Live Draft Coverage
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Edit: Comments have been turned off. Seriously, stop hitting refresh. I’ll provide commentary on the M’s pick in the post, turn comments back on afterwards.
So far, this has gone about as well as the M’s could have hoped – with Aumont and Dominguez both available, the M’s college arm fetish is going to be tested.
Hallelujah – Welcome to Seattle, Philippe Aumont. I’ve said for a week now that he was the guy I wanted. For the first time in years, the Mariners take the guy I like. Yipee!
Okay, comments are back on. Aumont now has his own post above.
The M’s aren’t taking Doolittle at #11.
47…and since it’s on a weekday their prophecy will be fulfilled. Hopefully there’ll be enough viewers to make them reconsider next year.
Almost a mortal lock.
Dave…looks like Wieters was the “mortal lock.”
Interesting stuff so far.
aw, Brian Fuentes has his own commercial.
woohoo, Weiters is off the board
Nice pick by the O’s, very ballsy. They got the best player in the draft (IMO)
Hey – all I said was it was right so far…lol. I didn’t write it! Besides, they missed that one at #5.
The Mariners have probably already drafted. The problem with this TV format is that Bud is hoarding the announcements for the full 5 minutes behind the screen. If we didn’t have to sit through all this nonsense we’d know who our guy is by now.
Almost a mortal lock, but not quite. First surprise of the round.
We can always count on Peter Angelos to do something to piss off Bud Selig. There’s no love lost there, IIRC.
Tremendous. That’s about the best break the M’s could have hoped for.
With both Pittsburgh and Baltimore passing on Detwiler, it’s possible that he slides down to #11 – the M’s had heard that his agent was asking for big bucks, and they were hoping it would scare off teams at the top of the draft.
This is a potential best case scenario in the making.
Wieters will be expensive – I really thought he’d go to Washington, not Baltimore.
Yes, Wieters gone…Also Doolittle not even ranked in the top 200 prospects in BA, awesome, how in the hell did MLB find that guy.
Take that back, found Doolittle…
I love the notion of Steve Phillips discussing negotiating with Boras.
If Aumont falls the the M’s we MUST take him!
Yes, Wieters gone…Also Doolittle not even ranked in the top 200 prospects in BA, awesome, how in the hell did MLB find that guy.
Yeah, I expected the reasoning writeup to be something like: “Given the organizational follies throughout the last several years, this is only the next logical step.”
And of course, Detweiler goes with the next pick.
Well, that dream was crushed quickly. Now we just hope for Aumont or Dominguez to get to #11.
No, that stupid MLB draft got it right at 6, NOOOOOO…I don’t want Sean Does-little.
Mr. Egaas – Doolittle is actually ranked #91 by BA.
Excellent Detweiler, already knows how to lie to the media…”Yes I’m excited to got to the Nationals and lose for the next 200,000 years”
A pro strength and conditioning person to put on bulk? That just sounds bad…
Dave – But won’t Detwiler ask for above slot fees? The M’s refuse to do this. COuldn’t this be Andrew Miller all over again>
70 – That’s much better
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The Yankees *do* trade their draft picks all the time for “proven veterans”…it’s called free agent compensation.
Now – THAT’S what the M’s needed! Thank you Brewers!!!!!
Wow…Laporta that early
La Porta, now thats a suprise!
Aumount falling, get M’s!
Holy crap. Matt LaPorta? He can’t play the field and the Brewers don’t have a DH. Plus, they have this guy named Prince Fielder.
That’s a shocking pick.
My pipe dream wish…the M’s select with the 11th pick Jarrod Parker…but that’s gonna be crushed.
So I have hit refresh about 5 times and am now posting a fairly worthless post (though I did not say Yay or Boo)…
How is the site holding up??? are we about to go dark or will we not know that until the M’s pick and the place goes apesh!t?
If Aumont gets past Colorado, we have a great shot.
79 – Maybe the Brewers feel sorry for the M’s and plan to trade Fielder to them for Weaver, but then again maybe pigs really do fly.
I’m pretty close to shutting off comments. Seriously guys, be kind to the server.
Wow, ESPN is killing the Brewers on this.
This draft is breaking almost too perfectly so far.
This has played out about as well as the Mariners could have possibly hoped.
Thank heavens. Weathers and Moskos are gone. It’s an embarassment of riches for the M’s, with Parker, Aumont, and Dominguez as possibilities. Somebody please take Schmidt.
Waethers gone now!!!
Come on Aumount~!
Always a bit early (and a crapshoot), but is there an early estimated timetable of progression for Aumont? Will it be 2010-12 before we see this kid in the bigs? Or a bit sooner?
Hey our pick is coming up soon…I see that Doolittle went 41 to the (frackin’) A’s.
Doolittle to the A’s?
That blows my theory that he’ll suck. He’ll probably be amazing.
#75 is Denny, not DANNY, Almonte:
http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/?p=7
Scouting report isn’t to kind to our 5th round pick. Although it appears it’s based on watching one start.
The MLB Draft doesn’t have to be better than the NFL draft to make it as a telecast. It doesn’t even have to be as good. It just has to be better than whatever ESPN would normally broadcast in the middle of a June Thursday. It may not have a huge reach, but it’s going to attract a very dedicated and passionate demographic, and well-defined demographics are something advertisers like (not as much as huge shalllow demos, but still). Which is why they probably feel no pressure to move it to a weekend where it would have to deliver higher ratings. I mean, what else would they have on today? Yet another Around the Horn? A PTI re-run? World Championship Paintball?