Athletics Nation

So true, this and the trade deadline are two of the single most important days in baseball.

+1

flipgatey3 - June 9, 2009 reply

BA reporting the first 10 Picks

Link

Nine of the first 10 picks look fairly certain, with the only question coming at No. 9:

1. Nationals: San Diego State righthander Stephen Strasburg.
2. Mariners: North Carolina first baseman Dustin Ackley.
3. Padres: Georgia HS outfielder Donavan Tate.
4. Pirates: Boston College catcher Tony Sanchez.
5. Orioles: California HS righthander Matt Hobgood.
6. Giants: Georgia HS righthander Zack Wheeler.
7. Braves: Vanderbilt lefthander Mike Minor.
8. Reds: North Carolina righhander Alex White.

10. Nationals: Stanford righthander Drew Storen.

At No. 9, Tigers are deciding whether to spend big (California HS lefthander Tyler Matzek, Missouri HS righty Jacob Turner), smaller (Texas HS righty Shelby Miller) or a little smaller (Arizona State RHP Mike Leake).

At No. 11 the Rockies will take the most signable high school pitcher, and that Arizona State righthander Mike Leake is not in the equation.

Crow AND Matzek out of the top 10.

Scheppers out of the first round seems likely.

With those picks I think my board is

Tyler Matzek
Tanner Scheppers
Aaron Crow
Mike Leake
Tim Wheeler
Bobby Borchering
Grant Green
Jacob Turner
Alex White
Matt Purke
Chad James
Shelby Miller
Wil Myers

I will throw something if Matzek is there and we pass. Probably a chair.

+1

He goes to Capo Valley High (right down the street from my house)…

He is a BEAST. I wouldn’t expect him to be at 13.

dtownmbrown - June 9, 2009 reply

Scheppers over Crow?

I worry about the shoulder, convince me you’re right.

I worry about it too

but hes been pitching well this year even though early on he was tenative with his curve.

Extra fresh after a nine-day layoff, Scheppers was sititng at 96-97 mph for much of the game and he touched 101 mph on the Saints’ radar gun. Scouts told manager George Tsamis after the game that they had him touching 98 and 99 mph.

From BA’s draft blog. His change up is 88 mph and could be plus. I think he could really be a dominant #1 starter. Crow hasn’t improved his change that much this year and if he doesn’t I worry about him. Crow also has a tendency to lose control and nibble.

Hope we pick a good first rounder

I didn’t like the Weeks pick last year, but I also didn’ t like how the draft bloggers knew it would happen before it happened. I’ve been avoiding all the prognosticators in hopes of being surprised.

Can you give a link to the Live Draft and the Draft Tracker in the thread?

THIS THREAD IS WAY BETTER THAN ZONIS' OPEN THREAD

:-D

traitor :P

Sorry Zonis! I didn't see yours!

Oh wait! I got it!

MIkeV… you’re actually OAKLANDathletics!

It'd be nice to have a summary thread.

This one is sure the get cluttered quickly. Perhaps your thread could be used for that – y’know for those ANers that don’t have the time to follow the draft as it happens, but would like a condensed reaction when they do log in.

is the draft being televised?

or did mlb give up on that experiment?

It's not.

I meant televised as in conventional TV

I'm watching it online

Here

mlb tv

Shit

Wish you had posted 5 minutes earlier BBG. Gotta go destroy one o’ my creations now.

Personal opinion

The top prep arms priced themselves out of the Top 10, I don’t see the A’s chasing them down. Leake and Crow probably top the A’s board.

Your post is award-winning BTW...

…just awesome

Since when do we give out awards?

Since now. :-)

I could come up with some

but I really don’t pay attention to usernames very often when I’m reading threads.

I've got an award for you!

OMG WHAT IS IT?!?!??!

I’m so excited!

WTF?!?!

Why do you get an award?

I'm just that damn good.

I hate to brag.

Just 2007?

Where are your others?

JLaff - June 9, 2009 reply

Really? Do you want one like I gave him?

Well the one i really want to give you isn't appropriate, but...

You win the award for:
Most likely to cuss
Mosty likely to overuse TWSS
Most likely to overuse cap locks
Most likey to overuse exclamation points and question marks

Just to name a few. I’m sure pamcakes has a few choice awards too.

What the FUCK???!!!?!?!?

I mean, TWSS, right? RIGHT??

WHAT’S THE OTHER ONE YOU REALLY WANT TO GIVE ME?!?!

(how was that? Did I get all of them?)

TWSS

What kind of award would I win?

Not sure I know you well enough.

Maybe someone else could chime in.

Pam might need her own FanPost

That's one discussion I won't be getting in the middle of.

You could be the butter in the stack of pamcakes

Oh my

Yeah

everybody else

===== <— the line

me

Nice.

I like butta.

That's because your rhymes are legit.

swoon

probably for the best

could get ugly

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2009/draftlive_app.jsp

Okay, live feed

eh, where to listen on internet?

Is there any streaming of the draft. Audio or video?

mlb.com

See above.

Full TV coverage at MLB.com free

yeah, lame

I saw it right after I posted it. Sorry.

That guy sounds like Casey Kasem

The A's have the pick before the Rangers

I REALLY hope that we take the player that the Rangers fans at Lone Star Ball REALLY want to draft right before they do. Just Deserts!

and then trade him for Smoak.

+1bn

Deserts?

We don’t want to desert our draft pick.

No thanks

I don’t want Raymond Fuentes

Hahahahahah so true!

LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED

I WANT PICKS!!!

(these are my rally caps)

Anyone have any idea what time draft selection actually starts?

It sounds like there’s a lot of fluff coming up.

6

God, I hope that's eastern time.

Klaw

is saying we’ll pick Grant Green. If we get Green or Leake I’d be very happy.

Latest rumor from BA

The Royals could take a college pitcher as well, with Kennesaw State righthander Chad Jenkins first in line if they decide to go with a player who will sign for slot. Oakland is waiting to see if Kansas City does step out and go above-slot, in which case the Royals could take Southern California shortstop Grant Green or North Carolina prep catcher Wil Myers. If Green is there, Oakland will take him, though sources also indicate the Athletics could opt for indy ball righty Tanner Scheppers or California prep lefthander Tyler Matzek, which would make for an interesting negotiation.

Link

Sweet

DeJay - June 9, 2009 reply

This could be interesting

They better be really sure on Matzek or Scheppers if they’re gonna splash the cash to get them signed.

OkayJay81 - June 9, 2009 reply

Any of those picks would be excellent, IMO

With Scheppers being the most frightening, because of his shoulder.

CapgrasDelusion - June 9, 2009 reply

AHHHHHHHHHHH MATZEK!!!!!

I WANT MATZEK

+1

OMG YAY!!!!!!! please be true please be true please be true please be true.

time between rounds?

You mean picks?

4 mins

Who's the A's Representative at the draft?

Jason McDonald

Was also supposed to be Blue Moon Odom, but I heard last night he got scratched.

skigurl - June 9, 2009 reply

interesting

Good ol’ Blue Moon.

AHHH! ZOMBIE SEILIG!

AHHH!

Where’s Cap’n and LB?

/cocks shotgun

No worries.

AUGH IT'S THE ANTICHRIST!

I mean, Selig.

I hate Bud

selig that is

+1

Can’t stand him. Shut up and get on with it.

+1,000,000

He doesn’t come across any better doing a David Stern impersonation.

Bud Selig, Bud Bundy, Bud Weiser... they all suck.

UncleLeo - June 9, 2009 reply

Here comes Dick Selig.

4 minutes between picks

(A's should be picking around the top of the hour)

Take Matt Bush!..oh wait

Nats on clock.

OaklandAs Twitter

Billy’s here, Lew is here, and all the scouts are here (about 40) sitting in rows of tables with The Board as a backdrop.

Don't throw any chairs this across the room this year Billy

sorry for the typos...

Raiders Lockerroom....

Korach there, too

Awesome.

Tweeting!

Someone from the A’s is in the war room with Beane and Lew and all the scouts and he is tweeting updates.

roscoe - June 9, 2009 reply

very cool

dtownmbrown - June 9, 2009 reply

sweet!

roscoe - June 9, 2009 reply

Is that guy looking up porn?

I want to be in that room.

gigglingone - June 9, 2009 reply

TWSS?

People sitting quietly on computers in the Raiders lockerroom

Pardon me, I’m a NRAF who doesn’t really for the Raiders.

This is weird!

Do the Raiders and the A's use different locker rooms?

They must do, right, ‘cos the A’s are at home in like 3 hours.

I see

one guy on MLB.com

It's about time that room gets used for something productive

LOL

shock!

You beat me to it.

Buddy butchered his name.

Yknow what I had forgotten, until he came on tv again?

just what a berk Selig is.

also, in the pantomime spirit, I am now BOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooing the Mariners

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

bobnothing - June 9, 2009 reply

Ykea, that guy's a big berk.

I like SDSU's all black uniforms

Kind of odd looking, but kind of cool too.

Nats get Stephen Strasburg

DON’T PICK ACKLEY SEATTLE.

We should have sent

grover to this event.

Oh, not in the budget? I blame Nico for all those bananas he ate in Arizona.

WE NEED SOME MOJO FOR THE M'S NOT TO PICK ACKLEY

RALLY CAPS!!!

Mariners select

Matt Bush

Yes plz.

it was cool seeing the kid pitch

live a few mins away from sdsu and former graduate….

My sister is at SDSU now

Just finished her freshman year

Yea, but can she pitch?

Nah, she hurt her back playing volleyball in HS

Yea, but is she hot?

I really can't answer that

based on the fact that A) She’s my sister, and B) I’d hate to have to kill you.

I'll take that as a yes.

Giggidy.

As an older brother, I'm required to attempt to end the life of anybody who looks at her

Regardless of hotness or lack thereof.

agrd.

Indeed. I play that role.

I miss the college sdsu days....Freakin blur!

I like them Freshman

I keep gettin’ older and they stay the same age – wooderson…

Good for the Nats

DeJay - June 9, 2009 reply

Seatlle needs to draft another College Closer!

Drew Storen!!!

I guess we'll know soon, but is Tate to SD pretty much done?

That's the rumor.

Tate to SD, Sanchez to PIT

Rumor is Hobgood to Baltimore

M's get Ackley

NNNNNOOOOOOOOOO

must be a delay on the website, or on my laptop

DeJay - June 9, 2009 reply

Why did the Mariners actually do something smart here?

they fired Bavasi?

They still have Lincoln and Armstrong with considerable power

They signed Fields and converted Aumont to a reliever. That sounds like prospect mishandling to me.

Padres take Tate for #3

Is it Dustin Ackley?

Bud Selig called Ackley a 1B.

Tate...gone

So much for Tate and Ackley dropping

pookeyguru - June 9, 2009 reply

That's fine

Matzek is dropping!

I want the A's to get the best player they can get

Over slot or underslot I don’t really care.

pookeyguru - June 9, 2009 reply

“Just to clarify, “The Board” is actually 7 big white boards which box in the tables…each with about 50 names of prospects."

Harold Reynolds

Called the Padres the most boring team in baseball. Not sure why, but I found it a hilarious comment. Sort of out of nowhere.

Because it's absolutely true

They are such a bland baseball team.

I miss the days

when the A’s were boring. Wait, no I don’t.

HR

I miss him on espn. bring that azz slapper back to baseball tonight!

si

Tate taken at #3.

I don’t think I like the pick for the Padres. His bat is a question, and he’s f-n expensive.

Glad

The A’s didn’t make that leap. Can use the signing bonus for other players.

who are a's poised to get.

which left over brother we drafting this year?

Probably Grant Green

Grant Green and Gold?

MATZEK!!!

he wont be around at 13

rktse - June 9, 2009 reply

Maybe...

Probably not though.

Agg too many places to read at once!

Pepsi Throwback?

Sounds like New Coke

I was too young to remember, but Pepsi Clear anyone?

I barely remember.

I believe you're referring to

Crystal Pepsi

I feel the mixed-drink combos that could have been created with that are endless.

STOP THE GIANTS COMERCIALS! NOO!!!

Aren't you glad its the story of Tim Lincecum- Giant

rather than Tim Lincecum- Mariner?

Pirates reportedly will tab BC CA Tony Sanchez … reports are money will be re-allocated towards int’l signing (Sano)

Midland

Whats with the off day on a Tuesday…I hate that.

Pirates take Sanchez @ #4

haha, what fools!

rktse - June 9, 2009 reply

Not a bad pick

if they go overslot with later picks and get Sano

Especially since a lot of those HS arms want major league contracts

Ray Fosse just walked in.

Fosse in the draft room

Now it’s a party.

How awesome is it, Ray, now that you're in the room?

:P

I hope he brought Dibs

Pirates go signability

Geren is here.

There goes the party!

Uggghhhhhh

The room just got stupider.

The party is over.

Michael Iona?

anyone know how he is doing?

Ask Blez to ask Billy

Shut down for awhile.

Shut down with elbow issues, I think.

The Pirates opt for a college catcher in Tony Sanchez…a player we liked but not a priority w/ the young catching we have in our system

Well there goes anybody's hope of the A's signing Sano

Unless the Pirates are horribly inept at reading the market for Sano.

vignette17 - June 9, 2009 reply

They are the Pirates

Why do guys who have the name Jorge not go by it?

He goes by Tony, all my friends in LA named Jorge go by George…wth?

Four down, eight to go before our choice

Top nine players I want for our pick:

1. Tyler Matzek
2. Aaron Crow
3. Grant Green
4. Zach Wheeler
5. Mike Leake
6. Mike Trout
7. Matt Purke
8. Tanner Scheppers
9. Shelby Miller

our luck states

all will be gone before we draft

I don't like trout way too many moving parts

learning how to switch hit needs new approach athletic bu needs to learn route running

California HS righthander Matt Hobgood is the reported pick by the Orioles.

Hopefully means the Giants take Wheeler

Talk about rising in the draft

Man, he soared up recently.

At each “scouting station” you’ll find a lap top, pack of sun flower seeds, and a can of Pepsi/ bottle of Aquafina water.

I don't get the sunflower seed obsession in baseball.

Oh and it’s funny that the A’s have taken over the Tweet stuff on the main draft page.

sunflower seeds are awesome

+1

until i got banned from eating them because they would always end up in the bottom of the washing machine.

ha

I’ve been there.

The bottom of the washing machine?

Are you sure you’re not me?

Pretty sure.

The tag on the back of my shirt says “Larry”.

Are you Larry?

I've been called worse.

Don't the Pirates already have one or two all world catchers already?

you can never have too much good catching

If they do they will probably trade the better of two anyways.

At #5, Orioles take Hobgood

YES

I don’t even like him. Come on Giants, take Wheeler!

NORKEL, CA

brought to you by Jaleel White

A Division of Suspenders, Inc.

I want impact bat!

Sucks there isnt nearly as many as last year.

Draft it now!

Kinky.

Hobgood is 6'4" and 245 lbs?

The O’s may have a Cupcakes on their hand.

245 isn't THAT heavy

for 6’4"

Nate - June 9, 2009 reply

Just so people know, when I post lines in block quotes, I am posting stuff from the Tweeter.

I am posting stuff from the A's

and other tweets I find relevent to our interests.

O’s add to their stable of young pitching w/ Matt Hobgood..a player we scouted extensively & liked. Power arm & hit some LONG HRs in HS

Mmmm, power.

Grant Green A u$c trojan? WTF.

I pass lets get the pitcher. Actually what am i talking about position players better option that pitchers to make the majors.

oh get over it

mcgwire and zito were trojans too. as am i.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

its hard coming from Westwood.

All of LA suxs deal with it

ditto

ok thats true.

I think he was dealing with it just fine

um

unless you’re a bruin, that comment is completely wrong.

ucla = westwood
usc = south central

and yes, it is hard coming from south central.

at #6, Giants take (in the 19-200......) Wheeler!

It's the 19cough2009 First Year Player Draft!

Lol, Bud Bud Bud....

vignette17 - June 9, 2009 reply

What year is it, Bud Zombie?

bud's goin back to the future

I'm kinda giddy about getting Matzek

But he’ll be real expensive…

NateHST - June 9, 2009 reply

Who cares? I think he's worth the cash. Kid is the 2nd best pitcher in this draft IMO

If he gets down to the Yankees, I will be doubly enraged.

Matzek

My mind would be blown

Is he that good?

Won’t lie, I know more about the college players. KC will probably draft him just to piss us off.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2009/reports.jsp?content=matzek

He's pretty good.

NateHST - June 9, 2009 reply

Wheeler is a Giant.

He'll have a big strikezone then.

Mayo 5-for-5 so far – #MLBDraft

Make it 6-for-6 – #MLBDraft

Our Bay rivals select Zach Wheeler, the hardest thrower among a very good HS pitching class. We had him clocked up to 98 MPH

great pick

this may have been posted above

who is posting on mlb.com’s live feed that your posting here?

dunno

6 down, 7 to go…everyone is getting chatty.

Matzek

would be great.

anyone know whos tweeting for the a's?

Here’s the story on Mariners first pick in the #mlbdraft, outfielder Dustin Ackley: http://bit.ly/2sS5tg

Braves will almost certainly pick a HSer.

The one college pick they’ve picked anytime recently didn’t really do them much.

college pitcher

FAIL.

that went well

At #7, Braves take Mike Minor

YES

I hate Minor

Uhhhhh WTF

mayo 7/7

oh damn

Nats draft future ace Strasburg at No. 1

Why is mlb so moosh? everything I here about strasburg is the same sht i heard about Todd Van P. BLAh Blah blah Best ever. I thought TVP was the coming of JC and what a let down. It was sure fun trying to get his rookie back in the day but that was about it. Let down. hope this guy does better stras

did you see the video?

In the like 30 second clip, even I think he’s going to be awesome. WICKED curve.

Ugh

Scouting videos are not exactly good predictors

jeffro - June 9, 2009 reply

Who are the Cinsinatta Reds?

Bud Selig

Is killin me

I'm concerned that he's actually having a stroke.

Bud Even Seems Sour Doing This

Would it kill him to smile once in awhile?

...It might.

All the more reason to insist on it:

Hey Bud, SMILE!

Its hilarious

It looks like someone is interrupting his afternoon nap

WHAT ARE YOU CHILDREN DOING HERE

GERROFF MY LAWN

bobnothing - June 9, 2009 reply

The draft is the biggest example of how little power little Selig has.

why is everyone applauding minor?

Because there is no booing at the draft.

I shall boo.

i think everyone is happy

the braves did a huge overdraft

Apparently they like drafting Southerners

Geographic region seems like a pretty silly deciding factor in making drafting decisions.

Minor gets rushed, falls out of favor, gets traded to the A's for some crappy rental OFer

then gets good once with us.

Mariners also have #27 pick in 1st round of #mlbdraft…just 3rd time in club history team team has had 2 1st round picks (also: ’83 & ’89)

Geren’s headed back to the Clubhouse in preparation for game 2 vs. Twins…going for win #8 tonight!!

I love THAT Tweet.

I'm just glad it means in a row, not of the season.

Beautiful.

http://twitpic.com/706pc – Billy just took a break for some grub…here’s part of the spread.

Looks like a Costco run.

Wow

Even the spread looks small market.

Go Costco!!!!(??)

Exactly my thoughts

At least they’ve got sunflower seeds to fall back on.

Not even Costco, more like 7-11

Englishmajor - June 9, 2009 reply

Braves take Mike Minor from Vanderbilt. Rumor had it they were high on Zach Wheeler, a local Georgia product, taken right in front of them

Zach Wheeler comes across as a relatively dim bulb.

haha...a bit

hahaha

so true.

Perfect fit for SF.

Hahaha...that made me laugh out loud

Not very nice!

Reds...

I heard Alex White was pretty much a done deal.

yeah

was about to say, if Reds take White, we might be seeing Matzek at 13.

I’m drooling

I'm having a Morgasm

I prefer more rather than less.

what is a Morgasm?

Is it some special type of orgasm?

well

matzek has to slip by 9, 11 and 12

Why do they have to take the whole 4 minutes?

I’m not impatient or anything, but lets hurry this up!

+1

shooting4life - June 9, 2009 reply

Plus 10 billion

HDGJASDASDSAd

I think they want to make sure that they get the most air time as possible, to maximize the commercials.

4 minutes is fast....NFL first round is 10, used to be 15

I know...

I just want to hear who the A’s are going to take….now.

The studio has fake audience posters hanging on the walls...

to make it look like there are more people there. So lame.

The studio has the model of a field in there for demonstrations...

Always like that with the posters.

at #8, Cinci takes Mike Leake

You should've left "Mike" out

Englishmajor - June 9, 2009 reply

The whole city all at once?

Ewwwww

Leake

off the board to Cincy.

LEAKE

I HATE YOU ARIZONA

er

Cinci!!!!

Leake is gone

theblackpearl - June 9, 2009 reply

9, 10, 11, 12 between us and Matzek

Green, Matzek, Scheppers, Crow all still on the board. AWESOME.

congrats

you just listed the draft order before our pick.

+1

Fine

Purke is still there, then.

Nah

if he’d done that, Matzek would have been the pick RIGHT before ours.

it means we aren't guaranteed one of them

I was just thinking that it was a 'pigeon hole' theorum fail.

I hear Green may drop

to the second round? Puzzling.

Gah!

Leake is gone. Maybe that increases the chance we’ll draft Matzek.

first miss

Another overdraft...

Mike Leake. – Reds.

Grant Green and Gold

Make the call, Billy.

haha

No.

I bet the Tigers pick Matzek.

they should

Not in this economy...

Yeah. Detroit's destruction is the big question

but they did it with Porcello…

Tigers don't have a minor league system at all.

even if they trade him, they need to re-stock badly. passing on a pick like that is not a good idea, with the way their pitching depth in their system is.

I agree, but that was before Porcello

But I’m prolly about to be wrong…

Just Kidding! ; )

before Caberra, sorry.

Still on the Board

Schep, Crow, White, Matzek still on the board.
Dear Lord

I think there will be some shockers in the later 1st round

which means some of these really good guys are slegnA, Yankmees, Red Sux, etc.

The last pick definitely caught peoples attention…lots of chatter happening now.

good

This guy's gonna be a quick what, now?

I don't know if we can sign Matzek

People in Cinci do call it Cincinnat— ah.

The Reds take Mike Leake, an Oakland A’s draft out of HS. GM Billy Beane went to Tempe to watch him pitch in the regional over the weekend

sounds like he was our pick...until a minute ago

yeah

i think that’s what he means by “an oakland a’s draft”

SamYam - June 9, 2009 reply

no

we drafted him previously in the 7th round

No, he meant the A's took him out of high school.

He means the A's drafted him previously

like before this year’s draft.

That means we picked him 3 years ago

OkayJay81 - June 9, 2009 reply

Huh.

Billy wouldn’t have done that if he really, really wanted the guy, would he?

Englishmajor - June 9, 2009 reply

You're right

I think Billy has so much time on his hands he can afford to watch players he’s not at all interested in.

There was a story in Moneyball

where Billy Beane avoided seeing a player the A’s were really interested in because he didn’t want to to tip his hand.

Semi-bold prediction:

Green and Matzek are both on the board for us and we take Green.

Hypothetical

What do we do with Coleman, move him to 3B?

Matzek is gone 4 sure by then

But then Matzek is easily a top 10 talent

and he’s still not gone yet.

Espn's blog

Says Matzek could drop all the way out of the first round…says maybe the Mariners would take him at 27.

I hope not.

No Mariners.

Even the Yanks/Sux are better.

HERE WE GO

This is how I feel.

At #9, Tigers take Jake Turner

Oh good. Finally a non-cheap guy.

Matzek would’ve been better.

Jake Turner.

TURNER

YES

Will Turner.

Yes turner.... I think can get Matzek

Bud's drunk.

No, he's just stupid.

wow!

Washington Naschos?

YES

This is awesome!

Ok

The Nats need to draft Aaron Crow again

so he can not sign again?

exactly

oh god i am freaking out.

The Rockies are going to screw us over though, they were in on Leake I thought.

damn those cockies!

SoCalA'sFan - June 9, 2009 reply

anyone realize only one position player has been taken?

two actually

Ackley, Tate, Sanchez

Do they combine powers to form Captain Planet?

two

Tate and Sanchez

ACKLEY

Does Ackley not play a position?

oops

three my bad

Either the Nationals don't take a pitcher...

or one of Matsek, White and Miller is around for the A’s. And Green too.

Now watch us pick Rex Brothers

Oh, Brothers!

hahaha

Head, meet desk.

Desk, meet head.

Hes been rumored to go to Colorado

The Tigers take Jacob Turner, another Boras client and hard-throwing right-handed pitcher. They were rumored to have scouted him heavily.

I hate hate hate twitter but its pretty awesome here.

for real time stuff

its good. Its like liveblogging.

Agreed

And apparently Ron Artest’s is hilarious.

Twitter: For 35+ year olds, and celebrities, eh?

Hey, I'm only 31!

You're not a celebrity?

Not last time I checked.

i don't see a reason to hate twitter that much

it is used oftentimes as is now. If you follow public figures, they tend to offer funny or thoughtful tweats.

echerrst - June 9, 2009 reply

It destroys human communication more than the internet usually does.

Example twit: im going to go floss.

i like to refer to them as twats

dtownmbrown - June 9, 2009 reply

Gives new reason to have fast fingers. Not just for typing!

are you the one tweeting this?

wow--in the Turner video...

his mechanics look really fluid and polished…sort of an anti-Cahill…lol

you mean he's Brett Anderson?

The 3B everyone likes is still on the board, right?

Borchering?

He’s still there, but is he a 3B? I dunno…kid can rake, though.

I don't like him.

Nooooo

If Borchering/Davidson are drafted when MATZEK is still on the board, I will cease to live.

Is that a promise?

Borchering isn't a 3bman

I really don’t think so.

Crow>Matzek

When you factor $ ? Ctow doesn’t have the leverage and could be very good

I'll take either

Two top five talents

+1

Top 5 talent at 13th pick = good value.

ahhh, should have previewed --- Crow not Ctow

I think Matsek slips way beyond A's

Signablity?

Everyone's forgotten about Tim Wheeler!

Goes to my college! WOO HOO!

Here we go again in Washington...

!!!!

at #10, Washington takes Drew Storen

Storen?

Nats

wow— now thats signability

If they didnt' sign their #10 pick, they lose the pick

And Strasburg ain’t cheap.

Seattle is sad

haha

We are guaranteed one of Crow, Matzek, Green

If we want them.

Which would you take?

Matzek

I like Crow a LOT, though…he’s SLIGHTLY lower. Green is clearly below the two pitchers.

probably two?

The big question is IF we want them.

I really hope we’re willing to pony up for Matzek

Tripp - June 9, 2009 reply

Miller-White-Matzek-Green-Borchering

take your pick

Anybody want to give me the executive summary on Matzek?

What’s the upside? Why’s he slipping?

He's a top 10 pick if you're thinking talent

but he’s slipping b/c of signability. He’s going to be f’n expensive.

Wants record setting money

he wants record money

Prolly the best HS arm in the draft

Apparently wants huge $$$ to sign.

he wants a huge bonus

like, over 7 mil. out of hs.

Huge Upside

Near Ace potential, he’s slipping due to signability I’m hearing…

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

That’s about it

$

train80 - June 9, 2009 reply

And presumably if he doesn't get the bucks...

…he can go to college, right?

Yes

Yep.

yeah

has tons of leverage

to draft any 3b in the first round this year

…would be a reach. No standouts in this bunch. We need to address 3b via trade.

A's draft room must be ecstatic

I'm freaking out

They must be going nuts. Billy is keeping chairs handy.

Go Cardinal!

I think A's pick Miller if he's there

The Nats, w/ their 2nd pick in the top 10, take another pitcher — Drew Storen, a hard throwing reliever and local product from Stanford

How many more Borass clients are there?

Oaktownflav - June 9, 2009 reply

Lots

A bunch aren't getting picked.

Mike Leake's one loss

on the season came to A.J. Morris and Kansas State. Shameless KSU plug.

Can Harold Reynolds make these interviews any more awkward?

he could be sexually harrasing the people next to him.

Are you implying that he's not?

oblique - June 9, 2009 reply

I hate the American style of starting a question by going:

“Talk to me about……”. Very irritiating.

Dan Dibley on KNBR (sorry)

was just picking on people who do that, yesterday morning, saying it was what interviewers resort to when they have no idea what else to say/ask.

oblique - June 9, 2009 reply

OT RE: Twitter

Anyone on here Twitter themselves? I’ll follow ya if you do. I’m twitter.com/bradleyshill

I am...but I never tweet

yeah

gateybeinggatey

flipgatey3 - June 9, 2009 reply

muffinpryde

hehe

muffinpryde - June 9, 2009 reply

here comes Matzek.. or White

Or Miller

Bet the Rockies pick a HS pitcher not named Matzek

ill take that bet

Too late

I was going to bet a billion dollars, too!

me too

Mike Leake being interviewed on MLB Network telecast…really intelligent kid, great makeup — a favorite of our scouting department.

Definately sounds like they wanted him.

Bang

At #11, Colorado takes Matzek

Doh!

Matzek taken

FUUUUUUUCK

Ooooof...

danmerqury - June 9, 2009 reply

Well there goes Matzek...

Synx - June 9, 2009 reply

Well there goes Matzek

OkayJay81 - June 9, 2009 reply

fuck

DAMN

Gimme Crow, then.

KC's eating Crowe

It's gonna be Green for us, I'm calling it.

Best option when accounting for signability and talent.

Tripp - June 9, 2009 reply

Good luck signing him, Rockies

I think Green is gone

There is Matzek

Wow

there goes Matzek. I doubt the A’s would have signed him anyway.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

NEW THREAD OPEN!!!