Red Sox Draft Picks

[RedSoxRooter]

See the 2004 Red Sox draft picks here

 

A lot of pitching it seems.

[YanksHater213]

pitching does seem in the direction we are headed and most need

[yeszir]

Damn, we had some crappily high (or low?) picks. And oh no! our first pick has a scrappy frame!

[RedSoxRooter]

Check out the video links on the right of some of the picks. That's pretty cool!

 

Yeah, why did we get so low in the draft? Schilling and Faulke?

[Zenny]

The Sox lost their first-round pick to Oakland for signing Foulke. The A's also got a compensation pick at the end of the first round.

 

The shortstop we took is basically Adam Everett or David Eckstein, both of whom are former Sox prospects. Great, another one of these hard-nosed, scrappy, can't hit a lick guys.

 

I am very excited about the fourth-round pick, Tommy Hottovy. He's supposedly a very good one. Here's a quote from hardballtimes.com's Matthew Namee:

 

Those of you who read THT Live often know that I'm a big Tommy Hottovy fan. The lefty finished the year with a 9-3 record, a 2.25 ERA, and a 92-10 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 76 innings. Pressed into the rotation toward the end of the season, Hottovy proved to be as good as a starter as he was out of the pen, which only increases his value as a pro.

 

He had mostly been a reliever, but so had Jon Papelbon. I'm almost positive that the Sox will at least start him out as a starter.

[rockin in the free world]

the draft is a crapshoot. nothing really matters. i think u just need guys that are smart and athletic and then u need to surround them with good coaches.

[yawkeyway]

Originally posted by Zenny@Jun 7 2004, 07:43 PM

I am very excited about the fourth-round pick, Tommy Hottovy. He's supposedly a very good one. Here's a quote from hardballtimes.com's Matthew Namee:

 

Those of you who read THT Live often know that I'm a big Tommy Hottovy fan. The lefty finished the year with a 9-3 record, a 2.25 ERA, and a 92-10 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 76 innings. Pressed into the rotation toward the end of the season, Hottovy proved to be as good as a starter as he was out of the pen, which only increases his value as a pro.

He does indeed sound promising, but then again, so do the first 200 picks. We'll see in 7 years I guess....

[yeszir]

Something interesting that I found:

The Red Sox drafted four relatives of team personnel today,

 

32. Brad Hertzler LHP (R.I. HS)--brother of minor league RHP Barry

40. Nick Francona LHP (New Jersey HS)--son of Terry

43. Tyler Latham RHP (Alabama HS)--son of a Red Sox scout

44. Beau Mills 3B (California HS)--son of coach Brad

 

I guess blood is thicker than water, eh.

[RedSoxRooter]

^^ Is that for real?