I've got the 9th pick in an upcoming draft. It's a tough pick. I was planning to target Cano and then pick up an elite 3rd baseman (or perhaps a Matt Holliday) with the 16th pick. With my 3rd round pick I planned to lock down a upper tier 1B such as Ryan Howard, Kevin Youkilis or Adam Dunn.
My problem is I don't really have a good strategy if Cano is taken before my pick and I select an OF, 3B or 1B. My choices will likely be Crawford, AGon, Braun, Cargo, Wright, Zimmerman, Hamilton, Arod (I refuse to draft a SP this early so Halladay is out). I am not excited about any of these players as a first round selection. I prefer a guy who's a lock for 150+ games with a proven track record, so that excludes pretty much everyone I mentioned except Crawford. I'll take him if I need to, but I'd prefer to get a major run producer in Rd one and then target steals later in the late middle rounds.
Who would you recommend? Who should I target in rounds 2 and 3? Thanks in advance for your suggestions.