BA's Rangers draft report card

by Brett Perryman on Oct 27, 2008 12:29 PM CDT

Poorly formatted as it is...

Though they cost a combined $5.075 million, getting Justin Smoak at No. 11 and Ross at No. 57 were big scores by the Rangers. Texas also got several other polished hitters and promising arms, adding depth to what may be baseball's best farm system.

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Anything, y’know, else?

Go Strangers.

by hightowersmith on Oct 27, 2008 2:00 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs

Umm

Just the usual categories. I guess the pitching stuff is interesting:

BEST FASTBALL: LHPs Robbie Ross (2)—who signed for $1.575 million—and Tim Murphy (3), and RHPs Joe Wieland (4), Matt Thompson (7) and Justin Gutsie (14) all can reach 93-94 mph. Wieland, who’s projectable at 6-foot-3 and 175 pounds, could separate himself in the long run. >> BEST SECONDARY PITCH: Ross’ hard slider or LHP Corey Young’s (12) 11-to-5 curveball.

Armstrong is the guy he mostly talks about as the one who got away. Says he could be a first rounder in three years.

by Brett Perryman on Oct 27, 2008 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions

Smoak

I have only participated in the politics threads of late, haha. Think he’ll start out at AA or just end up there mid-season?

by Black Francis on Oct 27, 2008 3:35 PM CDT reply actions

Gotta think he starts at HA and moves to AA at some point in the season.

by Brett Perryman on Oct 27, 2008 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions

Odds

that he gets to Frisco and just skips AAA?

2010 Rangers = 2008 Rays?

by booyahcaveman on Oct 28, 2008 8:41 AM CDT up reply actions

Id say 5-2

If hes ready to go by Opening day 2010 then I don’t think he dons a OKC jersey. but if hes not ready or we simply don’t have room for him then I think thats where he starts 2010 at.

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Oct 28, 2008 8:53 AM CDT up reply actions

I can't imagine the odds being that good.

Why would the Rangers risk it with Main when they’ll have plenty of good prospects still trying to make it at that time and as long as guys like Harrison, Hurley, McCarthy, Feldman, etc. don’t all bomb next year, there will be plenty of arms still trying to prove themselves.

By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw

by Gdawg on Oct 29, 2008 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions