2011.06.07 - Some new kids for the bus route

[Is Anyone Alive Out There]

Originally Posted by JayBee

So anyone can be an overslot pick then. So teams draft at what MLB recommends as a signing bonus?

well, players make it known if they will demand "overslot" money. If the teams don't offer it the kid can not sign and go to college or whatever and the team is left with nothing (well, they get a pick next year but then if they don't sign that player either they get nothing)

Some players have less leverage or just have made it known that they will sign for "slot" and thus are easier to sign

That is why a lot of top players fall because teams that draft high often won't pay over slot - so the kid drafted 2nd could get say $2m and the kid drafted 40th could get $5m (for example)

[It's Da Bread]

Originally Posted by Is Anyone Alive Out There

let me get into this becaws it is so bizawr ... da Mets took a kid with their first pick who went to a high school that didn't have a baseball team?

it's da Mets what do you expect

he definitely will say that

[Is Anyone Alive Out There]

Originally Posted by JayBee

to the Daily News for calling Weiner's wife "beautiful."

:tankstare: ugh, I bet she could fit a lot of carrots in dat cake hole of hers

[Not in da Building]

Originally Posted by Is Anyone Alive Out There

also, both guys the Mets picked have committed to Arkansas so they do have some leverage in not signing

[oomer]

[tfc3rid]

Originally Posted by HangingOutWithLori

Happy Birthday Unclever!

BAM!!! FELLOW STANNERS BABY!!!

Happy Birthday Unclever!

[JayBee]

This Weiner guy is sleazy.

Spoiler

"He admitted to "jerking off" to her Facebook photos, said Weiss, 40, a former Democratic Party worker.
At one point, the sex-crazed congressman wrote, "ridiculous bulge in my shorts now. wanna see?"
She replied, "Yea! can you send a pic?"
Weiner was happy to oblige.
"you give good head?" the pervy politician asked her.
"ive been told really good . . . and i love doing it," Weiss purred.
"wow a jewish girl who sucks [bleep]!" Weiner replied. "this thing is ready to do damage."
Weiss told the Web site that most of the duo's sexed-up exchanges occurred during his work hours -- and that Weiner used his office phone for at least some of them. She said they fired back and forth 69 messages during just one sleazy exchange.
"After a while, I said to Anthony, 'Why are we writing these messages when we can just speak?' " Weiss said.
"I gave him my number, and he called me from his office, and we proceeded to talk dirty for at least 30 minutes.
"A few days later, I tried to call him back on that number. But the number wouldn't connect to his office; instead, there was a recorded message that it was an outgoing US Congress line only."
Weiss said that when she sent a message to Weiner through Facebook, he shamelessly penned back: "How did I miss this chance to rock your world by phone?
"Give me another chance! Stalk me baby. Very hot."


Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/t...#ixzz1Oap7lIdN

[JayBee]

Originally Posted by It's Da Bread

I think she looks good

of course some people on the board don't think Kate Upton looks that good

Look at that mouth! And those choppers! She's Kim Jones with dark hair.

[Don't Bother Me]

Originally Posted by Is Anyone Alive Out There

:tankstare: ugh, I bet she could fit a lot of carrots in dat cake hole of hers

Could be POTD and its 8:34

Great, not good job outta you...

[Not in da Building]

Originally Posted by It's Da Bread

he definitely will say that

Difference with about 10 years ago is high school kids have many more avenues to make themselves known outside their high school team. Be it with travel teams, showcases etc. Competition is usually better on these travel teams anyway.. not really that big of a deal that his school didn't have a team.. but of course Mike will harp on that.

[The Agency]

Originally Posted by JayBee

Recchi said Julian was pissed at him and Krejci for the finger taunt to Burrows. If Boston wins again on Wednesday, I wouldn't be surprised if they turn around and win this thing in 6. If the Sedins are not going to show up, Kesler isn't that good, he's not winning this by himself.

I actually think Boston wins game 4 in a close one and the the Canooks win the next 2. Maybe Im wrong and the Broons will continue to play with the fire they had in the 2nd and 3rd but if they cant sustain it in Vancouver I think they have no chance

[SandyCat]

Originally Posted by oomer

Not a fan of his crotch shot, Sandy?

UGH! the guy is a lying idiot. What a jerk.

I'm laughing since the code for is yots

[tfc3rid]

Mets did not draft these guys to sign them cheap... once again Carton riling up the to hate Alderson and Company.

They drafted guys who have requested a high bonus and are committed to U or Arkansas... They are going to have to spend this draft...

We'll se how they do today... There is some deep pitching in this draft so 2nd and 3rd rounds might be fruitful...

Red Sox did a tremendous job of drafting... 4 picks in the first 60... They got some solid talent.

[Not in da Building]

Originally Posted by SandyCat

UGH! the guy is a lying idiot. What a jerk.

I'm laughing since the code for is yots

Mike said it right yesterday about these stupid politicians.. Its not the crime.. its the coverup that gets them in trouble.

[JayBee]

Originally Posted by Brad Bensons Ad Agency

I actually think Boston wins game 4 in a close one and the the Canooks win the next 2. Maybe Im wrong and the Broons will continue to play with the fire they had in the 2nd and 3rd but if they cant sustain it in Vancouver I think they have no chance

They lost two very winnable games in Vancouver. If they can get game 4 and get some momentum rolling, maybe they can steal a game back in Vancouver. I'm hoping we get a 7 game series.

[SandyCat]

Originally Posted by JayBee

to the Daily News for calling Weiner's wife "beautiful."

I keep looking at this picture and wondering who Weiner looks like and it just hit me now, from the side shot he reminds me of the guy who played Kramer in Jerry's pilot.

[Is Anyone Alive Out There]

Originally Posted by tfc3rid

Mets did not draft these guys to sign them cheap... once again Carton riling up the to hate Alderson and Company.

They drafted guys who have requested a high bonus and are committed to U or Arkansas... They are going to have to spend this draft...

We'll se how they do today... There is some deep pitching in this draft so 2nd and 3rd rounds might be fruitful...

Red Sox did a tremendous job of drafting... 4 picks in the first 60... They got some solid talent.

By the way, here is Law's take on whos draft (so far) he likes and who he doesn't

It's an insider story so I will just post the whole thing here - it's kinda long so I put in in spoiler tags


Neither of the NY teams got mentioned for like or dislike ... he did say he likes the Rays and the Red Sox though

Spoiler

Moves I liked






Tampa Bay Rays

The picks: Taylor Guerrieri (24), Mikie Mahtook (31), Jake Hager (32), Brandon Martin (38), Tyler Goeddel (41), Jeff Ames (42), Blake Snell (52), Kes Carter (56), Grayson Garvin (59), James Harris (60)
Summary: When you pick as often as Tampa Bay did, you're bound to do something I can praise. And I did like the majority of the Rays' picks. Their first pick, Taylor Guerrieri, has top-half-of-the-round stuff but fell on some signability and makeup questions -- however, the Rays did their homework on the latter and are satisfied with what they learned. Mikie Mahtook fell because ... well, I have no idea why he fell, maybe "profit-taking." He's a balanced player who'll contribute on offense and defense and move quickly through the system, and he plays like his hair is on fire. Tyler Goeddel is an athletic, projectable bat who should end up in left field and provide average and power. Brandon Martin is a shortstop who should stay at the position and has a short swing to produce line-drive contact. Grayson Garvin is a polished left-handed starter whose velocity ticked up at year's end, and he comes from Vanderbilt, one of the country's best college programs for developing arms. The Rays took probability, they took ceiling, they took tough signs, they took quick signs. They built a portfolio among their picks, taking advantage of the control they had with all of those selections in a short period of the draft. By August, if they sign most of these guys, that farm system likely will be the best in baseball.





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Minnesota Twins

The picks: Levi Michael (30), Travis Harrison (50), Hudson Boyd (55)
Summary: Levi Michael is a 20-year-old switch-hitting shortstop who can run; unless the ankle is somehow worse than I've heard, it makes no sense to me that he fell out of the top 20, and the Twins are very fortunate that they could grab him. Travis Harrison was in play in the late first/early sandwich as one of the better pure bats in the high school class but might have fallen on signability and concerns he will end up at first base, where I still think the bat will profile. The Twins also got a personal favorite of mine in Hudson Boyd, a big kid with two above-average pitches and outstanding makeup.




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Arizona Diamondbacks

The picks: Trevor Bauer (3), Archie Bradley (7), Andrew Chafin (43),
Summary: I mean, is this cheating, since the Diamondbacks picked twice in the top 10? They sure didn't go cheap with Archie Bradley at No. 7 -- I liked him more than their first pick, Trevor Bauer. And they added Andrew Chafin in the sandwich round, a reliever-turned-starter on the way back from Tommy John surgery who was apparently "disgusting" (that's good) in his last outing prior to the draft.




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San Diego Padres

The picks: Cory Spangenberg (10), Joe Ross (25), Michael Kelly (48), Brett Austin (54)
Summary: The pick at No. 10 was unprotected, and the Padres did what they had to do, taking a signable player there in Cory Spangenberg. But they still got some upside because the kid can fly and has a great left-handed swing; if he had a set position, he might have been projected to go there even without the signability. They also added a high-upside arm in Joe Ross, a guy who adds athleticism to their system.




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Boston Red Sox

The picks: Matt Barnes (19), Blake Swihart (26), Henry Owens (36), Jackie Bradley (40)
Summary: I hinted at this on Twitter, but some of the credit for Boston's draft is just that the right guys fell to the team. However, the Red Sox do deserve the rest of the credit for actually taking them (and, presumably, paying them). They got Blake Swihart, who I think will be an impact hitter and has a chance to do it as a catcher, with their second pick after preseason top-10 guy Matt Barnes -- whose velocity was fine but didn't show great command this year -- fell to them at No. 19. Henry Owens was spot on in the sandwich round as a projectable lefty who already hits 93 mph and has great deception, and they took a flier on Jackie Bradley's recovery from injury much as they did last year with Anthony Ranaudo.




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Moves I question




Atlanta Braves

The picks: Sean Gilmartin (28)
Summary: Sean Gilmartin as your lone pick of the day? I like Gilmartin for what he is, an athletic, competitive, back-end starter, but there were a number of higher-upside guys on the board, and the last thing Atlanta needs is a low-ceiling starter.




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Colorado Rockies

The picks: Tyler Anderson (20), Trevor Story (45)
Summary: Tyler Anderson was going in the first round, so it wasn't a reach by comparative standards, but I see no out pitch here, just a lefty with some command who'll probably be a pitch-to-contact guy at higher levels, not a great fit for the Rockies' park. Trevor Story can pick it at short with a plus arm, but I don't buy the bat and the consensus from scouts I talked to down there was the same.




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Los Angeles Dodgers

The picks: Chris Reed (16)
Summary: I actually don't mind the Chris Reed pick as much as some of my sources -- it's a reach, but put him back in the rotation and it could look very shrewd in a year or so. I'm more concerned about what it means for the club, as my pre-draft report that the Dodgers couldn't go over slot looks like it's probably accurate. That's too bad, especially in a year in which it looks like two dozen clubs might throw the commissioner's slot recommendations out the window.




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Texas Rangers

The picks: Kevin Matthews (33), Zach Cone (37),
Summary: Zach Cone has big tools, but they just don't play, exacerbated by a bad leak out front at the plate, and he was wildly overmatched in the Team USA trials last summer and on the Cape the year before (his only real experience hitting with wood). Kevin Matthews is a tough-sign high school lefty who projects as a reliever because of his frame. That seems the opposite of what you'd expect from a nascent, big-market club such as the Rangers, especially since they were linked to several big-ticket, high-ceiling high school kids.




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Seattle Mariners

The picks: Danny Hultzen (2)
Summary: I'm not criticizing Hultzen in the least here, but I think drafting at No. 2 overall is a rare chance to go for ceiling, and the Mariners didn't do that. They took a very safe, very good college pitcher who will move quickly but doesn't have No. 1 starter upside. And I admit I like my left-handers to have better breaking balls than Hultzen, whose best off-speed pitch is a changeup.




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Best players remaining


The number denotes the player's ranking in my final Top 100 ranking.



1. Josh Bell, OF (ranked No. 15 overall)
2. Anthony Meo, RHP (25)
3. Andrew Susac, C (27)
4. Austin Hedges, C (31)
5. Daniel Norris, LHP (35)
6. Alex Dickerson, OF (37)
7. Charles Tilson, OF (38)
8. Nick Delmonico, C/1B (39)
9. Johnny Eierman, SS (44)
10. Josh Osich, LHP (49)

[Don't Bother Me]

Weiner's roasted...what a complete idiot

Resign

Go away...

In the immortal woids of Bob Zimmylan


Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don’t stand in the doorway
Don’t block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
There’s a battle outside and it is ragin’
It’ll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin’...

I know theres an Indere classic in heah somewheah...

[The Agency]

Originally Posted by tfc3rid

Mets did not draft these guys to sign them cheap... once again Carton riling up the to hate Alderson and Company.

They drafted guys who have requested a high bonus and are committed to U or Arkansas... They are going to have to spend this draft...

We'll se how they do today... There is some deep pitching in this draft so 2nd and 3rd rounds might be fruitful...

Red Sox did a tremendous job of drafting... 4 picks in the first 60... They got some solid talent.

Tampar did a tremendous job...but then again they had like 8 picks. Geurrerri and Mahtook were both steals

Originally Posted by JayBee

They lost two very winnable games in Vancouver. If they can get game 4 and get some momentum rolling, maybe they can steal a game back in Vancouver. I'm hoping we get a 7 game series.

Same here, even though it was 8-1 last night the atmosphere was electric. What the frig happened to Kessler its like hes completly out of gas

[HangingOutWithLori]

Originally Posted by SandyCat

I keep looking at this picture and wondering who Weiner looks like and it just hit me now, from the side shot he reminds me of the guy who played Kramer in Jerry's pilot.