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Draft Roundup

By Tim Dierkes [May 28, 2008 at 2:01pm CST]
All kinds of good draft info surfacing today. Let's take a look. MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo projects the top 30 picks. College closer Andrew Cashner moves up the rankings to the Rangers at #11, among other changes. Mayo has even heard a rumor that the Marlins could consider Cashner at #6 instead of Kyle Skipworth. Back on May 16th, Baseball America chose the Tigers for Cashner at #21. Mayo sees the Rangers at #11 and the Yankees at #28 as possibilities for Boras advisee Gerrit Cole. MiLB.com has compared Cole to Kyle Farnsworth. Baseball America suggested Cole could slip to the...   Continue Reading

Full Story |  Comments (12) | Categories: 2008 Amateur Draft | Andrew Cashner | Eric Hosmer | Florida Marlins | Gerrit Cole | New York Mets | New York Yankees | Shooter Hunt | Texas Rangers

Rangers Leaning Toward College Pitcher In Draft

By Tim Dierkes [May 19, 2008 at 9:45am CST]
According to T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com, the Rangers "would love to take a high upside college pitcher who could shoot through the system" with their 11th overall pick this June. Sullivan suggests Shooter Hunt, Tanner Scheppers, and Christian Friedrich as possibilities. Scheppers may be out of the picture given the stress fracture of his shoulder. ESPN's Keith Law ranked his top 60 for the draft on May 10th, and he considered the top college pitchers to be Aaron Crow, Brian Matusz, Scheppers, Friedrich, Josh Fields, and Hunt. In their May 16th mock draft, Baseball America picked high school first baseman...   Continue Reading

Full Story |  Comments (6) | Categories: 2008 Amateur Draft | Christian Friedrich | Shooter Hunt | Tanner Scheppers | Texas Rangers

Boras Demands For Alvarez, Hosmer Leaked?

By Tim Dierkes [April 7, 2008 at 1:59pm CST]
Kiley McDaniel reports rumors of Scott Boras' asking price for '08 draftees Pedro Alvarez and Eric Hosmer. He's hearing a $9.5MM big league deal for Alvarez and a $7MM bonus for Hosmer - steep demands. Hosmer, a high school first baseman, has been compared to Casey Kotchman by Baseball America. He's a top ten pick. Alvarez, one of the top talents in the draft, plays third base for Vanderbilt but may end up at first. He figures to go within the first four picks (Rays, Pirates, Royals, Orioles) for sure. By the way, the Reds have the seventh pick, and...   Continue Reading

Full Story |  Comments (37) | Categories: Cincinnati Reds | Eric Hosmer | Pedro Alvarez | Scott Boras | Shooter Hunt | Tanner Scheppers | Tim Melville

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