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2009 Royals Draft Review
The Royals wrap up yet another draft today. I was pleased with the way it turned out but it was way different that what I was expecting. The Royals did not take a HS pitcher in the top 10 rounds--I would have wagered a large sum of money that the Royals would have taken at least a couple. But I...
The A's go Green... AKA: Now is not the time for a scorched Earth policy
With the 13th pick in the 2009 amateur draft, the Oakland A’s picked USC SS Grant Green. OK… now what? I’m not going to write up a detailed scouting report for you, there are a couple examples on the draft thread that I’ll link too instead. The bottom line is a lot...
Last minute Royals draft notes
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San Francisco Giants Draft Preview, Part V: Hitters
It's been about twelve hours since anyone's linked to this thread. This time the point isn't to highlight how mortified a lot of us were at the thought of another high school pitcher, but rather to show how hitter goofy most of us were just two years ago. We talked about Beau Mills like teenage...
The 2009 MLB Draft's College Hitters Crop
It's a prospect-nik's favorite time of year, as the draft is upon us. Just one more day and there will be no more mock drafts and no more rumors. Just the draft and a bunch of knee-jerk reactions. We determined in our draft study that college hitters, on average as a group, are slightly more...
Draft Notes
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Early 2009 MLB Draft Primer
When: The MLB Draft will be a bitt different this year, taking place over three days instead of two. The draft runs from June 9-11. On June 9, rounds 1, 1A, 2, 3, and 3B. June 10 will have have rounds 4 through 30 or so. June 11 will cover the rest of the draft. How long does the draft last? The...
Kevin Towers: "For Jake [Peavy] to even be an attractive piece for another ball club, he's going to have to step it up as well"
XX Sports Radio: Kevin Towers Interview (MP3) by Darren Smith Towers is scouting USC Shortstop Grant Green. He might be the Padres #3 pick in the draft. They tried to sign him out of High School and after his Junior year at SC. Jake and CY haven't been able to go deep in the ball games. The...
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