The Future...

by BlueVol03 on May 13, 2008 4:59 PM EDT Comment 15 comments

With the draft only a few weeks away, who do you see as potential picks for the Braves? Because of Glavine we won't pick until #40. Which position do you think we should go after? Personally, I could see us going several directions. Pitching is always an area that teams are going to focus on. We could probably use a good 3B prospect as well.

Here's my thought at potential picks:

Chris Dominguez, 3B, Louisville

Kyle Long, LHP/1B, HS

Daniel Schlereth, LHP, Arizona

D.J. Hicks, 1B, HS

Destin Hood, OF, HS

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Thanks for the links!

I’m not all that up on the baseball draft, but I’m trying to get into it this year. I think we should simply go for the best player available, because with apprenticeship in baseball, these guys won’t be in the majors for a few years and we won’t know what our needs will be at that time. We’ve stockpiled heavily at certain positions in the past (C, SS, CF) so I don’t think they focus too much on their positions now. I think more general traits will guide the picks, such as power potential and perhaps handedness.

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by ejruiz on May 13, 2008 6:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Those picks will all likely be unavaliable by 40

Zach Cone, LHP/OF Parkview High school, thats my best guess.

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by cgilmo78 on May 14, 2008 11:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Didn’t Francoeur go to Parkview High School? Unless…Zach Cone goes to the Park View High School that was my rival…interesting.

by Smoltz's Beard on May 14, 2008 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Yes, same high school as Francoeur

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by cgilmo78 on May 14, 2008 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

oh, and my bad, he is a RHP, not a south paw

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by cgilmo78 on May 14, 2008 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

ty

by Smoltz's Beard on May 14, 2008 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

And Clint Sammons

And Tim Gustafson, for what it’s worth….

by secondbass on May 15, 2008 5:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Keith Law seems convinced Cone is gonna be our guy.

by bigjoe on May 15, 2008 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Link? I’d like to actually do some research before this years draft.

by Smoltz's Beard on May 15, 2008 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?name=law_keith

Don’t expect a ton of substance, its just a paragraph

by bigjoe on May 15, 2008 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Another note on Cone.

His agent is a former braves scout turned agent.

That connection means they would reach for Cone (slightly) He isn’t the 40th best player in the draft, but he should be cake to sign, and the braves love local talent.

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by cgilmo78 on May 14, 2008 12:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Braves Scout

one is here today in danville for the DIII regional little off the radar guy is ronnie labrie of lynchburg and others scouting are Jacob Thompson UVA and Kyle Long

N. Tyler Ayers

by TMAC85 on May 14, 2008 1:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Long

A lot of teams may be scared to take Long because he could go the football route in college. With a NFL HoF dad and recent draft pick brother, he may decide against baseball. I think he’s worth the risk…

by BlueVol03 on May 14, 2008 3:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

he is too talented to fall to the braves.

This Long will play baseball though, he is dead set on not playing professional football.

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by cgilmo78 on May 15, 2008 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think his name is Tyler Scheppers. He has a fractured shoulder or shoulder blade.( 1 of the 2 ). He was going to probably be a top 10 before his injury. They siad he was going to fall but i don’t know if he would fall to 40 for the braves though.

by braves077 on May 17, 2008 6:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs