2009 Draft Order and Info

19Braves77 · 10-01-2008, 01:45 AM

2009 Draft Order

1 Washington
2 Seattle
3 San Diego
4 Pittsburgh
5 Baltimore
6 San Francisco
7 Atlanta
8 Cincinnati
9 Colorado
9A Washington (for Crow)
10 Detroit
11 Kansas City
12 Oakland
13 Texas
14 Cleveland
15 Arizona
16 LA Dodgers
17 Florida
18 St. Louis
19 Toronto
20 Houston
20A Seattle (for Fields)
21 Minnesota
20 Chicago Sox
23 NY Mets
24 NY Yankees
25 Milwaukee
26 Philadelphia
27 Boston
28 Tampa Bay
28A NY Yankees (for Cole)
29 Chicago Cubs
30 LA Angels

19Braves77 · 10-01-2008, 01:52 AM

1. Stephen Strasburg: 6'4 220 RHP that sits in the mid to high 90s.
2. Kyle Gibson: 6'5 180 RHP that is incredibly projectable for a college SP. He throws in the low 90s (with room for added velo) with a plus slider.
3. Alex White: 6'3 200 RHP that also sits in the low 90s with a good slider.
4. Matt Graham: 6'4 200 RHP that already throws low 90s for a HSer.
5. Chris Jenkins: Huge 6'7 righty that scouts believe will hit 100 down the road.
6. Matt Purke: Big bodied lefty that throws can hit the low 90s.
7. Ryan Sadler: Projectable righty.
8. Jacob Turner*: Anothe rprojectable righty.
9. Andy Oliver: 6'4 200 righty collegian that had some recent trouble with his team (declared ineligible for an unknown reason).
10. Kendal Volz: Another big college righty.

Catchers
1. Austin Maddox*: Very big for a catcher (6'3 and over 200) but has a very strong arm and incredible bat speed that lends to both average and power.
2. Robert Stock: Will 19 when he graduates from USC. Very strong arm, but his bat has not developed as expected. He still has tons of power.
3. Max Stassi*: Much smaller than Maddox, but is a good HS C prospect.

First Basemen
1. Dustin Ackley: May not have enough power to stick at 1B. Some think he could play second, where his bat would really be quite impressive.
2. Jeff Malm*: A huge lefty HSer with good power
3. Dustin Dickerson: 6'4 200 masher out of the college ranks.
4. Justin Bour: Even bigger than Dickerson (6'4 250).
5. Miles Head*: Built like Billy Butler, Travis Snider, Brett Wallace, etc. He is listed as a 3B but may outgrow the position. He has excellent raw power.

Shortstop
1. Mychel Givens*: 6'3 180 athlete with a huge arm and good speed.
2. Grant Green: Big SS out of USC that some think will be a Top 5 pick.
3. Deven Marrero*: Cousin of minor leaguer Chris Marrero...seems to be in the mold of Carlos Guillen.
4. Cooper Moseley*: A bit on the smaller side.
5. Ryan Jackson: Large SS that is a switch hitter.

Outfield
1. Aaron Miller
2. Donovan Tate- No way he signs unless a Top 3 pick. He is the #1 college prospect and visited both Florida and USC last week.
3. Gabe Cohen

Mean Green · 10-01-2008, 06:11 AM

Ackley is an oustanding player, but is injury prone. Aaron Miller (Baylor) has tons of power, just has to learn how to harness it.

baadn10tionzz · 10-01-2008, 10:30 AM

Wow, talk about a horrible year for San Diego. They could not even get the worse record to get Strasburg.

graveline · 10-01-2008, 10:35 AM

i can't beleive it...no top 5 pick for tampa! i'm selling my princeton rays season tickets right now on GP

Milkywai · 10-02-2008, 02:39 AM

Giants #6 pick......they've done a nice job the past few years [Lincecum, Burriss, Bumgarner, Alderson, Posey] can't wait to see who they add next!

Alejandromyfriend · 10-02-2008, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 19Braves77

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9. Andy Oliver: 6'4 200 righty collegian that had some recent trouble with his team (declared ineligible for an unknown reason).

Did he start pitching right after July this year because when I saw him play with team USA he was using his left hand.....

MadMax901 · 10-02-2008, 12:56 PM

maybe this year the nats will actually sign their draft picks..

Singinsully02 · 10-02-2008, 01:23 PM

As a Braves fan, It's odd to see a Top 10 pick, Hopefully they can get a difference maker? How will the 09 draft compare to drafts in the past 3-4 years?

19Braves77 · 10-02-2008, 06:43 PM

I am wanting the Braves to take Grant Green and the Rays to take Kentrail Davis from the Vols.

Andrew Oliver does pitch LH. Boras is the reason he can not play anymore:

Oliver retain a NY based law firm out of high school to assist him with the draft. The firm advised him to turn down 400,000 from the Minnesota Twins. Oliver recently terminated that firm and hired Scott Boras. Boras advised Andy not to pay the legal bill of $113,000 to NY firm for their past advising which added up to over 300 hours. Under NCAA rules, in order to maintain your eligibility, student athletes are required to pay their advisor at his or her normal rate. (NCAA Memo dated October 2, 2007 to all college baseball players) But, what really did the kid in was Boras wrote a letter to the firm on behalf of Andy (NCAA violation). Boras was brazen enough to have done something no representative in their right mind would do

swish54 · 10-02-2008, 07:34 PM

Kindof surprised Boris would do something like that when he knew he wasn't supposed to....but then again, it is Boris...so I'm not totally surprised.

19Braves77 · 10-03-2008, 04:54 AM

Type A and B agents that will effect the draft order somewhat:

Bold are free agents
Bold an italics are players with options

Type C free agents no longer garner any compensation. Type A free agents represent the top 20% of players at their position category, while Type B free agents represent the top 21-40% of players at their position category. Type A's prior to this offseason used to be the top 30%, Type B's used to be the top 31-50%.

Type A and Type B players necessitate that the Player's former Club receive a sandwich pick in between rounds one and two. Additional picks in the second, third and fourth rounds are exchanged from one club to another for the losses of Type A free agents.

The first 15 picks are protected.

[B]Jason Varitek A Red Sox
Ivan Rodriguez B Yankees
Jason Kendall B Brewers
Paul Lo Duca B Marlins

Mark Teixeira A Angels
Vladimir Guerrero A Angels
Raul Ibanez A Mariners
Bobby Abreu A Yankees
Jim Thome A White Sox
Milton Bradley B Rangers
Ken Griffey B White Sox
Frank Thomas B A's
Sean Casey B Red Sox
Jason Giambi B Yankees
Garret Anderson[/B] B Angels

Manny Ramirez A Dodgers
Adam Dunn A D-Backs
Randy Winn A Giants
Pat Burrell A Phillies
Brian Giles A Padres
Moises Alou B Mets
Luis Gonzalez B Marlins
Mike Cameron B Brewers
Carlos Delgado B Mets

Orlando Cabrera A White Sox
Edgar Renteria A Tigers
Mark Ellis B Oakland
Juan Uribe B White Sox
Mark Grudzielanek Royals
Chipper Jones A Braves
Orlando Hudson A D-Backs
Troy Glaus A Cardinals
Jeff Kent B Dodgers
Mark Loretta B Astros
Rafael Furcal B Dodgers

John Lackey A Angels
A.J. Burnett A Blue Jays
Andy Pettitte A Yankees
Mike Mussina A Yankees
Tim Wakefield B Red Sox
Jon Garland B Angels
Paul Byrd B Red Sox

C.C. Sabathia A Brewers
Ben Sheets A Brewers
Oliver Perez A Mets
Derek Lowe A Dodgers
Brad Penny B Dodger
John Smoltz B Braves
Jamie Moyer B Phillies
Randy Wolf B Dodgers
Greg Maddux B Dodgers
Braden Looper B Cardinals

Francisco Rodriguez A Angels
Damaso Marte A Yankees
Darren Oliver A Angels
Jamey Wright B Rangers
Dennys Reyes B Twins
Alan Embree B Oakland
Ryan Dempster A Cubs
Russ Springer A Cards
Juan Cruz A D-Backs
Brian Fuentes A Rockies
Doug Brocail A Astros
Kerry Wood A Cubs
Brian Shouse B
Jason Isringhausen B
Salomon Torres B Brewers
Joe Beilul B Dodgers
Jeremy Affeldt B Reds
Dave Weathers B Reds
Trevor Hoffman B Padres
Brandon Lyon B D-BACKS
Eric Gagne Brewers

Milkywai · 10-03-2008, 05:31 PM

Randy Winn still has a contract with the Giants for 2009.

19Braves77 · 10-09-2008, 07:43 PM

Early Mock draft from

2009 MLB Mock Draft: 1.0 DraftInfo

Bold indicates that I could see the team taking that player if player is still on the board.

1. Washington Nationals- Stephen Strasburg, RHP, San Diego State

2. Seattle Mariners- Grant Green, SS, USC

3. San Diego Padres- Alex White, RHP, UNC

4. Pittsburgh Pirates- Kyle Gibson, RHP, Missouri

5. Baltimore Orioles- Dustin Ackley, OF, UNC

6. San Francisco Giants- Donovan Tate, OF, Cartersville HS, Georgia

7. Atlanta Braves- Matt Purke, LHP, Klein HS, Texas

8. Cincinnati Reds- Ryan Jackson, SS, Miami

9. Colorado Rockies- Andy Oliver, LHP, Oklahoma State

9a. Washington Nationals (For failing to sign 2008 1st rounder Aaron Crow)- Tyler Matzek, LHP, Capistrano Valley HS, California

10. Detroit Tigers- Robbie Shields, SS, Florida Southern

11. Kansas City Royals- Aaron Crow, RHP, Forth Worth Cats (Independent Leagues)

12. Oakland Athletics- Kentrail Davis, OF, Tennessee

13. Texas Rangers- Jacob Turner, RHP, Westminister Christian Academy, Missouri

14. Arizona Diamondbacks- Matt Davidson, SS/3B, Yucaipa HS, California

15. Cleveland Indians- Mychal Givens, RHP/SS, Plant HS, Florida

16. Florida Marlins- Brian Goodwin, OF, Rocky Mount HS, North Carolina

17. Los Angeles Dodgers- Alex Wilson, RHP, Texas A&M

18. St. Louis Cardinals- Max Stassi, C, Yuba City HS, California

19. Toronto Blue Jays- Daniel Webb, RHP, Okalossa-Walton CC

20. Houston Astros- Chris Jenkins, RHP, Westfield HS, New Jersey

21. Chicago White Sox- Tanner Scheppers, RHP, St. Paul Saints (Independent Leagues)

22. Minnesota Twins- Zach Wheeler, RHP, East Paulding HS, Georgia

23. New York Mets- Scott Bittle, RHP, Ole Miss

24. Milwaukee Brewers- Chad Thompson, RHP, El Toro HS, California

25. New York Yankees- Austin Maddox, C, Eagle’s View HS, Florida

26. Philadelphia Phillies- Bobby Borchering 1B/3B, Bishop Verot, Florida

27. Boston Red Sox- Luke Bailey, C, Troup HS, Georgia

28. Tampa Bay Rays- Ian Krol, LHP, Nequa Valley HS, Illinois

28a. New York Yankees (for failing to sign 2008 1st round pick Gerrit Cole)- Kendal Volz, RHP, Baylor

29. Chicago Cubs- Mike Minor, LHP, Vanderbilt

30. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim- Blake Smith, RHP/OF, California

Ai2Ai · 10-09-2008, 10:00 PM

I'm hopin' my boy Chris Jenkins goes top 10.