At #24, the Rangers select Michael Main, HS RHP

by Adam J. Morris on Jun 7, 2007 3:28 PM CDT in News

Huh.

I would have preferred Harvey.

Main is 6'1", good athlete, can bring it at 97 mph. The fact that he's relatively short for a pitcher is an indication that John Hart ain't calling the shots anymore.

BA had the Rangers taking him at #17 in their last mock draft.

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think thats a signability pick? since beavan will command top dollar

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by rentz on Jun 7, 2007 3:24 PM CDT reply actions

throwing heat

seemed to help Tim Crabtree. Oh, wait......

I like hammburgers.

by Bob Loblaw on Jun 7, 2007 3:24 PM CDT reply actions

Move over DVD

The B-Squared-M-Squared is here.

by TexGoesYard on Jun 7, 2007 3:24 PM CDT reply actions

Perfect

Rangers best prospects are BM

by Brandon Wilson on Jun 7, 2007 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions

Harvey

Obviously teams have the impression he'll be attending UNC with Porcello

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by Wes Cox on Jun 7, 2007 3:25 PM CDT reply actions

Boras

I would say we are avoiding Boras... otherwise you have to take Harvey there right (or if the ML contract doesn't bother you, Porcello)?

by Brandon Wilson on Jun 7, 2007 3:25 PM CDT reply actions

Horrible draft

If you are going to take high school pitchers, you should at least take the best one.

by BurntOrange on Jun 7, 2007 3:26 PM CDT reply actions

Who?

Who would that be?

by Excel Hearts Choi on Jun 7, 2007 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions

Porcello

Or, if you are convinced he won't sign without a major league contract, then take Harvey.

That's assuming you are going to take a high school pitcher, which is never a good thing to do in the first place.

by BurntOrange on Jun 7, 2007 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions

Always?

Really? Come on, now, BO.

Only the Sith speak in absolutes.

by benmor78 on Jun 7, 2007 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions

Never a good thing to do?

I think taking Kazmir instead of Drew Meyer just might have been a good thing to do.

I believe I read a recent study of high school pitching which said it was no longer as clear cut as the old James study.

I believe it is going to be a year to year thing, and this year, one of the deepest parts of the draft was high school pitching.

If everyone is convinced that college pitching is the only pitching worth drafting, you can bet the ranch that High School pitchers just have to be a better value.

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by DJCahill on Jun 8, 2007 7:54 AM CDT up reply actions

main

is 17 throws 97....and he can play outfield...i think hes pretty good...

Texas Rangers Own ALL!

by OkieFromMuskogee on Jun 7, 2007 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions

Two-way Prospects...

Scare me.

by Topgun22 on Jun 7, 2007 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions

Nearly everyone in HS

is a 2-way prospect.

by Longhorn on Jun 7, 2007 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions

You saying it's horrible

makes me feel really really good about this draft so far...

by Longhorn on Jun 7, 2007 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions

Smoker..

What happened to him? He doesn't have the same signability issues that Harvey and Porcello have does he?

All the excitement I had after Beavan disappeared when we passed on Harvey/Porcello/Smoker. Oh well, I guess there's always hope one will fall to #35, but my guess is a hitter at #35.

by Topgun22 on Jun 7, 2007 3:31 PM CDT reply actions

Smoker

signability not an issue, but apparently he did not finish the year very well

by Brandon Wilson on Jun 7, 2007 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Liking this pick

much more than the Beavan pick.

buffering....

by SteveP on Jun 7, 2007 3:34 PM CDT reply actions

Possibly Borbon

If he keeps falling, but I wouldn't mind another pitcher. Chances are one of Harvey/Porcello/Smoker will be available.

by sportsnight on Jun 7, 2007 3:34 PM CDT reply actions

Beavan & Main

BA had them at 13 and 23 on their top 200, so I don't think either was an overdraft or a bad pick.

"Then I met some friends for a beer, went to a BoDeans's concert, and son of a vondruke, if I didn't leave him at the concert hall."

by RCCook on Jun 7, 2007 3:36 PM CDT reply actions

Porcello

I am pissed that we couldn't get this guy.

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by manny being manny on Jun 7, 2007 3:40 PM CDT reply actions

I don't know

the more I think about it, the happier I am with Main - he throws strikes, throws hard and has a few other pitches to work with...what's not to like?

"No, Donny, these men are nihilists, there's nothing to be afraid of."

by Walter Sobchak on Jun 7, 2007 3:42 PM CDT reply actions

Not saying...

that Main was necessarily a bad pick, but everything seems to indicate that Porcello is much closer and projects to be a clear #1.

"I watch a lot of baseball on the radio." - President Gerald Ford

by manny being manny on Jun 7, 2007 3:44 PM CDT reply actions

Well

You have to take into account Porcello's money demands. If he was demanding a major league contract, it is completely understandable that they stayed away from him.

by jf55510 on Jun 7, 2007 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions

Based on absolutely nothing

I'm predicting that Main turns out better than Beavan, though he may take more time to be ready.

by t ball on Jun 7, 2007 3:44 PM CDT reply actions

all we need now is Wendell Fairley and we can have

BMW!!!

Damn it, he just went.

by jefe6801 on Jun 7, 2007 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions

Wouldn't that be BMF?

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by Brian Thomas on Jun 7, 2007 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions

Tom Hicks

is to blame on not getting Porcello.

He was most likely informed about how he could be a steal, he doesn't want to show the money though..

Bummer to have a very wealthy owner be so cheap...

Arias is the third cousin of David Ortiz? Sucks for Big Papi...

by miles on Jun 7, 2007 3:47 PM CDT reply actions

among all of the other teams that passed on Porcello as well, IF he turns out to be as good as advertised. But just in reading some of the things about Main, I don't see what jumps out about Porcello so much more...it's a crapshoot, and you don't want to bet $10 million on a crapshoot, so I understand the move

"No, Donny, these men are nihilists, there's nothing to be afraid of."

by Walter Sobchak on Jun 7, 2007 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions

well..

I'm pretty sure that's how he got very wealthy in the first place...

by ksf42001 on Jun 7, 2007 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions

yah to bad us

and about 26 other teams.

If he was such a knockdown no doubt next big thing stud.

HE WOULD OF BEEN TAKEN.

Good god you people act like the handful of people on this blog know more than everybody in baseball.

by TexGoesYard on Jun 7, 2007 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions

Pick #?

For those of us not following along at mlb.com, what pick are we currently on?

by Topgun22 on Jun 7, 2007 3:51 PM CDT reply actions

Yanks are about

to pick at #30... Took Andrew Brackman.

by t ball on Jun 7, 2007 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions

Just Finished First Round

by Excel Hearts Choi on Jun 7, 2007 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions

TEX FOR MILLER, PORCELLO!

...is anybody thinking what i'm thinking?

by oc on Jun 7, 2007 3:52 PM CDT reply actions

Well

Porcello can't be traded for a year. Further, Det won't be trading Miller.

by jf55510 on Jun 7, 2007 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions

Can somebody

explain the whole sandwich round concept?

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by manny being manny on Jun 7, 2007 3:57 PM CDT reply actions

Sandwich Rd...

Basically if you lose highly rated free agents, you get compensatory picks for losing good players. Those compensatory picks come in the form of taking the pick from the team that signed away your free agent, or sandwich round picks, which are in between rounds 1 and 2.

by Topgun22 on Jun 7, 2007 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions

So...

How many sandwich picks are there?

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by manny being manny on Jun 7, 2007 4:00 PM CDT reply actions

Sandwhich Picks

Picks 31 to 64.

by Excel Hearts Choi on Jun 7, 2007 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions

which, of course,

means the 2nd round is effectively the 3rd round.

by t ball on Jun 7, 2007 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions

over at baseball prospectus

Kevin Goldstein (1:32:18 PM PST): And they don't, they take Michael Main, who slipped a little bit with some bumpy late-season outings. Excellent arm, crazy great athlete, very good pick, and the kind of guy the White Sox would have loved to have seen on their board still. White Sox want upside, and they want a power arm, but who's left that's easily signable?

BSmith (1:35:05 PM PST): Michael Main and Blake Beavan are two totally different pitchers with one thing in common: big-time fastballs. Of the two, I actually like Main a little bit more, even if ends up a reliever in the end. His fastball has been so good for so long, and the power curve had led to some Tom Gordon comparisons. I like it.

by Brandon Wilson on Jun 7, 2007 4:04 PM CDT reply actions

BP

Smith said he thought the Rangers, Arizona, and Atlanta had the best first rounds.

"Then I met some friends for a beer, went to a BoDeans's concert, and son of a vondruke, if I didn't leave him at the concert hall."

by RCCook on Jun 7, 2007 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions

Update..

Can someone update the 4 or 5 players as we go before the Rangers pick? Here's hoping either Harvey or Smoker last to 35.....

by Topgun22 on Jun 7, 2007 4:05 PM CDT reply actions

Sandwich Round...

Has it started yet?

by Topgun22 on Jun 7, 2007 4:07 PM CDT reply actions

seems like

they've taken a break or something. Nats are up but no clock is running.

by t ball on Jun 7, 2007 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions

Break

15 min break between 1st and sandwich rounds.

by Excel Hearts Choi on Jun 7, 2007 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions

Josh Smoker taken

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by Wes Cox on Jun 7, 2007 4:12 PM CDT reply actions

And now Noonan

Apparently ESPN is busy

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by Wes Cox on Jun 7, 2007 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions

Take Harvey at 35?

by Longhorn on Jun 7, 2007 4:13 PM CDT reply actions

Harvey..

They have to take him if he's there at 35!!! Don't they?
What pick are we on anyway? 32?

by Topgun22 on Jun 7, 2007 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions

Main

reminds me a ton of Kyle Drabek. Small righties with tons of athleticism. Both have similar short, compact deliveries, and both could have gone in the top 100 as position players.

If Main is Drabek minus the character issues, we got a steal.

If we weren't going to go with the expensive twins (Harvey, Porcello), then Main would have been my pick here.

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by thedirkatron on Jun 7, 2007 4:14 PM CDT reply actions