The Official 2011 MLB Mock Draft Thread

[kirubel94]

By the way John heyman says there is a rumor that the orioles Will take Archie Bradley , with Cole,Rendon, and Bauer going top 3. That could lead to us picking up Bundy or Hultzen.

[hammondsnats]

again if hultzen is available @ 6 we will have one of the biggest steals in recent draft history, imo.  i think he's going to be a freakin beast.

[Kevrock]

No way Hultzen drops. That whole rumor sounds like garbage, no offense to kirubel for posting it here.

[sportsfan882]

By the way John heyman says there is a rumor that the orioles Will take Archie Bradley , with Cole,Rendon, and Bauer going top 3. That could lead to us picking up Bundy or Hultzen.

Keith Law update: In his latest mock draft out this morning, ESPN's Keith Law now projects the Orioles will select prep pitcher Archie Bradley with the fourth pick after Gerrit Cole, Anthony Rendon and Trevor Bauer, he projects, are selected ahead of them.

wow

[GMUTrkstar]

Frank Piliere is having a live draft chat here:
http://sbb.scout.com/2/1077197.html

[hammondsnats]

law says dbacks will draft bauer @ 3 and hultzen @ 7.  no chance hultzen is still around @ 7.  if for some messed up reason he was there @ 6 and we pass, i'm going to pass on being a nats fan.

[Kevrock]

law says dbacks will draft bauer @ 3 and hultzen @ 7.  no chance hultzen is still around @ 7.  if for some messed up reason he was there @ 6 and we pass, i'm going to pass on being a nats fan.

I'll chuck my laptop and this thread at the television if we pass on Hultzen at 6. He won't be available and it's not happening.

[sportsfan882]

Frankie P said the same thing in the chat that GMU posted:

Frankie Piliere:
Ok, some news. Just had another source confirm that the O's are taking a hard look at Archie Bradley. No one seems to know yet, however, if it means that they believe Bundy will be off the board.

[sportsfan882]

law says dbacks will draft bauer @ 3 and hultzen @ 7.  no chance hultzen is still around @ 7.  if for some messed up reason he was there @ 6 and we pass, i'm going to pass on being a nats fan.

Rizzo is high on Starling because of his athleticism and body type

[sportsfan882]

 

Frankie Piliere:
Latest Buzz: Take this as you like. Had a source just tell me he was "positive" that San Diego would take Cory Spangenberg at 10. So there you go.

[sportsfan882]

I didn't know that Hultzen's brother works in the Nats' front office:

Joe discovered another path into baseball: the front office. An economics major at Kenyon, each project he completed connected to baseball. He wrote papers like “Rookies and the regression effect” and “Perfect games in MLB.” One professor threatened to flunk him if he turned in another baseball-related project. Instead, Joe did football.

Today, Joe interns in the Washington Nationals’ baseball operations department. He can’t participate in pre-draft meetings because of Danny. Someday, Joe wants to be a major league general manager. Maybe, he said in a voice equal parts joking and dreaming, Danny will be on his team.

good article on Hultzen

http://ht.ly/5b1sR

[kirubel94]

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No way Hultzen drops. That whole rumor sounds like garbage, no offense to kirubel for posting it here.

None taken, just posting what i see.

[hammondsnats]

Frank Piliere is having a live draft chat here:
http://sbb.scout.com/2/1077197.html

awesome stuff

[hammondsnats]

I didn't know that Hultzen's brother works in the Nats' front office:

good article on Hultzen

http://ht.ly/5b1sR

washington post also had a good story on hultzen i believe in thursday's or friday's edition. 

[RD]

Can't imagine Hultzen falls to 6. KC loves lefties and wants a college arm. Perfect match. I still don't see him as a #1 starter but he's be worth 6 obviously.

It'll be interesting if its Bundy and Starling we're choosing between. I've kind of started 'dreaming' about Starling and his potential impact, and thought Bundy would certainly be off the board.

[zoom]

well this is shaping up to be a very unproductive work day....Love it!!

[RD]

Tell me about it! Glad I brought my phone charger with me. Wouldn't make it past noon if I didn't.

[hammondsnats]

waking up today, i'm reading Bauer to AZ @ 3 all over the place

[cletusvandamme]

I'll feel somewhat better if Bauer goes three...at least I'll know we never had a shot.  If he goes five, I'm going to be salty.

[hammondsnats]

so what's the KLAW's mock draft?  who does that klown have the nats drafting?

[imref]

so what's the KLAW's mock draft?  who does that klown have the nats drafting?

http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/draft/2011/insider/columns/story?columnist=law_keith&page=LawMockDraft4.0

Cole still No. 1 in final 2011 mock
UCLA righty goes to Pirates; Nationals are poised to add another potential superstar

1. Cole
2. Rendon
3. Bauer
4. Bradley
5. Bundy
6. Starling

I'm told that if he gets here, he stops here.

7. Holtzen
8. Bradley
9. Baez
10. Spangenberg

23. Goodwin

This could also be Alex Meyer. If so, the Nats would hope to get Goodwin in the sandwich round. Goodwin is committed to South Carolina for the fall and could just go back into next year's draft as a true junior, so he has a bit more leverage than the four-year college players in this draft.

[houston-nat]

Who is Goodwin? Sounds like Klaw has us calling the names of two hard-to-sign guys in one round.

[Kevrock]

Who's Holtzen and how did Hultzen fall out of the top ten?

[RD]

Brian Goodwin. Aflac AA. Went to UNC left for JuCo. We've been tied to him for awhile.

I wonder if Hultzen is 'sliding' because teams realize he's not ace material or if they are buying into the bonus demands?

[strasmasndzimmermas10]

Who is Goodwin? Sounds like Klaw has us calling the names of two hard-to-sign guys in one round.

I promise you they wont pick goodwin if they are able to pick up starling.