2010 Picks at a Glance

[chicoruiz]

Thought some of you would like to access the names without combing through 20+ pages of draft thread... so far we have:

1. Yasmani Grandal, C, U. of Miami
2. Ryan LaMarre, OF, U. of Michigan
3. Devin Lohmann, SS, Long Beach State
4. Brodie Greene, OF, Tex. A&M
5. John (Wes) Mugarian, RHP, Pensacola HS (FL)
6. Drew Cisco, RHP, Wando HS, (SC)
7. Jose (Tony) Amezcua, RHP, Bellflower HS (CA)
8. David Vidal, 3B, Miami-Dade JC
9. Tanner Robles, LHP, Ore St.
10. Kevin Arico, RHP, U. of Virginia
11. Andrew Haynes, RHP, Vanderbilt
12. Kyle Waldrop, OF, Riverside HS, (FL)
13. Lucas O'Rear, RHP, Northern Iowa
14. Dan Wolford, RHP, Cal
15. Stephen Hunt, OF-LHP, USF
16. Robert Kral, C, College of Charleston
17. Brent Peterson, SS (California HS)
18. Robert Maddox, OF Ohio U.

[Gallen5862]

Thanks for the list. Hopefully the Reds can sign some of the players like Cisco and wolford.

[redsinraleigh]

Very minor correction - Cisco is from Wando HS in Mt Pleasant, SC...

[WebScorpion]

...and Amezcuais a RHP rather than a PHP (whatever that is) I look forward to seeing these guys in Billings and the GCL later in the year!

[OnBaseMachine]

Baseball America on Reds 5th rounder Wes Mugarian:

Update: The Reds popped Florida high school righthander Wes Mugarian. Mugarian's last outing before the draft was in the FACA Baseball Classic, a high school all-star game in Florida. Here is what I wrote about him two weeks ago at that event: "Mugarian showed better velocity at today's even than he did in the summer. He was 90-92 mph in the first inning and touched 93. He mixed in a 75-77 mph curveball that he got under a few times, but he also threw some for strikes in on righthanders. The first batter of the game reached on an error, but Mugarian got the next hitter to hit a ground ball, which started a nice 1-6-3 double play. Mugarian got into some trouble in the second inning. He walked the first three batters he faced, but got another double-play ball on the fourth hitter and got out of the inning after allowing just one run to score. Mugarian was mostly fastball-curveball, but also mixed in a few sliders and changeups."

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/...2443#more-2443

[OnBaseMachine]

Baseball America on Reds 12th rounder Kyle Waldrop:

• The Reds got another intriguing pick out of Florida in prep outfielder Kyle Waldrop, who has excellent bat speed and athletic ability but is a bit short on track record.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/...2467#more-2467

[camisadelgolf]

I love the Tanner Robles pick. He has drawn some comparison to Barry Zito and Clayton Kershaw. I'm guessing there are signability concerns since he was available that late in the draft.

[Boss-Hog]

I have removed some posts in order to get this thread back on track.

[Benihana]

It is crazy, since Buckley took over, every hitter drafted in the first 3 rounds with the exception of Alonso has been a C, SS, or CF - Grandal, LaMarre, Lohman, Hamilton, Stubbs, Valaika, Mesoraco, Frazier, Cozart, Soto.

Of course, many players often play SS or CF simply because they are the most athletic positions on the field, but only two of those guys (Frazier and Soto) have since moved off of the middle of the diamond. 8 out of 11 hitters drafted staying in the middle of the field is pretty insane, especially when you add on 4 of the 5 biggest international signings play there as well (Yorman, Perez, Valor and Arias.)

No corner guys for this regime!

[nemesis]

Well it lets you know they think of those positions of a premium...

[Gallen5862]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/draft....php?team=1005

Cincinnati Reds

Players signed indicated in Bold


Round Overall Player Position School State
1 12 Yasmani Grandal C Miami Fla.
2 62 Ryan LaMarre OF Michigan Mich.
3 94 Devin Lohman SS Long Beach State Calif.
4 127 Brodie Greene 2B Texas A&M Texas
5 157 Wes Mugarian RHP Pensacola (Fla.) Catholic HS Fla.
6 187 Drew Cisco RHP Wando HS, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. S.C.
7 217 Tony Amezcua RHP Bellflower (Calif.) HS Calif.
8 247 David Vidal 3B Miami-Dade JC Fla.
9 277 Tanner Robles LHP Oregon State Ore.
10 307 Kevin Arico RHP Virginia Va.
11 337 Andrew Hayes RHP Vanderbilt Tenn.
12 367 Kyle Waldrop OF Riverdale HS, Fort Myers, Fla. Fla.
13 397 Lucas O'Rear RHP Northern Iowa Iowa
14 427 Daniel Wolford RHP California Calif.
15 457 Stephen Hunt LHP South Florida Fla.
16 487 Rob Kral C College of Charleston S.C.
17 517 Brent Peterson SS Liberty HS, Bakersfield, Calif. Calif.
18 547 Robert Maddox OF Ohio Ohio
19 577 Josh Alexander OF Mountain Pointe HS, Phoenix Ariz.
20 607 Chris Berset C Michigan Mich.
21 637 Josh Smith RHP Lipscomb Fla.
22 667 Kurtis Muller OF Iowa Iowa
23 697 Randy Fontanez RHP South Florida Fla.
24 727 Patrick Doyle RHP Missouri State Mo.
25 757 Dan Renken RHP Cal State Fullerton Calif.
26 787 Ty Stuckey LHP Houston Texas
27 817 Joel Bender LHP Oak Hills HS, Cincinnati Ohio
28 847 Chad Rogers RHP Galveston (Texas) CC Texas
29 877 Muenster Muenster 3B Kansas St Kan.
30 907 Brad Hendrix SS Auburn Ala.

[corkedbat]

We used to make fun of "Pants" and his infatuation with Toolsy corner OFers, but this organization could use a few.

[Benihana]

We used to make fun of "Pants" and his infatuation with Toolsy corner OFers, but this organization could use a few.

Brentz in Round 2 would have been amazing. Reports are he's ready to sign for slot money. Oh well.

[OnBaseMachine]

From the Reds website:

Round 6, 187th overall, RHP Drew Cisco: Cisco is the grandson of former Major League pitcher and pitching coach Galen Cisco, as well as the brother of current Phillies Double-A prospect Mike Cisco. The Wando High School (S.C.) prospect committed to the University of Georgia, but he expects to sign with the Reds.

Excellent news if true.

Round 12, 367th overall, CF Kyle Waldrop: A 6-foot-3 center fielder from Riverdale High School in Florida, Waldrop has signed to play at the University of South Florida. He's a left-handed hitter with the potential to develop power.]

http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/...=.jsp&c_id=cin

Waldrop would be an excellent sign too. Hopefully the Reds can get it done.

[icehole3]

other than 2 3rd Basemen and a 2nd Baseman, all the position guys are CFs, SSs and Cs, I love it