I still think Heyward is a real reach at #6 and I would rather see us take Moustakas or a pitcher at 6 and then Burgess or Wendell Fairley at 31. Should be interesting

Price Detwiler Weiters Vitters Aumont Top 5…

1) D. Price 2) R. Porcello 3) J. Vitters 4) M. Moustakas – Pittsburgh won’t mess with Boras 5) R. Detwiler – 6) WIETERS

Ideal world, Price or Porcello drops, otherwise, the choice is between Wieters and Scherzer…

I’d go Wieters at 6, then take pitchers with the next three picks (31, 49, 68) and perhaps a Tony Thomas will be available at 71-

31 Kentrail Davis

49 Brett Cecil

I understand the value in building the pitching up but the perception I get from the actions taken in last year’s draft is that the Nationals have their reservations about overpaying for high school pitchers. Willems went for slot but Sean Black went to Seton Hall because the Nationals would not go above it. I’m not sure they are ready to pay $4M+ for a prep arm. The guys there are talented, no question. But if Mike Rizzo’s presence has any say on the happenings, I think it’s going to be a bat.

2002 – 1 Sergio Santos, ss, Mater Dei HS, Hacienda Heights, Calif.

2003 – 1 Conor Jackson 3b U. of California & 1 Carlos Quentin of Stanford U.

2004 – 1 Stephen Drew ss Florida State U.

2005 – 1 Justin Upton ss Great Bridge HS, Chesapeake, Va. & 1S Matt Torra rhp U. of Massachusetts

2006 – 1 Max Scherzer rhp Missouri & 1S Brooks Brown rhp Georgia

Rizzo shied away from the prep school arms early (and typically the D-Backs were picking in the top half of the draft, 2002 withstanding).

I’m not saying the #31 or more likely the #49 won’t be used for a HS arm, I just see the Nationals targeting the best available bat at #6.

Assuming Tampa goes for a hitter which would be nuts given their lack of pitching depth in the minors. But let’s just say the Rays’ track record with top tier pitchers scares them off of Price. And build on that with your Royals assumption of going younger pitcher since they grabbed Hochevar in 2006. Add to that Cubs grab Wieters because of their recent history with top 5 SPs. I cannot for the life of me believe that the Pirates would pass on Price. The Orioles would also be hard-pressed and as you say idiotic to grab one of thise arms over Price.

I’d place the chances of Price at #6 at about 0.0001%. So there is a chance.

I had a dream and David Price dropped, like Andy Miller from last year, and became available for the Nationals at #6….The dream depended on the Orioles acting stupid at #5 BUT had Tampa selecting Josh Vitters(3B) they have enough young pitchers and need a hitting 3b; K.C. selecting Rich Porcella (RHP) they would rather pay big money for “young potential”, Cubs taking Matt Wieters (CA) they need him badly; Pirates selecting Mike Moustakas (3B/1B) they have young pitchers but need a 3b; Orioles selecting either Detwiler(LHP)-Moskas(LHP)-Beavan-(RHP)-Parker(RHP)-Bumgarner(LHP) or a position player and the Nationals take David Price who could compete for a staters job in 2008. Will my dream come true?