Projected top draft pics undrafted first day
1) Reese Havens 29 rd rockies
2)Miers Quigley 19th rd Cardinals
3) Ian Sebastian 29 rd pirates
4) Buster Posey 50 rd Angeles
5) Blake Nation undrafted
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David DiNatale
David Adams
David Adams
Bighit, Are those two guys better than Dennis Raben? I havent seen David Adams play but i have seen the other two. Im surprised both of them did not go first round oreven the top 5 rounds. Trying to figure out the draft decisions is harder than trig functions.
08catcher,
You need to learn about signability and the draft.
You need to learn about signability and the draft.
quote:Originally posted by Tiger Paw Mom:
08catcher,
You need to learn about signability and the draft.
I do understand that, but was it a known fact that these players would be hard to sign? I knew about Mcfadden last year , but i dont think any of these kids were demanding a ton of cash to sign.
08catcher,
Saw David Adams and his dad a few weeks ago in Jacksonville, I am not surprised he was not drafted lower.
Their expectations were pretty high, he has a great opportunity to play at an ACC school. He has a great opportunity to improve his draft status in three years. Teams were not going to draft him lower and have him say no if the price was not right. A sort of catch all when you fall in the 6th-10th round projection.
Just an example of how nuts this whole process is come draft day.
Saw David Adams and his dad a few weeks ago in Jacksonville, I am not surprised he was not drafted lower.
Their expectations were pretty high, he has a great opportunity to play at an ACC school. He has a great opportunity to improve his draft status in three years. Teams were not going to draft him lower and have him say no if the price was not right. A sort of catch all when you fall in the 6th-10th round projection.
Just an example of how nuts this whole process is come draft day.
quote:but i dont think any of these kids were demanding a ton of cash to sign.
You are exactly right. The draft is a funny thing and kids drop for lots of reasons. Not always money. Both players that i mentioned expected their kids to go top 5 rounds, but were not ruling out 5-10. Nobody pulled the trigger. it happens every year. At least they were drafted and have options.
Zach Duke was a 20th rounder because of signablity issues and ended up signing and is now the #1 prospect in the Pirates organization. The #4 was a 28th rounder out of hs.
Many more players drop in the draft rather than raise their stock after 3 years. Look at this years draft. There are also 4 first rounders this year that did not draft well out of hs and now are going to be millionaires. My favorite story is Cliff Pennington from Texas A@M. Not drafted out of hs and now signed for 1.45mill as the 21st pick.
It is like Vegas, all a cr*ap shoot.