Amateur Draft Results

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

1. Nashville. Heinie Rice 1B. He should become a great hitter, look for him to be in the majors within three years to four years.
2. Monterrey. Craig Adkinson 1B. Back to back first basemen picked in this year's draft. Adkinson should also become a great slugger, he just has to make sure not to injure himself on and off the field. Projected to make it to the majors within four years .
3. Los Angeles. Raymond Simmons SP. A stud pitcher that any team would like to build around. He should become one of the best to ever play for the Los Angeles franchise. Look for him in three years for Cy Young considerations.
4. Syracuse. Jeremi Rice SP. A great pick, and a great pitcher to build your franchise around. Just like Simmons keep and eye for Rice since he should put up great numbers within three years.
5. Mexico City. Jeff Moore. Contract negotiations ongoing.
6. Las Vegas. John Rucker. Contract negotiations ongoing.
7. Hartford. Daryl Bonham SS. Thanks to his great defence he could be play any position beside catcher and pitcher. He should also become a great batter within four years.
8. Sioux Falls. Cozy Corbin SS. Great player that can play anywhere in the outfield and infield. Not only he poses a threat with his bat, once he gets on base he is a threat to steal a lot of bases. Projected to make it to the majors within three years.
9. Atlanta. Bobby McCarthy SP. He should become a great pitcher, will definitely make life hard for any right handed hitters. Projected to make it to the majors within five years.
10. Augusta. Jesus Amezaga RP. He should be a great long relief or even set up man. Has to work hard on staying healthy and should make it to the big show within four years.
11. Pittsburgh. Corky Whitehead. Contract negotiations ongoing.
12. Omaha. Rex Billingsley. Contract negotiations ongoing.
13. Seattle. Peaches Vasquez RP. He should become an outstanding reliever. Great pick up with the thirteenth pick. Should be making his debut in the majors within five years.
14. Cincinnati. Lefty Moehler 2B. A great overall player who will be a great addition to the Cincinnati line-up. He should make it to the majors within four years.
15. Oakland. Walter Heredia SP. Great pitcher who should lead the Oakland pitching rotation for a long time. He should make it to the majors within five years.
16. Syracuse. Josh Nixon 2B. Already picking a great pitcher with their fourth pick in the draft, Syracuse went out and great power hitter in Nixon. He should start making some noise in the majors within five years.
17. Texas. Roy Harvey. Contract negotiations ongoing.
18. San Francisco. Aubrey Simmons SP. Should make it to the big league within five years, but he has to be careful not to get injured along the way.
19. Kansas City. Robin Murphy. Contract negotiations ongoing.
20. Colorado Springs. B.C. Harper RF. Great pick so late in the draft. Should become a power hitter within three years. Must work hard on staying healthy.
21. New York. Mandy Whitfield. Contract negotiations ongoing.
22. Jacksonville. Davey Decker C. First catcher drafted in this year's draft, should become a great player. He is sound defensively and can become an outstanding hitter. Projected to make it to the big league within three years.
23. Philadelphia. Jay Fiore RF. Great pick, should become a great every day player, but it will be tough to break into the Philly line-up. If there is a spot, should make it to the majors within three years.
24. Omaha. Hal Burns RF. Another pick for Omaha in the first round. Burns should become a great hitter, and will probably be the lead-off hitter for Omaha within four years.
25. Houston. Fergie Hill. Contract negotiations ongoing.
26. Oakland. Shane Thurman SP. It might be a tough road to make it to the majors, but will see how he does four years from now.
27. New Orleans. Billy Kashmir SS. Should become a great player, both defensively and offensively. Great pick so late in the draft. Projected to make it to the majors within three years.
28. Helena. Trevor Jamison LF. Should be interesting to see if he will make it to the majors, has great speed so he could definately become a valuable pinch runner.
29. Milwaukee. Patrick Wilson. Contract negotiations ongoing.
30. Atlanta. Glenn Hafner SP. Should become a decent starting pitcher, might walk a few batter every now and again with his control. Look for him to be in the big league within five years.
31. Jacksonville. Doug Jodie SP. Picking someone like Jodie so late in the draft is very impressive. He should make his debut within five years.
32. Tampa Bay. Hank Jacquez CF. Outstanding pick by the reigning Champions. Picking this late folks, it's unreal they got such a great prospect. We should see Jacquez in the majors within five years.
33. Detroit. Spike Maxwell. Contract negotiations ongoing.
34. Charleston. Darren Miller RP. Another great late pick in this year's draft. Outstanding job done by the scouts. Miller should make it to the majors within four years.
35. Fargo. Harold Daly RP. Ridiculously great pick with the thirty-fifth pick... At least now we know how this great franchises keep on winning year in and year out, great drafting. Daly should use his great pitches within three years.