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1s:41: Diamondbacks get Drew Storen, RHP, Stanford University.

Should provide back-end bullpen help by 2010. Good pair with Schlereth to lock down the back of the bullpen for the foreseeable future.

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1. Washington Nationals: crawdad... Stephen Strasburg, RHSP, San Diego State

2. Seattle Mariners: allstar1579... Dustin Ackley, CF/1B, North Carolina

3. San Diego Padres: WebLink21... Aaron Crow, RHP, Fort Worth Cats

4. Pittsburgh Pirates: QBsIllest...Tanner Scheppers, RHP, St. Paul Saints

5. Baltimore Orioles: Duke... Tyler Matzek, LHSP, HS (CA)

6. San Francisco Giants: McNulty... Donovan Tate, OF, HS (GA)

7. Atlanta Braves: Lookin Up... Zack Wheeler, RHSP, HS (GA)

8. Cincinnati Reds: Stotle... Shelby Miller, RHSP, HS (TX)

9. Detroit Tigers: Stotle... Grant Green, SS, USC

10. Washington Nationals*: crawdad... Kyle Gibson, RHSP, Missouri

11. Colorado Rockies: QBsIllest... Mike Leake, RHSP, Arizona State

12. Kansas City Royals: Greg Pappas... Jacob Turner, RHSP, HS (MO)

13. Oakland Athletics: fischbowl... Mike Minor, LHSP, Vanderbilt

14. Texas Rangers: Lookin Up... Alex White, RHSP, UNC

15. Cleveland Indians: allstar1579... Matt Purke, LHSP, HS (TX)

16. Arizona Diamondbacks: Stotle... Tim Wheeler, OF, Sacremento St.

17. Arizona Diamondbacks*: Stotle... Tony Sanchez, C, Boston College

18. Florida Marlins: Greg Pappas... Rex Brothers, LHSP, Lipscomb

19. St. Louis Cardinals: fischbowl... Mike Trout, CF, HS (NJ)

20. Toronto Blue Jays: McNulty... Matt Davidson, 3B, HS (CA)

21. Houston Astros: Greg Pappas... Everett Williams, CF, HS (TX)

22. Minnesota Twins: WebLink21... Bobby Borchering, 1B/3B, HS (FL)

23. Chicago White Sox: crawdad... James Paxton, LHSP, Kentucky

24. Los Angeles Angels: crawdad... LeVon Washington, OF, HS (FL)

25. Los Angeles Angels*: crawdad... Tyler Skaggs, LHSP, HS (CA)

26. Milwaukee Brewers: Duke...Eric Arnett, RHP, Indiana

27. Seattle Mariners*: allstar1579...Andy Oliver, LHSP, OkSt

28. Boston Red Sox: Lookin Up...Max Stassi, C, HS (CA)

29. NY Yankees*: fischbowl...Matt Hobgood, RHP, HS (CA)

30. Tampa Bay Rays: Duke...Wil Myers, C, HS (NC)

31. Chicago Cubs: WebLink21...Rick Poythress, 1B, Georgia

32. Colorado Rockies*: QBsIllest...Alex Wilson, RHP, Tex A&M

First Round Supplemental...

33. Mariners: AllStar...Chad Jenkins, RHP, Kenesaw St

34. Rockies: QBsILLest...Kentrail Davis, OF, Tenn

35. Diamondbacks: Stotle…Jiovanni Mier, SS, Bonita HS (CA)

36. Dodgers: QBsILLest…Mychal Givens SP/SS

37. Blue Jays: McNulty…Reymond Fuentes, OF, HS Puerto Rico

38. White Sox: crawdad…Brett Jackson OF, California

39. Brewers: Duke…Garrett Gould, RHP, Maize HS, KA

40. Angels: crawdad…Chad James, LHP, Yukon HS, OK

41. Diamondbacks: Stotle…Drew Storen, RHP, Stanford University

42. Angels: crawdad

43. Reds: Stotle

44. Rangers: LookinUp

45. Diamondbacks: Satyr

46. Twins: WebLink21

47. Brewers: Duke

48. Angels: crawdad

49. Pirates: QBsILLest

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1s:43 -- Reds select AJ Pollock, OF/2B, Univ. Of Notre Dame.

Great value for the Reds. Projects gap-to-gap with enough range and arm for CF. Reds could try him at second, or even third, depending on Stubbs's progression.

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1s:45 -- Diamondbacks select Brad Boxberger, RHP, USC

Three pitch mix makes him a candidate to start, but stuff and endurance could make him valuable in the pen. Best closer in the Cape last year; fastball jumps to mid-90s in relief, curve could be above average and change could be average to 55.

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1s:45 -- Diamondbacks select Brad Boxberger, RHP, USC

Three pitch mix makes him a candidate to start, but stuff and endurance could make him valuable in the pen. Best closer in the Cape last year; fastball jumps to mid-90s in relief, curve could be above average and change could be average to 55.

Nice pick. I like him as the best closer in the draft if someone fully converts him. That cutter of his could be devastating in the 9th.

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Nice pick. I like him as the best closer in the draft if someone fully converts him. That cutter of his could be devastating in the 9th.

I agree, he's probably best in relief. I'm undecided as to whether or not he has the best closer stuff (probably still Storen for me) but he's definitely in my top 5.

I also like Donnie Joseph and Bullock, but not sure about command at the upper-levels.

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