There's a Draft in Here

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

I thought it over and my top 3 are:

Pelfrey -- 6-7 college power pitcher
Clements -- LH-hitting catcher with power but ? D
Hansen -- Might help this year and we're still in it, dammit.

I'll take leftovers if the top fellas fall for some reason, but we're getting just 1 high-level pick this year so he better RAWK.

Draft starts tommorrow, 12:30 on mlb.com

[url]http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/events/draft/y2005/index.jsp[/url]

[Guest Rotblatt]

Gammons pre-draft column.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/gammons/story?id=2077261[/url]

[Guest metirish]

Why can't teams trade Draft Picks?,some teams that get to pick high have no chance to sign a player because they can't afford the Bonus money, if they could trade the pick the smaller market teams could get major league players for high picks.

[Guest Frayed Knot]

Texas HS OFer Jay Bruce is also reportedly high on the Mets' radar.

Hansen was pressed into starting during a playoff game this past weekend (St John's #1 guy got injured) and reportedly dazzled:
"Opened eyes with dominating performance Friday in just his fourth college start, hitting 97 mph with his fastball and upper 80s with his slider; his slider topped out at 90"



The thought is that the ability to trade draft picks would hurt low ranking/cash poor teams even more as it would give top players an additional hammer to force those teams to trade their rights away by merely threatening to hold out for top dollar.

[Guest metirish]

that makes sense, thanks Frayed Knot, I imagine Boras would be even more demanding, I understand he's the agent for a few players the Mets are thinking about,Hansen being one.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

BA's final Draft Tracker:

[url]http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/2005draft/drafttracker.html[/url]

Can someone with access post their final 1st-round projection or at least tell us who the Mets are getting?

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Those scouting writeups are a marvel of efficiency. Here's the guys the Mets are looking at:

Jay Bruce Westbrook HS CF L/L 6'3" 195 1987-04-03 HS 56K | 350K
COMMENT: Large frame. Broad, sloped shoulders. Body similar to a young Larry Walker. Aggressive, stroke w/ strength & lift for power. Loose, strong wrists w/ flick. Ball jumps off bat. Loose arm. Plus OF instincts. Five-tool player. Complete package.

Jeffrey Clement U Southern California C L/R 6'1" 210 1983-08-21 4YR 56K | 350K
COMMENT: Good upper body strength. Muscular arms. Similar to Tyler Houston. Short, compact stroke. Gamer, plays w/ intensity.

Michael Pelfrey Wichita St U RHP R/R 6'7" 210 1984-01-14 4YR 56K | 350K
COMMENT: Tall RHP w/ long limbs. Throws a FB that bores into hitters when up in the zone, sinks when down in the zone. Throws a power CB w/ some slider-like action. Also has a change-up.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Has anyone come across the scouting report on Jesus? That was hysterical.

[Guest MFS62]

Here's our first chance to see whether Omar was blowing smoke at us when he said that he prefers players with "baseball instincts" rather than just tools. He has said that he likes guys who go up there "to hit" , which I interpret to mean that he doesn't place a very high value on OBP.

Also- will he look for a HS player to develop, or someone who is closer to the majors? With no second and thrid round picks, I would think he will go for someone more major league ready.

Should be interesting.

Later

[Guest metirish]

You can watch or listen to the draft on MLB.com, starts @ 12:30.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

DBaggs -- Upton
Royals -- Gordon
Mariners -- CLEMENT
Nats -- Zimmerman
Brewers -- Braun
Jays -- Romero
Rockies -- Tulowitzski

We'll get 1 of our 2!

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

PELFRY!

[Guest Iubitul]

Mets get Michael Pelfrey from Wichita St

[Guest seawolf17]

Tough day for Craig Hansen; he goes from possible September call-up to being passed over by both his hometown teams.

Go Seawolves!

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

A college pitcher, 21 years old.

If they sign him quickly, maybe we'll see him with the Mets in 2007 or '08.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Pelfrey's a Boras client, and the first chosen. We'll be lucky if he signs within the next 357 days.

[Guest metirish]

Wide with the Mets signing Beltran you'd think the Mets and Boras would have a good relationship, I would hope that would count for something here.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Pelfrey previously went in the eleventh round 434th overall, to Tampa Bay, who failed to sign him out of high school.

He wore number 41 in college that can't be bad! He's a military brat. He was born January 14, 1984, when the AP was announcing John Riggins being elected NFL MVP. Davey Johnson was preparing for his first season.

41 -
Mike Pelfrey

6-7, 210, Jr., Pitcher
Wichita, Kan. (Heights HS)
Bats Right, Throws Right



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2005 JUNIOR
Played summer ball for Team USA and the Wichita (Kan.) Braves.

2004 SOPHOMORE
Made 16 appearances with 16 starts including five complete games�Went 11-2 with a 2.18 ERA�Pitched 115 1/3 innings with 125 strikeouts�Named a second team All-American by Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, Sports Weekly, CollegeBaseballInsider.com, and the American Baseball Coaches Association and a third team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association...Named all-Valley first team and Valley Pitcher-of-the-Year�Named first team all-Midwest Region�Named to the all-Regional team at the Fayetteville Regional�Named honorable mention all-Valley Scholar-Athlete�Named a semifinalist for the Roger Clemens Award�Named Valley Pitcher-of-the-Week on April 19 and May 17�Finished second in the Valley in ERA and first in strikeouts�Finished 20th nationally in ERA�Tied his career-high with nine innings against Southern Illinois on April 16 and against SMS on May 14�Struck out a career-high 14 against Missouri on June 4�Earned wins against Sam Houston State, Northern Iowa, Indiana State, Illinois State, Southern Illinois, Bradley, UCLA, Creighton, SMS, Evansville and Missouri�Combined for shutouts against Bradley on April 24 and against Missouri on June 4�In the Shocker record books his 2004 numbers ranked fifth in fewest walks per nine innings (1.9), fifth in strikeouts (125), 12th in fewest hits per nine innings (6.7) and 16th in ERA (2.18)�In the Shocker career record books he is currently second in ERA (2.33), first in fewest walks per nine innings (1.6), third in fewest hits per nine innings (6.8) and 19th in strikeouts (223)�Participated in the Team USA Trials...Named to the AD�s honor roll for Fall 2003.

2003 FRESHMAN
Made 17 appearances with 16 starts...Went 10-2 with a 2.49 ERA...Pitched 104 2/3 innings with 98 strikeouts...Named Valley Freshman-of-the-Year and all-Valley first team...Named a first team Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America...Named to the all-Midwest Region first team...Named to the all-Valley Tournament team...Named Valley Pitcher of the Week on April 7 and April 14...Pitched a season high nine innings against Indiana State on May 21...Struck out a season high 10 at SMS on May 2...Started his career with 18 consecutive scoreless innings...Threw a one-hit shutout against Indiana State on April 11...Set the Shocker record for fewest walks per nine innings in a season with 1.3...Led the Valley in ERA (2.49) and was second in strikeouts (98)...Named to AD�s honor roll for Fall 2002 and had a 4.0 GPA.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Heights High School in Wichita, Kan...Lettered four years in baseball and one year in basketball...In baseball, was named the 2001 Kansas Gatorade Player-of-the-Year, a 2001 Rawlings District V All-American, 2002 Proline Kansas Player-of-the-Year and 2002 Preseason first team All-American by Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball...Named first team all-city and all-state in 2001 and 2002...Broke career strikeout record at Heights that former WSU pitcher Erich Bryan held...During high school career, team captured one city league championship, four regional championships, four state tournament appearances and one runner-up finish...Drafted in the 15th round of the 2002 draft by Tampa Bay.

PERSONAL
Son of Stan and Anna Madden of Augusta, Kan�Born Jan. 14, 1984 at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio�Has two brothers, Chris and Greg�Is majoring in sport administration at WSU�Also recruited by Arizona State, Miami, Georgia Tech and Nebraska, among others.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

This year won;t matter much anyway, since he's already pitched a full college season, they'd prolly shut him down till the fall anyhow.

Hansen to Red Sox.

Boras other stud pitcher, Hochevar, falls all the way to the Dodgers picking in the supplemental round, 40th overall.

[Guest Rotblatt]

As for Jesus, that was me, but I can't find a copy of my post on CPF. I could try and recreate it, I suppose, but it'd just make me sad for the tragic loss of our Archives . . .

[Guest metirish]

here he is, future star for the Mets.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Goddamn, but the Sox have a lot of 1st round picks.

Yankees take James Cox, who's a college righty that only gets up to 87/88. Interesting. He's a big boy, so maybe their thinking he'll be able to get the velocity up there . . .

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

"I like Cox and Wang," Jeter said.

[Guest metirish]

Yankees take shortstop C.J. Henry from Oklahoma City with the 17th pick, highest overall pick for them since 1993.

Henry batted .481 last season with 13 home runs, 41 RBIs and 21 stolen bases with Oklahoma's Putnam City H.S

[Guest Rotblatt]

They may get an even higher pick nexty year, if they keep this up . . .

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

That would be a shame if it was lost Rotblatt - that was hysterical.

[Guest TheOldMole]

Hard to argue with 6'7" and a 97-mph fastball.

[Guest holychicken]

Haven't read it just yet, but here is an Hardball Times interview with him from last year

[url]http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/hardball-questions-mike-pelfrey1/[/url]

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

We take P.R. 2B Hector Pellet with our second pick, No. 119 overall.

[Guest seawolf17]

Hecked her pellet? I don't even know her!