The 2007 baseball draft

[EvilDonut]

Scaffolds, have you heard of Cory Ege of Iowa. He lives near me and he is a very good pitcher. I don't know if he has any Big league Potential but i thought it would be cool if a guy i knew did.

[scaffolds]

Scaffolds' date=' have you heard of Cory Ege of Iowa. He lives near me and he is a very good pitcher. I don't know if he has any Big league Potential but i thought it would be cool if a guy i knew did.[/quote']

 

Evil; I haven't heard that name, is he a high school player? If he is a highschool player outside of the Southeast i won't know about him unless he has been to prospects tournaments.

 

PS I assumed that you did get my PM back to you?

[CrespoBlows]

Any players out of the Sarasota/Manatee area this year? After watching Riverview lose to Braden River 2-0 (Riverview, POP: 3,000, Braden River, POP: 400) I knew that this area probably had zero chances of getting anyone to the next level. Anyway, have you heard of these players, at all?

 

Dane Derstine, C

Justin Meek, P

Conner McPherson, 1B

[scaffolds]

Crespo;The Sarasota-Tampa area has always been a great area for prospects. I am not very familiar with those players, but its way early in the scouting season. I am naming a few prospects in that area, you may have heard them.

 

Michael Burguess OF Hillsborough H.S.- Tampa

Nevin Griffith RHP Middleton H.S.-Brandon

Tommy Toledo RHP Alonzo H.S.-Tampa

Kevin Quackenbush RHP Tampa Jesuit H.S.

Hunter Oven OF Cardinal Mooney H.S.- Bradenton

Evan Stobb-Bulteman 1B/3B Sarasota

Todd Brazeal 3B/RHP Tampa Chambaerlain H.S.

Joseph Terdoslavich 3b/C Sarasota

 

Those are the top players in the area coming into the baseball season.

[EvilDonut]

Evil; I haven't heard that name, is he a high school player? If he is a highschool player outside of the Southeast i won't know about him unless he has been to prospects tournaments.

 

PS I assumed that you did get my PM back to you?

 

Yeah, i got it, impressive.

 

But yeah he is a High School player. I dont think hes been to any prospect tournaments, but i'm pretty sure he made it pretty far in a White Sox training camp or something along those lines.

[templeusox]

Tough loss for the Gators as they lose to veritable powerhouse VMI.

 

Chomp chomp.

[scaffolds]

According to the scouting bureau the state that keeps producing the most and best H.S. pitching talent its Texas and 2007 is another prove of it.

[scaffolds]

The talk coming into the 2007 H.S. baseball season was that the top H.S. LHP abailable for this June's draft was from a group that consisted Mass;s Jack McGeary, Georgia's John Smoker or Nathan Vinyard, Texas's Brake Britton and Uthat's Tanner Robles. Having seem all of them in the 2006 Summer/Fall or early in the 2007 season the best isn't any from this group, but it is North Carolina's Madison Bumgarmer. Bumgarmer is 6-5 220 and has a fastball consistent at 95 with an advanced command, while his off speed pitches aren't as advanced they have improved from last year, at this point Bumgarmer should be off the draft's board before half way threw the first round with a possibility to be taken among the first 10 picks.

[scaffolds]

The H.S. pitching for the 2007 draft is strong and deep, but how deep it will be ,it will depend in injuries like any other years, For now the only one that has been reported is the one of Northern California's Erik Goeddel who has a partial torn ligament in his right elbow, it isn't know yet if he will need a T/J surgery but for sure it will affect his draft status. Goeddel is the best pitching prospect in his area and one of the better H.S. pitching prospect in the country.

[scaffolds]

Coming in into the 2007 minor league season it looks like that third base might be the Red Sox weakest position when it comes to prospects, if the Sox will be looking for a third baseman in the June's draft a couple of names that are very interesting and not well known to the public unless some one is a scout or a deep scouting or draft follower are Sacramento State David Flores or Rice's J.P. Padron, neither one is a top two rounds picks but would be very good picks for the fourth or fifth round, both players have very good offense tools and potentially defense.

[scaffolds]

I posted earlier that as usual the depth and quality of middle infielders from the college ranks wasn't a strong one, however the prospects from H.S. who projects as a middle infielders isn't a bad one, specially when to keep in mind that usually a H.S. baseball team best athlete is a middle infielder or a short stop, but a lot those of H.S. short stops may outgrow the position or may project in another position as a pro, having said that below is a list of the top 10 H.S. who as a pro prosject as a middle infielders, a key element he re is the strong blood lines.

 

1- Justin Jackson Roberson H.S. Ashville N.C.

2- Ryan Dent Wilson H.S. Los Angeles California

3- Nick Noonan Parker H.S. San Diego California

4- Chrisitian Colon Canyon H.S. Anahein California

5- Peter Kozma Owasso H.S. Oklahoma

6- John Tolisano Estero H.S. Florida

7- Drew Cumberland Pace H.S. Florida

8- Kevin Ahrens Memorial-Springs branch H.S Houston Texas

9- Carmen Angelini Barbe H.S. Lake Charles louisiana

9- Ryan Acosta Clearwater Central Catholic H.S. Clearwater, Florida

[CrespoBlows]

There's a few younger kids who will probably be popping up on the radar shortly.

 

CF Ryan (Scooter) Gennett, Sophomore

SS Casey Kelly, Junior

 

I think you might have heard of the latter, but he'll probably wind up with a football scholarship.

[scaffolds]

Talking about third base prospects, but this time from the H.S. ranks the list below are the top prospects for the position as they project.

 

1- Matt Dominguez Chatsworth H.S. Van Nuys, California

2- Josh Vitters Cypress H.S. Anaheim, California

3- Victor Sanchez Gahr H.S. Norwalk, California

4- Derek Dietrich St Ignatitus H.S. Parma Ohio

5- Jon Gilmore Iowa City H.S. Iowa City, Iowa

6- Travis Mattair Southridge H.S. Kennewick, Washington

7- D.J. LeMahleu Brother Rice H.S. Bloomfield Hills Michigan

8- Jake Smolinski Boylan Catholic H.S. Rockford, Illinois

9- Ryan Mattews Orlando Boone H.S. Orlando, Fla

9- Johnathan Kaskow Coppell H.S. Coppell Texas

[ORS]

My brother just started his freshman year in HS here in FL, and I'm seriously disappointed at the level of specialization they are putting these kids through. He plays in Merritt Island, and never plays the field or hits because he's a pitcher. He's got a good stroke and plays the field well, better than a couple of the position players on the team, but he's a good pitcher, so that's all his coaches will let him do. At 15 yrs old, he should be playing both ways and not getting stuck in a specific role.

 

He pitched the first game of the season and went 5 IP, 8 K, 2 BB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER for the JV squad (no freshman on the varsity team at this school).

[jacksonianmarch]

I guess that is one of the downsides to playing in a baseball factory like florida. Sounds like he throws the ball pretty well though. Nice line to start his HS career, huh.

[scaffolds]

My brother just started his freshman year in HS here in FL, and I'm seriously disappointed at the level of specialization they are putting these kids through. He plays in Merritt Island, and never plays the field or hits because he's a pitcher. He's got a good stroke and plays the field well, better than a couple of the position players on the team, but he's a good pitcher, so that's all his coaches will let him do. At 15 yrs old, he should be playing both ways and not getting stuck in a specific role.

 

He pitched the first game of the season and went 5 IP, 8 K, 2 BB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER for the JV squad (no freshman on the varsity team at this school).

 

Two way baseball players in H.S or college are very common in Florida or any where in the country, Merrit island is known as a football school and not as a baseball school that may have something to do with it, my suggestion would be for the kid to transfer to another school which also its very common in Florida.

[BSN07]

My brother just started his freshman year in HS here in FL, and I'm seriously disappointed at the level of specialization they are putting these kids through. He plays in Merritt Island, and never plays the field or hits because he's a pitcher. He's got a good stroke and plays the field well, better than a couple of the position players on the team, but he's a good pitcher, so that's all his coaches will let him do. At 15 yrs old, he should be playing both ways and not getting stuck in a specific role.

 

He pitched the first game of the season and went 5 IP, 8 K, 2 BB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER for the JV squad (no freshman on the varsity team at this school).

 

 

I went to Astronaut High in Titusville, we played Merrit Island all the time... Just thought it was cool that I knew where your talking about LOL

[BSN07]

Two way baseball players in H.S or college are very common in Florida or any where in the country' date=' Merrit island is known as a football school and not as a baseball school that may have something to do with it, my suggestion would be for the kid to transfer to another school which also its very common in Florida.[/quote']

 

 

Yes space coast area is very large for football and not much for baseball... We had guys coming to our school to play football from Coco beach... But for some reason they don't take baseball as seriously in that area.

 

It's def. a good area for spring training tho, I used to skip school all the time in the spring and go Space Coast stadium to watch the Marlins ST games before they moved.

[scaffolds]

Does anyone think that to find top right handed hitting its over rated? Think again, out of the top 9 outfielders (H.S. and college) for this June's draft only one hits right handed and two out of the top 13. Stanford's Michael Taylor and Jared Prince from Washington state are the right handed hitting outfielders, however if an organization feels that Todd Frazier a power (projected) RH hitting short stop from Rutgers university who projects as a third baseman would be a better fit for the outfield, because of his bat would project as the fourth ranked outfield prospect.

[SoxFan02]

Personally I'm hoping to the Sox pick a Shortstop(their weakest position in the farm). Obviously the best SS is Jackson but he'll be go in the top 15 at least. Their is a solid contingent of Shortstops that may get to the sandwich round: (brewerfan rankings in [#])

Nick Noonan[44]

Ryan Dent [40]

Christain Colon[53]

Zach Cozart[52]

Noonan probably doesn't have the range to stay at short so that rules out him

Dent has the range and is very speedy, compared to Furcal, only shortstop I would consider taking with the Sox first pick.

Colon has a good glove and will stick at short, his bat is a bit weaker then Dent's, lower ceiling.

Cozart has a Gold glove cailiber glove, not a great hitter, can fly up the system, low ceiling, Pedroia with less bat and more glove.

If the Sox don't get one of those three they could go for Josh Horton out of UNC.

Might fall to Boston in 2nd Round(#72 by Brewfan) or could fly up the charts if he has a year similar to last year.

 

Other Guys I would like for the first two picks:

Wes Roemer

Josh Donaldson

Wynn Pezler

Eddie Kunz

Sam Demel

Andrew Carignan

Jordan Zimmerman

JAmes Adkins

Cole St. Clair

[riverside sluggers]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/draft/news/263865.html

 

Great news to hear. Starting this year the MLB draft will be televised live for the first time ever. June 7 from 2-6pm at the Disney Sports Complex

[a700hitter]

May we all live long enough to see any one drafted by the Red Sox in 2007 become a starting player for the big league team.

[riverside sluggers]

Yep the Red Sox will never draft a player capable of starting for a major league team

[Cocos Disciples]

May we all live long enough to see any one drafted by the Red Sox in 2007 become a starting player for the big league team.

 

Nomahhhhhhh

Rogahhhhhhhh

Youuuuuuuuuk

Trooooooooot

Paaaaaaaaaaps

Dustyyyyyyyyyy

 

Nuf' saiiiiiiiiiiiiid.

[a700hitter]

Yep the Red Sox will never draft a player capable of starting for a major league team

They most definitely will, but by the time someone from the 2007 draft is a starter on the ML team, only or two players will be left from the current roster.

[Cocos Disciples]

Tim Lincecum was drafted last year. It's not like everyone waits for 5 years.

[riverside sluggers]

And thats just players that have started for the Red Sox, oh you missed Mo Vaughn. How about these traded away: David Eckstein, Adam Everett, Freddy Sanchez, Hanley Ramirez, Jeff Bagwell

[a700hitter]

Nomahhhhhhh

Rogahhhhhhhh

Youuuuuuuuuk

Trooooooooot

Paaaaaaaaaaps

Dustyyyyyyyyyy

 

Nuf' saiiiiiiiiiiiiid.

That's not much to brag about for the last 25 years. With pitching being the most important position, we haven't produced too many solid starters in the last 25 years.

[Beckett95]

And thats just players that have started for the Red Sox' date=' oh you missed Mo Vaughn. How about these traded away: David Eckstein, Adam Everett, Freddy Sanchez, Hanley Ramirez, Jeff Bagwell[/quote']

 

how about Curt Schilling??

[Rdsxmbnt]

May we all live long enough to see any one drafted by the Red Sox in 2007 become a starting player for the big league team.

 

The last time our highest pick was a 2nd rounder, he got here quick enough wouldnt you say?