2009 Draft Thread

by **kruker** » Mon May 25, 2009 16:20:27

lethal wrote:So Virginia finished 42-12, won the ACC Tournament. They not only don't host a regional, they get sent cross country to the UC-Irvine regional as the 2 seed and their opening round game is against 3 seed San Diego State and Steven Strasburg. Whatever the word is for worse than screwed, and they got it.

Yea, I was going to post about this the other day. I feel for you guys. Absolute screw job and all so Louisville gets to host.

by **Squire** » Tue May 26, 2009 12:20:03

Draft is 2 weeks from today. BA hasn't started regional coverage (thought they did do position by position rankings). PGCrosschecker already really behind in their coverage. Not many tidbits about the Phillies other than KLaw's comment on Heathcott and Hudson.

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by **BigEd76** » Tue May 26, 2009 12:22:28

can't wait for that prime time coverage!

by **ashton** » Tue May 26, 2009 12:49:44

Isn't the draft usually one week after Memorial Day?

by **Squire** » Wed May 27, 2009 13:50:52

MLB recommending a 10% cut in draft bonuses. Don't know whether this is an opportunity for us or whether it is a negative from the Phillies perspective.

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by **PSUPhilliesPhan** » Wed May 27, 2009 14:10:52

Squire wrote:Draft is 2 weeks from today. BA hasn't started regional coverage (thought they did do position by position rankings). PGCrosschecker already really behind in their coverage. Not many tidbits about the Phillies other than KLaw's comment on Heathcott and Hudson.

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I normally would be chopping the bit about this as well but for obvious reasons (no first rounder or comps) I'm just not too excited this year. All I know is I don't want any toolsy outfielders in the first few rounds.

I also want to mention I'm still ticked off we didn't take Christian Friedrich when he fell, can't complain about much else from last year.

by **VFB** » Sat May 30, 2009 10:54:38

sradberg gave up a HR :shock:

he'll fall to us

by **karn** » Sat May 30, 2009 11:11:33

VFB wrote:sradberg gave up a HR
he'll fall to us

It's going to be fun to watch our hitters whack the hell out of him and turn the name Strasburg into the 21st century's Van Poppel, McDonald, ETC equivalent

by **VFB** » Sat May 30, 2009 11:55:20

karn wrote:
VFB wrote:sradberg gave up a HR
he'll fall to us

It's going to be fun to watch our hitters whack the hell out of him and turn the name Strasburg into the 21st century's Van Poppel, McDonald, ETC equivalent

by **ReadingPhilly** » Sat May 30, 2009 14:45:22

i'm always interested in the college outfielder group, but the phils never seem to go after that crowd with their first few picks. i think angelo songco will be there at 75 and i'd gladly take him. guys like aj pollock and tim wheeler could go in the first round or slide. i'm not too big on brett jackson or kentrail davis. kipnis would be interesting. miller will be gone.

by **FTN** » Sat May 30, 2009 15:05:10

Id prefer we take infield bats if there is one available with our first pick. We have so many outfielders right now that look promising

by **ReadingPhilly** » Sat May 30, 2009 15:51:40

FTN wrote:Id prefer we take infield bats if there is one available with our first pick. We have so many outfielders right now that look promising

any guys you like? i'm not too up on the college infielders outside of guys who will be gone and medonca.

also wondering about jeff malm. a guy i don't know anything about but see some other draft guys talking up.

by **FTN** » Sat May 30, 2009 16:02:16

Love Jeff Malm, but I think he'll either go in the sandwich round, or if he falls to us in the 2nd his bonus demands will be too much.

by **FTN** » Sun May 31, 2009 00:57:33

As far as middle infielders, I like Givens, if he slides to us. Franklin seems like a switch hitting Jason Donald with better D.

Ryan Jackson is kind of interesting, he's like a college version of Galvis, not much of a hitter but a great defender. Might be there in the 3rd.

I'd actually like D.J. LeMahieu if I knew he'd sign, since hes a d-e sophomore. He's been disappointing this year, but I'm a big believer of guys who play well on the Cape, even if they struggle during the college season. Metal bats are dumb. I think that's one reason Grant Green is being underrated by a lot of the big outfits this year and will be a steal for whoever takes him.

by **Squire** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 10:51:27

FWIW, I've decided I want the Phillies to take Mendonca at 75.

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by **kruker** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:05:32

Nice. Mendonca getting love from this corner of the room.

by **ReadingPhilly** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:10:18

definitely be fine with medonca

by **kruker** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:14:22

His final line:

27 HR, 64 SO's, 33 BB, .339/.447/.721

by **ReadingPhilly** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:16:05

kruker wrote:His final line:

27 HR, 64 SO's, 33 BB, .339/.447/.721

that brooks robinson comparison sold me

by **smitty** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 15:39:54

ReadingPhilly wrote:
kruker wrote:His final line:

27 HR, 64 SO's, 33 BB, .339/.447/.721

that brooks robinson comparison sold me

I'd take a Hubie Brooks at this point.

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