Official 2013 Day 1 Draft Thread

[Tom Servo]

Who do others want at this point?

Stanek.

I'm also still interested in Austin Wilson. Denny too.

[_Sir_Charles_]

It's working now. Wasn't for a while.

Dude, I have the best computer and highest speed internet ever. Don't come in here talking computer smack with me.

Haha. Kidding.

Rockin' a Commodore 64, eh? :O)

[Benihana]

Will be interesting to see if the A's go for Judge at 24. Think the Giants go Krook at 25. Yankees will likely take one of the guys I like (including Kaminsky). That should leave most of my guys on the board at 27.

Hope the Rangers don't nab the local boy McKinney here.

[dougdirt]

Sean Manena needs to be a Red if he's still on the board, he's def the BPA, along with Billy McKinney, Austin Wilson and Jon Denney.

Manena is only the BPA assuming his medical records are good. There are questions all over the place about his health.

[Vander]

It's working now. Wasn't for a while.

Dude, I have the best computer and highest speed internet ever. Don't come in here talking computer smack with me.

Haha. Kidding.

I don't know, I'm running an elite 5 year old linux laptop... Pretty impressive stuff right here...

[Gallen5862]

Alex Gonzalez, rhp, Oral Roberts

[M2]

Who do others want at this point?

I've always been a McKinney man. Wouldn't mind Clarkin.

[Benihana]

With 10 picks to go, my draft board looks like this:

1. Ryne Stanek RHP
2. Ian Clarkin LHP
3. Austin Wilson OF
4. Jon Denney C
5. Billy McKinney OF

If we snag one of those 5, I'll be really happy.

3 picks to go, wish list still in tact...

[Gallen5862]

Eric Jagielo, 3b, Notre Dame is also still available. Would he be a good pick as well?

[marcshoe]

Okay, I'm confused; I didn't think teams were allowed to sign or draft anyone else named Alex Gonzalez.

[Tom Servo]

MLB rules stipulate there must be an Alex Gonzalez in baseball at all times.

[Red Swagger]

Worried the Rangers are gonna snatch my guy, Billy McKinney

[The DARK]

Everyone joking about the MLB Draft on Twitter think they are so funny. Truth is, the MLB Draft continues to pick up steam each and every year and is quite interesting. It will never be the NFL Draft (or even the NBA Draft) but that doesn't mean it's not interesting. If you're a diehard MLB fan and you don't follow the draft, I don't know how you can really consider yourself a "diehard" fan. Even in this age of crazy free agency, teams are built through the draft (and via their international FA signings).

Votto, Bruce, Bailey, Leake, LeCure, Frazier, Cozart, Mesoraco and other key contributors were Reds' draft picks. Cueto, Chapman were international FA signings. I just don't get seemingly "diehard" baseball fans who blow off the draft.

And I don't mean the ones who don't follow it because they don't know the draft-eligible players all that well. Hell, I don't know the draft-eligible players all that well. I'm talking about the MLB fans who say "The draft isn't very important anyway."

Uh, what?

It's not important to them because they can't be half as self-righteous about how good or bad a certain draft pick is. Seeing every blogger post some asinine grade based on everybody else's widely available scouting report is easily the most infuriating aspect of the NFL draft.

[marcshoe]

MLB rules stipulate there must be an Alex Gonzalez in baseball at all times.

Thanks for clarifying; I obviously misunderstood the rule.

[edabbs44]

MLB rules stipulate there must be an Alex Gonzalez in baseball at all times.

I thought sea bass were endangered.