Pirates Likely To Draft Pedro Alvarez

Right Field Bleachers found this 5/21/2008 on www.mlbtraderumors.com [flag]

John Perrotto of the Beaver County Times chronicles the Pirates' recent draft blunders. So many wasted picks. Under different management, the Pirates could have David Wright , B.J. Upton , Carlos Quentin , Tim Lincecum , and Matt Wieters in the organization. Sounds like a fantasy team. Such hindsight cherry-picking is unfair, but the Pirates should have Upton and ... [link]

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In the News (5/20)
Published 5/21/2008 by Jared (noreply@blogger.com) at Right Field Bleachers
... Even Cubs fans realize it. - The Pirates may draft college third baseman Pedro Alvarez with the second pick in June's draft. - The Reds may be busy on the trade market this year. Ken Rosenthal says they'll trade ...

Prospect Profile: Pedro Alvarez
Published 5/30/2008 by kileymcd at SaberScouting
... Alvarez Links Scouting Reports - BA Scouting Report (Baseball America - Subscription Required) - MLB.com Scouting Report (with video) (MLB.com) - Brewerfan.net Scouting Report (BrewerFan.net) Draft News - Alvarez still in play for #1? (Jonathan Mayo’s Draft Blog) - Baseball America Draft Tracker (Baseball America) - Pirates Likely To Draft Alvarez (MLB Trade Rumors) - Rumored Price for Boras ...

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