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by **daygan** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 5:59 pm

davidmarver wrote:Anyone know anything about Matt Antonelli? I'm glad the Padres got a third-baseman, but I wonder how close he is to the majors.

The ESPN chat called him a fringe regular and most likely a bench player. They said the Padres drafted very conservative. Hopefully the Padres got something there, because we need a third baseman.

by **Absolutely Adequate** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 6:27 pm

daygan wrote:
davidmarver wrote:Anyone know anything about Matt Antonelli? I'm glad the Padres got a third-baseman, but I wonder how close he is to the majors.

The ESPN chat called him a fringe regular and most likely a bench player. They said the Padres drafted very conservative. Hopefully the Padres got something there, because we need a third baseman.

Wait a second. The Padres need a 3b? Couldn't they just use uber-prospects Sean Burroughs or Matt Bush?

by **hybrid** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 6:39 pm

Absolutely Adequate wrote:Wait a second. The Padres need a 3b? Couldn't they just use uber-prospects Sean Burroughs or Matt Bush?

Well Matt Bush is a bad SS, can't imagine how bad his bat would be at 3B. :-b

As far as Sean they can have him back, and I wouldn't even ask for Braz. ;-7

by **baseball6791** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:53 pm

I guess I'm pretty happy with this draft. I haven't been following it extensively but from what I hear Lincecum should be ready to pitch out of the pen in the pros pretty soon. It was also cool to see my Stanford boy Greg Reynolds go #2 (although he was a stretch there).

by **suppasonic** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 12:51 pm

Im not so stoked at the Dodgers taking NO college graduates in the first few picks. We have a city college guy and 3 or 4 high schoolers in the first pick. Now, I know Logan White has pulled through before, but I think thats just too much risk.

by **hybrid** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 1:39 pm

I think it's pretty hard to argue with anything White does. He has single handedly made the Dodgers farm system at least Top 5 for quite a few years now. Also in a weak draft, the first 2 H.S. pitchers they got were very good picks IMO.

Billingsley, Martin, Kemp, Elbert, Miller, LaRoche, Broxton, DeWitt, etc.

by **Trot Nixon** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:29 pm

Does anyone have a list of whos signed yet? My keeper only allows for people to pick a player if the player has signed with a team.

by **PlayingWithFire** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:36 pm

hybrid wrote:I think it's pretty hard to argue with anything White does. He has single handedly made the Dodgers farm system at least Top 5 for quite a few years now. Also in a weak draft, the first 2 H.S. pitchers they got were very good picks IMO.

Billingsley, Martin, Kemp, Elbert, Miller, LaRoche, Broxton, DeWitt, etc.

Edwin Jackson?

sorry for the hijacking but I had him

by **hybrid** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:06 pm

Well Edwin just goes to show how hard developing pitching prospects is. When he was drafted he was a raw pitcher that barely pitched in H.S. White saw his potential even where many didn't (drafted in the 6th round) and at one point was an elite pitching prospect. A lot has happened to him the past few years w/ his delivery, confience, and control to hamper his developement. If it comes down to it I think he can become a very good arm in the bullpen or closer.

by **hybrid** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:10 pm

Trot Nixon wrote:Does anyone have a list of whos signed yet? My keeper only allows for people to pick a player if the player has signed with a team.

BA usually has a list up after the draft though I don't see one at the moment. I know Evan Longoria has signed though.

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