MLB Draft 2011

[Frayed Knot]

Ashie62 wrote: Didn't the Mets spend a million half on Kazmir?

I'm pretty sure it was more than that.
Some teams supposedly passed on him that year based on the idea that he was going to ask for a huge bonus because he had a U-Texas scholarship in his pocket. But he wound up going to the Mets for right around where a guy picked in his spot (15th overall) was slotted to get.

The larger point is that procuring talent doesn't come cheap (nor should it). The knock against the Mets in the past is that they haven't always gone for the best available player if they thought it was going to cost them more than what MLB wants a player picked in that spot to cost. They have occasionally spent more than daddy Bud wishes they would but have also passed up on doing so more often than a large market team should.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Ceetar wrote: I feel almost bad for some of the mock drafters sometimes. They put all this work into guessing which order guys are going into just to try to inform people days earlier which guys might end up in their systems and not show up in the majors for years anyway. And most of that work is rendered useless or just plain wrong come draft time.

"Save your pity, fan. My ability to buy and sell you and your pretty little wife has tremendous upside potential."

[Vic Sage]

...It starts with going with a running buddy for Familia and Harvey, and following that up with a toolsy HSer who you overwhelm with your professionalism, commitment to building something here, a show of "The Book of Mormon," and lots of cash.

I'll arrange the MORMON tickets, if that'll help!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Been reading about Williams Jerez in the Snooze. Dominican "kid" (18? 19? 31??) going to high school in Bushwick, hitting the crap out of the ball (.692/.738/1.385 // 2.123!!) and hit some balls into the second deck at Shea during a workout there this weekend.

Could go top 50.

[seawolf17]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: hit some balls into the second deck at Shea during a workout there this weekend.

/weep

[Frayed Knot]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Been reading about Williams Jerez in the Snooze. Dominican "kid" (18? 19? 31??) going to high school in Bushwick, hitting the crap out of the ball (.692/.738/1.385 // 2.123!!) and hit some balls into the second deck at Shea during a workout there this weekend. Could go top 50.

"Ultra-athletic and toolsy ... but extremely raw" says BP's Kevin Goldstein and projects him going to ... the Yanquis at #51
With no 1st round pick (thanx to Steinbrenner bros & Raphael Soriano) the Yanx could go for an "upside" guy and he's from the same HS as Yanx pitching prospect Dellin Betances

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Been reading about Williams Jerez in the Snooze. Dominican "kid" (18? 19? 31??) going to high school in Bushwick, hitting the crap out of the ball (.692/.738/1.385 // 2.123!!) and hit some balls into the second deck at Shea during a workout there this weekend. Could go top 50.

GOOD GOD WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIS LEG