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Draft Updates: Strasburg, Nats, Crow

By Ben Nicholson-Smith [June 8, 2009 at 10:53am CST]

With tomorrow's draft approaching fast let's take a look at some recent rumors and analysis...

MLB.com's Lisa Winston reports that former super prospect Ben McDonald is impressed by Stephen Strasburg's stuff and poise.
David Price told Danny Knobler of CBS Sports that Strasburg's stuff is better than his. Like Joe Maddon, Price believes the minors can be helpful and doesn't advocate rushing Strasburg into a big league rotation.
Chico Harlan of the Washington Post interviewed acting GM Mike Rizzo about the draft and heard that signability won't be a factor for the Nats with their 10th pick, even though they get nothing if they fail to sign the player they choose. After saying for weeks that Strasburg is his choice with the first pick in the draft, Rizzo doesn't confirm it this time.
Pete McElroy of MASN.com hears that the Nats will take Chad Jenkins, a big college righty, with their 10th pick if he's available.
Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that the Pirates could use the $1.3MM they saved by trading Nate McLouth to sign the player they draft fourth overall. Aaron Crow, who's looking for $4MM, could be an option for Pittsburgh.
Chuck Finder of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Crow's looking forward to tomorrow's draft after waiting a year.
Yahoo's Jeff Passan says prospects can be over-hyped to the point that we encounter "an uncomfortable reality" when they struggle.
MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo reports that Kyle Gibson and Tanner Scheppers could fall lower than originally expected because of injury concerns. Other players, like Jacob Turner, could fall because they're expected to demand large bonuses.
Follow the draft on Twitter as it unfolds: @mlbtraderumors and @MLBDraft.

Comments

I hope Jacob Turner falls to the Indians at 15.
If he does he may be in the Rotation by mid 2010.

Posted by: baseballnuts | June 08, 2009 at 12:14 PM

I think the Nats' rotation is going to be good in a few years. Im unaware of their farm system, but I think they need to build that infield around Zimmerman. Guzman is old, A-Hern isn't going to cut it (hes a backup/great defensive 2B at best), and Johnson is a soon to be free agent and Young is old too. Outfield can be built easily via free agency and through the minors. Its the infield they need to build.

Posted by: Baseball Nut | June 08, 2009 at 01:17 PM

Actually i was wrong, Guzman is only 31, for some reason I thought he was older.. but hes a free agent in a couple of years, and Im not sure he will stick around

Posted by: Baseball Nut | June 08, 2009 at 01:20 PM

"I hope Jacob Turner falls to the Indians at 15.
If he does he may be in the Rotation by mid 2010."

Turner probably will fall to Cleveland at 15 if the Tigers don't take him at 9, but honestly I doubt that the Indians would be willing to spend around $6M on a single pitcher.

And also, considering that he's a high school pitcher, I highly, highly doubt that Turner would manage to be ready any time in 2010, or possibly even 2011. Ethan Martin has hardly pitched professionally and Casey Kelly has been brilliant but he's still only in A ball. High school pitchers take a bit of time, it's all about projection and upside.

Posted by: scribbletone | June 08, 2009 at 01:41 PM

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