Numero Uno: Stephen Strasburg's Mark Prior-like delivery scares a lot of people, but it didn't scare the Nationals away from the highest risk/reward pick in a decade.
A Not-So-Dirty Dozen Light Up the Draft Board
A First Look at the Top Twelve
Guess what? The Nationals selected some guy named Strasburg. The first round of the MLB draft brought few surprises, other than the Pirates following through on their way-reaching interest for catcher Tony Sanchez. Here's a quick roundup of the dozen who followed St. Stephen.
We don't automatically promote every draftee to public view around here (we just don't have enough information we trust on all of them yet, let alone opinions worth posting), but it just so happens that the first dozen players drafted already have their own cozy little pages here at Scouting Book. Enjoy.
1. Stephen Strasburg, WAS
2. Dustin Ackley, SEA
3. Donavan Tate, SD
4. Tony Sanchez, PIT
5. Matt Hobgood, BAL
6. Zach Wheeler, SF
7. Mike Minor, ATL
8. Michael Leake, CIN
9. Jake Turner, DET
10. Drew Storen, WAS
11. Tyler Matzek, COL
12. Aaron Crow, KC
13. Grant Green, OAK
We'll be updating the handful of other top college and high-school players as they get selected, and you'll see more of this year's draftees show up on Scouting Book once we've placed our own eyes on them and seen how they handle low-level professional baseball.
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Old Hands Join in With New List
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Older Entries
Rising and Falling
Recently-Changed Rankings
- 19. Justin Smoak
- 50. Tim Alderson
- 71. Kyle Blanks
- 103. Antonio Bastardo
- 120. Tanner Scheppers
- 122. Sergio Romo
- 160. Randy Wells
- 194. Mike Carp
In The News
Recently-Updated Info
Chris Perez, CLE
6/28/2009: Chris Perez has been traded to the Cleveland Indians as part of a two-player deal for Mark DeRosa, according to the Post-Dispatch. While he's still a quality prospect, his high-fastball tendencies won't always play well in the American League, so his overall value could take a hit here. Still, he'll be closer to closing with only Kerry Wood in the way.
More on Perez >
Also In The News...
- Josh Outman, OAK (#96)
- Fernando Martinez, NYM (#20)
- Gerardo Parra, ARZ (#34)
- Chris Nelson, COL (#132)
- Kyle Gibson, MIN (#84)
- Aaron Poreda, CHW (#130)
- Jake Fox, CHC (#202)
Latest Closer Updates
Update: TB -- 7/2/2009
The Indians traded a young relief prospect for an older one today, sending Jonathan Meloan to the Tampa Bay Rays for Winston Abreu. Neither figures to have much bullpen impact right away.
