The 2009 MLB First-Year Players Draft Thread

The rules prohibit re-drafting a player that you failed to sign without that player's permission. So the next few months will be the Fighting Moddys only chance to sign Strasberg.

 

God, the atmosphere looks awful in the MLB Network draft room. Selig at the podium makes it worse. The man just can't speak in public.

Dustin Ackley of UNC goes No. 2 to Seattle. Who do the Pads take, and how will he flame out?

 

Good Lord, this thing looks like an infomercial set. The studio crew is good, but the environment is distracting and this guy here is dead. (Pointing to Bud Selig)

 

Hey, Purple Hurricanes represent!

Donavan Tate, OF from Cartersville, Ga., goes No. 3.

Knowing the cheap-ass Paders, they won't sign him and he'll go to the ACC to play football.

 

Well cross him off then.

 

Pirates. (Shakes head sadly)

 

Wow. The Pirates with a reach grabbing Tony Sanchez. He's a great catcher and has some pop, but wow.

 

So, what are the numbers here? 50-50 any of these guys ever make the bigs? 30-70?

 

All told, maybe 1/50. Maybe higher, I'm not sure.

Just first-rounders? About 2/3 of them will eventually make the majors, at least for a cup of coffee. But you're just as likely to find an everyday player in the second or third or fourth round as you are in the first. There's really no telling.

 

So, once again the Pirates took a player much higher than they should have, most likely to save money. Frauds.

 

Yeah but on the bright side, Daniel Moskos still has his arms attached to him. For now.

 

Sanchez is a great catcher. He can field the position well and can slug some home runs, but didn't look like a first round pick. I would have pegged him to be selected in the 3rd-to-5th rounds.