Current Draft Order

[Greg Pappas]

Update: Saturday Morning, 9-20-08

00.0 GB 1> Seattle, 57-96

00.5 GB 2> Washington, 58-96

01.5 GB 3> San Diego, 59-95

06.5 GB 4> Pittsburgh, 64-90

09.5 GB 5> Atlanta, 67-87

10.5 GB 6> Baltimore, 67-85

11.5 GB 7> San Francisco, 69-85 (Tie)

11.5 GB 7> Kansas City, 69-85 (Tie)

13.5 GB 9> Colorado, 71-83

00.0 GB 9A> Washington (Failure to sign Crow)

14.0 GB 10> Cincinnati, 71-82

14.5 GB 11> Detroit, 71-81

15.0 GB 12> Oakland, 72-81

17.5 GB 13> Texas, 75-79

19.0 GB 14> Cleveland, 76-77 (Tie)

19.0 GB 14> Arizona, 76-77 (Tie)

For the full order, go here.

[PaulBako]

Wow! We are close to the #4 and #5 spot! :clap3: Maybe we will get another Good pick because of small market teams not willing to spend money.

[Greg Pappas]

Wow! We are close to the #4 and #5 spot! :clap3: Maybe we will get another Good pick because of small market teams not willing to spend money.

#4 is unlikely, but #5 is a real possibility, as we are technically one game 'back' of Atlanta. We'll see, but having Aaron Crow added to the pool helps the overall depth of the early first round.

[Three Run Homer]

Someone needs to tell the Braves to win some freaking games!!!!

[Greg Pappas]

Someone needs to tell the Braves to win some freaking games!!!!

That's true.

[bird watcher]

Looks like we are assured somewhere between 5 and 8. 5 Sounds a lot better doesn't it.

[Greg Pappas]

Looks like we are assured somewhere between 5 and 8. 5 Sounds a lot better doesn't it.

No one likes losing, but getting a better draft choice can truly make a difference.

[DEbird]

The sixth pick sounds nice, but even if we finish with the sixth worse record we coud pick 8th. If we end with the 8th worse record, we could find end up picking 11th. The game with the A's on a Sunday could have been really important. We lose a lot of Sunday and for the draft we sure could have used another lost.

Pick 1 Mariners

Pick 2 Nationals

Pick 3 2A Pirates for not signing Alvarez

Pick 4 3A Royals for not signing Hosmer

Pick 5 Padres

Pick 6 Pirates

Pick 7 Braves

Pick 8 Orioles

Pick 9 7th worse record

Pick 10 9A Nationals for not signing Crow

Two top prospects are added to the draft and the Royals will likely take Hosmer again. The Priates have two top 6 chioces and I doult they will take Alvarez again.

Nobody knows how the Alvarez situation is going to play out and it likely involves Hosmer for the time being.

[wickedwitch]

Pittsburgh, KC, and Atlanta all won tonight. :clap3:

[Pruke]

1. Seattle 57 97 .370

2. Washington 58 97 .374

3. San Diego 60 95 .387

4. Pittsburgh 65 90 .419

5. Baltimore 67 86 .438

6. Atlanta 68 87 .439

7. San Francisco 69 85 .448

8. Kansas City 70 85 .452

9. Colorado 71 84 .458

10. Detroit 71 82 .464

11. Cincinnati 72 82 .468

12. Oakland 73 81 .474

No Hosmer or Alvarez factored in....

[hammer310]

1. Seattle 57 97 .370

2. Washington 58 97 .374

3. San Diego 60 95 .387

4. Pittsburgh 65 90 .419

5. Baltimore 67 86 .438

6. Atlanta 68 87 .439

7. San Francisco 69 85 .448

8. Kansas City 70 85 .452

9. Colorado 71 84 .458

10. Detroit 71 82 .464

11. Cincinnati 72 82 .468

12. Oakland 73 81 .474

No Hosmer or Alvarez factored in....

So we just fell below Atlanta.

I think that is where we will end up, with the 5th pick.

[Greg Pappas]

Update: Sunday Morning, 9-21-08

00.0 GB 1> Seattle, 57-95

00.5 GB 2> Washington, 58-97

02.5 GB 3> San Diego, 60-95

07.5 GB 4> Pittsburgh, 65-90

10.5 GB 5> Baltimore, 67-86

10.5 GB 6> Atlanta, 68-87

11.5 GB 7> San Francisco, 69-86

12.5 GB 8> Kansas City, 70-85

13.5 GB 9> Colorado, 71-84

00.0 GB 9A> Washington (Failure to sign Crow)

14.5 GB 10> Detroit, 71-82

15.0 GB 11> Cincinnati, 72-82

16.0 GB 12> Oakland, 73-81

17.5 GB 13> Texas, 75-80

20.0 GB 14> Cleveland, 77-77

20.5 GB 15> Arizona, 77-77

For the rest of the order, go here.

[Greg Pappas]

The sixth pick sounds nice, but even if we finish with the sixth worse record we coud pick 8th. If we end with the 8th worse record, we could find end up picking 11th. The game with the A's on a Sunday could have been really important. We lose a lot of Sunday and for the draft we sure could have used another lost.

Pick 1 Mariners

Pick 2 Nationals

Pick 3 2A Pirates for not signing Alvarez

Pick 4 3A Royals for not signing Hosmer

Pick 5 Padres

Pick 6 Pirates

Pick 7 Braves

Pick 8 Orioles

Pick 9 7th worse record

Pick 10 9A Nationals for not signing Crow

Two top prospects are added to the draft and the Royals will likely take Hosmer again. The Priates have two top 6 chioces and I doult they will take Alvarez again.

Nobody knows how the Alvarez situation is going to play out and it likely involves Hosmer for the time being.

Under that scenario, SD would pick 4th and KC 5th, as San Diego gets the third choice in the draft... KC gets pick 3A, meaning they pick after the #3 team (SD).

[oriole_way]

The sixth pick sounds nice, but even if we finish with the sixth worse record we coud pick 8th. If we end with the 8th worse record, we could find end up picking 11th. The game with the A's on a Sunday could have been really important. We lose a lot of Sunday and for the draft we sure could have used another lost.

Pick 1 Mariners

Pick 2 Nationals

Pick 3 2A Pirates for not signing Alvarez

Pick 4 3A Royals for not signing Hosmer

Pick 5 Padres

Pick 6 Pirates

Pick 7 Braves

Pick 8 Orioles

Pick 9 7th worse record

Pick 10 9A Nationals for not signing Crow

Two top prospects are added to the draft and the Royals will likely take Hosmer again. The Priates have two top 6 chioces and I doult they will take Alvarez again.

Nobody knows how the Alvarez situation is going to play out and it likely involves Hosmer for the time being.

But like you said, if that's the case, players like Hosmer and Alvarez would go back into the player pool (in addition to Crow), so in the end it doesn't really affect the Orioles.

(Unless Hosmer and Alvarez are no longer considered top players for whatever reason.)

[T2E2C]

We all know that you can only score 4 runs on a grand slam. Yesterday, Saturday, 20th, draft hopefuls got a grand slam plus one: O's lost; Braves, Reds, Royals, Pirates won. Gaining 5th position from Braves; putting some distance between us and Reds & Royals, who have won 8 out of their last 9 !! Sights dead ahead on Pirates in 4th position.

This is what it has come to mean being an O's fan in Sept

Hope Braves win today so when we beat MFY in the last game in "The House That Ruth Built" it will be a sad day for both NY baseball teams.

Everyone knows about Ruth & Baltimore. Extra salt in wound; "Google" NY Highlanders (re:1901; 1903)