Predictions Time

[Greg Pappas]

Provide a Top 4 OR Top 10 and if you like, try your hand at trying to guess the names of the players we'll draft in rounds 2-4, with two names per round.

Cut and Paste if you like... and have fun

1 Rays > Tim Beckham, H.S. SS, (GA)

2 Pirates > *Pedro Alvarez, 3B/1B, Vanderbilt

3 Royals > Buster Posey, C, Florida State

4 Orioles > #Justin Smoak, 1B, South Carolina

5 Giants > Gordon Beckham, SS, Georgia

6 Marlins > *Brian Matusz, LHSP, San Diego

7 Reds > Aaron Crow, RHSP, Missouri

8 White Sox > *Kyle Skipworth, H.S. C, (CA)

9 Nationals > *Eric Hosmer, H.S. 1B, (FL)

10 Astros > Shooter Hunt, RHSP, Tulane

R2... *Tyler Stovall, H.S. LHSP, (LA)

R2... *Jay Austin, H.S. CF, (GA)

R3... Jordy Mercer, SS, Oklahoma State

R3... Harold Martinez, H.S. SS/3B, (FL)

R4... Austin Dicharry, H.S. RHSP, (TX)

R4... Bobby Bundy, H.S. RHSP, (OK)

[mallison]

1. Rays > Buster Posey, C, Florida State

2. Pirates > Pedro Alvarez, 3B/1B, Vanderbilt

3 Royals > Brian Matusz, LHSP, San Diego

4. Orioles > Tim Beckham, H.S. SS, (GA)

[Greg Pappas]

1. Rays > Buster Posey, C, Florida State

2. Pirates > Pedro Alvarez, 3B/1B, Vanderbilt

3 Royals > Brian Matusz, LHSP, San Diego

4. Orioles > Tim Beckham, H.S. SS, (GA)

Posey to the Rays makes sense as well, and it's the entire industry that is torn over who they think the Rays will go with.

[mallison]

Posey to the Rays makes sense as well, and it's the entire industry that is torn over who they think the Rays will go with.

Obviously we've talked about this ad nauseum, but I think that the Rays and the Royals are the two big wild cards before us... could be Tbecks, could be Posey, could be anyone for the Royals... can't wait to find out

[Moose Milligan]

I'm just going to do a top 4...and it's not like I really know what I'm talking about, but these are fun

1 Rays > Buster Posey, H.S. SS, (GA)

2 Pirates > Pedro Alvarez, 3B/1B, Vanderbilt

3 Royals > Tim Beckham, C, Florida State

4 Orioles > Justin Smoak, 1B, South Carolina

That's what I'm hoping for, at least... Really want Smoak...another powerful switch hitting first baseman in Baltimore...hmmm

[Greg Pappas]

I'm just going to do a top 4...and it's not like I really know what I'm talking about, but these are fun

1 Rays > Buster Posey, H.S. SS, (GA)

2 Pirates > Pedro Alvarez, 3B/1B, Vanderbilt

3 Royals > Tim Beckham, C, Florida State

4 Orioles > Justin Smoak, 1B, South Carolina

That's what I'm hoping for, at least... Really want Smoak...another powerful switch hitting first baseman in Baltimore...hmmm

With that switch up, you coulda just went with Buster Beckham and Tim Posey. ::wedge:

Yeah.... just a mallison said, it is going to be a lot of fun throughout.

[Lefty0315]

1 Rays > Buster Posey, C, Florida State

2 Pirates > *Pedro Alvarez, 3B/1B, Vanderbilt

3 Royals > *Eric Hosmer, H.S. 1B, (FL)

4 Orioles > Tim Beckham, H.S. SS, (GA)

5 Giants > *Kyle Skipworth, H.S. C, (CA)

6 Marlins > *Brian Matusz, LHSP, San Diego

7 Reds > Aaron Crow, RHSP, Missouri

8 White Sox > #Justin Smoak, 1B, South Carolina

9 Nationals > Gordon Beckham, SS, Georgia

10 Astros > Lawrie- Canada guy

I will stop here.

[Hank Scorpio]

Is this what we *HOPE* will happen, or what we *THINK* will happen?

Think :

1. Posey

2. Alvarez

3. Beckham

4. Matusz

5. Smoak

Hope :

1. Posey

2. Alvarez

3. Beckham

4. Smoak

5. Crow

[Greg Pappas]

Is this what we *HOPE* will happen, or what we *THINK* will happen?

Think :

1. Posey

2. Alvarez

3. Beckham

4. Matusz

5. Smoak

Hope :

1. Posey

2. Alvarez

3. Beckham

4. Smoak

5. Crow

Think... but you're welcome to do both.

[Hank Scorpio]

Think... but you're welcome to do both.

I really hope to see Smoak's name at #4. I think he brings the most to the table in terms of offense and defense (and need, not that they care.)

[WebLink21]

1 Rays > Buster Posey, C, Florida State

2 Pirates > Tim Beckham, H.S. SS, (GA)

3 Royals > Pedro Alvarez, 3B/1B, Vanderbilt (Heart Breaker)

4 Orioles > Brian Matusz, LHSP, San Diego (Think they will take him over Smoak)

5 Giants > Justin Smoak, 1B, South Carolina (Should be an Oriole IMO)

6 Marlins > Aaron Crow, RHSP, Missouri

7 Reds > Kyle Skipworth, H.S. C, (CA)

8 White Sox > Gordon Beckham, SS, Georgia

9 Nationals > Eric Hosmer, H.S. 1B, (FL)

10 Astros > Shooter Hunt, RHSP, Tulane

My BPA O's Board

1 Pedro Alvarez, 3B/1B, Vanderbilt

2 #Justin Smoak, 1B, South Carolina

3 Tim Beckham, H.S. SS, (GA)

4 *Eric Hosmer, H.S. 1B, (FL)

5 *Brian Matusz, LHSP, San Diego

6 Aaron Crow, RHSP, Missouri

7 Buster Posey, C, Florida State

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- Gordon Beckham, SS, Georgia (Overrated and should not be chosen just because we need a SS, no matter how many times people on here say it!)

[420gamewinners]

1. Posey

2. Alvarez

3. T. Beckham

4. Matusz

5. Smoak

6. Crow

7. G. Beckham

8. Hosmer

9. Skipworth

10. Hunt

Only picked Matusz over Smoak because while Andy was with the Cubs, they

went with 8 pitchers and only 4 position players in the first round.

[yeoledugger]

Here is what I predict will happen:

1 Rays > Buster Posey, C, Florida State

2 Pirates > Pedro Alvarez, 3B/1B, Vanderbilt

3 Royals > Brian Matusz, LHSP, San Diego

4 Orioles > Justin Smoak, 1B, South Carolina

I hope the O's land Smoak.

[HeyIt'sMe]

From what it sounds like, Tampa will probably take Tim Beckham. Nothing is definitive, but that's the word going around.

1) Tim Beckham

2) Pedro Alvarez

3) Buster Posey

4) Brian Mastusz

5) Justin Smoak

[tywright]

1. Rays - Beckham

2. Pirates - Pedro Alvarez

3 Royals - Matusz

4. Orioles - Justin Smoak

If we land Smoak, I'd be very happy. Not too sure we would want Beckham to drop to us. Smoak will be ready by 2010/11 when we finally will be contending.