Looking Ahead: 2015 Draft

[Tom Servo]

but it would appear Giolito over Travieso and Norris over Stephenson were two draft day calls I was actually right on for once .

Little early to say Norris over Stephenson considering Norris still just has less than 30 innings above AA and was fast-tracked. Both started 2014 in AA but Toronto moved Norris to AAA (and then to MLB) after just 8 starts despite some BB problems and a 4.54 ERA.

[Benihana]

12 names to watch one year in advance. As always, will be fun to revisit this list next June.

SS Brendan Rogers HS
OF Daz Cameron (son of Mike) HS
SS John Aiello HS
SS Nick Shumpert (son of Terry) HS
SS/3B Jahmai Jones HS

SS CJ Hinojosa Texas
SS/2B Alex Bregman LSU
2B/OF Ian Happ UC
OF Skye Bolt UNC
LHP Cole Irvin Oregon
RHP Kyle Funkhouser Louisville
RHP Riley Ferrell TCU

and of course don't forget about Famous Jameis Winston, who will likely be a Top 10 pick in the NFL Draft.

Personally, I'd love for the Reds to get their hands on Rogers or Cameron.

10 months in on the eve of Opening Day, my updated wish list looks something like this:

1. Brendan Rogers SS
2. Dansby Swanson SS
3. Michael Matuella RHP
4. Brady Aiken LHP
5. Daz Cameron OF

[Benihana]

Little early to say Norris over Stephenson considering Norris still just has less than 30 innings above AA and was fast-tracked. Both started 2014 in AA but Toronto moved Norris to AAA (and then to MLB) after just 8 starts despite some BB problems and a 4.54 ERA.

Of course it's too early to call. But right now if I had to take one, I'd still take Norris, four years later.

[Gallen5862]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/


Padres Acquire Kimbrel, Melvin Upton From Braves

By Charlie Wilmoth [April 5, 2015 at 6:21pm CDT]

The Padres are beginning the 2015 season with yet another blockbuster trade, receiving closer Craig Kimbrel and outfielder Melvin Upton Jr. from the Braves for outfielders Cameron Maybin and Carlos Quentin, pitching prospect Matt Wisler, outfield prospect Jordan Paroubeck and the 41st overall pick in the June draft.

[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 (from 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. Los Angeles Dodgers (from 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

[M2]

These days they use cadaver ligament and tendons in at least some procedures.

I've got one in my (zombie) knee.

[Gallen5862]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/

The Dodgers will also take on Webb’s entire salary, which was likely a condition required in order to coerce the Orioles to part with the Competitive Balance pick. Baltimore will send the No. 74 pick in the 2015 draft to the Dodgers to help facilitate the deal. That pick comes with a slot value of $827K, which the Orioles will lose from their pool and the Dodgers will add to their pool. The Orioles’ draft pool will drop from $7,677,400 to $6,850,400, while the Dodgers’ pool will rise from $6,954,700 to $7,781,700.

[Gallen5862]

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

Draft Order

June 8-10, 2015

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 first 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 Brewers
41. Atlanta Braves (from Padres)
42. Cleveland Indians

Second Round

43. Arizona Diamondbacks
44. Colorado Rockies
45. Texas Rangers
46. Houston Astros
Minnesota Twins8
Boston Red Sox4
Chicago White Sox7
47. Chicago Cubs
48. Philadelphia Phillies
49. Cincinnati Reds
50. Miami Marlins
51. San Diego Padres
52. Tampa Bay Rays
53. New York Mets
54. Atlanta Braves
55. Milwaukee Brewers
56. Toronto Blue Jays
57. New York Yankees
58. Washington Nationals (Andrew Suarez - unsigned)
59. Cleveland Indians
60. Seattle Mariners
61. San Francisco Giants
62. Pittsburgh Pirates
63. Oakland Athletics
64. Kansas City Royals
65. Detroit Tigers
66. St. Louis Cardinals
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. Los Angeles Dodgers (from Orioles)
75. Atlanta Braves (from D-backs)

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. Miami Marlins
86. San Diego Padres
87. Tampa Bay Rays
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. San Francisco Giants
96. Pittsburgh Pirates
97. Oakland Athletics
98. Kansas City Royals
99. Detroit Tigers
100. St. Louis Cardinals
101. Los Angeles Dodgers
102. Baltimore Orioles
103. Washington Nationals
104. Los Angeles Angels

Supplemental Round

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

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

[Tom Servo]

http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-b...041715aaa.html

Sean Casey serves as a mentor to Ian Happ, wonder if there is anything further to read into that.

[lollipopcurve]

http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-b...041715aaa.html

Sean Casey serves as a mentor to Ian Happ, wonder if there is anything further to read into that.

This is the one top-flight hitter I'm most curious about at the moment. Thanks for posting.

[Tom Servo]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2015-...april-edition/

New list of rankings by Kiley McDaniel of Fangraphs. He has Tyler Jay, LHP, Illinois, as the 11th best prospect.

[RedlegJake]

I love the Happ kid. Doing some more googling I found nothing but positives. Quality all the way around - hard working, baseball rat mentality, great approach to hitting, local University, good upbringing and family, intelligent and has had good coaching and mentors who know what they're talking about. We talk all the time on here about the need for Reds to get some professional hitters who use the whole field, make consistent contact and have plate discipline. Here's the kid, right under their noses...

[Tom Servo]

Yeah I'm starting to get on the Happ train big time. I can handle it if somebody else drafts him ahead of the Reds, but if he's there and the Reds pass, it would be extremely tough to swallow.

[Gallen5862]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/

McDaniel On The June Draft

By Charlie Wilmoth [April 18, 2015 at 12:47pm CDT]

Here’s the latest on the 2015 draft, via a massive post from FanGraphs’ Kiley McDaniel.

McDaniel notes that there isn’t much top-level talent in this draft (an opinion shared by many analysts), and says that the industry is unclear what the Diamondbacks will do with, or even how they’re thinking about, the first pick in the draft.

The Astros, who have the second overall pick, appear to be focused on high school shortstop Brendan Rodgers, UC-Santa Barbara pitcher Dillon Tate, and Vanderbilt infielder Dansby Swanson, who McDaniel ranks the top three prospects in the draft.

Red Sox GM Ben Cherington was seen on ESPNU last night watching Swanson and Vanderbilt pitcher Carson Fulmer. The Red Sox pick seventh. They’ve also been connected to LSU shortstop Alex Bregman. McDaniel ranks Bregman the fourth-best prospect in the draft, Fulmer the seventh.

Since the draft lacks much top talent, one possibility is that many teams will draft second-round-type players in the first round and save money against their bonus pools for later picks in the draft.

McDaniel ranks Astros unsigned 2014 No. 1 pick Brady Aiken the No. 24 prospect in the draft, noting that many in the industry feel that Aiken’s arm issues go beyond Tommy John surgery and that he could have further injury problems later in his career.

[butsch16]

Speaking of Happ, my friend dated him for three years and she broke up with him last year. Seems like that could have been a mistake since he'll be a millionaire in two months.