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The CDD Draft Spectacular Photo Thursday « Diamond Diaries — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:02:01 +0000

[...] Erika disagrees. This should be a fun project! Round 1 sandwich pick (46 overall) – Seth Blair What we know: He’s a right handed pitcher from Arizona State – also still playing in [...]

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:01:04 +0000

http://www.hendersondailynews.com/articles/2010/06/09/sports/tuesports1.txt

Good article on Jenkins, seem’s to really want to sign. I think it’s almost a lock he signs.

By: Austin

Austin — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:52:10 +0000

@Felonius_Monk: I didn't go into the article (no insider), simply checked out the headline. However, I agree with you wholeheartedly.

By: Karmaloop

Karmaloop — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:00:27 +0000

Cardinals are clearly one of the winners after Day 1.

Jenkins has got a bunch of potential. Good fastball with good command. Offspeed stuff hasn’t quite developed yet, and now that he can focus solely on baseball it should come.

Still a bunch of good prospects left on the board. I feel like someone will take Austin Wilson just in case he decides he does want to sign.

By: jjray

jjray — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:51:06 +0000

Going back in Cardinal history, Cox reminds me of Ken Oberkfell. Hit left, throws right, medium stature, line drive hitter. He came up as a 2B and later moved to 3B. At his best, Oberkfell was a 3 WAR player with gap power.

By: Felonius_Monk

Felonius_Monk — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:28:44 +0000

@Austin: Dunno how Law can't say that the Astros didn't screw the pooch today. Maybe they were even worse than "confuse"; downright awful. They basically took a couple of marginal top-100 guys in the top 20, and then a slightly better pick in the supplemental. For a team so short on quality on the farm to miss out on guys like Cox, Allie, Brentz etc who might've made a ton of sense for them is baffling. So is cheaping out on a draft with 3 top-35 picks whilst paying Carlos Lee $100m+ to be mediocre.

By: PJ

PJ — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:25:14 +0000

I would say the Cards are about #3 among winners, after the Sox (Brentz, Vitek, Raunado) and Rays (Sale and OConnor!)

By: Austin

Austin — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:16:18 +0000

Per Keith Law:

MLB draft first-day winners and losers
Red Sox, Cardinals, Angels shine; Cubs, Dodgers and Yankees confuse

By: Mark G.

Mark G. — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:01:52 +0000

I don’t have ESPN Insider, but does Keith Law have the Cardinals on his list of draft winners so far? I would hope so.

By: Shanky

Shanky — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:56:55 +0000

@VolsnCards5: Scouts have said the strength is there, but Cox was a bit too pull-happy his freshman year (actually hit 13 HR's last year) and only hit .266. So he leveled out his swing, hit .344 in the Cod, and .420+ this year in the very tough SEC. I would imagine he'll add some loft and power as he physically matures. If he doesn't, I'll be just fine with a high-average, medium power guy at 3B. Carpenter is a nice player, but he's no match for Cox. . .scouts have said he has the shortest, quickest swing they've seen in years. I'll take their word for it.