I’m going to use this post as a catch-all for today. It will be updated as I (or you folks) find new information (just let me know in the comments).
Baseball America’s Draft Dope is starting to match names with teams (and they are usually pretty good at it) …
- Nationals: San Diego State righthander Stephen Strasburg
- Mariners: North Carolina first baseman Dustin Ackley
- Padres: Georgia HS outfielder Donavan Tate
- Pirates: Boston College catcher Tony Sanchez
Once again, let me say I feel sorry for Pirates fans. I’m sure Sanchez is a great person but Pittsburgh isn’t taking the best player available according to anyone’s rankings.
Today
- 2:30PM - PGCC has moved the Nationals onto Jenkins … Scheppers moved up to #8 (Cincy) and Minor and Green were still on the board
- 1PM - Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus has the Nats on Minor at #10 (subscription required to view)
- 11:30AM - Mayo’s final projection still has the Nats selecting Storen … Leake, Green, Miller, Jenkins & Scheppers still on the table
- Chico Harlan mentions Minor, Storen and Jenkins as the favorites and provides an understandable explanation
- 10AM … To kick it off, Baseball America has Mock 4.0 online with the Nationals selecting Stanford RHP Drew Storen at #10. The names still on the table include Jenkins, Leake, Shelby Miller, and Jacob Turner.
Some stuff from yesterday
- Keith Law’s Mock 3.0 has the Nats grabbing Vandy LHP Mike Minor at #10 … Crow, Scheppers, and Green do not have 1st round homes (though likely will end up there) and Leake, Storen, & Jenkins are still on the table at #10
- PGCC has the Nationals taking RHP Tanner Scheppers at #10 with Green, Leake, Miller & Gibson on the table
- Jonathan Mayo has the Nationals taking RHP Drew Storen at #10 with Gibson, Scheppers, SMiller, Jenkins and Green on the table
#1 by VladiHondo - June 9th, 2009 at 16:22
Zimmermann has elbow discomfort, according to Ladson.
MLB keeps the slots secret, even from other teams - they are told only the slot for their own picks.
#2 by DCNatsFan - June 9th, 2009 at 16:23
Mike - the slotting system is divised by MLB and is not in collaboration with owners or union. This is one of Selig’s pet projects and is not mentioned anywhere in the CBA. MLB makes projections based on prior years bonuses + inflation where they believe signing bonuses should be. Unfortunately this alienates many small market teams because they feel they need to follow Selig’s recommendations because of the revenue sharing agreement. This is why you see guys like Porcello falling to Detroit in ‘07 or Weiters falling to Baltimore in the same draft. In addition, this is why many teams wait until right before the bell to announce their signings. Once someone in the top 5 signs, then everyone else will base their demands on that contract. Especially if it is advantageous. For example, if the Rays announced Price’s deal when it would was reached, it is likely everyone behind him would have asked for more. Now this is all arbitrary. Obviously Strasburg isn’t your normal draft pick, therefore, Ackley can’t use his demands to his advantage. But I guarantee the Catcher from Las Vegas will use Strasburg’s contract as a base framework when he is drafted.
#3 by Marc - June 9th, 2009 at 16:57
So - several of the latest mocks have Green all the way out of the first round. Somebody tell me there’s no way he makes it all the way to #50, right?
Also - KLaw’s 4.0 is up, but I don’t have insider access to it, but am amused by the throwback headline “Crow’s signability issues could determine how the 1st round goes.”
Here’s hoping for the Schadenfraude of him going lower than 9, and having a long contractual fight.
#4 by John - June 9th, 2009 at 17:35
expo: The Pirates are said to be signing an IFA named Miguel Angel Sano to a big contract. He’s a 16-year old SS.