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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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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.

Mock drafts are all the rage these days, so I figure I’ll try my hand at it. Thankfully, I have the benefit of some of the latest rumors around the interwebs to assist me in my foolishness.

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As much as it pains me to link anything written by Jon Heyman, he did happen to put together mock draft worth mentioning. I say worth mentioning because, for all of the things that Heyman says that make me cringe, he does have some sources, and his prediction for the Cardinals is someone we haven’t really discussed before:  West Virginia “shortstop” Jedd Gyorko. I don’t particularly think Gyorko is first round material, but I would not be at all shocked to see the Cardinals draft him in the supplemental round, either with the 46th or 50th overall pick.
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With draft day on Monday, the experts are putting out their latest mock drafts to give us plenty to speculate on over the weekend.

• Keith Law is sticking to his guns and has the Cardinals down for Stetson Allie. (Insider)
• Andy Seiler amens Law’s Allie prediction.
• Jim Callis also is staying with his Brandon Workman pick. (subscription)
• David Rawnsley of PGCrosschecker.com concurs with Callis: Workman.
• Kevin Goldstein has the Cardinals taking OF/RHP Brett Eibner, one of my personal favorites, but I know not everyone is quite as high on him as I am.
• Frankie Piliere has the Cardinals down for Matt Harvey, although it sounds like the Mets might be taking him at #7.
• Jonathan Mayo has Christian Colon of Cal State Fullerton slipping right into the Cardinals’ clutches at 25.

Apparently Yasmani Grandal is asking for Buster Posey money, so there’s an off chance he could slip to the Cardinals. That would be sweeeet.

I think they’re going to draft Sheltby Millavinozma, if you ask me.

I have the day off and I have the draft and prospects on the brain, so why not chat? This is out of the blue, so we’ll see if anyone shows up.
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25. St. Louis Cardinals Stetson Allie, RHP/3B, St. Edwards H.S.

I’ve heard the Cardinals are heavy on Allie, although hearing they might take a prep arm with their first pick in consecutive years made my head explode.

I love the KLaw.

For what it’s worth, this guy really loves Stetson Allie.

With the draft rapidly approaching, I thought it would be interesting to look back at the Cardinals’ high draft picks of the Luhnow era to get a better idea of what they might be doing next week.

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We’re just a little over a week away from the MLB draft, and more mock drafts have surfaced in recent days. Here’s the experts educated guesses of who the Cardinals could be drafting 25th overall.

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The smart people at Project Prospect held their community mock draft. I need few excuses to talk about draft prospects this time of year, so let’s talk about who the pick was for the Cardinals – Kolbrin Vitek, an infielder for Ball State.

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