Some Comments about the draft...
-I can't believe how far Soriano has fallen after one bad season...He was a top 5 pick last year and now he's out of the top 20? Jeepers
-And what happened to Chavez? He is now the 6th best 3rd basemen? I would still rank Chavez over Blalock, Mora and Mr. Overrated himself, Adrian Beltre and wow 3rd base is DEEEEP
- 10th round might be a bunch of steals if everything turns out to be OK. Boone, Maggs, Harden and Burnett.
-Rollins going 39th overall...almost spit up my drink
-2nd base is horrible this year (not like it was anything special last year)
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I remember last year everyone thinking Derek Lee was going to hit 40 HR's in Wrigley and he was a top 5 1B...now he's #10.
Nomar is getting no respect.
Rollins is pathetic, he shouldn't be in the top 120.
Garrett Anderson is better than at least 10 OF taken before him.
I'm sure there's a lot more silliness...this is one of the worst mocks I've seen...but at least its entertaining!...
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Rollins will be top 120 for sure... #39, I doubt it, but he'll be good again. In that park and lineup, if he can continue to hti and steal like he is, he'll be a top SS again.
I don't know if people don't realize how good he was last year, or if they doubt he can keep it up. I don't think the .289 BA was indicative of his progress, and it will regress, but 119 R and 30 SB's? From one of the shallowest postions? It's hard to ignore that. And he doesn't hurt you in the power cats either. He gets a good amount of XBH's and his RBI are better than the typical speedy leadoff hitter.
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LBJackal wrote:Rollins will be top 120 for sure... #39, I doubt it, but he'll be good again. In that park and lineup, if he can continue to hti and steal like he is, he'll be a top SS again.
I agree and SS is exactly deep with talent.
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Except for the Homers. their #'s are simular, but I wouldn't draft Rollins that early, even if he is training with Gwynn in the offseason.Though he is worth to keep an eye on as the draft progresses.
I agree on the Posada comment, how does he fall that far compared with the other C's?
And wow 3B is deep, but these guys hit the pipe before they drafted.
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Kint -- Good heavens, A-Rod at #1? The only good picks he had were Prior in the third and his closers. Possibly Nomar.
Allen -- Decent and potentially very good, but too many risks. Bay and Sexson could be difference makers, or they could blow his team out of the water.
Hurtt -- Very good with the potential to be excellent. I love Halladay and Lee.
Roberts -- He and Hurt have the teams to beat so far. Pedro, Boone, and Green are great values.
Gatto -- If it weren't for Wells, this was a very poor draft. Blalock in the third and Radke in the eighth? Good grief.
London -- Way too many risks, although I like Delgado. Beckett could be a steal too. But Morneau, Miller, and an injured Guillen? All three reaches which could bust his team early.
Bahr -- Could have a good team, but I keep on looking at Alou at ten and think the guy must be an idiot.
Kuznia -- Could have a good team, but I don't know if I would want to go into the season with my top two pitchers Vazquez and Harden. Chavez and Giles I like a lot.
Berry -- Should be the third team competing for the title. Crawford, Thome, Mora, Cabrera, and Figgins were excellent picks. His success will depend on Ordonez and Wright. If they come through, watch out.
Winkler -- Could be pretty good, but not a whole lot of value. Kendall, Garcia and Reyes especially.
Wheeler -- Some nice picks sprinkled around a bunch of garbage. Crosby, Roberts, and Sosa are crazy picks in my opinion.
Iyer -- Very good value with his hitters but his pitching may be his undoing. If Peavy progresses, Smoltz stays healthy, and I have no clue what he was doing with Buerhle, he could have a competing team.
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