Live Mock Draft... Monday at 8:30pm

[Greg Pappas]

Greg,

Amazing, you did it again. You took my pick one slot before I was going to take Malm.

I am good...

Zack Von Rosenberg, RHSP, 6' 5-200, HS (LA), DOB- 9/24/90 (18) would be solid here.

[markpolis]

3:4, Pirates select Mychal Givens, SS/RHP, Plant HS, TAMPA

Not sure if they'll use him as a position player or pitcher, but I'd lean towards putting him on the mound.

Givens has been evaluated at a national level repeatedly. Over time, he has evolved as a prospect, going from hitter to pitcher and back again. He has a strong, athletic body and physical frame, with elite tools including one of the best arms in the draft. He's reached 97 mph off the mound in short bursts and still shows above-average velocity from a low arm slot, pitching Plant High deep into the state playoffs. While some scouts do like him better on the mound, most see him as a reliever and see more value as a position player.

Great job by everyone. It was a blast.

Trying to give everyone some Rep Love but I need to spread it around first.

[allstar1579]

Greg,

Amazing, you did it again. You took my pick one slot before I was going to take Malm.

That is who I was going to take with WAS before I thought of a closer

[allstar1579]

Stotle, take us home buddy.

[crawdad]

Using Stotle's List:

Baltimore Orioles select at 2:5

Todd Glaesmann, OF, HS (TX)

Other options would be Goodwin and Marisnick. Renfroe and Heathcott would also be options if their cost is not a concern. Basically, we are looking for a toolsy guy with high upside . . . or a hard throwing HS pitcher.

Time to sleep.

[Greg Pappas]

First Round:

1. Washington Nationals : Allstar1579: Stephen Strasburg, RHP, San Diego State

2. Seattle Mariners : crawdad: Dustin Ackley, 1B/2B/CF, UNC

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

4. Pittsburgh Pirates : Markpolis: Tyler Matzek, LHP, HS (CA)

5. Baltimore Orioles: Stotle: Alex White, RHP, UNC

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

7. Atlanta Braves : crawdad: Zack Wheeler, RHP, HS (GA)

8. Cincinnati Reds : Stotle: Mike Minor, LHP, Vanderbilt

9. Detroit Tigers : Greg Pappas: Jacob Turner, RHP, HS (MO)

10. Washington Nationals : Allstar1579: Chad Jenkins, RHP, Kennesaw St.

11. Colorado Rockies : crawdad: Mike Leake, RHP, Arizona State

12. Kansas City Royals : Greg Pappas: Grant Green, SS, USC

13. Oakland A's : Markpolis: Tim Wheeler, OF, Sacramento State

14. Texas Rangers : Allstar1579: Shelby Miller, RHP, HS (TX)

15. Cleveland Indians : Markpolis: Tanner Scheppers, RHP, St. Paul Saints

16. Arizona Diamondbacks : Greg Pappas: Bobby Borchering, 1B/3B, HS (FL)

17. Arizona Diamondbacks : Greg Pappas: Mike Trout, CF, HS (NJ)

18. Florida Marlins : Stotle: Chad James, LHP, HS (OK)

19. St. Louis Cardinals : Greg Pappas: Rex Brothers, LHP, Lipscomb

20. Toronto Blue Jays : Markpolis: Eric Arnett, RHP, Indiana

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

22. Minnesota Twins : crawdad: Matt Hobgood, RHP, HS (CA)

23. Chicago White Sox : Allstar1579: James Paxton, LHP, Kentucky

24. Los Angeles Angels : Stotle: Tyler Skaggs, LHP, HS (CA)

25. Los Angeles Angels : Stotle: Jiovanni Mier, SS, HS (CA)

26. Milwaukee Brewers : Markpolis: A.J. Pollack, OF, Notre Dame

27. Seattle Mariners : crawdad: Kyle Gibson, RHP, Missouri

28. Boston Red Sox : Allstar1579: Andy Oliver, LHP, Oklahoma State

29. New York Yankees : crawdad: Max Stassi, C, HS (CA)

30. Tampa Bay Rays : crawdad: Tommy Joseph, C, HS (AZ)

31. Chicago Cubs : Stotle: Garrett Gould, RHP, HS (KS)

32. Colorado Rockies : crawdad: Tony Sanchez, C, Boston College

Comp Round A:

33. Seattle Mariners : crawdad: Drew Storen, RHP, Stanford

34. Colorado Rockies : crawdad: Jared Mitchell, CF, LSU

35. Arizona Diamondbacks : Greg Pappas: Kyle Heckathorn, RHP, Kennesaw State

36. Los Angeles Dodgers : Allstar1579: Matt Purke, LHP, HS (TX)

37. Toronto Blue Jays : Markpolis: Jason Stoffel, RHP, Arizona

38. Chicago White Sox : Allstar1579: Matt Davidson, 3B, HS (CA)

39. Milwaukee Brewers : Markpolis: Sam Dyson, RHP, South Carolina

40. Los Angeles Angels : Stotle: Reymond Fuentes, OF, HS (PR)

41. Arizona Diamondbacks : Greg Pappas: Rich Poythress, 1B, Georgia

42. Los Angeles Angels : Stotle: Wil Myers, C, HS (NC)

43. Cincinnati Reds : Stotle: Brett Jackson, OF, California

44. Texas Rangers : Allstar1579: Jason Kipnis, OF, Arizona State

45. Arizona Diamondbacks : Greg Pappas: Nick Franklin, SS, HS (FL)

46. Minnesota Twins : crawdad: LeVon Washington, OF, HS (FL)

47. Milwaukee Brewers : Markpolis: Kendall Volz, RHP, Baylor

48. Los Angeles Angels : Stotle: Matt Bashore, LHP, Indiana

49. Pittsburgh Pirates : Markpolis: D.J. Lemahieu, 2B, LSU

Second Round:

50. Washington Nationals : Allstar1579: Brad Boxberger, RHP, USC

51. Seattle Mariners : crawdad: Josh Phegley, C, Indiana

52. San Diego Padres : Greg Pappas: Jeff Malm, 1B, HS (NV)

53. Pittsburgh Pirates : Markpolis: Mychal Givens, SS/RHP, HS (FL)

54. Baltimore Orioles : Stotle: Todd Glaesmann, OF, HS (TX)

[Sports Guy]

Using Stotle's List:

Baltimore Orioles select at 2:5

Todd Glaesmann, OF, HS (TX)

Other options would be Goodwin and Marisnick. Renfroe and Heathcott would also be options if their cost is not a concern. Basically, we are looking for a toolsy guy with high upside . . . or a hard throwing HS pitcher.

Time to sleep.

I hope toolsy doesn't mean, athlete first, hope he can learn to play baseball..poor plate discipline.

[JTrea81]

I hope toolsy doesn't mean, athlete first, hope he can learn to play baseball..poor plate discipline.

In otherwords another Avery. I agree the Orioles need to stay away from toolsy players with high picks just for the fact that the minor league system does not have a good history of developing these picks.

Maybe in Florida it worked out, but for whatever reason, all toolsy picks turn out to be duds for the O's.

[hoosiers]

Based on this mock draft, it sounds like it will be excruciating hearing the last 10 names prior to our second round pick.

What a tease if two of the better Indiana guys, Franklin, Malm and Givens all disappear before our pick!

SG will like the Glaesman description in BA - like Drew Stubbs, but with less athleticism and better baseball skills.

[allstar1579]

In otherwords another Avery. I agree the Orioles need to stay away from toolsy players with high picks just for the fact that the minor league system does not have a good history of developing these picks.

Maybe in Florida it worked out, but for whatever reason, all toolsy picks turn out to be duds for the O's.

I would have taken Mark Krauss or Tom Mendonca there. Both finished with 27 HR this year.

[Hank Scorpio]

Yeah because Avery sucks...

Dude's 19 years old in the Sally League hitting .293 and has done nothing but get stronger all year.

[NCRaven]

Yeah because Avery sucks...

Dude's 19 years old in the Sally League hitting .293 and has done nothing but get stronger all year.

Really, Avery is looking better and better all the time. And, I remain high on Hoes, too. Last year's draft could turn out to be one of our best, especially if Drake, Zagone and/or Bundy turn into ML pitchers, as well. Toolsy doesn't have to mean an athlete that doesn't know how to play baseball.

[LookinUp]

If Avery has another 1-2 months like May (and so far he has been even stronger in June), he will rocket up the prospect charts. I raised this in another thread, but he may force management's hand w/r/t in-season promotion this year. We might not be able to hold him back.

[Tank]

This was awesome guys, thanks.

[Tony-OH]

By the way, very nice work by everyone in this thread. Great analysis by the selectors...