Could Pedro Alvarez be the Pick?

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Lost in the Price shuffle today was the tidbit from Buster Olney that the Rays are considering Buster Posey or Pedro Alvarez for the top pick in the upcoming draft which seemingly conflicts with the reports that Posey/Tim Beckham were the final two contenders. It's probably not a good thing, but my first instinct was this is seemingly a negotiation tactic, not however, with Posey or ... [link]

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[DOWN ON THE FARM] David Price Throws 5 Scoreless In Pro Debut; Reid Brignac Continues Hot Streak
Published 5/23/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (The Professor) at Rays Index
... high school catcher Kyle Skipworth, and Beckham, the toolsy high school shortstop in Georgia. For some reason, the growing sentiment is that it's between Posey and Beckham, but I'm told that isn't the case. In any event, I'm switching up the pick [from Posey last week] mostly to show a different scenario as well as to indicate it's still very much up in the air. DRays Bay is taking a poll of who you think will be the Rays' pick in the draft. [DRays Bay]

Baseball Blogs Weigh In: 2008 Amateur Draft
Published 5/23/2008 by Cork Gaines at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... DRays Bay wonders if recent reports of the Rays drafting Beckham or Posey were just smoke-screens to lower the price on Alvarez, who is a Scott Boras client. ...

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