Future Shock: Top 50 Draft Prospects by Kevin Goldstein

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Draft Outlook, 2007.
Published 6/5/2007 by Robert J. Baumann at Brewers Bar
... John Sickels’ mock draft, which has the Crew going with prep RHP Jarrod Parker. This would be right in line with what Kevin Goldstein at Baseball Prospectus thinks (you probably need a subscription), as he has Parker ranked 7th in his Top 50 Draft Prospects today. Sackmann thinks that we should avoid another prep pitcher draftee, suggesting instead that the best bet for the organization in general is a college pitcher, and I fully agree.

Some afternoon linkaliciousness
Published 6/5/2007 by Adam J. Morris <info@lonestarball.com> at Lone Star Ball: Front Page Posts
... Kevin Goldstein has his top 50 draft prospects up, with notables including Beaven and Harvey at 12-13, LaPorta at 15, and Borbon at 25.

Chop Links: June 5
Published 6/5/2007 by John Beamer at Chop-n-Change
... It is draft time soon and Kevin Goldstein of BPro profiles the 50 rawest talents. Is the next Braves superstar in there …. probably! [Subscription required]

Under The Knife: Draft Questions by Will Carroll
Published 6/6/2007 at Baseball Prospectus

Draft coverage notes.
Published 6/6/2007 by Doc Scott at Reds (and Blues)
... BP’s Top 50 Draft Prospects (subscriber link)

Kevin Goldstein, I pray you are wrong
Published 6/6/2007 by erik at Future Redbirds

Morning Coffee Won't Transfer
Published 6/7/2007 by HornsFan <burntorangenation@gmail.com> at Burnt Orange Nation: Front Page Posts

Pollyanna
Published 6/8/2007 by Grant at McCovey Chronicles: Front Page Posts
... The Giants could have used a college hitter with the potential to make a quick impact. In Kevin Goldstein's list of the top 50 draft prospects, 11 were college hitters. Of those, two were taken before the Giants picked, leaving nine from which to choose. If Beau Mills didn't bob the Giants' apple -- and he must not have -- the rest all had question marks. Huge question marks. Of course they did; it's a freaking amateur baseball draft. It wasn't a draft filled with elite college hitters. It was Mills or bust, and if the team didn't love Mills, how could you really fault them for going with what they know?

I Know Nothing About the Draft this Year
Published 6/8/2007 by Taft at Snobs vs. Slobs
... . This year, the Cubs put their wacky late-round tactics to rest and picked the consensus best high school hitter in the draft, Josh Vitters, a third baseman from Cypress High in California. He s a big boy 6 3 , 195 lbs, bats and throws right handed. Scouts love his bat speed and love the fact that he s a Californian who grew up playing baseball all the time. I don t have any numbers for Vitters, and if I did I would advise you to take them with a grain of salt; high school stats are almost never significant or projectable because it s impossible to account for the level of competition and how well a hitter will adjust to wood bats. Baseball Prospectus Kevin Goldstein says that Vitters is the Best hitter in the draft in terms of bat speed and hand-eye coordination then adds plus raw power on top of it; shows no weakness in terms of pitch type or location. On ESPN s draft broadcast, Peter Gammons said He is a

2007 Post-Draft Tidbits
Published 6/10/2007 by gondeee <info@talkingchop.com> at Talking Chop: Front Page Posts
... -A- Prospect guru Kevin Goldstein ranks our first round pick, Jason Heyward, as the eighth best prospect in the draft. He gives this assessment of Heyward: