Draft open thread 2
by Adam J. Morris on Jun 5, 2008 1:59 PM CDT
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Man, that filled up fast...
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Jim Bowden
of all the times not to do something Jim Bowden stupid.
Sigh
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 2:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
go smoak
fall to us!
Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark
by knockoutking on Jun 5, 2008 2:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
you guys got me all hyped
this sucks.
Gerald Laird is my hero.
by DSheppard on Jun 5, 2008 2:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Come on, Houston
Do something dumb.
Friedrich is really good.
I swear!
The 40 trumps all!!!
by thedirkatron on Jun 5, 2008 2:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
and he's a lefty!
leftys rule!
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As bad as we sucked last year
How come we couldn’t be two spots higher?
Joe Morgan: (On Jay Bruce) I think he will. He brings energy to the team, and besides that, he is a pretty good hitter.
Ken Tremendous: I like that the #1 reason he will help his team is: "energy," and the distant #2 reason is: "ability to hit baseballs."
by TheBZA on Jun 5, 2008 2:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Smoak, Martin, Wallace, or Hicks.....
Who do you want?
by rooster on Jun 5, 2008 2:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
smoak
ok now i’m REALLY hoping for smoak
i’ve been real high on him, but didnt ever imagine he’d fall.
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 2:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I blame baseball america, mayo, and the likes
for building up my hopes when i never thought he would be there in the first place
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 2:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
wallace
is a guy id be interested in IF smoak is gone
the more i read about him the more i likehim
Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark
by knockoutking on Jun 5, 2008 2:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
give me
Friedrich/Wallace/Smoak
probably Friedrich first.
"The only people who get bored are boring people."
by dstar442005 on Jun 5, 2008 2:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
houston
maybe they like cashner because they heard nolan liked him
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 2:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
actually i want martin
im a sucker for pitchers with high upside. smoak would be great but i want martin
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 2:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wallace wouldn't be bad people
He could move very quickly through the system
by Dirk Diggler on Jun 5, 2008 2:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
martin > crow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXWLfIgc0nA
by mchang4 on Jun 5, 2008 2:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
crow
“best chance to become a number 1”
sigh
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 2:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Smoak or Martin would be nice
I really wanted Crow though
by rangersfan32 on Jun 5, 2008 2:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
dont forget hicks
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Smoak or martin
good prospects, but man, Crow would have been awesome.
Now I hope that the scap loading thing they were talking about was real.
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 2:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Do they still feel like they have to take 5 mins?
It is out of top 5 now lol
by rangersfan32 on Jun 5, 2008 2:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Smoak has to
be next. he’s the best on the board. Its amazing how quickly I feel in love with Crow. At least I live in DC and will be able to watch him develop.
"Purity of heart is to will one thing" - Kierkegaard
by outofnace on Jun 5, 2008 2:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
this has to be smoak
otherwise they are just dumb. cant believe no one will fall
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 2:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
update on scheppers
Will Carroll (11:57:25 AM PT): Hey, look, I can apparently post here. Lots of interesting rumors flying later in the draft but right now the most interesting to me is all the talk around Scheppers.
Kevin Goldstein (11:58:15 AM PT): Will, The Scheppers thing is weird—could go as high as to Seattle at 20, could be out of the first three rounds.
Will Carroll (12:02:45 PM PT): To bring people up to speed, Scheppers medicals have been cleared for Seattle to take him. That’s confirmed with multiple sources. Whether they will or not remains to be seen. I’ve talked to several people with picks behind and ahead of SEA and NO ONE is even looking at him. One said “My doctor would kill me if we even mentioned this guy.” There’s lots of Tim Stauffer and Rice pitcher comps being thrown around, though I don’t know much about Scheppers as a pitcher.
Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark
by knockoutking on Jun 5, 2008 2:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
and the astros take.... NOT SMOAK
sweet
Gerald Laird is my hero.
by DSheppard on Jun 5, 2008 2:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
WE NEED MORE PICKS!!!
or rain…
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley
by Rodney on Jun 5, 2008 2:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hell yes
wow they are fucking dumb
Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark
by knockoutking on Jun 5, 2008 2:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
believe I will
Pedro: "I wasn't cockfighting, I just have a wide stance."
by tricer on Jun 5, 2008 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
castro!?!?
houston did something stupid!
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 2:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
wtf?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXWLfIgc0nA
by mchang4 on Jun 5, 2008 2:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
SMOAK!!!!!!!
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 2:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
AHHHHHHH
Joe Morgan: (On Jay Bruce) I think he will. He brings energy to the team, and besides that, he is a pretty good hitter.
Ken Tremendous: I like that the #1 reason he will help his team is: "energy," and the distant #2 reason is: "ability to hit baseballs."
by TheBZA on Jun 5, 2008 2:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
JD
if you dont take smoak,you are dead to me
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 2:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
smoak or wallace or martin
whose it gonna be
Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark
by knockoutking on Jun 5, 2008 2:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well this should be interesting
Lets see who they go with. I’m still on the Friedrich bandwagon though
by Gdawg on Jun 5, 2008 2:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
MARTIN!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXWLfIgc0nA
by mchang4 on Jun 5, 2008 2:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Watch
We will select lame-ass Friedrich instead of Delicious Smoak
by jparks77 on Jun 5, 2008 2:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Holy shit
everyone in my office is wondering why in the hell I just shouted “Thank you, Houston!”
...and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git.
by t ball on Jun 5, 2008 2:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hahahahaha.
My three favorite numbers: 10, 32, 36. =)
by utlonghorn24 on Jun 5, 2008 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i want smoak
but i bet they go martin….another upside pitcher
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 2:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
smoak
Will Carroll (12:05:44 PM PT): Nats pass on Smoak too? KG, is there any makeup issue here? Demands? Something in the scouting report or is he just Rick Porcello?
Kevin Goldstein (12:07:43 PM PT): It’s a mystery Will. He doesn’t want a ton of money, there are no makeup issues. He just seems to be everyone’s plan B and they’re getting their Plan A guys. Reds seem to be the only team that had Alonso ahead of him.
Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark
by knockoutking on Jun 5, 2008 2:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm glad we have our catchers
so many reaches lol
by rangersfan32 on Jun 5, 2008 2:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Way to go, Stros!
Fantastic. They took the one player we didn’t need.
There is no such thing as global warming. David Murphy was cold, so he turned the sun up.
by SarasotaRanger on Jun 5, 2008 2:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow
Smoak, Martin, Hicks or Wallace would all make me happy.
Especially Smoak, though.
The 40 trumps all!!!
by thedirkatron on Jun 5, 2008 2:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Please God, let it be Smoak!
Don't knock masturbation, it's sex with someone I love .
by Brian Thomas on Jun 5, 2008 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
then the rangers lied about best available player
Gerald Laird is my hero.
by DSheppard on Jun 5, 2008 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Smoak, Hicks, or Martin
I think Smoak is the best option. It’s at least the lowest risk option with decent upside.
by rooster on Jun 5, 2008 2:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Smoak Smoak Smoak
Joe Morgan: (On Jay Bruce) I think he will. He brings energy to the team, and besides that, he is a pretty good hitter.
Ken Tremendous: I like that the #1 reason he will help his team is: "energy," and the distant #2 reason is: "ability to hit baseballs."
by TheBZA on Jun 5, 2008 2:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
JD - Hamilton, Smoak, Chris Davis, Kinsler
No brainer
by rangersfan32 on Jun 5, 2008 2:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I heard "Jason"
and I was thinking – “wait, there are no great players named ‘Jason’”
SMOAK!!!!!!!!!
by JBImaknee on Jun 5, 2008 2:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
whats so good about smoak?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXWLfIgc0nA
by mchang4 on Jun 5, 2008 2:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dude walked
twice as much as he K’d, hit a lot, hit for a lot of power.
Compares to – Chipper Jones
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Smoak
can’t imagine going another way… could he move to 3rd base?
"Purity of heart is to will one thing" - Kierkegaard
by outofnace on Jun 5, 2008 2:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
SMOAK!!!!!!!
"The only people who get bored are boring people."
by dstar442005 on Jun 5, 2008 2:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
damn
was hoping for another catcher
http://www.buchanan4pres2008.org/
NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER
by gossamer on Jun 5, 2008 2:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
its not a guarantee
martin would be just fine with me, but they should take smoak, bpa.
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 2:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Has anyone seen our pitching this year? I am pretty sure we could use a pitcher instead Smoak
by Ranger Capt on Jun 5, 2008 2:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
has anyone seen our farm system this year?
unless it was a college player with ace-ness (crow), then it needs to be best available. 2nd and 3rd round can be pitchers.
Gerald Laird is my hero.
by DSheppard on Jun 5, 2008 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You don't draft for need
You draft the best player available. That guy is Smoak.
by dieselT8 on Jun 5, 2008 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kevin Goldstein (12:10:37 PM PT): 10. Astros—Jason Castro, C, Stanford.
Are you f-ing kidding me? Words can not describe how dumb this is. They just can’t. I’m utterly speechless. At least I get to rip Houston’s drafts once again. I’m rambling to myslef here it total disbelief.
Brandon Boggs 2008 Texas Rangers ROY
by RangerMad on Jun 5, 2008 2:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
commercial
"The only people who get bored are boring people."
by dstar442005 on Jun 5, 2008 2:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
smoak
the one thing that has me thinking he’s the pick is they were rumored to be into hicks but didnt think he’d be there.
cant imagine they thought smoak would be
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 2:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Im confused emberased and saddened for my Astros friends...
We better get Smaok so i can gloat
by laxtonto on Jun 5, 2008 2:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hunt??
Brandon Boggs 2008 Texas Rangers ROY
by RangerMad on Jun 5, 2008 2:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
smoak
Kevin Goldstein (11:04:57 AM PT): Who’s Cook—Is there a new guy? I think a lot of that is going to depend on who goes where and what kind of paths players have. I think Smoak is a total monster and he could cruise through the minors.
Kevin Goldstein (11:13:04 AM PT): Nick Schaefer (London): How does one decide between Smoak and Alonso if given the choice?
Smoak has numerous advantages—switch-hitter, far superiour defensive player, doesn’t have issues vs. LHP.
Bryan Smith (11:37:58 AM PT): Before the Giants pick, let me say that I think Justin Smoak is a better fit for this organization than Posey. Steven alluded to it a bit earlier—they need absolute impact bats. I like Buster Posey a ton, and I think he’s a sure-fire Major Leaguer. But absolute best case scenario is probably late 90s Jason Kendall, and we’ve all seen the other comparisons thrown around. Smoak has the potential to lead the Major Leagues in home runs and win Gold Gloves. Position scarcity shouldn’t concern a Giants team that is weak at every position offensively.
Kevin Goldstein (11:57:32 AM PT): I like Alonso a lot, but no way, no way at ALL he should go over Smoak. I don’t get that at all. Somebody is going to get a steal with Smoak. By the way, Steve Phillips is TOTALLY right here, sign out of high school kids. Way better for your career.
Kevin Goldstein (12:05:09 PM PT): Washington takes Crow, and they’ll pay the frieght, and that’s a GREAT pick at 9. Not as great as whoever takes Smoak, but I GUARANTEE that the A’s are holding their breath right now, hoping that Houston and Texas find a way to screw this up.
Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark
by knockoutking on Jun 5, 2008 2:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hmm
are we sure its not cashner?
Rare Gnats Sex
by ab03 on Jun 5, 2008 2:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm
having a seizure.
"The only people who get bored are boring people."
by dstar442005 on Jun 5, 2008 2:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
still want martin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXWLfIgc0nA
by mchang4 on Jun 5, 2008 2:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If the Rangers pass
Smoak’s an A. Sure thing.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Jun 5, 2008 2:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hard to tell what the Rangers will do....
They like up-the-middle high-upside players… That would be either Hicks or Martin.
But Smoak has serious pop, an advanced approach, and is about as good of a bet to hit the majors as you’ll find.
by rooster on Jun 5, 2008 2:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
lol
all this for a guy who probably won’t help us for another 3 years?
by Longhorn on Jun 5, 2008 2:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
cmon smoak
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 2:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd take Smoak
jsut to keep him from the As
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 2:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
and your texas rangers select... SMOAK!
sweet.
Gerald Laird is my hero.
by DSheppard on Jun 5, 2008 2:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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by Longhorn on Jun 5, 2008 2:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
YESS
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 2:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
smoak
ya happy?
http://www.buchanan4pres2008.org/
NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER
by gossamer on Jun 5, 2008 2:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
praise jeebus
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 2:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
fuck yes.
SMOAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark
by knockoutking on Jun 5, 2008 2:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
YES!!!
"You got a guy coming up there who can’t hit water if he fell out of a boat." - Tom Grieve on Richie Sexson, 5.8.2008
by lisa w on Jun 5, 2008 2:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
YESSS!!!!!!!
"The only people who get bored are boring people."
by dstar442005 on Jun 5, 2008 2:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If both Crow and Smoak were available, I'd have still taken Smoak. Would you?
Don't knock masturbation, it's sex with someone I love .
by Brian Thomas on Jun 5, 2008 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would have
...and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git.
by t ball on Jun 5, 2008 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You love him so much
You don’t even know his name
Let me have a diablo sandwich, a Dr. Pepper, and make it fast I'm in a God damned hurry!
by DaheelzCM on Jun 5, 2008 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
What are we waiting for?? Smoak!
Don't knock masturbation, it's sex with someone I love .
by Brian Thomas on Jun 5, 2008 2:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
SMOAKEY!!!!
well, kind of disappointed about not getting Friedrich, but oh well
by Gdawg on Jun 5, 2008 2:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No, extend
Ed Wade so we can reap the benefits.
...and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git.
by t ball on Jun 5, 2008 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
THANK YOU ED WADE!
Joe Morgan: (On Jay Bruce) I think he will. He brings energy to the team, and besides that, he is a pretty good hitter.
Ken Tremendous: I like that the #1 reason he will help his team is: "energy," and the distant #2 reason is: "ability to hit baseballs."
by TheBZA on Jun 5, 2008 2:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
FUCK YES
Excuse my fucking french, but HELL YEAH
by BudLight on Jun 5, 2008 2:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
mark teixeira and chipper jones as the two comparisons brought up
i like.
Gerald Laird is my hero.
by DSheppard on Jun 5, 2008 2:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
cant believe he lasted this long
great pick, great pick
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 2:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Smart move
Simply put take the best player available and they did. No mistake.
by Bigfan16 on Jun 5, 2008 2:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Whew!
This blast would have exploded!
"Purity of heart is to will one thing" - Kierkegaard
by outofnace on Jun 5, 2008 2:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
smoak bitches!
i’ve been high on him all along, and liked him over hosmer even (sorry dirkatron)
he’s our new teix hopefully without the douchiness
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 2:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Fanastic!
This is the Texas Rangers, professional destroyers of hope, we're talking about. - BAC
by nikpin on Jun 5, 2008 2:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYYYYY!
The 40 trumps all!!!
by thedirkatron on Jun 5, 2008 2:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
heh
Joe Sheehan (12:10:37 PM PT): Jason Castro over Smoak? Over Friedrich? KG, is this just being conservative?
Will Carroll (12:10:38 PM PT): Didn’t the Astros take a catcher not long ago in the first? Does picking someone at the same position in the next year or so send a message of “bust?” (Aside from pitcher, of course.)
Steven Goldman (12:10:49 PM PT): Correction… The Astros did that vis a vis Towles, not that Towles has impressed anyone with this .140 batting average.
Kevin Goldstein (12:11:48 PM PT): Ok. Here’s the thing. Castro is a really nice catcher, don’t get me wrong. But that’s a late first round talent and JUSTIN SMOAK IS STILL ON THE BOARD. Maybe the Astros just didn’t notice this.
Bryan Smith (12:11:51 PM PT): Castro hit .167/.287/.225 as a sophomore at Stanford, and he was pretty much forgotten about. But again, for the fifth time in ten picks, you have a guy that got noticed in the Cape Cod League and followed it up with a great spring. For the record, he threw out 28 of 69 this year for a 40% success rate, so that’s pretty good. He should hit for some average, some power, and I doubt he’ll walk very much. A weird pick.
Kevin Goldstein (12:13:51 PM PT): Andy (TX): OH my GOD!! Castro??? What the is Wade thinking?
I’ll let Andy speak for legions of Astros fans.
Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark
by knockoutking on Jun 5, 2008 2:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
so what happens when chris davis and max is still playing
for the rangers?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXWLfIgc0nA
by mchang4 on Jun 5, 2008 2:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
bump davis to DH
eom
Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark
by knockoutking on Jun 5, 2008 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
BAD Radio!!!!
8for the audio
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley
by Rodney on Jun 5, 2008 2:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Smoak 'em if you got em!
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
by txranger7 on Jun 5, 2008 2:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh, yeah
I never expected this guy to last this long.
...and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git.
by t ball on Jun 5, 2008 2:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Exactly what JD will say to the press
II Cor. 4:17-18
by TedFord on Jun 5, 2008 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Completely agree.
Let the other teams (Astros) make the mostake and take the best player avaialable.
by Bigfan16 on Jun 5, 2008 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chipper comp
Will Carroll (12:14:54 PM PT): Jamey Newberg is a very happy guy right now. Maybe by the time Smoak is ready, the Rangers will have … wow, Chipper Jones? Gammons … wow … ok, maybe the Rangers will have their C/1B/DH situation figured out.
Brandon Boggs 2008 Texas Rangers ROY
by RangerMad on Jun 5, 2008 2:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Smoak = Zito?
“The A’s nearly signed Smoak out of high school in 2005, missing out on agreeing to terms by a reported $50,000 difference.”
by lamron on Jun 5, 2008 2:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
from KG's chat yesterday
it was “much much more” than that
Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark
by knockoutking on Jun 5, 2008 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
from BP
Joe Sheehan (12:14:50 PM PT): Rangers take Smoak. KG, any furniture flying in Oaktown?
Will Carroll (12:14:54 PM PT): Jamey Newberg is a very happy guy right now. Maybe by the time Smoak is ready, the Rangers will have … wow, Chipper Jones? Gammons … wow … ok, maybe the Rangers will have their C/1B/DH situation figured out.
Kevin Goldstein (12:15:33 PM PT): I’m still totally floored, by what Houston did. I know I shouldn’t be at this point with the Astros.
11. Rangers—Justin Smoak, 1b, South Carolina.
Congrats Rangers fans, you just found your replacement for Mark Teixeira. Just a crazy, crazy steal. The Rangers could have picked fourth or fifth and not done better.
Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark
by knockoutking on Jun 5, 2008 2:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
just insane
best possible scenario i could hope for
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
goldestein
“Congrats Rangers fans, you just found your replacement for Mark Teixeira. Just a crazy, crazy steal. The Rangers could have picked fourth or fifth and not done better.”
Gerald Laird is my hero.
by DSheppard on Jun 5, 2008 2:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That just became about 20 people's signatures
Joe Morgan: (On Jay Bruce) I think he will. He brings energy to the team, and besides that, he is a pretty good hitter.
Ken Tremendous: I like that the #1 reason he will help his team is: "energy," and the distant #2 reason is: "ability to hit baseballs."
by TheBZA on Jun 5, 2008 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like taht Chipper Jones comp
I’ll take that over Shooter Hunt anyday…
by JBImaknee on Jun 5, 2008 2:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Now
For what team does Smoak make his ML debut?
Let me have a diablo sandwich, a Dr. Pepper, and make it fast I'm in a God damned hurry!
by DaheelzCM on Jun 5, 2008 2:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Uh, if he is this good, why wasn't he picked first?
II Cor. 4:17-18
by TedFord on Jun 5, 2008 2:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He was supposed to be picked 5th
pretty much everyone had him going there. Thank you SFG…
by JBImaknee on Jun 5, 2008 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why was Piazza picked 1 millionth?
It’s not an exact science?
Let me have a diablo sandwich, a Dr. Pepper, and make it fast I'm in a God damned hurry!
by DaheelzCM on Jun 5, 2008 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
slipped for unknown reasons
was expected to be the 1st college 1b off the board IIRC
Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark
by knockoutking on Jun 5, 2008 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am still gratified...
Imagining blood vessels churning on Beane’s temples…
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Jun 5, 2008 2:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
BP number II
Steven Goldman (12:16:45 PM PT): Kevin, what does this pick do to Chris Davis (.333/.376/.618 at Frisco this year)? Will he be able to stay at third?
Kevin Goldstein (12:16:48 PM PT): Oakland is not happy right now. They spent a lot of time trying to figure out sceanarios where Smoak or Gordon Beckham dropped to them, and that just almost happened. They’ll get their Plan B in Weeks, and then things get really fun.
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.
Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark
by knockoutking on Jun 5, 2008 2:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Draft Weeks!
He’s the most overrated player on the board….
by JBImaknee on Jun 5, 2008 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
the young kid in the front is the only one with a Macbook
by Longhorn on Jun 5, 2008 2:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Smoak straight to A+?
I am assuming major league deal
by jparks77 on Jun 5, 2008 2:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
can the Rangers afford to do that
with Borbon also on a ML contract?
by Gdawg on Jun 5, 2008 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don;t think so
They may have to give him more $$ and no ML contract.
Brandon Boggs 2008 Texas Rangers ROY
by RangerMad on Jun 5, 2008 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They can if they feel
he will move fast.
by jparks77 on Jun 5, 2008 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
as fast as it is
It could still create some problems for the Rule V draft this offseasn and for next year since they go into next year with 2 dead spots on the 40 man.
by Gdawg on Jun 5, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it will
work itself out. For example, I think Teagarden gets traded before the 40 becomes an issue.
by jparks77 on Jun 5, 2008 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
2nd Round
Now that we picked a guy that doesn’t require a huge bonus could we go way over slot and take someone in the 2nd round that falls?
This is the Texas Rangers, professional destroyers of hope, we're talking about. - BAC
by nikpin on Jun 5, 2008 2:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
eom
Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark
by knockoutking on Jun 5, 2008 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
BRING IT ON!!!
Oh yeah, Fuck Josey Wales!
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley
by Rodney on Jun 5, 2008 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess Gac is gonna have to wait on the promotion to Bakersfield.
The Rangers got a gift in Smoak.
by rooster on Jun 5, 2008 2:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
As
Go with Weeks, heh…
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Jun 5, 2008 2:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Law
Looking forward to his analysis. JD’s preaching to the choir there, he’s a huge fan.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Jun 5, 2008 2:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
from the KLaw:
This is the best pick in the draft so far. Smoak is the third-best player on my board. He’s a switch-hitting Adrian Gonzalez with more power. In the Rangers’ ballpark, he has a good chance to hit 40 home runs, if he develops. There are no major holes in his game. I saw this scenario possibly unfolding last night. A lot of things had to go right for them to get Smoak, and they did.
by BHill on Jun 5, 2008 2:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
switch hitter!
I’m luvin it.
Brandon Boggs 2008 Texas Rangers ROY
by RangerMad on Jun 5, 2008 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Smoak
now sign him quick and get him in the system, give him whatever he wants
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 2:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Screw getting him in the system
put him on the 25 man roster ASAP
by Gdawg on Jun 5, 2008 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think within 2 yrs he’ll be there. this guys going to move fast like braun, longoria, etc
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stars aren't playing
So send the private jet over there and pick him right up
by Gdawg on Jun 5, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha
Rangers draft so far: A
A’s draft so far: D
Houston’s draft: F-
by JBImaknee on Jun 5, 2008 2:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Smoak... YES!!!
I can’t believe he slipped to us… GREAT pick!!!!
by bstair on Jun 5, 2008 2:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Can he pitch?
There is no such thing as global warming. David Murphy was cold, so he turned the sun up.
by SarasotaRanger on Jun 5, 2008 2:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
id be happy w/ that
or cole
Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark
by knockoutking on Jun 5, 2008 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm
a happy person.
"The only people who get bored are boring people."
by dstar442005 on Jun 5, 2008 2:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think
we really have the giants to thank for taking posey, and then the reds for going high on alonso
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 2:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Houston
Especially the Reds, but grief Houston…wow.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Jun 5, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok so...
I guess this means Davis is headed back to 3rd? Or what?
My three favorite numbers: 10, 32, 36. =)
by utlonghorn24 on Jun 5, 2008 2:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
who cares
they’ll figure something out
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True I guess...
But I like Davis and he’s closer to being ready… so whadda we do?
My three favorite numbers: 10, 32, 36. =)
by utlonghorn24 on Jun 5, 2008 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then
where does Hammy play? He can’t stay in CF forever.
...and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git.
by t ball on Jun 5, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can see that, I suppose
let’s hope Borbon makes that all work out well. Great OF.
...and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git.
by t ball on Jun 5, 2008 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He has the arm
but probably lacks the athleticism to handle RF. I think he is a 1B or DH.
by jparks77 on Jun 5, 2008 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
Davis isn’t going back to 3B. He’ll stay at 1B, Smoak will play 1B for Spokane or Bakersfield this summer, and we’ll see where we are after 2009.
by Adam J. Morris on Jun 5, 2008 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Makes sense.
My three favorite numbers: 10, 32, 36. =)
by utlonghorn24 on Jun 5, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so logical
get the hell out of here with that stuff!!!
by Gdawg on Jun 5, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like Smoak might be a better candidate for DH.
He’s average at 1B, according to scouting reports.
by rooster on Jun 5, 2008 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Smoak
is excellent at 1B according to reports
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just read MILB.com's review.
It says heavy lower half, but decent hands.
by rooster on Jun 5, 2008 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the word "gold glove" was uttered on the espn broadcast
not that that means anything..
Gerald Laird is my hero.
by DSheppard on Jun 5, 2008 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm glad I had gotten the wrong impression from milb.com.
I still have a hard time believing he fell to the Rangers.
by rooster on Jun 5, 2008 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
read what BP had to say about him
its on here somewhere i posted it
Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark
by knockoutking on Jun 5, 2008 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
1b
really? i was hearing gold glove defense
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I heard Tex-like down to the D as well...
My three favorite numbers: 10, 32, 36. =)
by utlonghorn24 on Jun 5, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Davis
He will make it to Arlington before Smoak and since he can play RF he should stay at 1B until Smoak is ready. Then move to RF.
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 Jun 5, 2008 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why would he move to RF
With the crowd we’re gonna have there for the next couple of years?
My three favorite numbers: 10, 32, 36. =)
by utlonghorn24 on Jun 5, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And who would that be?
Hamilton should still be in center and no offense to JMJ but Davis is better. You could stick him at DH which is fine but one place he aint going to is back to 3B. He was really really bad there.
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 Jun 5, 2008 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scheppers
Its reported hes going to Seattle in the 1st.
This is the Texas Rangers, professional destroyers of hope, we're talking about. - BAC
by nikpin on Jun 5, 2008 2:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
@ pick 20 IIRC
eom
Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark
by knockoutking on Jun 5, 2008 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So As take Weekes
Mariners take Scheppers.
Rangers take Smoak.
Yeah, I’m happy
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
bring up smoak, bring up smoak
starting baseman june 6th 2008 please.
Gerald Laird is my hero.
by DSheppard on Jun 5, 2008 2:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Weeks
seems like a bit of a reach here for Oakland.
...and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git.
by t ball on Jun 5, 2008 2:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
a's nation is not happy with us
Gerald Laird is my hero.
by DSheppard on Jun 5, 2008 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
KLaw Says
This is the riskiest pick so far. He can’t play anywhere but second base in the infield, so he has to hit well enough to be a major league regular. He’s a plus runner; he needs to be more contact-oriented with wood. With metal, he’s too pull-oriented, and he’ll have to adjust that. He has a better chance to be a plus defender at second base than his brother, Rickie Weeks.
This is the Texas Rangers, professional destroyers of hope, we're talking about. - BAC
by nikpin on Jun 5, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
O man
I’m practically laughing. It’s like a paragraph-long euphemism.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Jun 5, 2008 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
scheppers in the 3rd
not the 2nd, i think some more people will slide and i want a pitcher like devall (doubtful), lobstein, tim murphy, etc or a toolsy outfielder like galloway if he is still there.
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 2:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Zach Stewart in the 2nd
Tanner in the 3rd.
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scheppers to Seattle at 20!
This is the Texas Rangers, professional destroyers of hope, we're talking about. - BAC
by nikpin on Jun 5, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll believe when I see it
no other team is even going close to him.
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think they are gonna take him
still
Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark
by knockoutking on Jun 5, 2008 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
re: davis vs smoak
Steven Goldman (12:16:45 PM PT): Kevin, what does this pick do to Chris Davis (.333/.376/.618 at Frisco this year)? Will he be able to stay at third?
Kevin Goldstein (12:18:43 PM PT): Steve—one is 1b and one is DH
Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark
by knockoutking on Jun 5, 2008 2:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So
what happens with Max Ramirez and Salty? I’d like to hear his opinion on that.
by Gdawg on Jun 5, 2008 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Salty
=C
This is the Texas Rangers, professional destroyers of hope, we're talking about. - BAC
by nikpin on Jun 5, 2008 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But
Max Ramirez is a C/1B/DH which looks pretty filled up right now
by Gdawg on Jun 5, 2008 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no way
Freidrich falls to us in round 2…. right?
- "If you keep hitting me you're going to break my spirit" -Bullwinkle
by jcAustin on Jun 5, 2008 2:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice
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by cmkelly29 on Jun 5, 2008 2:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Melville has said he wanted to go in the 10-15 slots.
If he’s there in the 2nd round, do you take him and pay two guys like they’re top 10?
by rooster on Jun 5, 2008 2:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I would, yes
But then again I’m a huge proponent in spending big in player development.
I think it makes a ton more sense to spend a couple million each year to improve your farm system rather than throw around 2-5 million dollar contracts to veteran spares to fill out your roster.
The 40 trumps all!!!
by thedirkatron on Jun 5, 2008 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, me and you are firm believers in that theory.
i think the rangers are getting better at it.
"There is no reason for me to move to third base," Young said.
-FOTF 5/20/2008
"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008
by Jayslick on Jun 5, 2008 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
most def
no wway he falls that far IMO
Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark
by knockoutking on Jun 5, 2008 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so, who is happy we lost that last game last year?
that put us a game back of oakland?
Gerald Laird is my hero.
by DSheppard on Jun 5, 2008 2:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
From here to where Texas picks
in round 2 is a pretty level talent field. Smoak was the last of the top tier in my opinion. So who know who will fall to TX. I’m thinking a smoking, flame throwing college reliever.
"Purity of heart is to will one thing" - Kierkegaard
by outofnace on Jun 5, 2008 2:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i wonder if josh fields falls
id LOVE to have that guy.
Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark
by knockoutking on Jun 5, 2008 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No and no
thats a long way to fall for those guys and you are forgetting about the tigers, red sox and yankees
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 2:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Twins
just got their future replacement for torii hunter
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 2:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
A nickname
for Justin Smoak
-He who Smoaks Bitches
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 2:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
'Splain me, Lucy
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley
by Rodney on Jun 5, 2008 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i can hear lewin now
Justin smokes one to right.
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 5, 2008 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You ain't kiddin
Josh has a huge chubby right now! lol
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley
by Rodney on Jun 5, 2008 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As long as his at bat music is
Smoke on the Water
by SaltyDawg on Jun 5, 2008 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
BA's scouting report on smoak by way of scott lewis
Here’s a scouting report from Baseball America, which ranked Smoak the 8th best talent in the draft:
"A switch-hitting first baseman with power, Smoak draws natural comparisons to Mark Teixiera. Drafted out of high school in the 16th round by the Athletics, he has started every game for South Carolina since arriving on the Columbia campus, doing nothing but produce. After batting .303 with 17 home runs, Smoak earned Freshman All-America honors. He followed that with a .315 batting average and 22 home runs in his sophomore year—enough to be tabbed as a third team All-American. He also competed for Team USA last summer.
"As a first baseman, Smoak has Gold Glove-caliber actions and soft hands. His footwork and instincts around the bag are advanced and his arm strength is adequate. As a hitter, he is consistent from both sides of the plate, and he has superior pitch recognition. A power threat against any pitch, Smoak has the ability to hit to all fields. Smoak proved his power translates to wood when he hit 11 home runs in 39 games while playing in the Cape Cod League following his freshman year, though he struggled with Team USA last summer. He is thought to be the best combination of offense and defense at first base in this draft class."
Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark
by knockoutking on Jun 5, 2008 2:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You can call him Lewis,
or Lucas…just don’t call him late to the mock draft.
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley
by Rodney on Jun 5, 2008 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oops
my bad lol
Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark
by knockoutking on Jun 5, 2008 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
.383, .505, .757 including 23 HR his junior (this) season.
Smmmmoakin’!
by rooster on Jun 5, 2008 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have serious doubts
over anyone’s player evaluation if they say they dont like this pick. Home run selection.
also dodgers predictably picked ethan martin, a great pick and he will progress nicely there. logan white knows what he is doing
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Mariners
I wonder if they’ll take Cashner
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 2:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Mariners will take someone with a degree in anger managment
II Cor. 4:17-18
by TedFord on Jun 5, 2008 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
With the year they're having
they’re going to end up picking their own Drew Meyer at their pick
by Gdawg on Jun 5, 2008 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Las Angle-lees?
What? Who pronounces it that way?
by UrbanDad on Jun 5, 2008 2:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
you'd think
as commissioner, Bud Selig shouldn’t have to be reminded that he’s at the uhhhh 2 thousand and ummmm 8 Major League of ummmmm Baseball draft every time he goes to the podium
by texasraider on Jun 5, 2008 2:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
In--va---ta---tion
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley
by Rodney on Jun 5, 2008 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Loss Anjah Leez
There went Martin.
I’m still hungover from Smoak. It’s going to take hours of reading about him to get over the smug enjoyment.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Jun 5, 2008 2:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Whoa
Gordon Beckham has gigantic politician hair.
by naropean on Jun 5, 2008 2:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
texas should have drafted him then
- "If you keep hitting me you're going to break my spirit" -Bullwinkle
by jcAustin on Jun 5, 2008 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gordon Beckham
is being interviewed…looks like he’s got a hair helmet…
by 8legs2fangs on Jun 5, 2008 2:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So where does Smoak rank in the system?
by cmkelly29 on Jun 5, 2008 2:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Top 5, maybe something like....
Davis
MaxRam
Feliz
Smoak
Hurley
by rooster on Jun 5, 2008 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
our farm system rocks.
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 5, 2008 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I never imagined Smoak
falling to us at 11. I’m still kinda shocked by it.
by BHill on Jun 5, 2008 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Top 5
1. Neftali Feliz
2. Justin Smoak
3. Chris Davis
4. Elvis Andrus
5. Max Ramirez
Right now
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think i like smoaks chances better than davis
i guess we’ll have to see when smoak hits the minors, i just think he can get on base and not strike out as much as davis will.
"There is no reason for me to move to third base," Young said.
-FOTF 5/20/2008
"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008
by Jayslick on Jun 5, 2008 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blue Jays... David Cooper?
In the first round?
by rooster on Jun 5, 2008 2:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
John Sickels
had him going in the supplemental, at #43. Seems like a huge reach at #17.
by Outworlder47 on Jun 5, 2008 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow im still drugged up and happy on our pick.
im not sure it could have dreamed of a better situation. crow woulda been nice but thats a lot to expect.
all i can say is Sweeeeeeeeet!
Now we have to wait through hours and hours of draft coverage to hit up round 2, but im hoping we spend some real money this year like when TT slipped. Im pretty excited. I wouldnt mind plucking a HS prep pitching badass who slips into the 2nd.
Whose the best of the HS pitchers who arent picked?
"There is no reason for me to move to third base," Young said.
-FOTF 5/20/2008
"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008
by Jayslick on Jun 5, 2008 2:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tim Melville
and Gerrit Cole are still both on the board.
The Blue jays reach for a 1B. Cause Justin Smoak was taken. By us.
Yay!
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
here goes off the top of my head...
in no particular order: brett devall, kyle lobstein, tim melville, gerrit cole, jake odrozzi (sp?) and robbie ross
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lobstein
how bad do you think his signability issues are?
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
supposedly not that bad considering,
from what i have heard of all the guys with legitimate signability concerns, he is the most likely to be talked out of going to college.
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the only guys im familiar with out of those guys are cole and melville
anybody have a link or some analysis on the kids?
"There is no reason for me to move to third base," Young said.
-FOTF 5/20/2008
"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008
by Jayslick on Jun 5, 2008 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
if you have espn insider
law has got some great stuff on his top 75.
http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/draft2008/insider/news/story?id=3427215
if you have it just click on the players name. if you dont you should get it, great stuff all year long, plus espn the magazine for less than 5 bucks a month
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
man
rickie weeks, what a bust of a prospect so far
by Gdawg on Jun 5, 2008 2:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I just realized...
We no longer need to dream of the Rangers sending MB and Teagarden to Boston for Lars Anderson. Although I think the name Lars is cool, I think Smoak tops it.
by rooster on Jun 5, 2008 2:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah i though about that too
if we thought we had a hole for the future at 1b before today, that thinking has to have changed.
new target for trade 3B superstar of the future.
"There is no reason for me to move to third base," Young said.
-FOTF 5/20/2008
"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008
by Jayslick on Jun 5, 2008 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hate that name now
Ever listen to 10 secs of Lars Larsen/Larson? What a f-ing hatemonger.
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley
by Rodney on Jun 5, 2008 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yay
almost 2 hours into this thing and we aren’t even at the 20th pick.
by Gdawg on Jun 5, 2008 2:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
it will go rapid fire after the first round though
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 5, 2008 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ike Davis to the Mets
Huge run on first basemen right now.
by Outworlder47 on Jun 5, 2008 2:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ike..another ASU product
Devils are so loaded. GO ASU
by Dirk Diggler on Jun 5, 2008 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ike
how do you think he compares to Brett Wallace?
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not as favorably
however wallace was getting some serious love as perhaps the best college bat by some analysts. Ike was always considered a solid first rounder and went right about where he was projected.
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah he's not as patient of a hitter as Wallace
He probably won’t ever put up the OBP Wallace will, but he’s a good bet to be a solid COF or 1B.
I see him as a .280/.380/.500 type hitter. Maybe a little more power than Wallace.
by Dirk Diggler on Jun 5, 2008 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting
considering Ive always seen davis listed as an outfielder
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 2:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He plays both for ASU
or at least he did in past years.
by Dirk Diggler on Jun 5, 2008 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know. Hopefully, that lets a badass
fall to us for round 2
- "If you keep hitting me you're going to break my spirit" -Bullwinkle
by jcAustin on Jun 5, 2008 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can’t stop smiling!
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
by willamos2 on Jun 5, 2008 2:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Comparison
The Astros equivalent of Lone Star Ball has one fanpost and two comments about the draft.
Love of God and compassion and empathy leads you to a very glorious place, and science leads you to killing people. -- Ben Stein
by Lucas on Jun 5, 2008 2:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
well
the rangers happen to have their most active community on a sbnation page. some other teams have barely anything on SBN but an even heavier trafficked site elsewhere.
although I dont know what the astros have.
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 5, 2008 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They're
either stunned or they’ve all left their computers to storm the Astros office, pitchforks in hand.
...and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git.
by t ball on Jun 5, 2008 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They look very angry
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
by txranger7 on Jun 5, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holding pattern ?
The Fratellis: any good?
The Sun proclaiming that the album is a "Modern British rock classic"
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley
by Rodney on Jun 5, 2008 2:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Alot of position players being picked.
Rangers likely to get a good P is 2nd round.
Brandon Boggs 2008 Texas Rangers ROY
by RangerMad on Jun 5, 2008 2:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Now with Cashner gone to the Cubbies
It’s 15-4 in favor of position players.
by Outworlder47 on Jun 5, 2008 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ribby wants to know....
Did anyone text Miles with our # 1 Draft Pick Choice Selection Pick?
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
by txranger7 on Jun 5, 2008 2:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes, I did
I told him the Rangers “passed” on the 11th pick and traded future considerations to Bud for the 25th pick.
:)
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley
by Rodney on Jun 5, 2008 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
some reaching going on here
I’m surprised Friedrich is still there, a little less so with Melville, but doesn’t anyone want pitchers?
...and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git.
by t ball on Jun 5, 2008 2:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
and then
immediately call him up to the majors, sending him down to the minors the following day, ordering him to stand at his locker and look forlorn.
...and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git.
by t ball on Jun 5, 2008 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Calling it as a solid pick or a bust
Don’t remember much about Fields
Joe Morgan: (On Jay Bruce) I think he will. He brings energy to the team, and besides that, he is a pretty good hitter.
Ken Tremendous: I like that the #1 reason he will help his team is: "energy," and the distant #2 reason is: "ability to hit baseballs."
by TheBZA on Jun 5, 2008 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
cashner
should really thank nolan ryan for the hype
Rare Gnats Sex
by ab03 on Jun 5, 2008 2:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
with JMJ's resurgence
Max Ram’s explosion and getting Smoak…
our offensive prospect list looks a lot better lately. and obviously weve still got the 10 deep major pitching prospects.
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 5, 2008 2:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
cant wait to see JMJ in the majors
i have been backing him, mostly on the newberg forum for a while. its nice to see him coming around and living up to some of that massive potential
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
these picks are taking a lot longer
than 5 minutes. Or is it just Slowig?
- "If you keep hitting me you're going to break my spirit" -Bullwinkle
by jcAustin on Jun 5, 2008 3:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
M's pass on Scheppers.
I would love to get him.
by Coolbean04 on Jun 5, 2008 3:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
and Freidrich
- "If you keep hitting me you're going to break my spirit" -Bullwinkle
by jcAustin on Jun 5, 2008 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lol
great comment from keith law. now that should be a fair amount of sigs.
“I’m surprised to see a last place team draft a reliever,” Keith Law
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 3:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So tempting
but I can’t change mine…
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley
by Rodney on Jun 5, 2008 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tigers
it’s got to be Cole or Melville here right?
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 3:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i'm guessing
cole
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lots of pitchers sliding
melville, friedrich, and not surprisingly shooter hunt, aka dick cheney
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 3:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yup
wonder if one will last till the rangers spot in the 2nd
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
guess i was wrong
never heard much about perry
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tigers
Interesting to see if Dombrowski likes a pitcher…
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Jun 5, 2008 3:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Another weird pick...
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Jun 5, 2008 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Woah
Ryan Perry?
Cashner-Fields-Perry
Run on relievers?
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 3:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I like the Fields pick
but I think Perry may be the best of those three in the end.
by JBImaknee on Jun 5, 2008 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
relief pitcher to tigers
that actually makes sense. nothing for the future so might as well try for a quick fix
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 3:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
(i had forgotten about all the compensation picks)
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 5, 2008 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There are not such thing as a starting pitchers
They are either converted position players or stretched-out relievers
by Telegraph on Jun 5, 2008 3:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What if...
Conor Gillaspie, Reese Havens, Dennis Raben, Zach Stewart, Melville, Cole, Lobstein, Ross are all available for the Rangers in round 2?
Best talent on the board would be Melville or Cole, but I think I’d go with Gillaspie.
by rooster on Jun 5, 2008 3:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I doubt Reese Havens make it past the Red Sox
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gillespse to the twins
Maybe Casey Kelley to the Red Sox?
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why is Shooter Hunt dropping?
Signability?
Brandon Boggs 2008 Texas Rangers ROY
by RangerMad on Jun 5, 2008 3:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
too funny
Kevin Goldstein (1:12:13 PM PT): Craig emails about the Astros: I quit! I can’t take it anymore. I think I sent you this email last year, but I mean it this time. How does one go about choosing a new favorite team?
Could the first round have gone ANY opposite for the two Texas teams?
Brandon Boggs 2008 Texas Rangers ROY
by RangerMad on Jun 5, 2008 3:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i cant wait
until a couple of years when they are marveling at all these late round picks and show a clip of 17th round pick and multi-all star 2nd baseman ian kinsler
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 3:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Why would the Mets take Havens?
to move him to 2b?
"There is no reason for me to move to third base," Young said.
-FOTF 5/20/2008
"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008
by Jayslick on Jun 5, 2008 3:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
padres
suck at drafting, lucky for them they are good at trading
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 3:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Fuson is running the draft
i think. Who would have thought that…
by Longhorn on Jun 5, 2008 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are there more Tampa fans
at the draft than there normally are at Tampa games?
by JBImaknee on Jun 5, 2008 3:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Allen Dykstra?
Isn’t that early for him????
by JBImaknee on Jun 5, 2008 3:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Notice a pattern?
David Cooper
Ike Davis
Allen Dykstra
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But this isn't a fantasy draft
you don’t have to fill positions based on other people’s choices. Why is there any trending in this draft?
by JBImaknee on Jun 5, 2008 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alphabetical Order
By last name?
My three favorite numbers: 10, 32, 36. =)
by utlonghorn24 on Jun 5, 2008 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is there a rule
against pitchers in the first round this year?
...and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git.
by t ball on Jun 5, 2008 3:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Who was asking
about Hewitt and if he’d fall to 57? Gone now…Hell at this rate, Friedrich might still be there.
...and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git.
by t ball on Jun 5, 2008 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is a rule
against drafting flawed pitchers in the first round where there are good college bats
by JBImaknee on Jun 5, 2008 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What does that have to do with
Dykstra?
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
only 2 starting pitchers taken so far
- "If you keep hitting me you're going to break my spirit" -Bullwinkle
by jcAustin on Jun 5, 2008 3:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's got to be done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKueV7_eXA0
"Boy, that is a gutless, 6-foot-7, .200-hitting formerly good player. What a joke." -Tom Grieve RE: Richie Sexson
by ghtd36 on Jun 5, 2008 3:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow
Philly opts to take a position player of a pitcher?
Philly?
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 3:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sarcasm?
they were linked to him for a while
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was before
all the college pitchers dropped though?
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Smoak article
Here’s a link to a Justin Smoak story than ran in The State.
http://www.thestate.com/sports/story/424977.html
http://startelegramsports.typepad.com/foul_territory/
Brandon Boggs 2008 Texas Rangers ROY
by RangerMad on Jun 5, 2008 3:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Rockies
almost has to take Friderichs here, right?
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 3:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Alefty who
relies on a loopy curve wouldn’t fair too well in Denver.
Brandon Boggs 2008 Texas Rangers ROY
by RangerMad on Jun 5, 2008 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's you're answer.
This is the Texas Rangers, professional destroyers of hope, we're talking about. - BAC
by nikpin on Jun 5, 2008 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am not the only one to question the pick
Kevin Goldstein (1:31:21 PM PT): 25. Rockies – Christian Freidrich, lhp, EKU
Friedrich finally finds a home. So one of our more MLB experts help me. Curveball guy in Coors—is that good or bad?
Brandon Boggs 2008 Texas Rangers ROY
by RangerMad on Jun 5, 2008 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Poor Jeff
First Round: Joshua Fields, RHRP, U Georgia
Fields is a reliever who’s walked 42 batters in 70 innings these last two years. He throws hard, with a fastball in the mid-90s and a sharp curve, and he’s proven difficult for righties to hit, but he has trouble against lefties and did I mention that he’s a reliever? Because if there’s one thing this team needs more of, it’s right-handed relief pitchers with hard fastballs and iffy control. Also, at an alleged 6’, he’s one inch taller than Tim Lincecum, who I guess was too little for our likings.
Dumb. Dumb dumb dumb. Taking relievers in the first round is dumb. This is the worst season ever.
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 3:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
friedrich
wont fall that much further, hunt might and you might be surprised to see how far cole could fall
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 3:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
fiedrich finally gone
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 5, 2008 3:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Congratulation Christian Friedrich!
Your career is officially fucked!
by cmkelly29 on Jun 5, 2008 3:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My guess
Melville to the D-Backs
Gillespie to the Twins
Cole to the Yankees
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 3:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Its going to annoy me
seeing Cole with the Yankees. Not taht I wanted us to draft him, but he’s going to do well, and everyone is going to talk about how we should have drafted him (like Philip Hughes)
by JBImaknee on Jun 5, 2008 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
While Justin Smoak
is putting up a .313/.430/.580 line in Arlington?
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I'm happy with Smoak
I’d just prefer that some other team get Cole. Because i can foresee him working otu for the Yankees, and that will annoy me.
by JBImaknee on Jun 5, 2008 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i dont remember much of hughes coming out
but i feel confident in saying that they probably didnt fall (if hughes fell at all) for the same reason
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yankees
i think they have a lot of bargaining power with a guy like cole, i mean what 18yr old wouldnt lower their demands to play for the yankees? that and the mlb wants the yankees to get whatever they want
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Casey Kelley
might fall. What do you guys think?
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 3:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
worth popping in the 2nd
after that and even there he is a pretty big signability concern. doubt he falls to 57 though
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he's still there
I’d take him, unless Cole is.
...and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git.
by t ball on Jun 5, 2008 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
forgot about him
he blew up the draft charts towards the end. someone has got to take him in the first if not the supplemental.
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jake Odorizzi
before Kelley
"Purity of heart is to will one thing" - Kierkegaard
by outofnace on Jun 5, 2008 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Having another "C. Kelly" around these parts wouldn't be bad...
what’s his middle name?
by cmkelly29 on Jun 5, 2008 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
CO hasn't been so
horrible to pitchers of late. Denver’s a sweet place to live. I’ll take an August day in Denver over any in Texas.
"Purity of heart is to will one thing" - Kierkegaard
by outofnace on Jun 5, 2008 3:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Woah
Schlereth?
Throw that scenario out the window
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 3:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Stink Schlereth's kid.
To Arizona.
"Boy, that is a gutless, 6-foot-7, .200-hitting formerly good player. What a joke." -Tom Grieve RE: Richie Sexson
by ghtd36 on Jun 5, 2008 3:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wondered if thats who it was
Not like “Schlereth” is too common…
Joe Morgan: (On Jay Bruce) I think he will. He brings energy to the team, and besides that, he is a pretty good hitter.
Ken Tremendous: I like that the #1 reason he will help his team is: "energy," and the distant #2 reason is: "ability to hit baseballs."
by TheBZA on Jun 5, 2008 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
are they still using the entire 5 minutes for every pick?
i havnt been paying attention but got 2 and a half hours and 26 picks in.
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 5, 2008 3:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i kind of thought
arizona would take schlereth. when you said they might take melville i did a quick run through in my mind of who they could take instead and he is pretty much the only one i could think of off the top of my head
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 3:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Do you think
it’ll be Tim MelVille that falls then?
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How long between picks after the 1st round ends?
by JBImaknee on Jun 5, 2008 3:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
1 min
Joe Morgan: (On Jay Bruce) I think he will. He brings energy to the team, and besides that, he is a pretty good hitter.
Ken Tremendous: I like that the #1 reason he will help his team is: "energy," and the distant #2 reason is: "ability to hit baseballs."
by TheBZA on Jun 5, 2008 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yankees
I think they might reach for Shooter Hunt
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 3:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
that isn't really a reach though
It’d make sense for them
by JBImaknee on Jun 5, 2008 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Firebat,
I think it was you who did the mock where lance lynn was there in the third, which was literally insane, my question is if he is there and some if not all of the big name hs arms are off the board, would you take him in the 2nd?
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 3:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Twins didn't take Gillaspie.
Strange draft on the back 15.
by rooster on Jun 5, 2008 3:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What are they thinking?
They have needed a 3B forever.
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sickels had Odorizzi with that pick in his shadow draft.
He also had Lawrie with their first pick.
I like Hicks better than Lowrie, but I’d go with Sickels on the second pick.
by rooster on Jun 5, 2008 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually
I just realized they have teh 1st pick in the supplemental round. If the Sox pass on gilesppie, they’ll have their cake and eat it too
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Miami coach has said that Goots could just as easily be their #1 starter as a closer.
He throws 88-91 and doesn’t walk many.
Sounds like a Twins pitcher to me.
by rooster on Jun 5, 2008 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
who?
ive been doing a lot of work researching the draft and I havent even heard of him… apparently callis agrees
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 3:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He had some buzz
as a late 2nd rounder.
The Twins always seem to take guys that are reaches (Matt Garza, Ben Revere) that work out well. They’re probably my favorite player-development team,
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now I know why
keith law doesnt even have him on his top 75.
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I always confuse gillaspie
with brewers prospect cole gillespie. I might have the spelling wrong on one or both, but I think one is conor and the other is cole. What is the reports on him, cause I havent heard many positives, although a lot of decent reviews
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 3:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
good, line-drive bat
decent defense, not great. Good eye at the plate. Better speed than Reese Havens, better power.
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
BTW on Smoak,
Keith law has him rated as the 3rd best player in the draft, behind beckham and posey
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 3:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
cole
think a lot of us saw that one coming.
he’ll lower those demands for the yankees
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 3:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Gerrit Cole to the Yankees
Not a huge surprise
by Outworlder47 on Jun 5, 2008 3:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
About what time do y'all expect the Rangers' next pick to happen?
II Cor. 4:17-18
by TedFord on Jun 5, 2008 3:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If it starts going 1 min/pick
maybe in 30 minutes?
by JBImaknee on Jun 5, 2008 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm guessing that the supplemental picks
get 5 minutes each as well?
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
by willamos2 on Jun 5, 2008 3:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
god i hope not
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 5, 2008 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hehe
but, i sure hope this gamecock doesn’t end up like the gamecock we selected in ‘02.
woah woah, what1!? I’m sorry.
by Longhorn on Jun 5, 2008 3:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cole
I was hoping he made it to us :(
This is the Texas Rangers, professional destroyers of hope, we're talking about. - BAC
by nikpin on Jun 5, 2008 3:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
to be honest
i was kind of resigned to the fact that the yankees would take him, which is fine with me cause I am hoping melville or devall slide to us.
then again i was hoping josh smoker hs lhp(similar to devall this year) slid to us last year and was snatched up a couple of picks earlier by the nationals
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mark Schlereth
is “geeked up” for his son.
He snorts coke?
by cmkelly29 on Jun 5, 2008 3:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Paul DePodesta
on the Padre’s Pick
As I wrote the other day, this isn’t a need-based pick. Allan is a San Diego native from Rancho Bernardo HS who has been an All-American at Wake Forest. He’s 6’5”, almost 250 lbs and has monster power. Most importantly, he has skills to go along with that raw power.
Allan has had an unbelievably consistent collegiate career, as he’s hit at least 15 homers while also drawing at least 50 walks in each of his three seasons – something nobody else in this draft has done. Allan also produced in the Cape Cod League batting over .300 with walks and power, so he has also proven his skills with a wood bat. In short, his track record is impeccable.
Given his size, power, and patience, comparisions have been drawn to Jim Thome.
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 3:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Casey Kelly
is he expected to go to UTenn?
by cmkelly29 on Jun 5, 2008 3:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. Sounds like a tough one to talk out of it. Might play two sports there.
by rooster on Jun 5, 2008 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's your answer on Chisenall's character questions.
by rooster on Jun 5, 2008 3:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I really hope the sox
dont take melville or any hs pitcher to be honest.
surprised the indians took chisenhall in the first
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 3:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Kelly
has signed to play quarterback at tennessee and will play baseball there. his dad is a manger in the reds system so they would have to pass on him again for him to get there. I dont see him getting past them again
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 3:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Other than Collier, I can't see a bat being of interest to the Rangers in the 2nd round.
by rooster on Jun 5, 2008 3:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Connor Gillesppie
if he’s there, which he probably won’t be
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
15 min break
Good god!
This is the Texas Rangers, professional destroyers of hope, we're talking about. - BAC
by nikpin on Jun 5, 2008 3:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I will have you know
that I have called that pick from the very beginning
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 3:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
15 minute break?
awe crap
"There is no reason for me to move to third base," Young said.
-FOTF 5/20/2008
"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008
by Jayslick on Jun 5, 2008 3:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
and that ends that debate
kelly to the red sox. overrated?
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 3:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I just want to know
what position he plays. SS? 3B? Pitcher?
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and no
great talent, if they sign him
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i know he is a great talent
just a gut feeling that this guy has bust written all over him
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kelly
good pick, just wonder if he’ll sign.
would be hard to turn down the redsox to play for the vol’s
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 3:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Casey Kelly
I wonder if he’s related to me. I should try and become one of those “out of the woods” relatives.
by cmkelly29 on Jun 5, 2008 3:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If you are related to
former big leaguer pat kelly then yes you are. that is his dad
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 3:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
another bats to consider
isaac galloway hs of and adrian nieto hs c, teammate of hosmer
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 3:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
New thread soon?
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
by txranger7 on Jun 5, 2008 3:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
woooooooooooow @ the break
these compensation picks better be 1 minute
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 5, 2008 3:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You know what would be a sweet baseball name?
Louis Ville.
by cmkelly29 on Jun 5, 2008 4:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Shooter
if some of the guys we talked about get taken and he is still there in the 2nd, would ya?
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 4:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
same
i also like the pitcher from mississippi, and i think the other is from missouri….cant remember the names for the life of me for some reason
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
by rentz on Jun 5, 2008 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you know what would be a bad baseball name?
Urijah “Tee” Imout
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 4:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
great baseball name...
... cap tan wunderfall
To be fair... You are a fan of School of Rock so your ability to judge anything is VASTLY overrated!!!!
~King Billy Royal, Minor League Ball
by ivysafety39 on Jun 5, 2008 4:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
an even better one...Holt Hamilton
and he’s on our team!
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
by willamos2 on Jun 5, 2008 4:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
there goes hunt
and its one minute now
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 5, 2008 4:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hunt to the Twinkies.
I doubt Melville makes it past KC.
by rooster on Jun 5, 2008 4:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
one minute
yeah!
"There is no reason for me to move to third base," Young said.
-FOTF 5/20/2008
"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008
by Jayslick on Jun 5, 2008 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
good
and good. the pitcher from mississippi is lance lynn and we should be so lucky as to get him
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 4:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
the above post
was to the comment on hunt and one minute picks
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
better look towards guys like Putnam or Lynn for round 2
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 4:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not sure what I think of Guterriez, but I like the Twins draft.
by rooster on Jun 5, 2008 4:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
they're like the anti-Rangers
always have good pitchers around in the minors, never develope more than 1 or 2 good hitters
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
dang HS pitcher gone
i wanted to have our options on those guys for the 2nd.
"There is no reason for me to move to third base," Young said.
-FOTF 5/20/2008
"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008
by Jayslick on Jun 5, 2008 4:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yep
this is where it gets bad for us. a lot of players stop sliding in the supplemental round
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 4:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
A guy I like is Tyler Sample
if Melville doesn’t make it to us, I think Sample would be a heck of a pick
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 4:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was surprised to see
odorizzi still on the board, he was never going to make it to us.
i wasnt looking, was shooter hunt the first pick in the supplemental draft?
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 4:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Holt
good arm, one pitch pitcher. This is the third time the Mets have reached this draft, imho
by FirebatM3 on Jun 5, 2008 4:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
its tough
to speculate at this point cause we have 20 plus picks to go. there goes another one in collier
by rchawk12 on Jun 5, 2008 4:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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