Odds and Ends: Millwood, Posey, Igawa

The email exchange between Graziano and Sloane is absolutely hilarious. A must read for anyone with a few minutes of downtime.

That was the best read of the day!

So is your mom!!

classic!

Wow, that was pretty absurd. It looked more like a rant by Baseballguru on an MLBTR thread then a discussion between a professional (supposedly) sports writer and a MLB player agent. That is a problem with the sportswriters these days. Graziano even admitted to egging the guy on, and just goes to show that there are probably a lot more writers who write tainted stories because of some sort of personal bias.

I wouldnt give a pair of sweaty socks for Millwood, who is old, hurt, expensive and in the end a very average pitcher.

That was a great email exchange. I haven't used the "So is your mother" line at work recently. Maybe it's time to bring that bad boy back.

Hey here is my revised updated Mock Draft. But you still might disagree with some things Sorry to put this in something that is not a draft rumor but that comment about Posey and the Rays up top required me to change the List a little. Along with recent articles on mlb.com please respond:

1) Rays - C Buster Posey, because of that comment up top, still could go with Tim Beckham or Brian Matusz
2) Pirates - SS Tim Beckham, this is very much dependent on if the Rays take Posey. But I think that the Bucs should be thrilled.
3) Royals - RHP Aaron Crow,Royals will likely go with their hometown guy to build a great future rotation. Despite his recent struggles in the first inning he is still 10-0.
4) Orioles - LHP according to mlb.com the O's are very interested in him and will likely take him if he's there.
5) Giants - 3B Almost by default the Giants get the best player in the Draft.
6) Marlins - LHP/1B Kyle Long, I know it's a stretch but the Marlins love impact young talent i.e. Chris Volstead, but they could take Brett Wallace or someone like that.
7) Reds - RHP Tyson Ross, great player need impact players. But could go with Brett Wallace or Buster Posey.
8) Chi Sox - 1B Brett Wallace, in a system depleted by trades this high draft pick will help, they could go with Jacob Thompson here though. But if you could call anything in their systme a strength, it's their right handed pitching.
9) Nationals - RHP - Tim Melville, good young pitcher, restock the system.
10) Astros - 2B Jemile Weeks, could go with Gordan Beckham here but he might cost a bit much. Weeks is a safe bet and has blazing wheels.
11) Rangers - 3B Ethan Martin, with Hank the Spank about move on to a winning team, they need some depth there. And they'll have to breakout the checkbook for this guy.
12) A's - SS/2B Gordan Beckham, Beane gets hit guy, fits the bill of what is lacking in the System (Not Much) and he'll reach the bigs soon.
13) Cardinals - RHP Jacob Thompson, Need help everywhere, but other than Adam Wainwright and Jamie Garcia, their piching future looks dim.
14) Twins RHP - Gerrit Cole, they like their High Schoolers, Cole is a great young arm, has a high celling, should help soon.
15) Dodgers - SS Harold Martinez, Miffed about missing out on Cole, select a payer at a position they need, with Furcal leaving.
16) Brewers - C Kyle Skipworth, the only glaring hole in the farm system.
17) Jays - 1B Eric Hosmer, the Jays need the high class talent so they'll spend the money.
18) Mets - 1B Yonder Alonso, great player, high celling should help soon at that glaring hole called first base.
19) Cubs - RHP Luke Burnett, Pitching never hurts, and in a system like the Cubs it actually helps.
20) Mariners - OF Jordan Danks, Aging outfield will need a speed boost soon, Danks fits perfectley.
21) Tigers - OF Isaac Galloway, wanting a great player they got one, not to much of a celling but a great arm, with a raw bat.
22) Mets - Aaron Hicks, aging outfield will get a boost from Hicks. ETA 2011.
23) Padres - LHP Walker Kelly, Pitching good but need to develop some for the long run.
24) Philies - RHP Daniel Webb, Organization is very weak, but they should develop some high potential high school pitchers to join Hammels.
25) Rockies - RHP Hunter Cervenka, piching will always be a need for a team in the high altitude.
26) D-Backs - RHP Quintin Miller, More develoing pitchers is never a bad thing.
27) Twins - SS Brandon Crawford, High School infielders have let them down before, so they'll go with a college guy.
28) Yankees - 1B/OF/LHP Ike Taylor, great versibility, power hitter power pitcher. Should get a big bonus from the Yanks.
29) Indians - LHP Brett DeVall, young arm could be great, he's a high risk, high-reward kind of guy.
30) Red Sox - 3B Jermaine Curtis, has had a great year so far improved his 1st round chances, the Sox like his power stroke, could be great.
This I feel is pretty accurate.

you left out the names of the players you think the Orioles and Giants will pick.

Here just let me fix it.
1) Rays - C Buster Posey, because of that comment up top, still could go with Tim Beckham or Brian Matusz
2) Pirates - SS Tim Beckham, this is very much dependent on if the Rays take Posey. But I think that the Bucs should be thrilled.
3) Royals - RHP Aaron Crow,Royals will likely go with their hometown guy to build a great future rotation. Despite his recent struggles in the first inning he is still 10-0.
4) Orioles - Brian Matusz LHP according to mlb.com the O's are very interested in him and will likely take him if he's there.
5) Giants - Pedro Alvarez 3B Almost by default the Giants get the best player in the Draft.
6) Marlins - LHP/1B Kyle Long, I know it's a stretch but the Marlins love impact young talent i.e. Chris Volstead, but they could take Brett Wallace or someone like that.
7) Reds - RHP Tyson Ross, great player need impact players. But could go with Brett Wallace or Buster Posey.
8) Chi Sox - 1B Justin Smoak, in a system depleted by trades this high draft pick will help, they could go with
9) Nationals - RHP - Tim Melville, good young pitcher, restock the system.
10) Astros - 1B Brett Wallace, Impact Bat won't cause too much of a money problem.
11) Rangers - 3B Ethan Martin, with Hank the Spank about move on to a winning team, they need some depth there. And they'll have to breakout the checkbook for this guy.
12) A's - SS/2B Gordan Beckham, Beane gets hit guy, fits the bill of what is lacking in the System (Not Much) and he'll reach the bigs soon.
13) Cardinals - 2B Jemile Weeks, Good Player, good stock, blazing wheels.
14) Twins RHP - Gerrit Cole, they like their High Schoolers, Cole is a great young arm, has a high celling, should help soon.
15) Dodgers - SS Harold Martinez, Miffed about missing out on Cole, select a payer at a position they need, with Furcal leaving.
16) Brewers - C Kyle Skipworth, the only glaring hole in the farm system.
17) Jays - 1B Eric Hosmer, the Jays need the high class talent so they'll spend the money.
18) Mets - 1B Yonder Alonso, great player, high celling should help soon at that glaring hole called first base.
19) Cubs - RHP Luke Burnett, Pitching never hurts, and in a system like the Cubs it actually helps.
20) Mariners - OF Jordan Danks, Aging outfield will need a speed boost soon, Danks fits perfectley.
21) Tigers - RHP Jacob Thompson, could be a closer, but a starter for now re-boots the farm system.
22) Mets - Aaron Hicks, aging outfield will get a boost from Hicks. ETA 2011.
23) Padres - LHP Walker Kelly, Pitching good but need to develop some for the long run.
24) Philies - RHP Daniel Webb, Organization is very weak, but they should develop some high potential high school pitchers to join Hammels.
25) Rockies - RHP Hunter Cervenka, piching will always be a need for a team in the high altitude.
26) D-Backs - RHP Quintin Miller, More develoing pitchers is never a bad thing.
27) Twins - OF Isaac Galloway, Good player, Good Speed, Raw Bat, not too much of a ceiling though.
28) Yankees - 1B/OF/LHP Ike Taylor, great versibility, power hitter power pitcher. Should get a big bonus from the Yanks.
29) Indians - LHP Brett DeVall, young arm could be great, he's a high risk, high-reward kind of guy.
30) Red Sox - 3B Jermaine Curtis, has had a great year so far improved his 1st round chances, the Sox like his power stroke, could be great.
This I feel is pretty accurate.