2008 mlb draft Stories - SB Nation
Draft IX: The Reckoning
The final installment of "Draft!" allows us to indulge in the grand internet tradition of ranking things. Quick! Rank your top five Pink Floyd albums! Even though the rest of the post will focus on ...
Draft VIII: The Unthinkable
The first seven installments of the Tony-nominated series "Draft!" have focused on hitters. Peter Magowan is on record as saying "we hope to get a position player this time." Every mock drafter and th...
Draft VII: The Dark Horsies
We’ve already established that the Giants tend to develop high school hitters as well as they develop Pulitzer-winning playwrights. It’s not entirely fair to keep bringing that up, though,...
Draft VI: Shumway, Shumhow
That's a pretty weak title, but when a player shares the same first name as ALF, I have little choice. Before the season started, Gordon Beckham was Baseball America's 24th-best prospect for the 2008...
Which Alonso?
Yonder Alonso! I can't believe I came up with that one all on my own! The MLB.com Draft Report on Yonder Alonso gives a perfect synopsis of the Giant dilemma in its summary: Alonso or Smoak. Smoak ...
Draft V: Buster Move
The dry recounting of Buster Posey: He was recruited as a shortstop, but he converted to catcher a couple of years ago. He can pitch, too, which allowed him to take part in one of those wacky played-e...
Draft IV: Pushing Tim
According to MLB.com, Tim Beckham is the best all-around athlete in the draft. Scouts have drawn comparisons to Justin Upton, and though Upton was a better overall prospect, Beckham will likely be abl...
Draft III: Smoakin in the Draft Room
On the traditional scouting scale of 20-to-80, Justin Smoak tops out at a full 80 in the all-important punability category. Just think of the possibilities! A splash hit becomes Smoak in the water. Th...
Draft II: A Better Pedro for a New World
Pedro Alvarez went into the season as the consensus #1 talent, and he's stayed there despite a hand injury. The Vanderbilt third baseman was hit by a pitch and broke a bone in his hand during his firs...
Draft I: The Prologue
Ah, draft day. For bad teams, it's like that one sunny day in Pacifica. The rest of the year is foggy and miserable, but for one day, baby, you're on top of the world!The Giants pick fifth, which is t...
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