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Posted by: Mike A. in Draft. Tagged: 2007 Draft, Sickels Mock DraftThe first round of the Mock Draft over at John Sickels’ Minor League Ball is complete. Here’s the picks:
1. Tampa Bay Devil Rays: David Price, LHP, VandyÂ
2. Kansas City Royals: Matt Wieters, C, Georgia TechÂ
3. Chicago Cubs: Rick Porcello, RHP, Seton Hall Prep (NJ)
4. Pittsburgh Pirates: Josh Vitters, 3B, Cypress High (Ca.)Â
5. Baltimore Orioles: Mike Moustakas, 3B, Chatsworth High (Ca.)Â
6. Washington Nationals: Beau Mills, 3B/1B, Lewis-Clark StateÂ
7. Milwaukee Brewers: Jarrod Parker, RHP, Norwell High (In.)
8. Colorado Rockies: Ross Detwiler, LHP, Missouri StateÂ
9. Arizona Diamondbacks: Jason Heyward, OF, Henry County High (Ga.)Â
10. San Francisco Giants: Madison Bumgarner, South Caldwell High (NC)
11. Seattle Mariners: Phillippe Aumont, RHP, Ecole Du Versant HS (Quebec)
12. Florida Marlins: Matt Harvey, RHP, Fitch High (Ct.)
13. Cleveland Indians: Danny Moskos, LHP, Clemson
14. Atlanta Braves: Josh Smoker, LHP, Calhoun High (Ga.)
15. Cincinnati Reds: Matt Dominguez, 3B, Chatsworth High (Ca.)
16. Toronto Blue Jays: Devin Mesoraco, C, Punxsutawney High (Pa.)Â
17. Texas Rangers: Blake Beavan, RHP, Irving High (Tx.)
18. St. Louis Cardinals: Kevin Ahrens, 3B, Memorial High (Tx.)
19. Philadelphia Phillies: Justin Jackson, SS, Roberson High (NC)
20. Los Angeles Dodgers: Tim Alderson, RHP, Horizon High (Az.)
21. Toronto Blue Jays: Nick Noonan, SS, Francis Parker High (Ca.)
22. San Francisco Giants: Corey Brown, OF, Oklahoma State
23. San Diego Padres: Michael Main, RHP/OF, Deland High (Fl.)
24. Texas Rangers: Julio Borbon, OF, Tennesee
25. Chicago White Sox: Matt LaPorta, 1B, Florida
26. Oakland Athletics: Casey Weathers, RHP, Vanderbilt
27. Detroit Tigers: Todd Frazier, SS, Rutgers
28. Minnesota Twins: Matt Mangini, 3B, Oklahoma State
29. San Francisco Giants: Nevin Griffith, RHP, Middleton High (Fl.)
30. New York Yankees: Andrew Brackman, RHP, NC State
I’ll explain the thinking behind our picks later on, the draft is moving too fast to do it now…
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Did you go for Brackman purely on upside? Otherwise, I just don’t see the reason. Still, I will wait to hear your thoughts before I criticize.
Upside was 99% of it. It was down to either Brackman, Michael Burgess or Jack McGeary. Too much talent and potential to pass up…
2.00 K/BB ratio is good but not great for a first round prospect. Sickels says he throws 97 without good breaking pitches
if this were the real thing, i’d hope for something better to fall to #30 than brackman… michael main even fell to #23
I woulda taken Main over Brackman if he was still available…
I would have gone with Will Middlebrooks over Brackman. Everything about him just says Bard 2.0.
What about Michael Burgess? His upside is sick and if you did some fine tuning with him he can be a big time slugger. Like a lefthanded version Gary Sheffield.
Or Victor Sanchez?
Burgess is too raw, IMO. I don’t much trust the Yankee player development staff when it comes to hitters at this point, so I’d go for a hitter like Middlebrooks, who seems more polished.
I’m not a big Burgess fan myself - Joe was kinda poking at me to take him if Brackman was gone.
I’ve gotta wait another 30-something picks before we pick again…
Yea I kinda agree with ya, talk about high risk, high award type player.
Would of love Matt Mangini falling to us.
I don’t see why people don’t like Brackman. He was in the top 5 coming into the season, but had fatigue problems, so has had to sit a bit. He still got in 76 innings this year.
This is the kind of pick the Yanks need to make: high risk/high reward. If he busts, he busts. But there’s a chance for any pick to bust.