Draft is Thursday (June 5), airs on ESPN2...

I'm sure all of you will be watching

The Rays have the first pick (again).

Obviously, the Tigs, who are picking at #21, will and should take the best player available (basically the guy nobody wants to take in the top 3 beacuse his agent is Boras). We have picks 21, 63, 95.

Either way, it will be good to revamp our minor league system after selling off all our premium goods last winter...


As a caveat, quite a few Michigan players could go pretty early, with the most regarded being Zach Putnam, he's being projected to go anywhere from the 1st to 3rd round...


Here's a mock (http://www.mymlbdraft.com/MLB-Mock-Draft-2008)

Obviously, I expect this thread's discussion to get intense and heated...

Keith Law mock: http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/draft2008/insider/news/story?id=3426919&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fmlb %2fdraft2008%2finsider%2fnews%2fstory%3fid%3d34269 19

I've heard we're going to try and get another pitcher to replace the arms we traded away.

I've had my eye on catcher Jason Castro for the Tigers for a long time.

Also, no I haven't.

I've had my eye on catcher Jason Castro



There's a joke to be made here, but I don't feel like it.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/draft2008/news/story?id=3427340

The Tigers are just a few picks away, I'm so pumped.

Also, no I'm not.

me too, I was hoping that Posey kid would fall to us due to his signability (he's looking for 12 mill), he'd be an ideal Tig, but San Fran took him at 5

I just noticed that the Astros took Castro at #10.

Man, Keith Law is one creepy talking S.O.B., I wouldn't be surprised if he's a former sex-offender.

Turned it on and then turned it off a couple seconds later.

Take the best pitcher available.

I'll guess Gerrit Cole or Christian Friedrich

^Wow, someone knows their stuff!

Although "Shooter Hunt" would be pretty effing sweet.

^Wow, someone knows their stuff!

Cole has a lot of positive upside potential and the same can be said for Friedrich, but he's a little more polished.

Well, Cole and Friedrich are both still there and the Tigers are up.

I suppose it comes down to righty vs. lefty, but I really think you have to go with the more major league ready of the two, because of the Tigers window of opportunity.

I'd go with Christian Friedrich

RYAN PERRY?

WHAT THE FUCK?

Glad I've never been a Tigers fan.

NERD ALERT
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2008/reports.jsp?content=perry

That guy didn't even pitch in high school it says. Who knows, maybe we found a gem. Hopefully he can be a setup man for Zumaya some day.

Ryan Perry...

lets just hope he's not like Kyle Sleeth, Kenny Baugh, Matt Anderson, Matt Wheatland, or any of the other busts pitchers we've taken in the last decade...

Friedrich went to the Rockies, damn.

And the Dbacks just took Mark Schlereth's son.

And the Yankees get Cole:


This is a great pick; he fell to the Yankees for financial reasons. Cole has the best arm among the prep pitchers in the draft. He has a loose, quick arm. He has the best fastball of the high school pitchers; it tops out 97 mph. He needs more consistency on the breaking ball. And he needs to just throw his changeup instead of guiding it. He's a high-ceiling arm that could be a No. 1 starter. If that doesn't work, he could be a dominant reliever.

sigh

Ryan Perry...

lets just hope he's not like Kyle Sleeth, Kenny Baugh, Matt Anderson, Matt Wheatland, or any of the other busts pitchers we've taken in the last decade...

Well, maybe since he hasn't put many miles on that arm (not being a pitcher in High School) that won't happen.

Law's comments:


Perry touched 100 mph in the NCAA Regional last weekend. He was consistently at 94-98 mph on the Cape last summer. Arizona tried to make him a starter, but it didn't work. He has the best stuff of any closer prospect in the draft. Given the Tigers' bullpen situation, Perry might be the first player in the draft to make it to the majors this year.

More importantly, who did we take in the 2nd round?

we took a bunch of pitchers, we took a pitcher out of Kentucky, a pitcher out of Vandy, and a catcher out of North Florida...couple other kids too, can't remember

U of M's Zach Putnam got picked by the Tribe, and some kid from Wayne State got taken by the Padres

Tigers Picks 2nd round on...

Cody Satterwhite, RHP, Ole Miss
Scott Green, RHP, Kentucky
Brett Jacbosen, RHP, Vanderbilt
Alexander Avila, C, Univ Alabama Tuscaloosa
Tyler Stohr, RHP, North Florida

First 3 players taken out of U of M (Putnam, Abraham, Recknagel) all were taken by Cleveland...

Tigers (http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2008/drafttracker.jsp?p=0&s=30&sc=pick_number&so=ascending&st=number&ft=TM&fv=det) draft

Like everyone has been saying...heavy on pitching. Big pitchers

Tigers (http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2008/drafttracker.jsp?p=0&s=30&sc=pick_number&so=ascending&st=number&ft=TM&fv=det) draft

Thanks for posting that. If there's a common theme it's that everyone seems to be high on potential and tools, low on actual performance to date. Our developmental team's gonna have their work cut out for them.


Did anyone watch any of the scouting videos from that link? Each one's set to a different strange little song. Don't know why. Just kind of weird.