Future Shock: The Top 50 Talents by Kevin Goldstein

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Draft discussion
Published 6/4/2008 by MB at Friar Forecast

Rays Go Down To Sox 7-4
Published 6/4/2008 by Tommy Rancel at Outs Per Swing
... Tomorrow is Draft Day and it’s almost a given the Rays will go with either FSU Catcher, Buster Posey, or GA HS Shortstop, Tim Beckham. Here are profiles from Baseball Prospectus Guru, Kevin Goldstein, who ranked Beckham and Posey #1 & #3 respectively among the Draft’s top 50 talents ...

Minor Things
Published 6/5/2008 by Jay (noreply@blogger.com) at The Futility Infielder
... As somebody who grew up in a city with a minor-league team instead of a major-league one, and who frequented another city even further down the minor-league ladder, I always maintained a mental bookmark list of players I'd seen who made it to The Show, and some who came close with no cigar. This week produced a pair of blasts from the past related to a couple of those players. Skimming Kevin Goldstein's rundown of the Top 50 Talents in today's amateur draft, I came across a name I recognized -- or rather, half recognized. Wichita State third baseman Conor Gillaspie has a last ...

6/5: 2008 MLB Draft
Published 6/5/2008 by Patrick L. Kennedy at DRaysBay: Front Page Posts
2008 MLB Draft  2:00; ESPN 2 Lake Buena Vista, FL As you all know, the Rays have the No. 1 overall selection in ...

Rays Will Select SS Tim Beckham First Overall in MLB Draft
Published 6/5/2008 by Josh Alper at FanHouse
Filed under: Rays, AL East, MLB Draft, Tampa Bay Already larded up with young talent, the Rays added one more name to the rolls with what they hope is their last lofty draft position for a while. They've decided to select Griffin, Georgia high-schooler Tim Beckham with the first overall pick in the MLB draft, which officially begins at 2 P.M. Beckham's a shortstop who has committed to USC but seems likely to forgo co-eds for long bus rides in the low minors. Baseball America's Jim Callis said that Beckham"has the best combination of five-tool ability and baseball aptitude ...

Kelly Cashes In
Published 7/17/2008 at Empyreal Environs
... team that drafted him wanted him as a pitcher rather than shortstop. The Red Sox were thin in the shortstop slot organizationally after moving Hanley Ramirez for Josh Beckett. First-round draftee from 2005 Jed Lowrie has come around since his lackluster sophomore year in Portland but it seems the Red Sox are not sure that he will break through. Kelly bolsters their talent pool in a scarce position. Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus ranked him at 18 in his Top 50 Talents (subscription required). An excerpt of Goldstein’s ...