2011 Major League Draft - updates and comments

[Captain Hook]

I will be following most of the 2011 draft but certainly all of round 1 and the compensatory picks on Monday, June 6. You can watch on the MLB Network

Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com reports that the Pittsburgh Pirates will take UCLA RHP Gerrit Cole with the first pick of the draft.

That would put the Seattle Mariners on the clock for pick 1.02

[Captain Hook]

First round picks:
1.01 Pittsburgh Pirates - Gerrit Cole, RHP, UCLA
1.02 Seattle Mariners - Danny Hultzen, LHP, Virginia
1.03 Arizona Diamondbacks - Trevor Bauer, RHP, UCLA
1.04 Baltimore Orioles - Dylan Bundy, RHP, Owassa HS, OK
1.05 Kansas City Royals - Bubba Starling, OF, Gardner-Edgerton HS, KS
1.06 Washington Nationals - Anthony Rendon, 3B, Rice
1.07 Arizona Diamondbacks - Archie Bradley, RHP, Broken Arrow HS, OK
1.08 Cleveland Indians - Francisco Lindor, SS, Montverde Academy, FL
1.09 Chicago Cubs - Javier Baez, SS, Arlington Day School, FL
1.10 San Diego Padres - Cory Spangenberg, 2B/3B, Indian River JC, FL
1.11 Houston Astros - George Springer, OF, UCONN
1.12 Milwaukee Brewers - Taylor Jungmann, RHP, Texas
1.13 New York Mets - Brandon Nimmo, OF, Cheyenne East HS, WY
1.14 Florida Marlins - Jose Fernandez, RHP, Braulio Alonso HS, FL
1.15 Milwaukee Brewers - Jed Bradley, LHP, Georgia Tech
1.16 Los Angeles Dodgers - Chris Reed, LHP, Stanford
1.17 Los Angeles Angels - C.J. Cron, 1B, Utah
1.18 Oakland Athletics - Sonny Gray, RHP, Vanderbilt
1.19 Boston Red Sox - Matt Barnes, RHP, UCONN
1.20 Colorado Rockies - Tyler Anderson, LHP, Oregon
1.21 Toronto Blue Jays - Tyler Beede, RHP, Lawrence Academy, MA
1.22 St. Louis Cardinals - Kolten Wong, 2B, Hawaii
1.23 Washington Nationals - Alex Meyer, RHP, Kentucky
1.24 Tampa Bay Rays - Taylor Guerrieri, RHP, Spring Valley HS, SC
1.25 San Diego Padres - Joe Ross, RHP, Bishop O'Dowd HS, CA
1.26 Boston Red Sox - Blake Swihart, C, V. Sue Cleveland HS, NM
1.27 Cincinnati Reds - Robert Stevenson, RHP, Alhambra HS, CA
1.28 Atlanta Braves - Sean Gilmartin, LHP, Florida State
1.29 San Francisco Giants - Joe Panik, SS, St. Johns
1.30 Minnesota Twins - Levi Michael, SS, UNC Chapel Hill
1.31 Tampa Bay Rays - Mikie Mahtook, OF, LSU
1.32 Tampa Bay Rays - Jake Hager, SS, Sierra Vista HS, NV
1.33 Texas Rangers - Kevin Mitchell, LHP, Richmond Hill HS, GA

[da_big_kid_94]

I sense an Anthony Rendon sighting at 7

Edit: or 6 ...this one throws me - Espinosa and Zimmerman so you take Rendon? interesting - thought maybe Springer here.

Yeah Perry - thought they had more immediate OF need.

[Captain Hook]

I sense an Anthony Rendon sighting at 7

dbk - Did you think the Nationals would pass on him?

[Captain Hook]

I think Washingon is pretty much BPA mode - and you never know what will happen either health wise or developmentally

Springer is slipping because he had a poor workout day

[Captain Hook]

Chris Reed from Stanford was their closer this year but may well be a starter in the Dodgers Organization.....if he signs quickly maybe I can see him in the rookie league here


ETA - great value for Oakland and Boston at 18 and 19, both getting college pitchers who were projected to go in the first ten picks.

[Captain Hook]

on to Compensation Round A

1.34 Washington Nationals - Brian Goodwin, OF, Miami Dade JC, FL
1.35 Toronto Blue Jays - Jacob Anderson, OF, Chino HS, CA
1.36 Boston Red Sox - Henry Owens, LHP, Edison HS, CA
1.37 Texas Rangers - Zach Cone, OF, Georgia
1.38 Tampa Bay Rays - Brandon Martin, SS, Santiago HS, CA
1.39 Philadelphia Phillies - Larry Green, Berrien County HS, GA
1.40 Boston Red Sox - Jackie Bradley Jr., OF, South Carolina
1.41 Tampa Bay Rays - Tyler Goeddel, 3B, St. Francis HS, CA
1.42 Tampa Bay Rays - Jeff Ames, RHP, Lower Columbia College, WA
1.43 Arizona Diamondbacks - Andrew Chafin, LHP, Kent State
1.44 New York Mets - Michael Fullmer, RHP, Deer Creek HS, OK
1.45 Colorado Rockies - Trevor Story, SS, Irving HS, TX
1.46 Toronto Blue Jays - Joe Mussgrove, RHP, Grossmont HS, CA
1.47 Chicago White Sox - Keenyn Walker, OF, Central Arizona College
1.48 San Diego Padres - Michael Kelly, RHP, West Boca Raton HS, FL
1.49 San Francisco Giants - Kyle Crick, RHP, Sherman HS, TX
1.50 Minnesota Twins - Travis Harrison, 3B, Tustin HS, CA
1.51 New York Yankees - Dante Bichette Jr., 3B, Orangewood Christian HS, FL
1.52 Tampa Bay Rays - Blake Snell, LHP, Shorewood HS, WA
1.53 Toronto Blue Jays - Dwight Smith Jr., OF, McIntosh HS, GA
1.54 San Diego Padres - Brett Austin, C, Providence Sr HS, NC
1.55 Minnesota Twins - Hudson Boyd, RHP, Bishop Verot HS, FL
1.56 Tampa Bay Rays - Kes Carter, OF, Western Kentucky, KY
1.57 Toronto Blue Jays - Kevin Comer, RHP, Seneca HS, NJ
1.58 San Diego Padres - Jace Peterson, SS, McNeese State
1.59 Tampa Bay Rays - Grayson Garvin, LHP, Vanderbilt
1.60 Tampa Bay Rays - James Harris Jr., OF, Oakland Tech HS, CA

[Trav The Ump]

Perry as a standard fantasy player (I think I speak for most) do any of these guys mean anything for this year for where they landed IE. Sale from last year? I honestly couldn't tell you 1 from 101 on this list but would take note if you think there is anyone really prominent who would sign quick.

[Captain Hook]

It is VERY unusual for a player drafted in June to even make it to the big leagues in the same year, much less have any value. Sale was certainly the rare player.

I doubt it happens - Trevor Bauer (AZ) was regarded as the most ready for the next level but that likely means professional baseball in the minors not the majors.

So no not likely any of these have any meaning to any fantasy players until next year.