Looking Ahead: 2015 Draft

[PepperJack]

Callis and Mayo from MLB.com recently did a mock draft for the top 10 picks(Reds pick 11th, as most know).


http://m.mlb.com/news/article/103053...yo-call-top-10

[M2]

Here's Matt Garrioch's early draft rankings.

Though he only ranks #30 on the list, I'm not sure I could resist the temptation to draft super-athlete Kyler Murray if he's there at #11.

[WrongVerb]

Here's Matt Garrioch's early draft rankings.

Though he only ranks #30 on the list, I'm not sure I could resist the temptation to draft super-athlete Kyler Murray if he's there at #11.

Interesting thought. I don't know enough about him one way or the other to make an informed statement, other than to say that targeting high-ceiling guys who play up the middle should be first and foremost the strategy going into this draft. There's enough pitching that letting arms take a back seat to position players, particularly those who play C, 2b, SS, and CF would not be a bad thing. Without knowing more about Murray (would he turn pro and focus on baseball only?), I'd say the dream scenario is that Bregman or Cameron falls to #11.

[M2]

I'd say the dream scenario is that Bregman or Cameron falls to #11.

Or Swanson.

[lollipopcurve]

Interesting thought. I don't know enough about him one way or the other to make an informed statement, other than to say that targeting high-ceiling guys who play up the middle should be first and foremost the strategy going into this draft. There's enough pitching that letting arms take a back seat to position players, particularly those who play C, 2b, SS, and CF would not be a bad thing. Without knowing more about Murray (would he turn pro and focus on baseball only?), I'd say the dream scenario is that Bregman or Cameron falls to #11.

I've liked Bregman since he came out of high school. We'll see how the LSU season plays out....but I think he may be the kind of middle infielder the Reds system can use (i.e., a grinder who can hit).

May be interested in this Betts character. Big LH bat who catches works for me.

[RedlegJake]

Daz Cameron....no way he falls to 11 but I can dream

[Benihana]

I think Cameron actually looks a lot like Phil Ervin. Will be interesting to see if Buckley and co. Go for that kind of profile again.

My dream is Brendan Rogers somehow falling. After that, Swanson or Cameron would be nice.

[WrongVerb]

Or Swanson.

Certainly. Although I think it more likely that the others fall.

[Gallen5862]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/

Scherzer rejected the Tigers’ qualifying offer earlier this offseason, so the Nationals will sacrifice their first-round pick of this year’s draft, No. 27 overall, as a result of the signing. The Tigers will acquire the No. 35 pick.

[Gallen5862]

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2015/order.jsp

Draft Order

First Round

1. Arizona Diamondbacks
2. Houston Astros (Brady Aiken - unsigned)
3. Colorado Rockies
4. Texas Rangers
5. Houston Astros
6. Minnesota Twins
7. Boston Red Sox
8. Chicago White Sox
9. Chicago Cubs
10. Philadelphia Phillies
11. Cincinnati Reds
12. Miami Marlins
13. San Diego Padres
14. Tampa Bay Rays
New York Mets1
15. Atlanta Braves
16. Milwaukee Brewers
Toronto Blue Jays3
17. New York Yankees
18. Cleveland Indians
Seattle Mariners6
19. San Francisco Giants
20. Pittsburgh Pirates
21. Oakland Athletics
22. Kansas City Royals
23. Detroit Tigers
24. St. Louis Cardinals
25. Los Angeles Dodgers
26. Baltimore Orioles
Washington Nationals11
27. Los Angeles Angels

Compensation Picks

Team will receive pick if the free agent in parentheses signs with another team. The signing team forfeits its first pick, unless it has one of the first 11 picks in the first round, in which case, it forfeits its second pick. If a team signs multiple free agents who were extended qualifying offers, it keeps relinquishing its next-highest Draft pick.

28. Colorado Rockies (Michael Cuddyer)1
29. Atlanta Braves (Ervin Santana)9
30.Toronto Blue Jays (Melky Cabrera)10
31. New York Yankees (David Robertson)7
32. San Francisco Giants (Pablo Sandoval)4
33. Pittsburgh Pirates (Russell Martin)3
Pittsburgh Pirates (Francisco Liriano)8
Kansas City Royals (James Shields)
Detroit Tigers (Victor Martinez)2
34.Detroit Tigers (Max Scherzer)11
35. Los Angeles Dodgers (Hanley Ramirez)5
36. Baltimore Orioles (Nelson Cruz)6


1 Signed with the Mets, who forfeited their first-round pick.
2 Re-signed with the Tigers.
3 Signed with the Blue Jays, who forfeited their first-round pick.
4 Signed with the Red Sox, who forfeited their second-round pick.
5 Signed with the Red Sox, who forfeited their Competitive Balance Round B pick.
6 Signed with the Mariners, who forfeited their second-round pick.
7 Signed with the White Sox, who forfeited their second-round pick.
8 Re-signed with the Pirates
9 Signed with the Twins who forfeited their second-round pick
10 Signed with the White Sox, who forfeited their third round pick
11 Signed with the Nationals, who forfeited their first-round pick.


Competitive Balance Round A

37. Houston Astros (from Marlins)
38 Colorado Rockies
39. St. Louis Cardinals
40. Milwaukee Breweres
41. Atlanta Braves (in trade from San Diego Padres)
42. Cleveland Indians

Second Round

43. Arizona Diamondbacks
44. Colorado Rockies
45. Texas Rangers
46. Houston Astros
Minnesota Twins9
Boston Red Sox4
Chicago White Sox7
47. Chicago Cubs
48. Philadelphia Phillies
49. Cincinnati Reds
50. Tampa Bay Rays
51. Miami Marlins
52. San Diego Padres
53. New York Mets
54. Atlanta Braves
55. Milwaukee Brewers
56. Toronto Blue Jays
57. New York Yankees
58. Cleveland Indians
59. Seattle Mariners
60. Washington Nationals (Andrew Suarez - unsigned)
61. Oakland Athletics
62. San Francisco Giants
63. Pittsburgh Pirates
64. Kansas City Royals
65. St. Louis Cardinals
66. Detroit Tigers
67. Los Angeles Dodgers
68. Baltimore Orioles
69. Washington Nationals
70. Los Angeles Angels

Competitive Balance Round B

71. Cincinnati Reds
Boston Red Sox (from Athletics)5
72. Seattle Mariners
73. Minnesota Twins
74. Baltimore Orioles
75. Arizona Diamondbacks

Third Round

76. Arizona Diamondbacks
77. Colorado Rockies
78. Texas Rangers
79. Houston Astros
80. Minnesota Twins
81. Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox10
82. Chicago Cubs
83. Philadelphia Phillies
84. Cincinnati Reds
85. Tampa Bay Rays
86. Miami Marlins
87. San Diego Padres
88. New York Mets
89. Atlanta Braves
90. Milwaukee Brewers
91. Toronto Blue Jays
92. New York Yankees
93. Cleveland Indians
94. Seattle Mariners
95. Oakland Athletics
96. San Francisco Giants
97. Pittsburgh Pirates
98. Kansas City Royals
99. St. Louis Cardinals
100. Detroit Tigers
101. Los Angeles Dodgers
102. Baltimore Orioles
103. Los Angeles Angels

Supplemental Round

104. St. Louis Cardinals (Trevor Megill - unsigned)

Rounds 4-40
Arizona Diamondbacks
Colorado Rockies
Texas Rangers
Houston Astros
Minnesota Twins
Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Tampa Bay Rays
Miami Marlins
San Diego Padres
New York Mets
Atlanta Braves
Milwaukee Brewers
Toronto Blue Jays
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Seattle Mariners
Oakland Athletics
San Francisco Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Kansas City Royals
St. Louis Cardinals
Detroit Tigers
Los Angeles Dodgers
Baltimore Orioles
Washington Nationals
Los Angeles Angels

[RedlegJake]

4 picks in the top 100, 2 in the top 50. Not bad.

[Gallen5862]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/

Padres To Sign James Shields

By Charlie Wilmoth and Steve Adams [February 9, 2015 at 11:35am CST]

12:35pm: Shields’s option is worth $16MM, and the contract contains no incentives, tweets Cotillo. The deal can max out at $91MM over five years if the option is picked up.

Regardless of whether or not one considers Shields an ace or merely an upper-echelon starter, a pitcher of his quality was a lock to receive and reject a qualifying offer, which is precisely what happened. As such, the Padres will pay the steep price of surrendering their first-round pick — the 13th overall selection and one of the best non-protected picks in the draft. Unlike previous iterations of draft-pick compensation, the newest form, established in the 2012 collective bargaining agreement, calls for the Royals to receive a compensation pick at the end of the first round.

[Gallen5862]

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2015/order.jsp


Draft Order

First Round

1. Arizona Diamondbacks
2. Houston Astros (Brady Aiken - unsigned)
3. Colorado Rockies
4. Texas Rangers
5. Houston Astros
6. Minnesota Twins
7. Boston Red Sox
8. Chicago White Sox
9. Chicago Cubs
10. Philadelphia Phillies
11. Cincinnati Reds
12. Miami Marlins
San Diego Padres12
13. Tampa Bay Rays
New York Mets1
14. Atlanta Braves
15. Milwaukee Brewers
Toronto Blue Jays3
16. New York Yankees
17. Cleveland Indians
Seattle Mariners6
18. San Francisco Giants
19. Pittsburgh Pirates
20. Oakland Athletics
21. Kansas City Royals
22. Detroit Tigers
23. St. Louis Cardinals
24. Los Angeles Dodgers
25. Baltimore Orioles
Washington Nationals11
26. Los Angeles Angels

Compensation Picks

Team will receive pick if the free agent in parentheses signs with another team. The signing team forfeits its first pick, unless it has one of the first 11 picks in the first round, in which case, it forfeits its second pick. If a team signs multiple free agents who were extended qualifying offers, it keeps relinquishing its next-highest Draft pick.

27. Colorado Rockies (Michael Cuddyer)1
28. Atlanta Braves (Ervin Santana)9
29. Toronto Blue Jays (Melky Cabrera)10
30. New York Yankees (David Robertson)7
31. San Francisco Giants (Pablo Sandoval)4
32. Pittsburgh Pirates (Russell Martin)3
Pittsburgh Pirates (Francisco Liriano)8
33. Kansas City Royals (James Shields)12
Detroit Tigers (Victor Martinez)2
34. Detroit Tigers (Max Scherzer)11
35. Los Angeles Dodgers (Hanley Ramirez)5
36. Baltimore Orioles (Nelson Cruz)6


1 Signed with the Mets, who forfeited their first-round pick.
2 Re-signed with the Tigers.
3 Signed with the Blue Jays, who forfeited their first-round pick.
4 Signed with the Red Sox, who forfeited their second-round pick.
5 Signed with the Red Sox, who forfeited their Competitive Balance Round B pick.
6 Signed with the Mariners, who forfeited their second-round pick.
7 Signed with the White Sox, who forfeited their second-round pick.
8 Re-signed with the Pirates
9 Signed with the Twins who forfeited their second-round pick
10 Signed with the White Sox, who forfeited their third round pick
11 Signed with the Nationals, who forfeited their first-round pick.
12 Signed with the Padres,who forfeited their first-round pick.

Competitive Balance Round A

37. Houston Astros (from Marlins)
38 Colorado Rockies
39. St. Louis Cardinals
40. Milwaukee Breweres
41. San Diego Padres
42. Cleveland Indians

Second Round

43. Arizona Diamondbacks
44. Colorado Rockies
45. Texas Rangers
46. Houston Astros
Minnesota Twins9
Boston Red Sox4
Chicago White Sox7
47. Chicago Cubs
48. Philadelphia Phillies
49. Cincinnati Reds
50. Tampa Bay Rays
51. Miami Marlins
52. San Diego Padres
53. New York Mets
54. Atlanta Braves
55. Milwaukee Brewers
56. Toronto Blue Jays
57. New York Yankees
58. Cleveland Indians
59. Seattle Mariners
60. Washington Nationals (Andrew Suarez - unsigned)
61. Oakland Athletics
62. San Francisco Giants
63. Pittsburgh Pirates
64. Kansas City Royals
65. St. Louis Cardinals
66. Detroit Tigers
67. Los Angeles Dodgers
68. Baltimore Orioles
69. Washington Nationals
70. Los Angeles Angels

Competitive Balance Round B

71. Cincinnati Reds
Boston Red Sox (from Athletics)5
72. Seattle Mariners
73. Minnesota Twins
74. Baltimore Orioles
75. Arizona Diamondbacks

Third Round

76. Arizona Diamondbacks
77. Colorado Rockies
78. Texas Rangers
79. Houston Astros
80. Minnesota Twins
81. Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox10
82. Chicago Cubs
83. Philadelphia Phillies
84. Cincinnati Reds
85. Tampa Bay Rays
86. Miami Marlins
87. San Diego Padres
88. New York Mets
89. Atlanta Braves
90. Milwaukee Brewers
91. Toronto Blue Jays
92. New York Yankees
93. Cleveland Indians
94. Seattle Mariners
95. Oakland Athletics
96. San Francisco Giants
97. Pittsburgh Pirates
98. Kansas City Royals
99. St. Louis Cardinals
100. Detroit Tigers
101. Los Angeles Dodgers
102. Baltimore Orioles
103. Los Angeles Angels

Supplemental Round

104. St. Louis Cardinals (Trevor Megill - unsigned)

Rounds 4-40
Arizona Diamondbacks
Colorado Rockies
Texas Rangers
Houston Astros
Minnesota Twins
Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Tampa Bay Rays
Miami Marlins
San Diego Padres
New York Mets
Atlanta Braves
Milwaukee Brewers
Toronto Blue Jays
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Seattle Mariners
Oakland Athletics
San Francisco Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Kansas City Royals
St. Louis Cardinals
Detroit Tigers
Los Angeles Dodgers
Baltimore Orioles
Washington Nationals
Los Angeles Angels

[Gallen5862]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/

BA also tabulates the resulting projected total draft pool allocations, which provide important parameters for each team and also serve as a general guide to how overall drafting power is spread across the league this time around. (Precise pick-by-pick pool allocations remain to be released by the league.)

Astros – $17.98MM
Rockies – $14.55MM
D’backs – $14.18MM
Rangers – $9.47MM
Braves – $8.70MM
Yankees – $8.21MM
Reds – $8.09MM
Brewers – $8.06MM
Orioles – $7.99MM
Giants – $7.82MM
Pirates – $7.69MM
Twins – $7.69MM
Cardinals – $7.69MM
Cubs – $7.55MM
Indians – $7.53MM
Royals – $7.50MM
Tigers – $7.40MM
Phillies – $7.36MM
Dodgers – $7.24MM
Marlins – $7.04MM
Rays – $6.86MM
Red Sox – $6.48MM
Athletics – $5.67MM
Blue Jays – $5.63MM
White Sox – $5.54MM
Angels – $5.42MM
Padres – $5.39MM
Mariners – $4.36MM
Mets – $3.74MM
Nationals – $3.70MM

[Gallen5862]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/

Pitcher Jacob Nix could be a late first round pick in the upcoming Rule 4 draft, reports Kieth Law of ESPN.com (Insider required). You may recall Nix’s part in Houston’s Brady Aiken fiasco – he was the player who lost a $1.5MM bonus when Aiken failed to sign. Without Aiken’s expected under slot signing bonus, the club didn’t have the funds to honor Nix’s deal without losing 2015 draft picks and money. Nix is now pitching with IMG Academy, a post-graduate team in Bradenton, Florida.