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2nd round pick - Mychel Givens - SS - HS

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damn, i couldnt watch it, i just saw givens and got very happy....well there goes my good mood. let me just officially say, i think this is a terrible decision to make him a pitcher. i dont see why they cant just make him a hitter later if they so chose (which they should)

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JTrea81 Hangout Grand Counsel

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damn, i couldnt watch it, i just saw givens and got very happy....well there goes my good mood

and lets be fair, making the post name "Mychel Givens - SS" is a bit misleading (yes I am pouting now)

Tony says he'll be a SS. So you can be happy again...

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damn, i couldnt watch it, i just saw givens and got very happy....well there goes my good mood. let me just officially say, i think this is a terrible decision to make him a pitcher. i dont see why they cant just make him a hitter later if they so chose (which they should)

We are trying to tell you that he will be a SS.

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markpolis Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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BA ranked him 46th...Greg had him 48th.

Be interesting to know if that was based on him being a pitcher or SS.

Either way, I like the pick even more if he is going to be a SS...A young, high ceiling SS is a good thing to draft...Sounds like he shouldn't have much issue staying at SS either.

I love this pick. Some really smart GM during the mock draft yesterday selected him. ;)

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I can live with that I guess, much more so than if he was a pitcher.

Thank the lord for that! ;)

Seriously, you understand the difference here don't you? Jordan actually knows stuff about these players...you don't. You should be ecstatic with this pick.

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alexei606 Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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From Law/Churchill Draft Blog:

Right-handed pitcher and shortstop Mychal Givens of Plant High School (Tampa, Fla.) went No. 54 overall to Baltimore. It's unclear whether the Orioles prefer Givens as a bat or an arm, but the consensus on Givens is that he may not hit enough to be a regular anywhere, and may have to move off shortstop immediately. He reaches the upper-90s with his fastball, but his low arm slot -- nearly sidearm -- may prevent him from starting in the big leagues.

Link: http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?name=mlb_draft&month=6&year=2009

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JCK Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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If indeed we did take him as a SS, I like this pick. Raw athletic SS is worth taking a flier on in the 2nd round. He's going to be a long project though. I might not be around by the time we ever see him in Baltimore.

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Stevo5278 Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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This kid is also young enough that if in 2-3 years he isn't looking like he can hit, you can convert him back to a pitcher and maybe he could be a power reliever.

Exactly... It's easier to convert a guy back to pitching rather than back to hitting.

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