Events: 2008 Draft Report

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Top 20 Draft Prospects
Published 5/8/2008 by fewgoodcards at Future Redbirds
... more upside than the draft’s top catcher Buster Posey. 11. Shooter Hunt RHP Tulane Great stuff, questionable control. If a team can straighten him out he can be a #2 starter. 12. Yonder Alonso 1B Miami (FL) Extremely polished bat, Alonso may be draft’s top pure hitter. 13. Ethan Martin RHP/3B Stephens County High School (GA) Power on the hill and at the plate, this prep star is likely to go as a pitcher. 14. Christian Friedrich LHP Eastern Kentucky Adds arguably the draft’s best curve ...

Daily Farm Report 5/9/08
Published 5/10/2008 by erik at Future Redbirds
... thinks the Cardinals will likely end up drafting Christian Friedrich, leaving Tim Melville still on the board. I tend to agree, but not by his reasoning. Law says it’s because Melville’s a HS P, but I think it’s because Friedrich’s much more sound mechanically. Watching his draft video, he just looks right up their alley. ...

MLB Mock Draft
Published 5/18/2008 by NYteamsWin (noreply@blogger.com) at Mets Prospects Minors Blog | MetsProspectus.com
... Texas Rangrs- Shooter Hunt, rhp ...This is a possible destination for Hosmer, but the Rangers appear more focused on getting pitching and it helps Hunt is close to the majors. 12. Oakland A's- Brett Wallace, 1st/3rd ...Don't really know what they will do, but it is most likely going to be a college player and Wallace is one of the best available. 13. St. Louis Cardinals- Christian Friedrich, lhp ...Cardinals have OF depth and are lacking with the starting pitching and ...

MY MLB Mock Draft
Published 5/18/2008 by NYteamsWin (noreply@blogger.com) at Mets Prospects Minors Blog | MetsProspectus.com
... Texas Rangrs- Shooter Hunt, rhp ...This is a possible destination for Hosmer, but the Rangers appear more focused on getting pitching and it helps Hunt is close to the majors. 12. Oakland A's- Brett Wallace, 1st/3rd ...Don't really know what they will do, but it is most likely going to be a college player and Wallace is one of the best available. 13. St. Louis Cardinals- Christian Friedrich, lhp ...Cardinals have OF depth and are lacking with the starting pitching and ...

Rangers Leaning Toward College Pitcher In Draft
Published 5/19/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... , and Christian Friedrich as possibilities.  Scheppers may be out of the picture given the stress fracture of his shoulder. ...

College Pitchers in the Upcoming Draft
Published 5/19/2008 by Pistol at Batter's Box Interactive Magazine
... of Ks here. The big surge has come at the expense of some control, but if you can get that under control you're onto something. The big problem now is that Sheppers has a shoulder injury. Initially it was doubtful that he make it to the Jays at #17, but now it looks like he could drop a lot, particularly with an odd (shoulder fracture) injury. Christian Friedrich, LHP, Eastern Kentucky: ...

Draft rumblings and ramblings
Published 5/21/2008 by erik at Future Redbirds
... I think when it all shakes out; they’ll end up with Friedrich. After watching all of these pitchers’ deliveries, he seems to have the least stressful outside of maybe Matusz. He also comes with polish, three pitches that grade as average or better, big K/9 #’s, and sterling summer league performance in the Cape. I’ve long thought it was destiny. But what if the Big 4 are gone by the time the 13 comes around? That’s not out of the question. Then what? ...

Monday Near-Midnight Minors Musings: Predicting the Draft Edition
Published 5/27/2008 by Taj Adib at Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts
... High School shortstop Tim Beckham, Vanderbilt 3rd baseman Pedro Alvarez, college arms Brian Matusz and Aaron Crow and former A's draftee Justin Smoak. In addition, it is highly likely that University of Georgia shortstop Gordon Beckham and Florida State catcher Buster Posey will be drafted before number 12. So for the sake of time, I'll eliminate all 7 of those names from consideration, Pretty much everyone else is up for grabs. Let's get to it: College Pitchers: LHP - Christian Freidrich - Eastern Kentucky & RHP - Shooter Hunt - Tulane With Fresno ...

Future Focus - LH Pitchers
Published 5/29/2008 by Brian Oliver at Nationals Farm Authority
... His curveball is already a plus pitch, and he shows the ability to locate it to either side of the plate. His slider grades out as at least average. Matusz also liberally uses his above-average changeup, one of the finest on the West Coast in years. Mechanically, he’s tight and compact, though his arm action is a bit awkward and slightly stiff.” There have been numerous links between Matusz and the Baltimore Orioles at #4. There is little chance he’ll still be on the board at #9. Christian Friedrich - Another collegian, the 20-year old Friedrich was 5-1 over 10 starts for ...

My MLB Mock Draft #2
Published 6/1/2008 by Nick Scala (noreply@blogger.com) at Mets Prospects Minors Blog | MetsProspectus.com
... Crow, rhp (Aaron Crow) 8. Chicago White Sox- Justin Smoak, 1st (Justin Smoak) 9. Washington Nationals- Kyle Skipworth, c (hs) (Aaron Hicks) 10. Houston Astros- Shooter Hunt, rhp (Tim Melville) 11. Texas Ragers- Eric Hosmer, 1st (Shooter Hunt) 12. Oakland Athletics- Brett Wallace, 3rd (Brett Wallace) 13. St. Louis Cardinals- Christian Friedrich, lhp (Christian Friedrich) 14. Minnesota Twins- Zach ...

Draft Roundup
Published 6/3/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... Today's draft links. Keith Law has tons of good stuff...the Giants are eyeing Gordon Beckham, the Reds are considering Brett Lawrie, Jason Castro could go to the White Sox, the Dodgers like Zach Collier, and much more. Ken Davidoff is hearing that the Padres are in on Brett Wallace and the Twins like Christian Friedrich. Pedro Alvarez would be honored to be picked by the ...

Oakland Draft Preview
Published 6/3/2008 by Ryan Armbrust at A Minor Consideration
... a gap hitter and a decent home run hitter. Hicks is a young, raw, toolsy guy that the A’s might take a chance on. Due to the recent influx of talent in the minors, Oakland doesn’t need to take a low-risk college player like James Simmons or Cliff Pennington in the first round. Someone like Hicks could make sense for the A’s, and will probably be above players like Brett Wallace and Christian Freidrich on their draft board. Christian Friedrich (MiLB profile) The 20-year-old lefty from Eastern Kentucky profiles as the ...

Christian Friedrich Falls into Rockies Lap
Published 6/5/2008 by Rox Girl at Purple Row: Front Page Posts
... that seems like a minor detail. While his curveball is his best pitch, a true downer that disappears from the batter’s eye, he success is predicated from how well he spots his 88-92 fastball that has touched 94 in the past. He also throws a changeup, and has a very smooth delivery and arm action that makes it look as though he’s playing catch. He’s a candidate to soar through the minor leagues upon beginning his professional career. MILB.com scouting report with video. ...