Thursday, April 2, 2009

Minor League Draft Rd. 5

Round 5

I went into this draft wanting to upgrade CF and as you will see later I went overboard on them. I was very excited to land Schafer especially now that is is the starting CF for the Braves. I think he has a great mix of power and speed and his defense will keep him in the MLB if his bat slips. I think Schafer is going to be the best player within this group for a least the next 3-4 years. The Inoa (I think he changed the spelling to Yona) pick is major/risk reward as he only just turned seventeen. The most interesting pick of the round was Bryce Harper who is only a sophomore in HIGH SCHOOL right now but this kid can straight up rake the baseball. Click here to watch video of Harper. Ike Davis 1B from the Mets was really a stretch in the 5th round but what the hell do I know as a drafted Perez in the 3rd!

57. Michael Inoa, Oakland Athletics
58. Dominic Brown, Philadelphia Phillies
59. Jordan Schafer, Atlanta Braves
60. Hank Conger, Los Angeles Angels
61. Wilmer Flores, New York Mets
62. Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves
63. Jose Tabata, Pittsburgh Pirates
64. Jhoulys Chacin, Colorado Rockies
65. Bryce Harper, Las Vegas High School
66. Kila Ka'aihue, Kansas City Royals
67. Angel Salome, Milwaukee Brewers
68. Michael Taylor, Philadelphia Phillies
69. Ike Davis, New York Mets
70. Daryl Jones, St. Louis Cardinals

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Madison Bumgarner K's Manny in Spring game

Leyland names Rodney closer to start the year

Joba bounces back just hours after I post about being worried!

Projected Standings for Tout Wars

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