heckathorn, SP (need pitching)
27 – Seattle: Jared Mitchell, OF (4 of the top 51 picks; good risk here)
28 – Boston: Tony Sanchez, C
29 – New York (AL): Mike Trout, OF
30 – Tampa Bay: Wil Myers, C
31 – Chicago (NL): A. J. Pollock, 2b/OF
32 – Colorado: Luke Bailey, C

2nd Round:
55 – San Francisco: Reymond Fuentes, CF

3rd Round:
86 – San Francisco: Chris Dominguez, 3B (mostly wishcasting here; SF will think SP)

Tiebreaker – How Many Pitchers In The First Round? 20

Sergio Romo: striking out professional hitters since 2005. And winner of the 2012 NL Fireman of the Year Award!

by Lyle on Jun 3, 2009 8:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Wow

The Nationals win the draft. The signing of Strasburg and Leake immediately makes the Nats rotation very good. Both pitchers could be in the rotation by 2010. Do it, Rizzo!

by wilriv21 on Jun 3, 2009 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

NATOINALS BRASS1

My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman

by Goofus on Jun 3, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You mean Expos Brass?

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by BruteSentiment on Jun 3, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Strasburg could be in the rotation in August of this year.

by SFGuy on Jun 4, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not sure

The belief is that he signs at the stroke of midnight Aug 15th and by then he has not pitched in a couple of months. Could see a couple of innings in relief in September.

I know agent Boras tossed out the number of $50M and the Nats could agree with that figure if Boras is willing to accept incentives in the deal. Say the Nats offer $18M and then the other monies are based on Cy Young award standing. If come in 10th x dollars, if 5th y dollars if wins the award then z dollars.

by wilriv21 on Jun 4, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Boras knows that the Nats need Strasburg more then Strasburg needs the Nats. He’ll get closer to $50 million than not.

by SFGuy on Jun 4, 2009 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I would LOVE if the Giants had these 3 first picks with Miller or Matzek, Fuentes and Dominguez. But it sounds like Fuentes has worked his way into the mid to late first round. So I doubt we’d have any shot at getting him.

by Hobbes2d on Jun 3, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I haven’t heard that. If Fuentes were available at #55, I think he’d be a terrific fit for our organization. Baseball America ranks him as the 54th best prospect, and I was hoping they might be close in their assessment and we’d get a shot at him. Of course, the draft is a total crapshoot; and with 30 different organizations trying to define “art” or “beauty,” and outsider trying to predict what 30 strangers would judge as “art” is far more than wildly speculative. And so fun.

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by Lyle on Jun 3, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm glad I could make the work day more fun. :)

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by BruteSentiment on Jun 3, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

So how will you brighten my Thursday?

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by Lyle on Jun 3, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hm…

Dammit, I hate living up to expectations.

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by BruteSentiment on Jun 3, 2009 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not sure how/where I missed it...

…but Luke Bailey has undergone surgery, and to me that bumps him out of the first round. Here’s my substitute for Colorado:

32 – Colorado: Rich Poythress, 1B

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by Lyle on Jun 4, 2009 7:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Post "OMG, Kyle Gibson just screwed up my mock draft" prediction

The nerve of this guy, messing up the entire projection. This is now a time of agonizing reappraisal.

1 – Washington: Stephen Strasburg, SP
2 – Seattle: Dustin Ackley, OF
3 – San Diego: Mike Minor, SP (I think Tate or Minor; & they go safe with Minor)
4 – Pittsburgh: Aaron Crow, SP
5 – Baltimore: Alex White, SP (this is where the whole first round hinges)
6 – San Francisco: Tyler Matzek, SP (I wanted to pick Shelby Miller again, but wimped out)
7 – Atlanta: Zach Wheeler, SP
8 – Cincinnati: Mike Minor, SP
9 – Detroit: Donovan Tate, OF
10 – Washington: Kyle Gibson, SP (worth the risk with their second pick)
11 – Colorado: Jacob Turner, SP
12 – Kansas City: Shelby Miller, SP
13 – Oakland: Tim Wheeler, OF
14 – Texas: Matthew Purke, SP
15 – Cleveland: Tanner Scheppers, SP
16 – Arizona: Mike Leake, SP
17 – Arizona: Bobby Borchering, 3B
18 – Florida: Chad James, SP
19 – St. Louis: Eric Arnett, SP
20 – Toronto: James Paxton, SP
21 – Houston: Everett Williams, OF
22 – Minnesota: Matt Hobgood, SP
23 – Chicago (AL): Chad Jenkins, SP
24 – Los Angeles (AL): Max Stassi, C
25 – Los Angeles (AL): Tyler Skaggs, SP
26 – Milwaukee: Kyle Heckathorn, SP
27 – Seattle: Jared Mitchell, OF
28 – Boston: Tony Sanchez, C
29 – New York (AL): Mike Trout, OF
30 – Tampa Bay: Wil Myers, C
31 – Chicago (NL): A. J. Pollock, OF
32 – Colorado: Rich Poythress, 1B

2nd Round:
55 – San Francisco: Nick Franklin, SS

3rd Round:
86 – San Francisco: Chris Dominguez, 3B

Tiebreaker – How Many Pitchers In The First Round? 20

FINAL ANSWER! If San Diego or Baltimore go with different choices, this house of cards comes falling down in a hurry.

Sergio Romo: striking out professional hitters since 2005. And winner of the 2012 NL Fireman of the Year Award!

by Lyle on Jun 8, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Pads budget is always a factor. If they didn’t have to take a player with a certain greatness quality attached somewhere thanks to the commissioner’s office, they’d go lower on the dollar quantity.

There’s always a chance they try to move into a higher prospect tax bracket, but that would be the equivalent of Corky Thatcher being at the last table in the World Series of Poker.

It's always Noonan somewhere.

by sectionop92 on Jun 8, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And, here are my picks!
- Washington: Stephen Strasburg, RHP, San Diego State (Duh)
- Seattle: Dustin Ackley, 1B/CF, North Caroloina (Duh)
- San Diego: Donovan Tate, CF, Cartersville HS
- Pittsburgh: Kyle Gibson, RHP, Missouri
- Baltimore: Aaron Crow, RHP, Fort Worth Cats
- San Francisco: Tyler Matzek, LHP, Mission Viejo HS
- Atlanta: Zack Wheler, RHP, East Paulding HS
- Cincinnati: Shelby Miller, RHP, Brownwood HS
- Detroit: Jacob Turner, RHP, Westminster Academy
- Washington: Alex White, RHP, North Carolina
- Colorado: Matthew Purke, LHP, Klein HS
- Kansas City: Grant Green, SS, USC
- Oakland: Chad James, LHP, Yukon HS
- Texas: Chad Jenkins, RHP, Kennesaw State
- Cleveland: Rex Brothers, LHP, Lipscomb
- Arizona: Mike Leake, RHP, Arizona State
- Arizona: Mike Trout, OF, Millville HS
- Florida: Tanner Scheppers, RHP, St. Paul Saints
- St. Louis: Mike Minor, LHP, Vanderbilt
- Toronto: Tim Wheeler, OF, Sacramento State
- Houston: Everett Williams, OF, McCallum HS
- Minnestoa: Kyle Heckathorn, RHP, Kennesaw State
- Chicago (AL): A.J. Pollack, OF, Notre Dame
- Los Angeles (AL): Tyler Skaggs, LHP, Santa Monica HS
- Los Angeles (AL): Drew Storen, RHP, Stanford
- Milwaukee: Eric Arnett, RHP, Indiana
- Seattle: Jared Mitchell, OF, Louisiana State
- Boston: Max Stassi, C, Yuba City HS
- New York (AL): Bobby Borchering, 3B, Verot HS
- Tampa Bay: Tony Sanchez, C, Boston College
- Chicago (NL): Garrett Gould, RHP, Maize HS
- Colorado: Matt Davidson, 3B, Yucaiba HS
2nd Round:

- San Francisco: Marc Krause, 3B/OF, Ohio
3rd Round:

- San Francisco: Jeff Kobernus, 2B, California
Tiebreaker – How many pitchers in the first round? 21

My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman

by Goofus on Jun 3, 2009 11:44 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I wonder if attending North Caroloina gives Ackley a leg-up?

Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...

by rotorueter on Jun 3, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I suck at this draft stuff, so I just copied Brute’s picks and changed the tie-breaker answer. I think it’ll be funny if I win Brute’s little contest this way.

My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman

by Goofus on Jun 3, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

um....

I’m flattered?

It doesn’t work, I’m afraid. I copied Obama’s picks for the NCAA Tourney, but let Cal win one game. And, well, I lost bigtime.

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by BruteSentiment on Jun 3, 2009 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I would probably suck more at this then you do, Goofus. I only know one name out of anybody listed on all the above mock drafts.

by SFGuy on Jun 4, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This was fun....

- Washington: Stephen Strasburg,
- Seattle: Dustin Ackley
- San Diego: Kyle Gibson
- Pittsburgh: Bobby Borchering
- Baltimore: Aaron Crow
- San Francisco: Tyler Matzek
- Atlanta: Zack Wheeler
- Cincinnati: Tanner Scheppers
- Detroit: Jacob Turner
- Washington: Alex White
- Colorado: Mike Trout
- Kansas City: Grant Green
- Oakland: Mike Leake
- Texas: Shelby Miller
- Cleveland: Rex Brothers
- Arizona: Matt Davidson
- Arizona: Matt Hobgood
- Florida: Tanner Scheppers
- St. Louis: Chad James
- Toronto: Drew Storen
- Houston: Everett Williams
- Minnestoa: Wil Myers
- Chicago (AL): Matthew Purke
- Los Angeles (AL): Tyler Skaggs
- Los Angeles (AL): Jake Marisnick
- Milwaukee: Eric Arnett
- Seattle: Tim Wheeler
- Boston: Max Stassi
- New York (AL): Donovan Tate
- Tampa Bay: Tony Sanchez
- Chicago (NL): Jiovani Mier
- Colorado: Rich Poythress

2nd Round:

- San Francisco: Jason Kipnis

3rd Round:

- San Francisco: Scott Griggs

Tiebreaker – How many pitchers in the first round? 18

by aGIANTfan on Jun 3, 2009 1:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

love your second round pick

by wilriv21 on Jun 3, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1
Love the wheels

Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right

by Giant among Angels on Jun 3, 2009 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You have Scheppers going to Florida and Cincy

Just a heads up

The artist formerly known as Set-up man

by CB30 on Jun 3, 2009 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I would do this, but I would lose focus around pick..umm…13

Minor White > Ansel Adams

by say hey nation on Jun 3, 2009 1:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Not a gamer!!

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by Lyle on Jun 3, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I would never claim to be Scott

Minor White > Ansel Adams

by say hey nation on Jun 3, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I crashed into an outfield wall while researching Minnesota’s #22 pick, but shook it off and kept going.

Sergio Romo: striking out professional hitters since 2005. And winner of the 2012 NL Fireman of the Year Award!

by Lyle on Jun 3, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

True

But it’s pretty clear your picks from #23 on suffered because of it.

Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at second.

by marcello on Jun 3, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

But my VORG remained quite high.

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by Lyle on Jun 3, 2009 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Embarassed guesses

   1. – Washington: Stephen Strasburg
   2. – Seattle: Dustin Ackley
   3. – San Diego: Aaron Crow
   4. – Pittsburgh: Kyle Gibson
   5. – Baltimore: Tyler Matzek
   6. – San Francisco: Shelby Miller
   7. – Atlanta: Zack Wheeler
   8. – Cincinnati: Mike Trout
   9. – Detroit: Jacob Turner
  10. – Washington: Chad Jenkins
  11. – Colorado: Tim Wheeler
  12. – Kansas City: Grant Green
  13. – Oakland: Alex White
  14. – Texas: Eric Arnett
  15. – Cleveland: Mike Leake
  16. – Arizona: Bobby Borchering
  17. – Arizona: Rex Brothers
  18. – Florida: Chad James
  19. – St. Louis: Mike Minor
  20. – Toronto: James Paxton
  21. – Houston: Everett Williams
  22. – Minnestoa: Jiovanni Mier
  23. – Chicago (AL): Brett Jackson
  24. – Los Angeles (AL): Matt Hobgood
  25. – Los Angeles (AL): Max Stassi
  26. – Milwaukee: Reymond Fuentes
  27. – Seattle: Tanner Scheppers
  28. – Boston: Matthew Purke
  29. – New York (AL): Drew Storen
  30. – Tampa Bay: Tommy Joseph
  31. – Chicago (NL): A.J. Pollock
  32. – Colorado: Garrett Gould

2nd Round:

1. – San Francisco: Nick Franklin

3rd Round:

1. – San Francisco: D.J. LeMahieu

Tiebreaker – How Many PItchers In The First Round? 20

by Dan from NM on Jun 3, 2009 8:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'll give this a whirl

   1. – Washington: Steve Strasburg
   2. – Seattle: Aaron Crow
   3. – San Diego: Donovan Tate
   4. – Pittsburgh: Kyle Gibson
   5. – Baltimore: Tanner Scheppers
   6. – San Francisco: Dustin Ackley
   7. – Atlanta: Zach Wheeler
   8. – Cincinnati: Tyler Matzek
   9. – Detroit: Shelby Miller
  10. – Washington: Mike Leake
  11. – Colorado: Alex White
  12. – Kansas City: Jacob Turner
  13. – Oakland: Tim Wheeler
  14. – Texas: Rex Brothers
  15. – Cleveland: Grant Green
  16. – Arizona: Mike Minor
  17. – Arizona: Brian Bochering
  18. – Florida: Matt Davidson
  19. – St. Louis: Mike Trout
  20. – Toronto: Matt Hobgood
  21. – Houston: Drew Storen
  22. – Minnestoa: Chad James
  23. – Chicago (AL): Chad Jenkins
  24. – Los Angeles (AL): Jiovanni Miller
  25. – Los Angeles (AL): Max Stassi
  26. – Milwaukee: James Paxton
  27. – Seattle: Brett Jackson
  28. – Boston: Tommy Mendonca
  29. – New York (AL): Matt Purke
  30. – Tampa Bay: Tony Sanchez
  31. – Chicago (NL): Erik Arnet
  32. – Colorado: Tyler Skaggs

2nd Round:

1. – San Francisco: Angelo Songco OF Loyola Marymount

3rd Round:

1. – San Francisco: Ryan Jackson SS Miami

Tiebreaker – How Many PItchers In The First Round? 18

by krukuipandclint on Jun 3, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thank you. Agree that Seattle GM “Z” might go a different direction since Ackley is a different player than the usual GM “Z” top drafted prospects, GM “Z” normally likes to draft big boppers early. Got to think that SD then grabs Ackley at #3 if he is available

by wilriv21 on Jun 3, 2009 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i can dream right. Ackley is awesome and could hit quite a few doubles and triples out in old pac bell park

However I more expect Matzek or Scheppers at 6 for the Giants and Ackley at 2 to the Mariners

by krukuipandclint on Jun 4, 2009 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dan

No Donovan Tate in the first round?

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by Lyle on Jun 4, 2009 7:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nah. I couldn’t figure out where to put him.

by Dan from NM on Jun 4, 2009 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know exactly what you mean. He could end up anywhere quite literally. That’s how I was with Grant Green. As to your question below, I’d say go for it – change as needed and post at the bottom with an indication that “this” is your latest and greatest. imho.

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by Lyle on Jun 5, 2009 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mock V4.1 – Final Answer

by wilriv21 on Jun 5, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Are we going to have a deadline? The closer it gets to draft day, the more accurate the mocks should get.

I already regret putting Gibson fourth. Sounds like he’s going to fall quite a bit because of the diminished velocity.

by Dan from NM on Jun 4, 2009 7:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Perhaps but maybe not. There’s whispers Ackley might not be taken by Seattle too, that they’ll take Matzek or another pitcher.

by Hobbes2d on Jun 4, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

19 pitchers

by lincypoo i wuv u on Jun 4, 2009 12:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

big winner

1. Strasburg
2. Crow
3. G. Green
4. Crow
5. Matzek
6. T. Wheeler
7. Z. Wheeler
8. Gibson
9. Turner
10. C. Jenkins
11. Leake
12. Tate
13. Scheppers
14. Miller
15. Brothers
16. Minor
17. Pollock
18. Trout
19. Paxton
20. Borchering
21. Davidson
22. C. James
23. J. Mitchell
24. Stassi
25. Heckathorn
26. Arnett
27. A. Oliver
28. Purke
29. B. Jackson
30. W. Myers
31. Poythress
32. Sanchez

55. Dyson
86. Kobernus

by JohnBowkerismyHero on Jun 4, 2009 2:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

You have Crow twice. I assume you meant to put Ackley in one of those 2 slots.

by Hobbes2d on Jun 4, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

2. Ackley
5. Crow

by JohnBowkerismyHero on Jun 4, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Deadline

I’m going to go ahead and call that the deadline for entries (and revisions) should be Monday at 5 PM, PDT. I think that’s fair for everyone. If you do do a revision, do it as a reply to your picks so it’s easy to see.

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by BruteSentiment on Jun 5, 2009 8:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Mayo's latest mock

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090604&content_id=5139340&vkey=news_mlb&fext;=.jsp&c_id=mlb&partnerId=rss_mlb

Not many surprises. The first six:
1. Strasburg
2. Ackley
3. Mike Minor
4. Aaron Crow
5. Zack Wheeler
6. (Giants) Tyler Matzek.

Tate doesn’t make the first round in this one. Grant Green is going #19 to the Cards. The highest position player past Ackley is at #16 with A.J. Pollock going to the Diamondbacks. That is saying something about the status of position players in this draft. (Tim Wheeler is at 31 in this mock).

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by BruteSentiment on Jun 5, 2009 8:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Mike Leake is 8th

by wilriv21 on Jun 5, 2009 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I did this for fun last year and actually got the first 6 picks right...

but this year is much more difficult after the first two picks…. total crapshoot.

1 – Washington: Stephen Strasburg

2 – Seattle: Dustin Ackley

3 – San Diego: Aaron Crow

4 – Pittsburgh: Tyler Matzek

5 – Baltimore: Donavan Tate

6 – San Francisco: Tanner Scheppers

7 – Atlanta: Zack Wheeler

8 – Cincinnati: Jacob Turner

9 – Detroit: Shelby Miller

10 – Washington: Mike Leake

11 – Colorado: Alex White

12 – Kansas City: Grant Green

13 – Oakland: Bobby Borchering

14 – Texas: Rex Brothers

15 – Cleveland: Kyle Gibson

16 – Arizona: Tony Sanchez

17 – Arizona: Matthew Purke

18 – Florida: Mike Minor

19 – St. Louis: Tim Wheeler

20 – Toronto: Drew Storen

21 – Houston: James Paxton

22 – Minnesota: Mike Trout

23 – Chicago (AL): Garret Gould

24 – Los Angeles (AL): Chad Jenkins

25 – Los Angeles (AL): Tyler Skaggs

26 – Milwaukee: Jiovanni Mier

27 – Seattle: Kyle Heckathorn

28 – Boston: Matt Davidson

29 – New York (AL): Eric Arnett

30 – Tampa Bay: Mychal Givens

31 – Chicago (NL): Rich Poythress

32 – Colorado: Max Stassi

2nd Round:

55 – San Francisco: Jason Kipnis

3rd Round:

86 – San Francisco: Ryan Jackson

Tiebreaker: 21 pitchers (depends on how Givens is drafted… I’m guessing as a P)

by baseballjunkie on Jun 6, 2009 1:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Kyle Gibson Update

Missouri righthander Kyle Gibson, the No. 4 prospect on BA’s Top 200 Draft Prospects list, has a stress fracture in his right forearm and will be shut down for six weeks. This obviously will affect him in Tuesday’s draft, when he was projected to go in the top half of the first round.

Gibson last pitched on May 30 against Monmouth in the NCAA regionals. Though he pitched eight shutout innings for the victory, his fastball sat at 83-86 mph. After the game he spoke of having forearm tightness, which often is a precursor to torn elbow ligaments and Tommy John surgery.

The recovery time for the stress fracture should be much quicker than it would have been for reconstructive elbow surgery. Gibson should be able to throw for the team that drafts him before the Aug. 15 signing deadline.

Source: BaseballAmerica.com

by wilriv21 on Jun 6, 2009 2:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Crap...

…that’s gonna throw off everyone’s mocks, including mine. I doubt Pittsburgh will pick him now.

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by BruteSentiment on Jun 6, 2009 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Possible rule change proposal?

I had Gibson dropping anyway, so I’ll stand by my pick, but anyone who submits their draft projections after this news is at a major advantage. Since my kids are always changing the rules of their games midstream, I’d like to propose a slight change to the rules.

Anyone who turned in their projections early gets a little “extra credit.”

How about 0 bonus points for an entry on Saturday through Tuesday

1 (or 2) bonus points for any entry prior to Saturday

Your call, Brute.

by baseballjunkie on Jun 7, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’ll call for input from the group on this. I’d be open to it, but not sure.

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by BruteSentiment on Jun 7, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Draft Updates

Since we all hate math, here’s what I’m going to do. As part of our Draft ‘War Room’ on Tuesday, we’ll be posting updates on SFDugout’s new Facebook and Twitter pages with every first round pick, and beyond that on each of the Giants’ picks through Thursday. Each first round update will contain a leaderboard to know who’s doing best in the draft!

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by BruteSentiment on Jun 7, 2009 12:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Caincecum's

- Washington: Strasburg
- Seattle: Ackley
- San Diego: Crow
- Pittsburgh: Matzek
- Baltimore: Z. Wheeler
- San Francisco: Miller
- Atlanta: White
- Cincinnati: Leake
- Detroit: Turner
- Washington: Jenkins
- Colorado: Scheppers
- Kansas City: Green
- Oakland: Tate
- Texas: Hobgood
- Cleveland: E. Williams
- Arizona: Bochering
- Arizona: Arnett
- Florida: Givens
- St. Louis: Minor
- Toronto: Trout
- Houston: Brothers
- Minnestoa: Mitchell
- Chicago (AL): Poythress
- Los Angeles (AL): Davidson
- Los Angeles (AL): Paxton
- Milwaukee: Pollock
- Seattle: Storen
- Boston: Purke
- New York (AL): Heathcott
- Tampa Bay: Stassi
- Chicago (NL): T. Wheeler
- Colorado: Gould

2nd Round:
- San Francisco: Raymond Fuentes

3rd Round:
- San Francisco: Joe Kelly

EDIT – Tiebreaker – How many pitchers in the first round? 17

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by caincecum on Jun 8, 2009 5:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

My Picks

- Washington: Stephen Strasburg
- Seattle: Dustin Ackley
- San Diego: Mike Minor
- Pittsburgh: Aaron Crow
- Baltimore: Donovan Tate
- San Francisco: Tyler Matzek
- Atlanta: Kyle Gibson
- Cincinnati: Zack Wheeler
- Detroit: Jacob Turner
- Washington: Alex White
- Colorado: Tanner Scheppers
- Kansas City: Grant Green
- Oakland: Shelby Miller
- Texas: Matthew Purke
- Cleveland: Chad Jenkins
- Arizona: Rex Brothers
- Arizona: Mike Leake
- Florida: Chad James
- St. Louis: Chad Jenkins
- Toronto: Mike Trout
- Houston: Tim Wheeler
- Minnesota: Everett Williams
- Chicago (AL): Kyle Heckathorn
- Los Angeles (AL): AJ Pollack
- Los Angeles (AL): Tyler Skaggs
- Milwaukee: Drew Storen
- Seattle: Jared Mitchell
- Boston: Eric Arnett
- New York (AL): Bobby Borchering
- Tampa Bay: Tony Sanchez
- Chicago (NL): Matt Davidson
- Colorado: Garret Gould

San Francisco:

2nd Round: Marc Krausse

3rd Round: Tommy Mendoca

- San Francisco:
Tiebreaker – How Many PItchers In The First Round? 21

by ariband on Jun 9, 2009 11:18 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

My Mock

1) WAS – Strasburg
2) SEA – Ackley
3) SD – Tate
4) PIT – Zach Wheeler
5) BAL – Crow
6) SFG – Matzek
7) ATL – Purke
8) CIN – Jacob Turner
9) Detroit – Scheppers
10) WAS – Leake
11) COL – Borchering
12) KC – Shelby Miller
13) OAK – Tony Sanchez
14) TEX – Trout
15) CLE – Alex White
16) AZ – Mike Minor
17) AZ – Reymond Fuentes
18) FLA – Hobgood
19) STL – Paxton
20) TOR – Rex Brothers
21) HOU – Chad James
22) MIN – Skaggs
23) CWS – Andrew Oliver
24) LAA – Arnett
25 ) LAA – Wil Myers
26) MIL – Drew Storen
27) SEA – Heckathorn
28) BOS – Stassi
29) NYY – Chad Jenkins
30) Tampa – Matt Davidson
31) CHC – AJ Pollock
32) COL – Tim Wheeler

55) SFG – Kent Matthes
86) SFG – Ryan Wheeler

How many pitchers in 1st round? 21

Do you Wazzel?

by NeifiChicken on Jun 9, 2009 11:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

whoops, forgot about Grant Geen

I’m putting him at 14 with TEX, with Trout goin at 17 to AZ and Fuentes dropping out of the 1st

Do you Wazzel?

by NeifiChicken on Jun 9, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

another change

Kyle Gibson to SEA at 27. Heckathorn then drop to NYY at 29, Jenkins is out of the 1st round

Do you Wazzel?

by NeifiChicken on Jun 9, 2009 11:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

We're going to do updates on Twitter and Facebook with leaderboard updates

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Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/sfdugout

Ariband and Neifi both missed the deadline, but we’ll add up their totals afterwards (Sorry, I put together a complicated draft checklist so on our end, we just check boxes for right picks and POOF! We know the score).

Ariband, by the way, is our new intern over at SFDugout, so please give him a nice McC welcome.

….on second thought, just be nice to him.

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by BruteSentiment on Jun 9, 2009 3:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

12 picks in....and yikes, boy, were we wrong!

Only three of us have four points: Brute, Goofus and Caincecum.

Where was Jim Callis when we needed him?

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by BruteSentiment on Jun 9, 2009 4:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

After 20 Picks

Dan From NM is the leader with 7 points.

Brute, Lyle, and Caincecum each are tied for second with 6.

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by BruteSentiment on Jun 9, 2009 4:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

And with the first round done...JohnBowkerIsMyHero is in the lead!

JohnBowkerIsMyHero: 11
Caincecum: 9
Brute: 9
Goofus: 7
Dan From NM: 7
Grant: 6
Lyle: 6
AGiantFan: 6
Robertee: 3
KrukkuipandClint: 2
BaseballJunkie 2

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by BruteSentiment on Jun 9, 2009 5:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Congratulations to JohnBowkerIsMyHero!

JBIMH won this year’s mock draft contest, but it was close. Lyle (along with Robertee) got the third round pick correct with Chris Dominguez, bringing the two into a tie. However, JBIMH won via tiebreaker, correctly guessing 16 pitchers in the first round (Lyle picked 20).

The final standings
JohnBowkerIsMyHero: 11
Lyle: 11
Caincecum: 9
Brute: 9
Robertee: 8
Goofus: 7
Dan From NM: 7
Grant: 6
AGiantFan: 6
KrukkuipandClint: 2
BaseballJunkie 2

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by BruteSentiment on Jun 9, 2009 7:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Congrats JBIMH

I blame all those greedy HS pitchers, plus Kyle Gibson’s forearm, for completely messing up this draft.

On a separate note, I’m thrilled that the Giants actually drafted 2 power hitters in rounds 2 & 3. Unbelievable!

Sergio Romo: striking out professional hitters since 2005. And winner of the 2012 NL Fireman of the Year Award!

by Lyle on Jun 10, 2009 3:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Brute, I just copied your picks. How did I end up with two points less than you? Was the tiebreaker worth two points?

My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman

by Goofus on Jun 10, 2009 7:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Because I readjusted after the Gibson injury, but you didn’t. :)

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by BruteSentiment on Jun 10, 2009 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

SHENANIGANS!

Duane Kuiper: Hall Of Fame broadcaster.

by Johnny Disaster on Jun 10, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well maybe I should just readjust NOW! :-)

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by Goofus on Jun 10, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Its like being the monoply banker. You also make mistakes in your favor!

Minor White > Ansel Adams

by say hey nation on Jun 10, 2009 8:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That was a lot of fun

even though I totally screwed up after the first two picks. Actually I’m glad the Giants didn’t pick Scheppers as I had thought (maybe he really isn’t as healthy as some reports have him) and I’m also pleasantly surprised the Giants didn’t go the speed and defense route early (hence my picks of Kipnis and Jackson).

Thanks, Brute, for getting this contest going, and looking forward to trying to regain some of my self esteem with next year’s Mock Draft Contest.

by baseballjunkie on Jun 10, 2009 8:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs