It Might Be Dangerous... You Go First: Draft Process Review

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Familiar Names at the College World Series
Published 6/14/2008 by Marc Hulet at Baseball Analysts
... Many felt Castro was a bit of an over-draft, although if you believe Paul DePodesta there is no such thing. Regardless, Castro is among the best college catchers, and certainly Top Three amongst the draft-eligible college catchers. He should do a nice job of handling Stanford's pitchers and controlling opponents' running games. ...

DePodesta Blog on the Recent Draft
Published 6/15/2008 by obsessivegiantscompulsive (noreply@blogger.com) at obsessivegiantscompulsive
Amazingly and wonderfully, Paul DePodesta, now with the 'Dres, has a blog called "It Might be Dangerous... You Go First" and he recently blogged on the draft. Here are some interesting bits, plus some comments from me: ...

On Drafting
Published 6/19/2008 by andy grabia (noreply@blogger.com) at The Battle of Alberta
... , and he recently spent some time talking about the MLB draft. I think it's a fascinating read, with some really useful nuggets in it. They include: ...

Draft Philosophy
Published 6/22/2008 by Dave at Gorilla Crouch
... Now I can’t tell you whether the Red Wings management has a similar philosophy to the one espoused by DePodesta. But there are some key passages in a post he made about how the Padres approached the draft that might be applicable to the recently completed NHL draft. Let’s take a look. ...