Archive for June, 2010

Samuel Tuivailala, SS

6′ 3″ 195lbs 10/19/1992

Aragon HS, California

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Matthew (Jordan) Swagerty

6′ 1″  175lbs.

Arizona State

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Join up with Azruavatar and other Future Redbirds regulars to chat during the second day of the draft. We’ll update this post to let you know when the chat is live. Hopefully, it’s live at 11am but check back often just in case we (read: AZ) is late!

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Let’s go to the quick hit Draft Day DFR. Don’t forget to stop back tomorrow for more draft. Azruavatar will be hosting the draft chat tomorrow and it starts at noon Eastern.

Also, below are some great scouting reports on videos on the new Cardinals!

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Sorry for the delayed reaction. I have Microsoft Security Essentials, and occasionally it decides it needs to update without my consent. I had a bazillion things running in the background, and it caused my computer to grind down to a halt.

Anyway, in my opinion this has been a great night for Jeff Luhnow and company. After getting the best pure hitter in the draft, the Cardinals were able to draft two very good arms with some upside in Blair and Jenkins.

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This draft has shaped up very nicely for the Cardinals (thanks, Cubs!) and now they get the best pure hitter in the draft at #25. Signability is an issue, as Cox is a sophomore. I don’t think he’ll be able to do better in the stacked 2011 draft, so he’d be wise to sign, and I have to think the Cardinals will do what it takes to get it done. I wonder about his overall power potential, but at #25, this is absolutely tremendous.
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Let’s do a little bit of live chatting here on Future Redbirds for the first round and supplemental tonight.  Everyone is doing one, why not us?

Draft chat starts at 7pm Eastern, 6 Central, 11pm Reykjavik time and goes until the Cards last pick in the supplemental round … or later!

The news of the day: No one seems to know what the heck is going on.

Keith Law speculates in his final mock that the Cardinals pick will be San Diego lefty Sammy Solis in his latest mock and says the Cardinals are NOT in on Stetson Allie, but maybe AJ Cole. I don’t disagree with Solis being a possible pick for the Cardinals, but not in the first round. Hummel said the Cardinals are looking for lefty pitching, power and speed, and this is what Keith is basing his reasoning on.

Jim Callis’ pick for the Cardinals is Christian Colon, although he speculates they could take any player falling in the draft because of bonus demands, risk, etc.  That includes Grandal, who was rumored to have a pre-draft deal with the Royals. Turns out that rumor wasn’t true, although the Royals still are on Grandal.

Happy draft day, everyone. See you all tonight.

Tomorrow night will be the first round of the player draft. Erik and Jeff will be manning the helm for the evening. I’ll be out of pocket so I’ll have to wait until the end of the night to be angry/happy about the Cardinals’ selection.

On Tuesday, I’ll be here (work schedule permitting) to cover the selections in the 2-5 round and beyond.

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The low minors win and the high minors lose.  A rather uneventful DFR for Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »