Any catcher that yankees should aquire in 07 draft that they can get their hands on? I am really not familiar with any names but i am talking about players that yankees have a chance to get in the first round with 30th pick.
Any catcher that yankees should aquire in 07 draft that they can get their hands on? I am really not familiar with any names but i am talking about players that yankees have a chance to get in the first round with 30th pick.
drafting catchers is generally risky. players are mostly converted into catchers while in the minors.
there is some nice catching depth in this draft, with college studs like wieters (who we have no shot at) arencibia(again likely no chance) and some HS guys like Rams who will draw some interest.
if a guy like arencibia slips to the yanks for some reason, its a no brainer
this draft is loaded with much more talent at c than the past few drafts, but i dont know if there is a good fit for the 30th pick.
there are a couple good college catchers (weiters, arencibia) that are going to be pretty far along and should be major league ready relatively quickly (2-3 years) but i dont think they will last until the 30th pick.
there are also some good hs catching prospects but again projecting catchers and whether they will stay is so hard. i wouldnt mind them going after someone like robert stock who also could be a great pitching prospect but it might be a stretch to pick him at 30. there are a lot of high ceiling pitching prospects that could be taken with that pick.
im hoping the yanks do get their hands on one since no players who have been shifted have really stuck and excelled yet and montero is a big question mark and still so far away. i think theyll go with the same strategy that theyve used the last few drafts and select the best player available in their opinion, high ceiling guys in the first couple rounds balanced with some close to major league ready talent and using the middle rounds to lure hard signs out. looking at the commitments i already see some pitching prospects i would love to see them lure out of college commitments.
If the draft were up to me, I'd take either a lefty, or someone on offense in the first round, and then take hs catcher Yasmani Grandal in the 2nd. I've heard he's pretty good defensively. But if the Yanks wanted to go catcher in the first round, BA rated Josh Donaldson of Auburn and Mitch Canham of Oregon State as the 32nd and 33rd best prospects in the draft.
Just draft the best talant. That's all I'm asking for.
Thats probably what will end up happening, which is definitely not a bad thing.Originally Posted by kan_t
yeah, my wishlist looks pretty similar. there are a bunch of lefties in this draft that i would love to see, namely tanner robles (unlikely he falls far enough), cole st clair (would give us a lefty in the pen to match the rest of the studs we have there), josh smoker and jack mcgeary (might be a middle inning pick due to stanford commitment but he has said money will be the deciding factor so maybe he could be lured out in a later round).
catchers i would like to see any of rupp, stock or grandal picked somewhere in the 2-4 rounds. i would probably give the nod to stock cause he throws 95+ off the mound and could always be converted if he didnt stick at catcher but i agree that there should be ample opportunities for the yanks to pick a good catching prospect or two in this draft, as well as lhp.
im sure the picks for each round will largely be decided by signability and who is still available - i.e. if harvey, main or someone of their cailber fall to us for some reason you gotta go with them over need.
I just hope they don't stretch and pick a C just for the sake of picking a C. We could end up with another Parrish
What about Alex Garabedian? We drafted him 3 years ago and he decided to go to Miami. He is again draft eligible. How does he project this year?
he went to university of miami for one year, then transferred to the college of charleston (i think because of playing time) where he had a very productive offensive year in 06' (.366 with 6 homers and 51 rbi), but i'm not sure what the scouting report on him is defensively. he did throw out .46% of runners this past year.
stock went to USC on early admission, he is not eligible for the draft
Don't be so sure that a HS lefty like Robles won't drop to us at 30. A lot can and will happen until the draft. Who knows... Robles could be picked in the 10-15 round range.
32 - Cito Culver, SS, New York HS
82- Angelo Gumbs, CF, California HS
112- Rob Segedin, 3B, Tulane
145- Mason Williams, OF, Florida HS
175- Thomas Kahnle, RHP, Lynn University
BA has Robles as the 40th best draft prospect, so taking him in the first round is a definite possibility.
wow, i hadnt heard that stock went to SC early, thats big news, albeit not good news cause it means he wont be draft elligible until 2009, and he probably wont fall to a low slot like we have in that draft like he could have in this one. oh well, one option eliminated.
i agree that a lot can change between now and draft time but its all speculation, i mean whats the point of having the thread if you cant discuss who youd like to see and watch it progress as the time draws closer. i definitely like the lhp and c classes available in this draft and since those are the biggest holes in teh farm system those are ones i would hope they could fill using the draft, although i realize taking the best player available is a better strategy for improving the talent in the organization.
[quote=jesterno2]wow, i hadnt heard that stock went to SC early, thats big news, albeit not good news cause it means he wont be draft elligible until 2009, and he probably wont fall to a low slot like we have in that draft like he could have in this one. oh well, one option eliminated.
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today...ws/262267.html
yeah, i looked up that article after the post i read earlier. man i wouldve liked to see him in 'stripes...
i love how the crosschecker pointed out in the middle of the article that he could be missing out on 3+ million dollars in signing bonuses by doing this.
but in three years when he is a draft eligible 19-20 year old slugging catcher who went to college and got a great education he might get even more money
It's more probable that we draft a college catcher since the GCL spot will be taken up by Montero.
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There's nothing wrong w/ wanting certain players to be in pinstripes, I just think that it's a bit premature to say that a player won't be available at the spot that we pick. IMO, the only 2 that aren't going to be there are Price and Wieters. Everybody else has a chance to slide while others ascend.
32 - Cito Culver, SS, New York HS
82- Angelo Gumbs, CF, California HS
112- Rob Segedin, 3B, Tulane
145- Mason Williams, OF, Florida HS
175- Thomas Kahnle, RHP, Lynn University
i totally agree about price and wieters, but i highly doubt anyone passes on arencibia if he has anywhere close to a decent year, i believe he is much more likely to stay at C than weiters and he looks like a fine offensive player. he might be one of the safest upside picks in the draft meaning he is likely to make the majors and be an average to above average catcher. anything could happen, but this guy is a stud IMO and he looks like he will stick behind the plate and be a plus offensive player
Oh, I agree on JP being a very good, safe prospect who should stick at C but at this time last year it looked as if Kennedy was going to be, at worst, a top 10 pick. He didn't have a great year and even looked like a reach at 21. Personally, I never expected Joba to slide to the 40s before the season began, so anything can happen.
32 - Cito Culver, SS, New York HS
82- Angelo Gumbs, CF, California HS
112- Rob Segedin, 3B, Tulane
145- Mason Williams, OF, Florida HS
175- Thomas Kahnle, RHP, Lynn University
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