Part II - 2008 Draft Recap: The Best of the Rest

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 Part II - 2008 Draft Recap: The Best of the Rest
On Friday, I began reviewing the 2008 Padres Draft. This is a closer look at the remaining first day draftees and some choice selections from the second day of selections. #42 - Jaff Decker, OF/P, Sunrise Mountain HS (AZ): Despite Decker’s plus power, a lot of teams scouted him as a P as he throws a 93 MPH fastball with a good curve. I’ve seen comparisons from Matt Stairs to ... [link]

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Published 6/17/2008 by MB at Friar Forecast
... I actually think it’s a lot better than the usual intro-to-sabermetrics type posts that you’ll get from a mainstream writer. Sheinin seems to have a pretty good idea of what he’s talking about, as opposed to many writers who appear to do 20 minutes of research, throw in a few of the cookie cutter stathead zings (mother’s basement, slide rule, etc.), and then get back to writing about something else. Preston Gomez at Sac Bunt has a couple of nice breakdowns of the Pads’ draft.  

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