Official Red Sox Draft Thread

[yankeessuck013]

Draft is tomorrow and wednesday!!!

 

Sox have 6 of the first 59 picks in the draft.....

 

The Sox lost their first round pick (#28) from signing Renteria, but gained #23 (Cabrera) and #26 (Lowe). They also have three picks in the supplemental first round: #42 (Pedro), 45 (Cabrera), and 47 (Lowe). In the second round, we lost the #78 pick (Wells), but gained #59 (Pedro). We do not have a third round pick because of the Clement signing.

 

I am not an expert on amateur baseball, but I thought someone needed to get the ball rolling. Some links:

 

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050526&content_id=1063479&vkey=draft2005&fext=.jsp

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/2005draft/drafttracker.html

 

http://www.brewerfan.net/ViewDraftArchive.do?draftId=3

[yeszir]

I trust Theo with things like this. He always seems to make moves with an eye for the future, and he has turned our farm system around for the most part. Things can really only improve.

[YanksHater213]

Of course they can only improve with a draft... you are only adding talent.

[yeszir]

Of course they can only improve with a draft... you are only adding talent.

Quiet you.

[Zenny]

I've changed my mind. I don't want Taylor Teagarden anymore. I want Matt Torra out of U Mass. He's a local kid, he's used to cold weather and he's got great stuff. Great stuff only gets better in warmer weather so he's probably better than what he's advertising because the weather was horrible when he was pitching.

 

The Sox'll probably end up with one of the outfielders with leadoff skills, like Ellsbury. I hope Torra's available at 23, though.

[element1151]

Mariners have the #3 pick. That is the only advantage of sucking.

[Zenny]

The M's are probably going to pick up Troy Tulowitzki. Basically, he's a more powerful, yet worse version of Bobby Crosby. His plate discipline is horrendous and the only raw tool he really has is power.

[Zenny]

Sox took Jacoby Ellsbury at 23 (draws comparisons to Johnny Damon) and Craig Hansen at 26 (dominant closer that fell due to signability issues). Hansen should be a September call-up, assuming he signs. Ellsbury, if he signs quickly and gets some minor league time in this season, he could be looked at as Damon's replacement.

[elsrbueno]

Hansen was expected to go way higher in the draft, and even the Yankees passed on him. It's amazing but strange that he dropped to # 26, even if he's just a closer, especially because many scouts believed he could contribute as soon as this September (and regularly next season).

 

Ellsbury does project as a leadoff type CF, which the team will need in the future. But a replacement for Damon? Will this guy really be ready by 2006?

[Zenny]

Ellsbury does project as a leadoff type CF, which the team will need in the future. But a replacement for Damon? Will this guy really be ready by 2006?

It's very doubtful he moves quickly enough, but he is very advanced. A lot of it depends on how much he plays for us this season. I'd give it a 5% chance that he's our CF next season. Just mentioning it as a possibility.

[stocker323]

Other Sox picks

 

42. Clay Buchholtz-RF Angelina College

45. Jed Lowrie-2B Stanford

47. Michael Bowden-RHP Waubonsie Valley HS (IL)

57. Jonathan Egan-C Cross Creek HS (GA)

[Zenny]

Egan has huge power potential if he can harness it. Even if he doesn't remain at catcher, he could have the bat to move. Big-time power potential, but very raw. Lowrie does seem to be very blocked as well.

[yankeessuck013]

With the 138th overall pick the Red Sox select RHP William Blue out of Morro Bay HS....

[yankeessuck013]

Ellsbury has few holes in his game and is capable of beating teams in a lot of ways. He has excellent makeup and instincts. His best tool is his speed, and it’s evident both on the bases and in center field, where he catches everything hit his way. He has been clocked in 6.55 seconds over 60 yards. He has become more patient, rarely swings and misses and is comfortable hitting with two strikes. His style of play and physical appearance have drawn comparisons to Johnny Damon at a similar age, but scouts say Ellsbury has a better swing. They question whether he’ll grow into the same power, though.

 

I believe you can watch ellsbury when Oregon State plays the University of Southern California in the NCAA Super Regional on Saturday.

[yankeessuck013]

Heres a scoop on hansen:

 

2004: Appeared in a team-high 31 games, leading the BIG EAST in that category ... Set the St. John's school record, and was second in the BIG EAST, with 10 saves ... Ranked 21st in Division I in saves overall ... Finished the season with a 2-2 record and a 2.90 earned run average ... Allowed 17 runs (13 earned) on 33 hits in 40.1 innings pitched ... Walked 16 batters and struck out 59 ... Struck out at least two batters in 19 appearances during the season ... Had a 2-0 record with five saves and a 2.55 ERA in conference action ... Walked only five batters and struck out 21 in 17.2 innings of work against league opponents ... Tied for the lead with fives during BIG EAST play ... Struck out six batters in 4.0 innings during a no-decision against Lamar (2/29) ... Earned his ninth save of the season in the Red Storm's 4-2 win over Pittsburgh in the BIG EAST Tournament, throwing one inning and striking out two batters ... Closed out the ninth inning, striking out two batters, in St. John's 9-6 win over UNLV in the NCAA Tournament

 

2003: Appeared in 21 games, starting three ... Finished the season with a 2-2 record, a 7.03 earned run average and two saves ... Threw 39.2 innings, allowing 31 earned runs on 51 hits, with 21 walks and 41 strikeouts ... Picked up his first career save, allowing two runs in two innings in a 4-3 win over Michigan State (3/3) ... Earned his second save with two-thirds of an inning of scoreless relief in a 4-1 win over Pittsburgh (3/30) ... Threw two-thirds of an inning of scoreless relief to earn his first career win as St. John's topped Connecticut, 4-2 (4/4).

 

At Glen Cove: Tallied an 8-0 record, with three saves and a 0.00 ERA through 69 innings as a senior ... Also notched 119 strikeouts, allowing only 24 hits and 24 walks with seven shutouts ... Hansen had a career-high 18 strikeouts once in a seven-inning game and struck out 12 batters, walked one and allowed four hits in a 12-inning playoff game ... An all-county selection as a junior and senior, he earned conference most valuable player honors as senior and earned the Diamond Award ... Earned first-team all-state honors as a senior, and was named All-Long Island ... Also played four years of basketball, where he was named all-conference as a junior and senior.

[yankeessuck013]

pick # 168, sox chose CF Reid Engel from Lewis- Palmer HS....he is 6'2", 175 lbs.

[yankeessuck013]

tidbits on 4th round pick William Blue:

 

Blue tossed a three-hitter, struck out 11 and went 2 for 3 with a double and a three-run homer that gave the Pirates a 5-1 lead in the third inning.

 

Blue (3-4, 1.25 ERA), who struggled with his control while posting a 1-5 record and 8.12 ERA last year, has discovered his command and the results have been stunning.

 

Armed with a fastball clocked in the low 90s and a knee- buckling curveball, Blue, who had tossed a no-hitter in his last start, has allowed one earned run, 14 hits and has struck out 52 in his last 321/3 innings.

 

In his last three starts, he has struck out 38, an overpowering stretch that accounted for an overflow crowd on Friday that included at least eight radar-toting professional scouts behind the backstop.

[yankeessuck013]

I found this interesting....

 

-BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER(college)-

1 Ryan Zimmerman, 3b, Virginia (9)

2 Taylor Teagarden, c, Texas (26)

3 Jacoby Ellsbury, of, Oregon State (25)

4 Troy Tulowitzki, ss, Long Beach State (4)

5 Drew Butera, c, Central Florida (180)

 

-FASTEST BASERUNNER(college)-

1 Jacoby Ellsbury, of, Oregon State (25)

2 Trevor Crowe, of, Arizona (29)

3 Ryan Braun, 3b, Miami (14)

4 Tyler Greene, ss, Georgia Tech (40)

5 Josh Copeland, of, Pittsburgh (117)

[Zenny]

Wow, Ellsbury really does look exactly like a short-haired, younger version of Damon.

[yankeessuck013]

heres a video of hansen....

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/events/draft/y2005/index.jsp

 

go all the way down to "sights & sounds"

 

i really like this kid, definetely didn't think he'd drop past #20

[Zenny]

Scouting Report on Hansen:

 

26. Red Sox: Craig Hansen, rhp, St. John's U.

 

Hansen pounds the strike zone with a fastball that has been clocked consistently in the mid-90s and tops out at 97 mph. The velocity on his slider has been even more impressive, sitting at 85-86 mph with a high of 90. Though his fastball command wavers, he has an excellent approach to pitching and isn’t afraid to go right at hitters. He should be even more effective against wood bats. He’s suited to be a closer because of his temperament, short arm stroke and full-effort delivery.

[RedSoxRooter]

Jesus Christ. Hanson already has Scott Boras as his agent.

[Sox fan in Tex]

Could we not have kept following the Billy Bean point of view (OBP)? We should have taken more college kids rather than some of these right out of high school.

[Zenny]

We're building a farm system the most effective way possible. You take the college guys that are going to contribute soon early in the draft (Ellsbury, Hansen, Lowrie, etc.) and then you take the high-upside, high-risk high school kids a little bit later (Bowden, Egan, Blue, etc.). So, you have the guaranteed talent that isn't necessarily elite and then you have the high-risk, high-reward kids later that develop into superstars, but only a handful of them do so.

[yeszir]

Jesus Christ. Hanson already has Scott Boras as his agent.

Noooooooo. Scott Boras is the devil.

[Zenny]

Boras is going to remind us that Hansen is pretty much Brad Lidge as well. It'll come out of our checkbook, but I think he's a definite must-sign. I mean, you can run him out there at the end of a game with Manny Delcarmen (local kid from Hyde Park who throws in the mid-90's and has a killer curveball) and Cla Meredith (who'll be a good set-up man/middle reliever that gets lots of groundballs) and we're going to have a deadly bullpen for a long time. They'll be cheap and young, too.

[stocker323]

I didn't realize that the player picked third overall out of USC by the Mariners, Jeff Clement, is Matt Clement's brother. Jeff is a catcher however.

[Zenny]

... and Jeff's going to be one hell of a power hitter.

[stocker323]

... and Jeff's going to be one hell of a power hitter.

I guess the hitting trait doesn't run in the family.

[Soxfan1]

Where did jared weaver go?