2007 Draft

BW23 · Post by **BW23** » June 3 07, 11:21 pm

http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/draft200 ... id=2889849

Keith Law's projections:

18. Cardinals Matt Wieters C/RHP Georgia Tech
I could just as easily flip Wieters with Harvey, as St. Louis' de facto scouting director, Jeff Luhnow, was there the day I saw Harvey at the end of April. Given the Rangers' lack of starting pitching prospects and the presence of Taylor Teagarden, it seems more likely that they'll take an arm, pushing Wieters down to St. Louis. The Cards do have a solid catching prospect in Bryan Anderson, but "we have too much catching" isn't a common complaint around baseball.

Cecil to the Cardinals at 36.

BW23 · Post by **BW23** » June 3 07, 11:28 pm

anyone have a projection for Mizzou's Jacob Priday? Any chance for 5th round?

Asmodai · Post by **Asmodai** » June 3 07, 11:31 pm

whod he have going to the cubs two picks?

jdk82 · Post by **jdk82** » June 3 07, 11:40 pm

BW23 wrote:anyone have a projection for Mizzou's Jacob Priday? Any chance for 5th round?

BA should be coming out with the Missouri state rankings Monday or Tuesday and that should give me a rough estimate and I will let you know.

BW23 · Post by **BW23** » June 3 07, 11:42 pm

Thanks jdk. I don't get the BA stuff anymore.

He's really come on strong now that he's healthy. Louisville doesn't look forward to seeing him Monday afternoon since he has 3 HRs this weekend against them. Scouts have been seeing him a lot since his junior year of HS, so all teams should know him well. I bet he would have gone in rounds 3-5 prior to the injury.

jdk82 · Post by **jdk82** » June 4 07, 4:10 pm

His draft status according to BA all depends on if he can catch, if he can catch he will really boost his stock. It wouldnt surprise me to see him taken right around the 5th round or so.

Asmodai · Post by **Asmodai** » June 4 07, 8:17 pm

fewgoodcards wrote:
The thing about Brackman is he's so raw because he's been doubling as a power-forward much of his life. He's a lot like Jeff Samardzija in that respect.
if i was trying to convince someone that brackman was a good prospect, i wouldn't be comparing him to jeff samardzija. samardzija has been abysmal in the minor leagues. he gives up a ton of hits and even with his high 90's fastball, he can't strike anyone out. sure he is still young and has a lot of experience to gain, but that is one heck of a bet at $10 million. if it was up to me, if i am going to take a raw arm with plus stuff give me the high school kid that has 3 more years to develop. tell me what you would rather have, a 21 year old andrew brackman who throws 99 from the right side or a 17 year old madison bumgarner who throws 97 from the leftside? i'm taking bumgarner every time based on talent, and he is going to cost a lot less money. not to mention that brackman is already showing elbow problems and a huge risk to begin with becomes even bigger..

Ill take the righty with a 100 MPH and a knock out breaking pitch over a lefty with a mid 90s fastball and breaking pitches that are all projection and well below average presently.

jdk82 · Post by **jdk82** » June 4 07, 10:26 pm

Here is a list of the top Missouri prospects

1. Ross Detwiler, lhp, Missouri State
2. Nick Tepesch, rhp, Blue Springs (Mo.) HS
3. Scott Carroll, rhp, Missouri State
4. Dave Stewart, of, St. John Vianney HS, St. Louis

Other Prospects Of Note

5. Dan Rohlfling, c, Oakville HS, St. Louis
6. Jacob Priday, of/c, Missouri
7. Brad Buehler, rhp, St. Pius X HS, Festus, Mo.
8. Evan Frey, of, Missouri
9. Bryan Collins, rhp, Central Missouri State
10. Brock Bond, 2b, Missouri
11. Ryan Dawson, rhp, Warrensburg (Mo.) HS
12. Tyler Clark, rhp, Springfield (Mo.) Catholic HS
13. Aaron Meade, lhp, Rockhurst HS, Kansas City, Mo.
14. Sean Loggins, 3b, McCluer North HS, Florissant, Mo.
15. J.C. Casey, rhp, Kickapoo HS, Springfield, Mo.
16. Kyle Paul, c, Missouri State
17. Jake Shafer, rhp, Missouri State
18. Dustin Renfrow, rhp, Southeast Missouri State
19. Nolan Keane, of, Missouri State
20. Shaeffer Hall, lhp, Jefferson County (Mo.) CC (CONTROL: Rangers)
21. Mike Grace, rhp, DeSmet HS, St. Louis
22. Seth Gilleland, rhp, Central Missouri State
23. Ryan Bird, rhp, Saint Louis
24. Cody Whitehead, 3b/1b, Jefferson County (Mo.) CC
25. Joe Lincoln, c, Tipton (Mo.) HS
26. Don Lambert, of, Westminster Academy, St. Louis
27. Luis Perez, c, Central Missouri State
28. Bill Musselman, c, Saint Louis
29. Gered Mochizuki, ss, Central Missouri State
30. Matt Lawson, 2b, Missouri State

Izzyman · Post by **Izzyman** » June 5 07, 9:41 am

This is what Mayo thinks. I reallyhope he's wrong.

18. St. Louis Cardinals: Jake Arrieta, RHP, Texas Christian University
There was a temptation to put a Boras guy here because the Cardinals can do that, but it didn't make sense to force the issue, especially with Andrew Brackman missing regional play with some elbow trouble. Instead, I'll go with a "safe" pick in Arrieta. He's had an up-and-down season, but he turned in a dandy at UNLV in conference tournament play and pitched well in Regional action in the scouts' last look at him. The Cardinals have enjoyed the Lone Star State in recent drafts and even took a Horned Frog pitcher last year, Brad Furnish.
Last projection: Arrieta

MrCrowesGarden · Post by **MrCrowesGarden** » June 5 07, 10:13 am

Izzyman wrote:This is what Mayo thinks. I reallyhope he's wrong.

18. St. Louis Cardinals: Jake Arrieta, RHP, Texas Christian University
There was a temptation to put a Boras guy here because the Cardinals can do that, but it didn't make sense to force the issue, especially with Andrew Brackman missing regional play with some elbow trouble. Instead, I'll go with a "safe" pick in Arrieta. He's had an up-and-down season, but he turned in a dandy at UNLV in conference tournament play and pitched well in Regional action in the scouts' last look at him. The Cardinals have enjoyed the Lone Star State in recent drafts and even took a Horned Frog pitcher last year, Brad Furnish.
Last projection: Arrieta

Since Luhnow said we are going for a "home run" at 18, I don't think we have to worry about that one.

Arrieta at 36 might not be too bad though.