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06-04-2008, 09:57 AM
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| | VN GURU
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| MLB Draft thread
It's getting close to the rapidly growing popular event. Baseball Prospectus had their mock draft. Here it is... Baseball Prospectus | Articles | Future Shock: Mock Draft 2008
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Originally Posted by Axion Jaxion  They aren't going to do that. He's important because he's japanese, I guess. I mean hell, 1/3 of the jerseys in the Braves store at Turner Field are for freakin' Kawakami. What's that about? |  | 
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06-04-2008, 10:27 AM
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| | For your Health
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Tampa/Knoxville/Kansas City
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| I hope its wrong and the Rays go with Beckham. Navey is only 24 and has always been solid behind the plate. He's hitting .352 this year as well, which would put him atop the AL if he had 20 more ABs. | |
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06-04-2008, 10:45 AM
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| | Man, Myth, Legend
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| i hope it's wrong as well. I would rather take Friedrich, who will be able to come up through the ranks much quicker than Hicks, who we would only take for pitching. I'm not sold on Cliff Pennington (A's AAA SS) either and we don't really have anyone after him to fill the spot, so I really wouldn't mind taking Casey Kelley, even if that meant he never becomes a Vol. | 
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06-04-2008, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by volfanbill i hope it's wrong as well. I would rather take Friedrich, who will be able to come up through the ranks much quicker than Hicks, who we would only take for pitching. I'm not sold on Cliff Pennington (A's AAA SS) either and we don't really have anyone after him to fill the spot, so I really wouldn't mind taking Casey Kelley, even if that meant he never becomes a Vol. | The problem with Kelly is that there are questions about his bat. I'm not a fan of drafting a guy in the Mid-First round or better when there are questions if he will ever hit that much at the next level.
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Originally Posted by Axion Jaxion They aren't going to do that. He's important because he's japanese, I guess. I mean hell, 1/3 of the jerseys in the Braves store at Turner Field are for freakin' Kawakami. What's that about? | | |
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06-04-2008, 10:57 AM
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| | The Future
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| i know this isn't the best comparison but i could see Kelly being like Matt Bush. I could see him struggling at the plate and then gets switched to a pitcher. The opposite of Rick Ankiel.
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When my mother was pregnant with me, they did an ultrasound and found she was having twins. When they did another ultrasound a few weeks later, they discovered, that I had resorbed the other fetus. Do I regret this? No, I believe his tissue has made me stronger. I now have the strength of a grown man and a little baby | |
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06-04-2008, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Axion Jaxion They aren't going to do that. He's important because he's japanese, I guess. I mean hell, 1/3 of the jerseys in the Braves store at Turner Field are for freakin' Kawakami. What's that about? | | |
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06-04-2008, 11:19 AM
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| | The Future
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| I really hope Beckham is not picked 1st for selfish reasons.
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When my mother was pregnant with me, they did an ultrasound and found she was having twins. When they did another ultrasound a few weeks later, they discovered, that I had resorbed the other fetus. Do I regret this? No, I believe his tissue has made me stronger. I now have the strength of a grown man and a little baby | |
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06-04-2008, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by VOLNBAMA I really hope Beckham is not picked 1st for selfish reasons. | Who do you want him to fall to?
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Originally Posted by Axion Jaxion They aren't going to do that. He's important because he's japanese, I guess. I mean hell, 1/3 of the jerseys in the Braves store at Turner Field are for freakin' Kawakami. What's that about? | | |
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06-04-2008, 11:43 AM
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| | The Future
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| doesn't matter, just can't be drafted to the Rays. I want him in my Dynasty league and i got the 2nd pick in the draft, but the person with the first pick isn't active anymore and we give them the highest drafted available player, so if Beckham is drafted first he goes to that team.
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When my mother was pregnant with me, they did an ultrasound and found she was having twins. When they did another ultrasound a few weeks later, they discovered, that I had resorbed the other fetus. Do I regret this? No, I believe his tissue has made me stronger. I now have the strength of a grown man and a little baby | |
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06-04-2008, 10:50 PM
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| | UTK '93, '08
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Atlanta
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| If any Braves fans are wondering why the good guys don't get a first round pick, it's because the Braves' pick goes to the Mets as compensation for signing Glavine. I'd almost managed to forget about that. | |
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06-05-2008, 01:46 PM
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| | The Future
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| Reds are on the clock.
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When my mother was pregnant with me, they did an ultrasound and found she was having twins. When they did another ultrasound a few weeks later, they discovered, that I had resorbed the other fetus. Do I regret this? No, I believe his tissue has made me stronger. I now have the strength of a grown man and a little baby | |
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06-05-2008, 01:49 PM
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| | The Future
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| Reds take - Yonder Alonso 1B Miami
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When my mother was pregnant with me, they did an ultrasound and found she was having twins. When they did another ultrasound a few weeks later, they discovered, that I had resorbed the other fetus. Do I regret this? No, I believe his tissue has made me stronger. I now have the strength of a grown man and a little baby | |
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06-05-2008, 03:44 PM
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| | The Future
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| Prediction: Kelly to the Indians.
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When my mother was pregnant with me, they did an ultrasound and found she was having twins. When they did another ultrasound a few weeks later, they discovered, that I had resorbed the other fetus. Do I regret this? No, I believe his tissue has made me stronger. I now have the strength of a grown man and a little baby | |
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06-05-2008, 03:54 PM
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| | VN GURU
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| Kelly to the Red Sox. Last pick of the first round. Good for him. He will be getting some good money and we will never see him in orange.
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Originally Posted by Axion Jaxion They aren't going to do that. He's important because he's japanese, I guess. I mean hell, 1/3 of the jerseys in the Braves store at Turner Field are for freakin' Kawakami. What's that about? | | |
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06-05-2008, 03:54 PM
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| | Debonair Extraordinaire
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| Kelly goes at #30 to the Red Sox. | |
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