2009 MLB Draft

As of this moment, this is the order for the 1st Round of the 2009 MLB Draft. Two important factors still remain as to the final make up of this list

1. Free Agent Signings: Elias usually releases the new rankings right after the
World Series. At that time we will have a better idea
of what our own FA would bring back and the cost of any
FA signing.

2. Seattle: The have until a couple of days before the draft to sign former
college closer, RH J. Fields. He is/was a college senior, so the
August 15th deadline did not apply to him.

01 WAS
02 SEA
03 SDP
04 PIT
05 BAL
06 ATL
07 SFG
08 DET
09 CIN

-- WAS (Comp Pick for RH A. Crow)

10 COL
11 KCR
12 OAK
13 TEX
14 CLE
15 ARZ
16 LAD
17 FLA
18 TOR
19 STL
20 HOU
21 MIN
22 CWS
23 NYY
24 NYM
25 MIL
26 PHI
27 BOS
28 TBR

-- NYY (Comp Pick for RH G. Cole)

29 CHC
30 LAA

Of course if Lowe did sign with the Yanks and we signed CC we may only move back 7 spots and gain a sandwich round pick.

Some interesting names to keep an eye on ....

RH Jacob Turner – 6’4” 220 – R/R - Westminster Church Acadmey - Saint Charles, MO

1B/LH Jeff Malm – 6’2” 200 – L/L - Bishop Gorman HS – Las Vegas, NV

LH Garrett Hughes – 6’7” 235 – L/L - La Costa Canyon HS, Carlsbad, CA

RH Chris Jenkins – 6’6” 225 – R/R - Westfield HS – Westfield, NJ

RH James Needy – 6’6” 195 – R/R - Santana High School – Santee, CA

LH Steven Rodriguez – 6’2” 210 – L/L - Gulliver Prep HS – Miami, FL

LH Ian Kroll – 6’1” 170 – L/L - Neuqua Valley HS – Naperville, IL

C – Jonathan Walsh – 6’3” 210 – S/R -Coppell HS – Coppell, TX

MI – Stephen Perez – 5’11” 175 – S/R - Gulliver Prep HS – Miami, FL

CF Jacob Morris – 6’3” 185 – S/R - Coppell HS – Coppell, TX

CF Jacob Marisnick – 6’3” 185 – Riverside Poly HS - Riverside, CA

RH Zack Wheeler – 6’4” 170 – R/R -East Pualding HS – Dallas, GA

LH Jake Eliopoulos – 6’3” 168 – L/L -Sacred Heart HS – Newmarket, ON (Canada)

3B Bobby Borchering – 6’4” 187 – S/R - Bishop Verot HS – Alva, FL

That comes out to 64 total pix thru 1 & 1S. That number can't increase but it could go down if teams sign or don't offer arb to their own A & B FAs . The Dodgers have 5 potential 1S pix and could pick up other teams' 1st rd pix for signing Manny or Lowe.

There are several guys who don't figure to be offered arb, such as Penny & Rentaria, and a few figure to stay with their current team. So, I'd expect the 1S rd to shrink from 31 to under 25. If the Dodgers offered arb to all their A/B FAs other than Penny they'd figure to end up with 6 or so selections in the first 55 or so pix. They would end up with less if they retained Manny and say Beimel, or more if they lose all their FAs. However, Babu has proven somewhat stingy with arb offers and Penny may not be the only guy we don't offer arb to.

Every silver lining has a cloud.

CarolinaBlues:

3 - Frisco signs Manny...

I had no idea Texas added a 3rd MLB team!

Seriously, people need to stop thinking "vet first" when it comes to the Giants. I know that it has been true for a very long time, and after awhile it becomes a knee-jerk reaction, but they really aren't in that mode anymore. At most, the Giants will move young pitching for a young corner infielder with power. Other than that? Not so much...

CarolinaBlues,

The two things that work against Lowe in his Elias ratings are ....

- Wins
- Strikeouts

Even though he has more IP, a better ERA, he doesn't have the "flashy" counting stats that Elias uses.

In separate ways, West Florida High's Brett Lee and Tate's Jayce Boyd created an impact Thursday by signing baseball scholarships at Florida State.

After several years of not having a player from the Pensacola area on their roster, the Seminoles landed a duo who could enhance their future.

Lee, a 6-foot-4 left-handed pitcher, was a big reason why the Jaguars advanced to the region championship game last season. He is the first baseball player in school history to sign an early letter-of-intent with an NCAA Division 1-A team. Plus, the Seminoles are annually among elite baseball teams. They made their 19th appearance in the College World Series last June.

But Lee might also have another option to ponder.

He is regarded among the best pitchers in Florida, which hasn't been lost on professional scouts. The Los Angeles Dodgers, among others, have made a home visit. Lee was 8-2 with a 1.64 earned run average last season for the Jaguars. But he also enhanced his status in the summer when he roomed with Boyd on a traveling all-star team.

"About every school wanted him," Conti said. "Alabama, LSU, Florida, you name it, he was offered. When you get a kid his size, and he's left-handed, and he throws in the 90s (miles per-hour) with his accuracy, everyone is drooling over him."

For now, Lee is focussed on helping West Florida High enjoy another stellar season. The Jaguars won their district title last year and reached the region championship game.

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BLUEFAN:

Current 2009 MLB Draft Order

The following un-signed players can still effect the final outcome

LAD – A – 93.438 – MANNY RAMIREZ
ARZ – A – 79.911 – ORLANDO HUDSON
CWS - A – 86.000 – ORLANDO CABRERA
NYM – A – 78.694 – OLIVER PEREZ
BOS – A – 76.037 – JASON VARITEK
ARZ – A – 76.627 – JUAN CRUZ
MIL – A – 79.038 – BEN SHEETS
KCR – B - 62.733 – MARK GRUDZIELANEK
MIN – B - 57.480 – DENNYS REYES
MIL – B – 65.451 – BRIAN SHOUSE
BOS – B – 64.922 – PAUL BYRD
LAA – B – 66.473 – JON GARLAND

1ST Round

001 WAS
002 SEA
003 SDP
004 PIT
005 BAL
006 SFG
007 ATL
008 CIN
009 DET
010 WAS (Comp Pick – Failure to Sign 2008 1st Round Pick)
011 COL
012 KCR
013 OAK
014 TEX
015 CLE
016 ARZ
017 LAD
018 FLA
019 STL
020 TOR
021 SEA (Comp Pick – Failure to Sign 2008 1st Round Pick)
022 HOU
023 MIN
024 CWS
025 LAA (From NYM for FA RH Francisco Rodriguez)
026 LAA (From NYY for FA 1B Mark Teixeira)
027 MIL
028 SEA (From PHI for FA OF Raul Ibanez)
029 NYY (Comp Pick – Failure to Sign 2008 1st Round Pick)
030 BOS
031 TBR
032 CHC
033 COL (From LAA for FA LH Brian Fuentes)

1ST ROUND – SUPPLEMENTAL (POTENTIAL PICKS)

034 SEA – A – 83.684 – RAUL IBANEZ (PHI)
035 COL – A – 86.694 - BRIAN FUENTES (LAA)
036 LAD – A – 75.430 – DEREK LOWE (ATL)
037 TOR – A – 89.729 – AJ BURNETT (NYY)
038 MIL – A – 98.110 – CC SABATHIA (NYY)
039 LAA – A – 98.889 – MARK TEIXEIRA (NYY)
040 LAA – A – 87.196 – FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ (NYM)
041 CIN – B – 63.000 – JEREMY AFFELDT (SFG)
042 TEX – B – 70.909 – MILTON BRADLEY (CHC)
043 ARZ – B – 63.729 – BRANDON LYON (DET)

2nd Round

044 WAS
045 SEA
046 SDP
047 PIT
048 BAL
049 PIT (Comp Pick for Failure to Sign 2008 2ND Round Pick)
050 SFG
051 LAD (From ATL for FA RH Derek Lowe)
052 CIN
053 DET
054 COL
055 KCR
056 OAK
057 TEX
058 CLE
059 ARZ
060 LAD
061 FLA
062 STL
063 TOR
064 HOU
065 MIN
066 CWS
067 NYM
068 MIL (From NYY for FA LH CC Sabathia)
069 MIL
070 PHI
071 BOS
072 TBR
073 CHC
074 LAA

3RD Round

075 WAS
076 NYY (Comp Pick – Failure to Sign 2008 2ND Round Pick)
077 SEA
078 SDP
079 PIT
080 BAL
081 SFG
082 ATL
083 CIN
084 DET
085 COL
086 KCR
087 OAK
088 TEX
089 CLE
090 ARZ
091 LAD
092 FLA
093 STL
094 TOR
095 HOU
096 MIN
097 CWS
098 NYM
099 TOR (From NYY for FA RH AJ Burnett)
100 MIL
101 PHI
102 BOS
103 TBR
104 CHC
105 LAA

4th Round

106 HOU (Comp Pick – Failure to Sign 2008 3rd Pick)
107 WAS
108 SEA
109 SDP
110 PIT
111 BAL
112 SFG
113 ATL
114 CIN
115 DET
116 COL
117 KCR
118 OAK
119 TEX
120 CLE
121 ARZ
122 LAD
123 FLA
124 STL
125 TOR
126 HOU
127 MIN
128 CWS
129 NYM
130 NYY
131 MIL
132 PHI
133 BOS
134 TBR
135 CHC
136 LAA

5th Round

137 WAS
138 SEA
139 SDP
140 PIT
141 BAL
142 SFG
143 ATL
144 CIN
145 DET
146 COL
147 KCR
148 OAK
149 TEX
150 CLE
151 ARZ
152 LAD
153 FLA
154 STL
155 TOR
156 HOU
157 MIN
158 CWS
159 NYM
160 NYY
161 MIL
162 PHI
163 BOS
164 TBR
165 CHC
166 LAA

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So right now, the Dodgers have five (5) of the top hundred (100) picks in the draft ...

0017 - 1st Round
0036 - 1st Round Supplemental (Type A - Derek Lowe)
0051 - 2nd Round (From ATL for Derek Lowe)
0060 - 2nd Round
0091 - 3rd Round
0122 - 4th Round
0152 - 5th Round
0182 - 6th Round
0212 - 7th Round
0242 - 8th Round
0272 - 9th Round
0302 - 10th Round

Seattle could go a long way to rebuilding their farm system with five of the first forty-five picks. They hired the right guy in Jack Z. His rep is nearly as good as Logan White's.

I'll play the radio on Southern stations because Southern Belles are Hell at night...

elysianpark62:

The Angels are sitting pretty, too, with four of the top forty picks.

Add to that, Moreno's willingness to pay for talent, I can see them doing well also. That is our one major problem, the ownership of the Dodgers doesn't seem to want to spend on development like the old days

I'll play the radio on Southern stations because Southern Belles are Hell at night...

grabarkewitz:

elysianpark62:

The Angels are sitting pretty, too, with four of the top forty picks.

Add to that, Moreno's willingness to pay for talent, I can see them doing well also. That is our one major problem, the ownership of the Dodgers doesn't seem to want to spend on development like the old days

Yes. The Brand is all about publicity, and putting top dollar into scouting and drafting both domestic and international talent is not going to catch the eye of or have an impact on the casual fan that they're targeting. Avid fans like us care, but the average fan is not going to care at all about their skimping on young talent. The casual fan is attracted by stars like Manny. It's all about the "now," and casual fans will be the ones to put the Brand at the four million mark--or not.

BLUEFAN:

Actually, the Angels spent the least of all 30 MLB clubs last year on the draft.

Actually, I was thinking of the past when they overpaid big time for Mark Trumbo and Nick Adenhart. Since then, Snidely has been dropping the big coin on overrated free agents. The last time the Dodgers went over slot (Andy LaRoche) was when Dan Evans was running the show and Fox still signed the checks. That is also the last time we had a big international signing (can't remember if it was Guzman or Aybar we spent huge on).

I'll play the radio on Southern stations because Southern Belles are Hell at night...

BLUEFAN:

I think Guzman was the last. Aybar being a year or two before him.

Angel Farm Director Eddie Bane has taken a lot of high risk/high reward type guys in the last few drafts, part of the risk being able to sign them and they didn't. I expect to see them make a concerted effort to judge signability this year.

Yeah, I think that Jordan Walden was the last big money, out of slot, signing I can think of by the Angels.

I'll play the radio on Southern stations because Southern Belles are Hell at night...

Mike Scioscias tragic illness:

BLUEFAN:

Actually, the Angels spent the least of all 30 MLB clubs last year on the draft.

I have a feeling the Yankees will this year.

I will still bet on Houston. I gotta feeling the Yankees will overpay their first round pick and sign someone, for huge money, that they drafted in the middle rounds because he bonus demands himself out of the first five rounds.

I'll play the radio on Southern stations because Southern Belles are Hell at night...

Here is an updated list of potential picks. The #'s in () indicate the ranking given by PGCrosscheckers from their Top 500 2009 MLB Draft prospects list.

HIGH SCHOOL

(015) RH JACOB TURNER – 6’4” 220 – R/R – WESTMINSTER ACADEMY HS (MO)

(016) CA AUSTIN MADDOX – 6’3” 220 – R/R – EAGLES VIEW ACADEMY (FL)

(026) CF JACOB MARISNICK – 6’3” 185 – RIVERSIDE POLY HS (CA)

(027) RH ZACK WHEELER – 6’4” 170 – R/R – EAST PUALDING HS (TX)

(031) RH SHELBY MILLER – 6’3” 200 – R/R – BROWNWOOD HS (TX)

(035) LH BEAU WRIGHT – 6’2” 205 – L/L – LOS ALAMITOS HS (CA)

(048) CF BRIAN GOODWIN – 6’1” 185 – L/R – ROCKY MOUNT HS (NC)

(072) CA JONATHAN WALSH – 6’3” 215 – S/R – COPPELL HS (TX)

(078) 3B BOBBY BORCHERING – 6’4” 187 – S/R – BISHOP VEROT HS (FL)

(095) RH CHRIS JENKINS – 6’6” 225 – R/R – WESTFIELD HS (NJ)

(099) LH IAN KROLL – 6’1” 170 – L/L – NEQUA VALLEY HS (IL)

(116) CF JACOB MORRIS – 6’3” 185 – S/R – COPPELL HS (TX)

(132) MI STEPHEN PEREZ – 5’11” 175 – S/R – GULLIVER PREP HS (FL)

(150) LH JAKE ELIOPOULOS – 6’3” 168 – L/L - SACRED HEART HS (ON,CA)

(163) LH BRETT LEE – 6’4” – L/L - WEST FLORIDA HS (FL)

(177) 1B/LH JEFF MALM – 6’2” 200 – L/L – BISHOP GORMAN HS (LV)

(187) RH JAMES NEEDY – 6’6” 195 – R/R – SANTANA HS (CA)

(440) LH GARRETT HUGHES – 6’7” 235 – L/L – LA COSTA CANYON HS (CA)

LH STEVEN RODRIGUEZ – 6’2” 210 – L/L – GULLIVER PREP HS (FL)

LH LUKE BOLE – 6’3” 190 – L/L – HARTSELLE HS (AL)

LH CC WATSON – 6’0” 190 – L/L – CLEBURNE COUNTY HS (AL)

COLLEGE

(023) SS ROBBIE SHIELDS – 6’1” 195 – R/R – FLORIDA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY

(025) RH BEN TOOTLE – 6’0” 170 – R/R – JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY

(039) SS RYAN JACKSON – 6’3” 180 – R/R – UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

(043) SS DJ LEMAHIEU – 6’4” 190 – R/R – LSU

(050) OF/LH AARON MILLER – 6’3” 220 – L/L – BAYLOR

(056) OF JARED MITCHELL – 6’0” 200 – L/L – LSU

(076) CA/RH ROBERT STOCK – 6’0” 185 – L/R – USC

(171) LH GAVIN BROOKS – 6’3” 195 – L/L – UCLA

(232) LH ALEX SOGARD – 6’4” 220 – L/L – NC STATE UNIVERSITY

(260) LH ALEX MCREE – 6’7” 238 – L/L – UNIV. OF GEORGIA

(461) RH BILLY BULLOCK – 6’6” 225 – R/R – UNIV. OF FLORIDA

JUCO

(041) RH DANIEL WEBB – 6’3” 210 – R/R – NW FLORIDA STATE JC (FL)
A potential first-rounder a year ago as a Kentucky prep phenom, Webb’s 96-mph fastball and power curve make him the nation’s best juco prospect

(172) RH JAKE COWAN – 6’3” 175 – R/R – SAN JACINTO JC (TX)
San Jac has added some big arms, none with more upside than Cowan, a Virginia transfer (2-1, 3.34) with plus three pitches, including a 95-mph fastball

(206) RH BRETT WALLACH – 6’2” 185 – R/R – ORANGE COAST COLLEGE (CA)
Ex-big leaguer Tim Wallach’s son doubles as a shortstop (.288-0-19) and closer (3-2, 3.13, 10 SV), but scouts prefer his 91-mph fastball and plus slider.

CA MILES HAMBLIN – 6’2” 190 – L/R – HOWARD JC (TX)
Hamblin hit a resounding .412-11-56 in ‘08; he has plus arm strength and continues to show improvement behind the plate after catching for only a year

LH AUSTIN WRIGHT – 6’3” 220 – L/L – CHIPOLA JC (FL)
A 6-3 lefty with a 90-92 mph fastball, Wright was the No. 2 prep prospect in Illinois a year ago and decided on a JC after initially committing to Arkansas

(441) LH BRIAN FEEKIN – 6’6” 225 – L/L – IOWA WESTERN JC (IA)
Iowa Western has three premium arms, but none may have the upside of Feekin (5-1, 6.49), who should eventually move past his present velocity of 92.

(384) LH DAVID ROLLINS – 6’1” 185 – L/L – SAN JACINTO JC (TX)

(403) 1B/LH JARRET MARTIN – 6’3” 200 – L/L – BAKERSFIELD JC (CA)

(468) RH SEAN KOECHLER – 6’3” 190 – R/R – PALM BEACH JC (FL)

With the signing of Hudson, the Dodger picks in the top 5 rounds are ...

036 1st Round Supplemental (Derek Lowe)
053 2nd Round (From ATL for FA RH Derek Lowe)
063 2nd Round
094 3rd Round
125 4th Round
155 5th Round