Archive for the “2007 Draft” Category

Of all the Jeff Luhnow era drafts, the one I reacted the most negatively towards was the 2007 draft led by Pete Kozma and Clayton Mortensen.  I came around on Mortensen and still wonder a bit if he couldn’t turn into a useful reliever or back end starter some day but the Pete Kozma pick at #1 will forever rankle. One of the few giddy moments from that draft was the 4th round selection: Kyle Russell.  Whatever happened to that guy?

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The closer you get to the present, the harder it is to evaluate a draft.  2007 isn’t so far removed that we know how things are going to turn out but it is far enough back that we’ve got an idea of what some of these players have done in their pro careers.  If 2005 brought upside and 2006 brought a lot of fringe depth, 2007 looks to me like it may have a lot of mid level league average type talent in it.

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